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This is a review paper focusing on research in Nigerian higher education and the impacts on the sustainability of Nigeria as a nation. This article considered research as critical to the development of any country. However, research in Nigerian universities is not encouraging because of some challenges: inadequate facilities, funds, and corruption. Research facilities in universities are not adequate for research and postgraduate studies. The little available funds in universities for...

Abstract The global Anticipated Energy Transition Period (AETP) is one that all stakeholders must embrace with respect to curbing energy poverty, thereby addressing issues related to climate change especially in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The region is endowed with abundant richer, cleaner, and affordable energy sources, majority of which has remained untapped due to many reasons, one of which is tied to the socio-cultural traditional beliefs and value systems of the citizens. This...

Intelligent prediction systems help a lot in decision-making. Various studies have dealt with the application of these systems in the field of justice. In Morocco, the courts make many judgments every day. These judgments, once processed, can be very useful for judges, lawyers, and citizens. In this study, we focus on accident cases. We collected a dataset that comprises 514 legal judgments from the Errachidia Court in Morocco. Next, this dataset has been processed in order to extract...

Morocco is considered one of the most threatened countries by climate change. Over the last century, oases ecosystems in this country showed a high vulnerability to climate variation, which has led to water scarcity, an increase in land salinity, and therefore, a decrease in agricultural production. Conscious of these issues, several solutions are initiated by the government to cope with climate change adverse effects. Many programs of rehabilitation were launched, and advanced researches...

The study explored the use of mobile phones by the early childhood teachers of English language arts (ELA) in Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used using an online survey to assess early childhood teachers' use of the mobile phone in their classrooms. Ninety-eight teachers who responded to the instrument online formed the sample for the study. The instrument entitled Mobile Phones in ELA Classrooms' Questionnaire (MP-ELA-CQ) was used to collect data for the study. Data were analyzed...

Kenya is in the process of implementing a new curriculum, themed Competency based Curriculum (CBC). Buoyed by benefits accrued from education such as promotion of individual wellbeing and acquisition of skills and capabilities to contribute meaningfully to the economy and society at large, the Kenyan government continues to invest heavily in education. The article aims to explore the extent to which the implementation of CBC is being impeded by challenges currently being experienced in the...

Abstract Farmers in most parts of Africa and Asia still practice subsistence farming which relies minly on seasonal rainfall for Agricultural production. A timely and accurate prediction of the rainfall onset, cessation, expected rainfall amount, and its intra-seasonal variability is very likely to reduce losses and risk of extreme weather as well as maximize agricultural output to ensure food security. Based on this, a study was carried out to evaluate the performance of the European Centre...

Tensift region is known by an arid and semi-arid climate. The city of Marrakech, experience an important temporal variability in rainfall and an increasing trend of temperature during the last five decades. However, the evolution of rainfall is more contrasted by a downward trend in Marrakech, it is also distinguished by alarming clues of global warming, like the number of hot days and heat waves. This paper evaluates the effect of climate change on Vegetation cover (evaluated by NDVI) in...

Abstract Adequate and proper adaptation strategies to climate change depend largely on activities in the rural sector, which drives national economy through exploitation of natural resources. Consequently, actions in rural areas are essential to successful climate change adaptation. Rural communities are highly dependent upon natural resources that are affected by climate change, thus affecting their food security, livelihoods, health, and physical infrastructure. Women and their livelihood...

This is a review of the extant literature on inhibitors to the electronic teaching and learning of Library and Information Science (LIS) in Nigerian universities.The university-wide inhibitors as identified by the study are non-provision or inadequacy of: funding, administrative and infrastructural supports, functional ICT laboratories/tools, ICT-compliant teaching staff and standby and responsive technical support for both teachers and students.Library schools' inhibitors include poor...

School climates indices as predictors of teacher job satisfaction and performance in Oyo State of Nigeria were investigated in this study.The school climate indices include; school laboratories, libraries, classrooms and instructional materials.This was a descriptive survey research which was questionnaire based.The population of the study was all public secondary school teachers in Oyo State, Nigeria.Multi-stage using cluster and simple random sampling techniques to select a total of one...

Background: Vision is critical to optimal educational development. About 12 million children are affected with undetected visual impairment from refractive error and are mostly in Asia and Africa, hence the need to determine the prevalence of refractive error and the impact of its correction on academic performance (AP) in a representative cohort of African children in Ilorin, Kwara State, and Nigeria. Few published studies have looked at the impact of refractive error on AP in Nigeria. This...

The Lagos lagoon is continually being subjected to all forms of pollution.Human activities like industrialization, agriculture, and oil exploration are constantly threatening the health of this aquatic ecosystem.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and mono-aromatic hydrocarbons-benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) are chemicals derived from fossil fuels that easily get into the aquatic environment.These chemicals were investigated in the fish parasite Tenuisentis niloticus, as...

Climate change and agriculture are intertwined with one having significant impact on the other. Hence, taking cognizance of the relevance of agriculture to man's survival, it has become important to interrogate the effect of climate change on agricultural sustainability. This work therefore embarks on a sub-sectorial assessment of the agricultural sector in the face of rising threats due to climate change. Majorly, the agricultural sector is divided into four sub-sectors.

Along With Age, Rural and Urban, Experienced and Inexperienced, and Marital Status.Two Schools Were Randomly Selected for the Study From Each of the Local Government Areas.The Research Question Was Answered Using Very Great Extent, Great Extent, Low Extent, and Very Low Extent.The Results Based on the 379 Copies of Valid Returned Questionnaires Were Presented Using Mean and Standard Deviation.Findings Showed That Female Primary School Teachers Utilise Cervical Cancer Screening Measures to a...