1. A STYLISTIC STUDY OF ADICHIE'S THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND PURPLE HIBISCUS.
Background to the Study
A lot of similarities exist in the definitions of language. From another angle, there are highly technical usages of the word “language” reflecting the way the term has been...
2. AN ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ITS USEFULNESS IN ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ORGANIZATION
Background Of Study
A farmer who planted corps expects results, just as a student who waits for an exam does. The same may be said for an investor. The farmer may be informed of the outcome in the form of a bountiful crop. A pupil would normally be satisfied with a resu...
3. MARKETING COURIER SERVICE IN ENUGU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF TNT/IAS OF NIGERIA)
EXCERPT OF THE STUDY
The concept of social capital existed ever since small communities formed and humans interacted with the expectation of reciprocation and trust. However, the term in its present form and associated meanings was popularized amongst others by Bourdieu...
4. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF APRIL 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Background to the Study
Development in all its ramifications is a pr...
5. DETERMINANTS OF AUDIT FEES IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
Background to the Study
According to Swanson (2008), it is as important for corporations to know that their corporate structure and strategic decisions affect audit fees as it is for the auditor to adequately understand and evaluate the liability risk a...
6. IDENTIFICATION OF TEACHING TOPIC IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Background to the Study
Learning of mathematics developsgood knowledgeand understanding because of its application to all fields of human endeavor. It is a field of study that brings about logical thinking and reasoning toward a solution to problem that...
7. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS
Background to the Study
Mathematics and its applications have evolved significantly. The introduction of computation and computers as tools in mathematics has altered how mathematicians conduct mathematics as well as how scientists, engineers, and social scientists util...
8. IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MORAL BEHAVIOUR
Background of the Study
The moral influence that television may have on Nigerian students is a fact of education that the country's educational system has to acknowledge as a behavior and work to solve. A large amount of influence from television has been exerted on...
9. IMPACT OF CAPITAL GAIN TAX ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Nigeria is endowed with oil and gas in addition to other mineral resources, but Nigeria is dependent on the revenue from oil to achieve its microeconomic goals. These microeconomic goals include the provision of employment opport...
10. CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA 2007-2014
ABSTRACT
Previous studies on campaign speeches in Nigeria have tended to be a description and analysis of style, innovative and persuasive strategies of politicians, and manipulation of linguistic structures to champion individual interest in presidential election camp...
11. APPRAISAL OF THE QUALITY OF POLITICAL COMMUNICATION DURING 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Political Communication is a sub-field of political science and communication that deals with the production, dissemination, procession...
12. ENHANCING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN AUDIT REPORT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The recent wave of corporate failures had been linked with corporate governance deficiencies in relation to false financial statements and misrepresentations together with unrealistic unqualified audit reports. Stock market financial analysts, corporate invest...
13. ABUSE OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: AN APPRAISAL OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS AND UNIGWE’S
Background of the study
The essayists and scholars have called the abuse of children’s rights a troubled childhood. Edgar Fred Nabutanyi, in his thesis titled “Representations of troubled childhood in an African fiction selected after 1990”, defines di...
14. MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
This research work examines media as a tool for promoting arts and culture through tourism development in Nigeria. Thus three objectives and research questions were formulated and the Survey research was used in the methodology of this work and the questionnair...
15. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXT – TO- SPEECH/AUDIO SYSTEM.
ABSTRACT
Everyone uses the computer for one reason or the other. For those with poor eye sight, it is always a problem to read texts from screen, either due to small font-size or bad eye sight. This has led to the d...
16. A Hybrid Adjacency and Time-Based Data Structure for Analysis of Temporal Networks
Background
Related Work I begin with background information on ways for representing temporal networks and data structures for storing (static) networks. I then discuss work related to this thesis, including the use of hybrid data structures and other types of temporal network data stru...
17. Improving Deep Representations by Incorporating Domain Knowledge and Modularization for Synthetic Aperture Radar and Physiological Data
Abstract
Machine Learning (ML) using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), referred to as Deep Learning (DL), is a very popular and powerful method of statistical inference. A primary advantage of deep-learning has been the automatic learning of informative features (that encodes the data...
18. Toward Knowledge-Centric Natural Language Processing: Acquisition, Representation, Transfer, and Reasoning
Abstract
Past decades have witnessed the great success of modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) via learning incredible statistical correlations from large-scale data. However, a knowledge gap still exists between the statistical learning of AI and the human-like learning process. Unlike...
