Proceedings

  • SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES: BRINGING THE DIVIDE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

    This book brings together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from both domains, showcasing innovative approaches and collaborative efforts that illustrate the power of interdisciplinary synergy. Each contribution serves as a testament to the idea that science and humanities, far from being in opposition, are complementary forces driving human progress.

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Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference of The Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS)

  • AFRICAN HERITAGE, IDENTITY AND SUSTAINABILITY: NAVIGATING GLOBALIZATION AND POST-COLONIAL REALITIES

    This book is one of the products of the 2024 International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS), held at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, 22 – 25 May, 2024. Immense thanks to the Emmanuel Kanu Educational Foundation for their generous support, which made this conference possible. This work of several chapters by scholars of the Association for the Promotion of African studies, seeks to reclaim, rediscover, and celebrate the beauty, diversity, and complexity of African heritage, culture, and identity. Through the voices, stories, and experiences of Africans across the diaspora sounding in this work, it aims at weaving a tapestry of our shared humanity. It explores the intricate threads of tradition and modernity, the struggles and triumphs, the pain and the joy. It delves into the nuances of identity, belonging, and citizenship, and examines the ways in which our heritage informs our present and shapes our future.

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  • RELIGION, ETHICS AND SOCIOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS: PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN CHALLENGES

    This book, Religion, Ethics and Socio-political Dynamics: Perspectives on Contemporary African Challenges, is a vital contribution to the discourse on the complex interrelations between religion, ethics, and socio-political realities in Africa. It is a direct outcome of the 2024 International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS), held at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, from May 22 to 25, 2024. The conference, under the theme "African Heritage and Sustainability in the Global Future," was generously sponsored by the Emmanuel Kanu Educational Foundation.

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  • LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION: SHAPING AFRICA'S ROLE IN GLOBAL STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

    This book is more than a collection of academic papers; it is a call to action for African leaders, educators, and innovators to rise to the occasion and lead the continent toward a future of stability, prosperity, and global relevance. The diverse perspectives and solutions offered within these pages are intended to inspire both thought and action, contributing to a broader discourse on Africa's place in the world and its potential to influence global stability and development.

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  • THE HUMANITIES, IDENTITY CONTESTATIONS, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA

    This is the edited Conference Proceedings of the maiden Faculty of Arts National Conference held in May 2023. The Conference which attracted many academic colossus was a milestone turn-around in the academic and administrative leadership of the Faculty under the former Dean; Prof. Okpeh O. Okpeh Jnr. It is a manifestation of the Faculty's engagement with the blueprint of the 3rd Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Shehu Abdul Rahman; the action, service and progressive leader and mentor of the academics and administrators of Fulafia.

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  • CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF AUCHI AT TWENTY - GROWTH AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

    This book, Auchi Diocese at 20: Growth and Future Directions, published to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Diocese, the twentieth Episcopal anniversary of the Bishop, and the dedication of the Cathedral, is the brainchild of His Lordship, Most Revd. (Dr.) Gabriel G. Dunia. It is a souvenir, which diagnoses and prognoses the growth of the Diocese in her works of evangelization. We are particularly thankful to God Almighty, who is the author of the Diocese and the Bishop whose anniversary we celebrate. We are also grateful to the Bishop: Most Revd. (Dr.) Gabriel G. Dunia for his scholarly inclination in sowing and allowing the idea of a book at the twentieth anniversary of the Diocese to fly. Without him, and of course the grace of God, this monumental piece of literature would have remained an idea in the mind. Worthy of note is the unflinching impart of the 20th anniversary committee headed by Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Peter Egielewa, who ensured the vision of the Diocese and the plans of the Bishop concerning the 20th anniversary became a reality.

