https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid <p>The International Journal of Intellectual Discourse (IJID) is a regional and continental open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Faculties of Management Sciences and Social Sciences, Sa'adu Zungur University, Gadau, Bauchi State - Nigeria. This journal, which is published quarterly, is aimed at driving and expanding knowledge in the areas of social sciences, management sciences, and humanities by providing opportunities for publishing research findings and ground-breaking discoveries, new concepts, or theory, exchange of ideas, circulate scholarly opinion and to enhance collaboration among researchers across a broad spectrum of disciplines, such as Accounting, Management, Business Administration, Economics, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Banking, Finance, Marketing, and any other related areas.</p> Sa'adu Zungur University, Gadau, Bauchi State - Nigeria en-US International Journal of Intellectual Discourse 2636-4832 https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid/article/view/995 <p>This study examined the empirical examinations about the impact of international trade on the economic growth in Nigeria. The study has furnished a good understanding of the position of impact that both import and export as well as other variables used in the study has on the expansion of Nigeria’s economy. The study covered the period of 1981 to 2022 and time series data obtained from CBN were used. The econometrics tools used in this study include; Unit Root Test, Cointegration Test and Error Correction Model which were used to determine the position of impact that one variable has on the other. The result arising from our findings indicates that Total Import positively and significantly impacted on the growth of Nigeria’s economy for the period under review. It was also shown in the result that export and exchange rate have positive and insignificant impact on RGDP. The Foreign Direct Investment has negative but insignificant impact on the economic growth in Nigeria. International trade is significant in determining Nigerian economic growth. Based on the findings from this explorable paper, it was recommended that the federal government should encourage the importation of standard raw materials that will promote the exportation of locally produced goods which will meet the international standard in order to promote favourable balance of payment.&nbsp;</p> Olusesan Samuel AFOLABI Oluwafemi John OLOWONIYI Copyright (c) 2025 2025-12-01 2025-12-01 8 4 https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid/article/view/996 <p>This study examined the determinants of eNaira adoption in the northwest and northeast of Nigeria being represented by Jigawa and Bauchi States respectively. The study employed the use of Diffusion of innovation theory (IDT) in conjunction with the Technology acceptance model (TAM). The combination of variables that includes Compatibility, Complexity, Trialability and Observability were cowered from IDT and Perceived ease of use was selected from TAM. Perceived risk was added to the evolving conceptual framework considering the nature of the study. Sample of 459 questionnaires were administered of which 312 were returned and dully completed. The questionnaire were analyzed with the help of SPSS and Smart-PLS. The findings of the study revealed that Perceived Risk and Observability are crucial determinants of eNaira adoption. While the Perceived Ease of Use <br>and observability influences eNaira adoption in a significantly positive direction, complexity and perceived risk relate negatively to eNaira adoption with perceived risk appearing to be a strong determinant. Both Trialability, Compatibility and Complexity appeared to be less important variables in eNaira adoption as there was no significant impact observed from the variables in relation to eNaira adoption. The study recommended that enhancing public visibility and demonstrations, putting strong risk reduction measures into place, streamlining the user experience through better app usability, fewer transaction steps, and multilingual support, re-evaluating the low impact factors, and expanding education and awareness programs particularly those that target underserved populations and rural areas by the CBN.&nbsp;</p> Sani Yahaya Akilu Aliyu Shinkafi Muhammad Abdullahi Shuaibu Shehu Kura Lawan Yusuf Saleh Copyright (c) 2025 2025-12-01 2025-12-01 8 4 https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid/article/view/997 <p>In the digital era, social media has become a central source of news valued for its speed and accessibility, but it also raises serious concerns about misinformation and declining trust. Anchored on the source credibility theory, which argues that audiences are more persuaded by sources perceived as trustworthy and knowledgeable. the study examined how residents of Ilorin-South perceived the credibility of social media journalism, focusing on their trust levels, evaluation criteria, and coping strategies for identifying reliable information. Using survey data from 384 respondents, the study found that although 65% expressed some level of trust in social media news, almost 20% remained sceptical, highlighting an ongoing tension between accessibility and authenticity. Respondents relied heavily on credibility cues such as source reputation (73%), supporting evidence (68%), consistency across multiple outlets (75%), and professional language (78%), while nearly 80% acknowledged that peer endorsements subtly shaped their perceptions. Despite these indicators, misinformation remained a major concern, with 68% of participants reporting that they frequently cross check social media news with other platforms to verify accuracy. These patterns affirm the continued relevance of the source credibility theory in digital spaces where audiences must independently evaluate a wide range of content producers, from established media organisations to everyday influencers. Based on these findings, the study recommended strengthening professionalism among online journalists, enhancing the visibility of verified sources, encouraging digital literacy practices such as cross-referencing, and promoting collaboration between traditional and online media to improve the reliability of social media news.</p> Agnes Joe Shaibu Adegboyega Makanjuola Copyright (c) 2025 2025-12-01 2025-12-01 8 4 https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid/article/view/998 <p>This paper focused on investigating the impact of oil prices on trade openness in Nigeria. Secondary data were collected from World Development Indicator, International Monetary Fund and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletins and used for the study between1980-2020 to analyze the impact of crude oil prices on stock prices in Nigeria 1980 2020 and the impact of oil price on exchange rate in Nigeria 1980-2020. The method of estimation used in this study is Autoregressive Distribution Lag (ARDL) and the ARDL bounds test shows the existence of co-integration in model. Oil price has shown positive impact on trade openness in both short run and long run in this research. This study recommends that Stock market regulatory agencies should take steps that would allow and encourage oil and gas companies to participate fully in the market so that oil and gas companies can have more direct impact on the Nigerian economy. Transparency and accountability in the stock exchange market should also be giving by regulators so as to boost the confidence of investors in the market. Diversification policy should be ensured by the government to minimize overreliance of the economy on oil in order to reduce the negative effects of oil shocks on the economy. This should be done with proper planning, implementation and firm control of some macroeconomic variables like exchange rate, inflation, trade openness and so on to encourage manufacturers boost productivity and fast track growth.</p> Nafisa Mohammed Salisu Ibrahim Waziri Mohammed Adamu Copyright (c) 2025 2025-12-01 2025-12-01 8 4 https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid/article/view/1002 <p>This study examines the asymmetric effects of crude oil price fluctuations on exchange rate in Nigeria from 1980-2021. Using a non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model and analyze the effect of positive and negative oil price shocks on exchange rate. The findings revealed that oil price increases have positive effect on exchange rates in the long run. Likewise decreases in crude oil price have a negative effect on exchange rate in the long run. Conversely, oil price decreases have a negative effect on both exchange rates. Additionally, our results show that interest rate and control of corruption have positive effect on exchange rates both in the long run and short run, while governance effectiveness have negative effect on exchange rate in both long run and short run. We proposed policy recommendations to mitigate the adverse effects of oil price fluctuations by constructions more and up-to-date refineries, establishment and strengthen a sovereign wealth fund and ensuring transparency and accountability.</p> Taham Adamu Abubakar Umar Bala Salisu Ibrahim Waziri Copyright (c) 2025 2025-12-01 2025-12-01 8 4