1. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DROPOUT AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Education is an instrument for developing the nation. It is also an instrument for developing hidden talents in an individual. It is the only means of eliminating illiteracy in any society. The importance of education to the development of in...
2. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH COMMON SPELLING ERRORS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Though many people would agree that the standard of education in Nigeria has deteriorated, no one could have predicted that University Education in Nigeria has deteriorated to an abysmally low level, according to a World Bank rep...
3. A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE DOCTRINE OF DIGANCI AND DIGAWA RELIGIOUS GROUP IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
In the history of Islam, doctrinal disagreements that resulted in the formation of sects were unavoidable, as the Prophet Mohammed is said to have predicted (S.A.W). 1Also, the notion of regeneration (Tajdeed) is based on another...
4. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POS AND AVAILABILITY OF FUND DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Coronaviruses are a kind of virus that infects both animals and humans. They are members of the Coronaviridae family. Human corona viruses can cause moderate sickness, similar to a common cold, or severe illness (such as MERS - M...
5. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEDERALISM AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA (1960-2010)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A very striking feature of every federal state is the existence of diversities. Whether federations are formed by integration of previously independent entities or through differentiation of a single entity into many components, the...
6. THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Generally, in the whole world, particularly in Nigeria, education has been considered to be the corner stone for development. It forms the basis for literacy, skill acquisition, technological advancement and ability to harness hu...
7. MOTIVATION: A CATALYST FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY
Background Of The Study
Motivation is a common word often discussed by people in any given organisation and it shall be discuss in terms of management and employees relationship. Basically, management involves planning, organising, directing, coordinati...
8. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DROPOUT AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE
1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Education is an instrument for developing the nation. It is also an instrument for developing hidden talents in an individual. It is the only means of eliminating illiteracy in any society. The importance of educati...
9. THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE INTERFERENCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
Before the 19th century, the study of language was made. Sir Williams Jones (1786) suggested affinity of Sanskrit and Persian with Greek, opening the study of genetic relationship between languages. With this revelation of affini...
10. SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Generally, in the whole world, particularly in Nigeria, education has been considered to be the corner stone for development. It forms the basis for literacy, skill acquisition, technological advancement and ability to harness hu...
11. THE IMPACT OF NIGER DELTA CRISIS ON NIGERIAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In 2002, an international observation proclaimed the Niger Delta as one of the most volatile regions of the world. This observation came on the heels of incessant crisis which the region have been witnessing for decades but which took alarming di...
12. EFFECT OF ADVERTISEMENT ON CONSUMER BRAND PREFERENCE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Advertising has proved very effective in creating awareness for an unknown product. It is a means of attracting attention consumers to a relatively unknown product or service. It is worthwhile therefore to recommend the use of different advertising strategies like...
13. 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...
14. EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 as a pneumonia of unknown origin (Zhu N, Zhang 2020). Later, the international committee on taxonomy of viruses (ICTV) identified the causative agent of COVID-19 as a novel coronavirus, severe...
15. 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...
16. IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON PRIVATE SCHOOL OWNER, ECONOMY, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF IFELODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN OSUN STATE
Background of the study
A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. It affects more people and takes more lives than an epidemic which according to the World Health Organization (WHO), declared COVID-19 to be a pande...
17. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POS AND AVAILABILITY OF FUND DURING THE COVID-19PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN PERIOD IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The family Coronaviridae is home to a group of viruses known collectively as the coronaviruses. These viruses may infect both animals and humans. Human corona viruses may either induce a minor sickness comparable to the common co...
18. Staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM COW MEAT: ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ANTIBIOGRAM
INTRODUCTION
A consumer's right is to receive a high-quality product and not one that poses a health risk. Cow flesh is very appealing, delicious, easily digested, and nutritionally dense. 20-45% of cow meat consists of protein; the remainder consists of water, fat,...
19. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RATE OF DROPOUTS IN NIGERIAN POLYTECHNICS
INTRODUCTION
Education is a tool that may be utilized in the process of nation-building. A person's latent abilities can also be discovered and developed with this tool. Literacy is the only way for any civilization to completely eradicate the problem of illiteracy....
