1. ASSESSMENT OF BUDGETING IN THE PRESENT NIGERIA ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN CROSS RIVER STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Budget and Budgeting are concepts traceable to the Bible days, precisely the days of Joseph in Egypt. It was reported that nothing was given out of the treasure without a written order...
2. INFLUENCE OF PEER PRESSURE AND TIME MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENIN CITY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
As children grow and develop, profound physical changes occur. These changes usher them into adolescence. Adolescence is the developmental period of transition between childhood and adulthood which involves biological, cognitive, and socio-emotio...
3. AN EVALUATION OF BANDITRY AND ITS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria has been a battleground for quite some time. Aside from the ongoing conflict between farmers and herders, other major security issues include Biafra insurgents, radical Islamists in the North-East, kidnappings in various...
4. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCESSIBILITY, USE, MISUSE, AND EFFECTS OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Family planning and contraception are among the major topics being debated throughout the world. The production of as many offspring as possible was a major objective in early human cultures. Today, however, only a few cultures c...
5. INFLUENCE OF PEER PRESSURE AND TIME MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENIN CITY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
As children grow and develop, profound physical changes occur. These changes usher them into adolescence. Adolescence is the developmental period of transition between childhood and adulthood which involves biological, cognitive,...
6. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ECONOMICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the study
The use of computers for the gathering, retrieval, transfer, and operation of data or information is known as information technology. It's also seen as a subset of ICT. Information technology is the use of computers to store,...
7. THE IMPLICATION OF HERDSMEN BANDITRY ACTIVITIES ON FOOD SCARCITY IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
Food scarcity, with its dangers for survival and serious physical and psychological discomfort, has been part of human experience and human culture from the earliest inception of language and thought. The need to overcome the cha...
8. THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ON THE ECONOMY
Background of the Study
Agriculture is the foundation and bedrock upon which the development of stable human community has depended on throughout the whole universe such as rural and urban communities. It is concerned with the husbandry of crops and ani...
9. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NIGERIA ECONOMY
Background of the Study
Agriculture is the foundation and bedrock upon which the development of stable human community has depended on throughout the whole universe such as rural and urban communities. It is concerned with the husbandry of crops and ani...
10. BUDGETING IN THE PRESENT NIGERIA ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN CROSS RIVER STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Budget and Budgeting are concepts traceable to the Bible days, precisely the days of Joseph in Egypt. It was reported that nothing was given out of the treasure without a written order. History has it that Joseph budgeted and sto...
11. 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...
12. INPUT NEEDS OF WATERMELON FARMERS IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL, FCT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to Adeoye (2012), Nigeria has been said to have the capacity to produce adequate food for the country, particularly in terms of land and people resources. To achieve food self-sufficiency, as stated by Balogun, et al.,...
13. A SURVEY ON PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IN THE TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Akerman (2001) defines personal hygiene as "practices that an individual engages in to maintain their body health and well-being via cleanliness." While many people equate hygiene with "cleanliness," hygiene i...
14. IMPACT OF BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL ON THE PROFITABILITY OF SMES
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Wants are numerous while resources are limited but there is every tendency to waste or under-utilise the limited resources by the human factor involved in the production of goods and services. With various companies competing...
15. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GAS DETECTION SYSTEM
Problem Statement
Gas detectors are an essential application for home and commercial safety; they are also employed in numerous industrial industries. They are used in welding shops to detect combustibles and toxics and in nuclear plants, to detect combustibles. They a...
16. A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN NIGERIA BANKING SECTOR
Background of the study
In a development economy, where it is believed that adequate financial resources are a pre-requisite for industrial transformation, the importance of capital as a necessary though not sufficient condition for economic growth is recognized. Howeve...
17. AN ASSESSMENT OF GRAVEL PACKING STRATEGY USED IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION
Many reservoirs are made up of sediments that are just a few million years old, and since these sediments are so weakly cemented, sand will be generated along with the fluids from the reservoir unless the pace of production is greatly slowed down. Sand prod...
18. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF NIGERIA PIDGIN ON WRITTEN ENGLISH AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study
In Nigeria, English is considered a second language by most people. Because Nigerians already had their first language, also known as their Mother Tongue (L1), before the introduction of the alien language known as "English" into the na...
19. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
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The general consensus among economists and policy analysts at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other international agencies is that corruption is a worldwide problem, but with more debilitating effects...
20. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE REPORTAGE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND PERCEIVED EFFECTS ON ITS VICTIMS: A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN METROPOLIS
Background to the Study
Crime is a pervasive problem that may be seen to have deeply ingrained itself into the fabric of every civilization. It's a popular term, yet depending on who you ask or how you choose to interpret it, it might mean something completel...
21. ANALYSIS ON THE STATUS OF PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION OF CEREAL IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Cereal grains are by far the most significant plants for humans to eat out of all the other kinds of plants that may provide sustenance. Cereal grains are the seeds produced by cultivated grasses such as wheat, corn, oat, barley, rye, rice, so...
22. EXAMINATION OF MARITIME SECURITY AND THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Port and maritime activities throughout the world, together with its accompanying facilities and infrastructure, collectively pose one of the single largest unmet threats to the economic and national security of countries in the mode...
23. 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...
24. FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSUMER'S BUYING BEHAVIOR USING UNILEVER, GHANA AS A CASE STUDY
Background Of The Study
According to Shaw and Jones (2005), consumer behavior has long been a subject of analysis by market researchers the world over. It is only by carefully studying patterns in consumer’s buying behavior that investors can make...
25. AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: STRATEGIES FOR INVOLVING RURAL FARMERS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO STUDY
One area of the environment that has lately attracted global attention is biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity is defined as the variety and variability of living species and the ecological complexity in which they live as observed by Altier...
26. AN ANALYSIS OF DIFFICULT TEACHING TOPICS IN BASIC SCIENCE AT THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL
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According to a number of sources, the ideals of science and technology in relation to national development are ingrained in the minds of leaders from African and third world countries (Logan, & S...
27. EFFECT OF BANDITRY ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria has been a battleground for quite some time. In addition to the ongoing conflict between farmers and herders, other notable security issues include Biafra insurgents, radical Islamists in the North-East, kidnappings in se...
28. FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE
Background Of The Study
The English language is acknowledged as a core subject, and it remains a requirement for all elementary and secondary school students (national policy on education, 2004, cited in Aduwa-Ogiegbaen, 2016). Therefore, the English la...
29. THE ROLE OF FEMALE JOURNALISTS ON NIGERIAN BROADCAST MEDIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The media has an important part to play in the man for gender transition and in narrowing the social woman gap that exists between women and men. Communication studies, especially of the radical critical inclination, have...
30. THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL SCALE AS A MEANS OF REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT
Background Of Study
Nigeria is bedeviled by a myriad of problems which, despite her oil wealth, inhibit her development and even threaten her continued existence as a sovereign state. Nigeria’s socio-political and economic circumstances give the s...
31. INVESTIGATION INTO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PIG PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT
Livestock is one of the fastest growing agricultural sub sectors in developing coun...
32. EFFECT OF AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY ON ENTREPRENEUR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1 Background of the study
Over the years there have been many definitions of entrepreneurship and they have all been acceptable definitions but i define it as the
33. EFFECT OF DIVERSIFICATION ACTIVITIES ON THE PRODUCTION TREND OF CASSAVA FARMERS
Background of the study
Cassava is one of the most important crops in Nigeria. It is the most widely cultivated crop in the southern part of the country in terms of area devoted to it and number of farmers growing it. Indeed, it is grown by almost every household. Cassa...
34. ARTHROPOD PREDATORS AND INSECT PEST CONTROL
ABSTRACT
Insect pests are those insect species that are injurious or a nuisance. They cause injury or damage to crops in the field and grains in storage. Man and his domesticated animals are also attacked by insect pests. Arthropod predators belong to t...
35. AGRICULTURAL PUBLIC SPENDING IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Public spending on agriculture in Nigeria is exceedingly low. Less than 2 percent of total federal expenditure was allotted to agriculture during 2001 to 2005, far lower than spending in other key sectors such as education, health, and water. This spending...
36. THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Agriculture accounts for about 20 percent of GDP in the West African sub-region (World Bank, 2005); two thirds of the people derive livelihoods and 40 per cent of exports commodities come from this sector (World Bank,...
