1. A COMPARATIVE SURVEY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND PRIVATE-OWNED BROADCASTING MEDIA FIRMS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to McQuail [2000], the word...
2. MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICA IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
Communication has been an effective tool of conveying knowledge throughout history. In reality, communication has evolved into an infrastructure for information flow across all industries. Fabian is a character in the film Fabian (2013). Radio broadcasting, in particular, has made significant con...
3. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF VICTIMS OF CRIMES IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
It is not exaggeration that despite the effort of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other bodies like the International Labour Organization (ILO)1, there are still cases and reports of women and child traf...
4. AN EVALUATION OF LABOUR UNREST AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
The government employs the majority of workers, with private individuals employing just a small percentage of the workforce (Fajara, 2000). Labour unions have been key agents of socio-economic transformation and class struggle in Nigeria (...
5. AN EVALUATION OF ROLE OF THE MEDIA AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Background to Study
The mass media comprises the means by which a society disseminates and receives information. The traditional instruments of the mass media to the modern man are the newspapers, magazines, radio and television. The Journalist is...
6. MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICA IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
Background of the study
Communication has been an effective tool of conveying knowledge throughout history. In reality, communication has evolved into an infrastructure for information flow across all industries. Fabian is a character in the film Fabian...
7. MISREPRESENTATION OF AFRICA IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
Background of the study
Communication has been an effective tool of conveying knowledge throughout history. In reality, communication has evolved into an infrastructure for information flow across all industries. Fabian is a character in the film Fabian...
8. SATELLITE TELEVISION CHANNELS PREFERENCE AMONG YOUTHS
Background to the Study
With the shrinking of the world into a global village through the increasing sophistication of communication technologies, the local media in a nation is brought under fierce competition for local audience by the global media. What broadcasting d...
9. THE EFFECT OF OWNERSHIP ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND REPORTING IN NIGERIA, A STUDY OF GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
INTRODUCTION
This paper evaluates Nigerian press reportage of political campaign during the 2011 presidential election. The major focus of the paper is to assess the role of the Nigerian press in the struggle for political position.
Argu...
10. IMPACT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF PRIVATE BROADCASTING STATIONS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT- The assertion that says he who pays the pipers dictates the tune agreed more with this study because there are lots of government controls and influences on Nigerian journalists especially those working with the state media. Government dictates to journalists what they...
11. AN EXAMINATION OF FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION DISSEMINATION’S EFFECTS IN NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Fake news is best defined as "misinformation" (the unintended sharing of inaccurate information) and "disinformation" (the purposeful manufacture and dissemination of false information) (Gelfert, 2018). Poor journalism, parody, provoc...
12. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF APRIL 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Background to the Study
Development in all its ramifications is a pr...
13. GOVERNMENTS OWNERSHIP AND ITS IMPACT ON MEDIA OBJECTIVITY
Background Of The Study
The mass media are particularly significant tools of communication since they are the means by which information may be disseminated to even the most remote parts of a community. They make it possible for us to speak with one ano...
14. THE EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE DIVERSITY ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
This research work focuses on the Effect of Language Diversity on National Development. It adopts descriptive and comparative approaches in analyzing the nature of Language and the policy situation in Nigeria, considering in clear...
15. ELECTIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Elections in Nigeria prior to 2011, were characterized by high level of propaganda, dissemination of fake and uncoordinated information, scarcity of airtime and space for citizen’s participation and other forms of traditional media fostered electoral prej...
16. REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A WAY OF CHECKING HATE SPEECH IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The emergence of globalization has made the world a global village as proposed by Marshall McLuhan. This therefore necessitated the creation of information communication technologies (ICT) to facilitate the globalization of the w...
17. SECESSIONIST ASPIRATIONS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The main objective of the study is to examine the secessionist aspiration of MASSOB in Nigeria,character of the Nigerian state towards the secession plan and strategies of MASSOB in the state. This researchshows howMASSOB are manifestations of the...
18. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE WAR AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: ANALYSIS OF THE INVASION OF IRAQ
ABSTRACT
This study takes a critical examination of the United States posture against international terrorism and eventual military invasion of Iraq in 2003. On the strength of data generated from secondary sources, and through objective content analysis and ex-post fac...
19. ASSESSMENT OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING, REALITY TV SHOWS AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTHS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
A film, also called a movie or motion picture is a series of still or moving images using animation techniques or visual effect. Film also refers to series of images that are projected unto a screen to create the illusion of motion. The origin of...
20. THE ART OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING IN THE LIGHT OF JOHN F. KIPPLEY
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
There is this popular perception that population growth impedes economic development and induces poverty; that it means increased infant and maternal death rates, and that it leads to environmental degradation and depletion of r...
21. THE ROLE OF RADIO IN MOBILIZING ELECTORATE TOWARDS PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
ABSTRACT
The flexibility of radio makes it a unique tool in reaching diverse audience including those in rural area on socio-economy and political matters. It is on this notion that this examines the role of radio in mobilizing electorate towards participat...
22. THE USE OF STATE BROADCAST MEDIA AS PROPAGANDA MACHINERY BY STATE GOVERNMENT
ABSTRACT
In several quarters, there have been allegation making round, that state governments use their state Broadcast media as propaganda machinery. The focus is to investigate such allegation using Enugu State Broadcast...
23. PROPAGANDA IN POLITICS THE USE OF LANGUAGE FOR EFFECT IN ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN ( A case study of 2015 General election)
Abstract
The words perform actions. Language and, in fact, words have different functions and, according to J.L Austin's speech act theory, written and spoken expressions have a particular effect that they should have on the listener. Many scholars have writt...
24. THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF ANAMBRA BROADCASTING SERVICE (RADIO) ON MEDIA OBJECTIVITY
Background of the Study
Mass media are very important tools of communication, through which information is passed to even the farthest end of the society. They enable us to communicate with each other by helping us to overcome the barriers of time and space. They perform both primary an...
25. EFFECTS OF ACTIVITIES OF THE 8TH SENATE COMMITTEE ON MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs is one of the Standing Committees of the 8th Senate inaugurated on Thursday, 19th November, 2015 by Senate President,Dr. Bukola Saraki, which tenure elapsed on June 9th, 2019. As enshrined in...
26. ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES IN BAUCHI METROPOLIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SETTING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Health is an important indicator to measure development. It is indeed a prerequisite f...
27. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DYNAMICS OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES AT THE GRADE TWO TEACHERS' COLLEGE LEVEL IN LAGOS STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In our efforts to establish a united, powerful, and wealthy Nigeria, national unity is a key component. Important concerns like national integration can be addressed through social studies (as a holistic approach to curricular organization). A su...
