FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is often seen as a driver of economic development, bringing capital, technology, and expertise to various sectors, including healthcare. However, its impact on health expenditure in Nigeria remains unclear. This study examines the relationship between FDI and health expenditure in Nigeria using secondary time-series data from 1990 to
2023, sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The dependency theory forms the theoretical framework of the study. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square regression method was employed to assess whether FDI significantly influences health expenditure while accounting for economic growth and government expenditure. The findings reveal that while FDI shows a positive relationship with health expenditure, its impact is statistically insignificant. In contrast, economic growth significantly contributes to increased health spending, highlighting its crucial role in healthcare financing. Interestingly, government expenditure on health appears to have a negative effect, raising concerns about inefficiencies in public healthcare
investment. Additionally, due to data limitations, the study could not fully assess FDI’s impact on healthcare accessibility, quality, and private sector investment, leaving room for further investigation.

The psycho-social effect of child abandonment on the vulnerable child in Benin City is the central thesis of this study. The study had four objectives which were to; examine the psychological impact of abandonment on abandoned children, evaluate the level of government intervention on child abandonment issues, investigate the level of intervention by
civil society organization on child abandonment and elucidate the psychological effect of child abandonment on the society. The study adopted social learning, maxism and attachment theories and adopted a survey research design method while the population consist of 1,086,882 residents in Benin metropolis, 26 orphanages and officers of Ministry of women affairs and welfare department of the Nigerian Police Force in Edo state command. Out of these numbers 400 were administered with the research instrument. The study amongst others found out that there was a strong relationship between social wellbeing and vulnerable child, abandoned children suffer more from neglect than children under the supervision of their parents or guardians. Finally, the study found out that a relationship existed between child abandonment and antisocial behavior. The study amongst others recommended that government should implement policies that will help in the reduction of child abandonment and that social welfare organizations should collaborate with relevant government agencies in rehabilitating and integrating the abandoned child in Benin City

This study looks at how delegation affects service delivery in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area (LGA) in Edo State, Nigeria. Delegation is a crucial management concept that entails the transfer of authority and responsibility from one person or level to another. The study's findings indicate that delegation improves service delivery in Ikpoba Okha LGA by increasing efficiency, creasing accountability, and improving communication. However, it also shows that insufficient training and unclear guidelines are two major obstacles to effective delegation in the LGA. The report proposes that the council provide regular training for officials, develop clear delegation procedures, and monitor and evaluate the performance of officials who have been allocated responsibility.
The findings show that, while delegation can improve service delivery by empowering lower-level officials and encouraging community engagement, obstacles such as poor training, restricted resources, and a lack of clear communication prevent it from reaching its full potential. The paper concludes with recommendations for strengthening delegation mechanisms aimed at improving service delivery outcomes in local government contexts, therefore contributing to the overarching aims of good governance and public service excellence.

The study was conducted to ascertain the impact of solid waste management on the environmental livability in Benin city. It reveals that the problems of Solid waste management, effects of solid waste on the environment as it is related to the livability, how data for this study were collected from the secondary and primary sources. The secondary data was gathered from extant literatures that borders on the subject matter while the primary data was collected from (126) respondents with the aid of questionnaire. The data gotten with the structured questionnaire was then analysed with statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 22, and presented using frequency count, percentage and tables discriminate dumping of solid waste can be controlled, and the solution towards achieving a better livable environment.The study found that indiscriminate dumping of solid wastes is a serious problem on Benin City. It was revealed that majority of the respondents earn below a monthly income of #51,000 though they have tertiary level education. It was revealed also that majority of the respondents are aware that poor solid waste management can be toxic to the environment. In terms of problems faced with solid waste collection in the study area, it was revealed that 24.6% affirmed lack of waste vehicles as the most prominent issue. Inadequate waste management workforce is the second major problem by 21.4% of respondents while 11 .8% and 19.0% stating that indiscriminate waste dumping and irregularity in waste collection by the waste managers are the major problems with waste collection in the study area.The study concluded that indiscriminate dumping of solid waste and poor solid waste management are the major problem in Benin City. Based on this findings, the study recommends that the government of Benin City (EDSWMB)should equip waste managers with better vehicles, and other equipment.Enforcing waste management laws to prevent the indiscriminate dumping of solid waste. Ensuring the removal of illegal waste managers from the system and ensuring adherence to the situated authority.

