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- ItemA Systematic Review of Nigerian Articles in Radio Research(Online Journal of Arts, Management and Social Sciences (OJAMSS), 2023-06) Ifeduba, EmmanuelIt is impossible to exaggerate the value of radio in developing nations like Nigeria. It has been essential to national, societal, and educational development. Radio is the most prevalent, accessible, and inexpensive mass media available, especially for rural residents, despite technological breakthroughs that have altered how society functions.This paper examines the research conducted by researchers in Nigeria how radio relates with other aspects of life. The objective of the study was to find out the different areas of research that researchers have covered with in radio research as a medium of mass communication, the research methodology and the theory most preferred by researchers. The study utilized the systematic review and content analysis as methodology for the study. Findings revealed that researchers have focused more on relating radio and health, development, agriculture, education, politics and advertising. The study recommended that researchers should diversify and research on radio and other areas like culture, economy, convergence of the media, sports, climate change etc
- ItemA Sytematic Review of Newspaper- focused Studies In Nigeria(Multidisciplinary Journal of Vocational Education & Research, 2023-05) Ifeduba, EmmanuelNewspapers are the fundamental part of the fourth estate through which information has been and is conveyed. It has been a means to reach audience and disseminate relevant information and news that is either local, national or international. Pertaining to its history in Nigeria, beginning from the time of IweIroyin to contemporary newspapers like punch or the nation, newspapers have continued to have a massive impact on the society. This paper focuses on the 100 annotated bibliography on newspapers written in Nigeria within a specific period of time by researchers. The results of the findings demonstrates that newspaper covers many important areas of which include; politics, security, education, language, crime, management, economy, etc. The paper concludes that newspaper has done basically well in informing, educating the Nigerian audience and most importantly, has been able to uncover some corruptions and scandals through its investigativejournalistic approach. Therefore, the paper recommends that newspaper industry should be looked upon and innovated due to the threats of redundancy being received from the internet. The paper also recommends that government should also empower the industry by promoting policies that will be favor the industry that will bring about the wellbeing of the industry.
- ItemAbnormal Body Weight and its Socioeconomic Determinants: Evidence from Nigeria(Journal of Economic & Management Perspectives,, 2018) Adewara, Sunday OlabisiObesity and overweight are among the major contributors to the global burden of diseases as measured by Disability-Adjusted Life Years due to its capability of increasing the risks of health related diseases. Strand of literature has focused on the biological factor with less emphasis on socioeconomic factors. Using dataset from the 2013 National Population for Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), this study applies binary probit regression model to examine the socioeconomic determinants of overweight and obesity in Nigeria. The study came up with the following broad stylized facts for overweight and obesity. The socioeconomic determinants of probability of overweight were age, gender, marital status, household size, education years, rural locality, wealth index (if poor), ethnicities and educated female. More so, age, female gender, marital status, household size, education years and educated female influence the probability of overweight among households positively; while age, rural locality, poverty and ethnicities influence the probability of overweight among households negatively. Also, the socioeconomic determinants of probability of obesity are age, female gender, marital status, household size, education years, rural locality, wealth index (if poor), ethnicities, poor female, educated female and educated poor. Finally, the study recommends public health education, cultural and value re-orientation among others as solution to the problem of overweight and obesity in Nigeria
- ItemAbundance of Birds in Six Selected Habitats(2017) Adeleke, Bola OlusolaBird species world over are faced with the problem of habitat changes. Conservation of birds in fragments of habitats is increasingly important due to the diverse uses of the environment. To meet this challenge, predicting abundance of bird species in relation to specific vegetation taxa in the habitats is required .This study determined bird species abundance and their relationship with habitat variables of tree, shrub and herb abundance. Study conducted in the forested bitumen belt of Ode-Irele, Ondo state, Nigeria evaluated habitat use by birds using 20- minutes birds point count to a radius of 30 meters, carried out in six selected habitats. The vegetation cover was sampled using 5x5-meters and 1m2quadrants. Data collected were subjected to t-test of independent variables with LSD in ANOVA for birds’ use of habitats and linear regression for the dependence of birds’ abundance on habitats’ variables.88 bird species belonging to 31 families were associated with the study area. The abundance of birds was significantly affected by habitat types (P<0.05) and predicted by habitat variables. The study would assist decision makers in the management and conservation of habitats’ variables critical to the survival of bird species during the bitumen development phase.
