3776. A REVIEW OF THE INCIDENCE OF CHILD LABOUR IN NIGERIA: EFFECT AND CONSEQUENCES

ABSTRACT: Nigerian children are working under unhealthy condition due to the necessity that pushes them to labour. Therefore, this study deals with the incidence and consequences of child labour in Nigeria. The prevalent and prime reason for child labour in Nigeria is the economic poverty that is seriously confronting the majority of Nigerians to some degree. It is the rate of poverty in Nigeria which leads biological parents and guardians to allow their biological child...

3777. A REVIEW OF RADIO AND TELEVISION CAMPAIGN AGAINST CULTISM AND IT IMPACT IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: The focus of this study centers on a review of radio and television campaign against cultism and it impact in Nigeria. Specifically, this study examined the role(s) the mass media can play in the fight against cultism. It also looked at the factors that motivate students into joining secret cults. The study was anchored on the Broad Theory of Learning propounded by Edwin Southerland (1983-1950). The survey research was used. Three Hundred and S...

3778. A REVIEW OF INTERNAL AUDITING AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INSURANCE FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: The study is focused on a  review of internal auditing and its  significance on the performance of insurance firms in nigeria shows that internal audit is useful in sustain achievement of organizational goals. Thus, internal audit assist management in decision making. The study employed the descriptive survey design to determine internal audit as it correlates with peformance in Nigerian Insurance companies. The survey de...

3779. A REVIEW OF AWARENESS LEVEL AND PRACTICES OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION

ABSTRACT: In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which represents friendly structures that have little or no impact on the environment. This study focuses on examining the level of awareness and practice of green construction in Lagos state with a view to improve the practice by...

3780. A REVIEW OF DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF BUHARI ADMINISTRATION (2015-2019)

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the concept of democracy and its relation to national development. Specifically the President Buhari-led administration was examined. The study sought to elucidate the problems of democracy in Nigeria and the policies that could foster national development. The study employed the survey method and a total of 80 respondents from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were enrolled in the survey. Usi...

3781. A REVIEW OF CLASSROOM SIZE AND INFLUENCE ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT: This research was performed to examine the influence of class room size on academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria since classroom congestion and low utilization rate of classrooms are common features of secondary schools in Nigeria which have negative impact on both secondary school teacher productivity, student learning input and secondary school student academic performance that at the end influences the reputation of a school. In analyz...

3782. A REVIEW OF CHALLENGES FACING MEDIA IN DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is focused on a review of challenges facing media in dissemination of information  in carrying out the research work, the researcher adopted the survey design using the questionnaire measuring instrument; this was to measure the public’s opinion, to ascertain about the media in information dissemination. The researcher further the study by adopting representative sample of the wider population by using non-probability samp...

3783. A REMEDY TO INFRASTRUCTURAL CHALLENGES VIA RENEWAL PROGRAMME, A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS MEGA CITY

Background of the study: Lagos now has a population of more than 15 million people. The United Nations grants megacity classification to cities with populations of 10 million or more. Building and preserving a model megacity has significant obstacles. It might be difficult to provide enough infrastructure and other necessary to meet the demands of over 15 million people (Ayeni, 2018). According to a report by Lagos Energy City (2017), officials and population scient...

3784. A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF SLANG AND CATCHY PHRASES USED IN SOME SELECTED NIGERIAN HIP-HOP SONGS

GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Language is a major and an indispensable tool in human existence. No wonder Microsoft Encarta (2009) defines it as “the principal means used by human beings to communicate with one another”. Language is primarily spoken, although it can be transferred to other media such as written, non-verbal and so on. It is therefore, the bedrock of communication which holds a society together.

Communication occurs in various ways: in the forms o...

3785. A PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BOREHOLE WATER AND SACHET WATER IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL: ANALYTICAL COMPARISON

ABSTRACT: Three types of sachet water samples and three types of borehole water samples all from Owerri Municipal, Imo State were collected and analyzed for physicochemical parameters. A total of twenty (21) parameters including Odour, Colour, pH, Conductivity, Acidity, Alkalinity, Total Solids, Dissolved Solids, Suspended Solids, Dissolved Oxygen (D.O), Chemical Oxygen Demand (C.O.D), Calcium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Lead, Chloride, Nitrate, Zinc, Magn...

3786. A PHILOSOPHICAL LOOK INTO RELIGION AND FREEWILL IN THE LIGHT OF JAMES WILLIAM

INTRODUCTION: There are two good things in life: freedom of thought and freedom of action. In the whole world man is the only being that is condemned by its nature to be free as well as to be religious. So by nature man is endowed with the power of the will just as he is equally endowed with religious tendency.

Freewill in the simplest term means the freedom to make choice. Moreover, man in his own very nature cannot extricate himself from the bondage of making choi...

3787. A PHILOSOPHICAL EVALUATION ON THE EXISTENCE OF GOD AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL

Background of the Study: For centuries, people have sought a solution to the conundrum of the existence of a supernatural deity who is almighty and omni-benevolent but permits evil to exist (Manyx 2019). Three intellectual demands may be seen to be served by belief in a supernatural deity. It provides an explanation for the world's existence and nature, assurance that life is worthwhile, a solution to the issue of how one should live, and the ultimate fate of human b...

