1. AN EXAMINATION OF TWITTER BAN AND ITS IMPACT ON GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Background of the study
Transparency and accountability are essential for the effective operation of a contemporary democracy and the promotion of societal well-being. Many powers are allocated to governmental bodies in most countries. The delegators, t...
2. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AGITATION AND CLAMORING FOR RESTRUCTURING OF NIGERIA FEDERATION
Background of the study
For some months, the discourse of restructuring has dominated the public sphere, and this theme has been disseminated via the use of digital, print, and electronic media. Restructuring appears to be the in-thing currently in every quarter. Until...
3. IMPACT OF TWITTER BAN ON GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Transparency and accountability are critical for the efficient functioning of a modern democracy and for fostering social well-being. In most societies, many powers are delegated to public authorities. Some assuran...
4. THE EFFECT OF E-NAIRA ON INFLATION
Background of the study
Inflation is a term used to describe the rate at which the price of goods and services rises over time. Inflation impacts not only the cost of life – items like transportation, power, and food – but also interest rate...
5. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRINT MEDIA IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUG ABUSE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Drug abuse is a very sensitive and vital issue on our social, education, economic and moral life. It was due to the negative effect it have on the individual or society, that lead to the establishment of Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA...
6. 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...
7. AN EXAMINATION OF FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION DISSEMINATION’S EFFECTS IN NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Fake news is best defined as "misinformation" (the unintended sharing of inaccurate information) and "disinformation" (the purposeful manufacture and dissemination of false information) (Gelfert, 2018). Poor journalism, parody, provoc...
8. AN EXAMINATION OF SOCIETAL INFLUENCE ON YOUTH RITUALISM
ABSTRACT
This focus of this study is on the examination of societal influence on youth ritualism using Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike as case study. The research design adopted for this study is the survey method in data co...
9. EFFECT OF TAX AUTHORITY IN THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF TAX FRAUD IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Taxation is not a new word in Nigeria or the world as a whole. In Nigeria, taxation has been in existence even before the coming of the colonial men or the British. Taxation can be defined as the system of imposing a compul...
10. CAUSES AND EFFECT OF TWITTER BAN ON NIGERIA CITIZENS
ABSTRACT
The focus of this study is to identify the causes and effects of the Twitter ban on Nigeria's citizens using Asaba metropolis in Delta state as case study. The study Identified the major causes of the Twitter ban in Nigeria. The study adopt...
11. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTERIZED STUDENTS IDENTITY CARD SYSTEM
Aim and Objectives of the Study
The aim of the study is to design and implement workable computerized system for student’s identity cards.
The objectives of the study are as follows:
- To establish efficient means of tracking students wit...
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12. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF MARKETING NIGERIAN MADE COMPUTER SOFTWARES
Background to the Study
Made-in-Nigeria software is a term used to describe software that was developed inside the borders of Nigeria by Nigerian individuals. Due to the fact that Nigeria is a developing nation in the third world, it is very important f...
13. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE MENACE OF TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS
Background Of The Study
The term "text message" (TM) refers to the practice of using abbreviations in written communication that are not always understood by all people. It crafts short messaging services (SMS), instant messages (IM), black be...
14. A STUDY OF FAKE NEWS IN SOCIAL MEDIA: DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS AN INVESTIGATION
Background to the Study
The term "fake news" refers to "false information that has been purposefully spread by individuals who have minimal regard for the truth but intend to further certain (sometimes extremist political objectives and e...
15. CHALLENGES OF CRIMINAL ANTICS IN BORDERLAND SECURITY: A STUDY OF SELECTED LGA'S IN OGUN STATE.
Background Of The Study
In a great number of nations, borderland security has received a lot of attention recently. It is pursued in the United States of America in order to put a stop to the unlawful smuggling of items into the country that are conside...
16. AN INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTS EXPOSURE TO CYBERCRIMES
Background of the study
Technology has been the success story of our century and has opened doors for beneficial inventions. Technology has countries interconnected and the world has now become a global village (Ojo 2019). he information of...
17. EFFECT OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM ON NEWS OBJECTIVITY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The mass media are seen as advances in science and technology in a culture, as well as catalysts for social and economic transformation in that society (Melkote, 1991). The mass media's actions are assumed to mobilize h...
18. INFLUENCE OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM ON FAKE NEWS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Technological advancement in contemporary society of the 21stcentury heralded the arrival of information and communication technologies (ICT) that has enhanced the existing communication process and the entire material in which individual i...
