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Conference Paper for African International Conference On Transnational Organized Crimes 2023     (AICTOC 23)   Venue: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria  Date: 5th -8th June, 2023  Topic: An Assessment of Children and Young People’s Involvement in Drug Trafficking and Related Risk Behaviours in West Africa  We can only run but we can’t hide from the fact that our children and young people are slowly getting lost to the cold hands of drugs in all ramification, if you look closely around you, you will find them! Introduction One of the actual threats to the Nigeria’s security is the alarming rate of illicit drug trafficking (IDT). The menace of IDT poses heinous threats to human lives, national development and security. Most of Nigerian borders are porous, therefore, giving room for easy influx, movement and exit of drugs.  However, the failing economy, insecurity, high rate of graduate unemployment, poverty, failure of government to...

  9/11/20 9/11/2022  Exploring The State Of Development Interventions On the Boy Child In Nigeria; A Case Study Of Asaba, Delta State                                 Mega Impact Foundation Email: Info@megaimpactfoundation.org   Research Purpose   The purpose of this study was to identify the negative resultant effect of a Gender-Focused society and its effects on the boy child who are continuously neglected as it concerns their personal and social development; according to the United Nations Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The girl-child is getting about 90% of attention by Governments, International Organizations, NGOs and other child developmental agencies while little or no emphasis is placed on the challenges faced by the boy child.   The resultant effects were examined through a questionnaire th...