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Corporate Governance and Profitability of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
(Ethan Publication, 2026) Rebecca Adesewa ARINOLA
Effective corporate governance has become a key concept in modern banking systems, which determines how financial institutions manage risks and deliver value. Therefore, this study examined the implications of corporate governance on the profitability of deposit money banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The study analyzed how audit committee size, board size, and independent board members (independent variables) affect profitability, as determined by stock returns (dependent variable). A longitudinal correlational research design was employed to determine the relationships among the specified variables between 2009 and 2024. The population comprised 13 DMBs listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group with 12 of them selected as sample size. Data were gathered from the audited financial statements of the sampled banks. A multiple regression analysis technique was employed to measure the associations among the variables under study. Audit committee size (β = 0.883, p < 0.05) and board size (β = 0.026, p < 0.05) positively and significantly affect banks’ profitability. Independent board members (β = -0.040, p > 0.05) have a negative but statistically insignificant effect on profitability. The study concluded that proper corporate governance contributes to better financial performance among banks. Therefore, it was recommended that deposit money banks improve their governance mechanisms, particularly through an appropriately structured board, a more effective audit committee and a larger board for greater financial performance and institutional integrity.
YORUBA AFRICAN CULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL GROWTH: A THEORETICAL APPRAISAL IN GLOBALIZATION FRAMEWORK
(2026) Adebayo Abidemi Olufemi
This study appraises the concept of culture in Africa with particular emphasis on Yoruba culture. African cultures possess huge potential, but has not been adequately explored to emphasize the need to detoxify the cultures in Africa (especially Yoruba culture) of their impurities. This is with a view to identifying circumstances weighing African cultures down in the comity of nations using Yoruba culture as a contextual sample. The study is qualitative in nature and John Dewey's Progressivism and Oswald Spengler's Cyclical Theory are adopted as guides. Yoruba African communal culture promotes impunity, oppression, waste through the owambe indulgence, and greed. There is conception of supremacy for those in positions of a higher level in the societal construct. This set of people includes husbands, the older ones and traditional heads or religious leaders. These individuals substantially believe that they are superior and can, therefore, perpetrate dastardly acts with impunity. In addition to these, Yoruba culture as an African culture rests so heavily on voodoo as enabled by guiding deities, exemplified in the snatching opportunities from competitors of merit and offering of human blood in money voodoo. These engender some consequences; supremacy repels cooperation, impunity nullifies accountability, voodoo motivate unproductivity through merit substitution, while waste seen in owambe results in non-enterprising deployment of resources. These ills need to be jettisoned for relatability and permissibility of initiatives, inclusive efforts among Africans and their countries, for social growth.
YORUBA AFRICAN CULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL GROWTH: A THEORETICAL APPRAISAL IN GLOBALIZATION FRAMEWORK
(2026) Adebayo Abidemi Olufemi
This study appraises the concept of culture in Africa with particular emphasis on Yoruba culture. African cultures possess huge potential, but has not been adequately explored to emphasize the need to detoxify the cultures in Africa (especially Yoruba culture) of their impurities. This is with a view to identifying circumstances weighing African cultures down in the comity of nations using Yoruba culture as a contextual sample. The study is qualitative in nature and John Dewey's Progressivism and Oswald Spengler's Cyclical Theory are adopted as guides. Yoruba African communal culture promotes impunity, oppression, waste through the owambe indulgence, and greed. There is conception of supremacy for those in positions of a higher level in the societal construct. This set of people includes husbands, the older ones and traditional heads or religious leaders. These individuals substantially believe that they are superior and can, therefore, perpetrate dastardly acts with impunity. In addition to these, Yoruba culture as an African culture rests so heavily on voodoo as enabled by guiding deities, exemplified in the snatching opportunities from competitors of merit and offering of human blood in money voodoo. These engender some consequences; supremacy repels cooperation, impunity nullifies accountability, voodoo motivate unproductivity through merit substitution, while waste seen in owambe results in non-enterprising deployment of resources. These ills need to be jettisoned for relatability and permissibility of initiatives, inclusive efforts among Africans and their countries, for social growth.
African Cultural Nativity and Homeland Potential as Migration Analytical Propositions by Two Nigerian-Ghanaian Social Media V-loggers
(2026) Adebayo Abidemi Olufemi
This paper appraises the migration analytical propositions of two African vloggers on youth migration. This is with a view to highlighting the dynamics of modern migration and enlightening African youth on westward migration. Africa is witnessing alarming relocation to the West. However, certain protectionist policies do not allow migrants to make as much money as desired. This jeopardises Africa’s economic policy of developing the continent with diaspora funds. The phenomenon has received the attention of African social media vloggers such as Ghana’s Wode Maya and Nigeria’s Sassy Funke. These two vloggers, selected on the basis of regional contiguity and the colonial histories of Ghana and Nigeria, have devised various economic migration analytical propositions. Wode Maya has argued for African capability and that returnee migrants have proposed a return-to-Africa course of action. Conversely, Sassy Funke has maintained that most of the problems of African migrants are outcomes of a lack of knowledge and information. She has committed to sensitisation. This study explores the feasibility of the vloggers’ nativity hypotheses. The study is hinged on Progressivist Theory and qualitative principles. The research chose social media as the means of research data collection because of its gripping influence on people and its global presence. It is noted that the lamentation of African migrants in the West tends to be misguided because immigration rules are essentially protectionist, dynamic, and a response to the scheming of immigrants. These include birth tourism, sham marriages with citizens, or dependency through studentships. All these have led to such rule changes as the extension of the citizenship application period proposed by the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, and the deportation exercise by President Donald Trump. African migrants should be sensitised on diplomatic protectionism. African leaders should ensure an even distribution of wealth. Hyper-civilisation and over-Westernisation of Africa are palpable banes.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and their association with patient handling practices and repetitive movements among nurses at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osun State, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study
(Journal of Nursing Advances in Clinical Sciences, 2026) Daramola Chinonye Lucky
Nurses are routinely exposed to physical stressors such as prolonged patient handling and repetitive movements, occupational activities that have been associated with an increased risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The study adopted a crosssectional study design. The study’s target population consisted of all registered Nurses working at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital in Osun State, Nigeria. The study population of 199 was obtained using convenience sampling. Findings revealed that 30.1% of nurses reported frequently lifting or manually repositioning patients. Risk assessment indicated that 57.3% of respondents were categorized as having a high risk of WMSDs-related symptoms. Regarding workplace factors, 25.1% of nurses reported that adaptive equipment was sometimes unavailable, while 26.1% indicated a lack of mechanical aids for patient handling. 27.6% agreed that patient load per shift was challenging, while 31.2% indicated that shift scheduling is an organizational factor contributing to physical strain. Inferential analysis demonstrated a statistically significant association between years of professional experience and the risk of WMSDs (χ²=14.25, df=2, P=0.001). In conclusion, the study demonstrated a high prevalence of prolonged patient handling and repetitive movements among nurses, with a high proportion exhibiting elevated rates of WMSDs. Workplace conditions, including inadequate assistive devices, limited training, and insufficient rest periods, were identified as important occupational challenges. Addressing these factors through ergonomic interventions and supportive workplace policies is essential for promoting nurses’ long-term health and occupational well-being. Keywords: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Prolonged Patient Handling, Repetitive Movements, Nurses, Nursing.