The Millennium Development Goals and Rail Transport Development in Nigeria: A Critical Review

Akwara, Azalahu Francis; Udaw, Joseph Effiong; Ezirim, Gerald E.

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n6p433

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“…In our analysis, government ownership has been identified as a factor that can considerably support national implementation of the MDGs (Fukuda‐Parr, 2010; McCormick, 2014; Rao & Seth, 2009; Sumner & Tiwari, 2009). Some countries, such as Malaysia, Nigeria, and Rwanda, have developed national policy programmes on the basis of the MDGs (Abbott et al, 2017; Akwara et al, 2014; Hezri, 2013). State leaders such as the Rwandan president have sought to integrate the MDGs into local cultures (Rwiyereka, 2014).…”

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Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals

Hickmann

Biermann

Spinazzola

et al. 2022

Sustainable Development

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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were an important precursor to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, identifying the conditions that made the MDGs successful enhances our understanding of global goal-setting and informs the global endeavour to achieve the SDGs. Drawing on a comprehensive review of 316 articles published between 2009 and 2018, we identify six factors that have enabled or hindered MDG implementation. Our analysis stresses the importance of path dependencies and shows that the MDGs catalysed changes only for those countries with sufficient resource availability, administrative capacity and economic development, as well as adequate support from external donors. National ownership and NGO pressure bolstered efforts to implement the MDGs. These findings suggest that globally agreed goals do not easily trickle down from the global to the national level. Thus, this article adopts a forward-looking perspective and draws key lessons for the current implementation of the SDGs in developing countries.

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Section: Results: Success Factors For the Implementation Of The Mdgsmentioning

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Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals

Hickmann

Biermann

Spinazzola

et al. 2022

Sustainable Development

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“…Some years back after independence, Nigerian rail transport infrastructures investment still remains primary in Nigeria's transport system. While the maritime sector has been developed in terms of capacity and fair country-wide spread, the rail sector continues to be bogged down by systemic neglect (Akwara, Udaw and Ezirim, 2014).…”

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Comparative Analysis of Transformation Techniques to Reduce Multi-Collinearity Using Real GDP of Some Transport Variables that Contributes to Economic Growth in Nigeria

Osunronbi Fatai Alani

2024

AJASTR

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This study was carried out to compare transformation techniques of reducing multi-collinearity in linear regression using real GDP of some transport variables that contributes to economic growth in Nigeria from 1991-2020. The multiple regression model was used to establish the mathematical relationship between real GDP as the dependent variable and road transport, rail and pipeline transport, water transport, air transport and post and courier service as independent variables. In this work, regression was carried out on the original data to compare the number of independent variables significant with the same data for which the presence of multi-collinearity was reduced using inverse transformation and regression repeated. The results showed that; for original data 1 variable is significant, R2 = 93% and the number of independent variables with high VIF that is above 10 are two (road transport and water transport). Furthermore, the result for the reduce multi-collinearity inverse transformation reviewed that 5 variables were significant, R2 =95.2% and the number of independent with high VIF that is above 10 is three (road transport, air transport and post and courier service). Conclusively, the result from inverse transformation gives the best, using R2 and significant variables as basis for comparison. However useful recommendation was given based on the findings.

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“…NRC workers in the Idu terminus attend to the passenger through transparent secured window also known as "ticket windows". Some railway stations where ticket windows are not enough or are available but all are not functioning like in the case of the idu railway station to provide services for the high inflow of commuters especially during the festive period may result in the formation of queues or waiting for line [2]. Another reason why queue is formed in railway station could be the lack of organization among passengers i.e.…”

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A Study on the Estimation of Rail Passenger Queuing Time during Ticketing Service at Abuja (IDU) Railway Station, Nigeria

Lazarus

Anafi

Chukwulozie

et al. 2018

AIR

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Queuing is an unavoidable condition faced in our day to day life. In a given organisation where service is being provided, a queue or waiting line is formed whenever an existing request of customers surpasses the present capability of servers to function. In this research, an estimation of passenger queuing time at the ticket window section of the Abuja (Idu) Railway station, Nigeria was carried out. The study design used in this research is the cross section descriptive observational study design, major data for the study was obtained by observation, using two digital stop watch to determine the number of servers, average arrival rate and average service rate of passengers with respect to the various train departure time without distracting employees of the railway station. Multi server approach with its queuing mathematical model was embedded using MS excel spreadsheet to develop a queue excel template which was used to analyse and calculate the system performance measures (the average time a passenger is expected to spend in the ticketing section Original Research Article

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The Millennium Development Goals and Rail Transport Development in Nigeria: A Critical Review

Abstract: The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) is an embodiment of development issues adopted by member nations of the United

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals

Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals

Comparative Analysis of Transformation Techniques to Reduce Multi-Collinearity Using Real GDP of Some Transport Variables that Contributes to Economic Growth in Nigeria

A Study on the Estimation of Rail Passenger Queuing Time during Ticketing Service at Abuja (IDU) Railway Station, Nigeria

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