- ItemAdapting social media for formal learning in Nigeria: Challenges and prospects(Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review (OMAN Chapter), 2014-04) Sanusi, Bernice OluwalanuEducationist and communication experts have in the past advocated for a flexible learning aimed at meeting individual needs, while at the same time providing both the learner and the instructor the opportunity to interactively relate outside the structured environment. Thus when social media started out as a fun way to connect with friends and families, experts saw it as a powerful tool for education beyond their uses as avenue to socialize. Today, many students and educationists are using sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, MySpace, Flicker, Netlog, Slideshare and tools such as Skype, Ovoo, and Yahoo messenger to connect students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. As part of the growing influence for enhancing education, the Osun state government recently gave out smart phone dubbed “opon imo” (tablet of knowledge) to all secondary pupils in the state loaded with several learning materials. Using the exploratory method, the authors explore ways in which social media can be used to enhance formal learning by identifying opportunities and challenges inherent thereof. The authors concluded that social media provide better opportunities to help student take their learning experience outside the classroom to wherever they are but noted that cost of acquisition and sustenance could pose as challenge for those in the lower income bracket of the society.
- ItemAdapting Social Media for Formal Learning in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects(2014) Adelabu, Omowale
- ItemAdvertising Agencies in Nigeria, Foreign Affiliations and Their Implications(2012) Sanusi, Bernice Oluwalanu
- ItemAdvertising, Language and Culture(2021) Adelabu, Omowale
- ItemAgenda-Setting: A Preliminary Proposal(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2022-02-28) Obiaje, KrisThe agenda-setting theory has long been around since investigations into the role of the media in the transmission of salience issues and what awareness it generates plus the priority the audience gives same was unearthed. Three derivatives (policy agenda-setting, public agenda-setting and media agenda or agenda building) earlier identified by Rogers and Dearing have been instrumental to these processes and investigations. On account of the impact of the Internet on the communication ecosystem and to complement the earlier three offshoots, the agenda-setting framework is ripe for additional amplification. And because the Internet has expanded the media ambit and rendered additional platforms via convergence and digitization, a distinct category of media content influencer/source has been birthed. Do celebrities have enough impact on Media offering or salient issues that makes it into editorial content? What do available empirical studies say about the preceding query? Employing causal explanatory research design, while using literature review as a research instrument, this article, therefore, examined the historical background of the agenda-setting theory and the dimensional influence of celebrities in the agenda-setting scope and subsequently developed a springboard for the proposed derivate—the 'Celebrity agenda-setting'—whilst considering its conceptual plausibility which is hinged on the impact of the New Media and audience behaviour. Since this is a preliminary proposition; it is posited that scholars and researchers in the communication ecosphere give this concept further attention and exposition.
