Journals
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An academic or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published in University of Ghana. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and discussion of research. They are usually peer-reviewed or refereed.
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Item Simulation Modelling of Self-Destructive Behaviour Related to the Spread of HIV/AIDS Disease in Port Harcourt, Nigeria(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2014-12) Akikibofori, J.S.; Peter-Kio, O.B.This paper explores the contemporary debate concerning choosing a partner (Positive (+) or negative (-)) and being promiscuous, and their effects on the spread of the HIV virus and AIDS disease. An agent-based simulation model is constructed to analyse the effect of these factors on the spread of the virus and the AIDS disease among sexually-active, high-risk people in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The results of the analysis suggest that choosing a partner (Positive (+) or negative (-), a decision making practice about whether or not to engage in sexual activity based on one's HIV positive or negative status, is an effective strategy in containing the disease when practised consistently. The level of promiscuity has mixed results regarding the spread of the diseaseItem Expansion of the Hausa Migrant Community in Lagos, Nigeria, 1970–2007(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2013) Gatawa, M.M.This study to examines the growth of Hausa communities in Lagos, Nigeria. The settlement of Hausa people in Lagos is attributed to a chain of historical antecedents. The pre-colonial long distance trade championed by the Hausa in the West African region attracted a considerable number of Hausa settlers to Lagos and other Yoruba towns. Also, with the abolition of the slave trade by the beginning of the nineteenth century, a number of Hausa ex-slaves who gained freedom ended up settling in Lagos. Of profound impact was the colonial policy that favoured the recruitment of these exslaves into the police force. Another factor that attracted Hausa migrants to Lagos was the strategic position the city enjoyed up to1991 as the country's commercial and political capital. Migration was and is still sustained by the fact that Lagos is the commercial hub of Nigeria. This led to the establishment of a number of Hausa communities in Lagos, especially from 1970 to 2007. The study validates the claim that the Hausa community has succeeded in creating a distinct identity in Lagos and has also exhibited some level of adaptation to and cultural assimilation into the host Yoruba community, notably in language and intermarriageItem Macroeconomic Environment and the Output of the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria, 1971 to 2010(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2012-06) Akinleye, O.S.; Ighodaro, C.A.U.This study examines the relationship between the macroeconomic environment and the output of the agricultural sector in Nigeria during the 40- year period from 1971 to 2010 using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model of cointegration analysis. Over the long run period, the levels of the real government expenditure and the value of loans disbursed in the agricultural sector were found to influence the level of agricultural sector output as measured by the value added to gross domestic product (GDP). The major implication of the study is that increased loans to the agricultural sector in Nigeria expand the output of that sector and provide favourable conditions for improved livelihood opportunities for rural people and urban poverty reduction through more stable food prices. Further, government resources going into the agricultural sector must emphasise their quality aspects with more attention paid to investment spending compared to recurrent expenditures