Charles T Orjiakor

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  • Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Research Fellow Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria
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Nigeria’s ‘miracle examination centres’ undermine education: how to stop the rot

Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria; Aloysius Odii, University of Nigeria; Charles T Orjiakor, University of Nigeria; Chinyere Onalu, University of Nigeria; Dr. Pallavi Roy, SOAS, University of London; Obinna Onwujekwe, University of Nigeria; Prince Agwu -, University of Nigeria, and Uzoma Okoye, University of Nigeria

Top-down enforcement of rules is not working; it has to be in people’s own interests to behave ethically.
Trucks like this are used to convey inmates to the prison in Lagos State, Nigeria. Over 70 percent of inmates in Nigeria have not appeared in court and haven’t been sentenced. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Waiting for trial can be worse than facing the sentence: a study in Nigerian prisons

Charles T Orjiakor, University of Nigeria

The proportion of prisoners awaiting trial in Nigeria is disturbing, and prolonged imprisonment can have a damaging effect on their mental functioning .
A health worker collecting sample test kits from a nurse during a community COVID-19 testing campaign in Lagos. Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Coronavirus: corruption in health care could get in the way of Nigeria’s response

Obinna Onwujekwe, University of Nigeria; Charles T Orjiakor, University of Nigeria, and Prince Agwu -, University of Nigeria

As Nigeria battles COVID-19, systemic corruption and a low level of accountability in the health sector may undermine efforts to halt the devastating effect of the virus.

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