An Evaluation of the influence of Public Relations in Promoting Corparate Image. A study of
GTB, Ekehuan Branch, Benin City Anchored on the excellence theory as its theoretical
framework, the study adopted the survey research method as its research design with
the questionnaire as instrument to generate data.. Four hundred copies of
questionnaire were administered to the respondents. The study discovered that the
Public Relation practice of GTB Ekehuan branch is very effective in promoting the
corporate image of the bank; it also revealed that the Public Relations activities and
programmes have contributed to the overall improvement of GTB Ekehuan branch, Benin City, Edo state.. The study recommends that the manager of GTB Ekehuan
branch should consult more and improve on the already existing Public Relations
activities of the bank. The study examined the influence of Public Relations activities
in promoting corporate image. Anchored on the excellence theory, the study adopted
the survey research method.

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In folk medicine, Emilia coccinea, is used to treat microbial infections and wounds. Thus the
aim of this study was to Investigate the Antifungal Activity of the n-hexane fraction of Emilia
coccinea (Sims) G. Don. The Assessment of the n-hexane fraction of Emilia coccinea whole
plant was investigated in order to verify its claimed folkloric usage in treatment of microbial
infections. Sensitivity tests for anti-fungi activities of the whole plant n-hexane fraction were
determined using Agar well diffusion method. Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs)
of fractions were also determined using Agar dilution. Commercial antifungal agent
(Ketoconazole) were used as positive reference standard to determine sensitivity of tested
organisms. The test organisms (Candidia albicans, Trichophyton rubrum, and Rhodotorula
glutinis) were found to be sensitive to the n-hexane fraction while no sensitive on Aspergillus
fumigatus, and Microsporum audounii. The n-hexane fraction recorded highest mean
inhibition diameter of 15.50±1.06 mm against Candidia albican. The results demonstrate that
the n-hexane fraction of E. coccinea plants has antifungal activity and can be a potential
source of antifungal agents. Thus, the folkloric usage of this plant for the treatment of
microbial diseases is justified.

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Costume is a very important aspect of the people cultural identity. It is one amongst others ways
you can identify the culture and personality of the wearers. It function serves more than covering
of the body, it is a unique identity that is particular to the people it is identifying. The researcher
observed that costume is not mere a fashion but rather as an indispensable tools in cultural
reflection thereby showing its element of culture and a means of identifying class, status, group,
position, as well as religion. This research is aimed at examining the traditional Benin society, in
general and studies the costume use at 2016 coronation ceremony in particular. The research
method adopted in carrying out this study is qualitative method of research, using pictorial
representation and analyses. The findings of the study reveals that costumes communicate
meaning and beauty of the Benin people and it
reflect their social, status, and cultural heritage, it therefore recommends that there should be a
platform where citizens especially youth should be educated about the significance of costume in
cultural practices

The aim of this study is to examine the attitude of male and
female students toward religious education (CRS) in senior
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State
and also whether there is any significant difference between their
attitude in respect to family background, the student concept, the
teacher factor, the school environment, the subject curriculum and
instructional methods. The students who participated were from four senior
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area from SS1 class
(N = 80). To gather the data, a simple percentage process was used
to know the degree of respondents. According to the findings from the result of the gathered
information, there was no significant difference between the male
and female student’s attitudes toward religious education
regarding the various variables used.

Pollution is a very predominant problem in Nigeria. As a developing nation, we face
challenges of constant economic recession and this can have effect on so many facets of life
including construction. Road construction is now so expensive. In other to combat pollution
and bad roads, waste can be used with other construction materials to construct better
roads.
In this study, the geotechnical properties of natural soil were determined, the effect of
mixture of orange peels in proportions of 2%, 4%, 6% and 8% were observed and the
appropriate mix ratio was ascertained. The soil samples were obtained from Faculty of
Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, from two locations. The following
tests were carried out; Moisture content Test, Specific Gravity Test, Sieve analysis, Atterberg
Limit tests, Compaction tests, California Bearing Ratio tests and on the treated and
untreated laterite soil. This laboratory tests were carried out to determine the suitability of
these waste materials when mixed with the soil samples. For the control sample, the specific gravity was obtained to be 2.69 and 2.73 which is above
2.50 but not greater than 3.0 for lateritic soils, this shows a high plasticity. The plasticity
index was obtained as 39.49% which indicates that the soil is not medium in plasticity. Also, from the sieve analysis, the soil is classified as an A-2-6 soil according to AASTHO. This value
indicates that it is good for subgrade material. Therefore, these soil reinforcement
techniques with orange peel can only be used for Trunk D roads or as subgrade materials
which require a minimum soaked CBR of 5%. For Trunk A, B and C roads, the mixture would
require a binder like cement before being considered as subbase and base course materials

