Diaspora Remittances and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis, 2010-2024
Nduonofit Okon Isana Ph. D, Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, University of Abuja.
Success Ademeso Ph. D, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Abuja.
Bulus Maiyaki Ph. D, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Abuja.
MSI Journal of Arts, Law and Justice (MSIJALJ) | DOI https://zenodo.org/records/17529254 | Page 01 to 18
Abstract
This study critically examines the role of diaspora remittances in promoting economic sustainability in Nigeria from 2010 to 2024. During this period, Nigeria emerged as one of the top remittance-receiving countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with inflows from its global diaspora consistently surpassing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Official Development Assistance (ODA). The research explores the magnitude, channels, and utilization of remittances, and evaluates their impact on macroeconomic stability, poverty alleviation, and long-term development. Key findings reveal that remittance inflows to Nigeria averaged over $20 billion annually during the period, peaking at $25 billion in 2018, accounting for approximately 6% of GDP. However, the study also identifies structural challenges that limit the transformative potential of remittances. These include high transaction costs, informal transfer channels, weak financial infrastructure, and limited integration of remittances into formal investment frameworks. Moreover, the study recommends the adoption of a coherent national diaspora policy and adequate data tracking mechanisms in order to effectively assess the contribution of diaspora remittances to economic sustainability in Nigeria. The study concludes that diaspora remittances were a vital component of Nigeria’s economy, contributing signif.icantly to economic sustainability.
Keywords: diaspora remittances, sustainable development, Nigeria, economic sustainability, poverty alleviation, housing development, COVID-19 pandemic.
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Women and Culture in Christian Worship: Examining Restrictions against Feminists' Liturgical Engagement in the Sacred Space
Matthew Voke E. Amuro, Baptist Theological Seminary, Eku, Delta State, Nigeria.
MSI Journal of Arts, Law and Justice (MSIJALJ) | DOI https://zenodo.org/records/17529169 | Page 01 to 15
Abstract
This paper examines some constraints facing women in the sacred space regarding their liturgical engagements in Christian worship. It analyses how these perceptions continue to reshape understandings of the sacred space. Historically, patriarchal systems that determine religious authority or spiritual leadership, as well as cultural interpretations of Scripture, have limited women’s involvement in worship in many Christian traditions. However, recent surges of prayer ministries operated by women have introduced new ways of seeing their role in engaging prayer, praise, and liturgical expression as acts of spiritual resistance and renewal. In-depth studies of women’s prayer and praise practices, including historical, theological, and cultural aspects, show that they are more than devotional acts. Theological statements also support equality, inclusion, and the divine presence beyond gendered limits. This study examines how feminist viewpoints reinterpret religious sensitivities to recover women’s role in worship. It concludes that feminist liturgical engagement in the sacred space invites the church to rethink worship as a transformative encounter where spirituality and gender converge for holistic renewal of Christian faith and community.
Keywords: Women, Culture, Christian Worship, Feminism, Prayer, Praise, Sacred Space, Theology, Gender.
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Understanding the Nigerian Law of Defamation, the Inhibitions and Prospects for Nigerian Journalists
Obinna Johnkennedy Chukwu, Ph. D, BL, Department of Mass Communication, Edo State University, Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria.
Daniel Edekin Evbotokhai, Department of Mass Communication, Edo State University, Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria.
MSI Journal of Arts, Law and Justice (MSIJALJ) | DOI https://zenodo.org/records/17528833 | Page 01 to 16
Abstract
This study predicated on Marketplace of Ideas Theory, seeks to understand the law of defamation, the inhibitions and the prospects for Nigerian journalists. The study also traversed the Nigerian law of defamation and the concomitant issues that might stiffen freedom of expression, as well as restrict journalists from functioning effectively in the field of journalism, amongst others. Findings indicate that enormous inhibitions exist, such as chilling effect on freedom of expression, high cost and lengthy legal process, as well as ambiguous legal standards, amongst others. The study concludes that all these have frightening effects on journalists’ ability to discharge its functions unfettered. However, the study recommends, amongst other things, legal reforms and strategic training for journalists on understanding and positive navigation of law of defamation.
Keywords: Understanding, Law of Defamation, Inhibition, Prospect, Journalists
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The Future Perfect Conditional of Being: Temporality, Modality, and the Ontology of the Unrealized
Euclides Barbosa Ramos de Souza, English Teacher in Speak Up English Course master’s in philosophy of Language.
MSI Journal of Arts, Law and Justice (MSIJALJ) | DOI https://zenodo.org/records/17523495 | Page 01 to 21
Abstract
This paper explores the concept of the future perfect conditional of Being as both a grammatical phenomenon and a metaphysical thesis. We argue that this tense embodies the paradox of human existence: the self as always suspended between actuality and unrealized possibility. Drawing from continental philosophy (Augustine’s distentio animi, Heidegger’s existential temporality, Sartre’s nothingness, and Ricoeur’s narrative identity) and analytic philosophy (Lewis’s modal realism, Kripke’s rigid designators, Stalnaker’s nearest-world semantics, and Fine’s essence beyond modality), we construct a hybrid ontology of conditional existence. The paper proceeds in three movements: (1) analysis of temporality as incompleteness, (2) analysis of counterfactual modality as structural to identity, and (3) synthesis into an ontology of the unrealized. We then engage rival traditions, including Quine’s skepticism about modality, Derrida’s différance, and Deleuze’s virtuality, to defend the thesis against objections. Results demonstrate a fundamental convergence between continental and analytic approaches: both traditions reveal that existence is constituted not only by actuality but by unrealized conditional states. The analysis shows that the “would-have-been” functions as both a phenomenological structure of lived experience and a logical operator in modal semantics, establishing conditionality as an ontological principle rather than merely a grammatical curiosity. Finally, we sketch ethical, theological, and political implications of conditional Being, revealing how responsibility extends beyond actual deeds to encompass foreclosed possibilities, how divine foreknowledge operates through counterfactuals, and how political consciousness is structured by unrealized futures.
Keywords: temporality, modality, counterfactuals, conditional being, grammar
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