IMPACT OF MOTHER TONGUE ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The background of the study: The significance of acquiring skill in the English language as a foundation for achieving competence in other academic areas cannot be overstated. The acquisition of knowledge holds significant importance in the realms of education, economy, and national growth within...
View DetailsIMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study: The age in which teachers were considered as repositories of information has become obsolete. The rapid pace of global progress can be attributed to the continuous advancements in technology. Significantly, technology encompasses the domains of information and communicati...
View DetailsLOCAL GOVERNMENT A PLATFORM FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Background of the study: Beginning from the early 1950s, various models have been used in the government of Local Communities in our country. Among the models which have at one time been adopted for all or some parts of the Country include:The Lugardian native authority sys...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF OLA ROTIMI’S OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN
INTRODUCTION: The act of expressing oneself via the use of words is referred to as "discourse." Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is the study and analysis of written texts and spoken words to reveal the discursive sources of power, dominance, inequality, and bias and h...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THREAT: A CASE STUDY OF ASARI DOKUBO’S UTTERANCES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:Conversation analysis is a broad phrase for the several traditions that may be used to analyse discourse. It is a cognitivism critique that emerged in the 1970s, however it has its origins in the 1950s' "turn to language&quo...
View DetailsA CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE BEATIFICATION OF AREA BOY
Background of the Study: The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all, genetically setting us apart from the rest of life. Language is, like nest building or hive making, the universal and biologically specific activity of human beings. We engage in it communa...
View DetailsA PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF SLANG AND CATCHY PHRASES USED IN SOME SELECTED NIGERIAN HIP-HOP SONGS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Language is a major and an indispensable tool in human existence. No wonder Microsoft Encarta (2009) defines it as “the principal means used by human beings to communicate with one another”. Language is primarily spoken, although it can be transf...
View DetailsA SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN SELECTED JENIFA’S DIARY EPISODES
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine a sociolinguistic analysis of code switching and code mixing in selected jenifa’s diary episodes. Specifically, the study examine the languages used in the production of movies in Nigeria with particular...
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 PROPERTY RATING IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)
Introduction
The establishment of additional states in Nigeria in 1976 resulted in the emergence of new metropolitan centres, whose fast expansion raised the need to finance the supply of public amenities. Real estate taxation is one of...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF TOURISM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF OSUN STATE)
Background of Study: The United Nations of World Tourism Organization defines tourism as the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside his/her usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for any purpose including holiday...
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 DetailsCODE SWITCHING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF KANYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY
Background Of The Study: According to Yusuf (2014:2), Kanywood is the name for the Hausa film industry based in Kano. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of Kano and the fact that most of the production is placed there, in 1999 a journalist working with a Hausa newspaper called Taurar...
View DetailsCOMBATING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
INTRODUCTION: Nigeria became an independent nation on the 1st of October 1960. A country richly endowed with monumental geographical and diverse natural resources ranging from crude oil to gas (natural), coal al, et. Nigeria possesses potential market ability for rapid econo...
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 DetailsCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN NIGERIA
Background to the study: The increased interest in the role of business in society today has been prompted by increased attention to the awareness of environmental and ethical and moral issues. It means our society has become increasingly concerned that grea...
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 DetailsTHE US SECURITY POLICY AND NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAMME, 2000 - 2008
Introduction: The posture of the US foreign and defense policies especially in the post-Cold War era of international politics has demonstrated blatantly and abundantly a tendency to seek power, increase power and to demonstrate power (Morganthau, 1973). More importantly, the 9/1...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF ANAMBRA STATE
Background of Study: The concept of traditional institution‖ has been the major phenomena in the recent years and most especially after United Nations General Assembly adapted resolution A/RES/61/295 on Thursday, 13th September 2007 in New York (http://www.u...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF X (FORMERLYX APP) AND IT’S INFLUENCE FACILITATING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Of The Study
The role of the media as the society's watchdog has evolved over the course of time, and the information and...
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 PREVALENCE OF MALARIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ON ADDMISSION IN IMO STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL OWERRI
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Malaria is an infections disease caused by a parasite, plasmodium which infects red blood cells. Historical records suggest t...
