1. A COMPARATIVE SURVEY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND PRIVATE-OWNED BROADCASTING MEDIA FIRMS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to McQuail [2000], the word...
2. A STUDY OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND THE CREDIBILITY OF NEWS REPORTING IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
As a watchdog and a mirror of the country, the media plays an important role in society and has a significant effect on editorial policy. We will include not only the mechanical devices that transmit and sometimes, messages (TV c...
3. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF LEGAL DEPOSIT MATERIALS BY LIBRARIES FOR EFFECTIVE USER SUPPORT IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
Different libraries exist for different purposes. These purposes include function, type of users and the reason for establishing the library. These account for the major differences in libraries. Okiy in Tinuoye (2010) asserted that the main reas...
4. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF LEGAL DEPOSIT MATERIALS BY LIBRARIES FOR EFFECTIVE USER SUPPORT IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
Different libraries exist for different purposes. These purposes include function, type of users and the reason for establishing the library. These account for the major differences in libraries. Okiy in Tinuoye (2010) asserted that the main reas...
5. MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICA IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
Communication has been an effective tool of conveying knowledge throughout history. In reality, communication has evolved into an infrastructure for information flow across all industries. Fabian is a character in the film Fabian (2013). Radio broadcasting, in particular, has made significant con...
6. A STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AS THE MAJOR TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Almost every business worked toward achieving its intended, planned, and overall goals. Every company, especially small businesses, strives for efficiency and proper effectiveness, and the quality of accessible accounting informa...
7. A STUDY ON AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF THE MEDIA IN MOBILIZING WOMEN FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Background to the Study
Purdar is a very harsh kind of rejection of women's participation rights. Women encounter a variety of impediments to full involvement in different parts of social life in Nigeria, owing to established cultural beliefs that d...
8. AN ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPERS IN THE COVERAGE OF KIDNAPPING IN THE SOUTH WEST NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF PUNCH AND GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS
Background of the Study
During the past decade and a half, Nigeria had an extraordinary succession of agitations in the form of kidnappings and abductions, armed robberies, bombings, and carnages of varying magnitudes. Despite the fact that kidnapping h...
9. AN ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND ITS ROLE IN NATIONAL IMAGE BUILDING IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In today's dynamic Nigerian culture, the significance of broadcasting and broadcast media as agents of rural and national development, particularly at the information dissertational level, is now well acknowledged and embrace...
10. AN ASSESSMENT OF PUBIC PERCEPTION OF HEALTH-RELATED RADIO PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
One of humanity's recurring concerns is the predominance of health-related issues, as existing diseases spread and new ones arise with little or no knowledge about those illnesses and diseases. As a result, the incidence of d...
11. AN ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC RELATION AS AN AID TO SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The word "public relations" has already been defined by several authors from various perspectives.
Nwokoye (1984) defined public relations as the activities of a cooperative union, government, or other organiz...
12. AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMERS BELIEVABILITY OF TV COMMERCIAL CLAIMS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Advertisements have long been recognized as a powerful tool for tempting and persuading customers to buy a variety of goods and services. There has been an upsurge in brand loyalty among customers of particular items since the introd...
13. AN EVALUATION OF ACCOUNTING AND ITS PROBLEMS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE INDUSTRIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The interdependence of businesses is a core element of modern economic life. No contemporary firm is self-contained. There is no question that small and medium-sized businesses are the true foundation of a country's economy....
14. IMPACT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF PRIVATE BROADCASTING STATIONS IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Media as a watchdog and the mirror of the nation perform crucial roles in the society and as well it is influence in its editorial policy. Lazar field and Kendal (2002,p.32), insist that mass is truly applicable to the medium of...
15. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FEASIBILITY/VIABILITY STUDY ON CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Until relatively recently, the discipline of development appraisal has remained the provenance of surveyors and developers. It largely been ignored by other participants in the development process, particularly planners, architects and constructi...
16. THE CAPITAL MARKET AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A formal and active capital market exists in Nigeria. Prior to 1961, practically all formal savings and deposits flowed through t...
17. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF LEGAL DEPOSIT MATERIALS BY LIBRARIES FOR EFFECTIVE USER SUPPORT IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
Different libraries exist for different purposes. These purposes include function, type of users and the reason for establishing the library. These account for the major differences in libraries. Okiy in Tinuoye (2010) asserted t...
18. MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICA IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
Background of the study
Communication has been an effective tool of conveying knowledge throughout history. In reality, communication has evolved into an infrastructure for information flow across all industries. Fabian is a character in the film Fabian...
19. THE INFLUENCE OF HOME VIDEOS ON THE SOCIAL LIFE OF ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Background of the study
Home video is one of the strongest media outlets and because it is widespread, it could influence the culture of the any society, especially among the younger generation. The home video business distributes films, telemovies and...
20. MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICA IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
Background of the study
Communication has been an effective tool of conveying knowledge throughout history. In reality, communication has evolved into an infrastructure for information flow across all industries. Fabian is a character in the film Fabian...
21. PROBLEMS OF MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (A Case Study Of Anammco)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Word wide, manufacturing industries have grown tremendously in the last decade. Some of the industries are predominantly in the small scale sector employing mostly unskilled and untrained manpower. Besides, the increased consumpt...
22. SATELLITE TELEVISION CHANNELS PREFERENCE AMONG YOUTHS
Background to the Study
With the shrinking of the world into a global village through the increasing sophistication of communication technologies, the local media in a nation is brought under fierce competition for local audience by the global media. What broadcasting d...
23. ATTITUDE OF TELEVISION AUDIENCE TOWARDS COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES
Television industry in Nigeria is still in its infant stage comparatively to its counterparts in other parts of the developed world. However, it has metamorphosed remarkably within this short period of its history. There have been some achievement and new dimensions in its scope of operation for...
24. COMPARISON OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND RADIO STATIONS ON THE ASSESSMENT OF NEWS INFORMATION
Background of the Study
A century and half ago, communication between countries involved physical presence. Once, a reporter had to run as fast as possible back to the newsroom after interviewing and tried to beat the competition to print. Wit...
25. CONSUMERS BELIEVABILITY OF TV COMMERCIAL CLAIMS
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Globally, adverts have been known to be a great source/or means of luring and convincing consumers to purchase various goods and services. Since the inception of adverts there has be...
26. THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE)
Background Of The Study
The advent of the internet in the 1990s led to major developments in the world of communication. Today the Internet has taken a firm place in people's lives. It is difficult to imagine a young man who at least once a day did...
27. IMPACTS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Background To The Study
One of the uniqueness of the human person is the ability to objectify his thoughts and ideas through language. With the social evolution of language, especially speech language, man was able to widen the gap between him and the r...
28. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ICT ON THE MARKETING OF AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
As to the review of information technology, it combines the collection, gathering, recording, storing, processing and communication or dissemination of information from one source to another where the information is being passed....
29. IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The broadcast media have been considered an important public domain in the use, promotion and maintenance of language in line with the sociolinguistic nature and dictates of their host communities (Silentman, 1995; Davi...
30. FINANCIAL RATIOS AS AN AID TO MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Planning is one of the most important aspects in the management o a firm. It involves an appraisal of the past performance of the firm and a projection into the future. It is also related to existing strengths and weaknesses of th...
31. IMPACT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF PRIVATE BROADCASTING STATIONS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT- The assertion that says he who pays the pipers dictates the tune agreed more with this study because there are lots of government controls and influences on Nigerian journalists especially those working with the state media. Government dictates to journalists what they...
32. IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
ABSTRACT:- This research work was designed to finding out the importance of indigenous language in broadcast media. This project, therefore, clamoured for the development of indigenous language in the electronic media. Moreover, this project...
33. MICRO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE BUSINESS
Background to the Study
The development of the various sectors of any economy is the basis for its survival, different measures have been put in place by the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to achieve this objective, such as, the establishment of the...
34. EVALUATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA (1986 – 2010)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.
In recent time, the fortune of small scale and medium scale Industries attracted the attention of government world-wide and thus has been the focus of general interest and research, especially in developing Countries due to the...
35. WELFARE SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MOTIVATION OF WORKERS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.
