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Influence of Communication on Organisational Health: ADyadic Role and Effects of Three Factors of Employee Engagement, Job Satisfaction and Performance in Selected Capital Market Companies in Nigeria
Get PDFThe health status of an organisation is simply a desirable outcome that correlates integrally with its performance and productivity indices; its ability to effectively manage its resources and its solid resilience to withstand stress, threats, and competition. Good organisational health has significant correlations with the happiness, satisfaction, well-being, and positive emotional psyche of the employees. This study sought to evaluate the influence of organisational communication on employeemanagement relationships and its effect on employee engagement, job satisfaction, and performance in selected Share Registration Companies in Nigeria. Data were collected using quantitative and qualitative research methods. Regression inferential statistics was used to test the hypothesis. The joint correlation showed a strong positive relationship between all the variables with an R-value of (.760) at a 5% significance level. It is statistically significant at .000 which is less than (P<0.05). Findings reveal that a significantly positive relationship exists between effective organisational communication and employee engagement, performance, and job satisfaction. It is recommended that since communication has such effects and benefits to trigger employee engagement, satisfaction on the job, and optimal performance, business owners should pay greater attention to investing in organisational communication more concretely to attain and maintain a very high organisational health status. It is also recommended that with improved levels of productivity, loyalty, and commitment of employees, more attention should be paid to concrete organizational communication, rather than handling it as a passive managerial tool
Workforce Employability and Skill Development for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
No full textThe beginning of the twenty-first century represents the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which, unlike its predecessors, is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres. These characteristics have generated many changes in the way work is performed. In order to meet these challenges, employees must increase their flexibility in the way they perceive work time, wages, tasks, workspace and so on. And, in an era of technology and digitalization, employees must keep their skills and knowledge, related to new technology, up to date. Several other aspects related to employability will be discussed in this article. 
Use of Electronic Records Management System on Administrative Staff Performance in Public Polytechnics, Edo State, Nigeria
Get PDFThe management of information across organizations have shifted from the traditional methods tothe digital space and this has been necessitated due to the infusion of Information andCommunications Technology (ICT). This has become an important tool in the form of ElectronicRecords Management System (ERMS) for the day-to-day running of the office environment acrossorganizations of which offices in tertiary institutions are not an exception. However, the reverseis the case in most public tertiary institutions in Nigeria which are still grabbling with the oldorder of managing its records. It is based on this premise that this study investigated the impactof using ERMS on the performance of administrative staff across the public polytechnics in Edostate, Nigeria. The Study adopted a positivist research paradigm and a quantitative researchapproach. Study population was 245 administrative staff while stratified sampling technique wasused to select a sample of 74. Adapted Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology(UTAUT) research instrument was administered to users which revealed Administrative staff ofpublic polytechnics in Edo State have accomplished a lot as a result of the use of ERMS.Computer/internet as well as technical assistants are available within the institutions to supportadministrative staff in the use of ERMS in case of any system malfunction or physical support. Thestudy concluded that the availability of the facilities in these institutions and the ability of officemanagers to use the facilities had a great impact on their performance
Data Input, Data Processing Practices and Service Delivery of Health Information Personnel in Tertiary Hospitals in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Get PDFEffectiveness of health information professionals has a lot of link with their service delivery level.A major factor that has been identified that will always boost the service delivery of healthinformation professionals is the way and manner data is being processed. Deficiencies in dataprocessing practices will results in questionable service delivery of health informationprofessionals. It is in this regard that this study deemed it fit to investigate the influence of dataprocessing practices on service delivery of health information professionals in tertiary institutionsin Owerri, Imo state. The survey design was used. The targeted population consisted of 118respondents sampled randomly from health information professionals in tertiary institutions inOwerri, Imo state. Total enumeration sampling technique was used. A validated questionnairewith reliability coefficient of 0.74 was used as the instrument for data collection. Response ratewas 97.4%. The data were analyzed using descriptive and regression statistics. The study revealedthat three out of the four component data processing practices (data input and data processing)significantly influenced service delivery ((R2 = 0.001; P >.05). The study recommended in thewake of the obstructive nature of technological innovations, For Health Information Professionals,there should be laid down rule regarding training and retraining so as to keep up with the pace
