Promoting Sustainable Development in Nigeria: Review of Literatures on Parameters to ensure Positive Peace in Nigeria
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2023
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Lead City University Ibadan
Abstract
The pursuit of social justice, intertwined with religion, plays a vital role in fostering peace and security
for sustainable development. Religion, as a powerful social institution, often advocates for social
justice by promoting compassion, empathy, and solidarity among individuals and communities.
Security, which is freedom from danger and risk, peace of mind or absence of fear, and the certainty or
assurance of the good life as well as religion determines sustainable development of any nation at any
given time period. Therefore, this paper addresses the issue of sustainable development as well as the
interplay of social justice, religion, peace and security within the Nigerian context. The paper also put
forward suggestions on how equitable distribution of resources, provision of security for life and
properties of citizenry by government and religion could be engaged as viable tools for attaining
sustainable development in Nigeria. Recommendations were put forward on how the elements
standing against the achievement of sustainable development could be addressed through social justice,
religion, peace and security.
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Social Justice, Religion, Peace, Security, Sustainable Development