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ABSTRACT The  survey  was  undertaken  to  examine  occupational  diversification  among  rural women  in  Anambra  State,  Nigeria.  Specifically,   the  study  identified  various  areas   of occupational   diversification   among  rural  women;   ascertained   reasons   for   occupational diversification; ascertained modes of occupational entry for each occupational area; ascertained the  influence  of  human  capital  attributes  on  occupational  diversification;  and  identified problems  faced  by  rural  women  in  occupational  diversification.  Three  hypotheses  were proposed  and  tested,  namely;  there ...

ABSTRACT The  survey  was  undertaken  to  examine  occupational  diversification  among  rural women  in  Anambra  State,  Nigeria.  Specifically,   the  study  identified  various  areas   of occupational   diversification   among  rural  women;   ascertained   reasons   for   occupational diversification; ascertained modes of occupational entry for each occupational area; ascertained the  influence  of  human  capital  attributes  on  occupational  diversification;  and  identified problems  faced  by  rural  women  in  occupational  diversification.  Three  hypotheses  were proposed  and  tested,  namely;  there ...

ABSTRACT Four  experiments  comprising  three  field  trials  were  conducted  at  the  upland   sugarcane experimental field of the National Cereals Research Institute Farm, Badeggi (90  451  N; 60 071 E) in the Southern Guinea savanna ecological zone of Nigeria from 2010 to  2012 wet and dry seasons. The fourth experiment was conducted at the screen house of the Research Institute. Two varieties  of  sugarcane  used  for  the  experiments  were  chewing  sugarcane ...

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to evaluate the patterns and determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption in urban and rural areas of Enugu State, Nigeria. The study was articulated based on the fact that despite the relatively cheap and abundant sources of micro nutrients found in fruits and vegetables, there abound wide spread cases of micro nutrient deficiencies. The data was collected from primary sources through a ...

ABSTRACT The study analysed the marketing of dry season vegetables in South-East Nigeria. This study was carried out with five specific objectives. The specific objectives included (i) description of the channel, as well as the analysis of the structure and conduct of marketing of dry season vegetables in South-East Nigeria; Objective (ii) determined the marketing margins of dry season vegetables marketers; (iii) determined the  effect  of the constraints on the ...

ABSTRACT Plukenetia  conophorum  Muell  Arg  commonly  called  African  walnut  is  cultivated principally for the nuts which are cooked and consumed as snacks. The plant serves many nutritional and medicinal purposes yet its availability is on the decline. To preserve and ensure continued availability of P. conophorum, there is the need to develop propagation protocols for the plant. Five accessions were collected from Mbu, Nsukka, Orba and two locations in Edem-ani ...

ABSTRACT The study assessed  the  use of online resources  by agricultural  science lecturers  of tertiary institutions  in  Benue  State,  Nigeria.  A  total  of  193  lecturers,  randomly  sampled  from  a population of 775 from six tertiary institutions of learning, including, two universities, two colleges of education and one college of agriculture were used for the study. The survey method, employing a structured questionnaire, was adopted in carrying out the research. Six ...

ABSTRACT The  broad  objective  of  the  study  was  to  investigate  the  socio-economic  and cultural  dimensions  of  food  security  among  selected  ethnic  groups  in  North  Central Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: determine food culture and practices of the respondents; determine the household food security status (energy availability) across ethnic  groups;  determine  dietary  diversity  of  the  households  across  cultures;  identify perceived constraints militating against household food security; and describe the ...

ABSTRACT The effect of waste products from a cement plant on soil physical and chemical properties with agronomic potentials, using two test crops, were assessed on a Loamy Sand Alfisols of Yandev in Benue state of Nigeria. In this study cement waste products: Cement Kiln Dust (CKD), Agricultural Lime (AGL) and Waste Water Sludge (WWS) were used as treatments at two rates of 4 t ha-1  and 8 t ha-1. ...

