1. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE CHALLENGES OF TEACHING PRACTICE EXPERIENCES OF HOME ECONOMICS STUDENT-TEACHERS AND POSSIBLE PANACEA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A student teacher observed that the practical component of teacher training - practice teaching - was a challenging and stressful element of the course. She didn't seem to appreciate the experience. The experience of this student teacher desc...
2. IMPACT OF E-PAYMENT ON ONLINE SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR
Background Of The Study
The 21st century has witnessed a great exodus from the traditional business model (Brick) to Electronic business (Click).This paradigm shift can be associated with the corresponding increase in the knowledge of information t...
3. 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...
4. A STUDY ON THE SOCIAL EFFECT OF ADVERTISING ON THE NIGERIAN STUDENTS
Background To The Study
Advertisements are part of our social environment in the 21st century, and can be seen throughout any industrialized country. The average American is exposed to as many as 5,000 advertisements a day, stated by Jay Walker-Smith, a...
5. NEED FOR CREATION DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF GOOD BUYER SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
INTRODUCTION
Organization will be interested in transacting business in an environment filled with fragility and unfriendliness (Turnbull, Oliver, & Wilkinson, 1992).
Also, no firm will appreciate, if they took time to ignite bus...
6. AN ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING DEMAND AND SUPPLY
Background of the study
Housing is one of the basic necessities of man and has no doubt a profound impact on the health, welfare and productivity of the individual others are clothing and food. Housing must not be considered purely as shelter but agains...
7. STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Background of the Study
Over a century ago, Nigeria was an agro-economy-based nation. Then Nigerian economy was sustained through agricultural produce such as cocoa, ground nut, palm produce. Agriculture then seemed sustaining because everybody was invo...
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. EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF MONODORA MYRISTICA (AFRICAN NUTMEG)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Lipid oxidation is one of the major reasons that food deteriorate and is caused by the reaction of fat and oil with molecular oxygen, leading to off-flavours that are generally called rancidity(Basturk et al., 2...
10. THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF OIL AND NON-OIL EXPORTS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: 1983-2007
Background to the study
Oil, a very versatile and flexible, non-repr...
11. 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...
12. 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...
13. 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...
14. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DROPOUT AMONG STUDENTS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
In the ancient time, we have formal or traditional educational system which Nigerian’s or indigenous people used to educate their own children this is what has been called occupational education before the coming of the Eur...
15. APPRAISAL OF THE PROBLEM FACED BY SMALL FARM HOLDERS IN ACCESSING LOAN FACILITIES
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Nigerian agriculture has high potential but actualizing it depends on concerted efforts to address the major challenges confronting the sector which include among others; access to finance by small scale farmers. This problem has been compounded w...
16. EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON BANKING SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
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 pandemic...
17. IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Background of the study
One of the important objectives of macroeconomic policy in has been the rapid economic growth of an economy. Economic growth is defined as “the process whereby the real per capita income of a country over a long period of time.” Econo...
18. IMPACT OF INTERNET ON READING AND RESEARCH HABITS OF MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENTS
Background of the study
Reading serves as a tool for students’ enhancement of intellectual properties of people from generation to generations so as to ensure continuous human and societal transformations and developments. Reading is an act of dec...
19. IMPORTANCE OF AUDITORS ON THE INSPECTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Background of the study
It should come as no surprise that huge sums of money and vast amounts of material are being put to use by various business groups (Baker, 2022). Both the quantity of and the monetary worth of activities carried out by the public sector have...
20. 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...
21. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF SENTENCE STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Background of the study
A sentence may be thought of as an anthology of words that together communicate meaning and meaning and are constructed in accordance with the conventional understanding of grammar. When compared to longer and more complicated language, short and...
22. ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AS A KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY FOR SUSTANABLE DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Economic history provides strong evidence that an agricultural revolution is a necessary precondition for economic progress. Ayoola (2015) opined that the agriculture sector has the ability to serve as an industrial and economic springboard...
23. THE IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A cooperative is defined as "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled ent...
24. THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
The process through which the economies of the world are being brought into modern interdependence is referred to as globalization. The twin brother of development is globalization and economic globalization (Omeregbe, 2021). The free flow of ideas, cash fl...
25. EVALUATION OF GLYCERINE RECOVERY FROM SPENT SOAP LYE PRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Glycerine (propan 1, 2, 3 triol) is a discovered soluble in soap lye and as a residue in crude soap following the saponification of fats and oils with caustic soda. Traditionally, the process of soap production from fats and oils provides g...
26. EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES' ROLE IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN HOUSING DELIVERY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Housing has been widely regarded as one of the most basic requirements of human life and is a significant economic asset in every country. Adequate housing lays the groundwork for strong communities and social inclusion. Gilbertson et al. (2018)...
27. EXAMINATION OF ALCOHOL FORMULATION AND PRODUCTIOIN FROM PALM WINE
INTRODUCTION
The production of alcohol through fermentation has been known since antiquity, with the primary goal of producing alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine. The raw material is palm wine and any feed stuffy rich in carbohydrates, such as wh...
28. EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE AND DOWN SYNDROME
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
A genetic condition known as Down syndrome is brought on by an extra copy of chromosome 21 that is produced as a result of an aberrant cell division.
This genetic condition, which can range in severity, can cause intellectu...
29. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF ESANLAND PRE-COLONIAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF IRRUA KINGDOM)
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF IRRUA
In pre-colonial times, the people of Irrua were predominantly farmers due to their fertile soil. There was a significant amount of dense forest in which there was an abundance of timber and palm trees. According to Okonofu...
30. EVALUATION OF YOUTHS PARTICIPATION IN SELF HELP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN BENIN CITY
Background Of The Study
People have enjoyed and shared the good tidings of nature from the beginning of human history due to the existence of communities and the social activities undertaken by the people for the improvement of their community, which is...
31. INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF COVID-19 AMONG ALVAN IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OWERRI
Background to the study
Etymologically, Coronavirus (COVID-19) are positive-sense, single stranded RNA viruses and its diameters is 60 nm to140 nm with spike like projection on it’s around which giving it a crown like appearance. Their viral is RN...
32. MODERN MODEL OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES AND JOB PRODUCTIVITY OF SECRETARIES IN RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITIES
Background of the Study
The advancement of modern model office technologies has brought closer the “electronic Office” which is the term used in describing the way the modern model office is developing which has made it possible for workers...
33. PERCIEVED INFLUENCE OF SMARTPHONE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Background to the study
Information simply is that which informs, that from which data can be derived. It is any propagation of cause and effect within a system. Information is conveyed either as the content of a message or through the direct or indirec...
34. THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME FOR PEACE BUILDING INITIATIVES IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION
Background of the Study
The Niger Delta is the major hub of the Nigerian economy, but continues to linger in violence occasioned by multifarious social, political and environmental issues. Dudu and Odalonu (2016) confirmed that the Niger Del...
35. EVALUATION INTO COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLANCE LEVEL IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Coronavirus pandemic 2019 (COVID-19) is the most recent infectious illness to spread fast over the world (Van Doremalen, 2020), to the point of causing a devastating global pandemic [McDowel, 2020]. COVID-19 is caused by the severe a...
37. INVESTIGATION OF GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY ON SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Statement of Problem
An important feature associated with small and medium scale industries, which is particularly relevant to our economic problem, is that these industries characteristically depend less on imported inputs relatively to their local cap...
38. THE EFFECT OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study is a critical examination of the effect of traditional media and communication on rural development in Nigeria. Notwithstanding the various modern means of communication such as radio, internet, television, magazines etc. The rural means of...
39. ECONOMICS OF OIL PALM SEEDLINGS PRODUCTION.
ABSTRACT
The study determined the economics of oil palm seedlings production in Edo South Senatorial district, Edo State. The specific objective was to examine the socio-economic characteristics of the oil palm seedlings producers, identify the methods adopted in...
40. EFFECT OF FOREST RESOURCES EXPLOITATION ON ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
ABSTRACT
This study analyzed the effect of forest resources exploitation on economic well-being of farming households. In carrying out the study, five specific objectives and a hypothesis were developed to guide the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 155 rural hous...
41. THE INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ON THE GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) have been widely acknowledged as the springboard for sustainable economic development. According to UNDP (1974), developing countries including Nigeria, have since the 1970s shown increased interest...
42. SOIL CHARACTERIZATION AND LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION
ABSTRACT
The land at Anuka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State in Southeastern Nigeria, under the sub-humid tropical climate was evaluated for maize (Zea mays), cassava (Manihot esculenta), yam (Dioscorea spp.) and oil palm (Elaei...
43. THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF OIL PALM PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF NIFOR EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study examined the problems and prospects of oil palm cultivation using Nifor as a case study. In the process of the research questionnaires were administered to farmers and workers, so as to enable the researcher collect the required data which were s...
44. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COAL AND COCONUT ACTIVATED CARBON
ABSTRCT
The experiment was carried out to analyze comparatively coal and coconut activated carbon. The coal sample used in bituminous and with density of 1300kg 1m3 tile coconut shell was used.
The coal and coconut shell was first a...
45. 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...
46. THE EFFECTS OF TV ADVERTS ON CHILDREN (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU URBAN)
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Television advertisement represents one of the several stimuli to which children are exposed, like other kinds of stimuli existing within their environment. Television advertisement has a powerful tendency to influence children&rsquo...
47. EFFECT OF MIX RATIO AND CURING WATER ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF OIL PALM SHELL (OPS) AGGREGATE CONCRETE
ABSTRACT
In this study, the compressive strengths and Modulus of elasticity of lightweight Concrete with oil palm shells as partial replacement of coarse aggregate was presented. The different types of mixing water were used, namely, cl...
48. ANALYSIS OF SOME MINERAL CONTENTS OF COCONUT WATER
Background of the Study
The coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a tropical plant which belongs to the order Arecales and family Arecaceae. It is widely grown in about 90 tropical regions of the world (Peggy, 2007).Every part can be utilized roots, husk, leaves and fruit. The...
49. A STUDY ON THE MODIFICATION, CHARACTERISATION AND APPLICATION OF COCONUT WASTES AS FILLERS IN RUBBER COMPOUNDING
ABSTRACT
In this study, coconut palm wastes were obtained, washed to remove sands and debris and then dried at 95oC for 1 hr to remove surface moisture. Filler modifications through carbonisation were done at varying temperatures of 300oC, 400oC, 500oC, 600oC and 700oC....
50. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A FIXED BED PYROLYSIS SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
A fixed bed pyrolysis system has been designed and constructed for obtaining liquid fuel from palm kernel shell. The major components of the system are: fixed bed reactor and condensate unit. The palm kernel shell in particle form was pyrolized in an externally heated 90mm diam...
