ETHNIC CONFLICT AND NATIONAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF OBASONJO’S REGIME)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Our country Nigeria was created by the British colonialist who performed the task of bringing the various ethnic nationalities together in 1914 to form a single nation state, right from creation Nigeria has been a plural society made up of three majo...
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 DetailsAN EXMINATION ON THE IMPACT OF GENDER INEQUALITY ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The topic of unequal treatment of men and women is one that has been making headlines and resonating widely across society for decades. In order to examine this situation, one must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY MICRO-ORGANISMS BASED IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS
BACKGROUNG OF STUDY: Infectious diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 50% of all deaths in tropical countries and as much as 20% of deaths in the Americas. Despite the significant progress made in microbiology and the...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY MICRO-ORGANISMS BASED IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS
BACKGROUNG OF STUDY: Infectious diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 50% of all deaths in tropical countries and as much as 20% of deaths in the Americas. Despite the significant progress made in microbiology and the...
View DetailsEVALUATION OF THE USE OF CODE MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN NIGERIAN MOVIES
ABSTRACT: Some scholars observe that code-switching is a rule-governed variety used by members in accordance with certain norms, and often functions as a powerful in-group identity marker (Jacobson, 1977, 1998; Myers-Scotton, 1993). But Code-switching as seen in...
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 DetailsHAUSA-ENGLISH CODE-SWITCHING IN CONTEMPORARY KANYWOOD FILMS
Abstract: This research endeavour entails an analysis of the linguistic patterns employed within the context of the Kannywood film industry, which is predominantly situated in northern Nigeria. The primary objective of this study is to examine the phenomenon of Hausa-English code...
View DetailsCRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY NEEDS ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
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...
View DetailsIMPACT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ON SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The phrase ‘better city, better future’ is the motto of the ongoing World Expo in China. The World City Expo started in 2002 as a way of mobilizing world community towards using the urban centers to mobile resources to elimina...
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 PROBLEM OF ORAL EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria adopts English Language as its official language due to many reasons. Of course the principal reason cannot be divorc...
View DetailsTHE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT OF TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: English is one of the major languages out of about 5000 estimated languages spoken in the world. About 200 years ago, English was simply the language of less than 15...
View DetailsTHE PROBLEMS FACING PERSONAL INCOME, THE ADMINISTRATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Historically, the commonest enemy o the people of rural communities in all races or cultures is the tax collectors. In the bi...
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 CHALLENGES FACED BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN ABUJA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Transportation is one of the key sectors that play crucial role in achieving the goals of poverty eradication and sustainable development...
View DetailsTERRORISM AND IT'S IMPLICATIONS ON GLOBAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA)
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Terrorism poses a significant global security challenge, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous militant and terrorist organisations have emerged, transforming the continent into a...
View DetailsASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF NOLLYWOOD MOVIES ON CULTURAL IDENTITY AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTH. A STUDY OF STUDENTS OF NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Throughout the course of history, various worldviews have consistently discerned the moral inclinations of individuals across...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN ON STUDENTS’ PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY OF MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Language is a form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. Nigeria pidgin is a variety of language and an amalgamation...
View DetailsFatherhood and Fatherland in Chimamanda Adichie's "Purple Hibiscus"
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION: SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Purple Hibiscus, by third-generation Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie, is (at its most basic level) a coming-of-age tale. Fifteen-year-old Kambili and Jaja, her older brother, must face political unrest, uncaring...
View DetailsTHE OGONI UPRISING IN NIGERIA: THE NIGER-DELTA CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA’S UNITY, 1980-1999
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian government passed legislation in the 1980s and early 1990s meant to satisfy the needs of the people of the Niger Delta, but a lack of political will and a high level of corruption among political elites impaired the implementation of...
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 lan...
View DetailsA DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS IN PLATEAU STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION SERVICE PROVISION
ABSTRACT
The demographic survey of handicapped children was conducted in schools in Plateau State. Five special schools for the handicapped and twenty-one integrated schools were covered in the survey. A total of five hundred and thirteen children that were made up of the auditorily imp...
View DetailsANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY OF THE HEXANE EXTRACT FROM THE PODS OF ACACIA NILOTICA (L.) DEL. (MIMOSACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Acacia niloticais a multipurpose plant belonging to the family Mimosaceae. Commonly known as Prickly acacia in English and Bagaruwa in Hausa, It has medicinal properties which include antimalaria, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, etc. Traditionally, the pods are us...
View DetailsANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY OF THE HEXANE EXTRACT FROM THE PODS OF ACACIA NILOTICA (L.) DEL. (MIMOSACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Acacia niloticais a multipurpose plant belonging to the family Mimosaceae. Commonly known as Prickly acacia in English and Bagaruwa in Hausa, It has medicinal properties which include antimalaria, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, etc. Traditionally, the pods are us...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION HAUSA LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the implementation of Nigeria Certificate in Education Hausa language curriculum in northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria, to determine: the extent of content coverage of NCE Hausa language curriculum, determine the methods utilized by the Hausa language le...
View DetailsCHRISTIAN OZO TITLE TAKING AND LEADERSHIP THE STUDY OF THE IGBO PEOPLE OF OZUBULU, ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA
1.1Background to the Study
Ozo title-taking is an interesting cultural practice in Igbo-land. This title-taking was the brain cchild of the traditionalists. But with time there was a serious transformation in it to accommodate the Christians. Thus, this work focuses more on the transfor...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDIES OF THE LEAVES OF SOLANUM INCANUM LINN AND SOLANUM MELONGENA LINN (SOLANACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Solanum incanum Linn. and Solanum melongena Linn (Solanaceae) are both shrubs or trees found in the sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Both are called „gauta‟ among the Hausa community of Northern Nigeria and „Tarku‟ among the Bura/Babar speaking people of Sout...
View DetailsDESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION SYSTEM (LET’S TALK) FOR THE TRANSLATION OF HYAM TO ENGLISH
ABSTRACT
In Southern Kaduna, the Hyam Community always welcome foreigners every year, due to their friendliness and hospitable nature. They have even welcomed Igbos in the past and when the Hausas wanted to kill them, they hid them and gave them a safe route back to the east. Now with t...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE VOTING SYSTEM
1.1Background of the Study
The federal republic of Nigeria comprises of 36 states, The federal capital territory (FCT), and 774 local government areas (LGAs). The country is located in west Africa and shares land borders with the republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the e...
View DetailsDETERMINANTS OF ICTs INFLUENCE ON LITERACY AND CULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Integrating technology into the educational sector is progressively influenced by different multicultural settings across the world. Accordingly, this research employed a modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to investigate how culture directly aff...
View DetailsEFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN HAUSA LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the Effect of Instructional Materials on students‟ performance in Hausa Language in senior secondary schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was conducted with the objectives to: determine the effect of instructional materials on students‟ performanc...
View DetailsETHNOMEDICAL SURVEY AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SOME EVAPORITES (KANWA) USED IN HAUSA AND FULANI TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN SOME SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
‘Kanwa' is the local trade name for varieties of evaporites that are formed from evaporation and precipitation of minerals containing body of water. They are locally used extensively by the traditional healers, nomads and house wives of Northern Nigeria to treat disea...
View DetailsEVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIA; ANTIOXIDANT AND STAINING PROPERTIES OF SIX INDIGENOUNS PLANTS EXTRACTS COLLECTED FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA
1.0Background of Study
The Nigeria climate favours a great array of plant species many of which have varied medicinal and antimicrobial potentials (Adewusi, 1997; Adeuse-Poku et al., 2003; Ajebesone and Aina, 2004, Agyili et al., 2006). It is estimated that there are over 65,000 species...
View DetailsEXPLORING SOCIAL SPACES FOR INFORMATION ACTIVITIES AMONG SOCIAL ACTORS AT MAI-SHAYI JOINTS (TEA SHOPS) IN SAMARU COMMUNITY, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study explored the social spaces in Hausa communal setting from the perspective of social actors in tea shops in Samaru Community, Kaduna State. To achieve the objectives of this study, one main research question and four sub-questions were raised and answered. The main re...
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