View DetailsTHE RELEVANCE OF E-NAIRA PLATFORM TO SMES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: Apparently, the global financial system is embracing the present technological transformation from physical cash to prac...
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 DetailsAN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN NIGERIAN BROADCAST MEDIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The media has an important part to play in the man for gender transition and in narrowing the social woman gap that exists be...
View DetailsTHE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING CO-OPERATIVE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Co-operative Economics and Management in tertiary institutions help to improve the co-operative growth and development, quality manpower...
View DetailsANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE E-NAIRA ON THE OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL BANKS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: A bank is a financial organization that collects deposits and puts those deposits into lending activities, either directly or...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF JOURNALISM CODE OF ETHICS ON JOURNALISM PRACTICE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Journalism is fundamental in ensuring purposeful and peaceful co-existence in the society. They are indispensable to the succ...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF ONLINE MARKETING ON RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: These days, a significant portion of commercial business all around the world takes place on digital networks, which link ind...
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 INFLUENCE OF TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: In every society of the world, irrespective of cultural differences and geographical demarcations, the need to socialize the...
View DetailsTHE NEW MINIMUM WAGE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATAL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: One of the key reasons why people work and labor is to generate income in the form of compensation and salary, especially whe...
View DetailsTHE NIGERIAN PROPERTY RATING SYSTEM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The division of Nigeria into a greater number of states in 1976 resulted in the development of new urban centres, the rapid expansion of which raised the dem...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL ON A MANUFACTURING PROCESS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Production planning and control is simply the analysis involved in transforming raw material or components into finished prod...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PUBLIC OPINION ON PUBLIC POLICY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Since independence in 1960 in Nigeria, different governments have embrace on one programme or another. The research work is to examine the activities of the public...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF RISK ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LISTED INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Risk management is an important discipline in business especially the insurance business. Recently, businesses put great emphasis on risk management as this determines their su...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF RITUALISM ON NATIONAL SECURITY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Security concerns are taken seriously all across the world. It is acknowledged as one of the most fundamental tasks of a stat...
View DetailsAN ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION ABOUT POPE FRANCIS' ENDORSEMENT OF BLESSINGS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES: A CASE STUDY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: While same-sex marriage was not initially a primary focus of the LGBT movement in the 1970s, it gained significant prominence in the early 2000s, becoming a ce...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF TEACHERS EFFECTIVENESS ON PUPILS PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: It has been theorized that teacher effectiveness is vital to student performance (Darling Hammond, 2010), According to Darlin...
View DetailsTHE PROFOUND RAMIFICATIONS STEMMING FROM DAVID HUME'S PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK CONCERNING IMPRESSIONS AND IDEAS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: Are we not often at times shocked by the discovery that what we thought was certain is later proved dubious and false? If this be a regular occurrence, is it not the case that we may become suspicious of all claims to certainty...
View DetailsTHE IMPLICATION OF RITUALISM ON MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Moral education is an issue that is currently being widely discussed as a result of the moral decadence of youths. The Nigeri...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON PUPIL’S COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of Study: In today's society, where the proliferation of information requires the use of information and communication technology (ICT)...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF MARKETING CONCEPT ON SALE GROWTH (CASE STUDY OF RELENTED SMALL SCALE BUSINESS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Current globalized marketing has prompted companies to see internationalizing their activities as a means of remaining compet...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF NIGER DELTA CRISIS ON NIGERIAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In 2002, an international observation proclaimed the Niger Delta as one of the most volatile regions of the world. This observation came on the heels of incessant crisis which...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING ON BUSINESS PROFITABILITY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Advertising over the years has been an issue of discourse proponent of the dividends of advertising are of the view that adve...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA
The process through which the economies o...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ENAIRA IN TRACKING MONEY LAUNDERING AND FRAUD IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The promotion of cashless policies has become a driving factor for global economies to investigate currency digitalization&nb...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF E-NAIRA ON POS BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study : In recent years, rapid technical advancement and new business models have led in a slew of novel...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA.
The p...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ENAIRA IN TRACKING MONEY LAUNDERING AND FRAUD IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The promotion of cashless policies has become a driving factor for global economies to investigate currency digitalizati...
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