ABSTRACTThe main involvement of the study was an investigation into the problems and prospect of running separate homes by married couples in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Specifically, the study intends to find out the causes of running the home separately by married couples in Orumba South Local Government Area. The possibl...
The study of Hinduism is dominated by brahmanical master narrative. In this essay I suggest alternative ways to study Hinduism. Documenting diverse regional narratives and extracting Hindu practices from these narratives is a starting point. In doing so, reliance on fieldwork-based narratives that provide insight into the different orientations by avoiding the temptation to subordinate the local and regional narratives to an overarching master narrative would help us understand the many aspec...
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion is a major problem in Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa and by extension the world at large. The consequences of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion are inimical to the health and well-being of Ghana’s teenage population. It leads to infant and maternal mortality, obstetric fistulas, severe bleeding, and school dropout among others. The study explored the community perspectives on curbing teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion in East Mamprusi Distri...
ABSTRACT Mathematics has diverse applications as decision making tool. This study investigated the use of a proposed pure mathematical formulation (is. excluding human factor) for citing appropriately the location of political capital city an inhabited designated area.
ABSTRACT Under the condition of cultural hierarchy, playwrights, theatre operas, the symphony, musicians and galleries were funded by wealthy patrons present and in order to preserve the best of African tradition. The point is that while the western world tends to see and cherish their arts as the storehouse where their culture could be expressed and preserved. In many Nigerian community today, our arts, culture and belief systems are viewed as self-seeking, barbaric, outdated and therefore d...
ABSTRACT This research was undertaken to examine the impact of the law and the policy on child labour with the ultimate aim of designing solutions to the child labour phenomenon. This research was conducted in Kibera area, Kenya. This research was aimed at creating awareness of the existence of child labour to the government, parents and the entire country. It was also meant to caution policy makers and legislators for them to come up with the appropriate mechanisms and strategies for purpos...
Abstract: Conservation of Apis mellifera requires detailed knowledge of the subspecies identity, diversity and factors threatening their survival. Despite the increasing reports on the spread and damage caused by both exotic and indigenous honey bee pests to bee populations in many parts of Africa, there is dearth of knowledge on the ecology of honey bees and their pests in Central Africa and Cameroon in particular. Furthermore, management practices such as use of different beehive types acr...
ABSTRACT Governments are leveraging on the capabilities of information and communication technologies to deliver better services to citizens which break bureaucratic barriers, reduce corruption and equip staff with the right technological tools to enhance their performance. One of such innovations is the paperless port system. In recent years, port operations have evolved from the use of push trucks in the carriage of goods to advanced mechanization and computerization which has improved ser...
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...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at establishing the social-economic status and school dropouts of girls in secondary education. The study was conducted from five selected secondary schools in Arapai Sub County in Soroti district. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design on which both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The study consisted of ninety respondents, composed of five head teachers, twenty- five teachers’ fifty students and ten parents. The study used self- adm...
ABSTRACT The study explained adolescents’ sexual behaviour and their effects on their reproductive health. The study was carried out in Rubaga Division, Kampala District. A quantitative survey design was used in the study. The population of the study comprised of 68 respondents from two secondary schools in Rubaga Division all students in Senior III and IV. The number of male respondents were 34 students randomly selected from Old Kampala Mixed S.S.S and 34 female respondents, being student...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine whether emotional intelligence and job involvement can predict organisational citizenship behavior- OCBI and OCBO among selected private sector organizations in Enugu Metropolis. A total of three hundred and seventy four (374) participants, 205 males and 169 females, ages 20-69 years (Mean= 35.14, S.D= 1.18) were involved in this study. They were selected using convenient sample method from PRODA, Emene, and INNOSSON Plastic Co., Emene. 1...
The Kenyan government, in collaboration with other education stakeholders, has done a lot to improve retention and access in the Kenyan schools. However, the situation has not improved much in the schools within Lake Victoria islands of Suba district. The present study investigated the strategies head teachers employ to improve retention in primary schools in Lake Victoria islands of Suba district, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with an ex-post-facto approach...
ABSTRACTThe research is an in-depth analysis of childlessness and socio-cultural impact on married couples in idah urban community of Kogi State. The study explored ways of reducing pressure both from the family and the society as a whole with particular reference to examining the existing causes and effects of infertility in the society. The instrument for data collection used for this research was questionnaire. The sampling techniques used for this study was cross-sectional survey research...
ABSTRACTThe study was conducted to analyze the impact of physical and social capital asset holdings on poverty among farm households in Nigeria as a contribution towards finding a panacea to the poverty plague in the agricultural sector. The study used secondary data obtained from the Nigeria living Standard Survey data conducted in 2003/2004. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Forster-Greer- Thorbeck poverty measures and Propensity score matching. Results showed that 90% of the...