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Construction operatives have been reportedly scarce to source within the Nigerian construction industry in the recent times. This has been attributed inter alia to a number of factors including the training system. Within the Nigerian context there are two models of training construction site operatives, namely the formal and the informal models. The aim of this study is to evaluate the formal training model with the view to developing strategies for improving the system in Nigeria. The...

Mobile money innovation is at the centre of a sociotechnical transformation in the financial services sector in Kenya that saw changes in the regulatory framework, in market shares, user practices and social networks across multiple regimes. While sociotechnical transitions often take about 50 years, the mobile money revolution in Kenya has taken only 15 years, and has resulted in remarkable levels of financial inclusion of marginalised people. In this paper we combine the multi-level...

The overt under-funding of the Nigerian public education sector calls for a strategic funding model for the system. This chapter, therefore, suggested the evolution of a sustainable stakeholders’ fund sourcing and utilisation model to remedy the situation to optimize sector’s financial resource management. The proposal included efficient resource mobilisation and utilisation monitoring mechanism. The kernel of the proposed model is that all adults, businesses, corporate bodies,...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) provide the highest level of education. The African higher education (HE) quality seems to have fallen short of the global standard. Therefore, the need to transform its HE system for global quality outcome becomes imperative. Higher education provision for Africans which began on other continents, gradually devolved to the continent. African political emancipation led to sudden expansion in the number of institutions without commensurate infrastructural...

Sickle cell anaemia is one of the most common inherited disorders globally. Some affected children have retardation of physical growth which is also seen in those with zinc deficiency.To assess the relationship between zinc levels and anthropometric indices of SCA children.A cross- sectional, case-control study on young females aged 6-18 years at the UNTH, Enugu. Relevant clinical data as well as 24 hour dietary recall were collected. Weights and heights were measured using standard...

This study was designed to examine in-service training needs of principals in instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Ebonyi State.To accomplish the purpose of the study, four specific objectives and four hypotheses were posed to verify the study.The design for the study was the descriptive study design.Data were collected from a sample of 605 out of the population of 1640 teachers randomly selected by stratified proportionate technique across urban and rural schools, in...

Unlike in Nigeria, incorporation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) into the primary / secondary schools’ curricula has been done by many advanced countries. This study aimed at assessing the views of some Nigerian primary and secondary schools’ teachers on the introduction of CPR into their schools’ curricula. Three hundred teachers aged 35 to 45years – 88 (29.33%) male and 212 (70,67%) female from schools in different States in Nigeria who came for 2015 Post NCE programme at the...

Background: There is an understandably global trend to have bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training encouraged in schools and many countries of the world especially the developed nations are complying but the situation is different in Nigeria. School teachers are expected to play central role in the success of this programme. This study aimed at comparing the attitude of Nigerian practising professional teachers and the undergraduate student (upcoming) teachers. Methods: A...

Background /Aim of Study: There is a global support for the teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in schools and teachers are expected to be trained accordingly so as to be effective trainers and to increase the number of potential lay person bystander CPR providers for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). Meanwhile, Nigeria is yet to move in this direction. This study aimed at assessing the pre-training and post-training CPR skills of a group of Nigerian student teachers....

Background /Objective of the Study: School teachers are expected to be involved in the training of school children in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as well serve as bystander CPR providers in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims both in school environment and the larger communities. Meanwhile, Nigerian teachers are not prepared for these functions. Therefore, this study aimed at comparing the pre-training and post-training CPR knowledge of some Nigerian practising teachers...

Background /Aim of Study: Although the teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to of school teachers is highly recommended and practised in many countries across the globe for the purposes of generally increasing potential bystander CPR providers for out-of –hospital cardiac arrests in the community, informed management of emergency situations in schools as well as teaching of the school children the same, the situation is different in Nigeria. This study aimed at assessing the...

Background: Smoking is a learned habit that has an impact on the psychological and biochemical health of individuals. It is the leading preventable cause of chronic illness worldwide. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a group-focused cognitive behavioral health education program (GCBHEP) on cigarette smoking in a sample of Nigerian prisoners. Methods: The study used a pretest–posttest randomized control group design. Twenty inmates were identified through...

The study investigated information literacy competency of secondary school students in Owerri West, South East of Nigeria. The crux of the paper is to ascertain the level of information literacy knowledge and skills of the students, and their practical ability to effectively utilize information knowledge and skills. Further investigation was carried out to find out strategies employed by the students to meet their information needs. The survey research design was adopted for the study. A...

This paper investigated crop farmers' perception and adaptation practices to climate change in South-east Nigeria based on climatic data from a meteorological station and information from a review of 30 published studies on practices that boost farmers' resilience to climate change. Results confirmed the evidence of climate change in the area and that the farmers noticed the change. The review revealed that crop farmers in South-east Nigeria are already using a wide range of creative...

This paper investigated crop farmers' perception and adaptation practices to climate change in South-east Nigeria based on climatic data from a meteorological station and information from a review of 30 published studies on practices that boost farmers' resilience to climate change. Results confirmed the evidence of climate change in the area and that the farmers noticed the change. The review revealed that crop farmers in South-east Nigeria are already using a wide range of creative...

This paper interrogates the contribution of professional Social work education towards social development in Kenya. It is believed that fundamental to understand social work involves understanding its educational requirements. Social work education and Social work profession offers a varied preparation at many levels (Ginsberg, 2001). Education is available at every educational level from the community college through to doctorate. Education and training is important because it is the...

The objective of this study is to evaluate renewable energy literacy among senior secondary school students in south-western Nigeria. Nigeria is mostly dependent on fossil fuels for power generation; however, the fuel scarcity/fuel crisis witnessed in the country has made renewable energy a better option for power generation. Nigeria is a country with vast renewable energy potentials. Although renewable energy technologies is fast developing, less attention is still being paid to renewable...