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  • DYNAMISM IN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A FESTSCHRIFT IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR EUGENE OKOYE NWADIALOR

    This book in your hand is one of the ways to manifest the imperishability of Prof. Eugene Okoye Nwadialor who is currently the Vice Chancellor of Tansian University, Umunya. No doubt, his good and exemplary leadership styles will never be forgotten in human history. It is very important to note that the chapters of this book were not written basically to praise Prof. Nwadialor but purely to state the facts as they are because res ipsalocutor (the matter speaks for itself). The facts about Prof. Nwadialor's leadership styles and human development projects span through Tansian University, Umunya; Federal Polytechnic, Oko; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam; Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu; Ichi (his home town) and beyond. It is the expected desire of the contributors of this book that as you go through the pages of this book, you will be richly inspired by the person and personality of Prof. Nwadialor. For sure, we can make our society a better place by emulating the excellent qualities of Prof. Nwadialor especially as discussed in this book. Prof. Eugene Okoye Nwadialor is truly a gift to humanity and I cannot but ask God, at least for the sake of the younger generation, to keep him in good health of mind and body so that we can continue to tap from his wealth of experience and knowledge.

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  • 3RD INAUGURAL LECTURE - TANSIAN UNIVERSITY UMUNYA BY PROF. EJIKEMEUWA JOHN ONYEKACHUKWU NDUBISI

    I am very much elated, humbled and honoured to deliver this inaugural lecture today, 8th November, 2023. Mr. Vice Chancellor, Sir, permit me to recall that on Thursday, 25th May, 2023, while I was at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, attending the 7th International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies, a colleague of mine called me on phone and exclaimed: "Congratulations, Prof!" While I was still trying to understand the reason for the phone call, he went further to say: "Few minutes ago at the floor of the Senate, the Vice Chancellor announced your promotion to the rank of Professor." I was very dumbfounded and felt like dancing Ikorodo (the native dance of Nsukka culture area). Few minutes later, I started receiving series of congratulatory messages and phone calls from friends and associates. While still at the conference, with congratulatory messages trooping in, the first thought that came to my mind was: "Ejikemeuwa, when are you presenting your inaugural lecture?" And so, I replied to the thought: "Let me collect my promotion letter first." I came back from the conference on Saturday, 27 May, 2023 and on Thursday, 1st June, 2023, I went to the office of the Registrar to collect my letter of promotion. Immediately I collected my letter, I said to myself that the only way to truly congratulate myself is to choose a date to deliver my inaugural lecture. On Tuesday, 6th June, 2023, I wrote a letter to the Chairman of Inaugural Lecture Committee, Prof. C. C. Onochie, JP, requesting to be scheduled to present my inaugural lecture. But since he was not in his office at the time, I went to the office of the Vice Chancellor to give him an advance copy of the letter. To my greatest surprise, immediately the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eugene Okoye Nwadialor, glanced through my letter, he quickly stood up from his seat, shook my hand and exclaimed: "Thank you for making me proud."

    Ladies and gentlemen, today, I stand here not only to make my dynamic, erudite, visionary, perspicacious, gogetter and humane Vice Chancellor proud, but also to say that Tansian University did not make any mistake for making me a Professor. Today, among the over twelve professors that are indigenous to Tansian University since its inception about sixteen years ago, I pride myself as the 3rd Inaugural Lecturer – I am part of the 'Trinity' of Tansian University's Inaugural Lecturers; thanks to Prof. Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu (the first Inaugural lecturer) and Prof. Uchenna Becky Onuh (the second Inaugural lecturer) for setting the pace.

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  • EPISTEMOLOGY AT A GLANCE

    The subject matter of Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge) is human knowledge; its nature, origin, scope and justification. It probes into the meaning and nature of human knowledge. It reflects on issues such as truth and justification which constitute for some scholars, the criteria qualifying any belief to count as knowledge. It also examines and attempts to set out the possibility of knowledge and foundations of certainty of knowledge. Epistemology is closely related to employs data received from Metaphysics in its study of human knowledge.

    Questions concerning the nature and scope of human knowledge have constituted an integral part of the discourses of almost all philosophers, right form the Classical Greek Period. In the dialogues of Plato (especially Theaetetus, Meno and the Republic) and the writings of Aristotle, critical epistemological questions were broached. The later advent of philosophical scepticism brought many more epistemological concerns (especially the possibility of human knowledge) into the philosophical enterprise. These concerns continued to attract the attention of the medieval philosophers, notably the Scholastics. Modern Philosophers from the time of Descartes till the contemporary period have without exception struggled with questions about human knowledge. In fact, the most outstanding distinction between philosophers by the reckoning of many historians of philosophy—the empiricist versus rationalist divide—is largely on epistemological grounds arising from question of whether knowledge fundamentally arises from sense experience or from the faculty of human reason. Generally, schools of thought within the field of Theory of Knowledge include Empiricism, Rationalism, Scepticism, Feminist Epistemology, Naturalized epistemology, Constructivism, Relativism, Epistemic Idealism, Epistemic Realism, Metaepistemology and so on.

