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PENSION FUNDS INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES MARKET AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
No full textThe study investigated Pension Funds Investment in the securities market and Nigerian Economy, sourcing to know the conducive marketplace for corporate debt and Government Securities to thrive. Employed Secondary Data and subsequently adopting the multiple regression econometric procedure of the ordinary least square (OLS) with Various preliminary and diagnostic evaluations deemed fit for further reliability carried out. The finding sin line with the stated hypotheses highlighted that pension funds invested in Government Securitiescontributed positively and significantly to the growth of the Nigerian economy. Whereas Pension funds invested in Corporate Debt Securities had unnoticed relevance on the Nigerian economy. Thus, the researcher recommended that Government should ensure prompt contribution from both the public and private sectors to facilitate the greater investment of pension funds in the capital and money markets in Nigeria as well as maintain a favorable economy to ensure the growth of pension funds in Nigeria
Fictional Interventions on Covid-19 Pandemic: Can It be Armageddon?
No full textSupplications and counter-supplications to God You’re the Alpha and Omega, Omega and Alpha } 2xCan Coronavirus be the superhighway to Armageddon?Can it be the foretold end-time spiritual Judgement?Of the gathering of Kings in the Book of Revelation? Greetings and Doxology to the Seven Churches of AsiaEphesus, Smyrna and Pergamum Thyatira, Sardis and Philadelphia Laodicea
INFLUENCE OF VIDEO AND SIMULATED MODES OF VIRTUAL LABORATORY ON UNDERGRADUATES’ SCIENCE MANIPULATIVE SKILLS IN PHARMACOLOGY IN NORTH- CENTRAL NIGERIA
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine the influence of video and simulated modes of virtual laboratory on undergraduates’ science manipulative skills in pharmacology in North-Central Nigeria. The study employed a Pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design. A multistage sampling technique was used, three universities were purposefully sampled, and a purposive sampling technique was also used to select three programmes: Medical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Nursing Sciences. Intact class was used, and treatments were randomly assigned to institutions. The institutions were assigned to Virtual laboratory simulation (VLS) (41), Virtual laboratory video (VLV) (53) and the control group (41) Total participants were 135. The Students' Virtual Laboratory Manipulative Skills Checklist (SVLMCL) was the measuring instrument used. Virtual Laboratory video package (VLVP), Virtual Laboratory Simulation Package (VLSP), Physical Laboratory (PL), were the procedural instruments used. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with Scheffe post hoc tests were used. Treatment significantly affected students' science manipulative skills (F (2, 115)= 8.03; p<.05; ŋ2 =.46). Undergraduates in the VLS group obtained higher mean score in manipulative skills in Pharmacology Practical ( = 38.54) than those in the VLV ( =36.54) control group ( =28.65). Gender had no significant effect (F (1, 115) = .33; p>.05; ŋ2 =..99), The findings of the study strongly affirm improved students’ science manipulative skills in Pharmacology through VLS and VLV. Based on these findings, it was recommended that Lecturers and laboratory technologists/Scientists handling Pharmacology practical be encouraged through training, workshops and provision of resources to integrate the video and simulated modes of the virtual laboratory in teaching and learning Pharmacology in the institutions of higher learning in North-Central Nigeria  
Causes of Inadequate Resources for Health and Safety Provisions in Construction Projects
No full textPurpose – The study investigates the causes of inadequate resources for H&S in the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) as a determinant for adequate planning for health and safety provisions of construction workers.
Design/methodology/approach – This study employs a questionnaire survey approach to determine financial provisions for health and safety through BOQ preliminaries. 291 construction professionals participated in the study by providing responses to the questionnaire. Mean Scores and factor analysis were used to analyse the data.
Findings – The study revealed that financial provisions for health and safety in the bill of quantities are inadequate for construction activities during the construction stage; hence, health and safety provisions are limited.
Research limitations– This paper only considered construction professionals in Lagos State; therefore, the findings may not be generalised.
Theoretical/Social/Practical implications – This study recommends that construction professionals should ensure that detailed risk assessment is conducted and all health and safety issues are discussed at the preliminary and the design stages of the construction projects.
Originality/value – More than ever, more importance should be ascribed to health and safety in the administration of construction projects. This will aid a healthy and safe work environment for construction workers and promote multi-stakeholder health and safety education
CURRICULUM CONTENT OF RECOMMENDED BUSINESS STUDIES TEXTBOOKS AND PERFORMANCE AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SELECTED EDUCATION DISTRICTS IN LAGOS STATE
No full textCurriculum content of any subject provides guidance for textbooks as it serves as the major learning materials for achieving its learning objectives. Hence, this study investigated curriculum content of recommended Business Studies textbooks and performance among junior secondary school students in selected Education Districts in Lagos State. Four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research, expost-facto and quasi-experimental designs. The population of the study comprised 309 Business Studies teachers and 142589 students. The sample size for this study was 1312 participants comprising 122 Business Studies teachers and 1190 students selected randomly from 61 junior secondary schools in Lagos State. The research instruments used in the study were teachers’ and students’ questionnaires, checklist guide, and Business Studies Students’ Achievement Test. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while the hypotheses were tested using contingency correlation, Pearson correlation, contingency Chi-square and Independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed among others that: the content of the Business studies recommended textbooks is important to learners’ cognition; and there is a significant influence of students’ possession of Business Studies recommended textbooks on their performance at the Junior Secondary School level in Lagos State. The study concluded based on the findings, that students’ performance in business studies depends on content and possession of the recommended textbooks. The study recommended among others that Business studies teachers should make use of recommended textbooks for proper guidance on preparation and delivery of lessons to enhance learners’ cognition and performance; and government should subsidize the cost of buying recommended Business Studies textbooks by the students
NIGERIAN STUDENTS’ POOR PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS: WHO DO WE BLAME?
