A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES EFFECT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
Since the Nigeria Republic's independence from colonial rule, numerous positive advances have occurred, both in the structure and operation of society, with the educational system being no exception. In Nigeria, the educational system appears...
View DetailsEXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT MADE BY MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM IN NIGERIA POLITICAL SPHERE
Background of the Study: The development of political parties in Nigeria dates back to the days of the struggle for political independent in the late 19...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA ECONOMY
Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between government spending on education and economic development in Nigeria using annual time series data for the period of 1981 to 2013 sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin. Using Johansen`s...
View DetailsINFLUENCE OF SOCIAL DEMAND, PEER PRESSURE AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY ON ADOLESCENTS’ BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN
ABSTRACT: The study examined the influence of social demand, peer pressure and economic instability on adolescents’ behavioural pattern in Lagos State: Implication for Counselling in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this study, the research...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN NIGERIA BANKING SECTOR
Background of the study: In a development economy, where it is believed that adequate financial resources are a pre-requisite for industrial transformation, the importance of capital as a necessary though not sufficient condition for economic growth is recognized. However, this d...
View DetailsA STUDY OF THE PHONOLOGICAL USAGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BY L2 SPEAKERS IN SELECTED NIGERIAN SCHOOLS
Background of the Study: English can be said to be the most widely spoken language in the world, and has become the official language of some West African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. In these countries, English is a second language whi...
View DetailsA SURVEY OF FUEL HIKE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A historical examination of the Nigerian economy and its expansion reveals farming as the primary economic sector and the source of foreign exchange. Agriculture accounted for more than 80% of export profits and salaries in the 1960s, but...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE EXAMINATION OF INSURANCE AWARENESS AND INSURANCE PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to analyse insurance awareness and insurance performance in the Nigerian economy. The case study utilised NICON Insurance Limited, located in Abuja, as a focal point for the research. The purpose of this study is to an...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT VALUE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES FOR EFFICIENT PROJECT EXECUTION
ABSTRACT: Value management is widely accepted as a technique in achieving value for money. In accordance with the stipulation of the Public Procurement Act in Nigeria that value for money practices should be followed in procuring public...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DIMINISHED PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE
ABSTRACT: This study used the Enugu State Civil Service Commission as a case study to investigate the causes of low productivity in the civil service. Three research questions and a hypothesis were developed in order to do this. In this study, the survey design was chosen,...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DIMINISHED PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN AKWA IBOM STATE CIVIL SERVICE
ABSTRACT: This study used the Akwa-Ibom State Civil Service Commission as a case study to investigate the causes of low productivity in the civil service. Three research questions and a hypothesis were developed in order to do this. In this study, the survey design was chos...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: Transforming enormous ideas into economic opportunities is the decisive issue of entrepreneurship. History shows that economic progress has been significantly advanced by pragmatic people who are entrepreneurial and innovative, able to exploit opportuniti...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF TEAMWORK'S IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Teamwork is frequently expected in the workplace. Basic collaboration entails everyone working together to help the organization, but complicated types of teamwork may entail "work teams" selected to complete a project by working closely togethe...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF CAPITAL MARKET ON PRIVATIZATION PROCESS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE BODY: Privatization Appeared on standard dictionaries only in the early 1980s [it appeared in Webster new collegiate Dictionary is one of the radical methods through for thinning the government owned enterprises [which failed to maximize gr...
View DetailsBRANDING INFLUENCE ON PRODUCT MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
Background of the study: Prior to the country's independence in 1960, the majority of Nigeria's population relied heavily on imported commodities, particularly domestic items made accessible by the country's colonial authorities and Western merchants (Kuratko et al.,...
View DetailsCAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE ON NEWLY MARRIED COUPLES
Background to the study: Divorce or marital separation or the dissolution of marriage is the “final termination of marital union, cancelling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and the dissolving of the bond of matrimony between the parties&rd...
View DetailsEXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AS A CATALYST TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study: Economic policies are deliberate actions by the authority geared towards influencing total spending, output, income, cost of money, employment and other economic activities in an economy. Economic development on the other hand is de...
View DetailsA CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS CLASSROOM GOAL STRUCTURE, STUDENT MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Academic achievement has become a trending issue of priority to make students academic achievement better and higher (Azmoundeh, 2003). Academic achievement cannot be executed outside the classroom because from this area where transfer th...
View DetailsCLUSTER ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECT OF DOLLAR INCREMENT ON THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA
Background of the study: Overtime, a lot has been said and done about the recent continuous increment of the United States dollars and its effect on the economy. The importance of the US dollars to a mono economy and import dependent nation like that of Nigeria cannot be over emp...
View DetailsA COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ELUCIDATING THE JUXTAPOSITION OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND FEDERALISM IN THE CONTEXTS OF NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A very striking feature of every federal state is the existence of diversities. Whether federations are formed by integration of previously independent entities or through differentiation of a single entity into many components, the...
View DetailsCRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY NEEDS ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Background of Study: Nigeria is a large nation with a population or about 120 million people made up of three main ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba and Ibo, plus many other minor tribes. Nigeria gained her independence in 1960 and become a republic in 1963. Since the...
View DetailsGENDER DIFFERENCE IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENTS OF NIGERIAN SINGLE PARENTS
ABSTRACT: The research work on the gender difference and the psychological adjustments of single parent looks at the problem, challenges, courses, possible prevention to the aids of single parenting in Bayelsa. the course of single parent in mother may be at the state of rape, te...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF HIGH BANK LENDING RATES ON THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF THE NIGERIA ECONOMY
Abstract: The manufacturing sector of the economy is the most important sector and for obvious reasons it is affected by the unprecedented increase of banks high lending rate to borrowers. The study is to determine the manufacturing sectors capacity, product pricing and sectors p...
View DetailsIMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON CHOICE OF CAREER AMONG YOUTHS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: Education is universally recognized as the answer to socio- economic problems of the world. Nations and individuals look up to education to provide a cure for poverty, ignorance, drought, excessive rainfall, mental deficiency, joblessness, bad government,...
View DetailsPEER GROUP INFLUENCE ON THE ADOLESCENT AND THEIR PERFOMANCE IN SCHOOLS IN EGOR LOCAL GVOERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The educational foundation of a child starts right from the home. It starts with informal education which being with the parents when the child is of age he will be sent to school for final education. At school the child is exposes to so mine people like...
View DetailsPARENTING STYLES AND SELF CONCEPT ON EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF NIGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT: This study investigates parenting styles and self concept. It was with the view of seeing how they influence the emotional adjustment of adolescents in Nigeria. It’s reference is particularly to senior and junior secondary sc...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF THE RADIO IN PROPAGATING CULTURE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Culture entails the way of life of people culture is the total way of life of a people, culture can also be defined as the identity through which a particular set of people are identified.
Every society, no matter how...
View DetailsEDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR CURBING FEMALE TRAFFICKING: A CASE STUDY OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
Background Of The Study: What a world we live in a male framed world where global economics sets in a concrete a system of winners and losers with poverty disadvantages, and minimal choice for many as the consequences.
The climate is ripe for men&r...
View DetailsEDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR CURBING FEMALE TRAFFICKING: A CASE STUDY OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
Background Of The Study: What a world we live in a male framed world where global economics sets in a concrete a system of winners and losers with poverty disadvantages, and minimal choice for many as the consequences.
The climate is ripe for men&r...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN THE UP-BRINGING OF STUDENTS IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Teaching and learning are the different sides of the same coin. Learning is intended to bring about change in behaviour while teaching is to instill in the learner characteristics such as attitude, value adhered to lay down procedure, ruled a...
View DetailsTHE USE OF ACCOUNTING AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Accounting, unlike the other natural sciences, is not based on fundamental laws or absolute precepts. It has evolved over many years through trial and error, and its continual improvement rests on a basis responsive to the requireme...
View DetailsTRADE UNIONISM AND IT’S IMPACT ON WORKERS WELFARE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The term trade union has a variety of meanings depending on the perception of workers and the definition imposed by the legal frameworks in many countries. Some workers organizations call themselves staff or professional associations...
View DetailsUSE OF RADIO IN REDUCING THE SPATE OF DIVORCE IN PORT HARCOURT: A SURVEY OF 98.5 TREASURE FM AUDIENCE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: According to Kombo (2015), radio is an essential medium for bringing about social change through the dissemination of public education. The requirement that individuals have to...
View DetailsA CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TYPES, PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG SELECTED COUPLES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Domestic abuse is a problem that is entrenched in many societies across the globe and Nigeria is not an exception. Research i...
View DetailsTHE OBSTACLES AFFECTING THE SECONDARY EDUCATION STANDARD IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: The first set of thoughts that come to mind when the problem of challenges impacting the grade of secondary education in Nigeria is discussed is a fall in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination misconduct, mass prom...
View DetailsTHE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS TOWARDS THE INTRODUCTION OF WEB PAGE DESIGN INTO THE OTM CURRICULUM USING FEDREAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE, OWERRI AS A CASE STUDY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The global economy has evolved from its traditional structure into one that is driven by technology economy. This continual d...
View DetailsTHE RECONSTRUCTION OF NIGERIA'S IMAGE AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Nigeria is one of the most well-known and impressive countries in the world, despite the fact that it faces an exceptionally high...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The role of agricultural sector in an economy cannot be overemphasized. The forward and backward linkages to the rest of the domestic economy, to the international market and w...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF AUDITORS IN ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ATTAINMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to study: Internal auditing has undergone dramatic changes and has expended its scope to make greater contribution to the organization goals. Internal auditing is also performing its role in...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT ON ORGANISATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION: A lamentable but hard fact of industrial life is that a number of people are injured, crippled, renders disabled or killed in th...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF CAPITAL MARKET IN INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The capital market has been identified as an institution that contributes to the socio-economic growth and development of eme...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION ON THE FUNCTION OF COMPUTERS IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: The computer machine and computer technologies are both human oriented. Though, the computer is brilliant and intelligent, it cannot compete with human. This is to say that the computer technol...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA: PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: According to Bruton et al (2013), there has been a growing interest in finding a long-term solution to poverty alleviation in...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: The level of orientation achieved by the adolescent in the society today, plays back to the kind of early care which the child received from parents, pre – school teachers and the society...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON STUDENTS ENTREPRENEURIAL PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since the inception of human being, no human being come into existence fully developed with all the necessary faculties and s...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEREDITY ON HEALTH STATUS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The Nigerian government considers primary school education as being critical for a smooth transition from the home to the school and for preparing the child for adjustment and...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF FATHERING STYLE ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Early pregnancy is a situation whereby a girl-child is impregnated as a result of premarital sexual activity. Many girls these days are in the habit of being involved in premarital sexual acts...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLES ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
The study of human development is centrally concerned with understanding the processes that lead adults to function adequately within their cultures. These skills include an understand...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF MONETARY POLICY ON NIGERIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Macroeconomic policy consists of the actions aimed at inducing appropriate changes in macroeconomic aggregates such as output, employment and the price level. The major compone...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER PATH
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The academic achievement of adolescents has been a major concern of educators for years. As documented in the research litera...
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