ABSTRACT The study was conducted at Dodoma Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority which is located in Dodoma Region. The study attempts to examine the influence of sociocultural environment on OPRAS, a case study of DUWASA. A sample of 70 plus 9 key informants were included in the study which implicated both management staff and the floor workers from each department. Questionnaire, interviews and documentation were used to collect data. Questionnaires were given to ordinary employees w...
ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a sector that is currently drawing attention of many scholars. The study was conducted in two districts of Dodoma region in Tanzania namely Kongwa and Chamwino. A total number of 314 respondents were involved. Exploratory and descriptive research design were employed and two data collection tools namely questionnaires and interview guide were used. Resultsrevealed that most of people have an understanding on financial inclusion and also these services are sign...
ABSTRACT The research was necessitated by the need to examine the challenges of staff recruitment, selection and placement in Public sector establishments in Nigeria. Based on this, the researcher went into investigation with a view to discovering the effects of political and sociological factors on recruitment; their effects on effective service delivery; and to determine the remedial measures to ensure effective and efficient service delivery in the Institutions of higher learning. Three h...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of gender roles on land pollution in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining at Buhemba in Butiama district, Mara region. Specifically, the study assessed the miner’s knowledge, attitude and practices on land pollution, explored gender roles basing on female and male roles in ASM. Also the study assessed the contribution of gender roles on land pollution as a result of ASM activities in Buhemba small scale gold mine area. Different data collection methods w...
ABSTRACT In Nigeria, health insurance is not a commonly purchased financial instrument. Recently debates have revolved around extending health insurance coverage to a wider range of the population, via compulsory insurance scheme. However, the debate rarely considers the competing demands placed on the family budget. In this work, we examined the factors that will increase the benefits of those that have health insurance cover in the formal sector and the factors that will influence th...
ABSTRACT The study investigated personality and social support as predictors of life satisfaction among a population of 601 staff of Nigerian Prisons, Enugu State. Data were collected using Life Satisfaction Index-Short Form (Barrette & Murk, 2009), Big Five Inventory (John, Donahue & Kentle, 1991) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988). Multiple regression analysis was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. The result of the st...
Abstract The study, "The Effects of Multiple Taxation on Small-Scale Enterprises in Ebonyi State" focused on finding the changes in the operations of Small-Scale Enterprises prompted by imposition of multiple taxation. It also looked at the impact of multiple taxation on investment decision of SSEs operators. Descriptive statistics was used go study the data collected for this work through a well-structured questionnaire. The Godman's and Kruskal's Gamma, a non-parametric measures of associat...
ABSTRACT The study investigated role of parental education, self-efficacy and achievement motivation in academic engagement among three hundred and fifty-six (356) university of Nigeria, Nsukka undergraduates, (male and female). Three instruments including demographic data were used in the study: The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale- Students version (UWES- S), the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSE) and the Nigerian Adaptation of Herman’s (1970) Questionnaire Measure of Achievement ...
ABSTRACT The study empirically analyzed the sacrifice ratio in Nigeria for the period 1970-2013, using the Instrumental Variables Generalized Method of Moments (IV-GMM) technique. The results revealed that inflation inertia has a significant negative impact on the actual rate of inflation in Nigeria. It was also revealed that the percentage of a year’s real GDP that must be forgone to reduce inflation by 1 percentage point in Nigeria is 5.1. In 1982, 53.55 percent of the GDP was sacrif...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of personality difference, coping strategy and stress symptomatology among pregnant women in Enugu metropolis. Two hundred and twenty pregnant women were selected from two hospitals in Enugu Metropolis. One hundred and ten participants were selected from each of these hospitals. Three instruments were used to collect data for the study namely: the brief cope scale (Carver, 1997), type A behavior scale (Omoluabi, 1997) and psychophysiological symptom c...
Abstract This study took critical examination and evaluation of the Ebonyi State Community Based Poverty Reduction Agency and youth skill acquisition in Ebonyi State from 2005 to 2015. The study aimed broadly at establishing relationship between EBCPRC and poverty alleviation in the rural communities of Ebonyi State and specifically ascertaining whether the management of EBCPRA’s fund encouraged the provision of skill acquisition centres in Ebonyi State from 2005 to 2015 and to evaluate th...
ABSTRACT Theoretical and empirical evidences support the prime role of public education expenditure in rapid and persistent economic growth. However, available statistics in Nigeria does not seem to support this view. An average of 5.72 per cent of public expenditure was spent on education between 1970 and 2010. During the same period, economic growth was not only inconsistent, but averaged 0.6 per cent. Public education expenditure, no doubt promotes educational attainment which could be reg...
ABSTRACT This study used a cross-sectional design to investigate the influence of dispositional mindfulness and spirituality on readiness to change cannabis use. Participants were one hundred and fifty seven (157) cannabis users. Their ages ranged between 17 - 44 years, with a mean age of 24.50 (SD = 4.28). Three instruments were used for data collection. Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaires (Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer, & Toney, 2006), Spiritual Experience Index-Revised (Genia, ...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the perception of the general public on the socio-economic implications of drug addiction in Nigeria. The study was conducted in Enugu urban and a sample of six hundred (600) respondents aged 18 years and above resident in Enugu urban were selected through simple random sampling. Structured questionnaires developed by the researcher were administrated to the respondents by six research assistants. In addition in depth interviews were conduct...
ABSTRACT This research work is on “Remuneration and Industrial Conflicts in the Anambra State Civil Service, Nigeria (1991-2011)”. The study was motivated by the frequent complaints made by the civil servants over their remuneration and the insensitivity of the Anambra State government in addressing the problem especially against the backdrop of severe economic hardship the country is experiencing. These complaints often snowball into industrial conflicts in the state. Arising from t...