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Studies show that increased access to education can contribute to economic growth and poverty eradication.Accordingly, acquired basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy have a positive effect on marginalized populations' incomes and the rate of return on the economy.The wish to eliminate poverty in Kenya has been articulated since independence through a number of enactments and policy papers.However rampant poverty still abounds.Abject poverty threatens access to essential services...

This study examined influence of communication openness on employee’s job satisfaction. The study adopted a survey research method, using structured questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion and In-depth Interviews. Four Hundred Secondary School teachers in the services of Kogi State Teaching Service Commission were randomly selected from 10 schools in each of the three Senatorial Districts of the state. Data were analysed, using frequency counts, percentages, mean and simple regression. Results...

Science plays a fundamental role in the contemporary society with the potential to improve lives gaining impetus to research works.The influence of professionalism and school facilities on students' cognitive performance in science subjects in secondary schools in Oyo State was investigated.This was a descriptive survey research which was questionnaire based.The population of the study was all the public secondary schools (science teachers and students) in Oyo State, Nigeria.Purposive,...

Abstract Despite international efforts on poverty reduction in the last decade, poverty is rampant in many countries including Nigeria. Poverty remains a principal challenge for development in twenty-first century and a threat to achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which is a global attempt, among others, to end poverty by 2030. Meanwhile, 13 out of the 15 countries where extreme poverty is rising are in Africa. According to the World Poverty Clock, Nigeria, by 2018, had the...

In recent times, South Africa has been witnessing insurgence of offensive and hate speech along racial and ethnic dispositions on Twitter. Popular among the South African languages used is English. Although, machine learning has been successfully used to detect offensive and hate speech in several English contexts, the distinctiveness of South African tweets and the similarities among offensive, hate and free speeches require domain-specific English corpus and techniques to detect the...

Abstract Magnetic susceptibility measurement was carried out on 26 top-soil samples randomly collected from the study area and 5 selected top-soil samples outside the station, using the Bartington MS meter linked to a computer operated using Multisus2 software. The Measurements was done at both low (0.47 kHz) and high (4.7 kHz) frequency susceptibilities which was further used to calculate the frequency dependent susceptibility (Χ FD ). The values for low frequency mass magnetic...

Context: The clinical profile of optic neuritis varies in different communities; however, data in Nigerians is scarce. Aim: To describe the clinical profile of optic neuritis in Nigerians presenting at the eye clinic of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. Study Setting and Design: A hospital-based retrospective study. Patients and Methods: The records of patients presenting with optic neuritis from January 2009 to December 2019 were retrieved. Information on demographics, clinical...

Background: Sleep is a very important physiologic process which is necessary to maintain a state of well-being. Apart from causing insomnia and hypersomnolence, sleep disorder has been shown to be associated with impairment of performance, vigilance, attention, concentration, and memory. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based, observational study that was conducted from September to November 2017 on final year medical students of the University of Jos, Plateau State, North...

Central neurocytomas (CNs) are rare benign neuroepithelial neoplasms occurring in young- and middle-aged adults. They most commonly arise within the body of the lateral ventricle, adjacent to the septum pellucidum and foramen of Monro. Patients may be asymptomatic or may present with headache and signs of raised intracranial pressure due to hydrocephalus. Preoperative diagnosis of CN by neuroimaging, electron microscopy, and immunohistochemical methods helps in planning therapy. This case...

This study examines the structural transformation–inclusive growth nexus for Ghana. The data cover the post-independence period for Ghana and are phased into three periods: the post-independence period to the start of the economic recovery programme (ERP) and structural adjustment programme (SAP) (1957–83), the ERP/SAP period to the start of oil production (1984–2010), and the start of oil production to date (2010–17). The paper finds that structural transformation has been generally weak...

Aim/purpose -Provision of basic education is pertinent to human capital development, poverty alleviation and abating the threat of insurgence in Africa.Governments in different countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) do budget and spend various amount of money on education every year, but little is known about the effect of such spending on education, especially primary school enrolment which forms the basic educational foundation.Design/methodology/approach -Using data for 24 countries from...

With digital advancements and technological transformations in today's world and likelihood of increase in years to come, a major concern is how to use school intervention strategies to arm students with critical thinking and personal intelligence skills for safe digital adventures and responsible cooperative behaviours. This study examined basic educational institutions' intervention in students' digital skill acquisition and application for digital safety. The descriptive survey that was...

The development of Science and Technology has been positively associated with every nation's economic well-being and quality of life. Even though the importance of science in people's daily lives may not be readily noticeable, people engage in many science related activities and experiences, most of which enable them to make science-related decisions and choices every day. This implies that science education will continue to shape humanity, the environment, quality of life, sustainability of...

This study unveils the factors that influence rural secondary school students to choose agriculture as a career or course of study. Many of the students chose a career in medicine and engineering before agriculture. Most (57.89%) had no counseling experience with a Guidance Counselor, but 81.14% were engaged in agricultural child labour. 83.77% were exposed to agriculture programmes on audio-visual media and visit to commercial farms. The few (10.09%) chose agriculture as an opportunity for...

Nigeria has one of the largest concentration of human resources for health in Africa. There are 46 accredited medical schools and the majority are owned by the various State Governments. The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020 by the World Health Organization. The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Education closed all tertiary institutions in Nigeria including the medical schools on the 19th of March 2020 so as to curtail the...

To determine the emigration plans after graduation of clinical medical students of Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria.A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. All clinical medical students of the University willing to participate were included. Information was obtained using a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. Outcome measure included proportion of students willing to emigrate and those willing to practice in rural areas after graduation.A total of 285 students...

Background: The prevalence and global trend of risky sexual behaviours are of concern due to its attendant health implications.Apparently, the social activities of teens and young adults predispose them to risky sexual behaviour than adults, as a result of peer pressure or influence.The prevalence and global trend of risky sexual behaviours are of concern due to its attendant health implications.The study was conducted in two tertiary institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria among sixteen (16)...