AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG YOUTHS
ABSTRACT: Criminal behavior could be seen as a fault of the social system whose institutions do not work equally for all its members. This phenomenon has become a recurrent problem in Nigeria among youths, despite concerted efforts made by government, intern...
View DetailsSOCIETAL IMPACT OF CORRUPTION IN THE JOURNALISM PRACTICES
ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of citizen journalism on the practice of journalism in Nigeria, using the issue of corruption as a case study. Corruption poses a threat to the image of journalism profession and the ability of media practitioners to perform their duties...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF FULANI HERDSMEN AND ITS IMPLICATION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The main focus of this study is to examine the activities of fulani herdsmen and its implication on community development using Etsako Local Government Area in Edo State as case study. Survey research design was employed, Using convenience sampling meth...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAMME AND ITS EFFECT ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on a critical analysis of the national youth service corps programme and its effect on national integration. Specifically, the study examined corp members in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study employed the survey descriptive rese...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORKING EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) AND ITS BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to critically evaluate students industrial working experience scheme (siwes) and its benefits and challenges in Nigerian universities using Rivers State University as a case study. Specifically, the study aimed at ex...
View DetailsA STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF REPORTED CRIME CASES
ABSTRACT: Crime is a public wrong. It is an act strongly disapproved by society. Crime includes murder, dacoities, fraud, rape, etc. Each society has its own perspective of defining crime. For commission of crime, there should be a criminal intention and a crimin...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF TRUANCY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: INSIGHTS FROM NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This project work is essentially concerned with the investigation of the study of truancy with among secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. A proper research was carried out on those causes that lead to truancy in se...
View DetailsAn Analysis of Reported Crime Cases in Nigeria
ABSTRACT: Crime is a public wrong. It is an act strongly disapproved by society. Crime includes murder, dacoities, fraud, rape, etc. Each society has its own perspective of defining crime. For commission of crime, there should be a criminal intention and a crimin...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF ABERRANT BEHAVIOR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine a study of aberrant behavior among secondary school students in selected secondary schools in Ethiope East Local Government, Delta State. Specifically, the study examined whether parents...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPPORTING HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN THE LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT
ABSTRACT: This study investigates adaptive equipment technology for supporting handicapped persons in the library environment in southeast, Nigeria. The study tested five null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey design was adopted...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS TO MARRIAGE DISPUTES
ABSTRACT: Marriage is a union entered into by two parties in every jurisdiction i. e, marriage is a universal occurrence. Although the legal process involved (either in formality or requirement) varies from one jurisdiction to another, marriage is often characterized by disputes...
View DetailsAN ECONOMIC STUDY OF FLUTED PUMPKIN PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT: The study presents an economic study of fluted pumpkin production (Telfaria occidentalis Hook F. Cucurbitaceae) production in Ukwuani local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Primary data were...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES, PREVALENCE AND EFFECT OF FEMALE PROSTITUTION IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EKIADOLOR-BENIN
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Prostitution has become rampant in our society today among growing teens and youths. These young people see selling of their bodies as the fastest way of getting income for their keeps. In the past those engaged in prostitution use to be women sellin...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Nigeria, which can be found in West Africa, spans a total of 983,213 square kilometers throughout its landmass. According to estimates provided by the World Bank, the country now has an estimated population of more than 150 million...
View DetailsASSESSING E-NAIRA USER CHALLENGES BY FEATURE PHONE USERS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to assessing e-naira user challenges by feature phone users using resident of Aba North LGA Abia State as case study. Specifically, the study examine the extent to which feature phone users are aware of eNaira platfo...
View DetailsEVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF POVERTY ON MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY IN THE JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
ABSTRACT: This research work consider the impact of poverty on maternal and infant mortality in Jos North Local Government area. Maternal and infant mortality are not new concept in the social and medical sciences. They both pose serious threats to human survival...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF ELECTION MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
Background of the Study: Democracy is the system of government that promotes the participation of the masses in government and the accountability of elected representatives to the electorate. The representatives are public office holders who are voted into office by the people th...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS
Background to the Study: Education is the most important component of human resources development and is accorded a pride of place in many countries‟ developmental activities. There is no doubt that the importance of education cannot be underscored because there...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF FRAUD PREVENTION DETECTION AND CONTROL IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Fraud is a `cankerworm’ that has eaten deep into the nation’s fabrics. It is visible in all the sectors of the economy. In the financial sector, fraud is an `offshoot’ of financial crimes which covers offenses, whic...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMMING SKILLS POSSESSED BY A COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION STUDENT FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Science education aims at producing scientist for national development as well as individuals who will be self reliant and competent in their specialization. According to Hornby (2010) to be competent means that a person has the abil...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLICATION OF FULANI HERDSMEN BANDITRY ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Fulani unarguably represent a significant part of the economy of Nigeria. They are the major breeders of goats, sheep and cattle as those animals are the major source of meat and affordable source of animal proteins ate by Nigerians.&...
View DetailsAUTOMATED DATA ANALYSIS OF LABORATORY TEST RESULTS AND ITS SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE
INTRODUCTION: As an authentic measure to curb mortality rate, it is important to know the diseases that contribute to increasing mortality rate. Laboratory test results provide information about the health status of individuals. With the information, it is possible to know the nu...
View DetailsAUTOMATED FORENSIC AUDITING AND FRAUD CONTROL IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Mobile wise geek (2011) defined fraud as a deliberate misrepresentation that causes a form of monetary losses. All of these are usually required for an act to be ...
View DetailsCAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SINGLE PARENTHOOD
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Single parenthood is a social problem which looks very perplexing, confusing and highly difficult to explain. In t...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF TRUANCY ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS
ABSTRACT: This project work is essentially concerned with the investigation of the study of truancy among primary school pupils in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. A proper research was carried out on those causes that lead...
View DetailsTHE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING EFFORTS TO REDUCE CHILD LABOR IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The research is concerned with Child Labour in Nigeria, Challenges and Prospects. The most important aspect of this study is to investigate to what extent labour among children affect their moral conducts and social relationship with others because no individual pe...
View DetailsTHE PERCEIVED CREDIBILITY OF TELEVISION COMMERCIAL CLAIMS BY CONSUMERS
Background Of The Study: Globally, adverts have been known to be a great source/or means of luring and convincing consumers to purchase various goods and services. Since the inception of adverts there has been an increase in brand loyalty from consumers of certai...
View DetailsCURBING MALPRACTICE IN EXAMINATION; THE ANTIDOTE FOR A SANE SOCIETY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: All over the world in the education sector, the examination process makes the difference in the actualization of the goals of education, Nwadiani (2005:2) asserted that “the goals of national educational systems and indeed national...
View DetailsCUSTOMERS BEHAVIOR AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE GROWTH OF A BUSINESS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The key to thrive in any business is to offer customers with better solutions to their problems, give them the due respect, connect with them on emotional level, offer them with fair prices, and making it easy for customers to find what they need, pa...
View DetailsDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE PHASE AUTOMATIC CHANGE OVER SWITCH WITH PHASE SELECTOR
INTRODUCTION: Change over switch is a device used to switch off a power supply and subsequently switch on another power source. Basically it is aimed at switching on a more convenient power supply to the load. Since it switches on power to the load precaution has to be taken whil...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF REFUSED DISPOSAL ON HUMAN HEALTH IN NIGERIA ( A CASE STUDY OF BAYELSA STATE)
Background of the study: The importance of living in a clean environment cannot be over-emphasized. Once an environment is free of indecent waste, its impact is usually seen in all aspects of life of individuals having contact with that environment. The focus of this study was to...
View DetailsALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE IN NIGERIA AND THE ROLE OF CHRISTIANITY IN CURBING THIS MENACE
Background of the study: Drugs are commonly used by everybody whether young or old. Drugs are not only useful for human beings; they are also useful for animals for good health. Human beings give drugs to their animals when they discovered that they are not healthy. Drug is an ef...
View DetailsATTITUDES OF TEACHERS AND PARENT TOWARD CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Corporal punishment is kind of punishment the causes severe pains to the body. It can be in various forms among which are flogging, picking pains, frog jump, uprooting trees and so on. Flogging which was mostly used in secondary schools was abolished in 1...
View DetailsCURBING MALPRACTICE IN EXAMINATION; THE ANTIDOTE FOR A SANE SOCIETY
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the curbing of malpractice in examination; the antidote for a sane society. This study was carried out in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. Specifically, the study examined various school library...
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 DetailsDUTY OF CARE: ITS IMPLICATIONS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The Medical field is one of the most referred and reverenced profession in that it deals with the lives of human beings and in the course of their dealings with patients, these patients go through tests, operations, diagnosis to mention but a few.
The Med...
View DetailsECONOMIC CRIMES AND NATIONAL SECURITY: CHALLENGES FOR NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was set out with 5 objectives: to establish the relationship between economic crimes and national security, to examine the effect of economic crimes on national security, to examine the steps taken by Nigeria to combat economic crimes, to examine the factors...
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 DetailsEFFECT OF CASHLESS POLICY ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The recent evolution of technology for financial transactions poses interesting questions for policy makers and financial institutions regarding the suitability of current institutional arrangements and availability of instruments to guarantee financial s...
View DetailsTHE SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL
Background to the study: Social problems are issues happenings which are frequently occurring in the society in recent times. They are the issues that affect everybody in the society. The issues are of great concern to both the young and adults. They are not pers...
View DetailsTHE TELEVISION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SENSITIZATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE CORONA VIRUS IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study: In the event that a country experiences an outbreak of disease, it is the responsibility of the government, through the Ministry of Health, to rise to the challenges by allocating a significant amount of money and establishing facilities...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study: Crime is one major problem, and a burning issue in which every society particularly a developing...
View DetailsTHE PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF PUNISHMENT ADMINISTERED ON STUDENTS BY SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In Nigeria today, acts of delinquency and violence among secondary school students have become a major problem, which both the school system and the society at lar...
View DetailsTHE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS ON THE CAUSES OF INDISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF USELU SECONDARY SCHOOL IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: For obvious reason, we might be tempted to undermine the theme of this paper. Reasons are not far fetched; the topic most aca...
View DetailsTHE PITFALLS OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES IN THE CURBING THE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY IN RURAL AREAS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Poverty is a global phenomenon that affects continents, nations and peoples differently. It affects people at different depth...
View DetailsTHE PROBLEMS FACING CATTLE RANCHING IN NIGERIA AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The strategy of the pastoralist system underwent a very substantial shift when ranching was introduced. It transforms the nomadic aspect of pastoralism, which historically does...
View DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BANDITRY AND ABDUCTIONS IN NIGERIA AND THE PROGRESSION OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Civil instability, terrorist threats, banditry, and persistent abductions of Nigerians, notably the well-publicized kidnappin...
View DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND RAPE IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Every society across the globe has its peculiar problems and challenges. Nigeria is not an exception. As a developing country...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN CURBING ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Civic education is a vital component of adult education because it equips citizens with the skills, mindset, and information...
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...
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