Leadership style has often been considered as one of the vital factors that can enhance employees' commitment and it is seen as the live wire for the attainment of organizational goals. Although research has focused on the nexus between leadership styles and employees' commitment, little consideration has been paid to identify the influence of demographic variables on the nexus between leadership styles and employees' commitment in Nigeria, thereby leaving a gap. It is based on the foregoing that this article examines the relationship between leadership styles (transformational, transactional, and laissezfaire leadership) and employees' commitment and also identify the influence of demographic variables on the relationship between leadership styles and employees' commitment in Lagos State Civil Service Commission of Nigeria. The survey data were collected from the employees of the organization, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used for the statistical analysis. The results show that there is a significant medium positive relationship between transformational leadership style and employees' commitment, whereas transactional leadership style shows an insignificant small negative relationship with employees' commitment. In addition, laissez-faire leadership style has an insignificant small positive relationship with employees' commitment in the study context. The study, therefore, recommends that employees' commitment is more likely to be achieved when the appropriate leadership style is adopted and specific demographic variables like gender, age, marital status, academic qualification, and employment status are taken into account regarding the role they play in the relationship between leadership styles and employees' commitment of Lagos State Civil Service Commission of Nigeria.

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This study examines the strategies of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) agitations and the response of the Nigerian government towards IPOB agitators and its implications on political stability. The study adopted the use of survey research design. The sample of the study was taken from IPOB members in selected six locations of six states including Abuja. The selected locations were chosen due to the high activities of IPOB group. Using a sample size determination table, the sample size of the selected areas was summed up 385. In-depth interview was the second method of data collection. The returned copies of the questionnaire were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings showed that the government's strategy for dealing with the Biafra separatist movement has focused mainly on police action, most times, involving excessive use of force. It can be concluded that the recurring agitation for Biafra has serious implications for political stability and democratic consolidation. Finally, it was recommended that the positive responses of government on development projects and inclusivity in governance will determine the courage IPOB and the Biafra movement will have going forward.

Development is said to be a predictor that determines whether a country is progressing or not. A critical assessment of Nigeria's development despite her abundance in human, natural and material resources reveals that the country is yet to achieve the desired expectations as clamored by her citizens. The objective of this study was to identify the challenges to development in Nigeria. In order to obtain data for the research, the work adopted qualitative research method through textual analysis. The findings of this study revealed that despite the country's attempt to advance development, several challenges has posed a great threat to her progress. These setbacks range from imposition of policies on her citizens, lack of adequate human resources or capital to implement development plans/policies, corruption and lack of credible leadership among others. The paper concludes that once the identified setbacks are tackled then development will be realized in the country.

Transformational Leadership style has been a dominant construct in leadership research today and in fact has lead to a paradigm shift in leadership thinking. However, very little has been done on the relationship between transformational leadership style and organizational performance in Nigerian work context, making this the main motivator for this study. This paper relied on secondary data as its major source of information; this is to say that the primary method of study was an extensive review of available literature for description and analysis of the subject matter. The paper concluded that transformational leadership style has a significant positive relationship with organisational performance in Nigerian work context and therefore recommended that organizations who want to improve or ensure optimal organisational performance must adopt leadership style that fits the settings in which the followers and leadership interact and also training to enhance this leadership style (transformational) should be encouraged in Nigerian work context.