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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Televised Health Communications on Sickle Cell Disease Awareness in Abuja, FCT
No full textThis study evaluates the role of televised health programmes in promoting awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Abuja, Nigeria. Using a survey research design, data were collected from 400 respondents through questionnaires distributed across Abuja\u27s six area councils. Findings revealed that 75% of respondents regularly watch health-related television content, with 61% favouring Channels TV over NTA for its dynamic programming. While 77% acknowledged television\u27s role in improving SCD knowledge and 68% reported attitude shifts toward premarital genotype testing, only 36% translated awareness into preventive behaviours. Significant barriers identified included poor electricity supply (73%), cultural myths (71%), and limited media resources (51%). Despite television\u27s reach, inconsistent messaging and resource constraints limited behavioural impact. The study underscores television\u27s potential as a health education tool but advocates for multi-platform strategies, culturally sensitive content, and policy reforms to address structural barriers. Recommendations include enhanced funding for health programming, journalist training in medical communication, and community-led interventions to amplify SCD campaigns through culturally relevant messaging
Assessment of Labour Party and APC Social Media Strategies for Voter Education in Abuja during the Nigeria\u27s 2023 General Elections
No full textAs social media becomes increasingly central to political communication in Nigeria, there remains limited empirical research on how political parties leverage these platforms for voter education, particularly in strategic electoral regions like Abuja. This study examines the social media strategies employed by the Labour Party (LP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) for voter education during Nigeria\u27s 2023 general elections in the Federal Capital Territory. Using a quantitative approach with 380 questionnaire responses, the study identifies the dominant platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter/X), measures social media\u27s influence on voter participation, analyzes message-voter education correlations, and documents implementation challenges. Findings reveal Twitter/X as the most utilized platform by both parties, though significant barriers emerged, including misinformation proliferation and limited reach among digitally excluded demographics. The study recommends hybrid voter education models combining online strategies (like TikTok and Instagram for youth engagement) with offline approaches (town halls, radio programs) to bridge the digital divide. These findings contribute to understanding how political parties can optimize digital tools for democratic participation in Nigeria\u27s evolving media landscape while addressing the persistent challenges of misinformation and unequal digital access
Exploring Household Saving Practices: Is Tanzania different?
No full textHousehold saving in developing economies is influenced by various factors that causes a decline in the amount of saving despite the importance of saving to household development. Given that saving is highly a personal matter, strategies to encourage saving cannot be uniformly applied. While individuals have distinct needs, preferences, habits, and motives, this study seeks to explore the typical determinants of household saving in Tanzania. Data was collected through questionnaires administered to the heads of four hundred (400) households across twenty two (22) wards in Mbeya City. The study examines saving as a function of several variables including age, sex, education attainment, marital status, monthly income, number of dependents and social influence. Using logistic regression models, the results indicate that monthly income is the most significant determinant of saving, followed by education attainment, number of dependents, social influence, sex and age. Despite its importance, saving practices remain suboptimal. Based on these findings, the study recommends that saving advocacy should begin at the family and school levels to increase the proportion of individuals who actively save
Corporate Reputation of Higher Educational Institution (HEI): A Study of Selected Universities in Lagos State, Nigeria
No full textThe focus of this study was to examine the effect of corporate reputation in selected Universities in Lagos State. Specifically, it examined how service quality impacted on academic programmes, identified effects of student satisfaction on the retention rates and also investigated the effects of public perception on graduation and employment opportunities among selected Universities in Lagos State, Nigeria. It further conceptualized the variables used and employed Institutional Theory as the basis of the theoretical framework. The study reveals significant effects between quality of services and academic programs of the selected Universities in Lagos State. Also, student satisfaction significantly influence retention rate of selected Universities in Lagos State. Likewise, Public perception significantly influenced the graduation and employment opportunities of selected Universities in Lagos State. The study however recommended that to leverage public perception for better graduation and employment outcomes, Universities should invest in enhancing their academic programs, improving career services, and actively promoting the success of their students and alumni
