Vol. 14 No. 3 (Special) (2025): Journal of Management & Social Sciences

Editor’s Note

We welcome our esteemed readers to yet another issue of this Journal. The Fountain University Journal of Management and Social Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes academic and policy research articles in diverse disciplines including, accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, sociology, public administration, political science, media and mass communication, and criminology and security studies, among others.

This edition is a Special Edition consisting of seven (7) papers drawn from the 1^st International Conference of Fountain University, Osogbo in conjunction with NASFAT Missionary Institute (NMI) tagged FUO-NMI Conference. The conference was held on 21st and 22nd November, 2024 at Fountain University Osogbo with the theme: Navigating the Dynamics of Religion, Politics, Ethnicity and Youth for Peace and Development. While papers presented at the conference covered wide range of disciplines; Pure, Natural and Applied Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Social and Management Sciences, among others, this edition specifically published selected papers in the field of management and social sciences. Contributing scholars include Morufu Onike Abdul-Azeez, Daud Oniyide, Oluwatoyin Shakirat Salami, Ghaffar Adewale Adeleye, Kamal-deen Olawale Sulaiman, Wasiu Oyetunji Bello, Suliyat Olajumoke Mohammadtaofeek, Stephen Seyi Aasa, and Kehinde Kamorudeen Busari. 

The edition provides analyses of the religious perspective and socio-political explanations of important issues in Nigeria and globally. First, is the issue of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on religion by AbdulAzeez, who also wrote on NASFAT's educational and socioeconomic strategies towards narrowing gaps in Islamic propagation. Similar contribution was made by Oniyide, who wrote on an assessment of moral and ethical challenges in Traditional Arabic Schools in Southwest Nigeria, and Sulaiman & Bello, who assessed human empowerment strategies from the lens of the Tijaniyyah Grassroots Mobilization and Empowerment Initiative of Nigeria (TIGMEIN) Osun State, Nigeria. Lastly, Busari, Mohammadtaofeek & Aasa, and Salami & Adeleye analysed the impacts of political institutions and governance, ethnic and religious identity, and political communication on Nigeria’s national interest and security. All the studies presented plausible conclusions and relevant policy implications for policy makers.  

We appreciate the contributions of all the authors. If you find this production interesting, do not hesitate to send in your articles; as JMSS accepts papers all year round.

Tirimisiyu F. Oloko, Ph.D.

Editor