Unresolved social issues between the local community and the petroleum industry plague the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. These concerns are addressed by introducing a social sustainability assessment framework for the petroleum industry. Key performance indicators (KPIs) are identified, through...

As the world grapples with the challenges of globalisation, global warming and climate change; the latter two being the direct consequence of fossilised energy use, the new thinking globally is how to shift towards a green economy with emphasis placed on the use of non-fossil fuels (alternative...

As Nigeria evolves towards an emerging economy, Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) portend as a possible avenue through which she can improve her global competitiveness, if she must meet her target of becoming one of the world’s 20 biggest economies by the year 2020. ICTs have...

There is an observed dearth of technological entrepreneurship across Africa, worse still, the Niger Delta region (NDR) of Nigeria. Entrepreneurship generally and technological entrepreneurship in particular are now considered as the engine for economic development. Technology-business incubators...

This paper reports on postgraduate engineering students’ perceptions of teamwork in Nigeria. Using a mix methodology (both quantitative and qualitative techniques), findings, like previous studies, were indicative of the fact that postgraduate students too can acquire certain generic skills...