An Evaluation of Financial Technology and Financial Inclusion of SMEs Entrepreneurs in Niger State
No full textThis study is an evaluation of financial technology and financial inclusion of SMEs entrepreneurs in Niger State. The study uses quantitative and survey research designs. A closed-ended questionnaire was used to generate primary data from 400 respondents. 355 questionnaires were retrieved for analysis and interpretations. The research uses multiple linear regression for data analysis and interpretation. The findings of the study reveal that perceived risk, agent trust, and service charges have positive and significant effect on financial inclusion of SMEs entrepreneurs in Niger State. While service trust has negative and significant effect on financial inclusion of SMEs entrepreneurs in Niger State. The study recommends that CBN, SMEDAN, and NDE should play a vital role in promoting financial inclusion among SMEs by facilitating partnerships between financial institutions and Fintech providers, providing tailored capacity-building programmes, and raising awareness among entrepreneurs about the benefits and opportunities of fintech services. More so, the study recommends that building trust between entrepreneurs and Fintech agents is crucial. Policymakers, financial institutions, and Fintech providers need to prioritize the development of trustworthy and reliable agent networks. This can be achieved through training programs for agents, ensuring transparency in transactions, and establishing strong regulatory frameworks to monitor agent conduct
The Challenges of Budget Implementation in Nigeria: Evidence from Federal Capital Territory Administration
No full textThe study examines the Challenges of Budget Implementation in Nigeria with particular reference to Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The variables studied were budget; preparation, methodology, submission, zero-based-budget, delay of budget implementation and executive capacity. The data was obtained from primary and secondary sources. The methodology employed was descriptive statistics; one sample z statistics. The Result suggests that majority of the staff involved in the budget process are male with university qualification and HND holders and; are FCDA staff who belong to the accounting and budget/planning cadres, all the organizations receive budget call circular before the commencement of annual budget preparation, zero based budget method is used, budget is revised once or twice by the Budget Committee of the Treasury. The result also reveals that the budget use be submitted to the Ministerial Committee for approval before onward transmission to the National Assembly for final approval. All payments of planned expenditure are effected when due process is followed. Furthermore, the inferential statistics result reveals that, delay in the process and inadequate executive capacity have statistically significant relationship with budget implementation. In view of the above, the researcher concludes that, bureaucratic bottleneck impedes budget implementation. Based on the above conclusion, the study recommends that, budget preparations should be done before the coming of the call circular, in order to avoid unnecessary delay in; budget preparation, submission and approval. This can also be addressed through adequate training of staff on; budget methods and techniques, accounting procedure, record keeping, document retrieval system and digitalization of the whole budgeting process, accounting and reporting system in order to have an effective budget implementation
Relationship between Drug Abuse and Crime in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria
No full textGlobally, drug abuse and crime are among the most insurmountable and intractable social problems facing modern society in both rural and urban areas, and the discourse on the relationship between drug abuse and crime has been a topic of sustained interest to scholars and policy makers alike. This study investigated drug abuse and crime in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, with the objective to find out if the two have a relationship, as well as how they are related. The study was a cross sectional survey. The multi-stage sampling technique was used to select locations and respondents for the study. Questionnaires, in-depth interview and focus group guides were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data were collected from a sample of 384 respondents; twenty one in-depth interviews and sixteen focus group discussions were conducted for the research. The study revealed that there is strong relationship between drug abuse and crime in Jos North Local Government Area; drug abuse reinforces crime in the Local Government Area, and crime reinforces drugs abuse. This study concludes that drug abuse and crime in Jos North Local Government Area is a Siamese twins, therefore, to tackle the problem of crime the issue of drug abuse must be addressed, and vice versa