    Specifically, Epistemology is concerned with propositional knowledge (as against other forms of knowledge like knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge of how things are done). Propositional knowledge deals primarily with facts properly framed as logical statements. These statements can be analytic (solely on the basis of the principle of non-contradiction) or synthetic (based on observation of the givens of experience). In Epistemology, distinction is made between a priori and a posteriori knowledge. While the former is known independently of experience, the latter is apprehended by experience.

    Additionally, concepts such as belief, truth and justification feature prominently in the epistemological discourse. Fundamentally, belief refers to the attitude held by one concerning that which one consider true. Belief has been described in many ways by different philosophers either as mental states, personal dispositions or interpretative schemes informing one’s actions. On its part, truth primarily implies the characteristic of matching up with fact or reality. There are many theories of truth, some of which include the Correspondence, Coherence, Sentential, Pragmatic and Prosential theories of truth among others. Justification has to do with the rationale behind one’s holding on to a reasonable belief. Sources of justification as held by theorists of knowledge include reason, experience and testimony of authority. Epistemologists are divided on the issue of the conditions of justification. Those who hold these conditions to be outside the mental and or psychological states of the subject are called externalists and their position is referred to as epistemic externalism. On the other hand, those who hold that these conditions lie within the mental and or psychological states of the subject are called internalists and their position is referred to as epistemic internalism.

    On the nature of knowledge, there is the question of whether or not justified true belief qualifies to be referred to as knowledge and if it not, the next problem would be to determine which one has more value. This is the root of the Gettier Problem. On the nature and conditions for justification of beliefs, the Virtue Problem arises which culminates in the rise of Virtue Epistemology which goes beyond the knowledge facts themselves and proceeds with the evaluation of the intellectual virtues of the subjects.

    The Regress Problem arises, considering the question of the logical foundations of human knowledge. Responses to this problem gave rise to different paradigms of thought— Coherentism, Foundationalism, Infinitism and Foundherentism. Finally, the question arises whether or not knowledge is even possible, given the difficulty in satisfying the condition of epistemic certainty which is at the heart of the definition of knowledge itself. This gave rise to the problem of Philosophic Skepticism which is almost as old as Philosophy itself and remains an intractable epistemological problem. Arguments raised against skepticism include the Polar Argument and the Paradigm Case Argument.

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  • THE ECONOMY of LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR ICHOKU HYACINTH EMENTA

    At the wake of the year 2023, a college of those who have benefited from the goodwill, tutelage and friendship of Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku came together and decided on a worthwhile venture, that is, doing a Festshrift in his honour. This led to the publication of a call for papers across the nation. Several papers came in from across Nigeria and beyond, such that even after the expiration of the date for the acceptance of papers several others came in. This is apropos and not surprising given the broad nature of the personality of Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku whose university of goodwill, tutelage and friendship cuts across several boundaries and resides in unanticipated venues.

    In this festshrift in honour of Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku, the editors attempted to accommodate the Professor's tremendous fans who meant to honour him with article contributions, but it must be acknowledged that it is not possible to accommodate all. In this historical piece, the contributions reflect the labours of Prof. Ichoku in the areas Economics, Higher Education and Sustainable Development in 21st Century Africa. The papers served in this volume are many and varied and have been group under the following broad areas of investigation:

    Section One: Profiles
    Section Two: Politics, Governance and Development
    Section Three: Politics, Governance and Development
    Section Four: History and International Relations

    As a scholar in the areas of economics and development, a good number of the papers deal with issues bordering on these areas. As a priest and a teacher, some reflect his personality. As a priest, an administrator and a teacher who have moved several mountains in the past, a festshrift such as this, is probably the least that the conglomeration of friends and well wishers can offer Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku.

