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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION IN KONTAGORA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
No full textThis study assessed the economics analysis of groundnut production in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique were adopted which involves the purposive selection of Kontagora and simple random selection of farmers from four villages were used to collect primary data from 80 respondents from the study area with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, farm budgetary analysis, Cobb-Douglas production function were used as analytical tools for the study. The analysis found that groundnut production is profitable, the farm budgetary analysis shows total revenue of ₦170,283.9 and net farm income of ₦35,411.3 per hectare and a profit of ₦36,429/ha Cobb-Douglas production function gave us R2 value of 0.393. Finding shows that seed, pesticide and labour exert significant difference in determining the output of the groundnut farmers. The result of the resource use efficiency showed that land, pesticide and herbicide were underutilized, seed, fertilizer and labour were over utilized. Therefore recommendation such as provision of credit facilities, provision of seeds at subsidize rate and extension agents in other to create awareness should be provided and the adoption of improved technologies and good agricultural practices
AN OVERVIEW OF ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
No full textAcute gastroenteritis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Young children are affected most frequently, with three to ten episodes of diarrhoea per subject per year, a rate that decreases to less than one episode annually for children over five years of age and adults. Diarrhoeal diseases are one of the leading worldwide preventable causes of death among children under 5 years of age. Almost half of children do not receive optimal acute gastroenteritis (AGE) treatment in Sub Sahara Africa. The presence of blood or mucus in the stool as well as signs of dehydration are important for the definition of diarrhoea regardless of the frequency, volume and consistency of the stool, and diarrhoea is also categorized according to its duration and cause. The factors that increase the transmission of gastroenteritis in developing countries include contaminated water and food, poor sanitation and personnel hygiene, lack of breastfeeding, malnutrition, deficiencies in micronutrients like zinc or vitamin A, crowded environment, and living close to domestic animals. Gastroenteritis mainly cause by three groups of organism, viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Accessible uncontaminated water and good sanitation practices are important for reducing rates of infection and clinically significant gastroenteritis Personal hygiene measures. Children need to be assessed carefully for signs of dehydration, Educating mothers on breast feeding for first six months
ANTI GRAFT WAR AND THE NIGERIA\u27S CORRUPTION CRISIS
No full textOne of the critical challenges facing the entire globe is the menace of corruption. Itsprevalence spares polity in both developed and developing societies although at varyinglevel and magnitude. In Nigeria, just like other Sub-Saharan African states, it has becomea great issue of concern. As a response to the perceived alarming rate of suchphenomenon, the Nigerian state had at various times come up with policies andprogrammesaimed at curtailing it. Among these are the EFCC and ICPC. This paperexamines whetherthe anti-graft war of EFCC and ICPCcurtailed the corruptioncrisis inNigeria. Data for the study were derived largely from secondary source with contentanalysis as the main analysis technique; however, interviews were conducted to someenlightened members of public to complement the secondary data. The study found thatthe failure of Anti Corruption Agencies (ACAs) to effectively curtail corruption was duetolow autonomy, ineffective punishment and low commitment on the part of personnel. Itwas recommended that ACAs should be fully autonomous; their staff be more committed;and punishments be reviewed and made more severe.Keywords: Corruption, anti-graft, punishment, autonomy, transparenc
INNOVATIVE CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN YOBE STATE
No full textThis is a correlational research designed to ascertain the relationship between an aspectof organizational culture and performance of academic institutions in Yobe State. Thestudy enables us to re-evaluate academic institutions as unique managerial entitiesrequiring specialized management skills for better performance. The study seeks to knowthe type of relationship (positive or negative) that exists between innovative culture andinternal fund generations of seven selected tertiary institutions in Yobe State. The outcomeof the study indicates a positive relationship between 60% of aspects of innovativeculture and internal fund generations. It is therefore recommended that attention needs tobe paid to key aspects of innovative culture to foster efciency and effectiveness intertiary institutions
IMPACT OF CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION AMONG RURAL POOR IN NIGER STATE-NIGERIA
No full textThis study examines the impact of conditional cash transfer programs on povertyalleviation in Niger state.The paper adopts a quantitative method using PLS-SEM pathmodeling to establish the statistical relationship between conditional cash transferprograms on poverty alleviation in the state.Thestudy has shown that conditional cashtransfer programs are signicant to poverty alleviation. The socio-economic assessmentof the respondents further justied the above assumption. Government anti-povertyintervention programs have the tendencies of alleviating poverty if the stakeholderscould implement an appropriate policy a framework that is capable of enhancingtransparency and accountability among all the concern stakeholders involved. The paperfurther observed that the high rate of poverty in Nigeriais connected to the systemicfailures of the administrative system in the country such as abuse of the rule of law,political instability, corruption, misplacement of priority, inadequate budgetaryallocation among others. The study recommends for intensive efforts among all agenciesand stakeholders involved toward poverty alleviation intervention programs these arenecessary for the enhancement of appropriate implementation of a well-planned policyframework and the need for adequate budgetary provision is paramount towardspoverty alleviation in Niger state-Nigeria
EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGER STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, MINNA