ABSTRACT The possible results of infrastructure, rice copping intensity and land use dynamics in areas of Benue State are not known as to equip policy makers in government in their pursuance of land resource utilization towards increased rice production intensity. The broad objective of this study was to investigate the infrastructure, rice cropping intensity and land use dynamics in Benue State, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to: (i) describe the ...

ABSTRACT The broad objective  of the study was to analyse Raphia palm wine (RPW)  marketing  in South-South Nigeria (SSN). The specific objectives were to: (i) analyse the productivity of resources used in RPW production; (ii) analyse the determinants of technical efficiency of tappers; ( iii) analyse the structure of RPW market in the area; (iv) describe the marketing channels and distribution of RPW; (v) estimate the level and determinants of ...

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different processing methods on  the chemical  composition  of  African  yam  bean  (Sphenostylis  stenocarpa)  flours   and  the organoleptic properties of it’s gruels. The seeds of cream coloured African yam bean (AYB) and lime were purchased  from Oye Igbo-Eze and Ogige Nsukka markets,  respectively  in Enugu State, Nigeria. The seeds were sorted and divided into 4 equal portions of 1.5kg ...

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the agricultural extension needs of farmers in Telfaria production and marketing in Enugu north agricultural zone of Enugu state,  Nigeria.   Four Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely: Udenu, Nsukka, Igbo-Etiti and Uzo-Uwani were used for the study out of the six Local Government Areas that make  up both Nsukka and Enugu zones of Enugu north agricultural zone.  In each of these Local Government ...

ABSTRACT The study identified strategies for ensuring food security in Taraba State. Specifically, the study was designed to identify the determinants of food security; examine the production patterns of food  by  farmers,  identify  the  factors  responsible  for  food  insecurity:  and  determine  the strategies of ensuring food security. The study was carried out in Taraba State of Nigeria in the year 2011. The population of the study comprises all heads of ...

ABSTRACT The study was designed to evaluate the effect of tax reforms on economic development of Nigeria (1994-2014). The research design adopted in this study was the ex-post facto research design. To achieve the objectives of this study, twelve specific objectives and twelve research questions were raised while six research hypotheses were formulated. The independent variable was measured by petroleum profits tax (PPT), Companies income tax (CIT) and Value added ...

ABSTRACT The study ascertained the effect of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on financial ratios of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study specifically evaluated six categories of ratios: activity ratios, cash flow ratios, growth ratios, liquidity ratios, leverage ratios, and profitability ratios computed under IFRS and Ng-GAAP regimes. The study is anchored on corporate disclosure theory. The study made use of Ex-post Facto Research Design. The population of the ...

ABSTRACT This study assessed the influence of Intellectual Capital on Firm’s Financial Performance with a focus on selected quoted service firms in Nigeria. This study adopted cross-sectional analysis of all the firms quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as at 31st December 2014, for a period of fifteen years (2000-2014). This allows for comparison of the performance of intellectual capital indices among the firms considered in this study. Ten sectors ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Fraud poses a massive challenge for many organisations, impacting greatly on bottom-line profits, causing negative publicity and eroding customers, stakeholders and shareholders confidence around the world (Owojori and Asaolu, 2009).There has been considerable public criticism of the attest function performed by auditors of publicly held corporations when performing external audits (Hilzenrath, 2002; Johnson and Masters, 2003; Pulliam and Bandler, 2003). Auditors are responsible ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria operates a mixed economy made up of the public sector (government and its activities) and private sector (privately owned part of economy). In such a planned economy, the public sector has the commanding rights of the economy and takes all major decisions including those for private sector,(1999 Constitution, section 16: sub- section 1,2 and 4). However, in the second half of the ...

ABSTRACT The public service has been confronted with a lot of inefficiencies, corruption, excessive bureau critic bottlenecks, complacency, mismanagement of resources and inability to embrace transparency and accountability in the outsourcing decisions of public sector organizations in Nigeria. Consequently, this study assessed the effect of Public Procurement Act 2007 on outsourcing decisions of public sector organizations with a focus on Nigerian Government Ministries. This study adopted cross-sectional analysis of Nigerian ...