19. 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...
20. A CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEM WITH A MIXED REALITY INTERFACE
ABSTRACT
This thesis presents a cyber physical system that mirrors and augments real world devices and their functionality in a virtual representation of the real world. The energy characteristics of real world devices are measured and presented in the virtual reality interface in real-...
21. ASSESSING THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICS OF OPPOSITION, PARTY IDEOLOGY AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: 1999- 2019
ABSTRACT
The study examines the nature of opposition politics and party ideology in Nigeria and their attendant impacts on democratic consolidation in the fourth republic (1999 – 2019). The core concern in developing countries is how to consolidate democracy or make it permanent;...
22. APPLICATION OF SATELLITE BASED REMOTE SENSING TO THE ESTIMATION AND MONITORING OF CROP HEALTH
ABSTRACT
The effect of loss in the availability of farm products has a lot of negative impact on the society. The decrease in crops production has created disparity between the food demand of world population and the global agricultural output. Crop production faces alot of challenges,...
23. DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE HOUSING BUDGET PERFORMANCE IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the housing budget of Anambra State is fraught with poor performance, arising from inefficient planning and preparations, low involvement of housing cost professionals and lack of infrastructural support for the State&lsquo...
24. EVOLUTION OF REPRESENTATIONS OF IGBO MONARCHY IN NOLLYWOOD MOVIES (1996 – 2015)
Background to the Study
Like most other pre-modern human societies, the traditional societies in the territories later to be amalgamated as Nigeria were largely administered by monarchies. This is with particular reference to societies in the Northern, Western and Niger Delta parts of t...
25. A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA DEPICTIONS OF INSURGENT ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
It has been observed that studies on insurgency in Nigeria have in the most parts been anchored on politics, law, economy, the environment or religion; highlighting the economic implications of pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta and religious crises in the north. Quite a few...
26. FAMILY VIOLENCE IN CLASSICAL AND IGBO LITERATURES
ABSTRACT
Classical and African literatures have portrayed the family as a nucleus of the societies. Existing studies from the old Graeco-Roman times and Igbo cultures acknowledged this significance by paying adequate attention to issues of marriage, inheritance, finance, and social clas...
27. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MACE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS AS SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ABUJA: 2015 – 2020
Background to the Study
The Mace is believed and admitted to be the symbol of authority of the National Assembly and in other parts of the world as well. It plays a significant role in the parliamentary chamber. This is because in the absence of the Mace there would be...
28. AI-DRIVEN TECHNIQUES FOR MALWARE AND MALICIOUS CODE DETECTION
ABSTRACT
Driven by considerable economic profits, there has been explosive growth of malware which has posed significant damages and finical losses to public users. The increasingly sophisticated malware call for new defensive techniques that are capable of protecting l...
29. THE INFLUENCE OF DATA VISUALIZATION ON BUSINESS ANALYTICS
THE INFLUENCE OF DATA VISUALIZATION ON BUSINESS ANALYTICS
This study investigates the influence of data visualization techniques on enhancing the effectiveness of business analytics. The objectives include examining how visual representations of d...
30. ADDRESSING GENDER EQUITY IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ABSTRACT: This study addresses gender equity in technical education programs, aiming to identify barriers, opportunities, and strategies for promoting gender equality in traditionally male-dominated vocational fields. The objectives were to (1) analyze current gender disparities in technical...
31. COMMUNICATING WITH COSTUME AND MAKE UP IN NIGERIA HOME VIDEO FILM (A CASE STUDY OF EFUNSETAN ANIWURA)
Background of the Study
Costume and makeup are integral components of visual storytelling in film. They not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of a production but also serve as powerful tools for character development, cultural representation, and narrat...
32. MEDIA COVERAGE AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS IN NIGERIA
MEDIA COVERAGE AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS IN NIGERIA.
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Media coverage plays a pivotal role in shaping public perception, especially during significant social movements such as protests....
33. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Medical Imaging and Disease Prediction: A Case Study of General Hospital, Nasarawa State.
1.1 Background of the Study
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in healthcare, particularly in medical imaging and disease prediction. By leveraging machine learning algorithms and deep neural networks, AI systems can analyze complex medical data, enabling...