19. THE RADIO IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN POLITICAL ELECTIONS IN BAYELSA STATE
Background Of The Study
Electoral corruption is the single most potent threat to democratic transition in Nigeria(Aliu, 2020). Rigging is perpetrated by all political parties relative to their strength. However, it is the party with “incumbency fa...
20. ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DOCUMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ONLINE STUDENT ADMISSION (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF UYO)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The epidemic of fake admission is ravaging the Nigerian tertiary institution as victims to such fraud are often left frustrated. Students are sometimes offered fake admission with fake documentations from fraudulent persons posing as University Offi...
21. MARKETING OF MOTOR INSURANCE POLICIES IN NIGERIA; PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
ABSTRACT
This research work focused on the Marketing of Motor Insurance in Nigeria; the problems facing and hampering smooth marketing of the policy in Nigeria, as well as motor insurance has in Nigeria. The motor insurance is one of the compulsory insu...
22. THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMERISM IN MARKETING OF FAKE & COUNTERFEIT DRUGS IN NIGERIA
Statement Of The Problem
In Nigeria, the pace at which business activities are increasing especially marketing of drugs is on the high side and knowing the expectation of a Nigeria business men, they are only concerned in making fast or quick profit, no...
23. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MISINFORMATION ON CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the impact of social media in the fight against misinformation on coronavirus pandamic. The study was carried out in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. To achieve this 4 research questions were formulated. &...
24. ELECTIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Elections in Nigeria prior to 2011, were characterized by high level of propaganda, dissemination of fake and uncoordinated information, scarcity of airtime and space for citizen’s participation and other forms of traditional media fostered electoral prej...
25. REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A WAY OF CHECKING HATE SPEECH IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The emergence of globalization has made the world a global village as proposed by Marshall McLuhan. This therefore necessitated the creation of information communication technologies (ICT) to facilitate the globalization of the w...
26. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAKE DRUGS AND PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN ONITSHA URBAN
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to assess the relationship between fake drug (FD) use and people’s attitude towards healthcare delivery system (HCDS). Participants (n= 103) were both healthcare providers (56) and consumers (47). 36 were males and 67 were females...
27. ASSESSING FAKE DRUGS AND PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Drug Faking is a global public health problem, because the effects can be felt from both the country of manufacture to the recipient countries. Hence, national measures for combating of fake drugs in country might be insufficient because of the a...
28. INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY
The uncertainty which doubt the future is a significant that normally bring in the element of risk in any business arrangement. The existence of risk in any concern simply means that certain loss must arise if the risky event happens. A con...
29. NEW MEDIA ADVOCACY AND THE CHALLENGE OF AUTHENTICITY: A STUDY OF YOUTUBE
ABSTRACT
Disinformation, misinformation, and fake news have been and are becoming an increasing problem online. The authenticity of online information is being questioned and the need for validation of data is clear. To overcome this obstacle, where and how information spreads online is...
30. STUDENTS PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL MEDIA FRAUD: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
Abstract
Some of the social media disadvantages are the emergence of online fraud perpetrated by some dubious characters. For instance, they “hijack” users’ accounts, identity theft, impersonate Facebook security or administrator among others. These hi...
31. THE IMPACT OF FAKE NEWS ON THE SOCIETY
ABSTRACT
This research presents the results of the impact of fake news on Nigeria Society, a case study of Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos state. Data were gathered using a self -constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the simple perce...
32. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE STUDENT ADMISSION AND DOCUMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF UYO)
ABSTRACT
Forgery has long crept into our educational system and, counterfeit and forged admission status / certificate and document have upper hand in various certificate and degrees awarding institution. Invalid studentship has become greater than valid studentship. Th...
33. SECURITY CHALLENGES AND COPING STRATEGIES OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY IN ENUGU STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on security challenges and coping strategies of university libraries for effective service delivery in Enugu state using University of Nsukka as a case study. To achieve this, seven significant research objectives wer...
34. CAUSES AND EFFECT OF TWITTER BAN ON NIGERIA CITIZENS
ABSTRACT
The focus of this study is to identify the causes and effects of the Twitter ban on Nigeria's citizens using Asaba metropolis in Delta state as case study. The study Identified the major causes of the Twitter ban in Nigeria. The study adopted a surv...
