Publication, Volume 5 No. 1, 2015 ISSN 2315-6317

Editor’s Note

It is our pleasure to announce the publication of Volume 5, Number 1 of the African Journal of Sustainable Development. In this edition, we have published a total of fifteen interesting articles on diverse subjects, ranging from economics and sociology to biodiversity, energy, waste management, and climate change. A central theme of all the articles is sustainable development.

We are delighted that the journal has continued to receive a very high level of patronage, with a rejection rate still standing at barely 20 percent, despite the high number of articles received. Similarly, we are pleased that the journal has been published regularly since its inception.

We sincerely thank our reviewers for turning in the reviewed articles within the stipulated time despite their busy schedules. We appreciate our contributors, especially for considering AJSD as a viable research publication outlet for their research work.

Finally, we appreciate the financial support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the contribution of our collaborators and patrons.

 

In Search of a Sustainable Economic Development Agenda in Ghana since Independence: the role of the IMF and the World Bank 1

Achanso A.S. & L. Kwoyiga

Corruption, Government Expenditures, and Economic Performance: Nigeria’s Experience in the New Democratic Era (1999-2012) 17

Aigheyisi Oziengbe Scott

Contradictions of Ethnic Loyalty and the Quest for National Development in Nigeria: A Sociological Investigation 39

Adebayo Anthony Abayomi

Agricultural Development in Rural Nigeria: A Review of Approaches 59

Ogundijo O.J. & F.A. Dodo

Nigeria in the Dynamic World of Internet Facilities Usage and its Ripple Impact on Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism 71

Olawuyi, O.S. & M.T. Adedara

Biodiversity Conservation, Tourism, and Development in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria 81

Adeyemi, F C & A. Lameed

Factors Influencing Indigenous Knowledge Data Elicitation from Herbal Medicinal Practitioners in Southwestern Nigeria 97

Akinyemi, O.V. & W.M. Olatokun

Attitudinal Perception of Local People towards Wildlife Conservation: A Case Study of Oban Sector, Cross-River National Park, Nigeria 123

Ilori S.O; G.A. Lameed & D.O. Aremu

Sacred Groves, Spirituality, and Sustainable Development in Northern Ghana 141

Kwoyiga Lydia

Garcinia Kola (Bitter Kola): Is it truly the Wonder Seed? 159

Owoola A. Labo-Popoola & Oluwatosin A. Adaramoye

Design of a Solar Water Heating System for Kuti Hall, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 171

Odesola, I.F. & T.G. Omolaja

Development of a Metal Kiln for the Production of Charcoal from Waste Wood 185

Odesola I.F., N. Ndekwu & E.O. Ige

Diffusion Modeling: A Study of the Diffusion of “Jatropha Curcas” Based Diesel Oil (Jacodiesel) in Adamawa State 209

Akpan I., J. S. Rishante & P. O. Obukoadata

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey of Source-Separation of Solid Wastes among Workers of a Tertiary Institution in Nigeria 225

Elemile, O.O. G.R.E.E Ana & M.K.C Sridhar

Climate Change Communication Research: Trends and Implications 239

Oyedele Obasanjo Joseph

 

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