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نعمى " نمذوجا الشعر القصصي في كتاب خلجات ونبضات لإبراهيم سعيد أحمد الغنمبري : قصيدة " مجنون Arabic narrative poetry in Ibrahim Sa’id Ahmad Gambari’s Khalijat Wannabdat’s book: Majnun Nu’umah poetry as a paradigm
Full text linkDespite the quantum commitments and immense contributions of Nigerian Arabic poets into Arabic literary genres, led to the production of their anthologies in different themes and styles. Arabic narrative poetry has not been favourably received the great attentions of Nigerian Arabic scholars like other genres. Therefore, Al-Khalijat Wanabdat of Ibrahim Sa’id Ahmad Gambari is to be examined by looking at the concept of Arabic Narrative Poetry and its rationale in Arabic literary heritage. Likewise, the emergence of Arabic Narrative Poetry in Nigerian Authorship and how it is specially explored in Ibrahim Sa 'id Ahmad Gambari’s poetry would be discussed
The future of Nigerian university system
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The Nigerian University System (NUS) currently comprises a total of 264 Universities, 53 of which are owned by the Federal Government, 62 owned by the various State Governments while the remaining 149 are Privately owned. The total student population is in the region of Two Million and Five Hundred Thousand. In this lecture, we have examined the issue of access, quality, funding and governance as they affect the NUS. Interrogating data published by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the period 2017 to 2023 we present quantitative, verifiable and objective assessment of addressing the question of equity in the adoption of Educationally-Less- Developed-States (ELDS) as a criterion for the selection of candidates for admission into undergraduate programmes in Nigerian Federal Universities.
A trend analysis of contemporary events shows that the Nigerian University System will continue to grow, rather haphazardly and in an unplanned manner, in leaps and bounds especially in terms of student enrollment. Without a concomitant strengthening of leadership and governance, a substantial increase in funding for teaching and learning facilities, conduct of advanced research that is locally relevant and globally competitive (including but not limited to issues of food security, lagging economic development, climate change, reduction of carbon emission, natural resources degradation, insecurity), payment of decent wages to the knowledge workers amidst the continued exodus of the best and the brightest from the country, quality and relevance of the Universities in ensuring sustainable socio-economic development might suffer.
A major feature of the Public Universities (Federal- and State-owned) which currently accounts for about 95% of the total student enrollment is incessant strikes by members of the various staff unions which has led to a cumulative loss of six years and three months in the last 32 years. Funding has been implicated as the root cause of these strikes. In order to be competitive there should be synergy between the Governments as university proprietors for a moratorium on these disruptive strikes. Conscious efforts should be made to internationalise in terms of student enrollment and the recruitment of academic staff.
Some of the States on the current list of ELDS, in particular Kwara and Kogi, have posted excellent results and are now in the First Quartile justifying that they ought to be taken off the list. The same applies to Nasarawa which is in the Second Quartile. On the other hand, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory are in the Fourth Quartile and if the ELDS is to be retained both should be included in the list. The National Council on Education should take a closer look at this recommendation with a view to implementing same.
To the extent that the absence of a Governing Council hampers the proper functioning of a University and is an anathema to University Autonomy, it is our considered recommendation that the National Assembly should as a matter of urgent national importance amend the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2003 in Section 2A as to provide that if the Council of a Federal University is dissolved, a new Council shall be constituted not later than three month
Food and nutrition literacy: a panacea for improving children and adolescents’ health status in Nigeria
Full text linkحركة الترجمة العربية في جامعة إبادن، نيجيريا؛ عرض تاريخي (Arabic Translation in University of Ibadan: An Historical Review)
Full text linkHome language and other socio-cultural factors as correlates of yoruba language achievement of jss3 students of oyo state private secondary schools, Nigeria
Full text linkThe purpose of this study was to examine Home Language and other socio-cultural variables as correlates of JSS 3 students' Yoruba Language achievement in Oyo State private secondary schools, the study adopted a correlation research design. The target population consisted of all junior secondary III students in Oyo state private schools. A sample size of 1287 respondents was drawn using simple random sampling technique. A fifty items Yoruba Language achievement test and students' questionnaire were the instruments used for the study. The study was guided by four research questions. Mean, Standard deviation and multiple regressions were used to answer the research questions. The findings shows that the overall model of the predictor variables ( age, gender, socio economic status peer group) interaction is not effective in predicting student achievement in Yoruba Language . F(2405=3.149, P<0.05), this implies that the combination of the predictors variables is statistically significant at P<0.05 which indicates that the obtained regression resulting from a set of four predictors age,gender, socio economic status and peer group interaction allows reliable prediction of students achievement in Yoruba Language Home Language and the socio-cultural variables of age, gender, social-class and peer group interact together to correlate with Yoruba Language Achievement of JSS III students in Oyo state private schools. Both the child's home language and English language should be taught at the very basic level of education with the structure and intricacies of both exposed sequentially, from simple to complex. Children should be alloyed to belong to legitimate groups to encourage ease in language use, teachers should vary in their teaching methods to accommodate learners of all age and abilities, both males and females should be encouraged in their educational endeavours, teachers should identify specific challenges of learners from poor homes as well as those from rich homes, continuous training and re-training of teachers of Yoruba Language should be considered a priorit
Forecasting Nigerian equity stock returns using long short-term memory technique
