Oghogho Oriakhi

Cybercrime has emerged as one of the most significant challenges facing Nigeria in the digital age, with its effects being particularly evident among youths. This study examines the impacts of cybercrime in Nigeria, using youths in Benin City as a case study. The research investigates the social, economic, and psychological consequences of cybercrime on young people, as well as its influence on societal values, employment opportunities, and the reputation of Nigeria both locally and internationally. Data were collected through surveys, interviews, and relevant secondary sources involving youths within Benin City. The findings reveal that while cybercrime provides short-term financial gains for some individuals, it contributes significantly to moral decadence, youth unemployment, loss of trust in online transactions, financial losses to victims, and the stigmatization of Nigerian youths in global digital spaces. The study further identifies factors such as unemployment, poverty, peer influence, and the quest for quick wealth as major drivers of cybercrime among youths. The research concludes that cybercrime poses serious threats to sustainable development and social stability in Nigeria. It recommends increased employment opportunities, digital literacy programs, stricter law enforcement, and youth empowerment initiatives as effective measures to curb cybercrime and promote responsible use of information and communication technologies among young people in Benin City and Nigeria at large.

The act of changing or harming a woman's genitalia for non-medical purposes is known as female genital mutilation. An estimated 230 million women and girls worldwide have experienced female genital mutilation, which is acknowledged internationally as a violation of human rights. The number of girls who undergo female genital mutilation will continue to rise if the practice persists at current levels, even though it is decreasing in the majority of the countries where it is common.

The dawn of the 21st century has marked a pivotal era in the history of human civilization, characterized by unprecedented technological innovations, accelerated globalization, and the widespread proliferation of digitalcommunication tools . Among the most profound developments of this digital age is the emergence and integration of social media into the fabric of everyday life. Social media, defined as a range of internet- based platforms and applications that enable users to create, share, and exchange content in real-time, has revolutionized how individuals, particularly the youth, interact with one another and with thebroader world.

Heritages are cherished cultural traits that are passed down fromone generationtothe next through deliberate preservation. Heritages are the richness of extinct andcurrent societies that have been kept and passed down from one generation to the next andaresignificant in terms of history, education, recreation, and economics. To put it anotherway, heritages are important gifts that come from both man and nature. Cultural heritagesdevelop from human ingenuity and are passed down through centuries of humanculturesthrough oral traditions and written concrete forms.1 However, cultural heritageisrestricted to concepts and objects created by humans

Nigeria, as a developing nation is particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change. A large part of the economy of the country depends on natural resources, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change. When those resources are affected, communities are implicated.1 Disease, loss of livelihoods and settlements can force entire communities into relocation or complete extinction and even refugee status. As critical as the effect of climate change is, it is not clear whether Nigerians are aware of what climate change is or its effects. Perhaps the biggest obstacle is the lack of awareness and knowledge.2 this study examines the impact of of climate change on the people of Edo State, Nigeria.

An intergroup relation is the relations among states, covering the political, cultural, economic and other relations in their formal and informal dimensions and diversities. Intergroup relations include all international phenomena, all transactions whether involving the state or ordinary individuals across state boundaries. The Pre- colonial societies were so interwoven that the actions of one affect the other. Intergroup relation is a recent and popular theme in the Africa historiography. The subject is not only peculiar to the western world alone, but prevalent in Africa and also amidst numerous ethnic groups in Nigeria. Diverse ethnic group in Nigeria engaged in some forms of relations at one point or the other, either through treaties, peaceful mean, diplomacy, conflict or war and trade, whichever means this relationship or interaction is built, intergroup relation existed and it is a continuous process in as much, humans interact and co-operate in the international system.