34. Evaluating the Influence of Cultural Iconography on Festival Success in Gombe Local Government Area, Gombe State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Cultural festivals are important platforms for preserving heritage, promoting tourism, and fostering community cohesion. Central to these festivals is cultural iconography—the visual,...
35. An Evaluation of Media Framing of Women’s Rights Issues in Numan LGA, Adamawa State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Media framing shapes how societal issues are perceived, influencing public opinion, policy discussions, and social change. Women’s rights, encompassing issues such as gender equality, ac...
36. The Role of Event Planners in Shaping Cultural Perceptions in Argungu Local Government Area, Kebbi State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Event planners play a critical role in shaping cultural perceptions by designing and executing events that promote and celebrate cultural heritage. In Argungu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, known for its iconic Argungu...
37. Evaluating the Impact of Sponsorship Logos on Brand Recognition at Events in Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Sponsorship logos at events serve as powerful tools for brand promotion and recognition. By associating with events, sponsors leverage visibility and audience engagement to enhance their bra...
38. Evaluating the Use of Cultural Iconography in Event Branding in Minna Local Government Area, Niger State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Cultural iconography, encompassing symbols, images, and motifs that represent the unique traditions and identity of a community, plays an integral role in event branding. In an increasingly globalized world, where distinct...
39. The Contribution of Photojournalism to Cultural Preservation in Bichi LGA, Kano State
Background of the Study
Photojournalism, as a powerful form of visual storytelling, has played a crucial role in preserving cultures and documenting societal changes. In regions with rich cultural heritages, like Bichi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, photojou...
40. Examining Media's Role in Combating Ethnic Stereotypes in Kachia LGA, Kaduna State
Background of the Study
Media play a pivotal role in shaping societal perceptions and addressing deep-seated issues such as ethnic stereotypes. In a diverse country like Nigeria, where ethnic divisions often fuel tension and conflict, the media's ability to foster unde...
41. The Impact of Photography on the Perception of Urban Beautification in Kumo Local Government Area, Gombe State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Urban beautification is a crucial aspect of city development, as it not only improves the aesthetic appeal of urban spa...
42. Photography as a Tool for Cultural Diplomacy: A Case Study of Argungu Local Government Area, Kebbi State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Cultural diplomacy refers to the use of cultural exchange and the promotion of cultural assets to foster mutual underst...
43. Photography and the Preservation of Local Proverbs: A Study in Wamba Local Government Area, Nasarawa State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Local proverbs are an essential part of African oral traditions, reflecting the cultural wisdom, moral lessons, and his...
44. The Use of Photography in Promoting Small-Scale Industries in Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Small-scale industries are essential drivers of local economies, particularly in rural areas, where they create jobs, f...
45. The Use of Photography in Preserving Historical Monuments in Bichi Local Government Area, Kano State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Historical monuments serve as tangible representations of a community's cultural heritage, embodying its history, values, and identity. In Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State, these monuments hold significant cult...
46. The Role of Advertising in Shaping Gender Roles in Zaria LGA, Kaduna State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Advertising plays a crucial role in shaping societal perceptions and norms, including gender roles. In Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State, advertising has been an instrumental tool in influencing how individuals perc...
47. An Examination of Forensic Accounting in Ensuring Accurate Financial Disclosures in Nigeria: A Study of Japaul Gold and Ventures Plc
Background of the Study
Accurate financial disclosures are essential for maintaining transparency and trust in the financial markets, especially for publicly traded companies. Japaul Gold and Ventures Plc, a Nigerian company involved in mining and exploration, is obliga...
48. The Influence of Gender Representation in Advertising on Purchasing Decisions in Ganye LGA, Adamawa State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Gender representation in advertising has been a subject of increasing interest, particularly in how advertisements portray men and women and how these representations influence consumer behavior. In Ganye LGA, Adamawa State...
49. An Examination of the Role of Audit Codes of Conduct in Reducing Financial Misstatements: A Case Study of Dangote Cement Plc
Background of the Study
Financial misstatements, whether intentional or accidental, have significant implications for corporate governance, investor confidence, and regulatory compliance. Audit codes of conduct serve as ethical and professional guidelines that auditors...
50. The Role of Digital Media in Shaping National Identity in Bida Local Government Area, Niger State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
National identity refers to the collective sense of belonging, pride, and identification with a nation. In the age of digital media, the shap...
