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Volume 62, Issue 342, September - December 2026 (Forthcoming Issue)

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The concern of this paper was targeted at studying how Nigeria’s political stability, and government effectiveness influences foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from 1996 to 2024 and overtly test the mediating effect of domestic financial development in such relationship. The analysis was based on the System Generalized Method of Moments estimation technique to deal with the potential endogeneity, dynamic persistence and unobserved heterogeneity associated with FDI determinants. The empirical results show that political stability and government effectiveness have a positive and statistically significant impact on FDI inflows in Nigeria in the full mediation model, with political stability having a relatively larger effect than government effectiveness. Furthermore, the results of the mediation analysis indicate that financial development has a significant mediation role between institutional governance quality and FDI inflows. This highlights the fact that while good political and administrative institutions are essential to building investor confidence, a welldeveloped domestic financial sector is an indispensable structural route to enhancing the country's capacity to absorb investment and returns. Based on the findings, it is recommended that policymakers in Nigeria should strive to mitigate political risks, electoral instability, and make the capital market more liquid.

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ARTICLE

The Impact of Political Stability and Government Effectiveness on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Nigeria: Assessing the Mediating Role of Financial Development

Ubong Effiong

The concern of this paper was targeted at studying how Nigeria’s political stability, and government effectiveness influences foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from 1996 to 2024 and overtly test the mediating effect of domestic financial development in such relationship

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e27d3323

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Effects of dietary inclusion of Fermented Brewer’s Dried Grains (FBDG) on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and Caecal microbial profile of broiler chickens

Xing Liu, Alagbe John Olujimi, Anorue Daniel Nnadozie, Friday Ubong, Ige Odunayo Felicia

This study evaluated the effects of dietary inclusion of Fermented Brewer’s Dried Grains (FBDG) on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and caecal microbial profile of broiler chickens over a 42 days period

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e28d3327

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Access and Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Cassava Value Chain Actors in South-East Nigeria

Okwor Uchechi Mercy, Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Anugwa Ifeoma Q

This study examined the access and use of information and communication technology among cassava value chain actors in South East, Nigeria. Data from 120 cassava value chain actors was obtained

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e29d3329

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Integration of seismic refraction, electrical resistivity and geotechnics in characterizing near surface soil: a case study of Niger Delta Region

Okezie Uchegbulam, Elijah Ovie Izeze

Water saturated near surface soil of Niger Delta’s sedimentary terrain was characterized by using seismic refraction, electrical resistivity and geotechnical data due to topographic complexities that may cause geotechnical instabilities

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e30d3333

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Influence of Allium sativum on the hematology, serum chemistry, and oxidative stability biomarkers of West African Dwarf goats artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus

Micheal Taiwo Ayankoso, Olusiji Sunday Sowande, Azeez Olanrewaju Yusuf, Kafayat Omowumi Adebayo, Ayobami John Owolabi, Taiwo Olufemi Ajayi

This study was conducted to access the influence of Allium sativum extract on the hematology, serum chemistry and oxidative stability markers of West African Dwarf goats experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e31d3330

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Costs and Evolution of Malaria Care in Kisangani, Tshopo Province, The Democratic Republic of Congo from 2020 to 2023

Aimé Bulaya Botchaka, Nono Bulaya Mapesa, Rukia Barumbi Akwabela, Raymond Assani Ramazani, Charles Kayembe Tshilumba

The fight against malaria has reached a worrying stagnation in achieving the objectives of the WHO Global Technical Strategy (2016-2030), amid particularly marked underfunding in the DRC.

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e32d3343

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Comparative evaluation of (external oven and microwave induction) heating influence on healing mode and flow number (FN) of asphalt concrete (AC)

Saad Issa Sarsam

Asphalt cement is a viscoelastic material and has self-healing abilities due to its viscous part. The interaction between fatigue and self-healing influences the fatigue life of asphalt concrete (AC).

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e33d3339

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Marketers’ Perceptions on Economic Impact and Management Responses to Scale-like Hemipterous Pest Infestation in Wukari, Nigeria

Okrikata Emmanuel, Agere Hemen Ityodugh James, Adepoju Isaiah Olusesan, Isa Richard Terkuma

Scale-like hemipterous pests are important postharvest insect pest that impacts yam quality, marketability, and profitability in Nigeria. Information on marketers' perceptions of their economic impact and management responses is limited

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e34d3359

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Determinants of under-five mortality in Senegal: a longitudinal analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data from 2005 to 2023

Oumy Ndiaye

Child mortality before the age of five is still a public health concern in Senegal. This study examines the factors associated with under-five mortality using data from the 2023 Continuous Demographic and Health Survey (DHS-C), which initially covered approximately 39,490 individuals and 1,300 variables.

Discovery, 2026, 62(342), e35d3337

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