Open Grazing is a pastoral system mostly practiced by the Fulani cattle owners who move southwards from October to April and then northwards from May to September. Some states in Nigeria such as Benue, Ekiti, Taraba, Anambra and many others have enacted laws banning Open Grazing. This research aims to discuss the constitutionality or otherwise of the ban. Through doctrinal method of research, the research finds that Open Grazing is highly uncivilized, primitive and archaic. It causes conflicts with the landowners who have the right to use and enjoy their property and to exclude others from […]

The study was conducted to ascertain the roles of educational planners in enhancing enrolment in technical and vocational education programmes in Rivers State. The descriptive survey design was used in the study having a sample of 75 participants (42 educational planners from tertiary institutions and 33 educational planners from technical colleges). The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Role of Educational Planners in Enrolment in Technical and vocational Education Questionnaire.” The instrument was validated by three experts in technical education. The […]

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of adequacy of resources for teaching physics at the secondary schools in Enugu State, Nigeria. Such resources included physics teachers and equipment. Eighty eight physics teachers and eight hundred and eighty students drawn from state public secondary schools in Enugu State constituted the sample for the study. Relevant data for the study were collected using researchers’ made structured questionnaires, one for the availability of laboratory equipment and the second for the level of utilization of such equipment. The reliabilities of the […]

This study analyzed correlation of population growth and solid waste generation in the Port Harcourt region of Rivers State, Nigeria. The cross-sectional research design was used for the study. The primary data was on issues relating to population growth, economic activities and solid waste generation. Out of the eight local government areas that make up the Port Harcourt region, two local government areas namely; Port Harcourt, and Obio/Akpor local government areas were purposively chosen for the study. The Taro Yaneni’s formula was used to determine the sample size and sample frame from […]

The study ascertained the extent to which gross fixed capital formation affect the growth of the Nigerian economy. The study employed Ex-Post Facto research design, which is a very important in determining the relationship between variables. Data for this study encompasses the period from 2012 to 2021 and obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin. Ordinary Least Squares regression technique was adopted to test the hypothesis. The study found that gross fixed capital formation has no significant effect on gross domestic product.

BACKGROUND: There is current decline in the rate of elective surgery for peptic ulcer disease. This is however associated with a corresponding increase in the rate of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer. The sociodemographic data attributable to this include chronic use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, a rising incidence of Helicobacter Pylori infection and consumption of alcohol and smoking. Also the morbidity and mortality associated with peptic ulcer perforation seems to differ between the developing and developed world. The point of perforation also differ. Our study aims to […]

There is evidence that viruses have been around for many years. Much is even known about their biology, their structural and physicochemical characteristics, but how to combat them through an appropriate design of antivirals is a pending challenge. Although the comparison with antimicrobials is tedious, it should be mentioned that an antimicrobial is designed or has as its target mechanism of action some bacterial structure that does not exist in viruses. Therefore, the design of an antiviral involves knowing the structure and the viral cycle of a particular virus. Today, this issue takes […]

The study evaluated the corporate culture promotion and performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Enugu State. The specific objectives were to; evaluate the relationship between social responsibility and quality of service and determine the relationship between employee training program and the output of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Enugu State.  A total population of one thousand, five hundred and forty two (542), staff was used. The sample size of 308, using Freund and William's statistic formula at 5 percent margin of error. 266 staff returned the questionnaire and […]

Telepathy is the direct communication of thoughts or feelings from one person to another without using speech or any mechanical or other normal method.’ This is a natural phenomenon to have a feeling  or knowledge of some communication reaching you from your distant known person and on verifying it you find that the communication did actually take place. A deep research into this telepathic communication too has proved fruitful though its accuracy is still not 100 percent and needs further research. If explored,  this may prove to be one of the mist used communication in future, however, […]

The study was on the effect of Covid’19 on the performance of manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; examine the effect of Covid’19 recession on the return on investment of food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria, evaluate the effect of Covid’19 price of goods on the return on equity of food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria and ascertain the effect of Covid’19 inflation on the return on assets of food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria. The study used the […]

The study examined the impact of brand marketing programs on brand loyalty of automobile users in an emerging economy context. Adopting a positivist paradigm, a quantitative approach was employed. Using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected from 700 respondents. Scales of measures were evaluated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis after which consumer loyalty segments were created using cluster analysis. Logistic regression was carried out to evaluate the effect of brand marketing programs on consumer loyalty. The study revealed a positive and significant association […]

The study was on the effect talent management practices and performance of State Owned Tertiary Institutions in Enugu State. The specific objectives were to; examine the relationship between employee promotion and research output in state owned tertiary institutions in Enugu state, evaluate the relationship between employee engagement and meeting deadline in state owned tertiary institutions in Enugu state and determine the relationship between participatory leadership development and employees’ job satisfaction in state owned tertiary institutions in Enugu state. The study used the […]