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    Proper Funding of Technology Education Institutions: A Condition for Sustainable Development of Nigerian Youths
    (Journal of Vocational and Adult Education (JOVAE), 2006) Igwe, C. O.; Ibeneme, O. T.
    This paper identifies the funding needs of technology education, which include purchase of new equipment, training and retraining of technology education teachers among others. It also considers the tragic consequences of improper funding of technology education institutions on the sustainable development of Nigerian youths. Constraints to proper funding were explored. It was observed that poor image and sole funding of technology education by government constitute a cog in the wheel of development and advancement of technology education in Nigeria. Finally, a call was made for involvement of the communities, foreign aids, industries, and technology education institutions in funding technology education.
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    Gender Inequality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A challenge to Female Education in Nigeria
    (Journal of Nigerian Association of Teachers of Technology (JONATT), 2016) Owodunni, S. A.; Igwe, C. O.; Sanni, T. A.; Onatunde, E. K.
    This paper looks at the gender inequality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with respect to female education in Nigeria. It defined the concept of gender as socio cultural and is built based on the biological expectations of the individual on the basis of being male or female, and identifies wide range of gender issues militating against Technical and Vocational Education and Training development such as religion, stereotype, lack of adequate guidance and counseling services and cultural influences. The paper also looks at ways of encouraging female participation in TVET in Nigeria. Consequently, the paper recommended among others that a massive public orientation campaign, to encourage parents, teachers and the public at large towards female education in general and Technical and Vocational Education and Training in particular and a call for the removal and abolition of all socio-cultural, religious and political barriers inhibiting female education in general and Technical and Vocational Education and Training in particular.
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    An Econometrics Analysis of the Determinants of Exchange Rate in Nigeria (1980 - 2016)
    (European Journal of Business and Management, 2017) Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Joseph David
    The paper investigates the determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria using times series data ranging from 1980 to 2016 and employing the Vector Error Correction Mechanism (VECM) to separate the long-run determinants of exchange rate from its short-run determinants. The result from the dynamic model reveals that changes in domestic price level, interest rate differentials, trade openness, government purchases of tradable and non-tradable goods and capital inflow are the major long-run determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria while changes in the domestic price level, interest rate differentials and capital inflow are the major short-run determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria. The study recommended the actions of the monetary authorities towards the maintenance of relative low and stable price level, interest rate capable of attracting foreign investors and the design and implementation of trade policies which tend to increase the inflow of capital from abroad.
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    Determination of Subsurface Geotechnical Properties for Foundation Design and Construction in Akenfa Community, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
    (American Journal of Civil Engineering and Archiutecture, published by Sciepub.com, 2014-08) Nwankwoala, H. O.; Amadi, A.N.; Ushie, F.A.; Warmate, T.; Eze, C.J.
    Abstract This study aims at establishing the sub-soil types and profile to ascertain the geotechnical characteristics of the underlying soils in Akenfa in Yenagoa, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria and recommend appropriate foundation design and construction of projects in the area. Three (3) geotechnical boreholes were drilled at the site to obtain baseline data on geotechnical properties of the soil and water level monitoring, the boreholes were advanced with the use of a cable percussion boring rig and were terminated to a maximum depth of 30m. The particle size distributions of a number of representative samples of the cohesionless soils were determined by sieve analysis. The results show that the samples are low to medium plasticity silty clay. The lithology revealed intercalations of clay and sand in thin layers to a depth of 2.0 m below the existing ground level. Underlying this clay is a stratum of loose to medium dense sand and dense sand. The sand is well sorted grading from fine to medium as the borehole advances. The laboratory analysis showed that the silty clay has undrained shear strength of 48 kPa. The loose sand has a maximum SPT (N) value of 12 while the medium dense sand has maximum SPT (N) value of 28. Considering the nature of the civil structures to be sited in the area, it is anticipated the load and the moderate compressibility of this near surface silty clay and the underlying loose silty sand be supported by means of raft foundation founded within the clay layer. It is recommended that studies on the geotechnical characteristics of the area be carried out as it provides valuable data that can be used for foundation design and other forms of construction for civil engineering structures in order to minimize adverse effects and prevention of post construction problems.
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    Architect's and Geologist View on the Causes of Building Failures in Nigeria
    (In Journal of Modern Applied Science, Published by Canadian Centre of Science and Education, 2012) Amadi, A.N.; Eze, C.J.; Igwe, C.O.; Okunlola, I.A.; Okoye N.O
    The collapse of building in most cases is associated with loss of life and properties. The incessant failures of building nowadays are so enormous that it has become a serious concern to the professionals in the building industry, clients, governments, and the general public. Most of the times, the architect and engineer who are directly involved in the construction of such building are held responsible for building failures while the geologist’s input is neglected. The frequent collapse of some buildings in major cities in Nigeria can be attributed to absence of a geotechnical report on the project site before, during and after the construction exercise. Studies have shown that geotechnical investigation report of a four storey residential building covering 420 m2 at No. 56 Bola Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, that collapsed on 26th July, 2006 was as a result of the existence of reddish brown silty clayey material and compressible waste material like wood, plastic and nylon occurring from ground surface to about 11 m on which a shallow strip foundation was used. More so, on 1st July, 2006, another 3- Storey building collapsed along Bank road, Port-Harcourt. The result of the liquid limit, plasticity index, shrinkage potential, moisture content, tri-axial stress range and coefficient of consolidation carried out on the two locations indicates that the soil have low bearing capacity. The collapsed of these buildings were attributed to under design, improper supervision, poor quality construction, poor funding, use of sub-standard construction materials and absence of geo-technical investigation and engagement of non-professionals (quacks). This paper therefore x-rays the causes of building failures in Nigeria and discusses how the solutions to natural and man-made factors can be integrated in order to mitigate or ameliorate future building collapse in Nigeria.
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    Availability, sufficiency and use of school library resources by students: a case study of Police Secondary School Library, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
    (The Nigerian School Library Association., 2018-10-29) Mohammed Saba Adamu, J. Joel Kolo, Alice Adebisi & Fati Abubakar
    This study investigated the availability, sufficiency and use of library resources by secondary school students in Police Secondary School (PSS) Minna Library. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research method. The population of the study consisted of Senior Secondary two (SS2) and Senior Secondary three (SS3). A total of eighty (80) copies of the questionnaire were distributed and seventy-seven (77) were returned and used. The instruments used for data collection were observation checklist containing items on availability of information resources and questionnaire containing items on sufficiency and use of information resources by students; factors militating against the use of information and strategies to enhance use of information resources. Data collected were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Findings showed that computer assisted instructional resources were not available and as such could not be determined whether sufficient or not, only few students make effective use of school library. The study recommended that computer assisted instructional resources should be acquire in the school library to enhance effective use of information resources in the school library.
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    Perception of Undergraduates on Use of Turnitin Plagiarism Checker in the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
    (Covenant Journal of Library & Information Science (CJLIS), 2019) Abduldayan, F. J.; Yusuf, H. I.; Adedayo, F. O.
    Projects, theses and dissertations submitted to the library form the highest number of collections in most academic library holdings in Nigeria. Ensuring that such works are free from plagiarism becomes imperative for future use and reuse. In an attempt to help stem this ugly trend of plagiarism, the Nigerian Universities Commission directed that all Universities in Nigeria should adopt the use of Turnitin plagiarism checker. This study seeks to determine the perception, challenges, and support systems available for students regarding the use of Turnitin in Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMin). There are 3,033 final year undergraduate students in the 2017/2018 academic session. Using Krejcie & Morgan sample size table, 341 undergraduates and eleven (11) Turnitin Officers were randomly sampled across Departments and Schools (Faculties) in FUTMin. Structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. A total of 338 (99%) copies of questionnaire from undergraduates and 11 (100%) from Turnitin Officers were filled, returned and found valid for this study. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data from which the results were presented in tables. Findings revealed that students were relatively unaware of what constitutes plagiarism. Recommendations included the need for awareness and orientation on what constitutes plagiarism, citation and referencing education.
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    Analysis of Safety Performance in Nigerian Construction Industry
    (Nigeria Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NJEAS), 2018-02-22) Kolo, D. N.,; Tsado, T. Y.,; Abdullahi, M.,; Yakubu, D.M.,; Aguwa, J. I.
    The quest for the provision of adequate housing for all has translated to the increase in activities of Building construction industry in Nigeria. This growth is accompanied however with cases of poor safety performancewhich at times leads to structural failure. This study investigates and analyses safety performance in Nigerian construction industry. Investigatory survey research method (work study) was adopted to appraise the aim and objectives of the study through field and questionnaire approach. Questionnaire survey consisting of a five point Likert scale was conducted to solicit information from the respondents, and a total of 120 questionnaires were issued to construction professionals and workers on the sites visited. 92 questionnaires representing 76.67% response rate were retrieved and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Communalities test, Principal Component Analysis along with ANOVA were utilised for data analysis. A total of thirty-two (32) factors influencing safety performance were identified from literature, subsequently principal component analysis was utilised to reduce the list to nine (9) significant principal factors. The top nine principal factors influencing safety performance determined from the research are: Relationship between Supervisors and Employees on site, Geographical Location (Environmental Factors: Natural and Working Environment), Working Procedure, Ear defenders not worn (while working under noisy equipment), Talk by Management on Safety, Tidy Site, Safety Communication, Operatives job experience and Ladders used without being tied secured. These factors were further incorporated into a regression model. The adjusted coefficient of determination of the model was 0.98; this shows that the model has the capability of explaining 98% of variability in the data under consideration. This implies that the model is adequate in evaluating safety performance. It is therefore recommended that key industry professionals and stakeholders should channel available resources to the determined nine (9) principal safety performance factors.