3326. ASSESSMENT OF INTERNET INFILTRATION AND THE ACCEPTION OF TELEVISION STREAMING AMONG STAKEHOLDERS IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

Background to the Study: Numerous breakthroughs have resulted from advances in computer technology, particularly with the introduction of the Internet. The growth of the Internet is transforming a variety of global industries, including the media sector. Television streaming, the process by which television stations make media material available online, is one of the cutting-edge ways the Internet is being used in the media sector. According to Okoro's de...

3327. ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON GLOBAL WARMING

Background to the study: The fingerprint of human activity has been detected in the recently observed warming on global and continental scales (Christidis et al 2011: 1922). This was also confirmed by Riebeek (2007:1) when he said that scientists have evidenced that humans are to be blamed for the global warming that is happening now due to the fact that for decades cars and factories have spewed billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and th...

3328. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG HEALTH WORKERS

Background to the Study: Healthcare waste threatens the public health due to its contagious nature. Most healthcare facilities are located in the heart of the cities and therefore, healthcare waste that are not correctly managed can cause dangerous infection and pose potential threat to the nearby environment, health workers, patients and to the public (WHO, 2014). Dehghani, Azam, Changani and Fard (2008) noted that Healthcare Waste (HCW) if not appropriately m...

3329. ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDS AND PROSPECTS OF JOURNALISM IN NIGERIA

Background of the Study: Journalism can be described as day-to-day activities or operation of gathering and transmitting of a news or information to a large audience through a suitable media or channel. It can also be regarded as the events of the day condensed into few words, sounds or pictures to satisfy the human’s curiosity of a world that is, always interested in knowing what new (Longman dictionary 1984). The introduction of journalism and it...

3330. PATIENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS MANAGEMENT

Background of Study: Hypertension remains a major global public health challenge that has been identified as the leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (Kearney, Whelton, Reynolds, Muntner, Whelton& He, 2004). It increases hardening of the arteries, thus predisposing individuals to heart diseases, peripheral vascular diseases, stroke, heart failure and kidney failure. Hypertension is the commonest non-communicable disease in the wo...

3331. ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT’S COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY IN NIGERIA’S INTERNAL SECURITY (2009 – 2013)

Background to the study: Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has witnessed series of ethno- religious and resource-based violence that have taken terror dimension and threatened its internal security. Terrorism, either international or domestic has heightened insecurity in Nigeria. While the country was still grappling with the challenges posed by such crimes as armed robbery, murder, kidnapping and assassination, among others, then came...

3332. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA 2016 TO 2021)

Background of the Study: For many centuries, the concept of food security was understood to mean the capability of a nation's farmers, ranchers, and fishermen to provide enough of the food they produce to meet the needs of their whole population (Alexandratos, 2017). The concept of food security has evolved in recent years with the growth of international commerce and specialization. Because of the rapid increase in global food production and the liberalization of interna...

3333. ASSESSMENT OF FRAUD PREVENTION DETECTION AND CONTROL IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Fraud is a `cankerworm’ that has eaten deep into the nation’s fabrics. It is visible in all the sectors of the economy. In the financial sector, fraud is an `offshoot’ of financial crimes which covers offenses, which are securities, related and involves the movement, transfer or use of monetary instruments in circumstances, which render such acts unlawful. The above definition can be extended to include any dish...

3334. ASSESSMENT OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY BENIN CITY

Background of the study: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as all procedures which involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and/or injury to the female genital organs, whether for cultural or any other nontherapeutic reasons (World Health Organization 1998). Worldwide, government and non- governmental organizations frown at FGM having seen it as an infringement on the physical and psychosexual...

3335. ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN NIGERIA

Background of the study: Transforming enormous ideas into economic opportunities is the decisive issue of entrepreneurship. History shows that economic progress has been significantly advanced by pragmatic people who are entrepreneurial and innovative, able to exploit opportunities and willing to take risks. The role of entrepreneurship and an entrepreneurial culture in economic and social development has often been underestimated. Over the years, however, it has become incre...

3336. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS

Background to the Study: Education is the most important component of human resources development and is accorded a pride of place in many countries‟ developmental activities. There is no doubt that the importance of education cannot be underscored because there is no country that has succeeded without educating its people. Education according to Osokoya (2009) helps to improve security, health, prosperity and ecological balance in the world. It encourages so...

3337. ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION MALPRACTICE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC

Background of the Study: Democracy is the system of government that promotes the participation of the masses in government and the accountability of elected representatives to the electorate. The representatives are public office holders who are voted into office by the people through an electoral process; their principal duty being to promote the interest of the electorate in the government.

Election on the other hand is the life-wire of democracy. It is the fulcru...