3788. A PHILOSOPHICAL APPRAISAL OF JOSEPH FLETCHER’S NEW MORALITY

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: The problem to be treated is about moral decision-making. How is one to act when faced with a moral decisive situation? Life presents us with situations where decisions are not so clear-cut. Saying yes to one perceived good often means saying no to another. The question “what ought I to do” in a given situation raises conflict for us. Making decisions is a part of man’s life. Man tries to make the right decisions a...

3789. A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE DOCTRINE OF DIGANCI AND DIGAWA RELIGIOUS GROUP IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: In the history of Islam, doctrinal disagreements that resulted in the formation of sects were unavoidable, as the Prophet Mohammed is said to have predicted (S.A.W). 1Also, the notion of regeneration (Tajdeed) is based on another Prophetic tradition (PBUH). 2 The tradition holds that at the beginning of each century, a renewer (Mujaddid) of Islam would be dispatched to reestablish authentic Islamic practices and thereby rejuvenate a c...

3790. A FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR ATM SECURITY

Abstract: The study looked into the assessment of fingerprint authentication system for ATM security. Specifically, the study aim to  provide a platform that will allow the bankers to collect customers’ finger print,  provide a platform that will allow the bankers to collect customers’ phone number and store them in a centralized database,  build a system that will forward 4-digit number to the customers’ mobile phone when the finger print rea...

3791. A DISCUSSION OF INFORMATION LITERACY AS AN EDUCATIONAL REFORM FOR UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CURRICULUM

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine discussion of information literacy as an educational reform for utilizing technology in the curriculum in selected secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government, Lagos State. Specifically, the study examined what a technological  information literate person is .The measures federal ministry of education has put in place to promote the integration of ILS into the curriculum. the challenges faced by school...

3792. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED AUDITING SYSTEM FOR A FINANCIAL INSITITUTION A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK (NIG) PLC

ABSTRACT: The documentation management system in most audit firms no doubt, has a difficult task in today’s competitive auditing industry; hence there is the need for a fat, more efficient and effective processing system.

Client’s files cannot be assessed quickly, and many difficulties are experienced in the updating, verifying and other auditing jobs.

The work is geared towards the computerization of the existing system of processing data as w...

3793. A CRITIQUE OF THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS NIHILISM IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF FREIDRICH NIETZSCHE

ABSTRACT: This study is necessary in the face of the present-day unscrutinized quest for faith or religion. For this reason, it followed a thought-pattern that argued the credibility of God and religion. Thus, the major task of this work is to criticize without reservation this religious and moral demise of Nietzsche and restore the supreme value to its place in the world. This study does not however exhaust the rigorous arguments concerning the exi...

3794. A CRITICAL SURVEY ON THE USE OF MARKETING RESEARCH IN A MARKETING ORGANIZATION

ABSTACT: This study was carried out to critically appraise the use of marketing research in a marketing organization using about Backdesk Digital Marketing Agency in Nigeria as case study. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated.  The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of the staff of Backdesk Digital Marketing Agency, Abuja. In determining t...

3795. A CRITICAL SURVEY ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS STUDIES

ABSTRACT: The study attempted to investigate the appraising instructional materials as being used in secondary schools in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The study equally reviewed some important and extensive literatures under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey design was applied in the assessment of respondents’ opinions towards the subject matter. In this study, four null hypotheses were formulated and tested w...

3796. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACTS AND EFFECTS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to critically survey the covid-19 pandemic and its impacts and effects on construction projects in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to examine the effect of covid-19 pandemic on the efficiency of construction projects and also, the effect of covid-19 pandemic on the cost of construction materials. The survey research design was adopted while the convenience sampling method was employed. A total of 127 construction pro...

3797. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF TASK SIZE AND ITS EFFECT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY

ABSTRACT: The National Policy on Education emphasizes the importance of task on the academic achievement of students and mandates that the final grading of a learner in any course of study must take into account all their performances over a period of time. The problem of the practice of assigning task to students and how it affects their academic achievement calls for attention. Therefore, this research work is aimed at determining the effect of task size on...

3798. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ITS IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty reduction because it serves as supplements to domestic savings and it is often accompanied with technology and managerial skills which are indispensable in economic development. Foreign direct investment can contribute in significant ways to breaking of growth – poverty vicious circle and there lies Nigerian hope. The Ni...

3799. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH COMMON SPELLING ERRORS

ABSTRACT: This project begins with the identification of the Importance of Competence in English Usage to the nation's Standard of Education. It therefore sets out to examine the analysis of the English spelling error, by looking into the History of English Spelling as well as the sources of these errors. The research work also identified that inconsistencies in the language at times can cause these common mistakes that we make in English. It's been observed by a...

3800. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF ADVERTISING AS A DETERMINANT OF CUSTOMER PATRONAGE IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT: The research work titled “the relevant of advertising as a determinant of customer patronage for fast food (a case study of Chiky and Early in Owerri Metropolis was carried out with objectives. To determine how advertising has affected the decision to buy Early or chiky. To determine the brand of fast food that is more available than the other and the customer demand for it. To suggest ways the companies should follow to make better progr...