926. AN EVALUATION OF BACKGROUND IONIZING RADIATION LEVEL IN FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

An evaluation of background ionizing radiation levels in Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, objective of the is to determine the background radiation levels in each of the diagnostic rooms and other offices in the department, Determine the background radiation level outside the department in the areas close to the department. To investigate whether there are other external sources of ionizing radiation within the radiology department. To compute the aver...

927. ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION DOSE TO RADIOGRAPHERS IN ANAMBRA STATE AND THEIR OPINION ON RADIATION PROTECTION MEASURES

ABSTRACT

Occupationally, radiographers are exposed to chronic low doses of ionizing radiation, hence it is important that they are regularly monitored and occupational dose kept as low as possible. This study determined the occupational dose to radiographers and their opinion to radiation protection measures in Anambra State. A prospective cohort survey of 60 radiographers who dispense ionizing radiation in both public and private centres, chosen from across Anambra state was conduc...

928. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ISLAMIC BANKING IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This dissertation looks at legal and institutional framework for Islamic banking in Nigeria with a view to identifying the challenges in the laws regulating Islamic banking as a part of the banking sector in Nigeria. Islamic banking unlike conventional banking derives its inspiration and guidance from the religious edicts of Islam. As such, it has to conduct its operations strictly in accordance with the directives of the Shari’ah. The main problem faced by Islamic ba...

929. CULTURE OF ZOOPLANKTON (BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS, MOINA MICRURA AND DAPHNIA PULEX) AS LIVE FOOD FOR HETEROBRANCHUS BIDORSALIS HATCHLINGS.

ABSTRACT

Live food Zooplankton population density in different zones of Awuma River at Shabu were investigated and Brachionus calyciflorus, Moina micrura and Daphnia pulex screened from littoral zone of the River at Shabu before the onset of rainy season was isolated into mono specific culture in the laboratory. Cow dung, chicken droppings, groundnut cake, soyabean cake, rice bran and single super phosphate were combined in different proportions of three, four and five combinations...

930. CULTURE AND WOMEN SUBJECTION

Abstract

Airline reservation and ticketing in a commercial airline company is a project work aimed at creating a system that will enable traveler’s book their flight by making reservations. As the world is turning into a global village with almost every aspect of human endavour getting computerized, the aviation industries management is looking forward to making available their flight reservations online.

This project research involves the design and implementation o...

931. CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF COURT MARTIAL CASES AT APPELLATE COURTS IN NIGERIA 1990- 2014

ABSTRACT

Court martial is a major aspect of administration of military justice. In Nigeria, courts martial set up by the Army, Navy and Air Force have had numerous problems in the last 24 years leading to upturning of majority of the judgments by appellate courts. Judgments of about 70 percent of court martial cases that were appealed against in Nigeria between 1990 and 2014 were upturned by appellate courts. This work discovered that the major reasons that made appellate courts to...

932. CRITICAL EXAMINATION ON CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF LAND IN NIGERIA

1.1Introduction

A contract of sale of land is the first stage in a conveyancing transaction by which the purchase acquires equitable interest on the property and legal interest in acquired later at the completion stage. Unfortunately, this important stage in conveyancing is usually ignored by Nigerians.

The parties must have capacity; there must be an offer, an acceptance, a consideration an intention to enter into a legally binding relationship, in addition to the above,...

933. CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE RIGHTS OF THE DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE COURSE OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The overwhelming increase of Internally Displaced Persons in situation of natural disaster in Nigeria in recent years has become an issue of grave concern. More worrisome is the fact that these persons are often victims of violations of human rights. Their plights have increased tremendously nowadays constituting a serious challenge of national and global implications. To address this problem, a myriad of legal, institutional and policy framework both at national internatio...

934. CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF TA’AZIR PUNISHMENTS UNDER THE KATSINA STATE SHARI’A PENAL CODE LAW, 2001

ABSTRACT

The topic “Critical Appraisal of Ta’azir Punishments under the Katsina State Shari’a Penal Code Law, 2001” is considered a topic worth writing-on, especially with the implementation of Shari’a in most of the Northern States and Katsina State in particular.

For convenience and clarity, the research work has been divided into chapters; touching on the historical background of Shari’a implementation in Katsina State.

It h...

935. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

One of the issues that has continued to generate controversy among the bar, the bench and international and local human right activists is whether the Military Justice system is or should be subservient to the rule of law. The legal implication of the military justice system derives from sections 1 (1), 1 (3), of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, Cap C23 laws of the federation; Armed Forces Act, Cap C20 laws of the Federation 2004 and other subsidiar...

936. CULTURAL HUMANISM AND THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL JUSTICE

ABSTRACT

Philosophers of culture assert that culture is at the root of injustice and subversion of the principles of international cooperation; such that a theory of global culture ought to precede any universally valid principle of justice. In political philosophy, major writers on global justice have attempted to develop principles of justice that would apply universally; but these attempts have been largely unsuccessful because they failed to pay sufficient attention to the signi...

937. CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON THE RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO EDUCATION UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW: A CASE STUDY ON NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The importance of children education in any given society is very critical to the social and economic development of that society particularly for its future attainment, advancement and development. To deny the child its right to education is to deny the Nation its critical development economically, socially and otherwise. The need of the child ranging from feeding, clothing, accommodation and capacity hangs on the shoulder of adults, parents, guardians and the Government....

