Browsing by Author "Bilyaminu, Sulaiman Muhammed"

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    THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF POLITICAL PROCESS IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Department of Sociology, Nasarawa State University Keff ., 2019-11-22) Mamman, Mathew Samuel; Abdullahi, Bashir Idris; Bilyaminu, Sulaiman Muhammed
    Religion plays vital roles in Nigeria Political process and has taken a position of importance. Religion and Political Process are interconnected and intertwined. Religion is a belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the sense and the practices associated with the belief. The paper discusses the influence of religion on the sustainability of political process in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The paper uses secondary data predominantly to explore how religion influenced the sustainability of political process in the area of peace building and harmony in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The paper concludes that religion has been used and is still being used to achieve political interests which have resulted in stunted growth of the process and its sustainability; it has plausible impact on political process in Nigeria especially on the reorientation of the core values of religion in peace building, National coexistence, credible, free and fair elections. Therefore, the paper recommends that the practice of plurality of religion in Nigeria should be geared towards attaining the sustainability of the process. Thus, government should give more power to the National Religious Advisory Board and the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council in promoting inter-religious dialogue and religious tolerance through organized seminars and workshops for religious adherents to help in building and sustaining the political process.
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    Reproductive Health and Infant Mortality in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria
    (Department of Sociology, Nasarawa State University Keff ., 2019-12-23) Mammam, Mathew Samuel; Abdullahi, Bashir Idris; Bilyaminu, Sulaiman Muhammed
    Reproductive health came to the fore against a background of increasing rates of infant mortality in Nigeria with its attendant reproductive health implications for the country. The paper examined the relationship between reproductive health and Infant Mortality in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, and effects of reproductive health on infant mortality, as well as, the effectiveness of reproductive Health services in combating Maternal and Infant Mortality in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The study adopted Health Behavioural Model as the theoretical framework. Survey research design was adopted and questionnaires were administered to 100 respondents but 96 retrieved and analyzed using tables and simple percentage. The fmdings revealed that the available Health Care Services are ineffective in providing the needed reproductive health services. The paper recommended that reproductive health programmes should be intensified by the Government and relevant stakeholders should be encourage to - promote reproductive health education so as to prevent the common causes of infant mortality. Parents especially mothers should be educated and encourage to attend ante-natal and post natal checks in government clinics and maternities as this will reduce ignorance among them. Keyword: Reproductive Health, Infant, Mortality, Infant Mortality