The United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals

Chapter 1: Introduction (Sheriff Folarin, Esther Akinlabi, Aderemi Atayero).- Part I: Country-Specific Human Development Issues and Sustainability.- Chapter 2: African Elites and Human Security in Africa:  Examining SDG-8 (Kester Onor, Lawrence Okoye, Moses Duruji).- Chapter 3: Rail Transport in Nigeria: Historical Development, Challenges and Sustenance-bound Prospects (Daniel Bassey, Ben Ngene, Isaac Akinwumi, Victor Akpan, Enoch Ibitogbe, Gift Nnamani).- Chapter 4: Designing for Security in Church Architecture against Insurgency in Northern Nigeria (Ekhaese Eghosa and Oluwole Olanrewaju).- Chapter 5: Revisiting the Nigerian Undergraduate English Curriculum for Global Relevance and Sustainability: The Future We Want (Lily Chimuanya, Esther Ajiboye, Oluwasegun Omidiora).- Chapter 6: The Future We Want: Countering Fake News and Hate Speech in the Democratic Process of Nigeria (Lai Oso, Oluseyi Soremekun, Jide Jimoh).- Chapter 7: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Actualizing SDGs: Lessons from Community Development in Ogun State, Nigeria (David Olukanni, Justin Lazarus and Emmanuel Fagbenle).- Chapter 8: Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Energy and Environment Research in Nigeria (Olatokunbo Ofuyatan, Joshua Ighalo, David Olukanni, Adewale Adeniyi, John Oluwafemi).- Chapter 9: Barriers to Vertical Architectural Construction for Public Housing Delivery in Lagos Megacity (Adedeji Afolabi and Abiodun Ojelabi).- Part II: African, Global Development and Sustainability.- Chapter 10: ECOWAS and the Challenge to Regional Integration in West Africa (Samuel Ibok and Adetomiwa Atayero).- Chapter 11: Academic Performance and Secondary School Students' Disposition: Imperatives for Sustainable Development Solutions for the Africa We Want (Olawale Olonade, Tayo George, Christiana Adetunde, Ibukun Balogun, Mercy Ozoya, Mercy Adebayo).- Chapter 12: Global Production, Consumerism, Supply Chain, and Rural Economy in Africa (Olawale Olonade, Peniel Adeleke, Olaniyi

Sheriff F. Folarin is a professor of international relations at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria and a visiting professor in the University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.


Esther T. Akinlabi is a professor of mechanical engineering of the University of Johanesbourg and currently serves as the Director of the Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), Ibadan, Nigeria.

Aderemi A. Atayero is a professor of Communication Engineering and had served as the 5th vice-chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.