1. AN EVALUATION ON STUDENTS PERCEPTION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN DAWAKIN TOFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Chemistry as a science subject plays a vital role in transforming the environment and improving the general quality of life. It is essentially needed for a nation’s technological development. As a core science subject, the...
2. CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LIBRARIES FOR ENHANCED COLLECTION USEFULNESS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
Background of the Study
The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata (1979) and Edoka (1992), refers to a library that caters :or the needs of those enqag...
3. FEVER AS A PREDICTOR FOR MALARIA INFECTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING KOFAI PHCC IN ARDO-KOLA LGA TARABA STATE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Malaria is a life threatening parasitic disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. In Nigeria, malaria is responsible for around 60% of the out-patient visits to health facilities, 30% of childhood death, 25% of death in children under one y...
4. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING SECRETARIES PRODUCTIVITY IN MODERN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to Hornby (1984), the word "secretary" is derived from the latin word "secretaries," which means anything known exclusively to one or few people and kept secret or concealed from public view.
...5. EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AMONG ARABLE CROP FARMERS
Background of the Study
Agriculture is one of Nigeria's most significant economic sectors, accounting for over 42 percent of the country's GDP and more than 70 percent of non-oil exports. It meets more than 80% of the country's food requirements. Approximate...
6. DEVELOPING AQUACULTURE IN DEGRADED INLAND AREAS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Nigeria, the country of many rivers, is also rich in lakes, reservoirs and wetlands but many of them had been degraded due to a lot of factors (FGN, 1993). Sustainable fisheries production and development depends largely upon go...
7. MICRO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND PERFORMANCE OF QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT IN PORT HARCOURT
Background of the study
Business organization does not operate in vacuum but it operates in business environment where there is production and distribution of goods and services. Business environment is the summation of all outside and interior co...
8. AN EVALUATION ON STUDENTS PERCEPTION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN DAWAKIN TOFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Chemistry as a science subject plays a vital role in transforming the environment and improving the general quality of life. It is essentially needed for a nation’s technological development. As a core science subject, the...
9. STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG MARKET TRADERS
Background Of The Study
Work-related stress is an increasing concern across the globe, affecting not just individuals' health and well-being, but also the business itself. Most work positions have factors that might induce stress in the individual....
10. CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LIBRARIES FOR ENHANCED COLLECTION USEFULNESS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
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The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata...
11. THE EFFECT OF HAWKING ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The emergence of street hawking in Nigeria as been so prevalent of which it as now become an eye sore situation to education. Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially the youth (Emma, 20...
12. EFFECT OF TEACHERS ATTITUDE AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT IN BIOLOGY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Attitude as a concept is concerned with an individual way of thinking, acting and behaving. It has very serious implications for the learner, the teacher, and the immediate social group with which the individual learner relates a...
13. THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEREDITY ON HEALTH STATUS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The Nigerian government considers primary school education as being critical for a smooth transition from the home to the school and for preparing the child for adjustment and successful learning in higher level of education. Efforts are being ma...
14. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES AND METHODS OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
- The major causes of examination malpractice among numerous others include; unpreparedness of students for examinations, the desire to satisfy parents ambition, and poor teaching /learning habits, injustice in the punishment of culprit/insincerity in tackli...
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15. AWARENESS OF THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF MALARIA
Background To the study
The vast majority of malaria deaths occur in Africa, south of the Sahara, where malaria also presents major obstacles to social and economic development. Malaria has been estimated to cost Africa more than US$ 12 billion every ye...
16. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
The main objective of the study is to examine how the environmental factors could affect the corporate performance using selected business organization in Warri Delta State as case study.Survey research design was employed for the study and with the convenience...
17. EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF BAD ROADS ON THE OCCURRENCE OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The research work is undertaken on the contribution of bad roads on the occurrence of automobile accidents in Nigeria having realized the alarming rate at which motorists and passenger involved in traffic accident. The total population for the study is 200 staf...
18. EFFECT OF EARLY LIFE EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Earlier studies have generally relied on simple measures of traffic proximity and density to estimate exposure and have not found an association between air pollution and asthma incidence (Ciccone et al. 1998; English et al. 1999...
19. CORPORATE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Around 1999, empirical researchers began to examine the performance and consequences of formal corporate planning (Thune and House, 1999; Ansoff et al., 2000; Herold, 2001) and over 40 planning performance studies have appeared s...
20. IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Academics and practitioners have been striving to establish and agreed upon definitions of the concept of corporate social responsibility for over 30 years. Davis (1960) suggested that social responsibility refers to businesses’ “deci...
21. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF MARINE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA'S INLAND WATERWAYS
Background to the study
An accident on a vessel is an occurrence that was not planned for. Its severity might range from no damage to the vessel to the loss of the vessel in its whole, from no damage to the cargo to the loss of all of the cargo, and fro...
22. INFLUENCE OF HOME BACKGROUND AS CORRELATES OF JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MBAITOLI L.G.A OF IMO STATE
Background To The Study
Through teaching, research, and community service, educational institutions all over the globe strive to accomplish their primary goals of disseminating information and developing intellectually capable individuals. Academics who are qualified an...
23. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Abstract
This study focused on the investigation into the environmental factors affecting principal performance in the administration of secondary schools, Kebbi State as case study. The study is was specifically focused on examining the effect of infra...
24. THE EFFECT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL REPONSIBILITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS ORGANISATION (A STUDY OF GLOBACOM)
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the effect of corporate social responsibility on the performance of business organisation using Globacom Lagos State as case study. To carry out the study, three research questions were posed. The study adopted a descriptive...
25. INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON WORK PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study is to examine the impact of information and communication technology on improving standards of modern business organization. Four research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey design was used. The total population is 65 and th...
26. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESSFUL LIFE EVENT AND GENDER AMONG NIGERIANS
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between stressful life events and anxiety during the period of adolescence. It is known that stressful life events are commonly studied risk and environmental factors in the developm...
27. THE IMPACT OF WORK ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the impact of workers environment on employee productivity using UBA bank Okota Lagos state as case study. Specifically, the study examined That there are vital adequacies that can im...
28. THE IMPACT OF OFFICE ENVIRONMENT ON OFFICE PROFESSIONALS
ABSTRACT
A lot of employees think that their secretaries are not producing as much as they should. That they are not working up to maximum capacity where as there is room for improvement in their job performance. In order for any organization to achieve its basic object...
29. CHALLENGES OF WOMEN STARTING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study is aimed at examining the challenges of women in starting a business enterprise in Nigeria with reference to textile seller in Lagos Island. The specific objectives include: (i) to examine the factors that motivate women enterprise with t...
30. THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ON SMALL SCALE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
ABSTRACT
This research investigates the impact of environmental variables on small scale business enterprise. Questionnaires were mainly used to collect data from the sampled small scale businesses (SSBs). The data was analyzed using frequencies and perc...
31. EFFECT OF TEACHERS ATTITUDE AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT IN BIOLOGY
ABSTRACT
The study found out the relationship between teachers’ attitude, school environment and student’ academic performance in secondary schools in biology, the achievement of students in schools still remain low in Nigeria. Among the factors that h...
32. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING JOB SATISFACTION AMONG ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to analyse the factors that affect job satisfaction among academic professionals in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The study looked at environmental factors, job content factors, and personal factors affecting job...
33. AN EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES IN MARKETING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1. Consumer orientation is not taken into cognizance when applying distribution strategies in the marketing of petroleum products in NNPC Aba depots.
2. Distribution strategies used in th...
34. ARTHRITIS AND THE HEALTH OF THE AGED
ABSTRACT
Work disability—a common outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—is a societal (for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income, social support, and distraction from pain and distress). Until n...
35. ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS AND SPORTS
ABSTRACT
This study explored the impact of environmental factors on the effective teaching and learning of physical education and sports and sports in Lagos state secondary schools. The study was guided by research objectives, questions and hypothe...
36. ATTITUDES OF UNDERGRADUATES OF SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Abstract
This study x-rayed the attitudes of undergraduates of Social Studies Unit towards entrepreneurship education in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Four research questions were posed to guide the study. Survey research design was used for the s...
37. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
ABSTRACT
Some of the major problems facing SMEs today include environmental factors. Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is largely seen as way the economy can grow. This study examined the environmental factors and performance of small business ent...
38. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AS A DETERMINANT OF STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
A school is an environment where knowledge is acquired at various levels. The buildings or environment where this knowledge is acquired is as important as the knowledge itself. With the prevalence of secondary schools established often within residential quarte...
39. ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Abstract
Over the years, the language of instruction in Nigerian schools has been English. Thus, students’ proficiency in English goes to a long extent to determine the student academic achievement in the overall. Student’s failure to understand the E...
40. PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITE INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS
Abstract
This work assess the prevalence of malaria parasite infections among school aged children a case study of Ojah Primary School, Ibillo Akoko-Edo, Edo State. Three research questions and objectives were formulated on the course of this research work. The descript...
41. SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at examining the school environmental factors and students’ academic performance in physics in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated. Literatures relevant to the study wer...
42. THE EFFECT OF WORK ENVIRONMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
The work environment which encompasses several factors impacts on the way the employees perform their work. A comfortable and all inclusive workplace environment will boost the employees’ performance hence boosting the or...
43. THE EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES ON GRADUATE TRAINEES
Background of the study
Vocational education and training as defined by UNESCO (2010, p. 9) is "an educational process leading to the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, knowledge and skills" knowledge of the occupations in various sec...
44. THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
It has been argued that the success and effectiveness of an organization are not determined solely by the abilities and competencies of the employees and management alone, the environment also has profound effect on company operations. Based on...
45. THE EFFECT OF WORK ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
The work environment which encompasses several factors impacts on the way the employees perform their work. A comfortable and all-inclusive workplace environment will boost the employees’ performance hence boosting...
46. ARTHRITIS AND THE HEALTH OF THE AGED
ABSRACT
Work disability—a common outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—is a societal (for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income, social support, and distraction from pain and distress). Until now, factors that p...
47. THE EFFECT OF BIOLOGY PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABSTRACT
This project work was carried out to determine the effect of biology practical activities on academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Chapter one and two is the background of the study and the...
48. ILLICIT USE OF TOXIC DRUGS AMONG YOUTHS IN THE FCT ABUJA.
Abstract
According to World Health Organization (WHO), substance abuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs. Psychoactive substance use can lead to dependence syndrome which is a continuous, repeated and persistent use of...
49. ANALYSIS OF CAUSES OF POOR PERFORMANCE IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN NIGERIA JSS
ABSTRACT
This study was intended to assess the factors responsible for the poor academic performance in public Junior secondary schools. This study was guided by the following objectives; Ascertain environmental factors as causes of poor academic performance of students...
50. SPELLING ERRORS AMONG NIGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS EFFECT ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AS POSSIBLE REMEDIES
Abstract
According to spelling experts, it is very important that the learners of a secondary language should be equipped with the basic words as to be able to communicate effectively in that language. So, in as much as the learners should efficient in the spoken aspect...
