A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Calabar whose research interest is rural community development and sustainable livelihood resources. Most recent publication is F. Nkpoyen & G. E. Bassey (2018) climate change and livelihood resource security in Cross River State, Nigeria. Research’s Journal of Sociology, 6(4), ISSN: 2347-8241, www.researchjoumed.com. Indexed @ Google Scholar.