The North-Eastern part of Nigeria, bedevilled by terrorism perpetrated by Boko Haram, is recovering from over a decade of a campaign of terror and insurgency that has witnessed the socioeconomic collapse of the region with millions of internally displaced persons.

The Nigerian government has been expressing their desire for the displaced to return home following the restoration of peace in some parts of the region. However, a large population of these individuals have registered their unwillingness to return despite the perceived gains of reintegration.

In this study, Dr. Adekola Oluwatomipe, Dr. Azuh, Dominic, and Dr. Amoo, Emmanuel of Covenant University, Professor Brownell, Gracie of Texas A&M University, and Dr. Giuseppe Cirella of the University of Gdansk, discovered a strong positive influence of having the assurance of finding employment back home on the willingness to reintegrate.

The results further suggest that displaced people are 14 times more willing to return home when the government guarantees employment. To encourage reintegration, the authors propose that displaced people be economically empowered through the provision of jobs upon their return to their various home communities.

For more on this study, visit

http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/16041 to read more.

The "Beautiful Game", also known as football, remains an important sport in the world, with followers generated across different social divides and strata. Interestingly, researchers are becoming more interested in analyzing football match results in order to aid prediction and match forecasting using a single variable or a large number of variables.

The President of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, Professor Mohammed B. Yerima, has heaped plaudits on Covenant University as one of the very few institutions in Nigeria with the requisite capacity to teach and carry out a deep research in the area of biotechnology.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo, has called on experts in the biotechnology field of learning to quickly work at evolving means of confronting the plethora of challenges bedevilling development globally and deliver on the expectations of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Vice Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun Adebayo, has congratulated the returning students of the University for a successful change of levels, while welcoming them to the 2022/2023 academic Session.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun Adebayo has charged Higher Institutions in Nigeria to address the need for real and virtual learning spaces, to encourage the continuation of active learning, beyond the formal classroom setting.

An economist and political scientist from the University of Chicago, Professor James Robinson, has indicated interest in ongoing research works at Covenant University. Professor Robinson made this known during a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo.

After 3 days of intense, rigorous, and robust engagement, the Management team of Dominion University, Ibadan, on a visit to understudy the working operations of Covenant University, commended the giant strides taken by the management team of the University over the past 19 years.