IMPACTS OF JIGSAW II CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION IN MENSURATION AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA
The main concepts, procedures, and logic that solve problems are the focus of mathematics. It is generally acknowledged as being essential to any society's progress. This is so because a country's ability to develop is reliant on its progress in science and technology. But without mathema...
View DetailsA CASE STUDY ON DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION (2015-2019)
Background of the study
The connection between democratic government and economic progress at the national level is recognized and valued by many. This is due to the fact that democracy plays an extremely significant and significant part in nurturing na...
View DetailsA COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OUT-DOOR PLAY ENVIRONMENT IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Children's play has always been a natural phenomenon. Children who are healthy and not disabled (physically challenged), according to Aziza (2000), cannot live without playing in their natural environments. In some cultures,...
View DetailsA COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE CHALLENGES OF TEACHING PRACTICE EXPERIENCES OF HOME ECONOMICS STUDENT-TEACHERS AND POSSIBLE PANACEA
Background of the study
A student teacher observed that the practical component of teacher training - practice teaching - was a challenging and stressful element of the course. She didn't seem to appreciate the experience. The experience of this student teacher desc...
View DetailsA 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 DetailsA COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF PRIESTHOOD IN IGBO TRADITIONAL RELIGION AND CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
It is quite unfortunate that this Igbo noble institution has not received fair treatment from many scholars of African Traditional Religion. So, it has been the subject of wrong labelling, caricature, ridic...
View DetailsANALYSIS OF STAFF REMUNERATION SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF RITMANCOLLEGE, IKOT EKPENE)
INTRODUCTION: Remuneration is the monetary compensation that one receives exchange for the work or services performed. Typically, this consist of monetary rewards, also referred to as wage or salary. A number of complementary benefits, however, the increasingly p...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF MASS MEDIA AND THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA
Abstract: From all indications, it has become obvious that the mass media has a great role to play in the management of human rights abuse in Nigeria, taking into cognizance their &nbs...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF MICROFINANCE BANK IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: It is know fact that banks help to accelerate the growth and development of a developed and developing economy. Consequently, finance becomes an important ingredient in the economic development of a nation and communities alike. Thus, the...
View DetailsBANK FAILURE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
ABSTRACT: Research concerns “Bank failure” causes and consequences” Bank failure in our banking industry has become a peculiar household word in this country, which cannot be overemphasized. It is a re-current issue, which cause...
View DetailsCHALLENGES OF NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Newspapers, which constitute the vocal and vibrant press, have consistently championed the fight again...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE 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 DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERISED CRIME RECORD SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF STATE C.I.D. HEADQUARTERS ENUGU)
INTRODUCTION: It should come as no surprise, then, that technology continue our limited, though uniquely human capabilities. Until recently, most of these productivity tools were developed as aids to perform brute labour or clerical tasks infact, the computer has become wid...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED MAILING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE (NIPOST) UYO)
Introduction: This chapter introduces a computerized mailing system. It focuses on the theoretical background of the research, statement of the problem, aim and objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope of the study and the organization of the study.
<... View DetailsVISUAL CLASSROOM AND TEXT BASED E- LEARNING
ABSTRACT- INTERNET: As global connection of computers sited around the world forming huge network for information to be shared and disseminated by many millions of people has done so well in information Technology and in education so to speak. Since the introduction of Value Adde...
View DetailsFRAUD AND FINANCIAL MALPRACTICE AS A LENDING FACTOR TO BUSINESS FAILURE
Background of the study: This research work is an attempt to study on fraud and financial malpractice as a leading factor to business failure. Business can be seen as all profit directed towards providing goods and services to mankind. The business organization under usual condit...
View DetailsFRAUD IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND SOLUTION
ABSTRACT: There were so many difficulties which this research work was confronted with bank officials were so reluctant to give out helpful information of this problem and there was also the cost of research and limited time for acquisition...
View DetailsFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SMEs IN EKET LGA)
Background to the study: Small firms play vital roles in the process of industrialization, sustainable economic growth (Ariyo, 2005); encouragement of entrepreneurship, employment generation (Ogujiuba et al, 2004); reduction of poverty and contribution to the Gross Domestic...
View DetailsGOOD GOVERNANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Background to the Study: Governance, according to the World Bank Report (2010) is the exercise of political power in the management of a nation’s affairs. This definition thus implies that governance encompasses the state’s institutional and structura...
View DetailsIMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ON BANKING FINANCE STUDENT
Background of the study: As a result of Increasing School Leavers Unemployment in the 1970s the Nigerian Government introduced the new National Policy on Education in 1981. A major provision of the policy was the Introduction of the training of Banking and Finance Studies of Juni...
View DetailsIMPACT OF INTEREST RATE CHANGES ON EFFECTIVE PRICING OF BANK CREDIT IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study: Operators in the banking system argue that the pegging lending rate at the present level by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is not realistic as it is not market determined especially urban considered against the cost of deposits (term deposits and savin...
View DetailsIMPACT OF MACRO ECONOMICS VARIABLES ON FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: Nigeria has experienced vibrant activity relating to the acquisition of local firms by Private enterprises (PE) and the size of PE transactions. Some notable PE firms are well known and are listed on the NSE. PE as its name suggests, is very...
View DetailsINFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAGOS STATE
Background of the Study: The various components of the school environment, such as classrooms, libraries, technical workshops, laboratories, teacher quality, school management, teaching methods, and peers, have been identified as factors that can influence studen...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF REMITTANCES IN THE FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (1978-2018)
Background of the study: Remittances refer to monetary transfers made by individuals residing in foreign nations to their family and acquaintances in their countries of origin. They represent a significant contributor to the financial development inside a specific country. Remittances refer...
View DetailsLIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT IN BANKS: A STUDY OF SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA (2000-2009)
Background of the study: The whole concept of banking is built upon confidence in the liquidity of the bank. Liquidity management is critical in the banking operations. Customers place their deposits with a bank, confident that they can withdraw the deposit when...
View DetailsMERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY
Background of study: Mergers and acquisitions have emerged as a strategic tool for achieving corporate expansion and growth. Analyses have the banks to benefit from new business opportunities that would be created by change in the regulatory and technological environment.
... View DetailsMONETARY POLICY AND INFLATION IN NIGERIA ECONOMY
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The history of economic growth shows that, economic transformation started in England in the Late eighteen century and gradually spread to other parts of Europe and North America. Economic transformations did not get to other parts of thee worl...
View DetailsNIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT ( A CASE STUDY OF NTA CHANNEL 6 ABA)
Background of the Study: Public service is a service where federal, state or local government has an interest or where its presence is felt. It is a very wide organ, encompassing the civil service, the school system, the judicially, the local government system, the security...
View DetailsPENSION RECORD IN NIGERIA PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
Background of the study: The purpose of occupational pension scheme is to provide employees regular and stable income after their retirement from service. It is an arrangement an employer or a group of employers use(s) to provide pension (and sometimes other) benefits for their e...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ON BRAND LOYALTY IN FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS
ABSTRACT: The study examined the effect of consumer protection on brand loyalty in fast moving consumable goods in Lagos.
The descriptive survey design was used in carrying out this research work. The research considered the survey research design appropriate, due to th...
View DetailsTHE CONSTRAINTS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Background of the study: Agriculture is the most basic form of human activities in the whole world. It includes the cultivation of crops as well as rearing of animals for human uses. Today in Nigeria, about 70% of its population is engaged in this activity. Despite the larg...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF STREET HAWKING AMONG TEENAGE GIRLS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the effect of street hawking among teenage girls using residence of Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State as case study. To achieve this 2 research hypothesis were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sam...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PRACTICAL WORK ON THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOME CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Science is a great enterprise which nations depend on, in-order to advance technologically. Science therefore is receiving much emphasis in education because of its significance and relevance to life and society. Biology is th...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF NIGER MILLS COMPANY LIMITED, CALABAR
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Studies have shown that the success of most organization does not depend entirely on how well such organizations are financed but also on how well the individuals working in the organization are experienced. The experience acquired b...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN FINANCING SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)
BACKGROUND TO PROBLEM: The various development plans implemented in Nigeria have prioritised the achievement of self-reliance. The rationale behind the establishment of this national objective stems from the considerable expectations placed upon citizens in terms of generat...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF COMPUTERS IN FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN THE NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY
Background: I have developed a significant interest in this subject due to the observation that the guiding principles of prudence and honesty within the financial industry have, to a considerable degree, not been upheld. In the contemporary banking industry, instances of fraudul...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: According to Uwadia (2010), Education in a broad sense is a process by which an individual acquires the many physical and social capabilities demanded by the society in which he/she is born into to function. It is to a nation what the min...
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 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY
ABSTRACT: Nigeria has a population of approximately 200 million people. Health services are provided through a network of over 4,700 health facilities countrywide, with the private sector ac-counting for about 51% of these facilities. The best qual...
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 CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABILITY AND USE AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Computer science plays a vital part in the lives of all people. As stated by Bajah, the government's ambition to produce a scientifically educated populace, as well as the necessity to successfully equip her industry with much-needed...
View DetailsA CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ AWARENESS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: The phrase "knowledge is power" is not an exaggeration. The majority of participants' lack of comprehension of the process is one of the biggest challenges influencing the election process, as well as almost every other proc...
View DetailsA CRITICAL SURVEY OF ADVERTISING AS A DETERMINANT OF CUSTOMER PATRONAGE IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT: The research work titled “the relevant of advertising as a determinant of customer patronage for fast food (a case study of Chiky and Early in Owerri Metropolis was carried out with objectives. To determine how advertising has affected the decisio...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED AUDITING SYSTEM FOR A FINANCIAL INSITITUTION A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK (NIG) PLC
ABSTRACT: The documentation management system in most audit firms no doubt, has a difficult task in today’s competitive auditing industry; hence there is the need for a fat, more efficient and effective processing system.
Client’s files cannot be assessed qu...
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 STUDY ON REGRESSION ANALYSIS ON NATIONAL INCOME
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The sum of the money worth of all the commodities and services produced in a country during a specific time period, generally a year, is referred to as national income. At this point, the topic of how an economy expands may spring to mind...
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 SURVEY OF ROLES AND PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVITY OF SECRETARIES IN MODERN COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES IN ENUGU URBAN
ABSTACT: This study examined roles and performance efficiency and effectively of secretaries in modern communication industries in Enugu Urban.
People hold different opinions about the secretaries roles. they fail to understand that the secretary...
View DetailsA SURVEY ON SHIP FINANCING: EXPERIENCE OF NIGERIA
Statement of the problem: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have long been recognized by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies as crucial to these institutions' economic growth in their more focused operations in developing nations. Small firms com...
View DetailsA SURVEY STUDY INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: One of the most painful physical and emotional experiences for many women and young girls from developing countries is female genital mutilation. A contribution of demographic variables to prediction of attitude and knowledge of consequences of FGM among female civ...
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