COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INSURANCE AND BANKING INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA
Background: The insurance and banking industries, both of which are components of the Nigerian financial system, play very important role in the country. They jointly for the backbone of the economy without which all economic activities would come to a halt...
View DetailsTHE ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EFFORT TOWARDS CASSAVA PRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Cassava is one of the most important crops in Nigeria. It is the most widely cultivated crop in the Southern part of the country in terms of area devoted to it and number of farmers growing it. Indeed, it is growth by almost every househo...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF GENDER CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Gender is clearly defined as the economic, social, and cultural characteristics, qualities, and opportunities associated with being either male or female. Men and women are fundamentally different in most civilizations, as seen by their a...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN ABIA STATE: A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE UMUAHIA
INTRODUCTION: The federal government has made significant progress in the following fields since Nigeria gained independence in 1960: agriculture, education, industries, health services, banking, among others. The government has worked to guarantee that everyone, especially women...
View DetailsA PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BOREHOLE WATER AND SACHET WATER IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL: ANALYTICAL COMPARISON
ABSTRACT: Three types of sachet water samples and three types of borehole water samples all from Owerri Municipal, Imo State were collected and analyzed for physicochemical parameters. A total of twenty (21) parameters including Odour, Colour, pH, Conductivi...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF IMPROVED FAULT LOCATION ON POWER SYSTEM TRANSIMMISION LINES USING FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH
BACKGROUND: The reliable operation of large power systems with small stability margin is highly dependent on systems and protection devices. The application of microprocessor based (numeric) relaying protection has improved performance over time but, this has not led to a major i...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT OF REARING POULTRY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: All domestic birds maintained by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and other goods and services for human use are collectively referred to as poultry. Ducks, turkeys, guinea hens, and geese are examples of domestic bird...
View DetailsA COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PRIVATISATION OF NIGERIAN PORTS: EVALUATING ITS EFFICACY AND COMPETITIVENESS
Background of the study: The market environment in which ports operate has undergone tremendous transformation in recent years, particularly as a result of the growth of vertical and horizontal integration within the international marine transport chain. This development has been...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION ON THE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFLICT BETWEEN SECRETARIES AND BOSSES IN STATE OWNED ESTABLISHMENT
Background of the study: A secretary is an assistant to an executive who has mastery of office skills as well as the capacity to undertake responsibilities without direct supervision. This individual also demonstrates initiative, exercises judgement, and makes decisions within th...
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 ONLINE MARKETING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Background of the study: Over the past ten years, there has been a spectacular increase in the usage of the Internet, and more specifically the World Wide Web. This rise has had an influence on practically every aspect of daily life in industrialised cultures. In...
View DetailsATTITUDES OF UNDERGRADUATE YOUTHS TOWARD DEMOCRATIC VALUES: IMPLICATION FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
Background to the Study: Citizens are the hearts and soul of democracy and hence there must be active and informed involvement of the people at all levels of governance as willing participants in defining and maintaining their democracy. The youths of...
View DetailsAVAILABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, SUPERVISION PROCEDURES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The change and development of any nation in the globe begins and ends with the education of a high-quality educational system. Because of this, no nation ever progresses beyond the degree of education she possesses. In addition, education...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF BRAND DIFFERENTIATION AND POSITIONING ON CORPORATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ABSTRACT: In the realm of commerce, it is an incontrovertible truth that no enterprise can emerge triumphant if its merchandise bears an uncanny resemblance to the offerings of its competitors. It is imperative for companies to diligently pursue the attainment of pertinent positi...
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 DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CAPITAL MARKET AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study investigates the significance of forensic accountants in the identification of fraud in Nigeria, specifically focusing on a comparative comparison between the public and private sectors. The function of a forensic accountant is of great impor...
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 DetailsCOMPARISON OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BASIC SCIENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
ABSTRACT: The study compared the scores of students in English Language, basic science and Computer Science at the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination (JSSCE) in Edu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State, Nigeria. The research design was correlational f...
View DetailsCOMPARISON OF LOCALLY EXCAVATED SAND WITH RIVER SAND IN TERMS OF STRENGTH IN SANDCRETE BLOCKS (NSUDE AS CASE STUDY)
Abstract: The significant demand for sandcrete blocks in Nigeria, driven by the need for physical infrastructure development, renders it a pertinent material within the building and construction sector. Consequently, because to the excessive reliance on river sand in constru...
View DetailsCOMPARISON OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND RADIO STATIONS ON THE ASSESSMENT OF NEWS INFORMATION
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examining comparison of social media and radio stations on the assessment of news information using University of Ibadan, Oyo State as case study. Specifically, the study ascertain whether University of Ibada...
View DetailsCULTURAL BELIEFS AND GENDER DYNAMICS OF PMTCT SERVICES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN
Background Of The Study: In many communities in sub-Saharan Africa, pregnancy is viewed as a ‘woman’s affair’, with a man’s role primarily to provide financial support. Even where men view accompanying their partner to antenatal clinics or...
View DetailsDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SPIN DRYER
ABSTRACT: This work is aimed at designing and fabricating a spin dryer which can be used in drying spent grains after brewing. This will no doubt save considerable human labours and time wastage involved in conventional method of drying the spent grains by spreading on the ground...