ASSESSMENT OF ADULT LITERACY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA
Get PDFThis paper undertook a cursory study at the extent of adult literacy attained through educationalbroadcasting in Nigeria. With a brief introduction on the origin and development of the conceptof educational broadcasting in Nigeria. The paper highlights among others, the improvement inadult literacy in Nigeria through the effective utilization of educational broadcasting. The workidentifies the importance of educational broadcasting to teaching and learning as a means ofencouraging a greater understanding of a subject matter through the means of presentation whichis always clear, straight forward and in simple language especially to the adults as targetaudience. Meanwhile, adult literacy or adult education is a practice in which adults engage insystematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skill,attitudes or values. It can entail any form of learning where adults and not children engage inbeyond traditional schooling, encompassing basic literacy to personal fulfillment as a lifelonglearner and to ensure the fulfillment of one’s desires as an individual. However, some of thechallenges of educational broadcasting in improving the level of adult literacy wereidentified.Some of the problems as observed include among others erratic and irregular powersupply, inadequate man power resources, equipment, poor storage, facilities and timing. Hencethe work recommends that bearing in mind the imperatives of educational broadcasting as a meansof improving literacy among the teaming illiterate adults in the country the Nigeria governmentat all levels: local, state and federal should not only improve on educational broadcasting butadequately channels the resources for its improved utilization. In addition, the government shouldensure that experts and professionals in the field of educational broadcasting are well trained,employed and enumerated in areas where they are needed so as to solve the problem of humanresources and manpower in the sector
FACILITATING CONDITIONS AS PREDICTOR FOR THE USE OF LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY BY ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
Get PDFThe use of technology has become non-negotiable for academic libraries aiming toprovidecutting edge services to their clientele. However, evidence shows that the use of technology bylibrary personnel may depend on various factors. This study therefore investigates the influenceof facilitating conditions as a predictor for the use of library technology by academic librarians inFederal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research surveydesign. The population of the study consists of all library personnel (Librarians and LibraryOfficers) in universities in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Total enumeration was used dueto the size of the population. A structured questionnaire adapted from existing studies was usedfor data collection. The study found a moderate level of technology usage among academiclibrarians in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria (Mean = 2.96), and perceived facilitatingcondition (Mean = 3.14). The test of hypothesis revealed that facilitating condition (R2 = 0.265,p<0.05)have significant influence on the use of technology among the respondents. The studyconcluded that there are still some underlying factors that must be addressed before academiclibraries in the FCT can reach the level of technology use that will enable them provide worldclass library services. It was therefore recommended that Universities in the FCT has work handin hand with the management of their academic libraries to invest in relevant technologiesneeded in the provision of modern information service deliver
Impacts of Religion on Political Activities in Nigeria, 1999-2023
Get PDFTwo major religions alongside others are practiced in Nigeria, namely Islam and Christianity. Religious politics is fast becoming the order in the country’s political activities. Religion has been a strong determining factor for governance bureaucracy and the electoral process in Nigeria. Hence, the impacts of religious politics in Nigeria could be both positive and negative. This paper focuses on the positive and negative influences of religion on politics since the inception of the democratic government in Nigeria in 1999. The historical analysis method was embarked upon to access facts and authentic information. Findings show that politics of religion is detrimentally pronounced in Nigeria\u27s political activities, it is also discovered that the impact of religion on politics breeds animosity and marginalization. The research concludes that politics should be separated from religious influences. The research also recommends ways of harmonizing the political interests of the two major religions for national development. The adherents of both major religions in Nigeria, Islam, and Christianity, should seek the common good for peaceful co-existence and a serene political atmosphere. There must be mutual understanding and a common goal in the governance of the nation. Nigerian politicians and clerics should desist from the use of platforms of religion to promote personal political interest. They should not be agents of disharmony in Nigeria. 
