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ABSTRACT Site layout involves the identification, sizing and placing of the temporary facilities (TFs) at the required positions within the boundaries of the construction project site. The aim of this research is to assess the site layout practices of some construction firms in Abuja, Nigeria, with a view to improve productivity of workers in construction sites. Questionnaire was administered for the collection of data for the research. Purposive sampling technique ...

CHAPTER ONE Introduction Cultural festivals have been an integral part of human beings for a long period of time and have been practised in different parts of Africa. Such festivals are meant to celebrate some deities or ancestral gods to bring rain, prevent drought, bountiful harvest,to protect deathfertility and among others (Banjoko, 2009).Despite the fact that, many of these festivals have religious origins they entwine cultural and religious significance in ...

ABSTRACT     Human health is affected by weather elementssuch as temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, wind direction and others. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of rainfall, temperature and relative humidity on the occurrence of malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis in Onitsha North LGA, Anambra State, this was achieved through the following objectives; determine the pattern of occurrence of rainfall, temperature and relative humidity, determine the pattern ...

ABSTRACT The impact of Road Transportation has proved to the only logical basis for the sustenance of the educational services such as Federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri. TABLE OF CONTENT Title page -      -      -      -      -      -      -      -      -i Approval page -      -      -      -      -      -      -      -ii Dedication      -      -      -      -      -      -      -      -iii Acknowledgement  -      -      -      -      -      -      -iv Abstract  -      -      ...

ABSTRACT   The study focused on the role of women in agricultural production in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. Systematic sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to sample 382 respondents in the study area. Data were collected using questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as major research instruments. Descriptive statistical technique was employed to summarize the data and multiple regression was used to measure the ...

ABSTRACT   This research work investigated the opinions of principals and teachers on the impact of conditions of service on the job performance and retention of teaching and non-teaching staff in secondary schools in Lagos State. The research was aimed at seeking the opinions of principals and teachers as well as the officers of Ministry of Education. The Objectives of the study was to determine the opinions of principals and ...

ABSTRACT This study assessed the provision and maintenance of school plant in secondary schools in Kaduna metropolis. The study as set to find out the provision of physical facilities in Secondary Schools in Kaduna Metropolis, investigate the maintenance of infrastructural facilities in Secondary Schools in Kaduna Metropolis, assess the of maintenance of instructional facilities for learning in Secondary Schools in Kaduna Metropolis, find out the provision of welfare facilities and ...

ABSTRACT   This research was carried out to determine the role of Agricultural Development Projects (ADP) on poverty alleviation among youth farmers, in Kaduna State. The study had five specific objectives which aimed at determining the extent of youth farmers’ awareness of (KADP) Programme role toward poverty alleviation among youth farmers, the constraints of ADP programmes on poverty alleviation. It aimed at identifying appropriate measures implored and the effective strategies ...

Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the provision and use of information resources and services in Libraries for legislation in Houses of Assemblyof North Central States of Nigeria. To accomplish the objectives of the study, six research questions were raised and three State Houses of Assembly were randomly selected. The population for this study comprised of 76 members of state houses of Assembly and the management of the libraries ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background to the Study Retirement is the total withdraw of a worker‟s services from an organization after putting in some specified number of years or having attained the specified retirement age (Yantumaki, 2005). Akinde, (2003) defines retirement as a final stage of life when one leaves an occupation which are had to been involved in for a considerable length of individual‟s working life. The individual‟s service ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1         Background to the Study The students in Nigerian tertiary used various media and objects such as drums, flutes, gongs etc; for communication and the class rooms‟ discussion was not left out. Objects such as stones and sticks were used to count as stones and sticks were used to count numbers. The use of writing and invention of printing materials transformed the type and context of recorded ...

ABSTRACT   Human efforts towards attaining goals depends highly on effective communication, and the major ingredient that makes communication possible is information. Information is an important resource for individual growth and survival. The progress of modern societies as well as individuals depends a great deal upon the provision of the right kind of information, in the right form and at the right time. Information is needed to be able to ...

ABSTRACT This study assessed knowledge and prevention of the risk of contraceptives use among women in Kwara State, Nigeria. A proportional sampling procedure was used for the selection of 378 respondents between the ages 20 – 44 in the selected local government areas in Kwara State. Questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. The demographic variables were analyzed using frequency and percentage distributions. The mean and standard deviation ...

ABSTRACT   This study focused on influence of teacher quality and changes in minimum standards on performance of Primary Education educators in Colleges of Education, Nigeria. It focused on issues which influence PED educators implementing curriculum changes. In this study, nine objectives were formulated which covered different variables which include: the extent of influence of the educational levels of PED educators and increase in course content on the implementation of ...

ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of in-service training on the job performance of lecturers in colleges of education in North-west Zone, Nigeria. Four research questions were answered and four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance in order to determine the influence of conferences, workshops, seminar, and intensive training on the job performance of lecturers in college of education in north-west zone, Nigeria. The study used survey ...

ABSTRACT   This study aims at investigating knowledge and utilization of Voluntary Counseling Testing (VCT) services on the prevention of HIV/AIDS among Students of Tertiary Institutions of Bauchi State. However, to achieve the aim seven objectives and research questions each were postulated to guide the study and seven hypotheses were formulated and tested. The study adopted an ex-post facto design using a multistage sampling method, stratified sampling technique was used ...

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the Influence of Word-Processing and Shorthand Skills on professional secretaries functions in modern offices in North West of Nigeria. The major objective was to determine the influence of word-processing and shorthand skills on professional secretaries functions in modern office in North West, Nigeria. Four specific objectives, four research questions were drawn and corresponding four null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey research design ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1        Background to the Study The history of modern education in Nigeria could be traced to the efforts of private organizations, especially the Christian Missionary Socieities. Ayodele (2004) confirmed emphatically that „one of the incontrovertible facts in the history of Nigerian education is that the first schools, whether primary, secondary or teacher training, were set up          as private institutions.‟         In fact it took the then colonial government ...

ABSTRACT The study employs correlation design in investigating the influence of learned helplessness and home background on academic performance among secondary school students in FCT, Nigeria. Three research questions and three research hypotheses guided the study. A sample of 290 students in the 2014/2015 academic session from public SSS was selected through cluster sampling techniques.143 males and 147 females from 209 urban and 81 rural public secondary schools were used. ...

ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of socio-economic status and school location on secondary school students‘ performance in accounting in Kwara and Osun State, Nigeria. Four operative objectives, four research questions were raised to guide the study and four research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The total population of the study was 533 secondary schools and 13,063 students, and the samples of 53 schools 1186 ...