Sunday Omotuyi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052050 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sunday Omotuyi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sunday |
| FAMILY NAME | Omotuyi |
| SIGNATURE | OMOTUYI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6860-8053 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pardoning the Unrepentant
Visa-on-arrival, Ecowas-free Mobility and the Securitisation of the Intra-African Migration in Nigeria
Over the years, Nigeria’s regional hegemonic leadership in (West) Africa, especially within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region, has been debated within academic and foreign relations circles. A major component of this regional leadership aspiration was its quest for a ‘borderless Africa’. As an important arrowhead of its pro-African foreign policy, the Nigerian government proactively crafted a benign national border pol…
Oil smuggling, borderland and border management in Nigeria
On 29 May 2023, the vexed subsidy on PMS was finally removed after the unilateral border closure imposed since 2019 failed to prevent cross-border smuggling of the petroleum products in Nigeria. The ceaseless transborder smuggling despite border closure, raises questions about the effectiveness of border management in Nigeria. This study analyses the inefficacy of border policing against smuggling in Nigeria, arguing that strategies to monitor po…
The Burden of Borders
The pan-African worldview of Nigeria’s political leaders and Abuja’s putative hegemonic leadership in Africa had entailed Nigeria operated an idealistic border policy. However, convinced that border closure remained a solution to the perennial insecurity and economic ‘sabotage’ in Nigeria, President Buhari imposed border closure in 2019. While the government declared the controversial policy a ‘success’ in the fight against crimes, this paper dis…
Franco-Nigerian détente? Nigeria, France and the Francophone states of the Lake Chad region in the era of the Boko Haram terrorism
France’s power projection in West Africa was perceived as a credible threat to Nigeria’s national security and leadership aspiration in the sub-region. In recent times, however, Paris’ deepening engagements with the Sahelian states in the context of the counterterrorism fully aligns with Nigeria’s national interest. It is against this background that this paper interrogates the importance of counterterrorism operations in enhancing collaborative …
Reassessing the Power of a Sub-Regional Security Provider
Nigeria’s traditional role as a security provider in West Africa being a sub-regional hegemon and mainspring of the ECOWAS has enjoyed scholarly engagement since the end of the Cold War. Its advocacy for the ‘African solutions to African problems’ has been a critical component of its African diplomacy since independence in 1960. This advocacy finds its loudest expression in the leadership roles it played in peacekeeping efforts in the continent i…
Racing Against the Tide? A Critique of Nigeria’s Quest for Membership of the United Nations Security Council
The recent vigorous campaign by Nigerian government for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council is, like previous attempts, hinged on the country’s ‘track record’ in peacekeeping operations. However, in recent years, particularly since the uprising of the Boko Haram terrorist group, it appears that Nigeria’s commitment to this role has diminished considerably in its foreign policy priorities. This article, against this backg…
Visa-on-arrival, Ecowas-free Mobility and the Securitisation of the Intra-African Migration in Nigeria
Over the years, Nigeria’s regional hegemonic leadership in (West) Africa, especially within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region, has been debated within academic and foreign relations circles. A major component of this regional leadership aspiration was its quest for a ‘borderless Africa’. As an important arrowhead of its pro-African foreign policy, the Nigerian government proactively crafted a benign national border pol…
The Burden of Borders
The pan-African worldview of Nigeria’s political leaders and Abuja’s putative hegemonic leadership in Africa had entailed Nigeria operated an idealistic border policy. However, convinced that border closure remained a solution to the perennial insecurity and economic ‘sabotage’ in Nigeria, President Buhari imposed border closure in 2019. While the government declared the controversial policy a ‘success’ in the fight against crimes, this paper dis…
Franco-Nigerian détente? Nigeria, France and the Francophone states of the Lake Chad region in the era of the Boko Haram terrorism
France’s power projection in West Africa was perceived as a credible threat to Nigeria’s national security and leadership aspiration in the sub-region. In recent times, however, Paris’ deepening engagements with the Sahelian states in the context of the counterterrorism fully aligns with Nigeria’s national interest. It is against this background that this paper interrogates the importance of counterterrorism operations in enhancing collaborative …
Reassessing the Power of a Sub-Regional Security Provider
Nigeria’s traditional role as a security provider in West Africa being a sub-regional hegemon and mainspring of the ECOWAS has enjoyed scholarly engagement since the end of the Cold War. Its advocacy for the ‘African solutions to African problems’ has been a critical component of its African diplomacy since independence in 1960. This advocacy finds its loudest expression in the leadership roles it played in peacekeeping efforts in the continent i…
Racing Against the Tide? A Critique of Nigeria’s Quest for Membership of the United Nations Security Council
The recent vigorous campaign by Nigerian government for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council is, like previous attempts, hinged on the country’s ‘track record’ in peacekeeping operations. However, in recent years, particularly since the uprising of the Boko Haram terrorist group, it appears that Nigeria’s commitment to this role has diminished considerably in its foreign policy priorities. This article, against this backg…
The Burden of Borders
The pan-African worldview of Nigeria’s political leaders and Abuja’s putative hegemonic leadership in Africa had entailed Nigeria operated an idealistic border policy. However, convinced that border closure remained a solution to the perennial insecurity and economic ‘sabotage’ in Nigeria, President Buhari imposed border closure in 2019. While the government declared the controversial policy a ‘success’ in the fight against crimes, this paper dis…
Franco-Nigerian détente? Nigeria, France and the Francophone states of the Lake Chad region in the era of the Boko Haram terrorism
France’s power projection in West Africa was perceived as a credible threat to Nigeria’s national security and leadership aspiration in the sub-region. In recent times, however, Paris’ deepening engagements with the Sahelian states in the context of the counterterrorism fully aligns with Nigeria’s national interest. It is against this background that this paper interrogates the importance of counterterrorism operations in enhancing collaborative …
Visa-on-arrival, Ecowas-free Mobility and the Securitisation of the Intra-African Migration in Nigeria
Over the years, Nigeria’s regional hegemonic leadership in (West) Africa, especially within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region, has been debated within academic and foreign relations circles. A major component of this regional leadership aspiration was its quest for a ‘borderless Africa’. As an important arrowhead of its pro-African foreign policy, the Nigerian government proactively crafted a benign national border pol…
Oil smuggling, borderland and border management in Nigeria
On 29 May 2023, the vexed subsidy on PMS was finally removed after the unilateral border closure imposed since 2019 failed to prevent cross-border smuggling of the petroleum products in Nigeria. The ceaseless transborder smuggling despite border closure, raises questions about the effectiveness of border management in Nigeria. This study analyses the inefficacy of border policing against smuggling in Nigeria, arguing that strategies to monitor po…
Pardoning the Unrepentant
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