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  • ECONOMICS, HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN 21ST CENTURY AFRICA: A FESTSHRIFT IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR ICHOKU HYACINTH EMENTA

    At the wake of the year 2023, a college of those who have benefited from the goodwill, tutelage and friendship of Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku came together and decided on a worthwhile venture, that is, doing a Festshrift in his honour. This led to the publication of a call for papers across the nation. Several papers came in from across Nigeria and beyond, such that even after the expiration of the date for the acceptance of papers several others came in. This is apropos and not surprising given the broad nature of the personality of Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku whose university of goodwill, tutelage and friendship cuts across several boundaries and resides in unanticipated venues.

    In this festshrift in honour of Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku, the editors attempted to accommodate the Professor's tremendous fans who meant to honour him with article contributions, but it must be acknowledged that it is not possible to accommodate all. In this historical piece, the contributions reect the labours of Prof. Ichoku in the areas Economics, Higher Education and Sustainable Development in 21st Century Africa. The papers served in this volume are many and varied and have been group under the following broad areas of investigation:

    Section One: Profiles
    Section Two: Economy and Finance
    Section Three: Education and Human Development
    Section Four: Security, Migration and Health

    As a scholar in the areas of economics and development, a good number of the papers deal with issues bordering on these areas. As a priest and a teacher, some reflect his personality. As a priest, an administrator and a teacher who have moved several mountains in the past, a festshrift such as this, is probably the least that the conglomeration of friends and well wishers can offer Very Rev. Prof. Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku.

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Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on Africa In The Global Community: Landmark Achievements, Setbacks And Future Developments -| 24th -27th May, 2023 |-

  • POLITICS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

    The 2023 international conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies was held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, with the theme: Africa In The Global Community: Landmark Achievements, Setbacks And Future Developments. The conference focused on the relationship between Africa and the global community. The conference aimed to retell the African story in a unique African manner. This is very important as the African continent has been presented and described in the global space, most times negatively and by non-Africans. This APAS conference, therefore, told the story of Africa from within Africa and in rare African voices - to counter erroneous ideas and projections about Africa. At this conference, African progressive visionaries across the continent reflected critically and discussed theoretical and empirical perspectives on African landmark achievements, setbacks and future developments. The multidisciplinary conference facilitated conversations across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including pure science and technology, management, humanities, social sciences, and arts, among others. This multidisciplinary approach generated robust engagements and enabled the forging of ambitious but concrete paths that will catalyse Africa’s prosperity. The present work on Politics And Economic Development In Africa is a collection of papers presented at the conference bordering on politics and economic development. Through this piece, the Conference shares the fruits of her research with the rest of the academic community

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  • GENDER, HUMAN RIGHTS AND EDUCATION IN AFRICA

    The 2023 international conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies was held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, with the theme: Africa In The Global Community: Landmark Achievements, Setbacks And Future Developments. The conference focused on the relationship between Africa and the global community. The conference aimed to retell the African story in a unique African manner. This is very important as the African continent has been presented and described in the global space, most times negatively and by non-Africans. This APAS conference, therefore, told the story of Africa from within Africa and in rare African voices - to counter erroneous ideas and projections about Africa. At this conference, African progressive visionaries across the continent reflected critically and discussed theoretical and empirical perspectives on African landmark achievements, setbacks and future developments. The multidisciplinary conference facilitated conversations across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including pure science and technology, management, humanities, social sciences, and arts, among others. This multidisciplinary approach generated robust engagements and enabled the forging of ambitious but concrete paths that will catalyse Africa’s prosperity. The present work on Gender, Human Rights And Education In Africa is a collection of papers presented at the conference bordering on gender, human rights and education in Africa. Through this piece, the Conference shares the fruits of her research with the rest of the academic community.

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  • AFRICAN THEOLOGY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY

    The 2023 international conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies was held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, with the theme: Africa In The Global Community: Landmark Achievements, Setbacks And Future Developments. The conference focused on the relationship between Africa and the global community. The conference aimed to retell the African story in a unique African manner. This is very important as the African continent has been presented and described in the global space, most times negatively and by non-Africans. This APAS conference, therefore, told the story of Africa from within Africa and in rare African voices - to counter erroneous ideas and projections about Africa. At this conference, African progressive visionaries across the continent reflected critically and discussed theoretical and empirical perspectives on African landmark achievements, setbacks and future developments. The multidisciplinary conference facilitated conversations across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including pure science and technology, management, humanities, social sciences, and arts, among others. This multidisciplinary approach generated robust engagements and enabled the forging of ambitious but concrete paths that will catalyse Africa’s prosperity. The present work on African Theology And Cultural Identity In a Global Community is a collection of papers presented at the conference bordering on African theology and cultural identity. Through this piece, the Conference shares the fruits of her research with the rest of the academic community.