37. THE EFFECT OF URBAN GROWTH ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE: A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Describing Ilorin as the seventh largest city in Nigeria with a population of 777,667 according to the 2006 population census; one would easily predict a huge migration into the city, the capital of Kwara state ten years later. T...
38. A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF BANDITRY ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study is focused on a critical investiagation of banditry on rural community development using funtua local Government in Kastina State as a case study. Survey research design and convenience sampling method was employed for the study. Fifty (50) educ...
39. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF GRAIN GRINDING MACHINE
Background of the Study
The grinding of grain occurs by the application of mechanical forces that alter the structure of the grain by overcoming the interior binding forces, after which the state of the solid is changed to flour. Grain produce on the farm is processed i...
40. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SPIN DRYER
ABSTRACT
This work is aimed at designing and fabricating a spin dryer which can be used in drying spent grains after brewing. This will no doubt save considerable human labours and time wastage involved in conventional method of drying the spent grains...
41. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED TOMATO PRODUCTS
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Intake of tomato and tomato based-products contributes to the absorption of a wide range of carotenoids in human serum and tissues. The prominent carotenoid in tomatoes is lycopene, a pigment principally responsible for the deep...
42. CHARACTERIZATION AND BENEFICIATION OF NASARAWA-EGGON LEAD-ZINC ORE, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Characterization and flotation studies were carried out on the Nasarawa-Eggon leadzinc ore sample through Chemical analysis, Mineralogical analysis, Petrological analysis, Work Index evaluation, Particle size/mineral assay analysis, Liberation studies Bulk Froth Flotation and d...
43. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF AN IMPROVED CASTING POURING LADLE
ABSTRACT
A ladle is a foundry tool or equipment specially designed to pour molten metal into a prepared mould. The pouring rate or consistency is one of the factors that may lead to a defect in a cast. To avoid casting defects (cold shut and misrun) associated with pouring, there is nee...
44. ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AS A TOOL OF REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Education in Nigeria is devoid of the element crucial to averting the surging rate of unemployment in the country, therefore the breeding of psychological dependence on direct access to money. Entrepreneurial development through education will advance the econo...
45. CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF ANTIOXIDANT RICH FOODS BY MIDDLE AGED ADULTS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This epidemiological study was to elicit information on the consumption pattern of antioxidant rich foods among middle-aged adults in Enugu North local government area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Four hundred adult men and women aged 40-60 years wer...
46. DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE THRESHING PERFORMANCE OF A MULTICROP THRESHER
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The IAR multicrop thresher was modified and reconstructed at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University; to increase its threshing performance for Millet and Soybean crops. The performance of the machine was evaluated, mat...
47. INFLUENCE OF TIG PROCESS PARAMETERS ON HARDNESS, TENSILE STRENGTH AND MICROSTRUCTURES OF AISI430 FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL WELDS
ABSTRACT
The influence of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process parameters on the microstructural features and mechanical properties (hardness and tensile strength) of AISI430 ferritic stainless steel (FSS) weldsbased on the central composite design (CCD) approach, was investigated....
48. SUITABILITY OF OSARA AND JAMATA RIVER SAND DEPOSITS FOR MOULDING OPERATION
ABSTRACT
This research was carried out to ascertain the suitability of Osara and Jamata River sand for moulding operation and Ajaokuta Foundry Sand was also tested along with the two sands under the same condition and their moulding properties were compared with that of American Foundry...
49. COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDIES OF THE LEAVES OF SOLANUM INCANUM LINN AND SOLANUM MELONGENA LINN (SOLANACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Solanum incanum Linn. and Solanum melongena Linn (Solanaceae) are both shrubs or trees found in the sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Both are called „gauta‟ among the Hausa community of Northern Nigeria and „Tarku‟ among the Bura/Babar speaking people of Sout...
50. COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE LEAVES OF VERNONIA AMYGDALINA DEL. AND VERNONIA KOTSCHYANA SCH. BIP. (ASTERACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Vernonia amygdalina Del. and V. kotschyana Sch. Bip. (Asteraceae) are respectively shrub or tree and annual herb found commonly in tropical and subtropical countries. They are employed in ethno-medicine in the treatment of many ailments namely stomach ache, gingivitis, rheumati...
