ABSTRACT: This study assessed the impact of poverty reduction programmes as a development strategy in Nigeria. The study first of all examined issues of poverty and underdevelopment in Nigeria, attributing it to lack of employment, high rate of illiteracy among the citizenry, poo...

Background of the Study: All over the world, governments, organisations and individuals are talking gender sensitivity. Everywhere one turns, people are becoming more aware of the need for the woman folk to get off the back-burner and make a more visible and mean...

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...

Background of the Study: Nigeria faces serious poverty challenges. Two out of every three Nigerians live below the poverty line of $1 per day in income. Poverty in Nigeria is concentrated in rural areas, which are home to more than 70 percent of the nation’s poor. Developme...

ABSTRACT: The broad objective of this study is to examine the impact of the mass media on rural development in Anambra East local government. Survey research design was employed for the study and with the convenience sampling the method, 80 participant was e...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study: Poverty is the major problem in most developing economies. In these economies, it is argued that among others absence of acce...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study: Micro and small businesses are believed to be the engine room for the development of any economy because they form the bulk of business activi...

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION

Background Of The Study: The history of Nigeria's economic growth has been somewhat turbulent. According to the research that has been done, the econ...

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION

Background Of The Study: The history of Nigeria's economic growth has been somewhat turbulent. According to the research that has been done, the econ...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Poverty is a universal problem facing mankind, with serious consequences. It can be described as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, which lacks universally accepted definition. Fo...

1.1.Background to the Study

Poverty is multidimensional. It includes various alienations and deprivations such as lack of human capabilities, poor life expectancy, poor maternal health, illiteracy, poor nutritional levels, poor access to safe drinking water and perceptions of well-being...

1.1Background of the Study

With all the measures implemented to encourage new business, help existing businesses grow and to ultimately improve the economy, there is still a growing concern of business development. As a means to address this concern, microfinance banks were introduced t...

1.1Background to the study

Agricultural Science subject is part of the vocational subject taught in primary schools and secondary school which inculcated the process of farming in all its branches and among other things includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the pro...