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One important resource for achieving the goals and objectives of education is the library. This paper discussed the role of library. It examined the relationship between the library and education; the relevance of the former to the latter; Importance of library and education for sustainable development in Nigeria. This paper also highlighted the challenges of library and education and made recommendations. Finally, this paper emphasized the need to reposition and revamp our libraries and the...

The intellectual, cultural, and political contributions of the African diaspora have long gone underacknowledged in educational research. Furthermore, the historical, social, and economic powers of...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that has gripped the world, causing governments and development agencies to search for critical measures to protect their people. The situation not only represents a significant health risk but has resulted in school closures that have disrupted agricultural education. This impedes the attainment of Africa’s larger food security and rural transformation agendas. Six months before the advent of the pandemic, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addresses the global challenges we face and is related to poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice. The goals interconnect and each goal and target must be achieved by 2030. The study contributes to providing insights into the knowledge, awareness and perception of Agricultural College Students in Niger State, Nigeria regarding Sustainable Development Goals. A simple random sampling procedure was used in the...

The importance of impairment in performing activities of daily living (ADL) is likely to increase in sub-Saharan Africa because few care options for affected people exist. This study investigated the prevalence of ADL impairment, the extent to which care need was met, and described characteristics of people with ADL impairment and unmet need in Burkina Faso.This study used data from the Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna Heidelberg Aging Study, a population-based study among 3,026 adults...

This paper discussed the challenges preventing the implementation of primary school education policies in Nigeria. To elicit information, this study used secondary sources of data by review existing documents such asprint materials, online journal and articles. This paper identified inadequate funding, inadequate infrastructural facilities, inadequate professional teachers, corruption, lack of political will, insecurity challenge, political instability, poor governance and management, rapid...

Political elites tend to favor their home region when distributing resources. But what explains how political power is distributed across a country’s regions to begin with? Explanations of cabinet formation focus on short-term strategic bargaining and some emphasize that ministries are allocated equitably to minimize conflict. Using new data on the cabinet members (1960–2010) of 16 former British and French African colonies, I find that some regions have been systematically much more...

The study examined environmental tax and its impact on pollution control in Nigeria. It specifically examined the impact of environmental tax on air pollution, it examined the impact of caron tax on air pollution, it examined the impact of environmental tax on water pollution, lastly it examined the impact of environmental tax on waste disposal. The study predicated on planned behaviour theory and value believe norm theory of environmentalism. Primary data source was explored in presenting...

This study investigated the influence of occupational stress on the teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Makurdi Education Zone of Benue State. Three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses guided the study. The review of related literature was done under the conceptual framework which identified the influence of delayed/non-payment of salaries, working conditions and lack of in-service training of teachers in secondary schools. Descriptive survey research design was...

The COVID-19 pandemic is revelatory of both positive and negative states of world economies. From a comparative analytical method of the sanitary measures put in place by various governments of the world, one can discern notable points of growth and decline (weakness) which could be lessons for world leaders. This paper argues that France as a European francophone economy could be a relevant example for Nigeria. As an African Anglophone economy which has always positioned itself as one of...

Abstract The principles of diversity and inclusion are valued across the higher education sector, but the ways in which these principles are translated into pedagogic practice are not always evident. Students who are first in their family to attend university continue to report barriers to full participation in university life. They are more likely to leave their studies early, and to achieve lower grades in their final qualifications, than students whose families have previous experience of...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the abrupt closing of schools all over the world. As a result, virtual learning became an alternative to classroom teaching. Administering virtual learning has become a challenge for both parents and teachers who must ensure their children's education continuity. This study aimed to look into the experiences of virtual learning during COVID-19. A descriptive qualitative study was designed to investigate teachers' and parents' preparedness to support remote...

Globally mental health conditions account for 16% of the global burden of disease to adolescents aged 10-19 years with depression ranking as one of the leading causes of illness and disability among this age group and the burden of depression is higher in low and middle-income countries.However, little is known about how these conditions predispose to out-of-school adolescent depression.This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with depression among out-of-school adolescents...

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that cause chronic infections and ill health. The study was carried out to determine the current infection status and risk factors associated with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) coinfection among school children in Biase Local Government Area (LGA), Cross River State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was carried out. Urine and fecal samples were randomly collected from...

Background. Dental caries (decay or cavities) is a breakdown of teeth as a result of bacteria. Dental caries is one of the preventable oral health problems and the most common chronic diseases in childhood. Poor dental and oral health affect the quality of children’s life. Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors among primary school children in Alem Ketema, North Showa, Ethiopia. Methodology. An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional study...