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This work sought to find out the effect of gender, socio-economic status, teacher qualification and their interaction on students' retention ability in Social Studies in Akwa Ibom State schools of Nigeria. Literature review was carried out on the variables directing the study. A total of 270 Upper Basic students were used for the study. The instrument consisted of thirty multiple choice objective questions and a questionnaire. The research design used for the study was a pretest post-test...

The objective of this study was to characterize meteorological droughts in the Central Region of South Africa, Modder River Basin, C52A quaternary catchment using two popular drought indices: Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and to compare the two indices. Drought events were characterized based on their frequency, duration, magnitude and intensity. The indices were computed for the time-scales that are important for...

This study was to determine the attitude of some secondary school science students towards the teaching of science in Nigeria.  Two research questions guided the conduct of the work, while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance.  The design of the work was survey, and the sample consisted of two hundred and ninety-eight students drawn from four secondary schools in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.  Cluster and simple random sampling...

Introduction:The purpose of Schools of Nursing is to produce quality nurses with knowledge and practical skills with abilities of competing in the labour market.The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) expectation of good performance in Nursing and Midwifery Council Qualifying Examination (NMCQE) is between 90% and 100% consistently.Disappointedly, the result of NMCFQE for the past 5 years did not reach this set standard.Some schools scored even below 50%.Different factors...

This study provides an analysis of environmental observations by farmers, as well as of models of blame in Northern Ghana, an agricultural region of high vulnerability to climate change. Qualitative data were collected through a standardised questionnaire on the community’s consensus on how to explain observed changes. Responses were transcribed to allow content analysis. Natural data sets confirmed most local observations, but older age and the affectedness of the respondents were crucial...

Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ) is a common disorder worldwide and one of the important contributors to the high neonatal morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Severe neonatal jaundice leads to brain damage or even death in otherwise healthy newborns. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of expectant mothers about neonatal jaundice and its management.The study was descriptive cross-sectional, carried out among 389 expectant mothers who were attending...

With the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide, there is a growing public and scientific concern over the carbon sequestration potential of various ecosystems, especially wetlands. Many scientists have suggested that the sequestration of carbon dioxide in soil organic carbon could contribute significantly to adhere with the Kyoto Protocol in stabilizing the atmospheric abundance of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to mitigate the risks of global warming. The objectives of the...

Pathogenic Candida albicans was isolated from water and fish samples collected during an emergent event of mass mortalities among the juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Sharp toothed catfish (Clarias gariepinus) along the stream of Mariotteya drainage. Investigations indicated that fish mortalities were confined to the area of Shubramant and Aboul Noumros (North to Sakara 7 drainage). C. albicans was isolated from the lesions associated with multiple skin ulcers in both Nile...

This paper investigates the status of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning of Biology in Colleges of Education in South –Eastern part of Nigeria. The study adopts survey research design. All the biology lecturers in the randomly selected Federal and State owned Colleges of Education in South – Eastern part of Nigeria form the population of the study. The study makes use of structured questionnaire for data collection. The instruments were face validated by two experts in Computer

Early childhood development (ECD), either as a process, program, or service provided to young children from birth to 8 years of age, has always existed in Africa, although not in the form that is r...

The philosophy of Nigerian education seems not to guarantee good lives for citizens of Nigeria. The macro-economic indicators for five years (2008 – 2012) now continuously recorded increase growth rates in Nigeria but without significant development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the philosophy of Nigerian education could justify sustainable livelihood in Nigeria. This study was designed to provide baseline information for macro policy-management...

Nigeria as a nation is plaque with several socio-political and economic problems and challenges. However, the major challenges facing the country since 2007 that tend to defy all logic and solution is that of insecurity posed by the Boko Haram insurgency. Boko Haram, which literarily means “Western Education is sin”, according to the local parlance, is deeply rooted in religious intolerance. Historically, religious intolerance dates back to the 1980s when the Maitasine sect emerged. This...

Background and Purpose: Epidemiological studies have identified modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for stroke. The aim of this study was to describe the risk factors in stroke patients admitted in a Nigerian teaching hospital. Methods: This is a prospective study carried out in the Jos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. The participants were 120 patients admitted into the hospital with stroke. Stroke was defined by the WHO definition. Demographic variables, clinical and...

Nation state of Nigeria has been grip by ethno-religious conflicts with huge human and material losses since the return of civilian government in 1999. This ethno-religious conflict is traced to Boko Haram insurgency which started in July 2009 in the Northern states of Nigeria. This is an attempt by Islamic conservative elements to imposing a variant of Islamic religious ideology on a secular Nigerian state. Some scholars believe that religious sensitivity of Nigerians provided...

Literature on human-wildlife nexus illustrates that human-wildlife conflict is a growing global problem, which is not restricted to particular geographical regions or climatic conditions, but is common to all areas where wildlife and human population coexist and share limited resources. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Volcanoes National Park on local communities' livelihoods. The household data was obtained by interviewing 100 heads of households selected by employing...

development programmes act as a catalyst for teachers effectiveness. It is a potent means of updating teachers' skills and knowledge  for improving instruction and learning. This study was carried out to investigate the influence of staff development programmes on secondary school teachers' job performance in  Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria.  A single  hypothesis guided the study. Data were collected using two sets of questionnaires titled Staff Development Programme Questionnaire (SDPQ) and ...

The study examined the various sources of stress among teachers of secondary schools in Ekiti State. It also examined the coping strategies of these teachers with stress. The descriptive research design of the survey type was used for the study. The population consisted of all the teachers in public secondary schools in the State. The sample was however made up of 180 teachers from 20 secondary schools across the three senatorial districts of the State. Stratified and simple random sampling...