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  • AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY

    The 2023 international conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies was held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, with the theme: Africa In The Global Community: Landmark Achievements, Setbacks And Future Developments. The conference focused on the relationship between Africa and the global community. The conference aimed to retell the African story in a unique African manner. This is very important as the African continent has been presented and described in the global space, most times negatively and by non-Africans. This APAS conference, therefore, told the story of Africa from within Africa and in rare African voices - to counter erroneous ideas and projections about Africa. At this conference, African progressive visionaries across the continent reflected critically and discussed theoretical and empirical perspectives on African landmark achievements, setbacks and future developments. The multidisciplinary conference facilitated conversations across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including pure science and technology, management, humanities, social sciences, and arts, among others. This multidisciplinary approach generated robust engagements and enabled the forging of ambitious but concrete paths that will catalyse Africa’s prosperity. The present work on African Philosophy And Religious Traditions In a Global Community is a collection of papers presented at the conference bordering on African philosophy and religious traditions. Through this piece, the Conference shares the fruits of her research with the rest of the academic community.

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  • EUPRAXOPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGION ANDTHE PARANORMALS: Towards a New Humanist Theory

    In The Meaning of Human Existence, Edward Osborne Wilson is reported to have attempted answers to the puzzles of human existence namely, who am I? what should I do in life? What is the meaning of life? These interrogatives which have situated the human species on an evolutionary continuum have not been fully answered by humans from time immemorial. Argued pointedly, Osborne acknowledged the fact that science latterly established the origins of Homo sapiens and the ultimate insignificance of the species in the universe though, humans still remained beholden to primitive survival impulses that lacked utility in contemporary society, leading to religious and tribal conflicts.

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  • AGAINST HUME’S METAPHYSICAL NIHILISM : In Defence of Metaphysics

    A cursory glance under the veneer of the historical evolution of philosophy, beginning from the ancient era to the contemporary epoch, shows that from the very foundation, philosophy has been concerned with the task of providing answers to fundamental questions, to which however, no conclusive answers are given. Within the parameters of metaphysics, a retinue of questions emerge: What is the meaning of life? What is our place in the universe? What is consciousness? Does the world exist? Why is there something, rather than nothing? Do we have free will? Does God exist? Does any of these - even my act of questioning - matter?

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  • THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY - Festschrift In Honour Of The Distinguished Emeritus Professor The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Cletus Tanimu Gotan

    At the wake of the year 2022, a college of those who have benefited from th goodwill, tutelage and friendship of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Prof. Cletus Tanimu Gotan came together and decided on a worthwhile venture, that is, doing a Festshrift in his honour. In this book of readings in honour of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Prof. Cletus Tanimu Gotan, the editors have tried to accommodate the Msgr's tremendous fans who meant to honour him with article contributions, but it must be acknowledged that it is not possible to accommodate all. In this historical piece, his contributions in the areas Religion, Theology and Education in the 21st Century.

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  • IGWEBUIKE: An Operative Condition of African Philosophy Religion and Culture

    The present lecture on Igwebuike: The Operative Condition of African Philosophy, Religion and Culture- Towards a Thermodynamic Transformative Ontology is the researcher's contribution to the ongoing discourse on the operative conditions of reality. Igwebuike, in the researcher's perspective, is the moving spirit and the pivot upon which African philosophy, religion and culture revolve, thus, the key to the understanding of African Traditional religion, culture and philosophy. It is thermodynamic because of the interdependence and complementarity of the elements of the African universe, which characterizes the African way of thinking, feeling, talking and responding to various human conditions. Igwebuike which is an Igbo proverb and proper name forms the 'tool box', the trajectory system and the practical art for the development of this inaugural lecture.

