The need for financial statements that are free from all forms of manipulation cannot be over emphasised. Stakeholders outside the company rely on information contained in the financial statement to make vital economic decisions. Therefore, the quality of their decision also depends on the quality of information contained in the financial statement... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Introduction According to Gupta (2012), in a very short span of time, computer has grown from a scientific curiosity to an indispensable tool of modem society. There is hardly any scientific/technical or business activity which is not in one way or the other, affected by modern data processing techniques. The... Continue Reading
In the Nigerian state lies the problem of unity ever since its existence. Overtime, several linguists have tried to look at the diverse ethnolinguistic groups and a way out of Nigeria‟s persistent ethnic problems. Presently, Nigeria has about three hundred and fifty (350) ethnic groups alongside five hundred and twenty two (522) languages. Th... Continue Reading
An experiment was conducted using a total of 601 chicks hatched from a diallel crossing of three genotypes (Normal [N], Frizzle [F] and Naked neck [Na]) of Nigerian indigenous chickens to evaluate the effects of genetic differences on growth traits, reproductive traits, haematological and biochemical parameters. The possibility of using IGF-I gene ... Continue Reading
This study examined the influence of Internet-Addiction on Academic Procrastination among Students of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna-State Nigeria. The study stated three objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses. Research design used for the conduct of the study was the Expost Facto design. The population for the study was 3... Continue Reading
This project was written on the basis of the data gathered, interpreted and evaluated on four manufacturing companies in Nigeria such as Nigerian Breweries Limited (NBL) Guiness Nigeria Limited (GNL), United Nigerian Textiles Limited (UNTL) and Arewa Textiles Limited (ATL). The uses of financial ratios be investors, management, workers and go... Continue Reading
Wole Soyinka has come to symbolise authority in Africa and world drama. His treatises and proclamations have attained such iconic reverence that his drama is often understood „only‟ by the wholesome acceptance of his „esteemed‟ authorial voice. Death and the King’s Horseman has been considered a masterpiece; Soyinkaâ... Continue Reading
The objective of this research work is to bring to the co-operative (societies) in the area of studying on how unemployment could be reduced. I also pointed out the type of unemployment problems that could be encountered. These are normal and transitional unemployment, seasonal unemployment, functional unemployment and structural unemployment to be... Continue Reading
This study made used of survey design to examine Drug Abuse on Socio-Emotional Behaviour Among Secondary School Students in Kaduna state. Five objectives, research questions and hypotheses were stated which guided the study. To achieve the objectives, data were collected from 370 (male=227 and female= 143), participants using a questionnaire struct... Continue Reading
The study assessed the Impact of Leadership Styles of Principals on the Maintenance of Discipline and Facilities in Secondary Schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study was carried out with six objectives among which are to: examine the impact of autocratic leadership styles of principals on maintenance of discipline and facilities in S... Continue Reading
This study investigated the effects of exposure to context clues on vocabulary development of Junior Secondary II students in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. Most students at this level merely memorise vocabularies in isolation without knowing how to put them in proper contexts. This necessitates addressing the problem. Continue Reading
The successful public procurement of infrastructure is an essential element in the achievement of sustainable development. This success is dependent on the procurement strategy adopted. The ability of a procurement strategy to achieve the project objectives is based on the strategy being specifically tailor made to the infrastructure type and the c... Continue Reading
This experimental investigation was carried out to determine the strength of concrete confined by plastic pipe and the effect of slenderness ratio on the strength. Pipes of 75mm and 100mm diameters of varied lengths: 410mm to 1210mm were used. Two different concrete mixes were tested: a 1.5 sand-cement ratio and 3 coase aggregate cement ratio. The ... Continue Reading
This paper demonstration the influence of concrete aggregates on compressive and tensile strength, the initial rate of water absorption (IRA) water absorption, surface porosity and pore size, stress-strain relationships and elastic properties of soil-cement blocks. Also the strength of the cement stabilized blocks of literate soil was determined in... Continue Reading
This thesis is a formalist study of the selected Songs of Fatima Lolo Bida and Hawawu Kulu Lafiagi and the state of oral songs in Nupeland in general. It investigates the Nupe Praise Song by analyzing its structure, theme, content, form and other poetic devices deployed by the singers. This study of the Nupe Praise Song also highlights the inherent... Continue Reading