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Cherished cultural values give identity and sense of belonging to individuals in the network of human social relationships. Identity is constructed through culture. Cultural values provide social security and protection. It is worrisome to observe that cherished cultural values are going into extinction. This paper focuses on the South-West Zone which comprises mainly the Yoruba-speaking people of Nigeria. This paper argues that zonal intervention funds, through creation of city of culture, would revive cherished cultural values of the zone. Archival, Library and Internet-resources are used for this study in identifying some cultural values that must be revived and protected such as language, greetings, dressing, naming, tolerance, and pride. Community, individual, and Government intervention are needed to revive fading cultural values. The study found that there is cultural lag in Southwest Nigeria. Modernisation, Westernisation, and social networks have eroded a significant proportion of the Yoruba’s cherished cultural values. This paper therefore, suggests that annual city of culture festival can serve as an intervention model to revive the cherished cultural values in, Nigeria South-West through zonal intervention funds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The free economic system has created the opportunity for children exploitation in modern Nigeria. Children are now the tools of income generation for the parents. This problem has become unprecedented compared to what is obtainable in the traditional social structure of Nigeria, when children were seen as "economic tools" for further production of wealth by parents on farm. This study is underpinning by the Merton's strain theory and social stratification theory by Max. Lagos, Nigeria served as the study location. In-depth interviews were conducted among eight hundred and eighty (880) respondents in four Local Government Areas in the State. This paper examines critically the socio-political and economic factors that encourage child exploitation in Nigeria. It equally looks at the socio-economic characteristics of children involved in child labour and also examines the economic motive behind the exploitation of children. The paper found out that economic doldrums encourages child exploitation. Again, breakdown in social institution of family is another factor that leads to the proliferation of child exploitation. This paper therefore recommends the resuscitation of welfare home and juvenile court and social security services are also recommended in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]