SECURITY ANDSUSTAINABLEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN NIGERIA
SECURITY ANDSUSTAINABLEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN NIGERIA
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2017-06
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IDRIS, Musa IDRIS, Haruna Bio
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One of the greatest challenges in the history of civilization has been the maintenance of law and order as well as the protection.of lives and property. The first and a half decade of the Twenty-first century has more than ever before experienced pervasive insecurity. In Nigeria, the security sector underwent through reforms and has been receiving a lion-share of our national budgetary allocations. In spite of these efforts, incidences of armed robbery, kidnapping, militancy, oil-bunkering, ethno-religious crises and acts of terrorism among others are still ripe in Nigeria. Equally worrisome is the increasing close-up of businesses in Nigeria and the relocation of others to neighbouring countries. The objectives of this study are to examine the significance of the relationship among personal safety, national security and sustainable business environment in Nigeria. The research design was content analyses of secondary data from Mo Ibrahim Foundation. These were presented in a table and analysed using averages and percentages as well as the Pearson Correlation Coefficient to test the hypotheses. The study indicated very poor scores in personal security and sustainable business environment but good scores in national security ratings. The study however revealed that Nigeria's good scores in maintaining national security could not be translated to the security of the citizens and enabling a sustainable business environment in Nigeria for the period 2000-2015. The study concludes that there was no significant relationship between national security and personal safety, national security and sustainable business environment, and between personal safety and sustainable business environment in Nigeria. The study recommended for more peopledcentred approach to society rather than focus on only state-centric approach for a sustainable business in Nigeria.
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Department of Public Administration Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria