1. IMPACT OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
Background of the study: Credit management in our banking sector today has taken a different dimension from what it used to be. The banking industry has adopted a lot of strategies in checking credit management in order to stay in business. Thu the banking industry in Nigeria has... Read More
2. THE ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EFFORT TOWARDS CASSAVA PRODUCTION
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 growth by almost every househo... Read More
3. A STATISTICAL REVIEW OF MALARIA CASES AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULT
Background of the study: The Malaria remains one of the most serious global health problems. There are an estimated one million deaths each year, with nearly seventy five percent (75%) occurring in children living in sub-Saharan Africa. The history of malaria stretches... Read More
4. AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF FLUTED PUMPKIN PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT: The study presents an economic study of fluted pumpkin production (Telfaria occidentalis Hook F. Cucurbitaceae) production in Ukwuani local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Primary data were... Read More
5. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF CLASSROOM SIZE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The foundation for freedom and global progress continues to be high-quality education. In order to create regulations that would improve the quality of education from elementary school to tertiary institution, all hands must be on deck global... Read More
6. A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION INTO THE ANTIMICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DISINFECTANTS CONTAINING CHLORINE AND ALCOHOL
Background of the study: Antiseptics and disinfectants are extensively employed in hospitals and various healthcare facilities for a diverse array of applications pertaining to topical and hard-surface disinfection. Specifically, healthcare professionals play a crucial role in th... Read More
7. ANALYSIS OF CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN GENERAL HOSPITAL CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE
Background of the study: The ever-increasing focus on enhancing women's reproductive health on a worldwide scale has resulted in an increased need for research, particularly in the field of maternal health. Since the late 1980s, the issue of maternal health,... Read More
8. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF CHLORINE AND ALCOHOL DISINFECTANTS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the antimicrobial properties of chlorine and alcohol disinfectants. Disinfectant solutions were pre-pared according to manufacturers’ instructions and tested against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853,... Read More
9. ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE AND SAFETY PRACTICE AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING MEDICAL IMAGING IN HOSPITALS
Background of the study: In modern medicine, the use of X-rays in imaging modalities such as Computed Tomography (CT scans) and mammography to diagnose injury and illness is on the rise. The biological effects of ionizing radiations are of concern in this case, as evidence sugges... Read More
10. ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE FACTORS IN NIGERIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The building process appears as ordered, linear phenomenon that can be organized, planned and managed easily. The high rate of failures that occur &... Read More
11. BILLBOARD ADVERTISING AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCT PROMOTION
Abstract: The research explored the impact of billboard advertising on product promotion. The basic concern of the research was to find out whether billboard advertisement influence buying habit of consumers and to what extent. Without mincing words, it is obvious that billb... Read More
12. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SINGLE PARENTHOOD
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Single parenthood is a social problem which looks very perplexing, confusing and highly difficult to explain. In t... Read More
13. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The system of local government administration practiced anywhere in the world, is dependent largely on the historical, geographical, sociological, political and economic life of the people. This is no less true of Nigeria with a long history... Read More
14. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST SON IN BENIN TRADITION AND THE BIBLE
ABSTRACT: The thesis is a comparative study of the challenges of the first son in Benin Tradition and the Bible. It is generally believed that children are gifts from the Almighty God including the first son. The coming of the first son always brings joy. In... Read More
15. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM– A STUDY OF GENERAL HOSPITAL ISHIAGU
INTRODUCTION: Since the introduction of electronic devices into the medical world, the functions and operations of the medical world have been easy with most of the electronica device that are in place to assist the medical personnel in there diagnosis and analysis of patients in... Read More
16. KNOWLEDGE AWARENESS AND BENEFITS OF NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME AMONG CIVIL SERVANT IN UYO LGA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Ever since Emperor Otto Von Bismarck of Germany enacted the mandatory legislation on the “sickness funds” for working Germans in 1883, different models of health insurance have continued to evolve worldwide albeit with the same general insuran... Read More
17. DRUGS AND ALCOHOLISM AMONG CAB RIDERS IN FCT ABUJA: A STUDY OF NUTRW BRANCH OF APO LEGISLATIVE QUARTERS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The connection between substance abuse and accidental injury or death has been recognized. Alcohol causes 50,000 fatalities and up to 500,000 hospital admissions yearly in the United Kingdom (World Health Organization) (2017). In the Unit... Read More
18. THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS ON NIGERIA EDUCATION SECTOR
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: In Nigeria education is one of the vital tools utilized by the political class to enhance their legitimacy and control the ma... Read More
19. THE IMPACT OF PROMOTIONAL STRATAEGY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSURANCE IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
“Risk is a phenomenon which has been in existence since the beginning of the world. Risk exists whenever the future is unknown” (Lemon 1989: 17). This means that the word implies some element of... Read More
20. THE IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FACTORS ON THE USE OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN NKANU AREA OF ENUGU STATE.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background To The Study: Family Planning is the deliberate regulation of conception or delivery, or the use of contraceptives, drugs, abortion, or other methods to prevent or terminate pregnancy, or th... Read More
21. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PLANS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Health care insurance plan has been a growing concern to many developing countries in recent times. Given that health insuran... Read More
22. THE EFFECT RATE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON VEGETABLE (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In Africa indigenous vegetables remain popular in rural areas where they are often considered to be more nutritive than exotic vegetables.Telfairiaoccidentalis commonly called fluted pumpk... Read More
23. THE IMPACT OF FINANCE LEASE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: One of the most prominent issues in the corporate and financial world today is the issue of leasing (Abashiya, 2005). In the... Read More
24. THE IMPACT OF ETHNICITY ON NIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The term ‘ethnicity’ has its roots in the Greek term ethnos/ethnikos, which was commonly used to describe pagans,... Read More
25. THE CRIME OF CHILD ABUSE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PORT HARCOURT, RIVER STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The phenomena of procreation assures the existence and continuation of a country. However, the manner in which married parent... Read More
26. THE EFFECT OF BUSH BURNING ON AGRICULTURAL LAND
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Burning with reference to land cultivation is a method of land preparation (Joseph, 2019). In Edo State generally and in Ekiadolor in Ovia North East Local Gover... Read More
27. COMMITTEE SYSTEM AND LEGISLATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN NIGERIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: A STUDY OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE 7TH SENATE (2011-2015)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to Read More
28. SEXUAL ABUSE AND THE GIRL-CHILD: A STUDY OF ALICE WALKER’S THE COLOUR PURPLE AND AMMA DARKO’S FACELESS
CHAPTER ONE
Background to the study: Sex occupies a very important patch in human relationships across the world. It is one of the global phenomena that constitute a universal language. This means that sex has the same understanding although differ... Read More
29. SOCIETAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF SARS-COV-2 ON THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF MALARIA: A MATHEMATICAL MODELLING APPROACH
INTRODUCTION: Human beings are at constant risk of infectious diseases. No human can be exempted from the menace of epidemic disease (Ademola and Odeniran 2016) . The continuous reports from emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases remain a global concern. Transmission mecha-nisms of epidemic... Read More
30. THE HEALTH IMPLICATION OF CHILD ABUSE IN MAITUMBI, BOSSO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Survivors of childhood abuse often suffer from health problems long after the abuse has ended. Abuse survivors are sick more often and go to the doctor more (Felitti, 1991). They report more symptoms and are less likely to describe their health a... Read More
31. A STUDY OF THE PHONOLOGICAL USAGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BY L2 SPEAKERS IN SELECTED NIGERIAN SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
English can be said to be the most widely spoken language in the world, and has become the official language of some West African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. In these countries, English is a second lan... Read More
32. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND IN NIGERIA AND CAMEROON
Abstract
Given energy security and climate change challenges occasioned by increased hydrocarbon consumption, and increased trade between Nigeria and Cameroon, a holistic study of commercial energy (petrol, diesel, kerosene) demand in both countries is undertaken. Our main objective is... Read More
33. A Comparative Study of Nigerian, American and British Nonverbal communications
1.1Background of the Study
Human beings use verbal and nonverbal means to communicate. Nonlinguistic messages are important because what people do often conveys more meaning than what they say. At first glance, it seems as if meanings come from words alone but nonverbal communication ac... Read More
34. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES OF JURISTIC DIFFERENCES IN INTERPRETATION IN ISLAMIC LAW
ABSTRACT
