3726. A SURVEY OF PROBLEMS OF CYBERCAFE IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF 80 CYBERCAFES IN MARKURDI

ABSTRACT: Through the use of questionnaires, this research was able to uncover the issues that are plaguing cyber cafés in Benue state, Nigeria. Data were gathered from cybercafes, and frequency counts and straightforward percentages were utilised in the analysis of the data that was produced. The research resulted in the discovery of several issues and recommendations that, if implemented, would make it easier for cybercafés to run their b...

3727. A SURVEY OF LIBRARIES SOFTWARE USAGE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN ADAMAWA STATE

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to analyse the usage of software in academic libraries, specifically focusing on selected universities in Adamawa State. A survey design was employed to gather data for this investigation. The study was guided by a set of four research questions. The population for this study consisted of all librarians from a specific university in Yola, Adamawa State. The sample used in the study included 60 university librarians from...

3728. A SURVEY OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS: ITS EFFECTS AND CAUSES

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to study the effect and causes of indiscipline among student in public secondary school using selected school in ota local government area of ogun state.  Specifically, nature of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government, ascertain the factors responsible for indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government, To know the effects of...

3729. A SURVEY OF FUEL HIKE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A historical examination of the Nigerian economy and its expansion reveals farming as the primary economic sector and the source of foreign exchange. Agriculture accounted for more than 80% of export profits and salaries in the 1960s, but over time, it contributed for around 65 percent of economic growth.

Agriculture contributed 34 percent of GDP in 1970 and 50 percent of GDP in 2003 (Daramola, 2004). Agriculture currently a...

3730. A SURVEY OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND ITS EFFECTS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The function of performance appraisal is a strategic aspect in any review of the conditions required for an organization's growth and survival. It is considered that both the person and the organization require knowledge of how successfully actual performance contributes to the achievement of job goals, staffing plans, and, eventually, the company's overarching strategic plan. Furthermore, the individual employee require...

3731. A SURVEY INTO THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADOPTION OF THE CBN CASHLESS POLICY IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine a study into the acceptance and adoption of the CBN cashless policy using Port Harcourt as a case study. Specifically, the study was aimed at ascertaining the level of acceptability and adoption of the CBN cashless policy in Port Harcourt. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 300 responses were validated from the survey...

3732. A SURVEY OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND ITS CORRESPONDING EFFECTS ON CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to  examine effect of consumer protection laws on consumption of tobacco in Ado Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Specifically, the study examined if consumer protection laws have any negative effect on the consumption of Tobacco products. Furthermore, if there is a check on the age of all purchasers who appears to be under the age of 27 or scanner locks. If the consumption of tobacco and ciga...

3733. A SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN COMMUNITY BANKING

ABSTRACT: The focus of this study is to examine accounting system in community banking using Ogui Community bank as case study. Survey research design was implored for the study and with the aid of convenient sampling method, the researcher purposively enrolled thirty-six participant who are staff in Ogui community bank for the study. A well structured questionnaire was issued to the respondent of which thirty (30)  responses where retrieved an...

3734. A STYLISTIC STUDY OF ADICHIE'S THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND PURPLE HIBISCUS

ABSTRACT: Style refers to an individual's unique approach or manner of accomplishing a task. The various aspects of human behaviour, such as dressing, speaking, acting, teaching, and writing, are influenced by a multitude of factors and ideologies, including history, religion, and culture. The creative style of a writer can sometimes present a challenge for readers. This study aims to conduct a linguistic stylistic analysis of Chimamanda...

3735. A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK

ABSTRACT: Stylistics encompasses the examination and analysis of texts through the lenses of both linguistics and literature. The purpose of this study was to analyse the fundamental language characteristics employed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her work, The Thing Around Your Neck, in order to effectively convey messages to both readers and society. The study employed a functional methodology, which involved careful consideration of the stylistic function,...

3736. A STUDY ON THE SOCIAL EFFECT OF ADVERTISING ON THE NIGERIAN STUDENTS

ABSTRACT: Advertisements affect our daily lives and as technology and the practice of marketing has developed over the course of history, we have become exposed to greater amounts of product and service campaigns. The purpose of advertisements is to educate the consumer with the goal of ultimately selling the product, and many companies and organizations would not be able to survive without the use of advertisements. Ultimately, it is a necessity for a busine...

3737. A STUDY ON THE PROBLEMS FACING SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Education is the process of bringing desirable change into the behavior of human beings. It can also be defined as the process of imparting or acquiring knowledge or habits through instruction. Education, for any nation, whether developed or developing, is to help solve the problems that affect that nation. This is why according, is to National Policy on Education (FRN, 2004:4), “Government has stated that for the benefit of all citizen...

