1. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In the last few years, the social media phenomenon has become increasingly entertaining across the world. According to Alford, (2013), social media is a type of online media that expedites conversation as opposed to traditional media, which deliv...
2. 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...
3. THE IMPACT OF ENAIRA IN TRACKING MONEY LAUNDERING AND FRAUD IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The promotion of cashless policies has become a driving factor for global economies to investigate currency digitalization as it fast tracks online transactions. Various uses of e-transaction, includin...
4. BRAND DIFFERENTIATION AND POSITIONING FOR MAXIMUM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Branding has been around for centuries as a means to distinguish the goods of one producer from those of another producer. To firms, brands represent enormously valuable pieces of legal property that can influence consumer behaviour, be bought an...
5. EFFECT OF VITAMINS C AND E ON MEMORY IN ADULT MICE
Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement and is destroyed by heat or reduced by prolonged storage (Weinstein et al., 2001). Humans, unlike most...
6. 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...
7. ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF INDIGENOUS MODES OF COMMUNICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Communication is a two way process that seeks to convey a message encoded by a Sender through a Channel to a Recipient. The Recipient decodes the message and in turn encodes a response. The response is known as Feedback. The purpose of communicati...
8. CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT IN BUGGETARY SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Budgeting is an important concept that is pertinent to any organization (Schadone, 2012). In very generic terms also, Igbara, Tordee, Nwadike and Abuba (2016, p.1) described the budget as the distribution of resources (most often...
9. A SURVEY OF LIBRARIES SOFTWARE USAGE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN ADAMAWA STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Globally, the nature of human beings is that of constantly looking for ways of making things easier and making life comfortable. This underlying universal factor, which drives inventions, innovations and strategies, is also appli...
10. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL SUPERVISORS TO COMMUNICATE REGULARLY DURING THE STUDENTS IT/SIWES ATTACHMENT
Excerpt from the study
The Student Industrial Work Experience scheme (SIWES) is a planned and supervised training intervention best on a stated and specific learning and career objectives geared towards developing the occupational competencies of the participants. It is...
11. THE EFFECT OF NPOWER PROGRAMME ON YOUTHS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The Nigerian federal government is the one that is financially supporting the N-Power youth empowerment programme. N-Power addresses the problem of high youth unemployment by establishing a framework for the widespread and pertinent acquis...
12. A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPACT FOR INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA FROM 1982-2020
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
There has lately been a surge in worldwide interest (including in Nigeria) in working toward gender equality. This is due to the implications that achieving this goal would have for economic growth and development, as well...
13. 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...
14. PRINT MEDIA AS ELECTIONEERING TOOL IN NIGERIA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
Background of the study
Unquestionably, media is a potent and swift mode of communication. It has a significant effect on education, politics, culture, and social cohesion, as well as a large audience. The media function as vigilant watchdogs, highlight...
15. DEVELOPING A HARMONISED FRAMEWORK FOR CONSTRUCTION CRAFT SKILLS TRAINING IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Several studies on construction craft skills have identified a number of problems including ineffective training as responsible for shortages of craftsmen in the construction industry. In Nigeria, the problem of training craftsmen has been attributed to lack of...
16. 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...
17. THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN BRIDGING SKILL GAP IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Several studies on building craft skills have identified a number of problems including ineffective training as responsible for shortages of craftsmen in the building industry. Largely qualitative approach was adopted in conducting the research. Detailed litera...
18. DIVORCE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE FAMILY
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Spouses usually work had toward handling these differences and difficulties but
some are not able to resolve the differences and difficulties. Their marriage fails. When marriages fail, divorce is the resultant effect....
19. DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED APPLICATION SPECIFIC TUNELLING PROTOCOL SELECTION SCHEME FOR SITE TO SITE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS
ABSTRACT
This study presents the development of an improved application specific tunnelling protocol selection scheme (iASTPSS) for site-to-site virtual private network (VPN). The aim is to develop an improved tunnelling protocol selection scheme for site to site VPN that is application...
20. CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) DRUGS USING POLYMETHACRYLATE POLYMERS
ABSTRACT
To improve patient compliance and ensure better success in the management of HIV, spansule technology was employed to formulate controlled release dosage drug. Generic forms of seven of the most commonly used Anti-retro viral (ARV) drugs (didanosine, indinavir, lamivudine, nelf...
21. ASSESSMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC UTILIZATION PATTERN IN PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The inappropriate use of antibiotics in children predisposes them to the adverse effects of these drugs. So it is important to carry out drug use study in children in order optimize antibiotic use. The aim of this study was to assess the utilization pattern of antibiotics in Ha...
22. COMPARATIVE IN-VITRO BIOEQUIVALENCE STUDIES OF DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF TINIDAZOLE TABLETS
ABSTRACT
Health care professionals are faced with a large number of multisource products from which therapeutically equivalent products are being selected for various reasons. Consequently, an increased availability and use of generic products has been seen during the last four decades....
23. COMPARATIVE BIOAVAILABILITY STUDIES OF PARACETAMOL BRANDS IN HUMANS
ABSTRACT
The comparative bioavailabilities (bioequivalence) of five generic brands of paracetamol were compared in six (6) healthy male volunteers. The aim was to study whether the generic brands are bioequivalent to the standard brand. The study was carried out following oral administr...
24. COMPARATIVE IN VITRO BIOEQUIVALENCE EVALUATION OF SIX BRANDS OF AMOXICILLIN CAPSULE MARKETED IN DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Comparative in vitro bioequivalence study of biopharmaceutics class I and III drugs hadgained prominence in recent times. In vitro bioequivalence offered many benefits compared to conventional in-vivobioequivalence studies, due to its reduced cost and time of product release as...
25. COMPARATIVE IN-VITRO BIOEQUIVALENCE STUDIES OF SOME BRANDS OF METRONIDAZOLE TABLET MARKETED IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
ABSTRACT
Metronidazole is an antibacterial and antiprotozoal drug used in the treatment of amebiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis and other microbial diseases. It is an essential drug commonly found in Nigerian market and has so many generics and dosage forms under various trade names by...
26. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NETWORK SECURITY (A CASE STUDY OF UBA ENUGU)
ABSTRACT
Network Security is essential to any organization. This has been previously done by manual method. But this project is aimed at computerized Network Security to make the work easier. This is possible because of the advance i...
27. DETERMINATION OF COMPETENCIES REQUIRED BY TRADE ARTISANS FOR DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN ENUGU STATE
Background to the Study
The state of the economy and socio-economic well-being of any society is linked to the effectiveness of its education and the competencies of the work force. The effectiveness of any nation's labour force and skill development programme can...
28. A DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT DECISIONS UNDER EVOLVING UNCERTAINTY IN REQUIREMENTS AND ITS APPLICATION TO ADVANCED VEHICLES
SUMMARY Recent technological developments have resulted in the emergence of new advanced vehicles such as suborbital vehicles and personal air vehicles. These innovative vehicles have in turn opened up new markets that are characterized by a large and complex solution space that requires designer...
29. A SOLDER-DEFINED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE FOR BACKDOOR AND MALWARE RESISTANCE
ABSTRACT
Abel, Marc W. Ph.D. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, 2022. A Solder-Defined Computer Architecture for Backdoor and Malware Resistance. This research is about securing control of those devices we most depend on for integrity and confidenti...
30. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NETWORK SECURITY (A CASE STUDY OF UBA ENUGU)
ABSTRACT
Network Security is essential to any organization. This has been previously done by manual method. But this project is aimed at computerized Network Security to make the work easier. This is possible because of the advance improvement in information technology as pertaining pro...
31. Generic Metadata Handling in Scientific Data Life Cycles
Introduction
This chapter introduces the dissertation by describing its context, the identified challenges, how the chosen challenge was met, the achieved impact, relevant publications, and how the thesis is structured. 1.1 Context In science data is the essential focal point in todays...
32. IMPACT OF MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES ON PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION IN SOCIAL STUDIES
Background to the Study
The purpose of education is to develop knowledge, skills and character of students. Thus education is the process of learning and knowing, which is not restricted to schools or textbooks. Education is very important for an individual‘s life. According to Sa...
33. DEVELOPING COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING OF HOSPITAL BUILDINGS IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Hospitals buildings are confronted with unique challenges that threaten their optimal performance, structurally and otherwise. According to Onifade 4 (2003), installed health facilities in Nigeria are as old as the hospitals themselves. He lamented that most of...
34. DEVELOPMENT OF A MOTIVATIONAL MODEL OF REGRESSIONFOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY OF SELECTED BUILDING TRADESMEN IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN STATES OF NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Most widely used management style in the construction industry has involved management by threat. Construction workers are often abused by their supervisors but they continue to work when it is difficult to find other employment (Mphati, 2008). This fact was als...
