This study investigates the impact of relocation of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAU) on transportation system and its effects on the socioeconomic life Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from randomly selected respondents numbering three hundred and eleven. The quantitative data collected were analysed with statistical package for the social sciences, while the quantitative data was analyzed using content analysis. Findings revealed that transportation business has recently experienced changes. Most of the respondents (70.4%) agreed that 'Okada' transportation-system became a booming business with the relocation of AAUA. The teeming population of students and staffers had impacted positively on socioeconomic activities in Akoko-land. Majority of the respondents 72.7% agreed that the increase in the number of 'agolo' buses (as taxi cabs) and 'Okada' motorcycles has made inter-town movements easy for most people. 64% agreed that improvement in the transportation sector in Akokoland has alleviated the negative impact of poverty on many youth. The study recommends that Government should intensify rural development by increasingly making the presence of Government visible through citing educational institutions, cottage industries. Contribution/Originality: This study is one of very few studies which have investigated the effect of relocation of higher institution of learning on rural transportation and rural development. The paper's primary contribution is finding that siting of higher institution of learning in rural area brings about socioeconomic development.

Olumirin waterfall tourism is a recognized location in Nigeria and enlisted one of the natural tourisms which attracts both local and foreign visitors. In spite the fact that Olumirin waterfall is one of the tourist centres in the country, there is no visible social activities that can transform the rural community. It is in the light of this gap. that this study seeks to assess the benefits that would be attracted to the host community, if the waterfall is turned to a resource. This study therefore, seeks to assess the benefits of Erin-Ijesa waterfall as a natural tourist centre in the host community as well agent of socio-cultural change. This study adopted survey cross sectional research design. The survey was descriptive in nature and aimed at capturing primary data. The sample size for this study consisted of 385 respondents. Structured questionnaire and in-depth interview guide were utilized to elicit both quantitative and qualitative data. Data collected were analyzed using percentages and inferential statistics were also used to test the hypotheses. All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The chi square results however revealed that there was a significant relationship between years of residence and the impact of tourism on host community [r(391)= 0.162, p < 0.05]. This was such that the higher the years of residence in the community, the more the people tends to perceive tourism as having positive impact on the community. This negated the formulated hypothesis 1 and it was rejected. Also, the respondents affirmed that the presence of Olumirin waterfall has contributed to the acknowledgement of the cultural practice in the community with X 2 value of 139.048, df of 4 and a p value that was less than .05, the variances in the frequency distributions were significant. This implied that Olumirin waterfall has created higher values for the cultural features in Erin-Ijesa community. This negated the formulated hypothesis 2 and it was rejected. The study concluded that Olumirin waterfall tourism initiatives contributed significantly to social life of the local community. However, to sustain the contributions of this tourism initiatives to Erin-Ijesa rural community therefore, it was recommended that, there is need for State government and private individual to invest more on Olumirin waterfall so as to make it attractive to tourists and this will influence the social life of the community.

This paper investigates the environmental destructions caused by cattle-grazing in Southwest, Nigeria, challenges associated with herding activities and measures to protect the environment from further destruction. For a qualitative analysis, 10 focus group discussions consisting of 6-10 participants and 4 in-depth interviews were conducted with selected farmers, Fulani herdsmen, and traditional rulers. Data collected were analyzed using content analysis. Respondents reported environmental destruction caused by the cattle-grazing activities of the Fulani herdsmen in the Southwest Nigeria, these range from destruction of crops due to the invasion of farmlands by cattle, destruction of green vegetation, destruction of young seedlings and water pollution. They also identified the challenges associated with the cattlegrazing activities of the herdsmen as lack of trust among the ethnic groups/ethnic stereotyping; suspicion; overgrazing on fallow lands; kidnapping/killing. Finally, the participants made the following suggestions on measures to protect the environment: the creation of cattle ranches; provision of hays/foray for cows' consumption; enlightenment on the danger of open grazing and the advantage of cattle ranches. The paper concludes by highlighting some policy options, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) should sensitize Nigerians on the need for creation of cattle ranches in some parts of the country; the Fulani herders should be educated on how to rear cows without infringing on the right of others; FGN should encourage the provision of hays/foray for cows' consumption and the herdsmen should be compelled to buy this for their cows; and government at all level should enact anti open-grazing law. Contribution/Originality: This study is one of the very few studies which have investigated the environmental challenges associated with activities of herdsmen in Southwest Nigeria. The paper contributes the first logical analysis that herding activities pose a great danger to agricultural activities, hence, the creation of ranches is necessary.

This study examined the challenges associated with cultural globalization on the Yoruba family value system in Ado-Odo Ota LGA., Ogun state. The research design for this study is cross-sectional. A structured questionnaire was utilized to elicit quantitative data from 230 respondents. The data from the questionnaire were analysed statistically and presented in a descriptive manner, while the formulated hypotheses were tested using Chi square test. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between Yoruba indigenous family values and the modern Yoruba family values (X2=15.261, df=4, p < .05). This result negates the formulated null hypothesis 1 and it was rejected. In the same vein, a significant relationship also exist between the benefits of harmonising the Yoruba cultural family values with western culture and its consequences on the youth in Ado-Odo Ota LGA., Ogun State [r(228)= 0.441, p < .05]. This findings negated the formulated null hypothesis 2 and it was rejected. The study recommended that the teaching of the Yoruba indigenous family values and cultures should be encouraged across all educational systems in the Southwest Nigeria to maintain its existence. Similarly, parents should teach their kids to imbibe the right morals and social values that will uphold the indigenous family values in them. Finally, the output of the media outfits, and what is obtainable on the internet should be censored, monitored, and controlled by the governments while the parents should play prominent roles to do the same.