- ItemAids-Orphanhood and Human Capital Development in Nigeria(Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oradea., 2013-07) Dauda, RasakiThis study employs the descriptive method of analysis and growth rate to determine the effect of high number of AIDS Orphans on human capital development in Nigeria. The available facts reviewed and the result of the analysis revealed that the growth rate of the number of orphans, occasioned by the pandemic, has continued to be positive since 1990 till date. AIDS Orphans as a percentage of children within the 0 and 14 has been on the increase, from 0.03%, in 1990, to 2.1%, in 2000, and has extended further to 3.78%, in 2009. Enrolment figures, as well as the rates of school dropouts among the orphans and vulnerable children, clearly indicate that the negative impact of increase in AIDS Orphans on human capital would be substantial if this trend remains unchecked. Therefore, it is imperative for governments at all levels to set better policy measures to support these orphans. Such measures could focus on free and compulsory education, shelter, clothing, medical services and food. Communities, which provide safety nets for the children should be empowered and encouraged with proper financial assistance. In addition, there’s a clear need for specific legislation against the growing trend of all forms of exploitations and child-abuse, particularly on girls
- ItemAlcohol Use among Nigerian University Students: Prevalence, Correlates and Frequency of Use(2019) Olajire, Oluyinka OlutolaBackground: Globally, alcohol use is responsible for 320 deaths every hour, and the impact is more among those in the younger age group. Despite the adverse health and social challenges associated with alcohol use, alcohol remains the most used and abused psychoactive substance among young adults. Our study aimed at determining the prevalence, correlates and frequency of alcohol use among young adults in two Nigerian universities. We further explored the role of family structure, family support and religion/religiosity on alcohol use in this study setting. Such findings could help to inform public health policy formulation in the country. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in two selected universities in the North Central region of Nigeria. The study was conducted among a final sample of 784 students selected using stratified random sampling. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on ever and current alcohol use and frequency of alcohol use between February and April 2018. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The level of ever and current use of alcohol was 43.5 and 31.1%, respectively. The mean frequency of alcohol use among the study participants was three days, but ten days among current alcohol users. In the adjusted model, male sex, age above 19 years, infrequent attendance of religious rituals, and belonging to rich/middle-class family were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of ever use and current use of alcohol, while living in the same household as one’s father was associated with lower odds of current and ever use of alcohol. Conclusion: There is a high rate of lifetime and current use of alcohol among university students in the study setting. Alcohol use was significantly associated with living with parents, religion and religiosity. Both high and low socioeconomic status were associated with alcohol use. There is a need to implement measures in controlling alcohol manufacturing and marketing as well as policies regulating alcohol outlets establishment around educational institutions as well as the working hours in such outlets. Finally, there is a need to organise interventions aimed at reducing this unhealthy social norm among students in this setting.
- ItemAlteration in Trace Elements Concentration and Possible Copper Toxicity in Juiced Leafy Vegetables Commonly Consumed in Southwestern Nigeria(British Biotechnology Journal, 2016) Adeniji, Paulina OlufunkeThis study investigated the effects of juicing on four micro-minerals (Cu, Zn, Mn and Mo) contents of six different leafy vegetables commonly consumed in South western, Nigeria. Micro-minerals were determined using Atomic Absorbance Spectrophotometer (AAS). Among the fresh vegetables, highest level of micro-minerals was recorded in Senecio biafrae for Cu (9.13±0.21 mg/100 g dry weight); Manihot esculenta for Zn (2.01±0.17 mg/100 g dry weight); Ipomoea batatas for Mn (3.78±0.29 mg/100 g dry weight) and Senecio biafrae for Mo (35.00±0.00 µg/100 g dry weight). In juiced form, highest value of Cu was noted in Launaea taraxacifolia (21.43±1.58 mg/100 g dry weight); Zn in Senecio biafrae (3.24±0.26 mg/100 g dry weight), Mn in Launaea taraxacifolia (11.76±2.25 mg/100 g dry weight) and Mo in Piper guineense (44.00±0.00 µg/100 g dry weight). The least micro-minerals contents noted in juice fraction of vegetables are as follows: Cu, Ipomoea batatas (2.35±0.15 mg/100 g dry weight); Zn, Launaea taraxacifolia (0.36±0.01 mg/100 g dry weight); Mn, Piper guineense (2.68±0.27 mg/100 g dry weight) and Mo, Ipomoea batatas (0.002±0.00 mg/100 g dry weight). Increased concentrations of micro-minerals was observed in virtually all juice fractions when compared with their corresponding fresh vegetables with exception of Ipomoea batatas, where Zn and Mo contents reduced in the juice when compared with its corresponding fresh vegetables. It could be deduced that the juice fraction of vegetables contain more of trace-minerals in some of the vegetables. In addition, intake of 100 g dry weight of any of the vegetable (fresh form) does not lead to toxic intake of any of the minerals using Recommended Daily Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) as a standard. However, intake of the same corresponding dry weight in juice would lead to toxic level of Cu in all the vegetables except Ipomoea batatas; whereas, such amount would not lead to Zn, Mn and Mo toxicity.
