A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OUT-DOOR PLAY ENVIRONMENT IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
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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
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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 DetailsADVERSTISING AS AN EFFECTIVE PROMOTIONAL TOOL IN THE DELIVERING OF BANKING SERVICE (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANK IN DELTA STATE
ABSTRACT: This study on “Advertising as an effective promotional tool in the delivering of banking services has tries to seek answer to the crucial question that plagues the memory of researchers question on how co-operate advertising acts as an effective promotional t...
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 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 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 DetailsCONSTRAINTS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Vocational/ technical education are among the vital tools an individual can use to be developed. It is a training for useful employment in trade, industries, agriculture, business and home making etc. the emphasis on vocation/technical;...
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 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 AUTOMATED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM FOR GONORRHEA INFECTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection due to Neisseria Gonorrhoea (the gonococcus) , which effects primarily the anterior urethra in the male and the urethra and cervix in female. In recent years there has been a great incre...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CRIME GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION TRACKING SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: As the amount of criminal activity across the country increases, the need for crime prevention also increases. Therefore police departments need every available crime-fighting tool that can provide an advantage over criminals. Since traditiona...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE MARKETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Background of the Study: The Internet has its origins in cold war and technological rivalry between USSR and US. In fact "while the World Wide Web was created in 1991, its origin dates back to 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite" (Dickey and Lewi...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PDF TO AUDIO SYSTEM
ABSTARCT: Text-to-speech and related read audio tools are being widely implemented in an attempt to assist students’ reading comprehension skills. PDF to audio system is a screen reader application designed and constructed for effective audio communication sy...
View DetailsEFFECT OF DEFICIT FINANCING ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NIGERIA
Abstract: Deficit Financing plays an extraordinary and growing role in achieving full employment in Nigeria sustainable economic growth, price stability and poverty reduction. Theoretically, both Keynesian and neoclassical economists provided tools for government intervention, pa...
View DetailsEFFECT OF DEFICIT FINANCING ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NIGERIA
Abstract: Deficit Financing plays an extraordinary and growing role in achieving full employment in Nigeria sustainable economic growth, price stability and poverty reduction. Theoretically, both Keynesian and neoclassical economists provided tools for government intervention, pa...
View DetailsEFFECT OF LABOUR TURNOVER ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Abstract: This work examined the relationship between labour turnover and organizational performance in Kaduna State water board. It adopted survey research design. Related literature review was based on conceptual, theoretical and empirical frameworks. The...
View DetailsFISCAL AUTONOMY AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ABSTRACT: The focus of this study is to examine fiscal autonomy and service delivery in Nigeria local government using Ikot-Ekpene Local Government in Akwaibom State as case study. Fourty-seven respondent who are civil servant was purposively selected form t...
View DetailsGOVERNMENT POLICIES AS A TOOL FOR CREATING A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In a country with mixed economy like Nigeria, the government and the individual are managing the economy together. This means that people, groups and the three levels of government are free to start businesses. The three lowest levels of...
View DetailsIMPACT OF ADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL ON PROFITABILITY OF BANKS
Abstract: This project examines the issues of working capital management in banks specifically, it focuses attention on an efficient and effective. Working Capital Management using the case study of Wema Bank Plc. The study examines and expatiates on the merit of maintaining an e...
View DetailsIMPACT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAX POLICIES ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Background of the study: The desire to build a civilized country with a strong and sound economy is the desire of every Country, including Nigeria. Tax payment is the demonstration of such a desire, although some income earners see it as a means of exploitation by the government....
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 FRAUDS AND FORGERIES ON THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT: This study examines the impact of frauds and forgeries on the banking industry in Nigeria. One of the major characteristics a bank must possess is that its customers must be able to have unflinching and undoubted confidence in the banking the banki...
View DetailsINFLUENCE OF CLASSROOM SIZE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
Abstract: This research was performed to examine the influence of class room size on academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria since classroom congestion and low utilization rate of classrooms are common features of secondary schools in Nigeria which have...
View DetailsIMPACT OF QUANTITATIVE TOOLS OF MONETARY POLICY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study focused on examining the effects of quantitative policy instruments on the deposit performance of commercial banks in Nigeria, namely First Bank of Nigeria Plc and First Inland Bank Plc. In order to guide the trajectory...