No full textHuman resource is the most crucial asset to any organization hence, the growth anddevelopment of any organization is anchored on the calibre of employees recruited topilot the affairs of such organization. This study therefore, investigates the effect ofrecruitment of human resource on the performance of an organization with major withmajor focus on Niger State Internal Revenue Service, Minna. Its major objectives were toexamine the nature of recruitment and selection policy or practice, analyze theeffectiveness of recruitment and selection practices and assess the impact of recruitmentand selection processes on organizational performance. The study obtained informationfrom One Hundred and Twenty (132) respondents from a staff population of 200. Thesample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination table. Asurvey design was used to collect data from the respondents through a fifteen (15) itemsstructured questionnaire. Findings from the study revealed that, employee referrals,advertisement and the use of employment representatives are the major modes ofrecruiting potential employees into the organization and that these methods are veryeffective and have helped in improving the performance of the organization, though withsome varying challenges ranging from favoritism, job mismatch, poor motivation andinequitable compensation. The recommendations therein are that, potential employeesshould all be recruited based on competence, placed on jobs based on capacity, wellmotivated post-recruitment and equitably compensated for task completion
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GRIT AND GENDER ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Grit on academicachievements of education undergraduate students in Gombe State University. Theobjective was to determine the relationship between grit and academic achievement ofeducation undergraduate students in Gombe State University. From a population of 912level 200 students of the faculty of education in the 2019/2020 academic session, 183samples were drawn through a multi stage sampling. Data was collected using adaptedGrit scale developed by Duckworth and Quinn (2009) and CGPA of the studentsobtained from the record office of the academic secretary of the university. The validityof the instrument were ascertained by conducting a pilot test on the (20) sample fromanother population. The results showed a significant relationship between grit andacademic achievement of the undergraduate students. The result also shows that therewas no significant relationship between grit and gender of undergraduate students inGombe state university It was recommended that Gombe State University should providestudents with opportunities to work hard by placing them in rigorous classes to helpincrease their opportunities to deal with setbacks, overcome obstacles, and focus on long-term goals, which are important components of grit. Gombe state university lecturersshould encourage and mentor students to work hard toward developing grit and otherskills needed to succeed and not to rely on tests and as a way to assess outcomes. Thefindings of this study provide an important contribution to expanding the body ofliterature and knowledge of how grit and mindset influence the academic achievement ofundergraduate students in Gombe State University
URBAN REALITIES IN TENDAI HUCHU’S THE HAIR DRESSER OF HARARE
No full textUrban life and experiences have diversely occupied the context of African literary creativity. The delineation of experiences into thematic thrusts draws a great deal from veracities caused by urbanisation. The city has always remained and occupied the central position in literary thought and creativity. This generally implies that most expression of experiences by many African writers continue to draw their creative imagination from metropolitan environment(s) and experience. Thus, such realities like the dearth of basic infrastructure, the despicable housing structures all provide a glimpse to the complicated dynamics of urban life as represented in African fictions. Using Realism as a theoretical framework, this paper examines the mysteries of city life in The Hair Dresser of Harare to expound how Tendai Huchu represents typically, the social life of multi-cultural codes, relationships, fashionmongers, etcetera, co-exist. The paper also takes a look at a detailed appraisal of the economic life of the city to decipher how the juxtaposed civic life and financial system of the city thrives, and how this afflux works side by side with political activities and the life of politicians in urban areas. The conviction in this evaluation is that the social, economic and political spectrum of Africa’s phenomenology is critically depicted in fiction to allow for an introspective acknowledgement of Africa’s quandary realistically as symbolised in African novels
The Emergence of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare Associations in Nigeria after the Second World War
No full textThe outbreaks of the First and Second World Wars forced the British colonialgovernment to recruit and conscript colonial subjects in large numbers to fight for thesurvival of the British Empire in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. After the wars, thedemobilized ex-servicemen started to seek a change of attitude from the colonialgovernment because of the new experiences they had acquired during their militaryservices outside Nigeria. One of the significant outcomes of the wars was the eventualproliferation of Ex-servicemen welfare associations throughout the country. Thedemobilized soldiers started organizing themselves into associations to address theirwelfare issues because the colonial government failed to provide jobs for the majorityof them. This paper argues that the emergence and proliferation of ex-servicemen’swelfare association in Nigeria was due to the failure of the colonial government toresettle and rehabilitate the ex-soldiers into meaningful civil life despite theircontributions to the survival of the British Empire
Federalism, Insecurity and Community Policing In Nigeria
No full textThere is a crisis in how federal arrangements could be used to solve the challenges ofinsecurity in Nigeria. Community policing is being presented as a viable option forresolving this challenge. But there are fears in certain quarters that these regionalcomplimentary security outfits could be converted to ethnic militias thereby posing agreater threat than the ones experienced at present. The essence of centrally controlledsecurity apparatus and the helpless situation experienced by governors and regionalgrouping of administrative heads of the second tier of governance which pushed them tosuggest alternative or complementary security outfits is the central focus of this paper.The paper is preoccupied with theoretical issues on federalism, community policing as astrategy for addressing challenges of insecurity, and the threats and challenges ofadopting regional security outfits in Nigeria. This article in five parts has an introduction,a review of literature on theoretical issues on community policing via regional securityoutfits, the consequences of degeneration into ethnic militias and the prospects ofcomplimenting the central control of security apparatus in Nigeria, and theconclusion/recommendations. Secondary data were generated and analysed in themes.The study concludes that the use of alternative security outfits as community policinginfrastructure could serve as a vehicle for managing Nigeria’s insecurity challenges likeinsurgency, kidnapping, cattle rustling and armed banditry. The paper recommends thatthe central government has to put legislation in place to accept regional security outfitsas community policing infrastructure and should work out a partnership that would ensurevigilance among members of communities and reinforce conflict resolution mechanism.This will address grievances that could be explored by criminal elements in the name ofagitation for regional autonomy or perpetration of criminal activities