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A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF A ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN LAGOS NIGERIA
Boko Haram terrorism has since its inception in 2009 claimed the lives of over 20,000 people and caused the displacement of about 3 million following violent attacks on communities and the destruction of social structure and economic livelihood opportunities for communities. Since the number of displaced persons resulting from the activities of Bok...
Resilience is often seen as a good thing. If an ecosystem or human society is resilient, it will be able to withstand the disruptions it faces. For a system to maintain a particular state, it must not be subjected to disturbances that exceed its ability to recover from that state. So resilience, like carrying capacity, is closely linked to sustaina...
Open dumpsite is one of the most common waste disposal practices in developing nations, monitoring the location and assessing the effect it has on the surrounding water sources and the probable toxicological risk to users is essential. The study evaluated the concentration and potential toxic risk of exposure to toxic elements (TEs) in water source...
Digital start-ups leverage the power of large datasets, cloud computing, and digital technology-driven platforms to maintain a competitive edge in the entrepreneurial landscape. As a result, digital technology is a crucial tool for creating successful digital businesses. However, our knowledge of the causal interplay in digital start-up development...
Abdulkadir A, Manne IZ, Sani S. 2025. Impact of distance from the water body on the point of zero charge of Dutsin-Ma Dam floodplain soils, Katsina State, Nigeria. Intl J Bonorowo Wetlands 15: 1-6. This study investigates the point of zero charge (ZPC) and its influence on soil chemical properties in the floodplain around the Dutsin-Ma Dam. The rep...
This study modelled selected teachers factors on Mathematics teachers' effective application of ICT in classrooms. This study employed a correlational research method. The participants were 322 Mathematics teachers in public secondary school in Enugu Metropolis, Enugu State, Nigeria. Five data collection tools; comprising three adapted and two rese...
Transitioning from one generation of leaders to another for organizational effectiveness has been discussed among academics and professionals. Obtaining empirical evidence on managerial and leadership approaches of managers in the 21st century has been considered necessary, especially in the digital era. This paper investigates the managerial appro...
Digital influencers have become pivotal actors in Nigeria’s cultural and political discourse, reshaping traditional narratives and mobilizing new forms of engagement. This article applies Habermas’s Public Sphere Theory and employs an interpretive hermeneutic method to explore the role of digital influencers in Nigeria’s digital transformation. It...
The aim of this paper is to show the competences of secretarial profession. The career path for people pursuing secretarial studies in Nigeria has limited future success and growth since the programme designers at the tertiary institutions failed to design courses that will build secretaries skills and knowledge to occupy the executive positions in...
The study examined the influence of firm characteristics on the asset growth of quoted deposit money banks in Nigeria. This study adopted an ex-post facto research design and embraced a whole population size of 13 Deposit Money Banks quoted in NGX Group as at December 31, 2022. The sample size comprises nine banks via random sampling since data wer...
Effective structural interpretation and attribute analysis using well logs, high-resolution 3D seismic data and surface attributes maps of the Sowari field Niger Delta, Nigeria have been successfully investigated. The approach includes correlation of wells using GR and SP logs to establish the lithology of the Formation, identification of reservoir...
Communal violence and socio- economic development.
This study analyzed the contribution of entrepreneurship education and social networks on entrepreneurial desire among office technology and management students of Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda Zamfara State, Nigeria. Entrepreneurship education has modify students' entrepreneurial intent, despite inconclusive findings among researchers. Theory o...
Given the pace at which art learning/training has grown in post-independence Nigeria, there should be a corresponding growth in art practice. However, the case is different as a greater proportion of trained artists have resorted to other means of livelihood because of poor patronage of art. Art exhibition, which is one major avenue for artists to...
The study examines the role of instructional materials in improving academic performance and concept retention
among secondary school students in Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Four research
questions guided the investigation, and four null hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 significance level. Utilizing a
quasi-experimenta...
This study concerns assessing the influence of Islamic Financial Culture (IFC) as a strategy to reducing poverty in Nigeria.
specifically, we assessed citizens level of understanding and the implications for reducing poverty. We reviewed extant
literature (scoping review) to articulate the opinions and findings of scholars. Our findings show that g...
This study was carried out to examine the effect of portfolio management on the performance of listed deposit money banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The study anchored on the Modern Portfolio and Shiftability Theory adopted an ex-post facto approach. Hence, data were collected from the annual reports and accounts of banks with international authorization f...