- ItemAlternatives to Imprisonment in Nigeria: A Sociological Reflection(Direct Research Journal, 2017) Olajire, Oluyinka OlutolaThis article extended research on the need for the Nigerian Criminal Justice System to fully embrace alternatives to imprisonment and use prison as a last resort. It seeks implementation of strategies that will use imprisonment as last option and also highlights what actors must do to ensure its success. The focus of the article is on how over reliance on imprisonment should be systematically reduced in the country so as to improve the delivery of justice and to integrate international human rights-based standards and norms into local policies and practices and at the same time reduce the prison population. To achieve the above, the article suggested the adoption of related and useful alternatives to imprisonment that may be considered when assessing the needs and demands of the country‘s criminal justice system. It recommends systematic implementation of alternatives at the stages of pre-trial, sentencing and also highlights the early release of sentenced prisoners.
- ItemAnalysis of Fiscal Deficit Sustainability in Nigerian Economy: An Error Correction Approach(2014) Oyeleke, Olusola Joel
- ItemAnalysis of the Effects of Climate Change on Crop Output in Nigeria(American Journal of Climate Change, 2017) Adewara, Sunday OlabisiThis study investigates the effects of climate change factors and non-climate change factors on crop output in Nigeria. Empirical research approach was adopted with the use of secondary sources of time series annual data obtained from reputable sources for the period 1980-2013. Error Correction Mechanism was used for the analysis. It was found that in the short run, only rainfall tested significantly positive to crop output among the climate change factors but there is evidence of significant effects of all climate change factors on crop output in the long-run. For example, temperature, carbon dioxide emission, carbon emission and rainfall were tested significantly to crop output. Furthermore, non-climate change factors like economically active population, gross capital formation, and land area equipped for irrigation were significantly positive to crop output. To forestall the effects of climate change on crop output, the study recommends that policy makers should formulate policies that will aid farmers towards adaptation practices in farming that can mitigate the effects of climate change. Furthermore, governments and other relevant agencies should also design programmes that can motivate the masses to increase their involvement in crop production.
- ItemAntagonistic Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Bioactive Molecules against Fungi Isolated from Onion (Allium cepa)(EC MICROBIOLOGY Research Article, 2019) Adeniji, Paulina Olufunke
- ItemAppraisal of Independent and Interdependent Problem-Solving Skills on Role-Based Performance of University Non-Academic Staff(2018) Akinbobola, Olusola Iyabode
- ItemAppraisal of Role Conflict on Quality of Work Life and Turnover Intention among Corporate Women Workforce(2016) Akinbobola, Olusola Iyabode
- ItemAppraisal of Role Facilitation on Work Engagement among Corporate Work Force(2017) Akinbobola, Olusola Iyabode
- ItemAssessing the Impact of Plants Richness for the Conservation of Forest Birds in Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Nigeria(Wildlife Society of Nigeria, 2019-09-16) Ogunsusi, KayodeConservation of birds in fragments of forest habitats is important to avoid continual loss of bird richness. This study determined the richness and diversity of bird species in relation to the richness of habitat variables of tree, shrub and herb. The study was conducted in the forested bitumen belt of Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Nigeria. Data on birds was evaluated using point count, while vegetation cover was sampled using both 5 m2 and 1 m2 quadrants. Data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics, and linear regression. Result indicates that 31 families of birds were associated with the study area. The families of Accipitridae, Ploceidae, Prionopidae, Columbidae, Alcedinidae, Motacilidae, Nectarinidae, Picidae, Sylviidae, and Turdidae had high species richness. The richness of birds was influenced by the richness of vegetation taxa mostly in arable farmland and riparian habitat. The tree, shrub, and herb layers of the forest habitat are, therefore, useful indices for conservation of birds’ species.