The Impacts of the Proliferation of Churches on the Socio-Cultural Development and Economy of Nigeria
Get PDFThis paper examined the history and spread of Christianity in Nigeria, the factors responsible for the proliferation of churches in Nigeria, and its impact on the socio-cultural development and economy of Nigeria. The theory adapted was church growth theory formulated by Donald McGavran, which investigates the planting, multiplication, function, and health of the churches as they relate to God’s great commission to make disciples of all nations as in Matthew 28:19-20. The study used a quantitative research design. Self-administered questionnaire of 40 copies was used for data collection. The findings revealed that the impacts were both positive and negative. The positive impacts of church proliferation apart from the spreading of the gospel as commanded by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20 include education from nursery to tertiary levels (90%), job creation (82.5%) health (80%), spiritual solution and healings (80%) and religious transformation (75%) among others. The findings also through respondents identified some negative impacts being made by church proliferation which include: commercialization of the gospel (82.5%), lowquality Christian teaching (75%), denominational undue competition (85%), low moral standard of people (72.5%) and family disintegration (70%). In controlling the proliferation, the majority of respondents strongly agreed that the government should enforce discipline on misbehaved ministers (82.5%). Gospel ministers to preach more on holiness (80%), Christian bodies like CAN and PFN should checkmate their members (80%) and ready Christian leaders and ministers should be helped (75%). In conclusion, the positive impacts of the proliferation of churches have been adding value and good growth to the socio-cultural and economy of Nigeria while the negative impacts have been counselling great pain to the society in Nigeria. Therefore, efforts should be made to control the negative impact both by the government and Christian bodies like CAN and PFN, refocusing ministers to pure teaching and preaching of holiness messages instead of the gospel of prosperity
Influence of Liberation Theology on Governance in Nigeria
Get PDFThis study delves into the complex relationship between liberation theology (a Theological approach that emphasized social justice, human rights and freedom) and governance in Nigeria, examining how religious ideals have shaped political decisions and social movements. Through a qualitative approach, incorporating semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and thematic analysis, this research reveals the intricate dynamics between religious leaders, political elites, and civil society organizations. The study highlights the significant role of liberation theology in mobilizing resistance against oppressive regimes, promoting social justice, and advocating for human rights in Nigeria. It explores how religious leaders have utilized liberation theology to challenge unjust systems, empower marginalized communities, and push for political reform. However, the research also examines the challenges and limitations of applying liberation theology in Nigeria\u27s governance. These include the tension between religious ideals and political pragmatism, the risk of religious manipulation by political elites, and the difficulty of translating theological principles into concrete policy changes. The findings of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of the intersection of religion and politics in Nigeria, shedding light on the potential of liberation theology to drive social change and promote just governance. The research also underscores the need for continued critical engagement between religious leaders, political elites, and civil society organizations to address the complex social and political challenges facing Nigeria
Adopting the Renaissance of Digital Technologies in Religious Studies in Nigerian Federal Universities
Get PDFAdopting the renaissance of digital technologies is inevitable in all fields of studies, religious studies inclusive. Digital technology has brought a new era of efficiency and learning strategies in human history. It has also become a significant key in deriving global economic, scientific, educational and religious growth in Africa, especially in Nigeria. Consequently, in the face of increasingly fierce global competition, it is essential to take advantage of full benefits and potential offered by the renaissance of digital technologies to remain relevant and competitive. Previous studies on digital technologies have focused mainly on digital strategy, digital transformations, and Artificial Intelligence, with little attention paid to adopting the renaissance of digital technologies. Therefore, this paper examined adopting the renaissance of digital technologies, to understand its relevance to religious studies in federal universities in Nigeria (FUN). This study employed a documentation method for data gathering. Data were sourced mainly from published works on digital technologies. Data were content analysed within the ambit of the connectivist theory of Downes and Siemens. The study showed that by adopting digital technology as a catalyst of change, religious studies procure discovery, exploration, and growth, transcending traditional boundaries to unlock the unlimited possibilities of religious studies in the digital age. The study concludes that adopting the renaissance of digital technologies is relevant to preparing students and educators for the demands of the current digital age. It also recommends relevant training workshops on the use of digital technologies to acquire digital literacy skills for efficiency in religious studies in Nigeria