3738. A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF CHILD LABOUR ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the impact of child labour on school attendance and academic performance. Specifically, the study examined the relationship between children’s family background and the incidence of child labour, relationship between child labour participation influence children’s academic performance, relationship between child labour participation influence his/her participation in school attendance, relationship b...

3739. A STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN QUOTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study examined the impact of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on earnings management in quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Published Financial statements prepared under the Nigerian Statements of Accounting Standards (SAS) and the restated financial statements using IFRS guidelines for 20 quoted companies were used for the study. Discretionary accruals were employed as earnings management varia...

3740. A STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AS THE MAJOR TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Almost every business worked toward achieving its intended, planned, and overall goals. Every company, especially small businesses, strives for efficiency and proper effectiveness, and the quality of accessible accounting information and how the information is used by the organization play a big role in achieving these goals (Fatai, 2011). However, as defined by Coster et al (1978), information is the lifeblood of every business, so f...

3741. A STUDY ON REGRESSION ANALYSIS ON NATIONAL INCOME

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The sum of the money worth of all the commodities and services produced in a country during a specific time period, generally a year, is referred to as national income. At this point, the topic of how an economy expands may spring to mind. When a country's economy produces more products and services, it grows. It is not expanding if it does not rise annually, and even if it does, the pace of growth may vary from year to year. As a...

3742. A STUDY ON ONLINE LEARNING AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT: The major objective of this study is to explore the impact of online learning on academic performance of secondary school students using Akure Metropolis of Ondo State as case Study. The study adopted a survey research design accompanied with data collated from both primary and secondary sources. With the  aid of convenience sampling method, 147 participant who are student and teachers in selected senior secondary schools in Akure Metropol...

3743. A STUDY ON HOW PIDGIN ENGLISH INFLUENCES STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

Background of the study: The term "pidgin" is used to describe a language that emerges out of a circumstance in which individuals who speak a variety of languages are forced to communicate with one another despite the fact that they do not have a common language. Once a pidgin has come into existence, it is typically studied as a second language and utilised for communication among individuals whose native languages are distinct (Solomon, 2022). Language is the most...

3744. A STUDY ON GARLIC (Allium sativum L.) MEAL AND ITS EFFECT AS A FEEDING INGREDIENT IN BROILER CHICKEN DIET

ABSTRACT: Four experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of Garlic supplementation in broiler chickens. In the first experiments 0-4 weeks, a total of 270 day old broiler chicks were used for the experiment which had six treatments and three replicates, each replicate was allotted 15 birds in a completely randomized design. Six broiler starter diets were formulated such that (Diet 1) contains 0.01% of an antibiotic, Neocloxsin. For Diets 2, 3,...

3745. A STUDY ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine effective communication as a tool for achieving organizational objectives with special reference to the Nigerian Television Authority, Kaduna State. Specifically, the study aims to assess the effect of communication in the field of management,      identify the existing communication barriers in an organization, understand the objective of communication and the c...

3746. A STUDY ON AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF THE MEDIA IN MOBILIZING WOMEN FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the audience perception of the media in mobilizing women for political participation using Mando area of Kaduna State as case study. Specifically, the study was aimed at examining the role of women in enhancing social change and modernization in Nigeria, find out the role of the media in mobilizing women for political participation, find out how Nigerian women are marginalized in the political pro...

3747. A STUDY ON ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: The industrialization of every nation emanates from the ability of private individuals and government in business to make optimum allocation of available resources in order to achieve future objectives. Business in the third world countries is characterized by ineffective and ineffectual utilization of available resources which has limited the scope of business to small scale.

This calls for the application of some theories in the fie...

3748. A STUDY ON ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: The industrialization of every nation emanates from the ability of private individuals and government in business to make optimum allocation of available resources in order to achieve future objectives. Business in the third world countries is characterized by ineffective and ineffectual utilization of available resources which has limited the scope of business to small scale.

This calls for the application of some theories in the fie...

3749. 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 language which has been adopted as the official language, partly because it is a colonial heritage, and because it is a neutral language among numerous indigenous languages contending for supremacy.

The...

3750. A STUDY OF THE CAUSES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT: This research work is carried out to find out the causes of teenage pregnancy among female student in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area in Edo State. It deals with the purpose of the study, which is to find out the problems teens are facing concerning unwanted pregnancy and unwed parenthood. To suggest ways of helping any youth facing the dilemma of unwed parenthood as well as practical suggestions for adolescents in avoiding the pitfall of being pregnant. Related l...