Full text linkInvestors and stock market analysts face major challenges in predicting stock returns and making wise investment decisions. The predictability of equity stock returns can boost investor confidence, but it remains a difficult task. To address this issue, a study was conducted using a Long Short-term Memory (LSTM) model to predict future stock market movements. The study used a historical dataset from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), which was cleaned and normalized to design the LSTM model. The model was evaluated using performance metrics and compared with other deep learning models like Artificial and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). The experimental results showed that the LSTM model can predict future stock market prices and returns with over 90% accuracy when trained with a reliable dataset. The study concludes that LSTM models can be useful in predicting financial time-series-related problems if well-trained. Future studies should explore combining LSTM models with other deep learning techniques like CNN to create hybrid models that mitigate the risks associated with relying on a single model for future equity stock predictions
Comparative analysis of service quality of health care systems: case of the emergency department of a government hospital in Southwestern Nigeria
Full text linkThe health industry's role is vital in the preservation and elongation of the lives of many people. The emergency department in any hospital is designed to handle delicate health situations. An emergency department without adequate capacity to handle these situations would frequently record mortality. Service quality in any establishment is an important performance indicator. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the service quality in the emergency department of a chosen hospital. Using SERVAQUAL and Taguchi (mini-tab software and excel package) approaches, factors affecting the quality of service in the department were identified; perception data on the quality of service available to patients were collected through questionnaires under five sections; analyzed and compared. While identified factors include the number of health workers – doctors and nurses, number of bed spaces and retention period of patients, the five sections in the questionnaires covered Tangibles, Reliability, Assurance, Responsiveness and Empathy. Responses recorded totaled one hundred and two (102). Taguchi analysis (mini-tab software) revealed that the presence of nurses played the most vital role in the survival of patients brought into the department, as it ranked first (1st) among the other factors. Excel software showed Empathy as the factor with the highest perception data score of 364.4, while Tangibles had the lowest perception score of 340. From the SERVAQUAL analysis, the patient's perception of Empathy revealed the importance of emergency nursing care, aligning with results from the Taguchi analysis. The need for better infrastructure and equipment within the department was also identified as an area that would increase the quality of service since these had the lowest perception in the patients' minds (Tangibles). Evaluation of the quality of service provided in an emergency department of a government hospital using Taguchi and SERVAQUAL approaches gave similar results, with Empathy and Tangibles playing critical roles in patients' survival
Unlocking progress: the indispensable trio of security, governance, and citizens' responsibilities
No full textUniversity of Ibadan 76th Foundation Day Anniversary (1948-2024)
2024 Convocation Lectur
Conference proceedings
No full textA low cost meter was developed as part of a USAID funded Feed the Future project headquartered at Kansas State University to reduce post-harvest loss (PHL) of grains and is referred to as the PHL moisture meter. It actually measures the temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) of the air space between grain kernels and calculates the equilibrium moisture content (EMC) to determine grain moisture. The meter was built and evaluated in laboratory studies in the U.S. and field tested in Ghana and Nigeria. Meter accuracy was compared to two commercial meters: (a) John Deere Chek Plus-SW08120 grain moisture tester and (b) bench top DICKEY-john GACO2100 Agri meter. The portable JD meter is a low cost meter by developed country standards (~US$250, 2016 price), whereas the GAC2100 benchtop moisture meter is a USDA-GIPSA-approved tester that is highly regarded in the US grain trade and has been used for many years. Laboratory studies indicated that the PHL moisture meter requires approximately six minutes to make a measurement due to the time required for the probe tip and sensor to equilibrate to the air within the grain mass. Field tests have shown the accuracy of the PHL moisture meter was comparable to that of the GAC2100 moisture meter for maize below 15% MCwb. Measurement differences averaged over many readings showed a positive offset of 0.45% for the PHL meter relative to the GAC2100, whereas the John Deere SW08120 moisture meter was found to have an offset of 2.37% MCwb
Reading habit and gender as predictors of adult learners’ performance in english language in literacy centers in Oyo state, Nigeria
No full textReading is an effort to understand the writer's message for development on a personal level and professional achievement. As a result, psychologists view it as a complex cognitive process where meanings are constructed from texts. The current study was carried out in literacy centres in Oyo State, Nigeria, to ascertain the associations between adult learners' academic accomplishment in English language, gender, and reading habits. A descriptive survey design was used in the study. The study employed a purposive sampling technique to choose 120 participants from literacy centers located in the city of Ibadan. Data were gathered using the Reading Habits Questionnaire (RHQ) and the English Language Achievement Test (ELAT). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the responses. The empirical findings indicated that reading habit (β = -0.097; t = -0.277; p 0.783 > 0.05) and gender (β = -0.526; t = -1.577; p 0.119 > 0.05) have negative and insignificant relationship with adult learners’ academic performance. The results also indicated reading habit and gender jointly accounted for 0.04% of the total variance in the dependent variable (adult learners’ performance in the English language) among adult learners in literacy centers in Oyo State. Lastly, the findings revealed that age significantly influences adult learners ’ performance in the English language (F3,17 = 2.46; P<0.05). It is implied that adult educators should design these kinds of projects and assignments with reflective thinking in mind, taking into account the importance of reading habits for academic success. In addition, facilitators could collaborate to develop schedules for library instruction to help adult learners develop a reading habit