ABSTRACT The Arab Spring is an ongoing wave of demonstrations and protests in the Arab world, which began in December 2010. Popular protests have led to the overthrow of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya; civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen; major protests in Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman; and minor protests in a number of other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study examined the political, economic, social and security aspects of...
ABSTRACT Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining is considered to be the most appropriate means of improving local communities’ livelihood. Particular emphasis was directed to the existing Mugusu small scale mining situated in Mugusu village in Geita district. The study focused on the operational practices of the existing gold mining, the pertaining problems and how various parties have resorted in addressing the emerged conflicts. The study was guided by four specific objectives namely, to ...
ABSTRACT This article seeks to examine the use patterns of Facebook by Midlands State University (MSU) students as a communication tool from 2012 to 2013. It focuses on MSU students in Zimbabwe focusing on how social media networks such as Facebook can be used by university students to communicate academic, social and political issues in their day to day lives. Again, this will reflect on the efficiency and cultural impact that Facebook has in the academic world, particularly in Zimbabwe. The...
ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of access and utilization of Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) on gender relations at household level in Mvita Constituency in Mombasa County. The fund is given to women who are in existing groups of ten members. The aim of the study was to find out whether access and utilization to WEF by women affects gender relations at household level. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the factors that affect the access of WEF by women, and its effe...
Abstract The mass media perform a number of functions in every society. In performing its functions they do not work in isolation of their own but work hand in hand with other social institutions like family, religions institutions, educational institutions, economic institutions and cultural institutions. This work is on the role that Imo Broadcasting Corporation (Television) play in the educational development of Emekuku in Imo State.The Mass Media beyond being a socializing agency, Umech...
ABSTRACT Plantain (Musa spp) is one of the most important food crops. A limiting factor to large-scale production and or expansion of existing plantation is the difficulty in obtaining adequate planting materials. Although the tissue culture technique provides a higher multiplication rate, facilities are non-existent, and if available, the cost will be expensive and unavailable to most farmers in developing countries such as Ghana. The split-corm technique is a cheaper method for raising plan...
ABSTRACT The Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS Radio I) Enugu like many other electronic media establishment in Nigeria has been carrying out its communicating functions of informing, educating, entertaining, persuading and public enlightenments and advertisements and other social programmes using the social scientific methods of questionnaire survey and depth interview methods in the project work, the work is handled in five chapters. Chapter one introduced the electronic media and the ...
ABSTRACT Land and social justice are central to social life in the society of Prophet Micah (Micah), thus their motifs are dominant in the book of Micah of the Old Testament because of the oppressive government in power during the prophets time. Related situations obtained in Ogbomoso between 1978 and 2008, particularly among the Christians, when a number of people and organisations lost their land to the government or other individuals. Previous studies have identified several land and soci...
ABSTRACT Social protection is critical for enhancing agriculture livelihoods and sustainable development in rural economies.Social protection affects the social and material situations of women and men, shapes gender relations, vulnerabilities and livelihoods. Yet, many studies on social protection insubSaharan Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and the North Africa regionsthat have relatively large informal economies have neglected gender relations. It is in line with the gender, soc...
ABSTRACT Any material that has been produced for Education, Information and Entertainment or for any other reason or reasons must have been written by an author, or a group of people or an organization whose right to the material must be protected from undue exploitation by other members of the society. This means that apart from the owner of an intellectual property, no other person can make economic use of it unless he gets permission from its owner or his license. The extent of exploitat...
ABSTRACT This study “An Assessment of the Role of Mobile Phones in Interaction among Undergraduate Students of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria” is to find out the uses of mobile phones, the impact of social media on interaction among undergraduate student of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and to identify the aspect of social media that impact more on the interaction. Cross sectional research design was employed with a sample size of 320 using multi-stage sampli...
ABSTRACT This study examines the use of Twitter images to communicate pain, anger, grief, hope, determination and other sentiments resulting from loss. By focusing on images shared on the Twitter handle #BringBackOurGirls started as a social media campaign against the kidnapping of school-going Nigerian girls by a militant group, Boko Horam, the research analyses how meanings are constructed through several codes. Drawing insights from semiotic concepts and theorizations about the role of soc...
ABSTRACT Fraud is one of the major ethical issues in the card industry. The study sought to find out card fraud detection techniques on performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The main aim of the study was to identify the different types of card fraud, and, review alternative techniques that can be used in detection of card fraud. The study defines common terms in card fraud, highlights key statistics and figures. The study reflects on how returns in the banking sectors have been eroded due...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of Public Relations strategies employed by tax administrations on the level of tax compliance in SME‘s in Zimbabwe. The study sought to determine the extent to which the PR activities implemented in ZIMRA as the tax administration in Zimbabwe are assisting in improving the levels of tax compliance, the main areas of the study were establishing tax compliance levels, establishing how increasing media presence could also affect tax compliance and how ta...
Abstract This work aims to satisf:,: the assessment of this two decades ci,ii conflict in p;1geri Payarn. Various methods have been employed aimed at assessment of Social and Economic effects of this civil conflict from 1983 2005 that developed, tested and explored the attributes of the outcomes of the field research conducted through: questionnaire, observations, and interview methods. The categorv of the population the researcher has taken included: between the age of 15 44 years. This incl...