Sustainable peacebuilding and development in Nigeria's post‐amnesty programme: The role of corporate social responsibility in oil host communities

Abstract

The activities and violence of militants in the Niger Delta which saw the capacity for production of oil in Nigeria fall to an all-time low resulted in the federal government of Nigeria (FGN) announcing the Presidential Amnesty Programme in return for peace in the region. We examine how multinational oil companies' (MOCs') corporate social responsibility (CSR) impact on entrepreneurship development and job creation to absorb the youths. 1200 youths were sampled across the nine states of Niger Delta. Results from the use of estimated logit model reveal that GMoU interventions are prevalent in communities with greater ownership, creating room for better projects, sustainability and improved trust; yet the interventions failed to make significant impact on entrepreneurship development and job creation. Clearly, facilitating how youths get involved in skill acquisition and empowerment programmes would help them become entrepreneurs, improving their self-assurance that they can prosper outside militancy activities and violence.

Strengthening women's participation in the traditional enterprises of sub‐saharan Africa: The role of corporate social responsibility initiatives in Niger delta, Nigeria

“…This finding suggests that any targeted GMoU intervention towards this direction will prove vital to increasing women's involvement in the agricultural and fishery value chain, and ultimately addressing the significant untapped potential of this sizable and growing demographic. This finding is in agreement with Uduji et al (2020d, 2020e), in that priorities to target include job creation—preferably in the formal sector, to absorb rural migrants' productivity—and infrastructure development in rural areas to increase farmers' access to markets.…”

Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in strengthening agriculture-tourism linkages in Nigeria’s oil producing communities

“…Being aware of the relevance of inter-sectoral linkages in adding to viable development by making jobs available, fostering social inclusion and encouraging environmental protection, this examination cum discussion explore the potential of supporting the linkages between tourism and agricultural sector which are capable of helping economic expansion and structural transformation in the Niger Delta region. We drew a lot from previous published works that are additions to separate segments of the public-private partnership debate on social difficulties in the oil generating region from the perspective of corporate social responsibility of multinational oil companies (Uduji and Okolo-Obasi, 2017Uduji et al, , 2019cUduji et al, , 2019dUduji et al, , 2020aUduji et al, , 2020bUduji et al, , 2020cUduji et al, , 2020d, amid others).…”

“…Gender disparities in agritourism are mainly characterized by unequal access to agricultural inputs (Uduji and Okolo-Obasi, 2018b). Pervasive inequality, especially over the ownership of agricultural land, continues to limit women's participation in the development of agritourism in the continent (Uduji et al, 2020d). Most women do not have access to agricultural inputs, apart from their own labour, and often unable to compete with their menfolk in terms of local producers supplier quantity; making women uncompetitive and creative disincentives for participation in the development of agriculturetourism linkages (Aguilar, et al, 2015;Karamba and Winter, 2015;Uduji et al,2019a).…”

Does Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) Contribute to Youth Development in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Rural Communities in Nigeria

“…The positioning of the study in response to the testable hypothesis contributes to the growing literature on the relevance of information technology in development outcomes (Chavula, 2013;Carmody, 2013;Afutu-Kotey et al 2017;Tchamyou & Asongu, 2017;Bongomin et al 2018;Asongu et al, 2020aAsongu et al, , 2020bAsongu et al, , 2020cGosavi, 2018;Isszhaku et al 2018;Asongu & Asongu, 2018;Hubani & Wiese, 2018;Uduji et al, 2020aUduji et al, , 2020bUduji et al, , 2020cUduji et al, , 2020dMinkoua Nzie et al 2018;Asongu et al, 2019aAsongu et al, , 2019bAsongu et al, , 2019cAsongu et al, , 2019dAbor et al 2018;Tchamyou, 2019Tchamyou, , 2020Tchamyou et al, 2019aTchamyou et al, , 2019bMuthinja & Chipeta, 2018;Uduji & Okolo-Obasi, 2020;Uduji et al, 2018aUduji et al, , 2018bUgwuanyi et al, 2020;Rashiti et al, 2017;Dana, 2011;Ramsdani et al, 2019;Nikopoulos & Dana, 2017;Mason et al, 2009;Dana, 2007).…”