Alfakoro, Abubakar S Yushau
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The effects of cybercrime on student academic performance in Nigeria: A study of kwara state university Malete Alfakoro, Abubakar S Yushau; Toyin ojo emmanuel
Sang Pencerah: Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): Sang Pencerah: Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton, Indonesia
Publisher : Lembaga Jurnal dan Publikasi Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35326/pencerah.v11i2.5070

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Cybercrime is one of the most engaged form of crime usually perpetrated by student across Nigeria learning institutions today. Overtime, there has been decline in the level of student academic performance across tertiary institution. The objective of the paper is to examine the correlation between cybercrime and students’ academic performance in Nigeria using kwara State University, Malete as the study area. The study made use of both primary and secondary source of data gathering. The primary date consist of structured questioner, while the secondary data include journals, websites and textbooks. The primary data was latter analyzed using simple percentage and chi-square was used to test the hypothesis. The paper discovered that cybercrime has a significant negative effect on student academic performance in Kwara State University Malete. The study also discovered that cybercrime as also contributed to gangsterism, prostitution, indecency, among other bad social vices within the tertiary institutions. The study recommends that government should provide cybercrime education to enlighten student, it also recommend that adequate employment should be provided by government in other to reduce the rate of youth idleness and also provide limited access to internet for student apart for educational purposes among others recommendations.
Insecurity in Nigeria, it Multipler Effects on African Peace And Economy: an Analysis of Complex- Interdependece Theory Alfakoro, Abubakar S Yushau; Ogirima, Ibrahim Salawu
Sang Pencerah: Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton Vol. 11 No. 3 (2025): Sang Pencerah: Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton, Indonesia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35326/pencerah.v11i3.2170

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Nigerian as a nation has been experiencing a very low or, to say, a relative level of peace for over a decade now. The resulted effects of its insecurity have not only internal implications but also constituted external effects as it has tampered with its external relationships (foreign policies). This reality over time has led to the adoption of stringent policies which are not in line with its foreign policies and has also earned the country bad image in the international system. Nigeria, being the giant of Africa, one of the populous world nations, and also endowed with other numerous natural resources, has, over the years, been suffering from security challenges ranging from book-harams, militants, bandits, and kidnappings, etc. These challenges, mandated the closures of land borders, reduction in the  refining of crude oils, discouragement of investors, immoral name in the international system, and surplus budget on military hardwares, etc. The rationale behind this study is to assess the effects of insecurity on African peace and economy with peculiarities to countries sharing borders with Nigeria. The paper made use of secondary sources of materials through a comprehensive review of literature on the subject matters under investigation. This article recommends that necessary steps and solutions needs to be employed to curb insecurity before it becomes cancerous or escalates beyond control.