A 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 DetailsETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM YAM (DISCOREA SPP) PEELS
Background of the study: Yams (Discorea spp) of the family Diocoreaceae are members of the flowering plant. They are monocots, related to palms, grasses and archids. Most yam species grow in the tropics and subtropics area with fairly heavy total annual rainfall, but w...
View DetailsA REVIEW ON DRUG ABUSE AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA YOUTH
Background of the study: Drug usage is widespread throughout all age groups, from adolescents to older people. In order to maintain their own health, animals can benefit from the usage of drugs in much the same way that people can. When it is discovered that their pets do not hav...
View DetailsA SURVEY OF TEENAGE PROBLEMS IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine a survey of teenage problems in Nigerian secondary schools with special reference to secondary schools in Niger State. Specifically, the study examined examine the need for effective counseling in seconda...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY ADOLESCENTS IN KATSINA STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate a survey pertaining to the challenges faced by teenagers in Nigerian secondary schools, specifically focusing on secondary schools located in Katsina State. The study specifically investigated the necessity o...
View DetailsAN ANTIMICROBIAL ANALYSIS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL OF Mangifera indica AND Carica papaya LEAVES
BACKGORUND TO THE STUDY: It is well known that in order for a plant to protect itself, it creates certain compounds that can also protect humans from sickness. Today, there are approximately 4000 distinct phytochemicals that have the potential to alter disorders such as cancer, s...
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 EVALUATION OF YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THUGGERY IN OGUN STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Elections are an accepted method of choosing leaders in modern democracies. This is a crucial procedure that helps establish democratic institutions and facilitates the peaceful transfer of power (Abekhale, 2022). Nevertheless, all elections held in Niger...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS OF TRUANCY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Truancy is a growing concern that is being recognised as a developing and emerging issue, characterised by the deliberate act of students purposefully missing one or more classes. Truancy is a pervasive issue worldwide that is well recognised...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Nigeria, which can be found in West Africa, spans a total of 983,213 square kilometers throughout its landmass. According to estimates provided by the World Bank, the country now has an estimated population of more than 150 million...
View DetailsA COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION INTO THE ANTIMICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DISINFECTANTS CONTAINING CHLORINE AND ALCOHOL
Background of the study: Antiseptics and disinfectants are extensively employed in hospitals and various healthcare facilities for a diverse array of applications pertaining to topical and hard-surface disinfection. Specifically, healthcare professionals play a crucial role in th...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION ON THE BEHAVIOR OF NURSES TOWARDS RELAPSE PREVENTION AMONG PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
Background Of Study: For generations, those who practise medicine, scientists, and philosophers have been both captivated and perplexed by mental health conditions. Its symptoms have been ascribed to possession by demons, regarded to be retribution by the gods fo...
View DetailsANALYSIS OF BOREHOLE WATER QUALITY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
ABSTRACT: Water is one of the most important and abundant compounds of the ecosystem. All living organisms on the earth need water for their survival and growth. It rarely occurs in its pure form in nature. It is the only substance that exists naturally on Earth...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY BENIN CITY
Background of the study: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as all procedures which involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and/or injury to the female genital organs, whether for cultural or any...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA 2016 TO 2021)
Background of the Study: For many centuries, the concept of food security was understood to mean the capability of a nation's farmers, ranchers, and fishermen to provide enough of the food they produce to meet the needs of their whole population (Alexandratos, 2017). The conc...
View DetailsPATIENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS MANAGEMENT
Background of Study: Hypertension remains a major global public health challenge that has been identified as the leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (Kearney, Whelton, Reynolds, Muntner, Whelton& He, 2004). It increases hardening of...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF UNLIEVER NIGERIA PLC
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: New product development process allows firms to deal with progressively intensive competition when facing challenges from rapidly changing market condition. Companies try to gain sustainable competitive advantages with continues innovation. These effort a...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON THE HEALTH OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN MAYO-DASSA JALINGO, TARABA STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nutritional knowledge has been proven to play a very vital role in adopting optimal nutrition practices in the health of every expectant mother.As a matter of fact, health and nutritional status of the population of a nat...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF FUEL PRICE HIKE ON BUSINESS OPERATIONS (A CASE STUDY OF GOURMET PIZZA COMPANY, ABUJA)
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Almost all sectors of the economy depend on oil. Any contemplation therefore of a possible scarcity or unavailability of the product will in no doubt stipulate unnecessary price hike of petroleum in the country (Sikkam, 2009). Arinze (20...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: It has been the general assumption that children with reasonable physical care would grow into normal happy adulthood. But scientific investigations of psychologists, sociologist and psychiatrists regarding personality development has uncovered the greate...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION USED IN CANDLE PROCESSING AND PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION: Candles are derived from the Latin word "candera," which roughly translates to "to shine." Candles were the only source of artificial light prior to the development of electricity. The original candles were made of tallow, f...
