2021

The Constitutional and Political development of Nigeria from Independence till date has been intertwined with the quest for the promotion and protection of Fundamental Rights in various constitutions. There has been a sustained struggle for the protection of human rights ofindividuals, groups and communities in Nigeria. Fundamental Rights are those aspects of human rights which have been recognized and entrenched in the Constitution. Fundamental Rights are provided for in Chapter IV of the
Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). They are also recognized and entrenched in other legal instruments, such as the African Charter on Human and People’s Right to which Nigeria is a signatory to. These Fundamental rights are not privileges in the sense that they could be withdrawn at the whims and caprices of the government of the day. They are rights which the
Executive and Legislature are enjoined to respect and the Judiciary to protect. However, there are instances of violation of these rights. Furthermore, where there are breaches of these rights, the appropriate means to facilitate the enforcement of the victim’s Fundamental Right is important. It is against this background that the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, signed in November 11, 2009 by the then Chief Justice Idris Legbokutigi, was enacted. While these formalistic approaches can easily be mentioned, the same cannot be said of the actual implementation of mechanisms designed to facilitate the realization of basic Fundamental Rights. This is because there is a gulf between pronouncements of respect for Human Rights and their actual implementation. The explanation for this appears to be that there still exists, a number of substantive and procedural obstacles or impediments that not only inhibit the actual implementation of such measures, but preclude the masses in general from
having access to Justice in Nigeria.

This research specifically examines the use of the Twitter hashtag in the mobilization of Lagos youth for the #EndSARS protests of 2020. This study became necessary and was carried out due to the fact that there has been no extensive research done to measure the extent and influence of the Twitter hashtag in the mobilization of Lagos youth for the #EndSARS protests of 2020. The objectives of this study were to determine the extent of the access to information on the #EndSARS protest through the Twitter hashtag, to ascertain the perception of Lagos youth to the information available to them on the #EndSARS protest and to investigate the extent to which Lagos youth were able to influence the Twittersphere using the Twitter hashtag. The survey design was adopted for this study with the aid of a 15-item questionnaire which was administered to 400 respondents purposively selected from the three senatorial districts in Lagos state. Data obtained were analyzed and presented with the aid of frequency tables, simple percentages and mean score. The key findings of this study showed that the Twitter hashtag was instrumental for spreading information about the #EndSARS protests, Lagos youth had a positive outlook towards this information and they were able to influence the Twittersphere to a very large extent using the Twitter hashtag. Therefore, this study concludes that the Twitter hashtag was indeed effective and influential in spreading information about the 2020 #EndSARS protests and in the mobilization of Lagos youth for the protests. To this end, it is recommended that the Twitter hashtag should be used more as a tool for the exchange of information as well as online activism. Also, this study proved that the Twitter hashtag was effective for mass physical mobilization therefore; it is recommended that it should be sustained

This work was carried out to find out the perception of Biology undergraduate students on the influence of fieldtrip on the academic achievement. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The instrument used for gathering data from the selected sample was a questionnaire. The Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability which yielded coefficient of 0.71. A total of 249 biology students (300-400level) in the University of Benin constituted the population of the study. The sample size consisted of 100 students drawn from the population of the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical mean and standard deviation. The findings of this study showed that students’ academic performance would be enhance when student centered learning through field trip is used. The study found out that students learn better when they are allowed to participate actively in class by interacting with the lecturer and the colleagues. Students had a positive perception about the use of field trip in the instructional process as they were expressed. The positive perception of students on the concept and the used of fieldtrip in the instructional process accelerated an enhancement in the academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the use of field trip strategy should be encouraged and enforced in teaching biology at tertiary level. Lecturers should encouraged to use field trip strategy in teaching biology since it encourages participation and retention of scientific concept. The use of fieldtrip should be introduced to prospective lecturers in courses such as special teaching methods, instructional technologies etc.

This work intends to provide a computer based system for the maintenance of personnel records of employees in organization. The work addresses limitations identified with manual method of handling personnel records of employees in a firm by providing a better platform to eliminate fraud, corruption, file hiding and misplacement, records falsification, duplication, fragmentation, inconsistencies and
other vices attendant with manual method of handling personnel records. The Personnel Information System (PIS) software is a user friendly package that gives one the fit to accurately monitor employees' records effortless. With Personnel Information System (PIS), the personnel records of employees in a firm regardless of their place of assignment are simultaneously integrated and rationalized through
the creation of a single system that provides accurate information to all in a time and cost efficient manner. This software is designed for stand-alone windows environment, but has the ability to be networked. The interface is Visual Basic language with the structured query language (SQL). The implementation of the system will provide speedy retrieval of data as well as enhancing effective and efficient data.

In many institutions, business firms and organizations, the collection of attendance data is taken very seriously as the management at these organizations tend to dislike absenteeism, late coming and these organizations seem to sanction the individuals involved. These organizations also hope to encourage punctuality by rewarding people who are perpetually on time. Traditionally, the method of attendance taking used to be done manually using a physical register booklet. This method is prone to manipulation and impersonation. The attendance register could get damaged, stolen or lost. Therefore, several electronic techniques were developed to counter some notable flaws typical with the traditional method. These electronic techniques are not without flaws and drawbacks as well. This project implements a solution that makes use of an electronic technique (Biometric Fingerprint Recognition) for human identification as well as some other novel techniques to battle gaffes present in currently used technologies.

