ABSTRACT This research work is aimed at determining the problems of married female secretaries in some parastatals in Enugu urban, Enugu State. The problems of married female secretaries envisaged in this research include discrimination in employment, husband’s resentment to work late, acting as official wives to their male bosses, limited chances of advancement. The researcher collected data for this study from questionnaires and personal interviews in (6) selected organizations ...
ABSTRACT Ghana has abundant viable land and a reasonably well educated population that can support different types of agriculture including crop production and animal husbandry. Unfortunately, in the last several years, the agricultural sector has been performing poorly and poultry production has suffered from liberal trade policies that have exposed it to competition from imported products, forcing an almost exclusive focus on egg instead of meat production. At the birth of the country, the ...
ABSTRACT An assessment of the sustainability of food crop production in the fadamas of southern guinea savanna of Niger State, Nigeria was carried out within the framework of small-scale farming households utilizing fadama for the cultivation of food crops. The study identified the pattern of land use and management, estimated technical efficiency, identified determinants of technical inefficiency and determined productivity and profitability of food crop production in the fadama. It also de...
ABSTRACT Utilization of improved cocoyam production technologies among women in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria was studied in 2014. The specific objectives of the study were to; describe the socio-economic characteristics of the women, identifying their source(s) of information, assess their level of utilization and identify the problems they face in using the technologies. A multi-stage random sampling techniques was used to select sixty (60) women. Data for the stud...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of SMEs on improving sustainable livelihoods in Zimbabwe and also to establish the challenges faced by the entrepreneurs that inhibit the growth of the sector. SMEs are the major economic drivers of Zimbabwe due to the outstanding impacts that include employment creation, wealth generation amongst others. A survey was carried out on a sample of 80 SMEs from the provincial town of Mashonaland Central that is Bindura Urban. The impact...
ABSTRACT The study set out to establish why there seemed to be contrasting discourses emanating from The Herald and Newsday’s framing of a proposed opposition alliance prior to the 31 July 2013 elections. While polarisation of the media in Zimbabwe had been documented before, the period in which this study takes place was unique in that the country was in a dispensation of a government of national unity (GNU). The previous polarised environment was expected to have been corrected or at leas...
Abstract: Globally, crickets are gaining recognition as a valuable alternative protein source for human consumption due to their lower resource requirement and ecological foot‑print compared to traditional livestock. In this paper, we examine strategies that may expedite the sustainable domestication of crickets as a food source. Using survey data from 306 households in western Kenya, we fnd that supplying cricket production starter kits, granting access to credit facilities, encouraging p...
Dealt with the subject of the study through spatial distribution of the governmental health centers, for understanding its relationship with the numbersof population, health outcomes and access, in light of rapid urbanization worldwide. The crisis in the health sector of Sudan has seen very obvious since the last decade, particularly in Bahri locality. It turns out the requires of appropriate infrastructure because of lack of attention to proper and suitable planning for the distribut...
ABSTRACT Road traffic accidents’ statistics in Nigeria revealed a serious and growing problem with absolute fatality rate and casualty figures rising rapidly. The challenges of road traffic accidents in Nigeria have not left Akwa Ibom State untouched as the State also shares in the pandemic of frequent loss of lives of her citizenry. Akwa Ibom State has three major urban areas – Uyo, Ikot Ekpene and Eket. In the recent past, the urban areas were identified by different types of road traff...
ABSTRACT Food security is the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) one which for Kenya is relevant for eradicating poverty and hunger. Increased agricultural productivity would be solution to the world’s 870 Million (M) food insecure people. Approximately 10M people in Kenya, 51.45% of Western Kenya population and 50-70% of households in Kakamega County suffer chronic food insecurity. Small farm sizes, low yields, production shift from food crops to cash crops and low levels of skills and t...
Abstract In the recent past, fish farming has gained great prominence in Kenya as the country straggles to meet food security. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) farming has attracted the most demand, with the use of manure to enhance primary productivity in fish ponds being encouraged as a form of increasing productivity and returns on investment. The objective of this study was to understand the role of Nile tilapia farming in greenhouse emissions (GHGEs) in the region. Generally, the...
ABSTRACT The study focused on an Appraisal of Promotional Strategies of Barbing Salons in Enugu Metropolis with particular note on Top Class Barbing Salon with Enugu. The objectives of the study are: •To evaluate the promotional strategies adopted by Top Class Barbing Salon in order to determine these profitability. •To determine the impact of public relations adopted by Top Class Barbing Salon in customers patronage. •To determine if advertising strategies adopted by Top Class Ba...
ABSTRACT Gas flaring is the burning of natural gas and other petroleum hydrocarbons in flare stacks by upstream oil companies in oil fields during operation. A procedure for analysing the economic and environmental impact of gas flaring is presented. The main objective of the study is to provide the data required for the complete analysis and evaluation of the various observed and noted environmental effects of gas flaring in Niger Delta. Several visitations to the neighbouring communities ad...
Abstract: Understanding population exposure to precipitation-related extreme events is important for effective climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. We analyze extreme precipitation using indices (EPIs), including consecutive dry days (CDD), annual total precipitation, simple daily intensity, and the number of extremely wet days, under the past and future climatic conditions over East Africa. The exposure of the East African population to these extreme events at 1.5 °C and 2.0 ...
ABSTRACT This study scrutinized the impact of secondary school pupils‟ sexual relationship on academic progress in Tanzania, A case of Urban District Zanzibar. It adopted exploratory research design, where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. Through which primary and secondary data were used in data collection. In primary data the study used in-depth interview, questionnaires and focus group discussion while in secondary data it used documentary review. The data wer...