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LUMPEN CHILDHOOD IN NIGERIA: A CASE OF THE 'ALMAJIRAI' IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

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Amzat J.
Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
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2008
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issue 23
49-59
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That migrant street Islamic school pupils 'suffer' has been contentious in the light of the motive of their endeavour but there is no controversy that the 'almajirai' are part of the underprivileged population. Hence, they constitute part of the lumpen population. The paper explores the various dimensions of lumpenhood among the 'almajirai' discussing the forms of hardships which have been a way of life of this set of lumpen children. The paper shows that street livelihood among the children constitutes a distinct social problem in Nigeria with particular reference to migrant Quranic school pupils in Northern Nigeria. Attributes of this set of lumpen children have been inhuman exposures to poor accommodation, drug use, malnutrition and shortage of other basic amenities. It is observed that the preservation of the 'almajiranci' system of education despite the enormous succession of social alterations in the overall social organization has been a major source of concern. This is because such preservation has been a mechanism for the reproduction of lumpenhood which is detrimental to overall national development. It is in the light of this that the paper suggests an overhauling of the 'almajiranci' system of education in line with current and emerging new education values and realities.
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CURBING THE WEB: AN ANALYTICAL EXPLANATION FOR HIV/AIDS MITIGATION AMONG YOUTH IN NIGERIA

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Amzat J.
Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
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2010
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issue 25
7-20
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The realities of HIV/AIDS have been one of the major developmental challenges of developing nations. The pernicious scourge is accountable for enormous death tolls and morbidity. It also has explosive power which sets all nations in health crisis. HIV/AIDS affects all facets of the society but with the youth bearing the greatest of the brunt. The Nigerian youth are also immersed in the causal web of HIV/AIDS pandemic. Hence, they are grossly devastated by the increasing rate of the scourge. Unfortunately, the pandemic does not only depict a vicissitude of kind of sexual relation but also incorporates the implosion of other social correlates which are vital but often neglected in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The youth strives in the positive and definite hypothesis of the social correlates which deeply explain their immense vulnerabilities. It is within this web of social correlates that HIV/AIDS survives and threatens the overall development process. The paper conceives HIV/AIDS as a social problem but with peculiar manifestation as embodiment of influence of other social ills. The paper therefore provides an analytical framework which explains vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS among the youth. The polemics dwell on the notion that the social conditions of the youth provide permissive epidemiological stance for the spread of HIV/AIDS. Structured within a political economy perspective, the paper explores the multiple indicators in the social production of HIV/AIDS and provides a more holistic approach in HIV/AIDS mitigation among the youth.
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