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 NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION IN 1983-1985 AND 2015-2018
Background of the study
Foreign policy is a necessary activity engaged in by each sovereign State in the international system because no State is an island unto itself, nor can any State be insulated from the actions of others whether favourable or adverse. Bilateral an...
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 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 DetailsA COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE WAYS OF GENERATING INCOME IN NIGERIAN LIBRARIES
Background to the study
Generally, sufficient funding is needed for effective library and information service delivery; also while responding to the opportunities of digital revolution, the library faces renewed and intensified period of financial strin...
View DetailsCOMPETENCY IMPROVEMENT NEEDS OF TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY
Background of the Study: A good educational system is a strong base for technological development. It equips people with knowledges and skills for designing methods and process that will enable them to make maximum use of their natural resources for the benefit of the societ...
View DetailsCORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITY
Background to the Study: Financial scandals and misappropriation around the world and the recent collapse of large corporate organization in the USA and Europe have brought to the fore, again, the need for the practice of sound corporate governance, which is the...
View DetailsEFFECT OF BANK CONSOLIDATION ON PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The central tenet of banking sector consolidation was to develop a strong, reliable and diversified banking sector that is capable of playing effective developmental roles in the economy, such as funding of small and medium scale enterprises and becoming a competent and...
View DetailsETHNIC 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 DetailsEVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOENIC ACTIVITIES AND DOMESTIC WASTE ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Abstract: The microbiological and organic pollutants characteristics of umuosoko stream in ikwuano local government area, Enugu state, Nigeria were carried out. Twenty water samples were collected from four different parts of the river. The pour plate techn...
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 DetailsGLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: A brief look at Nigeria today one can find out that we like fashion and everything new in Nigeria, the spirit that greeted the issue of globalization at its climax in 2000 seemed to have reduced.
The word globalization also seems to have gone th...
View DetailsGLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: A brief look at Nigeria today one can find out that we like fashion and everything new in Nigeria, the spirit that greeted the issue of globalization at its climax in 2000 seemed to have reduced.
The word globalization also seems to have gone th...
View DetailsGODFATHERISM AND POLITICAL CONFLICT IN NIGERIA: AN OPINION SURVEY OF VOTERS
INTRODUCTION: The human race will never see the end of troubles until political power is entrusted to the lover of wisdom “Plato Republic”. My first approach to the challenge of this topic, is that we have no choice but to seed to return to the basic context in which Nigerians see the...
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 ELECTRONIC BANKING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Background of the study: The rapid changes in business operations in contemporary times in the form of technological improvement require banks in Nigeria to serve their customers electronically. Traditionally, banks have been in the forefront of harnessing technology to improve t...
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 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 THE MONEY MARKET IN THE GROWTH OF NIGERIA IN ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The financial system of any financial company provide the catalyst through financial intermediation for productive activities to ensure economic growth and development Olowo (2008).
The Nigerian financial sector is undoubtedly the most important...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The selection of the research topic indicates the researcher's intention to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of internal audits in various corporate organisations, including banks, manufacturing companies, and governm...
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 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 DetailsLOAN SYNDICATION: A SOURCE OF BUSINESS FINANCING IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine loan syndication: a source of business financing in Nigeria with special reference to GTBank and Access Bank. Specifically, the study aims to examine the general terms of the various issue involved in Loa...
View DetailsMANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF WATER CORPORATION AWKA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria is blessed by nature with a lot of natural resources amongst which water is one of them, WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) confirmed that Nigeria was blessed with abundant water resources, the excess of which has been causing flood...
View DetailsMISMANAGEMENT IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (BANK) EFFECT AND SOLUTION
Background of the study: A financial institution is an organized body concerned with the management of money. This is to say that the institution is responsible for the leading and borrowing of money in other words, it is an institution involved in financial intermediation...
View DetailsPROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the study: The Education by the end of the 20th century no longer prepares individuals to secure white colar Jobs or life long employment in local industries or services. Rather education is for individuals and National developments. Similarly, the major objective o...
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 DetailsSOLAR TECHNOLOGY: AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Background of the study: The development of a nation brings an effective transformation of its socio-political, economic, cultural, technology and industrial bases. More so, within the particular conception of socio-economic processes which underscores every econ...
