Virtue and the Business of Governance in Nigeria

• Authors: Kanu Ikechukwu Anthony , Adidi Dokpesi Timothy , Kanu Catherine Chiugo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Since independence, governance in Nigeria has faced several roadblocks at all levels of government. There are issues of corruption, of government institutions, and office-holders lacking the capacity to fulfil their mandates and hardly engage with citizens. This paper focuses on the issue of virtue and the business of governance in Nigeria. It distinguishes itself by its introduction of ethics—virtue in the discourse on governance to search for solutions to the challenges of governance in Nigeria. The paper adopts the philosophical theoretical frameworks of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle on virtue, and employs the thematic and analytical methods of inquiry. In the end, it discovers that imbibing virtue by those in governance can deal with the challenges of governance in Nigeria.

Keywords

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Governance; Nigeria; ethics; virtue; business

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 143-158

Contributors

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Kanu Ikechukwu Anthony

• Department of Philosophy, Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria.

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Adidi Dokpesi Timothy

• Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; University Abuja, Nigeria.

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Kanu Catherine Chiugo

• Department of Business Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka.