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This study assessed the extension service delivery on the value chain of plants in product in Ekiti  State, Nigeria. It specifically examined the socio-economic characteristics of plantain farmers, marketers and consumers in the study area, the factors that determine the price of plantain in the study area, examined the factors that... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background to the Study Shelter is a basic necessity in life. An individual can satisfy this need by either occupying his own (owner’s occupier) property or renting another person’s property. In our traditional society, the need for shelter is mainly met through the first alternative that is owner occupation... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Over the years, Nigeria has had a number of laudable projects that makes one proud of being a Nigerian. These projects range from the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan (now called the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium) to the National Stadium Lagos, Universities, hospitals, schools and the refineries which got oil displacing agriculture as the... Continue Reading

: The construction industry requires continuous evaluation and formulation of risk management index, but Nigeria is yet to introduce a risk rating tool for the industry. This paper therefore assessed risk management practice in Nigeria construction industry and establishes Risk Management Index (RMI). Structural questionnaire were administered to... Continue Reading

This project research aimed to develop a standalone computer application for image classification using Matlab 9.2 by adopting the Rapid Application Development Model (RAD). The software can be used for image preprocessing and image classification. The test run of the software was carried out using acquired LANDSAT image and Google earth... Continue Reading

This project studies building performance evaluation with cases of selected buildings within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Architects, designers and building occupants (and/or users) and other professionals involved in building construction over the years have generated series of... Continue Reading

Kidney function parameters were evaluated in plasmodium berghei infected mice treated with crude methanol extracts of Azadirachta indica leaves in this study. A total of forty (40) male albino mice inoculated with quinine resistant strains of plasmodium berghei were randomized into nine (9) groups of (4) animals each while four additional... Continue Reading

This research work examines the effects of some factors influencing Hypertension, and the data used was obtained from the case-hypertensive patients’ record at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (2007 - 2012). Basically, the target of this research are patients of infections/diseases (e. g. HIV/AIDS) that later developed... Continue Reading

In this project work, we studied the Adams-Bashforth scheme for solving initial value problems. We gave an indebt explanation on the Adam-Bashforth scheme, its consistency, stability, and convergence, the two and three step methods were also derived. Numerical solutions were obtained using four (4) examples. TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover page i... Continue Reading

Nutritional and antinutritional content of ingredient used in preparing dambu were determined by proximate composition, vitamins, minerals and antinutritional contents analysis. Maize and Moringa flowers were used as the experimental samples and the work was conducted in triplicate which resulted in obtaining the experimental result in... Continue Reading

Wi-Fi signals are susceptible to signal loss as they travel hence Wi-Fi users are rarely completely satisfied with the signal strength offered by the off-the-shelf Wi-Fi cards, routers and access points. This project research intends to introduce a device which can provide Wi-Fi users with high signal strength and at a lower cost in order... Continue Reading

This project details the results of a research work carried out to develop fish feed compounded from locally available materials in the institute of oceanography fish farm and analyzed its nutritional values, in the biochemistry department all in the University of Calabar. On the basis of the feed production, it is recommended that the... Continue Reading

Nine samples of freshly prepared kunu was taken from local vendors and hawkers at Tanke area, Ilorin, Kara State and analyzed for microbial quality. The pH of the samples ranged from 2.66 to 4.06. The total bacterial count ranged from 1.5×104 to 7.4×104 cfu/ml; the total coliform count ranged from 1.0x102 to 8.0x103cfu/ml; the faecal coliform... Continue Reading

Counterfeiting is the concern of everyone – the consumers and the manufacturers alike. Drugs counterfeiting has been on the increased, the market is not sought for and the income is on the high side but to the detriment of both the consumers, suppliers and manufacturers. Technology can be of utmost importance in this area via the development of... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The importance of computer cannot be over emphasized with respect to designing and implementation in text editing package which could be in sciences, engineering, business or government etc. Consequently, computers are becoming indispensable. This is obviously true in developed countries; like... Continue Reading

ABSRTACT: This study aims at investigating the satisfaction levels of customers with respect to various aspects of the service quality of ATMs in Nigeria and a problem of robbery and theft ,and also customers opinion on various other related issues such as inconvenient features while using the ATM. The study was carried out in lagos state with 100... Continue Reading

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of work-life conflict on job satisfaction. The study was to study the relationship between work flexibility and job satisfaction. The descriptive survey research design was used because the whole population cannot be effectively studied. For the purpose of this research three banks was... Continue Reading

There has been growing interest in CRM in recent years in business and other fields of study and practice (Balaram & Adhikari, 2010; Becker et al., 2009; Dimitriadis & Steven, 2008; Ozgener & Iraz, 2006). The concept of CRM has grown over the years in explaining loyalty of customers to a particular business. Various studies on CRM have established... Continue Reading

For businesses, an efficient working capital management is a vital component of success and survival; in terms of both profitability and liquidity. The crucial part in managing working capital is required maintaining its liquidity in day-to-day operation to ensure its smooth running and meet its obligation. Liquidity is a precondition to ensure... Continue Reading

TITLE PAGE   THE IMPACT OF NAIRA DEVALUATION ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME) IN NIGERIA     BY     OHAEGBU HENRY SOMTOCHUKWU 2012034025     A PROJET SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY (COOU) IGBARIAM CAMPUS     IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE... Continue Reading

Godfatherism as a phenomenon is one of the dominant features of contemporary politics. It is an ideology which deprives the people of their fundamental human rights of not benefiting from the dividends of democracy. The transition from military rule to democracy in the fourth republic in Nigeria rekindled the hope of Nigerians after over... Continue Reading

In the past, insurance companies hardly thought of how best to manage genuine claims and this led to the creation of a bad image for the insurance industry. An increasing number of insurance companies in recent years coupled with the declining purchase of insurance policies has forced companies to work on better methods of managing... Continue Reading

This study aimed at examining the effect of inventory management techniques on the productivity of workers in plantation Industries Limited. The study sought to find the inventory management techniques used by the company, establish the level of effectiveness of inventory management techniques in the company and also determine the level of... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS Small and medium enterprises (SMES) are considered the backbone of economic growth of all countries (Rajesh, Suresh, and Deshmukh 2008). Small and medium enterprises play a very pivotal role in Nigerians economic growth, as... Continue Reading

Insurance is one of the key sectors in the economic development of Nigeria. The insurance market is made up of sellers of the insurance products that are, the insurance companies who provide covers for various risks and the intermediaries namely insurance agents and brokers. Life assurance contracts are usually for much longer periods.... Continue Reading