3801. A CRITICAL STUDY ON THE MARKETING OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the marketing of Academic libraries services using Imo state University, as case study. To achieve this, seven significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprises of library staff in Imo state University, Imo state. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 41&nb...

3802. A CRITICAL STRUCTURAL DETAILING OF A SINGLE STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH RETAINING WALL

ABSTRACT: This project is mainly concerned with the presentation of information basically on the structural detailing of reinforced concrete members of a story building, in a sloppy land with a retaining wall.  Structural detailing is a branch of structural work that transposes the idea of works of a structural engineer into working drawings for easier utilization in the building construction.  Working drawings are drawings produced...

3803. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF TEACHERS’ QUALIFICATION AND  SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; ITS IMPACT ON JUNIOR STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN BASIC  SCIENCE

ABSTRACT: The study focused on a critical review of teachers’ qualification and  school environment; its impact on junior student performance in basic  science.  The study investigate if the school environment truly affects the teaching-learning processes of Basic/Integrated Science in view of Overcrowded classrooms; Lack or inadequate school library; and Lack or inadequate science laboratory. Research questions were pos...

3804. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF CIVIL SERVANT INDISCIPLINE AND ITS EFFECT ON PRODUCTIVITY

ABSTRACT: This research presents the investigation into the effects of civil servant indiscipline on work productivity, the National Revenue Authority in Ogun State was used as the location for the study and a total of 100 staff was sampled. Data was gathered using a self -constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the simple percentage method. The validity and reliability of instrument were ascertained. The result of the study reveals...

3805. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: The main focus of this study was to a critically investigate women entrepreneurs and the factors affecting their performance in Nigeria using women entrepreneurs in Edo State as a case study. The objective of the study seeks to find out the factors affecting the performance of women entrepreneurs in Edo state. It analyzed the effect of women entrepreneurs on the growth of Edo state economy and Nigeria at large and to examine the ways of em...

3806. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ AWARENESS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA

Background of the study: The phrase "knowledge is power" is not an exaggeration. The majority of participants' lack of comprehension of the process is one of the biggest challenges influencing the election process, as well as almost every other procedure in Nigeria and other developing countries. The most significant impediment to the nascent democracy is the pervasive state of ill-prepared voters' education and insecurity of lives and...

3807. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF SAFETY AND SECURITY THREATS IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES IN CROSS RIVERS STATE (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED HOTELS IN CALABAR)

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to the safety and security threats in hospitality industries in Cross Rivers State using some selected some selected hotels in calabar as a case study. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of staff of the 3 selected hotels in Calabar metropolis, Cross Rivers State. In determining the sample size, the researcher convenient...

3808. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA CIVIL SERVICE: A THEORETICAL REVIEW

ABTRACT: The main focus of this study is directed towards a theoretical investigation of leadership in Nigeria Civil Service using Federal ministry of Health in Lagos State  as case study. Survey research design was adopted for the study and with the aid of convenient sampling method, the researcher selected One hundred and forty-seven participant who are civil servant in Federal Ministry of Health in Lagos State as the respondent of the study. Well...

3809. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPACTS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

Background to the Study: Agriculture comes from the Latin words "ager," which means "field," and "cultura," which means "cultivation." This shows that crop cultivation was the oldest type of agriculture (Are, Igbokwe, Asadu, Bawa, 2010; Erebor, 2003). It's worth noting that agriculture encompasses more than just agricultural cultivation. It also involves animal production, primary product processing (or value addition), and pro...

3810. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION INTO PIPELINE VANDALISM IN NIGER DELTA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine investigation into pipeline vandalism  in Abiteye in Warri south west. Specifically, the study Investigating the pipeline vandalism at Abiteye, Warri South West, Delta  State. – its problem and prospect. The study also proffer solution to this inhuman degradation of the environment, health and air. From the responses obtained and analyzed, the findings revealed that  That pipeline...

3811. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION INTO MARKET RESPONSE AND CANNIBALIZATION OF PRODUCT IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to look at product cannibalization as a market response in a highly competitive industry. Specific objectives were established to tactically analyse this phenomenon, including determining whether product cannibalization is a strategic market response to competition, examining the efficacy of product cannibalism as a market response strategy, and examining the position of price in employing successful product cannibalization...

3812. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF VIOLENT FILM AND ITS EFFECTS ON NIGERIA FEMALE CHILDREN

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to  examine the effect of violent film on Nigerian female children in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Specifically, the study figured out why people make violent movies, determine the harmful consequences of viewing violent films on female youngsters, learn more about how violent films influence female children's behavior and provide recommendations for reducing the harmful impact of v...