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  • AFRICAN INDIGENOUS ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    Scholars such as Udodora (2011), Mbiti (1976), Thompson (1970), Calder (1968), Gbenga (2006) had observed that all religious traditions whether elementary, pre-literate or advanced, are environmental friendly and teaches environmental preservation and protection. African eco-theology, therefore, stands to articulate in a theological manner African earth-based spiritual traditions and innovative spiritual practices that are emerging in response to the painful realities of climate change, mass extinction, biodiversity loss, and the disruption of local and global ecosystems which have for long not received the attention that it deserves. It is in this sense that this Book of Readings titled African Eco-Theology: Meaning, Forms and Expressions will become one of the greatest ornaments and lights in the world of ecotheology as it responds to fundamental questions looming at the corridors of ecological discourses.

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  • AFRICAN ECO-THEOLOGY: MEANING, FORMS AND EXPRESSIONS

    Scholars such as Udodora (2011), Mbiti (1976), Thompson (1970), Calder (1968), Gbenga (2006) had observed that all religious traditions whether elementary, pre-literate or advanced, are environmental friendly and teaches environmental preservation and protection. African eco-theology, therefore, stands to articulate in a theological manner African earth-based spiritual traditions and innovative spiritual practices that are emerging in response to the painful realities of climate change, mass extinction, biodiversity loss, and the disruption of local and global ecosystems which have for long not received the attention that it deserves. It is in this sense that this Book of Readings titled African Eco-Theology: Meaning, Forms and Expressions will become one of the greatest ornaments and lights in the world of ecotheology as it responds to fundamental questions looming at the corridors of ecological discourses.

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  • AFRICAN ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY: PERSPECTIVES IN ANTHROPOSOPHY AND ENVIRONMENTALISM - A HYBRID OF APPROACHES

    A cursory glance at the historical development of African anthroposophy, reveals that African earth-based spiritual traditions and innovative spiritual practices that are emerging in response to the painful realities of climate change, mass extinction, biodiversity loss, and the disruption of local and global ecosystems have for long not received the attention that it deserves. This work, therefore, would become one of the greatest ornaments and lights in the world of African eco-spirituality as it responds to questions that are long overdue from the world of African spirituality.

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  • AFRICAN ECO-PHILOSOPHY: COSMOLOGY, CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    The need for the African people to relate to their environment within their categories is very important as Africa is today united by the consciousness that individual destinies are caught up with the health of natural systems at the national, regional and continental levels. This Book of Readings on African EcoPhilosophy: Cosmology, Consciousness and the Environment focuses on philosophical reflections regarding the issue of ecology in Africa. These reflections spring from the African earth-based spiritual traditions and innovative spiritual practices. This book, therefore, would become one of the greatest ornaments and lights in the world of African eco-philosophy.

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Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on African Ideologies and Innovative Trends and Advances: Honouring the Past and Shaping the Future -| 25th May, 2021 |-

  • TRENDS AND ADVANCES IN EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA

    The 2021 International Conference did not only highlight the triumphs of past years but focused on strategies for tackling forthcoming challenges in the African continent. The collective action of the members of the association as scholars in discussing innovative trends and advances within Africa is representative of the shared energy and excitement around Africa’s academic potential.
    The present piece titled: Trends and Advances in Education and Management in Africa: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on African Ideologies and Innovative Trends and Advances: Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future, 25th May, 2021 is part of the outcome of the conference.

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  • AFRICAN RELIGION AND CULTURE: HONOURING THE PAST AND SHAPING THE FUTURE

    The 2021 International Conference did not only highlight the triumphs of past years but focused on strategies for tackling forthcoming challenges in the African continent. The collective action of the members of the association as scholars in discussing innovative trends and advances within Africa is representative of the shared energy and excitement around Africa’s academic potential.
    The present piece titled: African Religion and Culture: Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on African Ideologies and Innovative Trends and Advances: Honouring the Past and Shaping the Future, 25th May, 2021 is part of the outcome of the conference.

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  • AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES

    The present piece, titled: African Philosophy: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on African Ideologies and Innovative Trends and Advances: Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future, 25th May, 2021, is part of the outcome of the conference.

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  • AFRICAN IDEOLOGIES AND SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUES - INNOVATIVE TRENDS AND ADVANCES

    The present piece titled: African Ideologies and Socio-Political Issues: Innovative Trends and Advances- Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on African Ideologies and Innovative Trends and Advances: Honouring the Past and Shaping the Future, 25th May, 2021 is part of the outcome of the conference.