View DetailsNUCLEAR ENERGY PROLIFERATION: LESSONS FOR THE THIRD WORLD NATIONS, 1945-2006
Background to the Study: Besides the many discoveries of Science and technology in the 20th Century, nuclear energy seems to be one of the few inventions which have more direct impact on people’s lives and the society at large. The innovation is profit...
View DetailsA COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF "ICT" IN TEACHING BIOLOGY IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT: This study assesses the Use of "ICT" in Teaching Biology in Some Selected Secondary Schools in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State. It investigates the use, importance and significance of ICT in teaching Biology in secondary schools in Mushin LGA...
View DetailsEFFECT OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM ON NEWS OBJECTIVITY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The mass media are seen as advances in science and technology in a culture, as well as catalysts for social and economic transformation in that society (Melkote, 1991). The mass media's actions are assumed to mobilize human and materi...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: This work is designed to study how rural dwellers utilize radio in comparison with television message to effect social change. Other communication channels, like the inter personal communication, traditional communication or what Frank Ugboajab calle...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF RE-ENFORCEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
Background to the study: In the field of behavioral psychology, reinforcement refers to the application of a consequence that, once a certain conduct is followed by a certain antecedent stimulus, will serve to enhance the organism's future behavior. In operan...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF TELEVISION MEDIA ON DISSEMINATING COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study: The putative "coronavirus" is thought to be a zoonotic virus that causes acute respiratory tract infections and deadly pneumonia in humans (Probasco, 2020). It was originally found in December 2019 in Wuhan, China's capital...
View DetailsTHE TREND IN HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN JNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Background to the Study: Academic performance has been described as the scores attained by students at a given moment. This scholastic standing could be explained in terms of the grades obtained in a course or groups of courses (Daniels and Schoulen, 19...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF PATIENT ATTENDANCE RATE IN UNIVERSITY OF UYO TEACHING HOSPITAL: A TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital since its inception in 1994 has received considerable amount of people, for treatment medical advice, family planning and a host of other reason. Different categories of people...
View DetailsVALUE RELEVANCE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION OF LISTED INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study: Accounting is regarded as the language of business used by corporate firms in communicating their financial positions to...
View DetailsUTILIZATION OF REFERENCE RESOURCES BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FOR EFFECTIVE RESEARCH IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
University libraries are important sources of reference mate...
View DetailsTHE OPTIMAL UTILISATION OF REFERENCE RESOURCES IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING INFORMATION SCIENCE AND LIBRARY STUDIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
University libraries are important sources of reference mate...
View DetailsTHE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS REGARDING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE; A STUDY OF SELECTED SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of study: Different authors have tried to make an intensive review about the causes of mass failure of students’ in English language at the secondary level across the country and beyon...
View DetailsTHE POLITICIZATION OF RELIGION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE NIGERIA FEDERALISM
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Before Nigeria became independent on October 1, I960, the nation went through a long period of colonial administration. This, what is today known as Nigeria wa...
View DetailsTHE PREVALENCE OF POULTRY DISEASE AND IT MORTALITY RATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The Agriculture in Nigeria has remained the largest sector contributing nearly 39% to the gross domestic product for the past two decades and employing nearly 60% of its workfo...
View DetailsA CRITICAL COMPARISON OF NIGERIA'S OIL AND NON-OIL EXPORTS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: 2000-2023
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORTS BETTING AND VIEWERSHIP OF ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP LEAGUE (EPL)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The history of sports on television can be traced back to an informal scrimmage between members of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1934, which was used to demonstrate the world&rsqu...
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 INFLUENCE OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ON THE SALES OF PRODUCTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Studies have shown that in this ever changing and dynamic business environment driven by globalization, service industry need...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF HOME VIDEOS ON THE SOCIAL LIFE OF ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Home video is one of the strongest media outlets and because it is widespread, it could influence the culture of the any soci...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF HOME VIDEOS ON THE SOCIOCULTURAL DYNAMICS OF STUDENTS AT LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The ubiquity of home video makes it a powerful medium that has the potential to shape the culture of any civilization, partic...
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...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS' READING CULTURE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Globally, the concept of reading is one of the essential building blocks of learning, it is a process that requires the use o...
View DetailsTHE MILITARY AND NIGERIA POLITICS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DOMINATION OF THE MILITARY OF THE NIGERIA POLITICAL SPACE 1999 TO 2015
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The name “Nigeria” was coined by Flora Shaw, who later became the wife of Lord Lugard, the British colonial admin...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING ON GOVERNMENT REVENUE GENERATION AND EXPENDITURE CONTROL ON PUBLIC FUNDS. CASE STUDY OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE IMO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: The public sector is made up of organizations in which the public, as opposed to private owners, has authority over them, and...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF SHYNESS AND BODY DYSMORPHIA ON THE PHENOMENON OF INTERNET ADDICTION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: Over the years, internet addiction has been linked to a number of issues, especially among secondary school students as they are the ones that use smartphones the most (Ozturk,...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF TEACHERS QUALITY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Teachers’ quality has been the focus of considerable debated worldwide since the middle of 20th century. Riovkin, Hanushek and Kain (1998), demonstrated in a study that t...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF THE ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARD (IPSAS) ON THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The rate of change affecting the world of public sector managers show no sign of slowing down especially with apparent...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF TRADE FAIR ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In any economy, the impact of trade fair cannot be over emphasized as it play a vital role in the overall economic, social and industrial development of a nation economy. Trade...
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