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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF BUILDING MATERIALS COST ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
The effects of increasing cost of building materials have made efforts of Imo State Government towards having enough and adequate housing for all citizens an uphill task. The study is aimed at assessing the effects of building materials cost on housing development with a view to establishing a way of... Read more
THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: ONE STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES
One of the most common problems of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education is to base choices on technological possibilities rather than educational needs. In developing countries where higher education is fraught with serious challenges at multiple levels, there is increasing pressure to ensure that technological possibilities are... Read more
EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ON STAFF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES IN EBONYI STATE
This paper focuses on the effects of performance management on staff productivity in the hospitality industries in Ebonyi. Despite the claims of regular performance management in the hospitality industries, these claims have not translated to higher performance and increased staff productivity. Thus the work aims at ascertaining whether there is... Read more
INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN MARGINALIZED SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA: THE PERCEPTIONS OF IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND THE ROLE OF TRAINING
It is well documented that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play an important role in education and that their use is associated with improving student learning and adding value to the curriculum. However, despite the opportunities that ICTs offer, there are still many schools in countries such as Nigeria that... Read more
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF GAS TEST KILN FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS USING FIBREGLASS
A gas test kiln was designed and constructed for analytical purposes and high temperature (1000 to 1200 0C) applications. The kiln was developed using materials and technologies sourced locally and it consists mainly of heating chamber made of fibre glass and refractory cement at the base. The fibre glass replaces... Read more
INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON SELF -ESTEEM AND CONFORMITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA.
The study investigated the computerized statistics designed to generate the analysis on the influence of entrepreneurship education development on self-esteem and conformity to societal norms of secondary school adolescent students in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. Four research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance... Read more
THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION POLICY IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY ERA
The attainment of societal goals is dependent on access to information and knowledge. This paper therefore seeks to assess the roles librarians can play in implementing information policies that will integrate the Nigerian society fully into the global knowledge-driven economy. Using the current literature, the paper describes information as a... Read more
ENHANCED POLYESTER REINFORCED CONCRETE COMPOSITE FOR TILES PRODUCTION
This paper is aimed at assessing the influence of granite particle aggregate on the mechanical properties of polyester reinforced concrete composite for tiles production. It is noted that polymer concrete cures fast with high specific strength which makes it suitable for the production of thin oven layers, floors and precast... Read more
CLIMATE CHANGE AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY: SOME CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS
The environment plays a very important role in providing life sustaining properties to human, animal and plant lives. Man’s activities such as agriculture, resource explorations, technological improvement and advancement etc. have accelerated continuous and rapid degradation of the environment causing environmental changes such as climate change, pollution, deforestation etc. The... Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION: A PANACEA TO RURAL EMPOWERMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
Empowerment and poverty reduction strategies in Nigeria over the years have been least successful due to poor attention to basic infrastructure provision. This paper examined the efficacy and potency of basic infrastructure to rural empowerment and poverty reduction. The paper theoretically articulated historical data from literatures on empowerment and poverty... Read more