Purpose work in a organization for the purpose of meeting certain needs, these news inferences people’s behavior as Simon (1957:217) has aptly pointed out of the behaviour of individuals in a organization is largely orient...
36. THE INFLUENCE OF JOURNALISM CODE OF ETHICS ON JOURNALISM PRACTICE
Background of the Study
Journalism is fundamental in ensuring purposeful and peaceful co-existence in the society. They are indispensable to the success of every human endeavour. Through their agenda – setting role, the journalism practice s...
37. THE REORIENTATION OF FAMILY VALUES THROUGH RADIO BROADCAST CAMPAIGNS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
This study focuses on reorientation of family values through radio broadcast campaigns on gender-based violence against women in south-east Nigeria. Hence the study will be significant to the Nigerian government on the necessary approach that can...
38. ASSESSMENT OF ADVERTISING AS A SURVIVAL STRATEGY FOR MASS MEDIA ORGANIZATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria Television Authority Enugu was established in the year 1960 by the Premier of an Eastern region of Nigeria Dr. Michael Okpara. It was the oldest television station in Nigeria. It was received in the thirteen states of the fe...
39. THE IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE CREDIT ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Theory Risk and uncertainty concepts in agriculture are subjects internationally discussed by theoretical economists and empirical analysts. The operations of a farm enterprise are not as protected as in the case of commercial and industrial enter...
40. AN ANALYSIS OF CHILD LABOUR, CHILD TRAFFICKING AND GIRL CHILD MARRIAGE IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Child labour and trafficking are essentially understood as encompassing monetary or non monetary activities which are mentally physically, morally and socially hazardous for children below 15 years of age (UNICEF, 2005). Ch...
41. AN INVESTIGATION OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS PRACTICE AND PATRONAGE OF BANKS
Background of the Study
Communication is acknowledged all over the world as the most distinctive factor for human interaction. Over the years it has become needful for organization to relate with customers. Hitherto internet era in the world, customers...
42. CHALLENGES OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN A DEMOCRATIC DISPENSATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The role of television as a mass medium in the democratization process is understood in the context of the public sphere, which is defined by Habermas stated in 2012 as "organs of information and political debates such...
43. THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN AN ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
In essence, communication involves using codes that are done with the eyes, body movement or sounds made with the voice. Whichever way it is done, there is always a process in which someone initiates a meaning intent that is passed to the interloc...
44. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCES OF GOVERNMENT OWNED AND PRIVATELY OWNED MEDIA ORGANIZATION
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Ownership of the media house, its control and recruitment of its principal staff has formed the influential factors consequent upon the programme quality of the media house since the owners of the media house usually determine the aforementioned f...
45. TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF PATIENT ATTENDANCE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Forecasting census for example, in Teaching Hospital is particularly challenging due to limited ability to control the attendance and clinical trajectories. The fixed average census approach, using average census from previous year, is a forecasti...
46. CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA AS A HINDRANCE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Public debates recently in Nigeria have centred on the increasing rate of corruption resulting from inappropriate public finance planning and implementation mostly in some of the developing countries, Nigeria inclusive which in t...
47. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BROADCAST MEDIA IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD LABOUR AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to assess the broadcast media in the campaign against child labour and human trafficking in Nigeria using 4 selected broadcasting media stations in Lagos State as a case study. Specifically, the study was aimed a...
48. BROADCAST MEDIA AND SALES PERFORMANCE OF FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS IN PORT HARCOURT
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to examine broadcast media and sales performance of fast moving consumer goods in Port Harcourt. The aim of this study is to examine broadcast media and sales performance of fast moving consumer goods in Port Harcourt....
49. BUDGETARY CONTROL: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR PLANNING AND CONTROL IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine budgetary control as an effective tool for planning and control in the banking industry using guarantee trust bank (GTB) as a case study. Specifically, the study determines whether budgets ar...
50. AN ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING COST MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT
Lack of in-depth knowledge of whole life costing implication in building design cost management has over the years fueled the increasing bias towards the quantity surveyors estimate. Whole life costing constitutes cost management tool that enha...
