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SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME AND ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN MUNYA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION
No full textThe study assessed the School Feeding Programme among public primary school pupils in Munya Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. The main objective of the study is to determine the effect of the programme on school enrolment, academic performance and the challenges faced in the course of implementing the programme. Abraham Maslow\u27s Theory of needs was adopted. The study adopted the survey research design and obtained its data from primary source using structured questionnaire administered on one hundred (100) respondents in 10 randomly selected public primary schools in Munya Local Government Area in Niger State. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. It was also discovered that the school feeding programme in Niger State has resulted in an increase in pupils\u27 enrolment 75(75%), encouragement of punctuality 87 (87%), as well as increase in academic performance 75(75%) activities. The study also discovered that the implementation of the programme is bedeviled by challenges such as insufficient fund 65(65%), overcrowded classrooms 65(65%)and small quantity of food served 66(66%). The study concluded that the state government should double its efforts to address the problems identified by the study in the programme implementation, this will sustain pupils\u27 enrolment and increase academic performance thereby leading to nation-building. This can be done through sustainable funding to be solicited from all stakeholders, corporate bodies and multi-national companies. The study further suggests that proper monitoring groups should be set up in each ward so as to supervise the Vendours in the course of preparing and administration of the school feeding meals
PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING SOME HOSPITALS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
No full textA parasite is an organism that resides on or within another living organism (the host), in order to find the environment and nutrients required for its own growth and development. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is recognized as being a syndrome, a collection of disorders that have hyperglycaemia and glucose intolerance as their hallmark. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among patients with diabetes attending some hospitals in Kaduna metropolis. A total of 320 individuals, this include 260 (99 males and 161 females) DM patients and 60 (12 males and 48 females) Non-DM individuals attending some hospitals in Kaduna were used for this study. Stool specimens were collected from diabetic patients and processed based on standard techniques to detect intestinal parasites. An overall prevalence of 21.9% of intestinal parasitic infections among DM patients was observed in this study. Ascaris lumbricoides (23/62, 37.1%), Entamoeba coli (17/62, 27.4%), Entamoeba histolytica (9/62, 14.5%), Enterobius vernicularis (1/62, 1.6%), Giardia lamblia (1/62, 1.6%), Hookworm species (6/62, 9.7%), Schistisoma mansoni (1/62, 1.6%), Strongyloide stercoralis (2/62, 3.2%), and Taenia spp (2/62, 3.2%) were recovered from DM patients. Age, level of education and occupation were significantly affected the intestinal parasitic infections in DM patients at p value of p = 0.013; p = 0.009 and p = 0.031; respectively. In this study, 25% Type I DM and 22.2% Type II DM patients were infected with intestinal parasites, while 21.4% and 24.2% of the low and middle income DM patients respectively were infected with intestinal parasites. Diabetes Mellitus patients are advised to prevent intestinal parasitic infection, routinely screen for intestinal parasites, frequently de-worm and treat intestinal parasites
MODERATING EFFECT OF COMPETITION ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARKETING PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
No full textAbstractThis paper investigates the moderating effect of competition on the relationship betweenmarketing practices and performance of micronance institution from the Nigeriancontext. The paper uses structural questionnaires, to collect data from 121 MFIs. Thendings reveal that competition moderates the relationship between marketing practiceand performance of MFIs. The result demonstrates that the performance of MFIs isinuence by not only the marketing but also considering the competitions in the industry.The general ndings of this study indicate that strategic management is relevant andapplicable to MFIs and consequently can inuence the performance of MFIs
IMPACT OF FARMERS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME (FEP) ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN DAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KATSINA STATE
No full textFarmers Empowerment Programme (FEP) is one of the programmes under NationalPoverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP). The programme is aimed at wealthcreation, employment generation and poverty eradication within the farmingcommunities in the rural sector. This paper assesses the impact of FEP on povertyalleviation among farmers in Daura Local government Area of katsina state. Dataused for the study came from both primary and secondary sources. The primary datawere gathered through the instrument of questionnaire administered to 40 units of therespondents from the beneciaries that constitute our population size. Interview wasalso conducted to complement the data from the questionnaire. Secondary data usedwere from published materials. Data were analyzed using Pearson chi square test. Thestudy found that the programme recorded low success as a result of inadequatefunding, incredible criteria that reigned in selecting beneciaries to the programmeand low level of commitment among the beneciaries. The study recommends that fundshould be made available and adequate to the government poverty interventionprogrammes; credibility should be ensured in selecting beneciaries; and governmentshould ensure that farmers get ease access to farm inputs for effective farmingpractices.Keywords: Poverty, impact, farmers, programme, beneciaries and fundin
AWARENESS AS A STRATEGY ADOPTED BY INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES AND OTHER RELATED OFFENCES IN FIGHTING BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION IN FEDERAL MINISTRIES BORNO STATE NIGERIA
No full textThe menace of corruption and the fight to combat it is a major challenge confronting the world and Nigeria in particular. More disturbing is when there is manifestly a deliberate failure to eradicate the spread and existence. Lack of positive result of the existing anticorruption agency necessitates the establishment of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) in the year 2000. The paper is a survey type that assessed awareness as a strategy adopted by ICPC in combating bureaucratic corruption in selected Federal ministries in Borno state. In the course of the study two specific objectives were formulated and research question were poses to guide the research. The study adopted attainment of objective as a theoretical frame work. The paper used primary sources as method of data collection both frequency distribution and percentages was used as the method of data analysis. The finding of the study revealed that lack of adequate awareness was a major constraint in fighting corruption in the federal ministries. The study recommend that ICPC should intensify its effort through the placement of placard, construction of bill board and organising workshop, lectures and symposia so as to achieve efficient and effective awareness in the ministries
IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ON POVERTY RATE IN NIGERIA
No full textThis study examines the impact of human capital and economic growth on the poverty rate in Nigeria. Theoretical models and several empirical evidences suggest that human capital is an important way to counter the growing poverty rate in Nigeria. Recent studies show increasing positive relationships between human capital and economic growth on poverty reduction levels on the Nigerian economy. The objectives of the study were to examine the impacts of human capital and economic growth on poverty rate in Nigeria. This study is undertaken to examine the impact of relationship between human capital and economic growth on poverty rate in Nigeria using time series data which covered the period of 1985-2018. Adopting the human capital theory, the following econometric tests were carried out; Unit root test, Co-integration test, Correlation and Granger Causality tests, analysis indicated that there was no significant impact of economic growth on poverty rate in the specified period while Real Government Expenditure on Education had uni-directional causality with the dependent variable. Findings from the study showed that human capital had positive impact in areas of education and health but economic growth had no significant contribution to poverty rate in the economy, conclusion was drawn that only Government Expenditure on Education contained information that could be used to explain the changes that occur in the dependent variable poverty. The study then proffered the need for government to continue developing and improving the education and health sectors as it is important for economic development in the econom
Salt Processing In Igede-Yala Pre-Colonial Economic Relations
No full textOne of the critical challenges Nigeria faces since independence till contemporary periodis lack of unity and nation-building among her diverse ethno-cultural and religiousgroups. It is against this backdrop that this work captures a case study of the nature ofthe pre-colonial relations and interdependency among the component groups that madeup the country. The work outlined how the long peaceful relations and coexistenceamong the two groups (among several others) occasioned in the sharing of technologicalideas between them. It traced the origin of salt refining ideas in the regions of MiddleBenue and Cross River Basin of Nigeria. The study discusses the processes involved inthe refining of indigenous brine salt and its immeasurable value to the pre-colonialeconomy and society of the regions. It juxtaposes that such degree of interdependenceand cohesion predates colonial amalgamation of entities that made up Nigeria, therebywading off inaccurate perception that the coming together of the component groups asaccident of history. Using historical methodologies particularly substantial oralevidence for the study tangible result was maximally achieved and presented to boostscholarship and contribute to Nigerian question
Technology and Product Innovation in Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria
No full textThe study examined the impact of technology and product innovation in manufacturingcompanies in Nigeria. The objective of the study is to ascertain the impact of technologyon product innovation and customer satisfaction, and the impact of product innovationon competitive advantage and profitability. The study adopted the survey type ofresearch design, where questionnaires are administered to respondents. The populationof the study comprised of twenty-three (23) manufacturing companies that are intoconsumer goods listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange, each company was used as aunit of analysis. Purposive sampling was used to select eighteen (18) manufacturingcompanies which were used as the sample size. In each company, questionnaires wereadministered to the managers and production managers to get their view on the subjectmatter, making it thirty-six (36) copies of questionnaires administered and thirty-one(31) were retrieved and used for analysis. Simple regression was used to test theformulated hypotheses in line with the objectives of the study and the result revealedthat technology impacted positively on product innovation and customer satisfaction,while product innovation impacted positively on competitive advantage andprofitability in manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The study concluded thattechnology and product innovation had positively impacted manufacturing companiesin Nigeria. This connotes that sustainable product innovation and development cannotbe attainable without the driving forces of technology. The face of production andoperational processes have changed over time in manufacturing companies dues to theeffect of dramatic changes in technology. The study recommended that manufacturingcompanies should set up Competitive Intelligence (CI) and Strategic Intelligence (SI)to attract every new technology invention in their product innovation from thecompetitive market environment to attain sustainable business performance
Effect of Marital Stress on Married Nurses: A Stockholm\u27s Marital Stress Scale Approach
No full textMarital stress is something that is tearing many homes apart, marital status is not easy to assess not only because of the divergent view on marital stress but also due to dearth of validated and culture fair assessment tool in Nigeria. The Stockholm\u27s marital stress scale is a 17 item questionnaire, a Likert format of three response categories. The study reported a Cronbach alpha of .77 with no validity information. The purpose of this study is to validate the Stockholm\u27s Marital Stress Scale (SMSS) on Nigerian married nurses. This instrument is foreign, the authors validation was about twenty (20) years ago and it has not been validated for Nigerian population. These justify the need for re-validation of the scale. Also, this validation is on a specific occupation group (nurses) which the original author did not capture. 180 nurses in Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nigeria, participated in the study and a survey method was employed in this study. Items 9 and 17 of the original instrument loaded very low and not bench marked and were deleted, the Cronbach alpha for the new version is 863 and the norm is 34.76. Nurses that score above the norm have high marital stress while those that score below the norm have low marital stress. The Stockholms Marital Stress Scale (SMSS) correlates significantly with marital stress inventory (MSI), (rxy (180 = .734, p< .001) and the items- total correlation ranges from .265 (p< .01) - .764 (p< .001). Authors conclude that the SMSS provide a brief, valid and reliable measure of marital stress among Nigerian nurses
Decolonization Process in Nigeria: The Contributions of Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Press and Labour Strike in 1945
No full textThe reactions to the economic and social effects of the Second World War were expressed through the press by the working class, who were the producers of the colonial economy and ironically bore the pinch of its hardship. Attempts to bring these to the attention of the colonial administration by the workers union resulted in unpleasant reactions from the former. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s press was readily at hand to assist workers to agitate for the increase of better working conditions caused by the war. At the end, the activities of these two-group led to the increased cost of living allowance (COLA) for the Nigerian workers and amendment to some of the obnoxious political policies, leading to the political independence of the country