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CULTURAL IMPLICATION OF HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN GALVANIZATION SUPPORT FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST THE SCOURGE

INTRODUCTION Since 1981 when HIV/AIDS was first diagnosed in united states of America, (USA) the virus has spread throughout the worldwide affecting both the rich and the poor urban and rural people alike. Technically speaking, the HIV which disables the human immune system is either of two strains of a retrovirus, HIV – 1 or HIV-2 that destroys the immune system T Cells the loss of which causes AIDS (Encarta, 2006). The African continent has not been spared from this scourge. Statistic rev...

Costume and Make-up as Varitable tools for Cultural Promotion and Tourism: A study of Nigerian home videos

Abstract  The study attempts to investigate the importance of costume and make up as viable tools for cultural and tourism promotion using Nigerian Home Videos as case study. It examines this topic by drawing copious evidence from the randomly selected Nigerian home videos watched. Most Nigerians takes home video as a means of entertainment. The  study sets to enlighten the public on other possible functions of Nigerian home video which entails culture and tourism promotion but on the contr...

Costume and make-up as variable tools for cultural promotion and tourism. A study of Nigerian home videos

The study focuses on the use of costume and make-up as variable tools for promoting culture and tourism, a case study of Nigerian home videos. It is believed that people have only one function and importance of the home videos as a means of entertainment and relaxation. The study looked at another importance of home videos in promoting our culture and tourism. It aimed at enlightening the public on the role the home videos in transmitting our cultural values as well as serving as means throug...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF NOLLYWOOD ON YOUTH BEHAVIOUR (A STUDY OF IMT STUDENTS)

ABSTRACT In this write up, “An Assessment of Influence of Nollywood Nollywood on youth behaviour in Nigeria (A Case Study of IMT Student). There are five chapters constituting this research work, each deals with different perspective on how a reasonable fact could be drawn as in what way home movies have been beneficial to youth behaviour. The first chapter deals with the general introduction. This gives us the highlights of the problems, aim and objective, likewise its importance. Chapter ...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF NOLLYWOOD ON YOUTH BEHAVIOUR (A STUDY OF IMT STUDENTS)

ABSTRACT In this write up, an assessment of the influence of nollywood on youth behaviour (A study of IMT Students). There are five chapters constituting this research work , each deals with different perspective on how a reasonable fact could be drawn as in what way home videos has been beneficial to our youths . This gives us the highlights of the problems , aims and objectives likewise its importance . Chapter two dealt with past work done in this area and the system used in the working of...

ADVERTISING AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE GENERATION TO BROADCAST MEDIA ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF THE FRCN, ENUGU)

Abstract  This study was carried out with the role objective of determining advertising as a source of revenue generation to the broadcast media organization in Nigeria.  The researcher adopted survey research methodology. The researcher also identified the research problems and used them to raised some research questions and for research hypothesis.  Moreover, the survey method of research enabled the researcher to seek for some expert’s opinion on the topic, as well as data collections...

THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT The study intend to determine whether theory and practice of continuous assessment are effective or ineffective and the problems hindering primary schools with prospect in the nearest future. The research will work towards introducing the topic and the case study, i.e. selected primary schools, as the study advance aims, objective significance of the study will follow. Added to this literature review, will be extensively examine by measuring the degree of performance of pupils using ...

THE ROLE OF BROADCAST MEDIA IN MOBILIZING WOMEN FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

ABSTRACT The low rate of female participation in politics compared to that of their male counter- parts in Nigeria creates a need to examine the situation in this study, “The role of broadcast media in mobilizing women for political participation in Nigeria”. This study examines the problems, first, defining the importance of women to participate in politics. The survey research method was employed in this study and questionnaires were used for data collection, then the hypotheses were te...

THE ROLE OF AFRICA INDEPENDENT TELEVISION IN PROMOTING POPULAR CULTURE AMONG YOUTHS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The research investigates the contribution of African Independent Television (AIT) in promoting youth popular culture. To this end the objectives of the study were to assess the role of AIT in repackaging Africa’s rich cultural Heritage to attract youths, determine the contribution of AIT in enhancing Nigeria values among youths, appraise the role of AIT in promoting popular trend among youths. The research questions that guided the study were what are the significant technical ele...

THE INFLUENCE OF WESTERN TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON THE CULTURAL VALUES OF NIGERIA YOUTHS (A CASE STUDY OOF CARITAS STUDENTS, ENUGU).

ABSTRACT  This study probes the impact which Tv has on the cultural values of the Nigeria youths. It specifically tackles the impact of western Tv programes on Nigeria University students. The research posits that the current trends in cultural behaviour of youths in Nigeria as observed among Caritas student Enugu is significantly associated with their perception of western culture and exposure to western Tv programmes. The assumption that foreign media content has direct powerful effects is...

THE INFLUENCE OF AIT COVERAGE ON POST 2011 ELECTION SENTIMENTS AMONG RESIDENTS OF KABALA DOKI

ABSTRACT This research work focused on the influence of AIT coverage on post 2011 election sentiments among the residents of Kabala Doki, Kaduna. The research was conducted on 100 residents of Kabala Doki. It was found that most of the broadcast stations including AIT are found with airing things that might provoke sentiments to the prospective audiences in regards to the election. To minimize this problem, we suggest that journalist should bear in mind the interest of the entire country, rat...

THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACT This research work covers the impact of the public library services to the people of Kaduna State. It examines the views of the users toward the services rendered by the library, the type of services offered and also how satisfactory the users are with the services. The survey design was adopted in this study and methods used collecting data included questionnaire, observation and interview. From the analysis, it was revealed that students are the majority users of the library and t...

THE IMPACT OF NIGERIAN PRESS ON THE CHOICE OF POLITICAL CANDIDATE

ABSTRACT This research work seeks to examine to what extent the press content (restricting it to print media) affect the choice made by the public toward a particular political candidate. It examines theories as related to the field of mass communication, which emphasis the media key role in determine what perception the public build on a political figure. To this end, the study is pattern along the Instructive Stimulus Response Theory or the “Hypodermic needle/magic bullet” theory of the...

THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT STYLE ON REPORTERS AND PROGRAMMES PRODUCERS IN THE STATION

ABSTRACT This study was conducted on the Impact of Management Style of Nagarta Radio on Reporters and producers of Programmes in the station. Survey research method was used for data collection, questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. From the finding, it was discovered that 63% of reporters and producers of Nagarta radio agreed that the management of the station interferes with their duties. It was also discovered that 67% of the reporters and producers did not agreed that ...


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