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 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 DetailsRELEVANCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN A COMPETITIVE BANKING ENVIRONMENT
Background of the study: Firms are facing turbulent operating environments characterized by changing technologies and markets that represent both problems and opportunities. Technology has catalyzed this change and innovation is increasingly becoming the norm to keep pace w...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES IN SOLVING UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM IN NIGERIA
This study is on a strong impression of effective management of resources in solving unemployment problem in Awgu local Government Area, how they have carried its operations to bring this phenomenon to its minimum. In order to active this empirical survey and library research we...
View DetailsTHE EFFECTIVE USE OF MULTIMEDIA IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: "Multimedia" is currently the buzzword in educational technology. Multimedia here refers to combining different electronic media, commonly computers and videodiscs, in teaching materials. This new generation is using digital media for learn...
View DetailsINFLUENCE OF SOCIAL DEMAND, PEER PRESSURE AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY ON ADOLESCENTS’ BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN
ABSTRACT: The study examined the influence of social demand, peer pressure and economic instability on adolescents’ behavioural pattern in Lagos State: Implication for Counselling in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this study, the research...
View DetailsTHE LINGUISTIC - STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN SECURITY AGENCIES USE OF LANGUAGE: A Case Study Of The Nigeria Police Force's Registers
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The truth, of course, is that it is precisely the multiplication of meanings which makes language the powerful and flexible tool that it is. The possibility of selecting adopting, standardizing of a selected set of vocabulary and spe...
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 DetailsTHE CHALLENGES OF JOURNALISM PRACTICE IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY, ENUGU)
Background of the Study: Journalism in Nigeria has continued to grow immensely in line with global trends despite strong infrastructural challenges. Communicating with a mass audience is not totally strange in Nigeria. Thus, mass media have been important tools in communicat...
View DetailsA CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF THE SENTENCE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH AND IGARRA LANGUAGES
The research work is structured into five sections. Section 1-5 are commonly known as chapters, while the final part focuses on the bibliography. The initial chapter of the study provides an overview of the background, problem statement, hypothesis statement, study purpose, study significance, an...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE FAST AND FURIOUS” (ACTION FILM) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN OF STUDENTS
Background of Study: It is necessary to understand and respect the power of television and cinema as media for disseminating information in order to completely comprehend the research issue....
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 LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA CIVIL SERVICE: A THEORETICAL REVIEW
ABTRACT: The main focus of this study is directed towards a theoretical investigation of leadership in Nigeria Civil Service using Federal ministry of Health in Lagos State as case study. Survey research design was adopted for the study and with the ai...
View DetailsA CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The main focus of this study was to a critically investigate women entrepreneurs and the factors affecting their performance in Nigeria using women entrepreneurs in Edo State as a case study. The objective of the study seeks to find out the fa...
View DetailsA CRITICAL SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ITS IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty reduction because it serves as supplements to domestic savings and it is often accompanied with technology and managerial skills...
View DetailsA CRITICAL SURVEY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACTS AND EFFECTS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to critically survey the covid-19 pandemic and its impacts and effects on construction projects in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to examine the effect of covid-19 pandemic on the efficiency of construction projects and...
View DetailsA CRITICAL SURVEY ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS STUDIES
ABSTRACT: The study attempted to investigate the appraising instructional materials as being used in secondary schools in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The study equally reviewed some important and extensive literatures under sub-he...
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 REVIEW OF CLASSROOM SIZE AND INFLUENCE ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT: This research was performed to examine the influence of class room size on academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria since classroom congestion and low utilization rate of classrooms are common features of secondary schools in Nigeria which have negat...
View DetailsA REVIEW ON THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The study is focused on a a review on the role of government in poverty alleviation in Nigeria using Kaduna State as case study. From the NAPEP register, 52 participants and 52 non-participants were randomly selected. Data were collected through the...
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 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine effective communication as a tool for achieving organizational objectives with special reference to the Nigerian Television Authority, Kaduna State. Specifically, the study aims to assess th...
View DetailsA STUDY ON ONLINE LEARNING AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABSTRACT: The major objective of this study is to explore the impact of online learning on academic performance of secondary school students using Akure Metropolis of Ondo State as case Study. The study adopted a survey research design accompanied with data...
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