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Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Vol.16, No.8, 2014

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
About the Contributors
ARTICLES

APPRAISSAL OF URBANIZATION TRENDS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA
By:  Ibrahim Rafiu Babatunde, Bako Abdullateef Iyanda, Raheem Wasiu Mayowa, and Abdulyekeen Abdulazeez Ola

CHRISTIAN YOUTHS AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
By:  Ushe Mike Ushe

EFFECTS OF URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMMES ON THE SLUM RESIDENTS OF LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
By:  Adebisi Funsho Adedayo and Nurudeen Adesola Malik

GENDER, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND MOBILE PHONE CULTURE IN CAMEROON, c. 2000-2010
By:  Walter Gam Nkwi

IS INDEPENDENCE FOR AFRICA: A LEAP FROG MIRAGE?
By:  Tarisayi A Chimuka

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
By:  Tunde ABIORO and Hammed Adetola ADEFESO

RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY BEHAVIOUR OF HOUSEHOLDS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
By:  Maimuna Orire Abdulraheem; Jacob Funso Olorunfemi; and Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal

RULING ELITES AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAN FOURTH REPUBLIC (SOME INSIGHTS AND REFLECTIONS FROM SOUTH KOREA)
By:  Elijah Babasola Afolabi Agbaj

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF LAWYERS IN THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS’ INTEREST
By:  Garba Umaru Kwagyang and Abdulrashid Lawan Haruna

TOURISM AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ZAMBIA: HAVE WE FULLY HARNESSED THE POTENTIAL IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, 1964-2014?
By: Chansa Chomba and Muzamba Claudia Sianjobo