1. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PRE-MARITAL SEX AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Sex is a term that is universally used so you would expect a good amount to be known about it. This is in part because the majority of societies regulate sexual activity. The family unit is the place where sexual activity or interactions are sche...
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. AN EVALUATION OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Background of Study
Forests produce a variety of items for domestic and industrial usage (Appiah 2009). Timber and non-timber items are divided into two categories (NTFPs). NTFPs serve a significant role in supporting the lives of populations living nea...
4. AN INVESTIGATION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR TEACHING ECONOMICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
In many African countries, inadequate education has proven to be the most significant impediment to political, social, and economic reform. School infrastructure has been identified as a significant influence in quantitative educ...
5. AN INVESTIGATION OF OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS FACING MICRO FINANCE BANK
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Nigeria is a country rich in natural and human resources, with a population of more than 140 million people primarily engaged in agriculture and small-scale business. Micro, small, and medium-sized firms (MSMEs) and both peasa...
6. 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...
7. AN EVALUATION OF THE CHALLENGES TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NIGERIA
Background Information
Housing has a central importance to quality of life with considerable economic, social, cultural and personal significance. Though a country’s national prosperity is usually measured in economic terms, increasing wealth is o...
8. SMALL SCALE BUSINESSES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT TO THE LABOR FORCE
Background of the Study
Small-scale businesses are an important part of Uganda's economic sector, and they helped the country get through difficult periods when all of the economy's sectors were in disarray (Brown, 2000). Uganda...
9. A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF CHILD LABOUR ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
BACKGROUND STUDY
In Nigeria, the main instrument for social change is western education. Education is the surest and greatest investment which a nation can depend on for the rapid development of its economic and human resources. Education is a long term...
10. AN EVALUATION OF THE CHALLENGES TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NIGERIA
Background Information
Housing has a central importance to quality of life with considerable economic, social, cultural and personal significance. Though a country’s national prosperity is usually measured in economic terms, increasing wealth is o...
11. 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...
12. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PRE-MARITAL SEX AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Sex is a term that is universally used so you would expect a good amount to be known about it. This is in part because the majority of societies regulate sexual activity. The family unit is the place where sexual activity...
13. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION IN SOCIETIES
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Water can be said to be polluted when there is an introduction of a harmful substances in such a way that its natural qualities are so altered as to impure its usefulness or render i...
14. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
This study is aimed at finding out the cost of economic cultivation of cassava in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is one of the world’s most important staple food crops and provides a major source of carbohydrate to those w...
15. 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...
16. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION
Background of the study
This study is aimed at finding out the cost of economic cultivation of cassava in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is one of the world’s most important staple food crops and provides a major source of carbohydrate to...
17. EFFECT OF FUEL SUBSIDY ON THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with a 2011population of 162.5 million.It possesses28percentof Africanprovenoil reserves, second after Libya, and it is the top producer of African crude oil, producing 24percentof 2010 Africanoil production equaling2.4 million barrelsper day(bpd)(UN...
18. THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Background to the Study
Human resource management is concerned with the supervision and controlling of employees so as to enhance organizational performance. Human resource management covers such practices such as human resource planning, recruitment an...
19. 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...
20. ANALYSIS OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION ON PLANTAIN AND BANANA FARMERS IN OVIA SOUTH WEST AND OVIA NORTH EAST IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
One of the most challenging problems comforting the Nigeria nation today is how to significantly address the problem of a widespread and rising incidence of poverty among the populace. Available statistics shows that as much as 7...
21. 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...
22. CLUSTER ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECT OF DOLLAR INCREMENT ON THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
The increment of dollar has driven a large number of Nigerians to a state of lack/poverty. Poverty is said to be a multidimensional phenomenon. The World Development Report 2000/2001(see World Bank, 2001) summarizes the various dimensions as...
23. ASSESSMENT OF THE PROFITABILITY OF IMPROVED AGRICULTURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO POVERTY STATUS
ABSTRACT
Sustainable increase in honeybee production and productivities is sine qua non to bridge honey products gaps in Nigeria and a path to self-sufficient in food production and conservation of ecosystem through honeybee pollination service. The stu...
24. ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF FLOOD ON LIVELIHOODS AND ADAPTATION MEASURES OF SMALLHOLDER CROP FARMERS
ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the effect of flood on farm families in Delta State. It specifically described the socioeconomic characteristics of smallholder crop farmers in the study area, identified the causes of floods in the study area, evaluated th...
25. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF EDO STATE)
Background of the study
Ganley (1989) states that domestic violence includes: physical violence, sexual violence, emotional abuse and abuse of property and pets. According to him, exposure to these forms of violence has considerable potential to be perc...
26. EFFECT OF 2012 FLOOD DISASTER ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSAVA FARMERS IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE
The world at large has suffered natural disasters (flood) throughout its long history. They displace and disrupt thousands of families, and having more traumatic effect in the poorest of nations, crippling what are often already woefully inadequate economic development efforts, and destroying inf...
27. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF STANDARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON YIELD OF URBAN FISH FARMERS
Unsafe Food Marketing and its Economic Implication in Nigeria
Agriculture and the food industry have remained strategic sectors of the economy of many nations. Agriculture plays a vital role in human development, growth and survival of nations. The issues of food produ...
28. EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON THE BANKING SECTOR
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the effect of corona virus (covid-19) on the Nigeria bank sector. The Covid-19 pandemic has generated shocks that have caused economic fluctuations globally, calling for an understanding of the behaviour of macroec...
29. APPRAISAL OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RURAL BANKING PROGRAMME
Background of the study
Globally, majority of nations populace reside in rural locale. As stated in United Nations (2022) report, the world population is currently estimated to be over 7.3 billion of which about 56 percent resides in rura...
30. EFFECT OF MATERNAL LITERACY ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS 0-5 YEARS
Background of the study
The prevalence of chronic malnutrition among under-five children remains persistently high in Nigeria. For example, in the Northern Region of Nigeria, 32.5% of children below five years are stunted, 12.9% wasted, and 21.8% underw...
31. INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTORS IMPEDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPEN DEFECATION LAW IN THE NORTH
Background to the study
Open defecation continues to be a critical health challenge globally, affecting almost 1 billion people worldwide and contributing significantly to an estimated 842,000 people who die yearly from sanitation-related diseases. Open...
32. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AMONG PARENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Ika South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agbor. It has an area of 436km2 and a population of 62,594 (Onyeche, 2012).
Child abuse and neglect is a social and publi...
33. IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
From time immemorial, transportation services have been an absolute necessity for businesses and governments to operate successfully. Businesses rely on transport systems to fulfil purchase orders, likewise people who need to mov...
34. IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
Background to the Study
Several local and international media have reported on the cause, impacts and the consequences of global financial meltdown. The global financial meltdown is a situation where the world’s status quo can no longer be maintained (Ajayi, 2013)...
35. HOW ADVERTISING AFFECTS CONSUMER BRAND PREFERENCE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The French newspaper La Presse was the first to publish paid advertisements within its pages in June of 1836. This innovation enabled the publication to decrease its price, expand its readership, and increase its profitability; subsequent...
36. AN ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GIRL CHILD
Background of the study
The influence of child marriage on the educational opportunities available to young women has been the subject of discussion since the dawn of time. On the occasion of Children's National Day in 2004, the United Nations Children's...
37. AN EXAMINATION ON THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ON THE GROWTH OF REAL ESTATE
Background of the Study
Warri is a well-known oil producing city located in Delta State, Nigeria. It was named after the Warri River. One of the most important settlements in the Niger Delta, Warri is blessed with an abundance of valuable natural resources. In the Niger...
38. AN INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Nigeria, which can be found in West Africa, spans a total of 983,213 square kilometers throughout its landmass. According to estimates provided by the World Bank, the country now has an estimated population of more than 150 milli...
39. ASSESSMENT of THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AFFECTING CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN ITU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Background of the study
Cassava is one of the world's most important staple food crops, supplying a significant source of glucose to people who consume it. Since independence, Nigeria has enacted several development-oriented programmes, particularly in the agri...
40. EXPLORATIVE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Background to the study
Land is a natural gift to humanity that serves as a basic resource for economic production and human existence. Land usage by people and governments for diverse economic and social objectives is critical to societal progress. Land is an im...
41. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF 5KVA INVERTER
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The unreliability of the nation's electrical power supply is a well-established truth in today's society. There is now a substantial disruption in the provision of electrical power over the whole planet. As a consequence of the dis...
42. A REVIEW OF THE INCIDENCE OF CHILD LABOUR IN NIGERIA: EFFECT AND CONSEQUENCES
Background Of The Study
Over the last few decades, the phenomenon of child labour has become prominent globally with serious implications for the survival of the children. The presence of child labour in major cities of the world has transcended the level where it...
43. CHALLENGES OF WASTE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
Background Of The Study
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with over 160 million populations, has witnessed a rapid population growth over the past decades providing a large market for manufacturing industries and organizations. These industri...
44. CHILD HAWKING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS TO THE PEACE AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is generally regarded as a social pathology and a threat to nation security and development, and it calls for a social solution that involves the rehabilitation and re-integration of such kids into their families and homes for...
45. IMPACT OF BROKEN HOMES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN KADUNA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
Background of the Study
The institution of education has been recognized as having significant value throughout the majority of civilizations and at all eras. According to Jude (2021), education may be seen as the process through which a society passes...
46. 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...
47. ASSESSMENT OF THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION USED IN CANDLE PROCESSING AND PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Candles are derived from the Latin word "candera," which roughly translates to "to shine." Candles were the only source of artificial light prior to the development of electricity. The original candles were made of tall...
48. ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVELS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Coronavirus (Covid-19) is an infectious illness that causes respiratory infections ranging from a common cold to severe respiratory difficulties. It began in December 2019 at the Hunan sea...
49. ROLE OF WOMEN IN TACKLING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
The changing impact of corruption in Nigeria is felt by every man in the country. The most fragile social layer is poor households and small firms. Corruption in this sector of economy reduces any chances to increase human invest...
50. TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AMONG RURAL WATERLEAF FARMERS IN UYO AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
Background of the Study
The majority of people have the misconception that farming is an activity that takes place nearly entirely on rural land (Kaufman and Bailkey, 2002 and Etim et al., 2005). Despite the fact that agriculture is predominately based in rural are...
