1. IMPACT OF FDI ON THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The construction sector occupies a focal position in the economy of any nation because it is an important contributor to the process of development (Aje, 2008). In the conduct of economic activities, the construction sector is al...
2. THE ADMINISTRATION OF COLONIAL TAXATION IN ZARIA PROVINCE
Introduction
By 1900, the partition of Africa among the colonizing powers of Europe -France, Britain, Germany, Belgium, Dutch, Italy and Portugal was practically completed. Though, the detailed demarcation of the co...
3. IMPACT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ON NON-CONSUMER CUSTOMER BUYING BEHAVIOR
All businesses and particularly financial institutions have been affected to some degree in what is happening in the global market place. Now, not only do organizations aim to satisfy the customers but they attempt to do this more efficiently and effectively than their rivals in the competitive m...
4. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION IN 1983-1985 AND 2015-2018
EXCERPT OF THE STUDY
This study was undertaken to examine Nigerian Foreign policy under Muhammadu Buhari Administration. The study opened with chapter one where the statement of the problem was clearly defined. The study objectives and research questions were defined an...
5. ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT FAILURE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Construction projects in developing countries such as Nigeria requires much labour. Governments and Private organizations, especially governments in developing countries, have witnessed project failures in their project implementation, although there might be some...
6. A SURVEY ON THE CHALLENGES FACING HANDICRAFT BUSINESSES IN IMPLEMENTING PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR THEIR PRODUCT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Marketing and promotion is a strategic tool for the business development and it helps in the proper growth and endurance of micro, small and medium enterprise. It plays a crucial role for the success of any enterprise and the lar...
7. FISCAL FEDERALISM AND REVENUE ALLOCATION FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT TO STATES EQUITABLE AND FAIR
ABSTRACT
The study examines fiscal federalism and revenue allocation from federation account to States, with a view to determine if it is equitable and fair using state per capita allocation from 2000-2013. The purpose of the research is to determine wh...
8. ADHERENCE TO ETHICAL ADVERTISING BY TRADO-MEDICINE COMPANIES IN EBONYI STATE
Background of the Study
Sub-Saharan Africa has a long tradition of traditional medicine advertising. In the past, advertising was normally done orally, that is, by word of mouth. This was done by the practitioners themselves and or by clients and...
9. EXPLORATORY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB BASE OFFICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Virtually all software used in enterprises today has the same goal which is supporting business proces...
10. IMPACT OF KEYBOARDING SKILL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICE MANAGER
Background of the Study
Keyboarding abilities are described as the ability of office managers to enter information into the computer's memory with the least amount of effort and energy. Office managers, according to Hames (2000), can be deemed good...
11. PERCIEVED INFLUENCE OF SMARTPHONE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Background to the study
Information simply is that which informs, that from which data can be derived. It is any propagation of cause and effect within a system. Information is conveyed either as the content of a message or through the direct or indirec...
12. THE IMPACT OF MARKETING CONCEPT ON SALE GROWTH (CASE STUDY OF RELENTED SMALL SCALE BUSINESS)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Current globalized marketing has prompted companies to see internationalizing their activities as a means of remaining competitive. A company's marketing strategy has evolved into a crucial instrument for surviving and thrivi...
13. THE IMPACT OF VIRAL MARKETING ON BRAND PREFERENCE OF HERO LARGER BEER
Abstract
The rapid penetration of the Internet and the prevalence of various social media facilitated by new technologies provide new opportunities for how marketing techniques are developed and refined. The creation of viral marketing has been driven b...
14. NIGERIA AND COMMONWEALTH (1960-1980)
Abstract
Before and after independence, Nigeria has been the chief architect and chief negotiator of peace throughout Africa. Consequently, Nigeria became the main operator of the engine room of African independence movement in the 1950s, and especially after its own i...
15. NIGERIA'S FOREIGN POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT GOOD LUCK JONATHAN 2010-2015
Abstract
The study is an assessment of Nigeria’s foreign policy under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan . This work is necessitated on the premise that no state in the modern times can avoid involvement in international affairs, and th...
16. THE PHENOMENUM OF INTER-GROUP RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ANNANG AND IGBO ETHNIC GROUPS FROM 1959 THROUGH 1970
Abstract
The study is an academic contribution towards inter-group relations which existed among the various peopling of present Nigeria before the coming of the British colonial rule; with Annang-Igbo as its focal point. This became necessary owing to the fact that att...
17. A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S “PURPLE HIBISCUS” AND CHINUA ACHEBE’S “ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH
Abstract
Language and style never moves beyond a concentration on the supremacy of words. Literary piece (such as novels) somehow contain meaning of style with language; effectively manipulated in ways that signal it as different from “ordinary” language...
18. THE IMPACT OF DOCTRINAL DIFFERENCE ON THE CHURCH
ABSTRACT
This study was to examine theinfluences of doctrinal differences among churches in Nigeria, which often hampered unity among the competing denominations in the 21st century. The findings of this study showed that there is lack of national unity...
19. AN INVESTIGATION IN TO THE PROBLEM FACING TEACHERS IN TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL TODAY
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Background of the study
The How fast the world has grown, from the days of the primitive man, to the days of the medieval man and down to the day of the modern man. The world at large seen by the myopic man a...
20. DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A MULTIPLE SANDCRETE BLOCKS MOULDING MACHINE
ABSTRACT
This work presents the design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a multiple sandcrete blocks moulding machine (MSBMM) for simultaneously moulding three of 6 inches sandcrete blocks of size 450 x 150 x 225mm. The machine was designed to operate at speed of 151.8 rad/s, a...
21. PROMOTING ECOCENTRIC OVER ANTHROPOCENTRIC VALUES IN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Abstract:
Today, the mechanized man is capable of defacing the Sun despite its hotness, was it close and within man’s reach; just to satisfy his quest for pleasurable comfort even to the detriment of his neighbour. Man on a daily basis engages in anthropogenic...
22. SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
The hospitality industry tends to be very customer-centric and also one that prides itself by reaching out to its guests and providing a personalized experience. In tra...
23. DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMIZED ROUTING SCHEME FOR A CAPACITATED VEHICLE MODEL
ABSTRACT
This dissertation presents the development of an optimized routing scheme for a capacitated vehicle model using Firefly Algorithm (FFA). The conventional model is a formal description involving mathematical equations formulated to simplify a more complex structure of logistic p...
24. CHROMOSOMAL PATTERNS AND VARIABILITY IN THE AFRICAN GIANT RAT (Cricetomys gambianus, WATERHOUSE-1840)
ABSTRACT
The studies of mammalian chromosomes have constituted an effective area of investigation to explain their relationship. The entire chromosome set of a species is known as a karyotype. Many rodent species show a tendency for extensive chromosomal variability within species and s...
25. CONFLICT BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND WESTERN CULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF SOYINKA’S DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN AND THE LION AND THE JEWEL
ABSTRACT
Conflict is a disagreement or clash between people, ideas; or in the case of our study, cultures. Therefore, culture becomes a unique and sentimental phenomenon that is not only cherished but also protected dearly by an...
26. Forwarding loop attacks and counter measures in content centric networks
ABSTRACT
Content Centric Networking (CCN) is a novel networking approach that aims at overcoming some of the limitations of the current Internet. In particular, CCN aims at providing better security and privacy by focusing on the data rather than on the location of data. However, this n...
27. SEMANTICS-DRIVEN ABSTRACTIVE DOCUMENT SUMMARIZATION
ABSTRACT
The evolution of the Web over the last three decades has led to a deluge of scientific and news articles on the Internet. Harnessing these publications in different fields of study is critical to effective end user information consumption. Similarly, in the domain of heal...
28. Toward Knowledge-Centric Natural Language Processing: Acquisition, Representation, Transfer, and Reasoning
Abstract
Past decades have witnessed the great success of modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) via learning incredible statistical correlations from large-scale data. However, a knowledge gap still exists between the statistical learning of AI and the human-like learning process. Unlike...
29. Techno-economic analysis of Internet content delivery
Background and motivation
The amount of heavy content, especially video, is increasing in the Internet. According to Cisco (2015), 80% of all consumer Internet traffic will be video in 2019. Global IP traffic is estimated to grow at a compound annual rate of 23% between 2014 and 2019. A...
30. APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY IN ANALYSING URBAN DENSIFICATION AND HOUSING MARKET IN BIDA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Urban densification is as a result of increase in the level of urbanisation of a limited area which causes challenges in the housing affordability due to the increase in price of houses, high rental values, high demand and shortage in supply to meet the need of the urban reside...
31. ECOCRITICAL STUDY OF SELECTED POEMS OF NIYI OSUNDARE, TANURE OJAIDE AND NNIMMO BASSEY
Abstract
This thesis examines the human impact on the environment, especially on the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, and its treatment in the selected poetry of Niyi Osundare, Tanure Ojaide and Nnimmo Bassey, using the ecocentric and the anthropocentric theories from the domain of ecocri...
32. THE USE OF IGBO PROVERBS IN SELECT PLAYS OF ZULU SOFOLA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
African literature consists of a body of literary works in different languages and genres, ranging from oral literature to literature written in African and colonial languages. As a result of European colonization of the continent from the 16th century to the mid...
33. INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF LANDSCAPE IN THE DESIGN OF RECREATIONAL PARKS,
ABSTRACT
Perception of any given environment enables one to comprehend and react to stimuli brought about by the environment. As such, the way landscape in recreational parks is perceived evidently affects the satisfaction derived from the recreational experience. Studies have shown tha...
34. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF JOURNAL BEARING DEMONSTRATION RIG
ABSTRACT
The journal bearing demonstration rig is an apparatus which is used to study how pressure would vary around the section of a journal bearing at various speed of the shaft and loading conditions. The design of the journal bearing was done by the use of standard design procedures...
35. THE PLACE OF WOMEN IN THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)- PERSPECTIVES FROM 1 CORINTHIANS
Background to the Study
In recent years various women's issues have been the focus of attention and debate not only in connection with many of the structures and institutions of the Nigerian society but also within the church, including church of Nigeria (Anglican C...
36. influence of home videos on the moral behavior of students of caritas university
Background of the study
Over the years world views have continually detected the moral disposition of the world’s people. This is true for Nigerians and other countries. This comprehensive view is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society, encompassing the...
37. A Discourse on Accumulation and the Contradictions of Capitalist Development in Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study examines and conceptualizes accumulation in the context of Nigeria‟s neocolonial state. It investigates the nature of accumulation in Nigeria and, the role of the state and social classes in the accumulation process; the implication of the hegemony of foreign capital...
