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This research paper specifically investigated the influence of teachers’ teaching experience on the implementation of secretarial education curriculum in south-south zone of Nigeria. One research question and a corresponding hypothesis were formulated to be tested. The survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 74 secretarial education teachers and they were used as the sample for the study. The instrument used was the structured questionnaire...

We evaluated the change in diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) induced by the instillation of single dose travoprost 0.004% and placebo into the eyes of 20 healthy African volunteers in a randomized double masked, placebo controlled, crossover,   single centre study. Pulse rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and respiratory rate were also measured. Mean IOP was lower than baseline values up to 72 hours after instillation but the mean IOP was significantly lower in the eyes that...

The paper focused on Business and Entrepreneurship education as an antidote for graduate unemployment problem in Nigeria. It explained graduate unemployment, Business Education and entrepreneurship development, Entrepreneurship Education and the roles these play in self-reliance and unemployment reduction among Nigerian graduates and the nation. The paper argued that Business Education has the potentials to develop, teach and inculcate entrepreneurial principles and skills in the graduates...

Climate variability is no doubt one of the greatest challenges facing inhabitants of sub-Sahara African countries, and especially those relying on agriculture as their primary source of livelihood. This is not unconnected with the fact that agriculture, a climate-dependent and climate-controlled livelihood source, remains the largest employer of labour in these countries. This study examined the activities engaged in by farming households in rural southwest Nigeria as a way of mitigating...

Climate change is a serious environmental and economic issue confronting our world. Climate Change is a threat multiplier that makes poverty more chronic, worsens adverse health conditions and capable of inducing conflicts. The adverse climate change impacts materialise in various sectors of the economy. However, the effect is unique in developing countries that rely on agriculture. The paper examined the level of awareness and adaptation to climate change among yam-based farmers in rural...

Background: The power of the modern mass media is not limited to its ability to communicate information and entertain but derives primarily from its ability to define situations, thereby enabling it to construct social reality. Stigma is related to negative stereotyping and prejudicial attitudes that in turn lead to discriminatory practices. Aims: The study sought to know the perceptions of and attitudes of mass communication students towards mental illness and the mentally ill. Settings and...

The study investigated the application of education information management support tools in the promotion of teaching/learning and management of students’ performance in federal universities in the South-South zone of Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of this study comprised all the 6 federal universities in the South-South region of Nigeria with 960 senior ICT academic staff and 210 senior...

The rate at which employees quit their jobs in an organization is in many ways indicative of either misunderstandings or availability of better opportunities. Public universities in Kenya have for a long time experienced several instances of exit by qualified teaching staff. With the ever increasing demand for university education in Kenya, public universities have been destabilized due to the lack of enough qualified teaching staff. Public universities still rely on the government to reward...

The Kenyan government provides financial and technical help for the provision of teaching learning resources in secondary schools Despite the government’s effort to allocate resources to secondary schools, there is still underutilization of these resources. The purpose of this study was to establish factors affecting utilization of time as a selected resource in public day secondary schools in Nyacheki Division, Nyamache District, Kisii county of Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey...

Integrating women fully into educational leadership positions remains one of the major challenges facing many countries. Growing literature documents that female educational administrators tend to conduct more unscheduled meetings by others, be more consistent presence in the school, and keep more abreast of instructional programs than men.

In keeping with the international trends of recognizing the rights of the child, and since Kenya is a signatory to the United Nations Charter on Human Rights; and, having been criticized by the World for allowing the use of corporal punishment in schools, the same was banned in the Kenyan schools about 14 years ago. However despite this ban, newspapers, media and limited research show that corporal punishment is still occurring in schools. The government has made efforts to curb the...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV/AIDS infection and prevention among Youth form a rural zone in Cameroon. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross sectional study from January to April 2014 in students 15-24 years living in a rural zone in Cameroon. We included all consenting students who have accepted to answer to a self- administered questionnaire. Results: We recruited 956 students with a sex ratio of 0.67. The mean...

This paper stressed the importance of entrepreneurship education towards enhancing an independent and productive living for persons with disabilities in Nigeria. Persons with disabilities are not insulated from the problems facing the country particularly the high rate of poverty, youth and graduate unemployment. The paper noted that although entrepreneurship education is not alien, it has not gained prominence in the curriculum for children with special needs in the school system....

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka library has experiences exceptional progress in terms of access to digital information resources. This study investigated the perception and use of available e-resources by students of the Faculty of Education, of the University. Four research questions were formulated for the research. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population for this study was 2,720 students from the Faculty of Education. Data for this work was collected...

Low back pain is not a specific disease though a common health concern worldwide. There is regional variation in its etiology and patterns of presentation. In West African sub-region, there are very limited data on this important aspect of low back pain.We aimed to determine the etiology and pattern of presentation of low back pain among patients seen in our orthopedic outpatient clinics.This was a retrospective review of database of all new patients with low back pain seen at the...

This paper examined the impact of climate change on landforms in Nigeria. Today, different landforms are changing from one state to another as a result of human activities, weathering and soil erosion brought about by agents of denudation and fluvial processes. Therefore, the objectives for which this study was carried out are: .To examine whether or not there is actually climate change in Nigeria in terms of rainfall, examine the different relief regions in Nigeria, examine causes of...