View DetailsA COMPREHENSIVE BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED ON THE WATER SUPPLY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE FEMALE HOSTEL AT THE ESTEEMED UNIVERSITY OF UYO
Background Of The Study: Water is an essential and intricately interrelated element that is fundamental to the existence of life, as life cannot be sustained without it. Water must be consistently prioritised due to its critical importance. Access to clean and safe drinking water...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BACTERIOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF WATER WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL HALLS OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
INTRODUCTION: Water has an essential role in life and is inextricably intertwined with it; without water, there would be no life. Because of this, it is essential that water always get the appropriate amount of attention at all times. The provision of clean...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION IN SOCIETIES
ABSTRACT: This research studied and analyzed Water Pollution, the causes, the effects, the sources, types and control of Water Pollution in the societies. Water pollution occurred when pollutants were discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL STRENGTH OF THREE MOST COMMON ANTIBIOTICS USED IN ENUGU (CASE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTICS DRUGS)
HISTORICAL BACK GROUND: Antibiotics are chemicals when the chemical are put into the body, they stop the growth of kinds of germs. They help the body to fight diseases. More than 3,000 years ago ancient people stumbled over the discovery that some moulds cou...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOURCES OF WATER AND WATER BORNE DISEASES
Background to the Study: Water is an essential substance in human life as it is used for various purposes sucg as drunking washing cooking. Human noroviruses cause the most gastrointestinal illness in all regions of the world, with the vast majority thought to be...
View DetailsCONTRIBUTIONS OF INSURANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK IN NIGERIA OIL INDUSTRIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria’s economy before independence and shortly afterward largely depended on agriculture. This is because a good number of its citizens are farmers. Intact about 70% of the Nigerian populace then were basically farmers and this g...
View DetailsCYTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SPUTUM SAMPLES IN WELDERS IN OWERRI METROPOLIS
INTRODUCTION: Welding process involves joining metal parts by heating the pieces to melting temperature (Kimet et al., 2005). Soldering process as a type of welding produces various contaminants at a sufficient rate to cause both short term and long term health effects,...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED ANTENATAL INFORAMATION SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF PARK-LANE HOSPITAL)
INTRODUCTION: An information system provides information for decision makers in any organization, which are required for the great functions of planning coordinating and controlling, therefore it is necessary to discover an adequate means of making the infor...
View DetailsDEVELOPING AQUACULTURE IN DEGRADED INLAND AREAS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Nigeria, the country of many rivers, is also rich in lakes, reservoirs and wetlands but many of them had been degraded due to a lot of factors (FGN, 1993). Sustainable fisheries production and development depends largely upon good aq...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE PROGRESSION OF AQUACULTURE IN DEGRADED INLAND REGIONS IN BAYELSA STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Nigeria, a nation characterised by an abundance of rivers, also possesses a significant number of lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. However, it is worth noting that a considerable portion of these natural resources has experienced deg...
View DetailsDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AUTOMATIC PUMPING MACHINE FOR WATER SUPPLY
INTRODUCTION: Water is an indispensable and inevitable substance to all living things due to its usability and high priority among other substance and materials. Provision of large volume of waters essential due to its significant purpose, which therefore called for a means by wh...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF SOME CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SELECTED ENERGY DRINKS
ABSTRACT: This research work examined and compares the physicochemical properties and some chemical constituents of selected energy drinks. Fourteen (14) brands of energy drinks samples consisting eleven (11) liquid and three (3) powdered forms were randomly purchased. All sample...
View DetailsHISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF BENIN GREETINGS
Background of the study: There are many versions of the origin of Benin or more appropriately the Edo people. Chief Dr. Jacob Egharevba account stated that many years ago, the Bini’s came all the way from Egypt to found a more secure shelter in this part of...
View DetailsALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE IN NIGERIA AND THE ROLE OF CHRISTIANITY IN CURBING THIS MENACE
Background of the study: Drugs are commonly used by everybody whether young or old. Drugs are not only useful for human beings; they are also useful for animals for good health. Human beings give drugs to their animals when they discovered that they are not healthy. Drug is an ef...
View DetailsFACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SCHOOL DROPOUT AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Dropping out of school is a well-documented social problem and often present daunting circumstances for adolescents. Dropping out is also associated with delinquency, and low school achievements. One of the major reasons for children bein...
View DetailsDOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF EDO STATE)
Background of the study: Ganley (1989) states that domestic violence includes: physical violence, sexual violence, emotional abuse and abuse of property and pets. According to him, exposure to these forms of violence has considerable potential to be perceived as...
View DetailsDOMESTIC WASTE DISPOSAL, EFFECT AND THE SOLUTIONS IN ENUGU STATE
Background of the Study: The generation and disposal of waste is an intrinsic part of any developing society. Waste, both from domestic and commercial sources has grown significantly in the society over the past decade. Every time a householder shops at the store, and...
View DetailsDRUGS ABUSE IN BAYELSA AND RIVERS STATE FROM 2010-2023
Background of the Study: Various people describe drugs in a variety of ways. By definition, a drug is anything that when consumed by a living organism tends to alter one or a myriad of its functions. Owing to their chemical nature, drugs (legal or illegal) alter...
View DetailsDRUGS AND ALCOHOLISM AMONG CAB RIDERS IN FCT ABUJA: A STUDY OF NUTRW BRANCH OF APO LEGISLATIVE QUARTERS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The connection between substance abuse and accidental injury or death has been recognized. Alcohol causes 50,000 fatalities and up to 500,000 hospital admissions yearly in the United Kingdom (World Health Organization) (2017). In the Unit...
View DetailsAN ECONOMIC EXAMINATION OF THE FOOD SAFETY PRACTISES WITHIN THE PORK MARKETING INDUSTRY IN AKWA-IBOM STATE
ABSTRACTl: The pig is a commonly encountered domesticated animal that may be found in Nigeria as well as various regions around West Africa. Pigs are commonly raised for the purpose of producing meat, known as pork, as well as fat, referred to as lard. &nbs...
View DetailsEFFECT OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM ON NEWS OBJECTIVITY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The mass media are seen as advances in science and technology in a culture, as well as catalysts for social and economic transformation in that society (Melkote, 1991). The mass media's actions are assumed to mobilize human and materi...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS IN WASTE RECYCLING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Microorganisms are found virtually everywhere in the natural world, where they perform a wide variety of important tasks. Microorganisms like Halobacterium, which live in the Dead Sea, and Chlamydomonas nivalis, which is responsible for p...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF RADIO IN MOBILIZING NIGERIAN WOMEN INTO POLITICS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: This study, the role of radio in mobilizing Nigerian women into politics will look into the role played by radio as a medium of mass communication in galvanizing and preparing Nigerian women into politics especially towards participating in this on going...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF TELEVISION MEDIA ON DISSEMINATING COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study: The putative "coronavirus" is thought to be a zoonotic virus that causes acute respiratory tract infections and deadly pneumonia in humans (Probasco, 2020). It was originally found in December 2019 in Wuhan, China's capital...
View DetailsTREND IN THE USE OF HUMAN MODELS IN THE NIGERIAN ADVERTISING INDUSTRY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of persons, institutions, ideas, goods or services, by an identified sponsor using appropriate medium or media of communi...
View DetailsTHE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF CULINARY HERBS AND LOCAL SPIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Herbs and spices have long been used by ancient civilsations for culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses. With modernization and the development of patent medicines, the use of natural cures and elixirs decrease in popul...
View DetailsTHE PROBLEM OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ENUGU METROPOLIS A CASE STUDY IN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (I.M.T) CAMPUS III
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Refuse generation started with the history of man and gained more attention when man began to live in communities. During the...
View DetailsTHE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OYO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In the Nigerian Society, the child is highly cherished, not only by parents but also by the family, the community in general and by the state (Okunola 2001). It is equally the cultural norm that the care and upbringing of the child is sha...
View DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE AND TONE OF DISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: From independence, the secondary school system of education in Nigeria experienced a high level of discipline. The...
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