View DetailsTHE EFFECTS OF TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
INTRODUCTION: A well organized society, say a country or a state government owes some fundamental obligations to the people it governs. These obligations are in the forms of provisions of basic social amenities such good roads, health, security of lives and...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF BUREAUCRACY IN NIGERIA PUBLIC ENTERPRISE: A case study of PHCN
Background of the study: The National Electric Power Authority which is today known as Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) was established by the NEPA Act of 1872. The Act authorized the merger of the activities of the Niger Dam Authority and the Electricity corporation...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF CULTURAL FACTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE SELECTED PRIVATE FIRMS
Background of the study: The Entrepreneurship practices exist in most countries of the world, including Nigeria. In Nigeria the development of entrepreneurship has gone a long way to achieve industrialization and economic development. Management scholars agree that althoug...
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 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 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF GENDER CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Gender is clearly defined as the economic, social, and cultural characteristics, qualities, and opportunities associated with being either male or female. Men and women are fundamentally different in most civilizations, as seen by their a...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLIANCE LEVEL AMONG INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The globe was rocked by a pandemic of severe respiratory sickness known as Covid-19. The viral infection is quickly spreading over the world. Droplet transmission, contact with an infected case, and contact with contaminated fomites are a...
View DetailsA REVIEW ON SOFTWARE PIRACY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In Nigeria, the prevalence of online fraud and software piracy has risen over time. The federal government of Nigeria has committed significant efforts and funding to combating the spread of piracy in Nigeria (Asongu 2017). It is now commonly underst...
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 LIBRARIES SOFTWARE USAGE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN ADAMAWA STATE
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to analyse the usage of software in academic libraries, specifically focusing on selected universities in Adamawa State. A survey design was employed to gather data for this investigation. The study was guided by a set of f...
View DetailsTHE LEGALISATION OF ABORTION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS OF ADOLESCENTS: AN EXAMINATION OF FCT RESIDENTS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on abortion legalization and its impact on sexual practices of youths: a study of FCT residents. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling technique...
View DetailsA STUDY ON CHALLENGING PEDAGOGICAL CONCEPTS IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study: According to a number of sources, the ideals of science and technology in relation to national development are ingrained in the minds of leaders from African and third world countries (Logan, & Skamp, 2021). Since as early as 1880, students in Nigeria...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE UTILISATION OF LIBRARY SOFTWARE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES WITHIN THE NIGERIAN CONTEXT
ABSTRACT: This study used a survey design to examine libraries software usage in academic libraries using selected universities in Adamawa State as case study. The study was guided by four (4) research questions. The population included all librarians of sel...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE EXAMINATION OF INSURANCE AWARENESS AND INSURANCE PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to analyse insurance awareness and insurance performance in the Nigerian economy. The case study utilised NICON Insurance Limited, located in Abuja, as a focal point for the research. The purpose of this study is to an...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT INTO THE FREQUENCY OF URINARY TRACT PARASITES IN PATIENTS
Background to the Study: An infection of any region of the urinary system is referred to as a urinary tract infection (often abbreviated as UTI). The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra are the components that make up the urinary tract. Any component of these...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AND ITS ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In order to make economic decisions, all corporate organizations require information. Information, according to SINHA (2002), is an integrating force that combines organizational resources into a cohesive whole, directed toward the r...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF BANK INSPECTION AND ENFORCMENT OF BANKING REGULATION IN ZENITH BANK, UBA OR FBN ETC
Background of the study: In a banking environment that is becoming increasingly competitive, which is characterized by frequent changes in the regulatory environment, high cost of operations, dim misting spreads on profit from business as a result of sharp practices and the restr...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF REAL ESTATE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The real estate market is a crucial component of the overall business economy. The business economy and the real property market are closely intertwined, such that changes in one sector can influence or be influenced by trends in the other. This st...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFORT ON THE PROVISION OF PORTABLE WATER SUPPLY IN BIDA LGA, NIGER STATE
Background of the study: Nigeria has a vast amount of surface and subterranean water resources, which necessitates a well-defined administrative system capable of properly managing the resources. Nigeria's current water supply situation is woefully insufficie...
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