20. AN EXAMINATION OF IMPROVED FAULT LOCATION ON POWER SYSTEM TRANSIMMISION LINES USING FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH
BACKGROUND
The reliable operation of large power systems with small stability margin is highly dependent on systems and protection devices. The application of microprocessor based (numeric) relaying protection has improved performance over time but, this has not...
21. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
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- Background of the study
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In many cases, monetary management is an essential component of macroeconomic management. Macroeconomic management is typically the responsibility of a state's Monetary Authority or, alternativel...
22. AN INVESTIGATION OF CHARACTERIZATION AND ISOLATION OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH “SPOILED” TOMATOES IN GWAGWALADA
INTRODUCTION
Vegetables are an essential food product that are both economically important and nutritionally significant. Vegetables naturally play an important part in human nutrition by delivering the required growth factors in the form of vitamins and key minerals in...
23. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 as a pneumonia of unknown origin (Zhu N, Zhang 2020). Later, the international committee on taxonomy of viruses (ICTV) ident...
24. APPRAISAL OF EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND ITS IMPACT ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH
Background to the study
In recent years, there has been an increase in interest in performance assessment in both practical and theoretical fields. Beyond the confines of management accounting literature, various fields, including organizational th...
25. ASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY MICRO-ORGANISMS BASED IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS
BACKGROUNG OF STUDY
Infectious diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 50% of all deaths in tropical countries and as much as 20% of deaths in the Americas. Despite the significant progress made in microb...
26. EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES ON CAREER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education, in its broadest meaning, covers all of the processes that people go through throughout their lives in order to develop and, potentially, exploit their potentials via the acquisition of information, skills, talents, and...
27. THE IMPACT OF SHYNESS AND BODY DYSMORPHIA ON INTERNET ADDICTION
Background to the study
Addiction to the internet has been a significant contributor to many problems over the years, particularly among secondary school kids because they are the ones that use smart phones the most these days (Ozturk, Ekinci, Ozturk, & Canan, 2021)...
28. 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...
29. CHALLENGES FACING TRANSPORT SECTOR IN PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY
Background To The Study
Especially in densely populated urban sectors, the most efficient method for transferring people is provided by the transportation sector, and specifically by road transport. In addition to its users' well-being, public transport is crucial t...
30. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STIGMATIZATION OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS AMONG RESIDENTS IN EKPOMA ESAN WEST LGA EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Mental health and behavioural disorders constitute about 12% of the global burden of diseases (World Health Organization (WHO), 2001) and over 450 million people suffer from mental and behavioural disorders worldwide (Gure...
31. INFLUENCE OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF IMO STATE, USING OWERRI WEST AS A CASE STUDY
Background Of The Study
In December 2019, the influenza-like illness known as COVID-19 was discovered in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China. It was first classified as pneumonia of uncertain origin (Zhu N, Zhang 2020). Later, the international council on the taxonomy of...
32. APPRAISAL OF EXPENDITURE CONTROL IN GOVERNMENT
Background to the study
Expenditure control, often known as cost control, is an essential component of every organization's management control process. This procedure is critical for every organization, whether for profit or not for profit. Thus, a...
33. EFFECT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE ECONOMY A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA NYANYA
Background of the study
Transportation and property are critical in the physical and economic development of towns and cities around the world. Property and land prices tend to rise faster in locations with developing transportation networks and fall mo...
34. EFFECT OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is described as the process of teaching, training, and learning in order to increase knowledge and develop skills, attitudes, and morals. When correctly channeled, it prepares a person's talent for future rewards in...
35. COVID-19 VACCINE ACCEPTANCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MADONNA UNIVERSITY NURSING STUDENTS, ELELE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
More than a year after the announcement of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic on 11 March 2020, the disease continues to cause a global public health catastrophe with continued infections, death, and severe econo...
36. INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL ATTITUDE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UPPER BASIC STUDENTS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVT AREA
Background of the Study
Education has been defined as the process of teaching, training and learning to improve knowl...
37. THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT OF NIGERIA-CHINA TRADE RELATION
Background of the study
Over the past several decades, the economies of the world have become greatly connected through international trade and globalization. Foreign trade has been identified as the oldest and most important part of a country’s e...
38. MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR
ABSTRACT
This study was aimed at investigating the microbial load and the quality of indoor air Faith Mediplex Centre, Benin City, to ascertain their contribution to infection rate in the hospital. Air samples were assessed for three (3) months (June-Au...
39. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN SECRETARIAL PRACTICE AND THE LEVEL OF JOB PERFORMANCE OF SECRETARIES
ABSTRACT
This research project was carried out using The Polytechnic Ibadan, Adeseun Ogundoyin Campus, Eruwa as a case study.
Categories of Secretaries and HOD/HOU were used to gather information on the above topic. Questionnaire and interview...
40. DETERMINANTS OF WASTING AND OBESITY AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN USING ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT
Background of the study
Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and increased health problems, it is commonly caused by a combination of excessive inta...
41. SOCIETAL FACTORS AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH SUBJECT
ABSTRACT
Scholars’ preoccupation with the teaching and learning of English language among other languages in this part of the world is founded as it is the language of instruction in schools as well as the lingua franca in many African nations, Nigeria included. G...
42. ENUMERATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA ON USED HANDKERCHIEFS IN MALES
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the enumeration and identification of bacteria on used handkerchiefs in males. The study was carried out in Makurdi town. Study was conducted on four samples used male handkerchiefs. (Sample A, Sample B, Sample C, Sample D Handkerc...
43. ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF AIR MICROFLORA IN MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
ABSTRACT
Microflora contamination in laboratories and hospitals is becoming a serious problem worldwide, and the characterization of such contaminants offers hope for the treatment of some infections acquired in hospitals and laboratories (LAI). Microflora contaminatio...
44. THE MICROBIAL SAFETY OF COMMERCIAL POULTRY FEEDS
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the microbial safety of commercial poultry feeds. isolation and identification of pathogens was carried out on poultry feed manufactured by four different brands namely A (broiler starter), B (broiler finisher), C (layer starter) and D (laye...
45. ROLE OF MARKETING RESEARCH IN ENHANCING CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVEL IN THE POWER INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
Marketing research in now giving position in the solving or organisation problems, both private and public owned organisations. The importance of marketing reach to organisation cannot be over emphasized. Organisation as an open system cannot operate in isolati...
46. COSTUME AND MAKEUP AS A VITAL TOOL FOR CULTURAL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Culture is the sum of attitude, customs and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another, transmitted through language, materials, objects, rituals, institutions and arts, transferable from one generation to the ne...
47. THE ROLE OF COMMERCIAL BANK IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ONITSHA
ABSTRACT
The ability of any nation to sustain growth and development to a large extent depends on a number of factors, of which banking is once. Hence, it becomes imperative to note that banking started not as a chance phenomenon rather, for the basic social and e...
48. TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ABSTRACT
It is clear and obvious that many cities around the world today face serious problems for the proper functioning of their daily activities due to traffic congestion. The bottlenecks are the result of many factors that depend on the level of technological develo...
49. UTILIZATION OF CAPITAL BUDGETING AS AN OPTIMAL TOOL FOR INVESTMENT ANALYSIS IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN ENUGU AND ANAMBRA STATES
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
A company is a form of business organization, a corporate body or a corporation, generally registered under the company‟s Act or similar legislations. It is a legal entity, created under an enabling law of the government, h...
50. UTILIZATION OF CAPITAL BUDGETING AS AN OPTIMAL TOOL FOR INVESTMENT ANALYSIS IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN ENUGU AND ANAMBRA STATES
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
A company is a form of business organization, a corporate body or a corporation, generally registered under the company‟s Act or similar legislations. It is a legal entity, created under an enabling law of the government, h...
