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An Evaluation of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on The Performance of the Nigerian Economy : An Empirical Analysis

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International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) http://airccse.com/ijhas/index.html An Evaluation of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on The Performance of the Nigerian Economy : An Empirical Analysis  OKOH, Abo Sunday, OJIYA, Emmanuel Ameh and AMADI, Uchechukwu,  Federal University Wukari, Nigeria ABSTRACT  The HIV-AIDS pandemic is a problem affecting several African and Latin American countries including Nigeria. It is a scourge that has adversely affected the productivity levels of families, communities and eventually economies. This study is therefore designed to evaluate the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Performance of the Nigerian Economy. Using annual time series data sourced from the World Bank Database, Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin (2015) and econometric tools of analysis, findings indicated that all the variables defined in the model were stationary and there exists a unique longrun relationship between the dependen...

Similarities and Dissimilariteis Between Population Censuses of Sri Lanka in 2001 & 2012 : Demographic Analysis

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International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) http://airccse.com/ijhas/index.html Similarities and Dissimilariteis Between Population Censuses of Sri Lanka in 2001 & 2012 : Demographic Analysis  Dilhani E.V.D Temporary Assistant lecturer in Social Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Ruhuna. ABSTRACT The department of census and statistics in Sri Lanka done the first legal census in 1871. That was the first legal census in south Asia. After that there were population censusesin Sri Lanka in 1881, 1891, 1901,1911, 1921, 1931, 1946, 1953, 1963, 1971, 1981, 2001 and 2012. The study aimed to evaluate the population census was in 2001 and 2012. The research targeted to capture the accuracy of signal year age distribution of total population. Because, the amount of whole population is a valuable indicator in Economics and various areas regarding with policy implication of a nation. The methodology of the study is based on ...

Restructuring Nigeria : Beyond Political Rhetoric and The Moral Panic

International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) http://airccse.com/ijhas/index.html ABSTRACT Renewed debates to restructure Nigeria have enjoyed a lot of currency in the political circle and media outfits, both in print and online immediately after the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 General Elections. Since after the Nigerian civil war in the 1970s, Nigerians from different backgrounds called for the rearrangement or restructuring of the composition of the existing federal system. However, as at 2018, there are a lot of political brokers and power-mongers that revived the call to restructure Nigeria based on the incessant violence between alleged herdsmen and farmers in central Nigeria, Southern Kaduna and parts of South-East. Similarly, the cattle rustling menace and kidnapping in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara States, remained the gravest challenge for the entire security circle and leadership in Nigeria has provided a ...