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The School has a fair distribution of people from different ethnic groups. It also has a mission that identifies expressly with the Christian view of human nature and yet is open to people of all religious inclinations. As an academic environment, there is also the inevitable risk of distance between academic staff and administrative staff and between lecturers and students. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the positive practices at the LBS that help them leverage workforce...

Extreme weather and climate events such as floods and droughts are common in Uganda. These events have always had devastating impacts on various sectors of the country’s economy. In this study we investigate the drought events of September-November (SON) season and the associated circulation anomalies over Uganda for the period 1962-2007. A regional drought index (Z-index) with a scheme of grading severity of drought and flood is used to classify the drought/flood events using station...

BACKGROUND: Shortage of manpower is a worldwide problem in radiography and is attributable to the negative perception of the profession by young people. AIM: To assess the level of awareness, perception and attitude of young Nigerian school children towards radiography profession and determine the effect of career talk on their perception and attitude towards it. METHODOLOGY: A two-group study which targeted final-year science-inclined students of four selected secondary schools was...

As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa meet universal primary education, widening access to secondary education is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for governments to address. How can African countries achieve mass secondary education available for all? This paper reviews experiences in East and Southeast Asian countries in widening access to secondary education and draws lessons that might be applicable to countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Firstly, the paper looks at macro factors that...

This paper discusses the need for entrepreneurship education in Nigeria geared towards enhancing sustainable development in the country. Since entrepreneurship skills remain vital in the real sector and the sustenance of economic development, it has become imperative for government to pay attention to this sub-sector. The problems facing the country ranging from acute poverty, youth and graduate unemployment, dependence on foreign goods and technology; to very low economic growth and...

This study investigated the acquisition of ‘their’ and ‘there’ by selected Nigerian learners of English. The data for the study were drawn from an essay writing assignment written by 40 purposively selected 100 and 200 level students of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics of simple percentage. The results showed that ‘their’ was more frequently used than ‘there’. It was established that 99 instances of...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a non communicable disease which has a rising prevalence worldwide. A high percentage of the prevalence is projected to occur in developing countries. There has been a rising prevalence of DM in Nigeria. Measures must be taken to identify asymptomatic DM patients. 301 civil servants aged 35 years and above from randomly selected ministries and subdivisions of the Oyo State Secretariat, Nigeria took part in the study. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from...

Wholistic and service-centered education is a subject that has gained considerable interest among many educational theorists in recent decades. Using a qualitative research inquiry and data drawn from both secondary and primary sources, this paper, critically examines efforts being made by a high performing high school---Starehe Boys Centre and School, Kenya to offer an education that is wholistic and service-centered. From the study findings, the paper accentuates that offering...

This paper reports the results of the investigation of air pollution from automobiles at intersections on some selected major roads in Ogbomoso, South Western, Nigeria.Four sampling routes were considered with ten sampling points (SP1 -SP10) placed 2.0m away from the edge of the road.Priority parameters: SO 2 , NO x, CO were monitored.The results of SO 2 , NO x, CO were in the range of 0.02 -0.09ppm, 0.009-0.039ppm, 1. 79-51.38ppmrespectively.The concentration of SO 2 was highest at SP 6...

This paper attempted to examine the language situation in Nigerian secondary schools. It reviews the problems and prospect of spoken English in the teaching and learning of science. The existing yarning gully between the teacher and the student is discussed. Problems such as the use of high- sounding scientific registers and abstract dictions in the teaching of science are identified. The paper further explores how the teaching of science using the appropriate English language dictions can...

The primary challenge of a university is to develop quality human capital for every sector of the nationaleconomy. One area of dire need is the production of graduate accountants who are adequately prepared to meetthe accounting challenges of modern businesses as well as the socio-political and economic needs of government.To meet the challenge of producing well educated graduate accountants, three complementing competenciesought to be inculcated in the students namely education, skills and...

Entrepreneurial accounting education programme (EAEP) is one of the entrepreneurial education programmes (EEPs) that create an environment which affects students learning experiences that instill in them the desire/mindset to create ventures, and expands the platform which the entrepreneurial business community can access accounting and financial management skills needs.  This type of education is very important for economic development of a nation because it is a platform towards reducing...

Good governance has continued to be a mirage in Nigeria polity. Nigeria as a nation has been bedeviled with bad leadership and therefore missed opportunities since independence in 1960 to join the league of great nations of the world. Successive governments have not been sincere in the management of our national resources and treasuries in a manner that has resulted in unthinkable colossal loss of lives and opportunities for development and socio-economic advancement. The reason for this is...

Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is on the increase globally. Renal replacement therapy and management of the ESRD patient is very expensive. Patients with ESRD in Nigeria and their relatives have to bear the cost of treatment. Prevention is thus the best option. Knowledge of kidney disease in the population will aid its prevention. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of kidney diseases among non-medical university undergraduates. Methods: A 13- item...

The design of tools, equipment, machines, furniture, clothing and facility layout depends on the principles of anthropometry. This is to reduce accident and overuse syndromes in order to promote productivity as well as safety and wellbeing. Meanwhile the anthropometry data are not readily available. This study examined the suitability of school furniture to the anthropometric characteristics of primary school pupils in selected schools in the South-Western Nigeria. Eight hundred and sixty...