A REVIEW ON NOVEL USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD AND DAIRY INDUSTRY TO ENHANCED FUNCTIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES
No full textThe fast way food and dairy product are evolving is in relationship with use of novel nanoscale technologies. Food and dairy industries need sustainable technologies for food processing to produce products with flavorful, authentic fresh and suitable qualities in order to retain leadership of market for food and dairy products. Nanotechnology can be applied in the packaging of the food and dairy products or as additives to the food and dairy products. The food and dairy products packaged with nano-materials has shown to be more hygienic with health benefits. The use of nanoparticles as additives in food and dairy products makes microbial contamination difficult thus, increasing the products shelf-life. The nanoscale additives used to enhance food nutrition composition, texture, shelf-life and flavor may function as food indicator and/ or for detection of food pathogens. There is great scale of opportunities provided by the use of nanotechnology for improvement of new food products to enhance their functional and nutritional quality. The current examples of nanotechnology are Bioactives, nutraceuticals, pharmafoods and functional food. The use of nanoparticles as additives in food and dairy products is cost-effective compared to conventional additives in use
MICROBIAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION: THE FUTURE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR MICRO-POWERED GADGETS AND BIOSENSORS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
No full textThe global energy crisis has spurred the search for alternative renewable energy sources, and recently, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have garnered significant biotechnological attention. MFCs directly harness and transfer electrons released during microbial metabolism through the anaerobic anode terminal to power external loads. Pilot studies on MFCs have demonstrated impressive efficiency ratings ranging from 89% to 95%, depending on factors such as substrate, oxidizers, exogenous mediators, and the electrode\u27s nature used in constructing the system. The enhanced prospects of MFCs lie in their renewable fuel source, ability to yield clean energy, lightweight design, automated operation, and economic feasibility. These characteristics make them attractive as alternative energy sources for various micropowered gadgets, such as small robotic watercraft, organic photovoltaic cells, and mobile communication devices. Moreover, MFCs hold promise for powering medical devices like pacemakers, artificial hearts, and glucose sensors for diabetics. Additionally, their use as biochips and biosensors in extreme environments, such as meteorological stations, radioactive polluted sites, and ocean depths, for continuous monitoring, presents exciting possibilities. Despite their potential, MFCs face challenges related to pathogenic tendencies, environmental sensitivity, and mutagenic traits of the involved microbes. Furthermore, the design and structural aspects of MFCs need further research and development to ensure practical implementation. In conclusion, microbial fuel cells offer a promising avenue for sustainable energy solutions, but addressing the challenges through extensive research and innovation will be critical to realizing their full potential
THE ‘PRICE’ OF BODY PERFECTION: EXPLORING THE CHANGING PHASE OF BODY ENHANCEMENT SURGERIES IN NIGERIA
No full textThis paper explores the growing trend of body enhancement surgeries in Nigeria, focusing on its evolution, motivations, challenges, and the government\u27s responses and shortcomings. By examining the changing dynamics of body enhancement practices, the paper aims to contribute to the broader conversation surrounding body image, identity, and the societal pressuresinfluencing individuals\u27 choices about their physical appearance. Using a qualitative methodology, the study gathered data from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data was collected through oral interviews and observations, while secondary data was collected from books, newspapers, and journals. The findings reveal that both men and women undergo body enhancement surgeries, although it is more prevalent among women. It further found that body modification is an age-old practice which has taken on new dimensions in recent years due to factors like body shaming, peer pressure, media influences, global beauty trends, and the desire for the "perfect" body. This has led to a rise in botched surgeries and even fatalities, especially when performed by non-professionals or quacks. The government\u27s response to these issues has been relatively passive, allowing the problem to grow and enabling the entry of unqualified practitioners. The study also highlights a debate between modernity and tradition, with proponents of modernity seeing body enhancement as a contemporary trend while traditionalists advocate for embracing one\u27s natural body. The findings emphasise the importance of fostering critical discussions on the consequences of body enhancement surgeries, promoting healthy selfimage, and accepting diverse body types in Nigerian society