https://archive.conscientiabeam.com/index.php/26 Conscientia Beam en-US International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy 2306-9929 https://archive.conscientiabeam.com/index.php/26/article/view/4267 <p>Besides the well-known challenges hindering the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), such as lack of finance, poverty, insufficient educational and health facilities, out-of-school children, inadequate social amenities, climate change, and environmental issues, this paper identified additional human-related constraints, stemming from moral, social/well-being impediments, along with other educational problems, which significantly reinforce existing obstacles. The paper presents high-impact interventions tailored to enhance the attainment of the SDGs, particularly within the Nigerian context. A notable strength of this work is its systematic prioritization of constraints into four distinct categories: moral, social, educational, and project management issues. These factors were further divided into priority subunits, with significant interventions identified according to the Pareto Principle’s 80/20 rule. The paper highlights the interactions among these subunit constraints, demonstrating their synergistic effects. One major issue highlighted in this paper is the "poverty trap syndrome," a condition where a poor nation, due to development and other constraints, becomes trapped deeper into perpetual poverty and can no longer escape. We elucidated this and other concepts with graphical presentations in this paper. A holistic approach is essential for third-world nations to make meaningful progress toward the SDGs. Addressing factors that impede sustainable development and implementing effective interventions are critical. This paper’s framework aims to mitigate barriers to achieving sustainable development goals, encapsulating the essence of this work. The authors advocate these approaches for macro-development studies and have emphasized that morality, as a co-factor, must be considered inevitable when interventions for developmental issues are undertaken.</p> Sir Anthony Wakwe Lawrence Damiete Onyema Lawrence Dango Wakwe Lawrence Copyright (c) 2025 2025-07-02 2025-07-02 14 1 1 32 10.18488/26.v14i1.4267 https://archive.conscientiabeam.com/index.php/26/article/view/4512 <p>Motorcycles have become an alternative to conventional means of transportation such as tricycles, buses, and minibuses in most developing countries of the Saharan Africa sub-region. This study therefore examined the effects of motorcycles as an alternative transportation system and their association with crime activities in Ore, Ondo State. A mixed sampling technique was adopted for this study. Motorcyclists' parks in the area were stratified into eight units that were purposively selected, from which 150 respondents were randomly sampled. Descriptive statistics (charts, tables of percentages, and Mean Weight Value) were used to analyze respondents' bio-data, causes, types, and effects of crime on commuters by the cyclists, while inferential statistics (Chi-square) were used to analyze the stated hypotheses. The research revealed that greed for material things, security lapses, and other factors were causes of crimes. Types of crimes included physical injury infliction, murder, robbery, assault, and rape. The effects of crimes on commuters included physical injuries, loss of valuables, and psychological disorders, among others. The results of the hypothesis test at a 5% level of significance showed that since the calculated X² value of 88.08 was greater than the table value of 8.34, the null hypothesis was rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis, indicating that socio-economic factors of the respondents influence crime activities in Ore. The study concluded that most crimes in the area are committed by commercial motorcyclists. The study recommended that intelligence and surveillance operations should be intensified within the neighborhood to curb these activities.</p> Adeniyi Samuel Ale Copyright (c) 2025 2025-11-07 2025-11-07 14 1 33 46 10.18488/26.v14i1.4512