The study on interpretation of aeromagnetic data of parts of Bamenda Massif (sheet 303, 304, and 305) South-eastern Nigeria has been evaluated.
The data sets used are digitized maps of aeromagnetic data. The study area was characterized into four distinct zones such as A, B, C and D. Zone A
occur in the northern portion and it is characterized by l...
Filling machines are sophisticated pieces of industrial equipment designed for the precise and efficient filling of Drums, Barrel, Pail Filling Machines and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) with various liquid products like lube oil filling packing machines. These machines automate the drum filling process, ensuring consistent fill levels, minim...
Language has always been known to be central to religious worships to the point that particular religions tend to hold on to particular languages as sacred or official. This study, using data from a questionnaire administered on Catholics selected from seven out of the fifteen deaneries in the Lagos Archdiocese of Nigeria investigates the dominant...
Background
High-risk fertility behaviour (HRFB) remains a significant public health concern in Nigeria, contributing to increase in maternal and child morbidity and mortality. The existence of HRFB presents significant barrier to accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and contextua...
Purpose
The growing concern with the rapid evolution in adopting emerging technologies in the real estate industry to enhance performance is a threat to conventional practice. The paper aims to examine the latent influence of digital-based technology on employees toward improving organizational performance.
Design/methodology/approach
The study em...
Mental health and out-of-schools problems are related to an individual’s social and physical health and is of global priority. The mental health is the complete physical, social, and mental well-being of an individual. Adolescence, including the ages between 10 and 19 years, is the phase in which changes in mental health usually occur. Half of all...
Background
There is a dearth of evidence on the scale, scope and quality of midwifery education programs in conflict-affected settings. This study sought to assess the extent to which midwifery pre-service education programs meet national and global standards, and to explore how conflict affects pre-service midwifery education in Yobe State Nigeria...
The study sought to determine the information and communication technology skills need of
administrative officers in colleges of education in Enugu State. The study adopted a survey
research design. The population for the study is 213 respondents which comprised of 24 male
administrative officers and 18 female administrative officers drawn from Enu...
This paper examines the multifaceted challenges and complexities surrounding the Nigerian government's counter-terrorism efforts. The study delves into the paradoxical situation of "winning the war but losing the peace," wherein the Nigerian military has achieved significant successes in degrading the operational capacity of Boko Haram, yet has str...
Testing provides feedback on which educational decisions are made. These decisions may be the ones that require information about the success of learning programs or about students who have reached particular levels of skill and knowledge. Whenever teaching and assessment in basic education are properly done, the child would be in a good position t...
Societies worldwide employ diverse strategies to foster development within their communities. The Tiv community, in pursuit of this goal, utilizes the bestowal of ati ator, honorific chieftaincy titles, upon notable individuals within the Tiv society or friends of the Tiv. The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of honorific chieftaincy titl...
Soil-related phenomenon and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly SDG-15 are strictly tied. A healthy soil ecosystem encourages the existence of life on Earth and for agricultural purposes. One of the key factors that is contributing to unhealthy soil ecosystems is soil erosion. The research involves the assessment and modelling of...
This study examines Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms as one of Africa’s first push towards digital and social media co-regulation. Already established as a regulatory practice in Europe, co-regulation emphasises the need to impose duties of care on platforms and...
This study explores the influence of onboarding practices on employee experience in oil and gas
companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental survey design was employed, targeting 440
employees across HR, Customer Service, Marketing, and Procurement departments in Chevron, Shell, Total
Energy, and Agip. Using Taro Yamane’s formula, a...
In the not-too-recent past, one would have conveniently defined literacy as the ability to read and write on paper. Given recent developments in Information Communication Technology (ICT), however, it has become clear that this definition may not stand. In this study, using two generations of 'literate' Nigerians in Lagos State, we explore the conc...
Sidechickism is one philosophy and practice that appears to be gaining wide acceptability among members of society despite the negative consequences it poses. This paper seeks to introduce the concept of sidechickism and its kindred concepts and spotlight its problems and effects on victims-wives, children, active sidechickists and the larger socie...
