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Item Open Access ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN THE RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL TREATIES BETWEEN 1999 AND 2007(Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2019-12-14) Hussaini, Hassan Tukur; Abubakar, AhmaduThe paper evaluates the role of the National Assembly in the ratification of international treaties under the Fourth Republic. It reveals that constitutional limitations relegate the National Assembly to the background in ratification of international treaties process, and in addition, assigns the National Assembly to carry out it roles in the ratification of Nigeria’s international treaties. The study uses the method of Exiting Data Analysis of documentary sources. The paper further explores the extent of involvement of the foreign affairs' committees in both chambers of the National Assembly in ratification process. The paper finds that National Assembly has ratified twenty four (24) international treaties, while eleven (11) treaties were Assented into law by the President and also finds that treaties initiation is the responsibilities of the Executive not the National Assembly. Furthermore the paper recommends that the Executive and member of the National Assembly to understand the deep implication of that vital role in conduct of their responsibilities on international treaties ratification should not be delayed as they come for ratification and the President should also not delayed his role as to Assented to all treaties that were ratified by the National Assembly.Item Open Access SOCIAL MEDIA CULTURE AND THE PERPETUATIONS OF DEVIANCE AMONGST STUDENTS IN POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MAKURDI(Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2017-08-08) Suleiman, Garba; Abubakar, AhmaduThe study explores the influence of social media culture on deviance behaviour amongst students in post primary schools in Makurdi. It uses the survey design with the aid of a closed-ended questionnaire to collect primary data from 374 students across 20 secondary schools in Makurdi. The findings are reduced into simple percentages for analysis, interpretation and discussion. Findings reveal that facebook is the most frequently used social media sites amongst students. Initiating friendship and romantic affairs occupy the most illicit activity of students on social media sites and this act is consolidated with the use of porn images. Porousity of information owes much to the abuse of social media sites by students. The traditional culture of reading grossly decline due to the perpetuation of this immoral act. The crusade against this scourge involves the roles of parents, guardians, policy makers and stakeholders in devising pragmatic approaches to contain the negative effects of social media on students in post primary schools in Makurdi.Item Open Access THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) IN RESEARCH AMONG ACADEMIC STAFF OF NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI(Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-01-06) Suleiman, Garba; Abubakar, Ahmadu