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference onNew Trends in Science, Technology, Management and Social Sciences in Africa: Osun State, Nigeria -| June 2nd - 4th, 2021 |-

  • 2021: NEW TRENDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN AFRICA

    This proceedings captures a three-day program of presentations, panel discussions and interactive dialogue at the Third International Conference of Villanova on New Trends in Science, Technology, Management and Social Sciences in Africa, which took place from 2nd to 4th of June 2021. The event was a multidisciplinary conference that brought together some academics, researchers and scholars from various academic institutions from within and outside the state as well as the academic staff of Villanova Polytechnic to review new trends virtually in all fields of learning. It also provided a valuable networking opportunity and set the stage for further cooperation among academics, researchers and scholars in the state and beyond.

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Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on New Trends in Science, Technology, Management and Social Sciences in Africa: Osun State, Nigeria -| July 10th & 11th, 2019 |-

  • 2019: NEW TRENDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN AFRICA

    This maiden conference featured lead paper presentation by Prof. Benjamin Ekundayo Olufemi, JP, FCVSN of University of Ibadan, Nigeria. We are thankful to the conference committee and regular program committee members and reviewers, without whose expert input this conference would not be possible. Finally, we thank the entire organizing team and all authors who submitted their work. We hope that you will enjoy this collection of high quality papers, research notes and abstracts from a cast of international researchers in the fascinating field of Science, Technology, Management and Social Sciences.

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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Seminary of All Saints, Uhiele-Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria -| March 18th – 20th, 2020 |-

  • FORMATION OF THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE 21ST CENTURY

    The 21st Century is markedly identified by great discoveries in science and technology that it has christened as the age of information technology. Regardless of the advancement of knowledge in this century with mind-blowing discoveries like electric, driverless cars, cryptocurrency, 3D technologies and e-technologies like e-readers and e-cigarettes, the human person instead of advancing, is palpably and grossly undermined. While there is so much advancement in human reason which is meant to bring about a better place and dignity for the human person, paradoxically, the cost of the human person is more cheapened more than ever. The scandal of technological advancement is that, the rise in human knowledge has not brought about a better quality of life and a more secured world of the human person. Rather, the world has become more perilous. More and more, the purpose of man is diminished.

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The present work on FORMATION, THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD AND THE MODERN AGE: Festschrift in Honour of Rev. Fr. Anselm Jimoh -| 2019 |-

  • FORMATION, THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD AND THE MODERN AGE

    FORMATION, THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD AND THE MODERN AGE – Festschrift in Honour of Rev. Fr. Anselm Jimoh. Formation is indisputably a critical variable in the preparation and eventual ordination of priests. The Catholic Priesthood has been the spotlight of many conversations in recent times from the good to the ugly. Although the priest or priest-to be is called to be set apart, this is first a call from the people. As a man called from the people, he is not completely immune from the challenges of society. The formation then helps to shape, prepare and dispose of the priest-to-be to the gospel he is called to embrace. The Church invests richly in the formation of seminarians and priests because of this critical importance. The formation covers four essential aspects of the priest, namely, the Spiritual, Human, Social, Intellectual and Pastoral Life. Hence, it becomes expedient, to have a rich resource on formation, granted many factors influence it today, consequent on the signs of the modern age. This demands that new approaches and perspectives are evolved to make the priest of today as relevant as ever.

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Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on the Impact of Covid-19 on Africa and the Quest for Afrocentric Perspectives -| 17th September 2020 |-

  • COVID-19 AND AFROCENTRIC PERSPECTIVES: HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS

    The book in your hands is one of the proceeds of the said APAS conference. As Africans, APAS scholars believe that there are Afrocentric perspectives to the health and economic challenges posed by the dreaded COVID-19. Arguably, from varied points of view, individual authors outlined some health and economic implications of COVID-19 on African nations. Some solutions and recommendations are also made in this regard. It is strongly believed that this book will bring a turnaround in African health and economic sectors especially in a period of pandemic such as COVID-19.