Introduction: SMEs play a pivotal role in driving innovation, growth, and competitiveness. However, many face challenges with insufficient digital infrastructure, hindering their ability to adopt online CRM systems in Nigeria. Objectives: This study explored the direct and indirect effects of customer relationship management (CRM) parameters on the...
Within most indigenous cultures in Africa, more specifically in Nigeria, marriage is an already set goal for the young female adult to attain. It is seen as a culmination of her success in that, regardless of her social or professional attainments or accomplishments—whether in career, business, or any other field of human experience, if the prefix:...
Managers of corporations are usually faced with several strategic decisions to make, including those related to capital structure and financial leverage. This study examines the determinants of leverage practices of listed non-financial firms, both local and foreign, and the moderating effect of foreign own- ership. The study uses data from 61 list...
Nigeria’s creative industry is a vibrant environment filled with music and film that has garnered international acclaim. Nollywood, the country’s film sector, stands as the world’s second-largest in terms of volume, producing over 2,500 films annually and contributing roughly around 2.3% to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) . Similarly, the Ni...
This study examined the effect of improvised instructional materials on students’ academic achievement in mathematics. The purpose of this study geared towards determining the impact of improvised instructional materials on students’ academic achievement in mathematics. The study was directed by two research questions and two hypotheses. Determinin...
This study provides an integrated assessment of the seed system for maize and cowpea, two of the most important crops in Nigeria. We analyze the various factors influencing seed supply and demand and present different measures of capacity and incentive of multiple actors along the seed value chain. We also present metrics on adoption of improved va...
This paper explores the various aspects of community-based early warning systems that can be adopted for conflict prevention in Nigeria. The purpose of the paper is to: examine some community-based approaches and their implementation at the local level; investigate the use of technology to support these efforts, and examine the challenges faced in...
The impact of the social media on modern day English can neither be denied nor overlooked. Interestingly, not only has this innovation positively and negatively shaped language use today, the different media also seem to be evolving their distinctive patterns of usage. In this study, using a hundred whatsapp messages on the 2023 Presidential Electi...
COVID-19 ranks as one of the major pandemics in recent history, with healthcare workers disproportionately burdened by the disease. Vaccination emerged as the most effective measure to curb the spread and reduce COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. However, vaccine hesitancy presents a challenge to achieving optimal vaccination coverage in Nigeria. Th...
There exist several studies on manual accounting system audit quality (AQ) while there are very few studies of what could be the influence of technology. The importance of the effect of accounting technology (AT) is pronounced in its ability to enhance the credibility of audit reports. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to ascertain how AT a...
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This study explores the causes of school dropouts among senior secondary school girls in semi/urban and rural communities, with a focus on Irepodun, Kwara State, Nigeria. Girls’ education is a pressing global concern, especially in developing regions, where socioeconomic challenges, religious beliefs, cultural norms, and p...
The incidence of best brains and hands migrating from Nigeria to settle for a new life in the developed world has persistently increased. Similarly, organizations are relocating from Nigeria due to the rising cost of operations. Practically, all sectors in the Nigerian economy have continued to face shortages of skilful personnel. However, the heal...
Purpose: This paper explores the important of adequate funding of information communication technologies programme in the Nigerian schools. Method: The paper is a review study. The paper depends on secondary data that were collected from government documents, print resources and online publication. Content analysis was used to narrow the literature...
21 PRINCIPLES OF SAVINGS
A SEMINAR PAPER PREPARED AND PRESENTED
BY
DR. GBENGA FESTUS BABARINDE
AT THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, ARK OF THE COVENANT
PARISH, BADIRISA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA ON SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY,
2025, AS PART OF THE INVESTMENT SEMINAR SERIES FOR THE PARISH
The thesis of this paper is straightforward. The paper argues that cultural and psychological factors have led to the growth of Òrì-Òkè spirituality in South-West Nigeria. The proliferation of Òrì-Òkè spirituality in south-west Nigeria has grown out of cultural perspective such as following the legacy of a predecessor and the African worldview on t...
Institutions evaluate different opposing views, conducts, and debates in decisions making. Tertiary institutions are characterized by bureaucracy and hierarchical structure of command, and therefore conflict exists in different aspects. This study investigates the effect of conflict management strategies on the organizational performance of selecte...
E-administration solves several issues with conventional bureaucratic methods, and its application is essential to modern governance; the increase in time efficiency is one important benefit. E-administration shortens the time needed to perform and provide public services by automating repetitive processes. In the Nigerian Federal Civil Service, wh...
