Ezinwanyi E. Adam, Babcock University, NigeriaEteete Michael Adam, Babcock University, NigeriaAnn Albuyeh, University of Puerto Rico, USAJoshua Olusola Akande, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaDavid O. Akombo, Jackson State University, USASunday Oludele Babalola, University of Ibadan, NigeriaBojor Enamhe, Cross River University of Technology, NigeriaSarah Hasaba, United Nations University, JapanRoselyn Jummai Musa, University of Benin, NigeriaAdeola Bosede Ogunrin, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaAlbert Oikelome, University of Lagos, NigeriaStephen Olusoji, University of Ibadan Lagos, NigeriaOmotayo Idowu Owoeye, University of Pretoria, South AfricaBolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaOlivier J. Tchouaffe, Southwestern University, USANathaniel Umukoro, Delta State University, Nigeria

• PART I: EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT: ENFORCING RIGHTS AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES 1. Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law; Eteete Michael Adam 2. Social-Economic Inequality and Progress towards Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria; Roselyn Jumai Musa and Nathaniel Umukoro 3. Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why Is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?; Sarah Hasaba 4. Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Educational Policy Reform; Joshua Olusola Akande and Adeola Bosede Ogunrin 5. Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education; Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi and Joshua Olusola Akande PART II: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EMPOWERMENT 6. Poverty, Endangered Languages, and Creoles: Two Case Studies from Southern Africa and the Greater Caribbean; Ann Albuyeh 7. Poverty Eradication for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Insights from Ben Okri's In Arcadia; Ezinwanyi E. Adam 8. Between the Sublime and the Subliminal: Economic Modernity, Desire and Political Fictions in Cameroon; Olivier J. Tchouaffe PART III: ART AND EMPOWERMENT 9. Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of the Arts in Nigeria; Bojor Enamhe 10. The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics; Omotayo I. Owoeye PART IV: MUSIC AND EMPOWERMENT 11. 'Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow': Fela's Prophetic Lyrics in the Light of 21st Century Realities; Albert Oikelome 12. Deconstructing African Poverty against the Backdrop of a 'Rich' Musical Heritage; David Akombo 13. From the Street to Stardom: The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Nigerian Youth through Music; Stephen O. Olusoji 14. Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth; Sunday O. Babalola