3338. EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EDUCATION: EVALUATION ADHERENCE OF PROVIDERS TO THE NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Background of the Study: People and nations are what they are because of the nature and types of education they have been exposed to. Education is a process of developing knowledge ability in learners in such a way that they use it to improve their society. Following the Nigerian National Policy on Education (NPE), the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) (2004), defined education as that process that helps to develop the whole being, ph...

3339. ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC DEBT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY (1980 - 2020)

Background to the study: Citizens, government institutions, privately held corporations such as banks, and the economy as a whole are all affected by a country's debt structure. The total of domestic and international borrowings is referred to as the public debt. Dewett and Navalur (2010) describe public debt as a government's borrowing from inside or outside the nation, from pri...

3340. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DOCUMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ONLINE STUDENT ADMISSION

INTRODUCTION: There are many different ways to define a system, but one method that may be understood literally in the context of computers is as a collection of the many pieces of hardware and software that make up a computer. According to Byron (2021), a system is a collection of components that work together toward the accomplishment of a certain objective. In a different meaning, a system is a set of components that are connected to one another or that in...

3341. ASSESSMENT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A large number of organizations were organized based on the products and services they offered (Christopher, Payne and Ballantyne, 2002). The 4Ps, which stand for product, pricing, place, and promotion, were given a lot of attention as the primary focus of this endeavor. The emphasis was placed on trade, and if this objective was accomplished, businesses could rest assured that they would continue to operate. It goes without...

3342. ASSESSMENT OF COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLIANCE LEVEL OF TRADERS IN WUSE MARKET, ABUJA

BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk (wikipedia 2021). However the safety of human lives has at this recent times become the major priority and concern of the World’s Government due to the unprecedented outbreak and widespread of a pandemic ca...

3343. ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

Background Of The Study: Despite the vital role communication plays in the day-to-day running of an organization there are still numerous cases of ineffective communication in many organization. The causes of communication problems in the organization could be attributed to the following factors of variables. When the management of an organisation are friendly and have a good working report, communication tends to be effective but as soon as members of t...

3344. ASSESSMENT OF CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM AMONG UYO BASED JOURNALIST IN NIGERIA

​​​​​​Background of the study: Journalists who work professionally in Nigeria are often confronted with complex and nuanced ethical dilemmas that need them to make choices about not just their own ethical behavior but also the behavior of the professional persons they educate. The purpose of this study is to evaluate ethics as a vital component of solid professionalism. Ethics may be defined as the set of guiding principles and values that an individual (or g...

3345. ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY IN COASTAL REGION

INTRODUCTION: Among the major problems facing mankind today, is the issue of climate change and variability. Climate change has long-since ceased to be a scientific curiosity, and no longer a mere environmental and regulatory concerns but a major, overriding environmental issue of our time, and the single greatest challenge facing environmental regulators (Odjugo, 2011).  It is also a growing crisis with economic, health and safety, food production, secu...

3346. AN EVALUATION OF CHILD HAWKING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

​​​​​​BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Street dealing and kid hawking have become a global phenomena and a global issue, according to Amato and Kerth (2021). According to the United Nations International Children Education Fund (NCICEF), there are between 100 and 200 million child labourers in both developed and developing nations. According to estimates for Nigeria, 20% of children aged 10 to 14 are participating in child labour and street trade. It is believed that there are betwee...

3347. AN EVALUATION OF THE STRESS RELATED TO CHILD CARE AMONG WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE: A CASE STUDY CONDUCTED AT LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (LASUTH)

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of stress related to child care experienced by women in the age range of childbearing. The study focused on investigating whether women of childbearing age at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) experience stress related to child care. It aimed to determine the prevalence of child care stress among these women and explore the coping strategies they employ to manage this stress. The re...

3348. ASSESSMENT OF CHILD CARE STRESS AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE STUDYING IN FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to assess child care stress among women of child bearing age studying in Faculty of Allied Health Science University of Maiduguri. Specifically, the study  was aimed at examine if women of child bearing age studying in faculty of allied health science University of Maiduguri faces child care stress, examine the prevalence of child care stress among women of child bearing age studying in faculty of allied health s...

3349. ASSESSMENT OF CAREER EXPECTATION ON THE CONFIDENTIAL CAPACITY OF SECRETARY IN A PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENT

Background of the study: Secretaries may work in a variety of settings, including government agencies, businesses, nonprofit groups, and industries. Of all these, the sector may stand to benefit the most from hiring the greatest secretaries and suffer the most from doing so. Governmental institutions have seen major modifications recently. The increasing international competition that has resulted in things like better freight facilities is one facet of this transformati...

3350. ASSESSMENT OF BUDGETING IN THE PRESENT NIGERIA ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN CROSS RIVER STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to assess budgeting in the present Nigeria economic system in Cross River State University of Technology. Specifically, the study determined the role played by budgeting towards the controls of government fiscal policies, established the relationship between budgetary control and performance in Cross River State University of Technology and, ascertained the extent to which budgeting processes has aided planning for lo...