35. INSURANCE UNDER NIGERIAN STATUTES: THE ISLAMIC LAW ALTERNATIVE
ABSTRACT
Insurance scheme is put in place to fall back on in the event of risk or calamity occurrence. Nigerian Statutes require that every motor vehicle owner must possess at least third party insurance policy. However, the conventional insurance contradicts certain elements of Islamic...
36. CYBERBULLYING DETECTION USING WEAKLY SUPERVISED AND FULLY SUPERVISED LEARNING
ABSTRACT
Machine learning is a very useful tool to solve issues in multiple domains such as sentiment analysis, fake news detection, facial recognition, and cyberbullying. In this work, we have leveraged its ability to understand the nuances of natural language to detect cyberbullying....
37. NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY
Background of the Study
Federalism, according to K.C Wheare, is the method of dividing powers so that the central and regional governments are each, within a sphere, coordinate and independent. He said that the characteristics of this Federal Principle are the division...
38. A Comparative Study of Nigerian, American and British Nonverbal Communications
1 Background of the Study
Human beings use verbal and nonverbal means to communicate. Nonlinguistic messages are important because what people do often conveys more meaning than what they say. At first glance, it seems as if meanings come from words alone but nonverbal communication acc...
39. ETHICAL RE-ORIENTATION AND THE QUEST FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Nigeria is going through hard and perilous times. Nigeria is not alone in these challenges but it is a sad and pity to observe.According to Folaranmi (2012): Mention anything negative; corruption, violation of human rights, fallen standard of ed...
40. PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: A STUDY OF ELIZADE, BENSON IDAHOSA AND UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA
ABSTRACT
This study examined public relations in the age of social media: A study of Elizade, Benson Idahosa and University of Africa. To achieve the objectives of the study, survey and in-depth interview research designs were adopted while self-administered questionnaire and interview...
41. MAPPING FAKE NEWS AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION GAPS IN COVID-19 COMMUNICATIONS IN NIGERIA
Abstract
This study investigated the concept of fake news on social media and how it is being used as a tool in the understanding of COVID-19 disease in Nigeria. It investigated the evaluation of social media posts in the comprehension of covid19 in Nigeria. To achieve this, the study&r...
42. EXAMINING THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN FACILITATING THE SPREAD OF FAKE NEWS AND EXPLORING POTENTIAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION (A STUDY OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS USERS IN ABAKALIKI)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
The rapid proliferation of social media platforms over the past decade has fun...
43. THE EFFECT OF FRAUD AND RELATED FINANCIAL CRIMES ON ONLINE BUSINESS
Background of the Study
Small and medium-sized enterprises (Business) play a crucial role in national economies, making them essential for the creation of new jobs, expansion of the economy, and alleviation of poverty....
44. THE RISE OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND IT'S IMPACT ON NEWS REPORTAGE: A SURVEY OF JOURNALISTS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Background of the Study
The rapid advancement of digital technology and the widespread accessibility of the internet have brought about significant changes in the way news is produced, distributed, and consumed. One of the most profound developments in...
45. THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN MOBILIZING PROTESTS AGAINST BAD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST IN NIGERIA)
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN MOBILIZING PROTESTS AGAINST BAD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST IN NIGERIA)
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
46. THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN MOBILIZING PROTESTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (A CASE STUDY OF ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST)
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN MOBILIZING PROTESTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (A CASE STUDY OF ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST)
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Social media has dramatically reshaped the landscape of political activism and public mobiliza...
47. THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN NATIONAL CRISIS (A CASE STUDY OF ENDBADGOVERNMENT PROTEST)
Background of the Study
The role of media in shaping public discourse, especially during national crises, cannot be understated. Media, encompassing traditional outlets like television, radio, and newspapers, as well as digital platforms like social med...
48. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION DURING THE END BAD GOVERNANCE PROTEST IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF YOUTHS IN RAYFIELD, JOS, PLATEAU)
Background of the Study
The role of social media in shaping public opinion has increasingly gained recognition across the globe, particularly in the context of socio-political movements. Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,...
49. INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL DROP OUT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE.
1.1 Background of the Study
Education is widely regarded as a critical element for the development of individuals and society as a whole. It fosters skills, knowledge, and social cohesion, which are essential for socio-economic development (UNESCO, 2020). However, schoo...
50. The Role of Online News Portals in Combating Fake News in Kaltungo LGA, Gombe State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
The proliferation of fake news has become a significant global concern, undermining trust in media, influencing public opinion, and destabilizing communities. In Nigeria, the rise of digital p...