Over the years, human trafficking which involves the trafficking of people especially young and
able bodied people for forced labour and prostitution has become a recurrent problem in Nigeria
human trafficking has been an endemic social problem in Edo State in which the state alone
constitute about 46 percentage of human trafficking in Nigeria. It was in an attempt to tackle to
tackle the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria that the Federal government established
National Agency for the Prohibition of traffic in persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) in
2003. The agency is saddled with the onerous responsibility of investigating and persecuting
offenders of this heinous crime. On this note, this study has assessed the role of the agency in
combating human trafficking in Nigeria with special focus on Edo State which is notorious and
endemic hub for human trafficking in Nigeria. This study has identified the root causes of human
trafficking tits social and economic consequence in Edo State. It has also examined the strategies
adopted by National Agency for the Prohibition of traffic in persons and other related matters in
combating the menace as well as the challenges the agency has faced in carrying out its statutory
responsibilities. This has established that successes recorded so far by (NAPTIP) have been the
collaborative efforts of other stakeholders such as the European Union, (EU) International
Organization for Migration (IOM), Non-government organizations, civil society groups, local
non-government organizations as well as the traditional institution of Benin, the Oba and his
chiefs in the fight against the scourge. Despite several efforts by the government in collaboration
with local and international non-governmental organizations, humanitarian and civil society
organizations, human trafficking is still to be totally eradicated.

The study investigated the Differential Effectiveness of Cognitive Restructuring
Therapy (CRT), Social Skills Training (SST) and Assertiveness Training (AT) Counselling
Techniques in Handling Shyness using Students in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Egor
Local Government Area of Edo State. The study determined the general level of shyness as
well as among male and female students in junior secondary schools in Egor Local Government
Area of Edo State. The study also determined if sex influenced the efficacies of the three
counselling therapies in the handling of shyness among students in junior secondary schools in
Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. To address the problem of the study, nine research
questions were raised and seven of them were formulated into seven corresponding hypotheses
and tested at 0.05 level of significance.
The target population of the study consisted of thirty thousand, five hundred and
seventy-four (30,574) students enrolled in the 2022/2023 academic session in the Public Mixed
Junior Secondary Schools Two (JSS2) in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The
sample size comprised of two hundred (200) junior secondary school students which were
selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Quasi experimental research design which
involved non-equivalent pre-test-post-test design was adopted for the study which consisted of
three experimental groups. The instrument used for pre-test and post-test was the questionnaire
titled; Shyness Inventory (SI). The validity of the instrument was ascertained by three experts
the researcher’s two supervisors and one test expert in the Department of Educational
Evaluation and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin-City.
The instrument was administered on thirty students outside the sample of the study to
determine the reliability of the instrument. Cronbach Alpha statistics was used to obtain a
reliability coefficient of 0.85. The Shyness Inventory (SI) was used to identify the shy students

who took part in the study. The treatment intervention lasted for a period of six weeks of two
sessions weekly lasting for forty-five (45) minutes per session. The data collected were
analysed using descriptive statistics of frequencies, means and standard deviation and
inferential statistics of paired sample t-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
The findings of the study showed that the level of shyness among students in Junior
Secondary Schools in Edo State was high. That SST was most effective followed by AT and
CRT was least effective in handling shyness among students in junior secondary schools in
Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Also, there was no significant interaction effect of
treatment by sex of the participants. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others
that, counsellors and counselling psychologists should, therefore, utilize the three counselling
therapies in handling shyness among secondary school students.

The main aim of this study is to examine deviant workplace behaviour of employees in public hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. In this study,100 questionnaires were administered while 91 copies of the questionnaires were retrieved making a response rate of 91% and used as data for the analysis. The result shows that Job Stress have a positive and insignificant effect on the deviant workplace behaviour of the employees in public hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. The result shows that workover-load have a positive and significant effect on employee deviant workplace behaviour in public hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. Also, the result shows that role ambiguity and conflict have a positive and significant effect on the employee workplace behaviour in public hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. Lastly, the result shows that there exist a positive and significant effect on the deviant workplace behaviour of the employees in public hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. It was recommended that organizations should establish a clear and comprehensive policies and code of conduct, organizations should make regular training and awareness programs available to educate employees about these policies and fostera culture of respect and professionalism in the workplace. Also, those organizations should train the supervisors and managers in conflict resolution and effective leadership and continuously monitor the employees satisfaction through appraisal and reward and recognize good behaviour of employees to boost the moral of he employees.