938. COVERAGE OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE BY SELECTED NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS (JANUARY 2016- DECEMBER 2018)

ABSTRACT

The study focuses on the coverage of sickle cell disease by selected Nigerian national newspapers. Four newspapers were selected using simple random sampling through balloting from a list of high circulation and widely read national newspapers. The study adopted the quantitative content analysis and adopted a census study of four Nigerian newspapers; the Guardian, Vanguard, Daily Trust and Punch. The agenda setting theory was used as the theoretical framework and the instru...

939. Course Catalogue Handling System (CCHS) A Project Report

ABSTRACT

In an academic setting, it is important for students to be well informed about their academic status and progress regularly. All first year students are provided with school catalogs which hold information about their majors and the courses required by them to pass for them to obtain their particular degrees. Students are given these catalogs only once and many of them tend to misplace them after a few semesters. Hence, they lose information on the requirements they need to...

940. COST OF IMPLEMENTING HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The lack of provision of cost for H&S during the preliminary stage of construction brings about poor attitude of construction stakeholders towards the implementation of H&S measures on construction sites in Nigeria. This might be associated with increase in rate of accidents, injuries and fatalities of which compensations are paid to victims, which has a resultant effect in increase in the final cost of projects. The study was aimed at assessing the cost of implemen...

941. CORRUPTION AND VICTIMIZATION IN ISIDORE OKPEWHOTIDES AND ANTHONY ABAGHA’S CHILDREN OF OLOIBIRI

ABSTRACT

This project is on Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewho’s Tides and Anthony Ndubuisi Abagha’s Children of Oloibiri. It is a study of the endemic corruption and Victimization that hold the Niger Delta captive and by extension the entire nation in spite of available monumental wealth and qualified manpower.

942. CORRUPTION AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT: (A CASE STUDY OF HALLIBURTON)

Background of the Study

A man can be born again; the springs of life can be cleansed instantly…if this is true of one, it can be true of any number. Thus, a nation can be born in a day if the ideals of the people can be changed [William Jennings Bryan].

Nigeria is one of the Countries in Africa that loses billions of dollars yearly because of corruption. She was ranked the second most corrupt country in the world in 2004 [Olu-Olu, 2008]. In 2005 and 2008, Nigeria wa...

943. CORRELATION BETWEEN CHILD ABUSE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN KADUNA AND KANO STATES

ABSTRACT

This study titled correlation between child abuse and social behaviour of school-age children from low-income families in Kaduna and Kano states, Nigeria was aimed to study the relationship between child abuse and social behavior of School-age Children from low-income families in Kaduna and Kano States. In line with the above four specific objectives, four research questions were raised and four Null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey research design using struc...

944. CORPORATE TAX SAVING STRATEGY AND THE VALUE OF LISTED NON FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The broad objective of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of audit committee size on the relationship between corporate tax saving strategy and firm value of listed non- financial firms in Nigeria using a time frame of ten years (2011 – 2020). To achieve at objective, the study specifically ascertained the extent to which audit committee size moderated the relationship among cash effective tax saving strategy, income effective tax saving strategy, non...

945. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED QUOTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This research examined the effect of corporate social responsibility disclosure on financial performance using selected listed firms in Nigeria. The focus is on the quoted non- financial firms. That is, those firms not covered by Banks and other financial institutions Act of 1991 as amended. The lack of attention to corporate social responsibility disclosure has been called into question due to the recognition that corporate social responsibility is an increasingly importan...

946. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN HOST COMMUNITIES BY TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH -SOUTH NIGERIA

Nations all over the world are concerned about and interested in education, both at national and international levels, as a way of fostering human and national development. The philosophy of Nigerian education also recognized education as vehicle for effective human and national development. In the same vein, Ward in Igbinedion and Ovbiagele (2012) described education as essential force for the progress of any society and emphasized that educational institutions are centres for human betterme...

947. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND TAX AGGRESSIVENESS IN NON-FINANCIAL QUOTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Corporate tax aggressiveness is an ongoing practice in several corporations both in Nigeria and globally. The unsettled area in the literature is the debate regarding what the determinants of tax aggressiveness are and what factors precipitate the practice of tax aggressiveness by quoted companies in Nigeria. The aim of the study is to examine the impact of corporate governance on tax aggressiveness in listed non- financial firms in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to...

948. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: MODERATING ROLES OF FIRM SIZE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The study examines corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, the moderating role of firm size among non-financial companied quoted in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The study is motivated by the dearth of research work, specifically on the moderation of firm size on firm-level governance impacting corporate social responsibility. The study adopts a quantitative research design, with a population of one hundred and eight (108) non-financial companies duri...

949. COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION AND APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS FACTORS INFLUENCING TRANSCRIPTION OF READING MATERIALS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The transcription and distribution of reading materials to the visually impaired have remained grossly inadequate relative to their information need, and access. Studies have shown that the low transcription and distribution of reading materials for the visually impaired in Nigeria is as a result of poor funding, Braille literacy and reading interest. Unfortunately, copyright exemption and information technology for the visually impaired have been neglected. The study, ther...

950. CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) DRUGS USING POLYMETHACRYLATE POLYMERS

ABSTRACT

To improve patient compliance and ensure better success in the management of HIV, spansule technology was employed to formulate controlled release dosage drug. Generic forms of seven of the most commonly used Anti-retro viral (ARV) drugs (didanosine, indinavir, lamivudine, nelfinavir, nevirapine, stavudine and zidovudine) and their clinically approved  combinations  were  used  in  this  study.  Calculated daily dose was divided into one l...