Following the outbreak of the novel COVID-19 virus in Wuhan City, China in 2019 and the subsequent metamorphose into a global pandemic in the first quarter of 2020; the world was thrown into frenzy due to information overload about the cause, nature, origin, aim, effect and likely solution to the virus. There was a preponderance of conspiracy theor...
The increasing use of emerging technologies is transforming the landscape of customer personalization and data privacy. This research explores the impact of technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT on the future of personalized customer experiences and data protection. A mixed-methods approach is employed to investigate the benefits and risks of e...
The Ivo River is used for fishing and domestic purposes by the inhabitants of Ishiagu, Mpu, Okpanku, and
their neighbours. The water quality of the river was disturbed by mining, agricultural activities, and an
abandoned impoundment project at Mpu. Benthic molluscs (BMs) are good indicators of water quality. The
diversity and abundance of BMs in...
This article is carried out to ascertain the effect of Risk Assessment on the performance of Manufacturing companies in North-Central Nigeria. Risk review was used as the independent variable while performance of selected manufacturing companies was employed as the dependent variable. Survey research methodology was adopted, correlation and Anova w...
This study examined the impact of route optimization on operational efficiency of logistics service providers at seaport terminals in Rivers State, Nigeria. Thus study used cargo throughput, delivery speed and cost minimization to proxy operational efficiency. This adopted a positivist philosophy; a quantitative methodology and an explanatory resea...
The study examined the impact of indirect tax on the Nigerian economy. In line with these objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted the ex post facto research design. The Data for the study were collected from Central Bank of Nigeria Bulletin and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developme...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly integral to teaching, research, and administrative tasks within higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide. However, many senior academics in Nigeria face challenges in adopting AI due to limited digital literacy, inadequate infrastructure, and cultural resistance to change. This chapter examines the...
Background
Despite the relatively high prevalence of Sickle cell trait (SCT) in Nigeria, there has been little research into the correlates of having children with SCT among Nigerian mothers, particularly in terms of socio-demographic differentials. This study aims to investigate the maternal socio-demographic correlates of having under-five childr...
The study examines public enterprises as basis for economic development in Nigeria. Survey research method is used. The study is anchored on modernization theory. The gap of the study is that public enterprises should be properly managed because of the critical role it plays in economic development. This study relies on secondary sources of data as...
This study investigated the relationship between road transport network design (RTND) and success of logistics companies in Rivers State. The study adopted a survey research design with a correlational investigation type. The study was conceptualized using RTND as predictor to organizational success with measures such as waste reduction, cost reduc...
The study investigated the determinants of safe pesticide handling and application among farmers in rural communities of Oyo State, ssouthwestern Nigeria. A cross-sectional design utilizing 2-stage cluster sampling techniques was used to select Ido and Ibarapa central Local Government Areas and to interview 383 farmers via a structured questionnair...
Holy war, a concept deeply rooted in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, has been a contentious and complex subject throughout history. This study evaluates holy war, also known as “just war” or “jihad,” and its profound impact on 21st-century Northern Nigerian society. The study adopts historical and exploratory methods to...
fficiency of bentonite clay is usually dependent on its properties, especially moisture content and bulk density. The effects of activation on moisture content and bulk density of locally-sourced bentonite samples in Nigeria was investigated in this study. Locally-sourced bentonite was prepared and activated using standard alkaline and acid procedu...
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of firm profitability on financial leverage of industrial good firms in Nigeria. The study used profitability of industrial good firms as dependent variable, while financial leverage of same consumer good firms as dependent variable. The traditional panel least square regression (PLSR) was used in t...
Entrepreneurship Education and human capital development of students helps in educating them to be self employed.
Businesses depend on the environment to function and prosper economically. The growth in industrialization has resulted in environmental pollution and increased land use that harmed the natural environment, leading to extinction of some animals and plants. The environmental impact of the organizations made various stakeholders to canvass for green...
Tourism is a significant driver of economic development and cultural exchange, yet many regions in Nigeria remain under explored in terms of their tourism potential. This research focuses on promoting regional tourism in Northern and Southeastern Nigeria, two areas rich in cultural, historical, and natural assets. The study explores how these lesse...