This paper examined social media as a tool for combating child trafficking in Nigeria. Social media has actually become ubiquitous and part and parcel of the daily lives of millions of people around the globe and has tremendous effect upon every facet of our personal and professional lives. Therefore, in curbing this ugly situation of child trafficking in Nigeria, social media should have potential roles to play. Social media performs a number of functions, which benefit the individual as a m...
Crime as a social phenomenon is a fundamental aspect of all human life. Nigeria has thus been referred to as one of the most crime-prone nations of the world because of its low social security level and social activities which are criminal. Crime can be seen as an “Internal violation of the criminal law and committed without defense or excuse and penalty by state felony or misdemeanor through judicial proceeding” (Toppan, 2004). This study examined A Content Analysis of Four Nigeria Newsp...
This blog is about a paradox concerning Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems: while they can make caregiving more efficient, it also contributes to increased doctor fatigue. According to Dr. John Rogers, the unstructured characteristic connected with EHRs will frequently impede obtaining crucial information about patients causing poor treatment. The argument put forth in this blog calls for improvements in cognitive design resulting to a user-friendly interface that would reduce stress lev...
Turnaround time of a vessel in a seaport exhibits the capability and ability of a port in providing efficient and effective services. Ship turnaround time is one of the most significant Port performance indicator. This is the total time, spent by the vessel in port, during a given call. It is the sum of waiting time, berthing time, service time (i.e., ship’s time at berth) and sailing delay. West African ports play a crucial role in trade and economy, as 95% of merchandise trade is handled ...
This paper assesses the effect of direct and indirect factors on the shear performance of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete beam containing coarse aggregate (UHPFRC-CA) using four point loading arrangement. The obtained results were used to categorize UHPFRC-CA beam's failure mode, establish the influence of key factors on shear performance, and develop UHPFRC-CA beam's compression zone resistance and first shear cracking load equations whose results were compared with those fr...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted at Deder District, in East Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia. The aim of the study was to investigate farmers’ shade tree species preference and evaluate selected soil physicochemical properties under and out-side shade tree canopy. To address the objectives of this study, all necessary data were collected through key informant interview, questionnaire survey and soil sampling. A total of 15 key informants and 60 households were participated for preference ran...
Abstract Natural resources are essential for human well-being, providing clean air, food, shelter, and more. However, over-exploitation harms ecosystems and exacerbates inequality. To address this, we must strike a balance between resource use, social benefits, and environmental impacts. The United Nations recognizes the right of nations to sovereignty over their natural wealth, but this must be exercised in the interest of national development and people’s well-being. Achieving sustainabl...
The integration of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) within International Humanitarian Law (IHL) presents challenges to fundamental principles such as distinction, proportionality, precaution, and accountability. While autonomous weapons offer benefits in speed and efficiency, they also pose significant risks to humanitarian considerations.A comprehensive approach that integrates technological and legal solutions is essential to regulate the development and deployment of AWS. Engineering solut...
Abstract The ethnic factor or ethnicity is noted to play a key role in protracted conflicts, which affect the social and political landscapes of modern Africa. We, therefore, examined the political behaviours in the Asuogyaman District in Ghana to unravel the complexities of cycles of conflict and resulting peace-building strategies. We collected data from 11 purposively sampled key informants and 220 randomly selected respondents using an interview guide and interview schedule, respective...
ABSTRACT Infectious disease represents a major cause of death accounting for approximately one half of all deaths in tropical countries (Iwu et al., 1999). In particular, gastrointestinal disease is the most frequent cause of childhood morbidity and adult mortality in many parts of the developing world. The presence of enterobacteria in foodstuffs and water is a common cause of diarrhoea and dysentery among the infant population (Viera et al.,2001). The increase in antibiotic resistance causi...
ABSTRACT Nigeria for over five decades now operates mono economy. Despite the diverse natural resources endowed to her by God. This started prior to the end of Biafra war in 1970, when Nigeria taps greatly from crude oil due to global rise in oil price. This over dependent on crude oil is to the disadvantage of other sectors such as; natural gas, solid mineral, water, environment, coal, tourism and agriculture that contributes enormously to the economy of any country like Nigeria. In 2017 N...
Water safety and quality are fundamental to the well-being of humans, and hence providing access to safe water is one of the most effective ways of promoting good health. Contaminated water requires appropriate treatment to remove disease-causing agents. The study examined the effects of floods on water supply from the Jambusie Water Treatment Plant in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study adopted a cross-sectional design. The mixed-method approach (quantitative an...
The Community Resources Management Areas (CREMA) mechanism which is Ghana’s version of the Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) concept was introduced in the country by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Division to ensure sustainable conservation and natural resources management. Since then, over 40 CREMAs has been established in Ghana. Three of these CREMAs were established in the Black Volta Basin, north of the Bui National Park to ensure sustainable conservation of th...
Ghana like many other developing countries is faced with the challenge of waste management due to rapidly urbanizing cities and inefficient waste management systems. Many researchers have focused their work on the effect of land use and spatial planning on solid waste management and hardly on the perceptions and behavioural dimensions. This research was done to identify and assess the perceptions and attitudes that influence waste management in the Wa Municipality. The research used a mixed m...
The Ghana Water Company (GWCL), until 2017 had relied on mechanized boreholes with daily production of 1,400m3 against a demand of 6,432m3 for people in the Wa township resulting in huge water supply deficit. The Wa township currently relies on a 15,500m3 capacity Jambuse Water Treatment Plant for water supply. This study sought to assess the effects of water service quality of GWCL on customer satisfaction in the Wa township with the introduction of this new plant. The specifics included the...
