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Title:
TACKLING THE CHALLENGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA: THE PHILOSOPHERS’ ROLE

Authors:
Anthony Raphael Etuk, PhD. and Emmanuel Amoji Ujoh, PhD.

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Anthony Raphael Etuk, PhD.1 and Emmanuel Amoji Ujoh, PhD.2
1. Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria.
2. Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

MLA 8
Etuk, Anthony Raphael, and Emmanuel Amoji Ujoh. "TACKLING THE CHALLENGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA: THE PHILOSOPHERS’ ROLE." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 3, Mar. 2023, pp. 510-523, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i03.012. Accessed Mar. 2023.
APA 6
Etuk, A., & Ujoh, E. (2023, March). TACKLING THE CHALLENGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA: THE PHILOSOPHERS’ ROLE. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(3), 510-523. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i03.012
Chicago
Etuk, Anthony Raphael, and Emmanuel Amoji Ujoh. "TACKLING THE CHALLENGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA: THE PHILOSOPHERS’ ROLE." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 3 (March 2023), 510-523. Accessed March, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i03.012.

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ABSTRACT:
Perhaps, nothing sums up the myriads of problems confronting Nigeria as the challenge of nation-building. Decades after independence, Nigeria remains no more than a mere geographical territory with citizens bound together only by a common history and currency. Building a sense of nationhood where national integration and development are key features, has been a difficult challenge for the country currently hewed into smithereens by bitter ethno-religious rivalries, politics of ethnic domination, protests and agitations against political and economic exclusion and separatists’ agitations for self-determination. Given their significance to national development, this paper examines the various ways philosophers can contribute to the process of nation-building in Nigeria through their profession. The paper adopts the analytic and critical methods of research. It concludes with the view that philosophers, trained in critical and reflective thinking to address social and political issues, have a vital role to play in nation building through effective mental and moral formations of the citizens.

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