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Education is an instrument for the liberation of mind. In Nigeria, there are millions of women who do not have access to formal tertiary education and this is becoming worrisome to education stakeholders. The study investigates the significance of women access to University Education in Nigeria. Two null hypotheses guided the study.  The study adopted a survey research design. The participants consisted of a sample size of 250 Distance Education Students of National Open University of...

Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is a serious complication that limits the benefits of surgical interventions. It is a serious problem globally and particularly in Africa and other developing countries where inadequate resources and skilled personnel among others are contributing to the acquisition and spread of this infection. This study determined the prevalence of SSI and antibiotics susceptibility pattern of surgical site pathogens at a University teaching hospital in Abuja, Nigeria....

In this study, the researchers used the survey design to investigate the incorporation of  entrepreneurial education into peace and security education in Ondo State, Nigeria. A total of 300 respondents were randomly selected as study sample. A 25 item questionnaire titled “Entrepreneurial Education Peace and Security in Nigeria” (EEPSN) was designed to gather information on the three research questions that were generated for the study. Findings revealed that the attitude of Secondary School...

The study examined the correlates of teachers’ continuing professional development on universal basic education in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Using descriptive survey, a sample of 500 teachers was randomly selected from twenty (20) Basic Junior Secondary Schools and Primary Schools used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Correlate of Teachers Continuing Professional Development Questionnaire (CCPDO) (r=.67) four research questions were raised for...

Background: Psychoactive substance use among undergraduate students is a major public health problem globally and over 29 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders. Methodology: This study was carried out in February 2017 and the study design was an institution based descriptive cross-sectional type. The study population comprised undergraduate students in selected tertiary institutions of the state. A multistage sampling technique was used in the selection of study subjects....

Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, yet ranked 152nd out of 188 countries of the world [1]. As such, growth in one sector of the economy does not automatically translate into equal benefits for the populace. This paper therefore provides an empirical analysis of the relationship between inclusive growth and its determinants as studies in this area are limited. Against this backdrop, the study utilized annual data from 1981 till 2014, and employed both the...

Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, a knowledge of the presentation will help in early diagnosis and management of the disease. Objective: The main objective of this study is to determine the prevalence, clinical presentation and the severity of glaucoma in a Suburban Teaching Hospital in South Western Nigeria. Methodology: This is a retrospective study of new patients who presented at the eye clinic of a suburban Teaching Hospital over a 3-year...

Africa is a continent with huge resource endowments and prospects for growth. However, the continent battles with myriads of problems such as poverty, food insecurity and dwindling commodity prices among others. This is because Africa's export is dominated by primary products that are majorly climate-dependent and vulnerable to price volatility. This paper therefore examined the economic situations of Africa considering the dwindling commodity prices in the face of the threat posed by...

Oluwole Olusegun Akiyode, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda

The aim of this study was to explore the influence of social media and cultural identity on substance use from the perspective of African and African American college students in the United States. Focus groups (N = 29) were held that were comprised of African and African American male college students from a large Midwestern university. Each focus group was audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed using the elements from the PEN-3 model. Themes emerged from each sub-component, including...

This study investigated the role of parents in the development of students’ creative thinking skills, specifically first year of secondary school students. The study was conducted to address this research question: to what extent the parents play role in improving the creative thinking skills for students? The study aimed at examining the effect of parents on enhancing students’ creative thinking skills. Not only this, but it sought to explore the factors that would influence the...

The unstable record of school enrolment in Ghana is examined through government expenditure on health and education for the time period 1990 to 2015. Secondary data on health and education expenditure and inflation rate were used in the study. The main objective of the study is to identify how the pattern of government spending on education and health attracts school enrolment in Ghana. Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) was used for estimation purpose. It was observed that government...

Questions remain over the determinants of the ‘resource curse’. This paper draws from the literature and provides a succinct review of the factors that influence the resource curse dynamics, using a comparative case study of Nigeria and Norway. Following the literature and applications to the case studies, the success and failure factors in the management and development impacts of natural resource wealth in Nigeria and Norway are highlighted. Sovereign wealth funding, quality of...

Background: In addition to a shorter hospital stay and better cosmetic results, laparoscopic surgery also offers patients fewer postoperative complications compared to conventional open gynecological surgeries. With expertise and better facilities, it has come to stay as an alternative surgical approach to gynecological diagnosis and treatment.Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the indications, intraoperative findings, and types of laparoscopic surgeries performed at...

The morbidity and mortality associated with civilian firearm injury in developing countries is appreciable. The increasing incidence of gunshot casualties received in hospital emergency rooms is an emerging concern. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern and outcome of firearm injuries in a civilian setting of a developing country.This was a retrospective analysis of data on the entire patients with firearm injury received in the emergency room of Federal Teaching Hospital...