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    An Appraisal of Health and Safety Legislations Relating to Dental Practice In Nigeria
    (Abuja Journal of Public and International Law, 2012) Mukhtar Nasiru
    There is no iota of doubt that health and safety issues have now become paramount in any discuss since concern for human right, human dignity and welfare have become amplified in our society. Conversely, issues of violations of these rights especially by professionals have also increased dramatically. Legislation is used to regulate certain conducts or behaviors and to guide the populace on acceptable standard of conduct in relating with others. Legislation is therefore a veritable technique of exacting these standards and best practices in our endeavors. This paper is therefore aimed at appraising the relevance of the legal framework for the regulation of dental practice in Nigeria.
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    An Appraisal of Nigerian Federalism and Constitutional Development in the 21st Century
    (Journal of Political Studies, 2010) Mukhtar Nasiru
    The concept of federalism is not new in the political lexicon of many democracies world over, in fact in most modern societies, there has been a practice of some form of federalism or another, and the success or otherwise of the experiment is solely dependent on the level of a society's diversity as well as its complexity or the uniqueness of its historical antecedents as well as political and economic consciousness of the various units of the federal society. The concept therefore may mean different things to different people. The expanse of land mass that was to become Nigeria was inhabited by several independent communities and nations in the pre-colonial milieu. The history of Nigerian constitutional development has therefore shown that the concept of federalism is a child of necessity. It is a coin of many faces, an edifice that is intended to serve the need of various heterogeneous entities that concede to some form of political or economic compromise in running of their governance. It is, in other words, an antidote of the many ills related to the management of diversity and the plurality of competing ethnic identities and nations. This paper attempts to look at the concept of federalism from various perspectives, it examines its features and analyses its diverse trends in the light Nigerian's constitutional history.
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    Climate Change Convention Regime, Climate Justice and the Future of Developing Countries
    (Ahmadu Bello University Press, 2013) Mukhtar Nasiru
    Climate change or Global warming is the greatest threat facing our planet today. A warming planet alters weather patterns, water supplies, seasonal growth for plants and a sustainable way of life for us, and the world's wildlife.1Scientists have since concluded that the Earth's atmosphere consists of nitrogen, oxygen and a number of natural greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone gas e.t.c, and that the Earth's climate is affected by the interaction of radiation from the sun and the earth atmosphere. The greenhouse gases have the important role of trapping the radiation in the lower layers of the Earth's atmosphere. This process is known as 'greenhouse effect' without which the Earth would be as cold as the moon. In other words, greenhouse effect is the capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat emitted from the Earth's surface, thereby insulating and warming the Earth. Without the thermal blanketing of the natural greenhouse effect, the Earth's climate would be about 33 Celsius degrees (about 59 Fahrenheit degrees) cooler—too cold for most living organisms to survive
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    Fiscal Accountability Regime In Nigeria: Analysing The Implications Of The Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007
    (Abuja Journal of Public And International Law, 2010) Mukhtar Nasiru
    Fiscal responsibility entails an obligation for accountability and prudence in the control and disbursement of public funds at every stage in the conduct of governance. Government accountability means that public officials-elected and non-elected have an obligation to explain their decisions and actions to the citizens and therefore must be seen to be taking the right decisions in the management and control of such resources.Budgeting and budgetary control are important tools of accountability in the sense that they serve as a control mechanism over revenue and expenditure as well as the use of public funds. Control of the use of financial resources in any polity is the essence of political power. And a polity, whether democratic or not, thrives well when the financial resources that are set aside for its governance are used in a responsible and purposeful manner by those who wield political power within it. This in essence, is what is known as Fiscal Transparency and accountability. Thus in a democratic society like ours, every member of the society is supposed to have a say on how the financial resources of the polity are used in the public interest. The Nigerian constitution284 has provided for measures to prevent public office holders from misusing public funds285. One of these constitutional measures in public finance management is known as budgeting and appropriation process. What then is budgeting?
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    Towards Efficient Financial Management of Local Government Resources In Nigeria: A Practical Approach
    (Nasarawa State University Law, 2012) Mukhtar Nasiru
    There is no iota of doubt that the Local Government as the third tier of government is very crucial to the overall performance of governance, and this is more so in a democratically elected regime where the people have the liberty and franchise to decide who govern them at every point in time. Any organisation that is given the responsibility of ensuring human welfare, development and creation of wealth for the citizens, protection of life and property and promotion of societal good through coordinated and cooperative efforts requires enough finance in order to achieve its target goals and objectives. One of such organisations is Local Government which does not only require capital but it also needs knowledgeable and skilled personnel to manage efficiently the money which is always insufficient to meet its needs. Finance and its prudent management are the bedrock of effective functioning of local government. No one can doubt the need for efficient financial management in any modern system.