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    SECTORIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF BUHARINOMICS: A CANONICAL APPROACH
    (SSRN, 2024-12-25) Amina Mohammed Bashir; Yekeen Abdul-Maliq
    This study assesses the impact of the, Buharis microeconomic management policiesand actions on the Nigerian economy from 2015 to 2023:Q2. The study takes asectorial perspective (break-down of GDP rather than aggregated) while canonicalcorrelation analysis is conducted on five independent variables: money supply;(M2), FDI. The dependent variables are, external borrowing, domestic debt and FDIand exchange rate as a moderating sectorial GDP output: agriculture, industry(manufacturing), building & construction, trade and services. Analyses reveal that only the exchange rate (moderating variable); has significant impact on Nigeriasectorial GDP. The impacts are on Industry, 𝛽=-1.8675; P=<.001. Trade, 𝛽=-21.8675; P=<.001, and the Service sector, 𝛽=4.8654; P=.016. As can be gleanedfrom the statistics; only the impact of exchange rate on the services sector is positive;while on Trade and Industry the impacts are negative. The study therefore concludesthat; on an unbiased, non-presumptive but empirically based assessment;buharinomics has no positive growth impact on the Nigerian economy in its eight-year period.
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    Properties of Semiconductor
    (2026) Seun, John
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    Introduction to Engineering Physics
    (2025) Newton, John
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    Harnessing Innovations in Nigerian Academic Libraries: A Survival Strategy
    (International Journal of Applied Technologies in Library and Information Management, 2018) Agbese, Florence
    Academic libraries can no longer continue to assume that their services had such intrinsic merit that users automatically resort to them; neither can they afford to use yesterday's method to meet today's information needs. For academic libraries to do either of these is to prepare to go into extinction. Times have changed so much, and users and their needs have changed so much more. For the library to remain relevant therefore it has to change with the times and one of the authentic ways to achieve that is to innovate. This paper is about harnessing innovations in Nigerian academic libraries as a survival strategy. The paper defined key concepts, highlighted reasons for innovation in academic libraries, discussed harnessing innovations in academic libraries in general and Nigerian academic libraries in particular. Lack of awareness of benefits of innovation and the absence of innovation content in Nigerian library schools' curricula were among the challenges facing innovation in Nigerian academic libraries. Based on the challenges identified, recommendations were made to address the challenges.
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    LIBRARIANS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY IN PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC RULE IN NIGERIA
    (Nigerian Library Association, 2026) Umera, Ozioma Roseline; UGHEOKE, Olere Esther
    This study examined librarians’ knowledge and awareness of the role of public libraries in promoting democratic rule in Nigeria, with specific attention to librarians’ understanding of democratic responsibilities, the services currently available to support democracy, the challenges limiting effective engagement, and strategies for improvement. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Data were collected through a researcher-designed online questionnaire administered to 36 librarians drawn from Public Libraries in Nigeria. Data were analysed using frequency counts and percentages, while open-ended responses were interpreted contextually. The study found that librarians are broadly aware of the democratic roles of public libraries, particularly traditional functions such as supplementing formal education and providing equal access to information. However, democratic programming including civic education, community conversations, and information fact-checking, remains inconsistent or absent across libraries. Practical implementation is constrained by unreliable electricity, lack of internet connectivity, inadequate funding, political interference, and insufficient professional training. The study concludes that strengthening public libraries through improved infrastructure, targeted funding, professional development, and supportive policy frameworks is essential if libraries are to function effectively as democratic institutions in Nigeria. These findings are significant given Nigeria’s persistent challenges of voter apathy, electoral malpractice, and political misinformation, which underline the urgent need for well-resourced public libraries as instruments of democratic empowerment.