A bilingual or a multilingual speaker of Nigerian languages tend to fall back to the ethnic languages in the domains and topics, context and situations that require the usage of Standard English Language as result of the predominant Nigerian language(s) in their repertoire. There are different languages (codes) used by Nigerian students for interac... Continue Reading
The artistic portrayal or representation of folkloric forms into plays ought to reflect the crux of such traditional forms or materials in order to underscore their significance. This research examines the use of folkloric forms in a number of Tiv plays: Iyorwuse Hagher‟s Swem Karagbe (1979), Saint Gbilekaa‟s Prized Chickens are Not Tas... Continue Reading
The development of technological devices which led to the advancement of sound design in professional theatre created a new platform and improved the quality of theatre productions, by enhancing and advancing the message of performances in the theatre.However, most academic theatres in Nigeria have not been able to maximize the potentials of sound ... Continue Reading
This study examines the role of Theatre for Development (TFD) interventions for social change in selected communities in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. It is aimed at expounding on the effects which TFD, as an alternative and community-oriented communication approach, offers in addressing social challenges within local communities in the Niger Delt... Continue Reading
The usefulness of performances in communicating and bringing about change in behavioural patterns and development in our present day society cannot be underrated. Overtime, local performance groups have engaged in the use of drama/performances to address social vices within communities. The successes or otherwise of these engagements constitute the... Continue Reading
In Nigeria, little attention has been paid to communicate and create awareness to teenagers about diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a non-communicable disease which has become aserious health challenge globally affecting both the young and old. This study examined how effective communication can deepen teenagers‟ knowledge on diabetes m... Continue Reading
The usefulness of performances in communicating and bringing about change in behavioural patterns and development in our present day society cannot be underrated. Overtime, local performance groups have engaged in the use of drama/performances to address social vices within communities. The successes or otherwise of these engagements constitute the... Continue Reading
The effect of open defecation on human health is quite detrimental. The outbreak of cholera and diarrhea has become an annual epidemic in Sabon-Gari Local Government area of Kaduna State. This study therefore evaluates the communication approaches deployed by primary healthcare department in Sabon-Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State towards ... Continue Reading
In Nigeria, there has been an increasing level of awareness campaign on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), but knowledge about EBF is relatively low even in cosmopolitan cities like Lagos perhaps because of ineffective communication of the message of EBF, which in turn affects its practice. Continue Reading
Rap music as one of the elements of hip hop culture originated in New York’s South Bronx neighbourhood in the late 1970s. Its lyrics provide a powerful lens through which to view the many dimensions of the African American predicament. As a form, Rap music is for African Americans the means to pen down their history and social circumstances ... 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
Radio is considered to be a very powerful tool for engendering community empowerment due to its capacity to cover wide audience and its easy and accessible nature. However, despite these qualities, empowerment programmes aired through radio often do not achieve their aim because media houses fail to include the target audience in all stages of desi... Continue Reading
This study, â€�“Satire in Ngugi wa Thiong‟o‟s Wizard of the Crow and Matigari focuses attention on the marginalised members of the society whose expressions of dissatisfaction satirise the various activities of their leaders meant to pauperise them perpetually. This work uses Socialist Realism of Marxism to focus on how through class... Continue Reading
The thesis begins with a review of the literature on Nigerian nationalism, in which it is argued that we can also speak of something called 'Northern nationalism', despite the rarity of demands for separate statehood. The period of study is defined by political events - the end of the Second World War and the military coup of January 1966 - because... Continue Reading
The absence of any archaeological research carried out on Duhwan hill propelled this survey as the site is already under human and natural threats. This research aimed at reconstructing the past life ways of the people of Duhwan, and was achieved through the consultation of written documents, collection of oral tradition of the people, ethnographic... Continue Reading