No full textThe poor annual performance of students in mathematics in Nigeria as revealed by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) is a significant concern to the stakeholders in the education industry. This is because many students are denied admission into the nation’s universities, which could have solidified their career aspirations on the account of poor performance in mathematics. The accusing finger has been pointed to the teachers of mathematics as the only major contributor to students’ underperformance in mathematics while other contributors such as parents, students and the Ministry of Education have been rarely blamed. In this paper, the effort is made to espouse the potential players that could influence students’ performance in mathematics. Investigation revealed that the ministry of Education (government), teachers, parents, and students themselves are responsible for the dismal performance of students in mathematics learning in Nigeria. Thus, it is suggested that an ethos of great expectation on the part of the government(s), parents and teachers might influence students’ mathematics success rates in Nigeria. Conclusively, by boosting provenances to inner, malleable, and well-regulated elements, such as effort, rather than ability which is peripheral, static, and uncontrollable, stakeholders like parents and teachers can propagate the intellectual seeds for developmental transformation capable of creating higher and fruitful academic success for students of mathematics in the countr
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO AND POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING RETENTION OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS
No full textThis study compares the effects of Digital Instructional Video (DIV) and Power Point Presentation (PPP) on academic achievement and learning retention of Basic Technology students. Pre-test/post-test non-equivalent control group, quasi-experimental research design was adopted. 250 Basic Technology students from five junior secondary schools in Lagos State were used. Purposive sampling technique adopted to sample schools that teach Basic Technology with application of multimedia tools. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05% level of significance. The instrument used for data collection was Basic Technology Achievement Test (BTAT). The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by three experts from Science and Technology Education Department, and two from Technical Department, Education District V, Agboju, Lagos. Reliability of instrument Coefficient is 0.83 using Cronbach Alpha. Mean and ANCOVA were used to answer research questions and test the null hypothesis respectively. The study revealed that students taught Basic Technology with PPP had a higher mean score than students taught using DIV technique in the achievement test. Multimedia presentation increases students’ academic achievement while Power Point Presentation (PPP) improved students’ academic achievement in Basic Technology than digital instructional video presentation. Consequently, it was recommended that Basic Technology teachers should improve academic achievement of their students by incorporating multimedia tools into teaching as a viable and effective strategy to enhance learning. Conclusively, Ministry of Education should organize seminars, conferences, and workshops for Basic Technology teachers on the use of multimedia tools and facilities made available for teacher and students use
EFFECT OF GAMIFICATION ON LEARNING OF NUMERACY BY ADULT LEARNERS IN LAGOS STATE
No full textThe study evaluated the effect of gamification on learning of numeracy by adult learners in Lagos State, Nigeria. The research design used for this study was a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group research design. There are two groups with one group given treatment and the other group serving as the control group. A sample size of 9 adult learners was selected for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select one adult literacy centre in Yaba Local Council Development Area and another adult literacy center in Kosofe Local Government Area. The inferential statistics used was t-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The learning of numeracy with gamification among adult learners has significant effect on the achievement when compared with their counterpart that was not taught with gamification. Based on the findings from the study, the following conclusions were made there is a significant difference between numeracy achievement scores of learners taught with gamification than those taught without gamification. The study recommended among others that to enhance qualitative and effective teaching and learning of numeracy among adult learners, mobile learning digital games should be incorporated by curriculum developers into the adult education curriculum.
 
STEMMING NIGERIA’S OVER-RELIANCE ON OIL AND BANKING SECTORS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF ALTERNATE INITIATIVES
No full textThis Paper examined the impact of non-oil and non-banking initiatives as potent alternatives to Nigeria’s overdependence on oil and banking sectors in gravitating the Nigerian economy. In the process, the agricultural, manufacturing and mining sectors stood out as dominant real sector components and proxied the alternative to oil sector; whilst the tax sector stood in as service sector alternative for the banking sector. Data were purposively sourced for the period spanning 1994 to 2020. Statistical tools were applied to cover descriptive, correlation and regression analyses. As a corollary, the test conducted for co-integration confirmed the existence of a long-run equilibrium among the variables utilized. The findings revealed that non-oil exports had a huge positive impact on the Nigerian economy. As a logical extension, this development suggests that a unit increase in non-oil export raises GDP considerably. It also underlines the importance of weaning the Nigerian economy off of its reliance on oil by promoting non-oil exports as significant drivers of foreign exchange profits in Nigeria
DEPLOYMENT OF EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AMONG FRESH GRADUATES IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
No full textThe study was conducted to examine the difference between social media addicts and social media non-addicts based on academic achievement, and to find out whether there is significant gender difference in terms of addiction to social media tools both in relation to students of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. The research design used was a descriptive survey of correlational type. The total population of the study was 6, 120 students (as obtained from the Registry unit of the college at the time of the research) made up of the entire NCE II (Level II) students of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. Stratified, random and proportionate sampling techniques were employed to arrive at a sample of 2, 233 from six different schools (faculties) in the college. The final sample of the study derived from the Research Advisors table (2006) was 333. Two instruments for data collection were used: Students' Cumulative Grade Point Averages (CGPA's) as academic achievement, and Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) Adapted by Al-Menayes (2015). Out of the 333 total sample size, 235 respondents were identified as social media addicts, 98 as non-addicts. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level on SPSS. Both hypotheses were tested on independent sample t-test. The results indicated no significant gender difference because of social media addiction, and no significant difference between social media addicts and social media non-addicts in terms of academic achievement. Based on these results, it was recommended that educational institutions should continue to ban students’ use of social media devices during examinations; and should promote meaningful use of social media by lecturers in conducting certain academic activities along with their students to save time and resource