This study sought to examine the effect of exchange rate on foreign private capital inflows in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to analyse the effect of exchange rate on foreign private capital inflows in Nigeria; examine influence of exchange rate volatility on foreign private capital inflows in Nigeria; and investigate the effect of domestic interest rate on foreign private capital inflows in Nigeria. The study used secondary time series data covering the period 1981 to 2019. The study adopted the Augmented Dickey-fuller unit root test, Bounds Cointegration test, Granger causality test and Autoregressive Distributed Lag Modeling technique. The findings of this study showed that there exists a unidirectional relationship between exchange rate and foreign private capital inflow. It was discovered that a bi-causal relationship exists between foreign private capital inflow and exchange rate volatility. It was revealed that causality runs from foreign private capital inflow to financial deepening and not vice versa. It was discovered that the effect of exchange rate on foreign capital inflow is mixed. It was revealed that exchange M rate volatility has a positive significant influence on foreign private capital inflows. Thus, the study recommended that the Nigerian monetary authority should come u with policy strategy to curb the volatility of the exchange rate so as to encourage foreign private capital flows into the country. Also, appropriate macroeconomic policies should be put in place to boost the size of the domestic market. An increase the real gross domestic product will stimulate foreign capital inflow into the economy. Finally, a sound financial sector is a basic pre-requisite for assessing the absorptive capacity of the domestic economy to inflow of foreign capital. Therefore, the Nigerian government through the various financial sector regulatory agencies should step up their supervisory role in the sector in order to boost the soundness of the financial sector of the economy

This research seeks to appraise the management practice adopted in public buildings in Benin city using university of Benin teaching hospital(UBTH) as a case study. It examines the condition and state of the public building, investigate the maintenance strategies adopted in the management of the public building, evaluate the challenges associated with the maintenance of
the public building and assesses the user’s satisfaction on the maintenance of the property. In order to achieve these objectives the view and opinions of the estate officers at UBTH and the tenants of the staff quarters were obtained through the administration of questionnaires to them
and data was collected and analyzed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS 10) and Microsoft Excel 2010. The result showed that on the condition and state of the building, the buildings are not habitable and the estate officers do not carry out regular inspections to ascertain the maintenance needs. In the aspect of the maintenance strategies adopted it was found that the corrective, routine, and planned maintenance are the core strategies employed by the management. The maintenance challenges were also discovered and ranked from top to bottom. In respect to the level of User’s satisfaction with the maintenance of the public building, there was clear indication of dissatisfaction by the occupants with the state and maintenance of the buildings. The study recommends a direct communication chain that would afford the occupants easy
access whenever the need arises. To ensure more efficient and effective results this research also recommends a review of the maintenance strategies in the hospital. In addition it further recommends a comprehensive maintenance action on the dilapidated facilities and structures of the staff quarters. Lastly and most importantly, this research recommends the enlightenment of
the users or tenants on the proper and sustainable use of the buildings.

The purpose of this research work is to examine the extent to which the selected public secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State utilize quality and adequate instructional materials in classrooms and how this has promoted the academic performance of students.The aims of the study were to find out the extent to which the selected public secondary
in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State utilize quality and adequate instinct materials and how it had promoted academic performance of students, to explore the views of teachers and students on the extent to which instructional materials affects student’s performance and also the challenges that teachers in public secondary schools face in accessing instructional materials. The study employed survey method with questionnaire as a tool to elicit response from the respondents, from a sample size of one hundred and thirty- eight (138) respondents.The following were findings of the study: first, instructional materials are the key to teachers’ and students’ performance. Secondly, most public secondary schools in Egor local government Area of Edo state suffer shortage of essential teaching and learning materials. Thirdly, the study revealed that teachers used different strategies to minimize the challenges of attaining and using quality instructional materials like borrowing books and improvation.

The United Nations was established after the second world war with the aim of preventing future wars succeeding the effective League of Nations. Established in 1945, it was aimed at maintaining international peace and security, displaying friendly relations among nations. The United Nations have several organs. One principle organ is the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) which this work focuses on. The United Nations Security Council is charged with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security among nations. In order to ensure effective actions by the United Nations, its members confer on the Security Council the primary function of maintaining international peace. The UNSC has the power to make decisions
which member states must carry out under Article 25 of the UN Charter which reads that “the members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the United Nations Security Council, in accordance with the present charter”.

In the reality of an economic recession and increasing competition in all sectors of the economy, companies strive to find more effective and efficient ways to increase brand awareness and market their services. This research looks at the role of social media in theatre productions marketing. Developing an effective viral marketing strategy within the social media landscape requires being aware of the current usage of social media by theatre arts in their attempt to market the services to their target audiences. There is a growing interest in social media marketing research with only modest research available in the arts field. The questions that form the basis for this research are: To what extent can Facebook be applied as a good social media for marketing theatre productions in our modern day society? How does marketing on Facebook influence audience patronage for theatre productions? What are the benefits when marketing theatre productions via Facebook. However, deduction from this study has shown that Social media was seen as most effective in increasing brand awareness and building strong fan community.