35. MODIFICATION OF STAINLESS STEEL SURFACES FOR ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITIES
SUMMARY
In industry, business, and homes worldwide, metal alloys called stainless steels are used extensively. Stainless steel is a generic term for a large family of iron-based alloys containing a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by weight. The primary alloying element, chromium, form...
36. APPRAISAL OF THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SERVICE COMMISSION (2014 -2020)
Background to the Study
The legal Framework establishing a Parliamentary Administration is an integral part of Public Service Bureaucracy of the Legislature and a window to understanding how it is governed. In jurisdictions that develop a Parliamentary Service Act (PSA)...
37. Assessing the Impact of Pre-Event Surveys on Event Success in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Event planning is a complex process that requires a deep understanding of audience preferences, logistical needs, and anticipated challenges to ensure success. Pre-event surveys, as a key t...
38. The Impact of Local Artisans on Festival Decorations in Potiskum Local Government Area, Yobe State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Festivals are an integral part of cultural heritage, serving as platforms for showcasing traditional values, artistic expressions, and community identity. Decorations play a pivotal role in...
39. The Impact of Event Themes on Attendee Satisfaction in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area, Kebbi State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Event themes serve as a unifying concept that defines the purpose, tone, and overall experience of an event. They provide a framework for designing the program, decor, marketing, and activities, creating a cohesive experien...
40. The Effectiveness of Advertising in Promoting Awareness of Electoral Violence in Yabo LGA, Sokoto State
Background of the Study
Electoral violence is a pervasive challenge in Nigeria, undermining the democratic process, deterring voter participation, and perpetuating political instability. In Yabo Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State, as in other regions, such violenc...
41. The Role of Advertising in Promoting Economic Empowerment Programs in Toro LGA, Bauchi State
Background of the Study
Economic empowerment programs are essential for fostering sustainable development, particularly in rural areas like Toro Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State. These programs aim to enhance livelihoods by providing skills training, financial s...
42. The Role of Corporate Communication in Promoting Financial Inclusion: A Study of Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Financial inclusion, defined as the accessibility and availability of financial services to all segments of society, is a cornerstone of economic development and poverty alleviation. Despite g...
43. The effect of product differentiation on competitive advantage in retail business: A study of supermarkets in Yobe State
Background of the Study
Product differentiation is a marketing strategy that involves distinguishing a product or service from others in the market based on unique features, benefits, or attributes (Porter, 2023). In the highly competitive retail sector...
44. An investigation of how sales promotions affect long-term customer loyalty: A case study of supermarkets in Kano State
Background of the Study
Sales promotions are short-term incentives used by retailers to encourage consumers to purchase products or services by offering discounts, coupons, or other forms of special deals. These promotions are widely employed by superma...
45. An Evaluation of Competency-Based Training and Its Effect on Employee Performance in Jumia Nigeria, Zamfara State
Background of the Study
Competency-based training (CBT) is an approach that focuses on equipping employees with the specific skills, knowledge, and abilities required to perform their job roles effectively (Clark & Roberts, 2023). It emphasizes the mastery of particular competencies...
46. The Impact of Nurse-Patient Communication on Psychiatric Patients’ Recovery: A Case Study of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos State
Background of the Study
Effective communication between nurses and psychiatric patients is a crucial component of mental health recovery. Communication influences patients’ trust, medication adherence, therapeutic engagement, and overall well-being (WHO, 2024). Ps...
47. Development of an AI-Based Language Translation Tool for Multilingual Learning in Secondary Schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State
Background of the Study
Language diversity is a critical factor in education, particularly in multilingual societies such as Nigeria, where students speak different indigenous languages alongside English, the official language of instruction. In Ilorin...
48. Development of an AI-Based Career Counseling System for Secondary Schools in Sokoto South Local Government Area, Sokoto State
Background of the Study
Career counseling plays a critical role in shaping students' academic and professional futures by guiding them toward suitable career paths based on their skills, interests, and academic performance. However, in many secondar...
49. Implementation of a Mobile Application for Campus Navigation at Bayero University, Kano
Background of the Study
University campuses are often large and complex, making navigation a challenge for students, staff, and visitors. New students and visitors frequently struggle to locate lecture halls, administrative offices, hostels, and other k...
50. Implementation of a Real-Time Chat Application for Student Collaboration in Secondary Schools in Gombe Local Government Area, Gombe State
Background of the Study
Collaboration among students is a crucial aspect of learning, as it fosters knowledge sharing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. In today's digital era, technology plays a significant role in enhancing student co...