3813. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABILITY AND USE AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Computer science plays a vital part in the lives of all people. As stated by Bajah, the government's ambition to produce a scientifically educated populace, as well as the necessity to successfully equip her industry with much-needed manpower, necessitated a complete reevaluation and enhancement of the technique employed in teaching computer science (1970). This will improve understanding and, to a degree, encourage interest in na...

3814. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF PORNOGRAPHY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON YOUTHS

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the  influence of pornography on youth using University of Lagos, Lagos State as case study. Specifically, the study determine extent of exposure youths are exposed to pornographic films. The study also find out the perception of youths are towards pornographic films. The study further determine if and to what extent, pornographic films have any affect the lifestyle of youths. ...

3815. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN ABIA STATE: A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE UMUAHIA

INTRODUCTION: The federal government has made significant progress in the following fields since Nigeria gained independence in 1960: agriculture, education, industries, health services, banking, among others. The government has worked to guarantee that everyone, especially women and children, has access to high-quality health services. The building of several public health institutes across the states is tangible proof of her efforts. Hospitals, health centers, clinics, mate...

3816. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORKING EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) AND ITS BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to critically evaluate students industrial working experience scheme (siwes) and its benefits and challenges in Nigerian universities using Rivers State University as a case study. Specifically, the study aimed at examining the benefits of SIWES to students of Rivers State University, investigate the challenges confronting SIWES in Rivers State University, and identify ways of curbing the challenges confronting S...

3817. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COMPLETION RATE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on a critical evaluation of organizational culture and its impact on construction project completion rate in Nigeria using Malcolm Associates Construction Companies Minna, Niger State as case study. To achieve this 4 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 entire staffs of Mal...

3818. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF GENERAL SANI ABACHA FOREIGN POLICY (1993 – 1998)

Background of the study: Nigeria's foreign policy, like that of most other countries, has had achievements and disappointments since its independence in 1960. Every country's foreign policy identifies the country's primary national interests. Similarly, the goal of such a policy is one of the determinants of a country's image in the international system. Nigeria, like many other countries throughout the world, has been deliberate in its approa...

3819. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLIANCE LEVEL AMONG INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The globe was rocked by a pandemic of severe respiratory sickness known as Covid-19. The viral infection is quickly spreading over the world. Droplet transmission, contact with an infected case, and contact with contaminated fomites are all ways for the virus to spread. After a cluster of pneumonia outbreaks was reported in late December 2019 from Wuhan, China, the illness was first identified (Abney, 2021). Using next-generation sequ...

3820. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE FAST AND FURIOUS” (ACTION FILM) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN OF STUDENTS

Background of Study: It is necessary to understand and respect the power of television and cinema as media for disseminating information in order to completely comprehend the research issue. Almost every home has access to television. It was first shown to the public in 1939 during the New York World's Fair.

Television, according to Jeffery Schrank (1985), is the greatest i...

3821. A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE BEATIFICATION OF AREA BOY

Background of the Study: The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all, genetically setting us apart from the rest of life. Language is, like nest building or hive making, the universal and biologically specific activity of human beings. We engage in it communally, compulsively, and automatically. We cannot be human without it; if we were to be separated from it our minds would die as surely as bees lost from the hive (Algeo 87). Language is a unique endowm...

3822. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF MEDIA IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE

Background to the study: The Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria is part of the worldwide plague of coronavirus illness 2019 caused by SARS coronavirus (SARS Covid-19). Coronavirus was found for the first time in December of 2019 in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified coronavirus as an epidemic at first, but due to its worldwide expansion and lethality, WHO elevated the virus to a pandemic in 2020. On the African continent, almost 200,000 CO...

3823. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF GENDER CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Gender is clearly defined as the economic, social, and cultural characteristics, qualities, and opportunities associated with being either male or female. Men and women are fundamentally different in most civilizations, as seen by their activities and business, as well as their access to and control over resources and participation in decision-making. Gender is a weapon for power, as well as a social institution and cultural construct...

3824. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POS AND AVAILABILITY OF FUND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN PERIOD IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The family Coronaviridae is home to a group of viruses known collectively as the coronaviruses. These viruses may infect both animals and humans. Human corona viruses may either induce a minor sickness comparable to the common cold or a more dangerous illness (such as MERS or SARS, which stand for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Extreme Acute Respiratory Syndrome, respectively) (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). In December of...

3825. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF RADIOLOGY SERVICES IN HEALTH FACILITIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the availability, accessibility, and affordability of radiology services in health facilities in Nigeria using selected public hospitals in Yobe State as case study. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the availability, accessibility and affordability of radiologic services in health facilities, ascertaining the benefits of radiologic services in health facilities, and assessing&n...