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  • THE SOCIO-RELIGIOUS DYNAMICS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AFRICA

    The advent of COVID-19 drastically disrupted the socioreligious order in the African world. Sequel to the deadly and fastspreading nature of COVID-19, different measures were put in place by various governments and health agencies to curb the spread. Among the precautionary measures is: Social Distancing. Human beings were strongly advised to avoid each other, desist from any form of physical contact and also to stop or minimise social gatherings, namely, religious gathering, wedding, markets, burials/funerals/ etc. This new way of life was seen by some Africans as un-African and unnatural.

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  • COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ICT AND EDUCATION SYSTEM IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

    It is in the face of Covid-19 impacts that scholars of the Association of the Promotion of African Studies have undertaken to study the Covid-19 pandemic from an African perspective and to draw out the economic and health challenges on the African people. This piece, is a major contribution to knowledge not only relevant for scholars but also policy makers and None Governmental Organization workers.

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Proceedings of an online Colloquium on Igwebuike Philosophy -| From 20th January To 20th July 2020 |-

  • THEMES IN IGWEBUIKE PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY

    The concept Igwebuike began first as a methodology and philosophy. Gradually, its philosophical elements began to have serious implications for theological discourse, especially with the increasing need to do theology that arises from the philosophy of the African people. Such a theology would always have an inescapable element of philosophy, speaking to people in their own native context, because it is expressed in categories of thought that arises out of the philosophy of the African people. This affirms the reality of the link between philosophy and theology, especially regarding the links between the great philosophical questions and the mysteries of salvation which are studied in theology under the guidance of the higher light of faith. In Igwebuike theology, theology takes on the form of a bridge that connects the human person who lives within the context of a changing culture to God who is beyond the law of change.

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  • IGWEBUIKE PHILOSOPHY AND COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONS

    In this work, Igwebuike is employed as a unifying concept of African thought, especially, that aspect concerning the human person’s conception of the spiritual and material universe in which he or she lives. It is an explanatory theory or principle that interprets the puzzle of our complex relationship with the non-corporal world and human social life, that is, major social institutions that ensure social continuity and group identity, and further, underpins the epistemological manifestations of the human person’s universe. This piece remains a major contribution to the corpus of literature on Igwebuike philosophy.

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  • IGWEBUIKE: AN AFRICAN COMPLEMENTARY PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK

    This piece studies the dimensions of Igwebuike, which include its place within the theater of being, and its literal and linguistic meanings. It also searches for the basis of inter-subjectivity in the African worldview conceptualized in Igwebuike philosophy, and this it locates in Chi. The next two papers study aspects of Plutarch’s ethical-political thought in comparison with the Igwebuike philosophy and employed Igwebuike as an ontological toolbox that forms the trajectory system of the Igbo-African world. There are further inquiries on the relationship between Igwebuike and the liberation and ethics.

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Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies on African Ideologies, Human Security and Peace Building -| 10-11 June 2020 |-

  • PHILOSOPHY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA

    Peikoff rightly argued when he states: “Philosophy is a human need as real as the need of food. It is a need of the mind, without which man cannot obtain his food or anything his life requires.”2 One thing that is sure is that philosophy makes every rational effort to solve human problems. This is made explicitly manifest in the eleven (11) chapters of this book. This book is part of the proceeds from the 2020 APAS International conference (10 -11 June) that focused on: African Ideologies, Human Security and Peacebuilding. It is my strong conviction that the critical reflections of African scholars in this book will certainly bring about better understanding of the place of philosophy in conflict resolution and peacebuilding in Africa.

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  • RELIGION AND PEACE BUILDING IN AFRICA

    This book is a collection of some papers that were read at the 2020 APAS International Conference (10 – 11 June) with the theme: African Ideologies, Human Security and Peacebuilding. This book hinglights the unique importance of religion in peacebuilding in Africa. The ten (10) chapters herein advocate for religious tolerance and harmonious coexistence among African people irrespective of religious background. Religion, in the understanding of this book, should be a factor for unity and not disunity in Africa.

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  • AFRICAN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS - PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

    This book in your hands provides a context for members of the Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS) to study and unveil the dimensions of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and thus make them available to you (the reader) and especially the policy makers and development planning experts. The book is packed-full with well-researched works from the desks of African scholars. It is hoped that the various chapters in thi