ABSTRACT This study investigated cost and students’ learning outcomes in selected senior secondary school subject in Lagos state with a view to determine the contribution of the invested funds by the Lagos state government as well as different households in Lagos state senior secondary school education to students’ learning outcomes. The students’ WASSCE results for five years (2005-2009) were taken as a measure of students’ learning outcome. A total of t...
Abstract Nigeria is a religiously diverse society, with Islam and Christianity being the most widely professed religions. In the 1980’s serious outbreaks of violence began to be manifest in the relationships between Christians and Muslims. The clashes in Kaduna and Kano states are notable. Since then, the relationship between the two religions in Nigeria has been defined by violence, attacks, counterattacks and bloodshed. This piece studies the relationship between Christianity and Islam ...
Education is saddled with the onerous responsibility of bringing up children who are responsible and contributing positively to the development of the family, local, national and international communities. This is why all nations strive hard to give the younger generation sound education not only academically but also morally to guarantee a prosperous society. In Nigeria, the desire to build a strong and prosperous nation has led to educationists, curriculum experts and politicians to contemp...
This study surveyed Information and Communication Technology Skills of undergraduate Students of the University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive survey method and questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The population for the study comprises of all the registered 200 and 500 level students of the University of Jos. The library was use...
Background to the Study Evaluation of participation in female sport and recreation has been ignored for decades. Research by the Sports Information and Science Agency indicates that women have been disadvantaged as far as participation in sport and recreation is concerned for many years (Bmi Sports Info, 1997:1-2). In addition they have not had coaching and refereeing opportunities, and were not able to occupy administrative positions (Bmi Sports Info, 1997: 1-2). Statistics, according to B...
Abstract This study examines tax revenue and economic growth in Nigeria. To achieve this objective, time series data of 15 years were collected from secondary source between 2000 and 2014. The secondary data were sourced from CBN statistical bulletin, 2007; Federal Inland Revenue Service Statistics, 2013, and Nigeria Bureau of Statistics. The data collected were analyzed using relevant statistical techniques. The results reveal that firstly, there is a significant relationship between petro...
This paper focuses on re-constructing Vocational and Technical Education in skills acquisition by Secondary School Students. The survival of any nation or people is predicated on the level of development. Where the standard of living is low, the nation is at risk of total collapse. Vocational/Technical Education therefore is among the vital tools which can be used to develop individuals. It is field where opportunities exist for gainful employment being mostly practically oriented; the gradua...
This study survey the perception of students on the causes and consequences of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in Delta State, Nigeria. The population for the study comprised all students in tertiary institutions owned by delta State Government. Researcher purposively sample three tertiary institutions (delta State University abraka, College of Education, agbor and delta State Polytechnic ogwashukwu out of four institutions owned by the state. 600 respondents were randomly se...
Abstract Access to Information & Communication Technology (ICT) is pivotal to a country’s economic and social development and is currently improving throughout the developed and developing world. Nigeria has been undergoing rapid ICT transformation in recent years, attempting to bridge the digital divide by importing electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), which soon become technologically obsolete and find their way into landfills as electronic waste (e-waste) that pose health and envir...
In this rapidly changing world, the quest for self-reliance through education has always been the desire of many nations especially in the present face of global economic challenge. This paper examined the needfor entrepreneurship education to be integrated in technical and vocational education (TVE) curriculum, to enhance the managerialskill of Nigerian youths in their quest to set up their own businesses aftergraduation. To achieve this, the study among other things examined TVEin the conte...
In this rapidly changing world, the quest for self-reliance through education has always been the desire of many nations especially in the present face of global economic challenge. This has triggers many countries of the world to re-evaluate their position and question their roles as nations and consider investing heavily in education. Consequently, repeated call for massive reform of current educational practices has consistently been the dream of many Nigerians and has resulted in an incre...
Abstract Today, the need to improve academic performance in our secondary schools calls for serious commitment from all quarters. Consequently, this study investigated teachers’ motivation and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Specifically, the study sought to find out whether teachers ‘motivation has effect on their morale and the academic achievement of Senior Secondary School Student in AMAC, FCT. ...
This paper focuses on re-constructing Technical Vocational Education for skills acquisition by TVE Students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The survival of any nation or people is predicated on the level of development. Where the standard of living is low, the nation is at risk of total collapse. Technical Vocational Education therefore is among the vital tools which can be used to develop individuals. It is field where opportunities exist for gainful employment being mostly practically...
The extent to which people can take full advantage of the benefit of technology as well as to recognise, address or even avoid some of its pitfall largely depend on their level of technological literacy. The extent to which vocational and technical education (VTE) students in Delta State sufficiently possess the knowledge of technology is not known. This situation necessitated the assessment of the level of technological literacy possessed by VTE students in tertiary institutions in Delta...
The Pursuit of Good Governance and the Anti-Financial Corruption Blitz in Nigeria: A Study of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (2003-2016)