ABSTRACT This study explains the role of computer in the banking sector. It further describes the need and importance for banks make use of Micro Computers for effective utilization and storage of data. The use of computer in the banking sector can be an efficient tool in speeding up the process and cutting the price of creating and undertaking figure works. There are numerous benefits of Computer in the Banking Sector such as: Bring about simplicity in term of worrying condition. Reduce stre...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA Before the British arrived in the early nineteenth century, there were two major types of education in Nigeria. In the Islamic north, education was strictly religious in nature. In each Muslim community, a mallam drilled children as young as five years old in the teachings of the Qur'an and the Arabic alphabet. During the colonial era, larger cities set up more expansive Islamic schools that included subjects such as math and science. In 1913, these Isl...
INTRODUCTIONLa littérature est le miroir de la société qui reflète la vie politique et la vie culturelle de cette société donnée. Selon Le nouveau Petit Robert (2007) « la littérature est les œuvres écrites dans la mesure où elles portent la marque de préoccupation esthèques, les connaissances, les activités qui s’y rapportent ». Nous avons les différentes types de la littérature comme : la littérature française, la littérature africaine, la littérature antillaise.Dans...
ABSTRACT Civil Service as a government institution plays important part in insuring that government policies result in tangible services for the population. In fact, without the body of professional civil servants, national government cannot function effectively and efficiently. In Nigeria, the Federal Civil Service has been enmeshed in myriads of problems: weak governance structure, red-tapism, weak accountability, low professional standards, waste and corruption, poor productivity, and lack...
ABSTRACT The main aim of any electric power supply in the world is to provide uninterrupted power supply at all times to all its consumers. Although, in developing countries, the electric power generated to meet the demands of the growing consumers of electricity is insufficient, hence power instability and outage. Power instability or outage in general does not promote development in the public and private sector. The investors do not feel secure to come into a country with constant or frequ...
SOURCED CREDIBILITY OF INTERNET BASED NEWS STORIES ORANGE FM, AKURE ABSTRACT This study investigates the Sourced Credibility of Internet Based News Stories on Orange FM, Akure. These sources include mainstream (vanguardnewspaper.com, BBC.com, Punchnewspaper.com, NAN.com etc), independent (thedrudgereport.com, axisoflogic.com), and index-type (news.google.com, yahoo.news.com) websites. 210 news bulletins were studied. Content Analysis and Survey Research Methods were utilized in order to know...
INTRODUCTION Planning in the context of education entails the process of setting objectives and determining the means to achieving the objectives. It entails deciding in advance what to be taught how, to teach, when to teach, who is be taught, and the evaluation of recipient. Planning is the beginning of teaching and learning process, before a teacher goes to the class to deliver any lesson, he plans such lessons while education administrators make policy and plan the curriculum for the sc...
ABSTRACT The Role of Government in Co-operative Development emphasizes on the economic growth of the nation and the eradication/alleviation of poverty among the populace. The significance of the contribution of government towards the growth of co-operative society in the country (Nigeria) cannot be over emphasized because it has brought about the reduction of dependency rate of the country. This increasing the national income of the country. The government take no special interest in the ...
Abstract The study determined the impact of instructional materials in teaching and learning biology among the students in senior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area. These research questions were reviewed and answered. The literature related to this study was reviewed under following topics. There are; uses of instructional materials, importance of instructional material in teaching and learning, the availability of instructional materials, the extent of usage of these ma...
ABSTRACT This paper looked at indecent dressing, a dress pattern that is common among students of higher institutions of learning in Nigeria particularly, the female ones by examining the various forms that these dresses appear, reasons why these students dress indecently such as poor parenting, peer pressure, wrong use of the Internet, fading values as well as demonic influence among others. The negative consequences of dressing indecently were identified to include rape, prostitution, HIV...
ABSTRACT The pride of educational system depends not just on the quantity but more importantly, on the quality of its products at all levels. The quality of the products in turn depends largely on the quality of the education that students receive in Secondary Schools and which is also dependent upon the standard of control that teachers and students enjoy. It has been observed that,the problem of inadequate and ineffective quality control has been responsible for producing students who rem...
A project proposal on piggery to help young african entrepreneurs TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0. INTRODUCTION 1.1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.2. NAME OF FARM 1.3. PROJECT AND LOCATION 1.4. VISION 1.5. MISSION STATEMENT 2.0. BUSNESS OWNERSHIP 2.1. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFCATION AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE BUSINESS 2.2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 2.3. MARKET AND MARKETING STRATEGY 2.4. COST OF PROJECT, FINANCNG AND BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS 2.5. LAND AND BUILDING 2.6. FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERIES 3.0. UTILITIES 3....
ABSTRACT Although English language is now the language of government, business and commerce, education, the mass media, literature and internal as well as external communication, there are still problems in the teaching of English as a second language in secondary schools. Students presume that English language is a difficult language to learn and so do not make effort to learn it. Teachers also find it difficult to cope with the heavy demand required for effective teaching and learning of E...
ABSTRACT Law can be defined as the body of rule designed or formulated to guide human actions or conducts which are enforced among the members of a given society, the breach of which attract sanctions. However, in spite of the ambiguity created in defining law and failure to reach universally acceptable definition of the term law. Therefore, it is most pertinent to examine the meaning of law from the different schools. For instance the natural school lead by Thomus Acquina, he sees law as wha...
ABSTRACT The topic of the study is the effects of mother tongue in the study of English language in secondary school in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The aim is to know how the mother tongue affects the learning of English language in Secondary school especially in four selected schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The targeted population for the study was 500 but collection was questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to the four school...