Differing is inevitable among people, because of individual natural differences regarding thinking, understanding, power of assimilation, intellect, etc. Thus, differences and contradictions are a natural outcome. Incidentally people have grossly misconceived differences of opi... Read More
35. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF DOPED AND UNDOPED PLANT- BASED SYNTHESIZED ZINC OXIDE AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES
ABSTRACT
The process for the development of a reliable and ecofriendly metallic nanoparticle (NP) is an important step in biomedical application of nano technology. Zinc oxide nanoparticle (ZnONps) and silver nanoparticle (AgNps) is gaining attention in nanobiomedical due to their bioco... Read More
36. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF DOPED AND UNDOPED PLANT- BASED SYNTHESIZED ZINC OXIDE AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES
ABSTRACT
The process for the development of a reliable and ecofriendly metallic nanoparticle (NP) is an important step in biomedical application of nano technology. Zinc oxide nanoparticle (ZnONps) and silver nanoparticle (AgNps) is gaining attention in nanobiomedical due to their bioco... Read More
37. ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE AND CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS
ABSTRACT
The search for antimalarial compounds was necessitated by Plasmodium falciparum resistance to most antimalarial drugs. In endemic countries where malaria is prevalent, medicinal plants are often used to treat malaria. In this study, the in vitro antimalarial activities of crude... Read More
38. ASSESSING THE ORAL HEALTH RECORDS AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA ISOLATES FROM PATIENTS VISITING DENTAL UNIT OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ZARIA
ABSTRACT
Oral health can be a good indicator of general health and has been linked to systemic diseases, therefore, maintaining good oral hygiene is important. Oral infections are polymicrobial with dental caries and periodontal disease being the major oral conditions affecting the publ... Read More
39. ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF CANCER PREVENTION STRATEGIES AMONG STAFF OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH-CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of cancer prevention strategies among staff of Federal universities in North Central Zone,Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, ex-post facto research design was used. A total of 756 staff from seven federal univer... Read More
40. ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTANTS LEVELS OF SURFACE WATER SEDIMENT AND FISHES FROM MBO RIVER SYSTEM AKWAIBOM STATE NIGERIA
1.1Background of the Study
Surface water bodies such as lakes, streams and rivers are the earth’s most vital renewable and widely distributed natural resources of providing man’s comfort, means of livelihood, circulation of the earth’s moisture (Barlkrishan, 2011). Mbo... Read More
41. CHARACTERISATION AND APPLICATION OF NATIVE AND CROSS-LINKED CASHEW (Anacardium occidentaleL.) GUM IN TABLETTING
ABSTRACT
The exudatefrom cashew tree, referred to as cashew gum (CG) had been investigated for use as binder in conventional tablet formulations. In this study,-clinroksesd derivatives of
the gum were synthesized and invgeastei d for their physicochemical anpdhysicotechnicla Read More
42. COMPUTER SKILLS OF LECTURERS, INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS, USEFULNESS AND USABILITY AS PREDICTORS OF LECTURERS’ UTILISATION OF SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Developments in information and communication technology have resulted in the transformation of scholarly publications from paper to electronic medium. Previous studies have revealed that there was low level of utilisation of scholarly electronic publications (SEP) by lecturers... Read More
43. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ETHNOSCIENCE DATABASE AND ITS IMPACTS ON STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES IN BASIC SCIENCE IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
1.1Background to the Problem
Science serves as a veritable tool for the sustainable growth and development of a nation. Indeed the strength of a nation and the respect she commands from other nations are functions of her level of scientific and technological development. Science and Mat... Read More
44. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF OUTBOUND MEDICAL MIGRATION ON NIGERIA HEALTH SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF OUTBOUND MEDICAL MIGRATION ON NIGERIA HEALTH SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
Medical migration, also known as brain drain, has emer... Read More
45. DIAPORIC TENSIONS IN SELECTED POSTCOLONIAL NOVELS
BACKGROUND OF OTHE STUDY
Literature has continued to fulfill its unique functions in national development. This clearly shows that no society exists significantly without its literature neither can literature function and blossom in isolation of the soc... Read More
46. EARTHWORM ECOLOGY, HEAVY METALS AND TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON ASSESSMENT OF AN OIL SPILL SITE IN AGAYE, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
Agaye has experienced frequent spills of premium motor spirit due to pipeline vandalization. Over time,the spills have contaminated the water sources and farmlands, and with the attendant inferno, destroyed the soil biota. There is dearth of scientific information on effect of... Read More
47. ESSAYS EXAMINING ROLE- BASED BEHAVIORS
SUMMARY
My research examines role-based behavior in consumption contexts, with a particular focus on integrating contemporary social-role and identity theories with other, seemingly disparate theories like tokenism and mental accounting. My two essays are linked by the idea that “... Read More