ABSTRACT Although God intended marriage to be a lifelong relationship, the tragic fact is that divorce has become common occurrence in our society. Sadly, the dramatic rise in divorce rates in recent years has also affected the Christian community. Pastors and others providing counsel have become increasingly burdened with problems of divorce and remarriage, even among those regarded as active members of their congregations. This study seeks to highlight not only the perspectives of divorcee...
ABSTRACT The thermal–hydraulics and neutronics parameters of GHARR-1 control systems were assessed for its reliability after 18 years of operation using the Micro-Computer Closed Loop System (MCCLS) and original Control Console (CC). The MCCLS and some components that control the sensitivity and the reading mechanism of the meters on the control systems have been replaced with new ones over the years, due to ageing, repairs and obsolescence. The results show that when reactor is operated a...
ABSTRACT This work examines language use during the crises that erupted in Jos from 1994 to 2010. Generally speaking, language is at the centre of virtually every aspect of human life, and operates on different levels and in different forms, according to the context in which it is used. The aim of the study was to examine the several factors that have determined the linguistic choices of the parties to the Jos conflicts which are different from ordinary day-to-day conversations, and the effe...
ABSTRACT The issue of transnational justice was made popular in the 20th century by the American liberal philosopher, John Bordley Rawls, who tries to evolve a conception of justice that would be applicable at the transnational level. Unfortunately, his liberal prescription for transnational justice does not provide for any principle of redistributive justice that would be morally obligatory at the international level and, as such, fails to adequately address the question of justice at that ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to assess the counselling needs 0 r the Sisters of the Holy CI Jesus, African Province. Filly-four SIIC.I professed sisters of European, American and African origins, living and working in Chad. Ghana and Nigeria. within the African province, made the population and the study sample. The study data were collected by r means of a structured questionnaire designed along a five-point-liken scale. The findings revealed that the sisters I some counselling need...
Abstract Political conflict and empowerment are crucial issues that have not been studied in a comparative manner in Wole Soyinka and Sembene Ousmane’s writings. The disparity in the consideration of the female gender by the authors in question has also not been given crucial attention by critics. In view of the foregoing, the objectives of this research are to explore the thematic affinity and disparity between the two writers and to embark on a comparative analysis of their selected pros...
Abstract This research was primarily conducted to identify and highlight the potency of the various communication strategies adopted by the Federal Road Safety Corps in its drive to reduce the spate of road crashes in Nigeria. Safety awareness campaigns are initiated but do not produce the desired target of absolute reduction of road crashes because reckless driving and disobedience to traffic rules and regulations still persist among road users. The descriptive survey research method is use...
ABSTRACT This research is on Cinema Patronage in Nigeria. It examines its rise and decline taking into consideration the advent of television, videotapes and videocassettes recorder technologies as alternatives to cinema viewership. Nigerians in their majority posses the VCDS/VHS machines and therefore, prefer watching movies in the comfort of their homes. The question is this, inspite of these technologies that have made a change in the movie-viewing experience; do cinema houses still exis...
ABSTRACT The Aim of this study was to determine the influence of journalism practice in Enugu. The objective of the study is to find out the influence of freedom of information law and high rate of curriculum in Government Business in Nigeria e.t.c. survey method is used as instrument for data collection (questionnaire) sources of data (primary and secondary data of population size total 110 sample size = 86 finding and recommendation).
ABSTRACT The duty of veracity or truth-telling, a condition in medical practice which requires that patients be told the truth at all times about their medical diagnosis has generated ethical challenges in modern medical practice. Previous studies have examined the problem of veracity using principle-based ethical theories like deontologism and teleologism. These theories, however, failed to provide a basis for resolving the dilemma of truth-telling because of the conflicting nature of the p...
ABSTRACT The thrust of this research work is to assess audience perception of some movies on MultiChoice - a Direct-To-Home satellite pay-television platform in Nigeria • To critically study the perception, eight movies on MultiChoice were selected for analysis, during the month of August 2005, using nine perception ratings. The findings indicate that Direct-To-Home satellite pay-television has a nagative corrupting influence on individuals and society. Parents are, therefore, to ensure th...
ABSTRACT. This study is carried out to ascertain the level of participation among viewers of Nigerian television programs with Nigeria Television Authority's Tuesday Live and African Independent Television Focus Nigeria as case studies. A sample of 20 staff (Production crew) of these stations was used for this research as · well as questionnaires administered as an instrument of data / ./ collection. Efforts were directed at the two governance related programs Tuesday Live and Focus Nigeria...
Abstract The study seeks to assess the social media perception and usage among students of Nigerian universities. Three research questions guided the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study is 1816. The sample size of the study was drawn using Wimmer and Dominic to get 451. 451 copies of questionnaire were distributed and 317 copies of the questionnaire were returned. Data was gotten from both the primary source and secondary source. The primary s...
Abstract The quality of manpower resources of any organization determines to a large extent its level of efficiency. Twenty-three years after the failure of the Universal Primary Education (UPE), a new scheme - the Universal Basic Education (UBE) was launched. The main objective of this scheme is to provide free and compulsory basic education to all Nigerian citizens in terms of pre-primary, primary, junior secondary, nomadic, and adult literacy education. Five years (2004 to 2009) after thi...
ABSTRACT Nigerian scientists have put in a lot of effort into the teaching of science. At the senior secondary school level', a number of funicular projects developed. The National Curriculum for senior secondary school a ci tt--, e N i 3nce Teachers Association texts on Bi0log y and other science 8~_objects; of such projects. These efforts are geared towards icatiOl' of concealed in school by senior secondary students to everyday living. e researchers and broad concepts from biology to deve...