ABSTRACT
This research aims at exploring the changes on the traditional craft industries as well as the roles of traditional craft industries in the socio-economic development in Benin City. Data were collected through a purposive non probability sampling and a total of 50 research assisted questionnaire of 19 questions each were administered. Data collected were analyzed using table, simple percentage and chi-square statistical analysis for testing the two hypotheses. The result shows that there is a decline in interest to traditional craft industries involvement and patronage to craft works. The study recommends that the government at all level should involve in traditional craft industry in Benin City to enhance their productivity.

This study examined The Environmental Sanitation Policy And The Management Of Waste In Oredo Local Government, Edo State, Nigeria. The population of the study was over 5000 people spread across the wards of Oredo local government. A sample of 385 representing 20% of the population was taken. The study adopted a descriptive survey design while the instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire. The Likert four-point, scale rating was adopted whereas the data collected were analyzed using mean. The result of the data analyzed showed that there is a medium positive relationship between the effectiveness of environmental sanitation policy on the management of waste in Oredo LGA, there is a low positive relationship between the monitoring of waste management and the sociological impact of waste on Oredo L.G.A, there is a low positive relationship between the challenges affecting environmental sanitation policy and the management of waste in Oredo government. The researcher recommend that policy implementation should be enhanced, investment should be done in education and awareness, waste management infrastructure should be upgraded,encouraged community participation and engagement, enhance monitoring and enforcement amongst other things.

This study examines the relationship between academic performance in selected public secondary schools students in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria. The study's specific objectives were to determine the causes of child abuse and whether it can influence students to engage in antisocial behaviour in public secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria. Additional objectives included determining whether there is a relationship between academic performance and physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological abuse, as well as whether it affects students' academic performance.

100 respondents were selected from Edokpolor Senior Grammar School and Oredo Girls Senior Secondary School. A personal administration of one hundred valid questionnaire responses was used to get the data. Major statistical techniques for data analysis and hypothesis testing in the study included frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, t-test statistics analysis, multi regression analysis, and tables.

The analysis revealed that physical abuse has no significant relationship with academic performance of public secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria; that sexual abuse has significant relationship with academic performance of public secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria and that emotional or psychological abuse has significant relationship with academic performance of public secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria.

Finally, the study recommends for the establishment of thorough prevention and awareness initiatives in schools to inform parents, instructors, and students about the negative impacts of emotional and psychological abuse on academic performance; encouragement of a school climate that places a high value on empathy, respect, and a zero-tolerance policy for any kind of harassment or abuse, examination and improvement of current laws and policies pertaining to the protection of children and the avoidance of abuse in the educational system.
Keywords: Child Abuse, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse and Student Academic Performance.

This research work is designed to examine the social economic impact of poor solid waste management in Benin City, Egor local government ugbowo. Employing a qualitative approach through interview, this study seeks to examine how inadequate poor solid waste management affects the lives of the residence in Egor community. By engaging directly with the life experience and perspectives of the residence, the research aims to analyses the different ways in which poor solid waste management have greatly affected the activities, environment and lives of residents in the area

This study examines employee welfare scheme and job performance in Nigerian public service: A case study of Edo State ministry of works. And the need for this study lies on the facts that the provision of staff welfare scheme will motivate the workers for greater performance toward efficiency and effectiveness. This study examines employee motivation and its resulting effects on the organization's productivity levels. This study examines employee motivation and its resulting effects on the organization's productivity levels. The multi stage and simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the ministerial departments since it was not possible for the researcher to use the entire ministries/extra ministerial departments. Simple random sampling technique will be used to select 250 respondents in the area under survey. Employees are and should be considered the most vital above other factors of production, the most valuable resource available to an organization. This is because they are an integral part of the organization as such it is very important for organizations, in pursuit of a competitive edge, to ensure that the satisfaction of their employees is made a top priority. This is to ensure that employees display positive attitude to work through improved performance and productivity levels. Findings from the study also showed that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors were statistically significant and can independently affect the level of productivity of the workers. The findings from the study revealed that training and career development is a significant predictor of worker efficiency. It was recommended that Managers must ensure employees are adequately motivated. Employee well-being should be given due consideration and health and well-being programs should be organized to cater for the needs and welfare of employees. Management should encourage interpersonal relations amongst co-workers and their managers to promote a sense of belonging and unity amongst staff. Also managers should ensure employees are involved in decision making processes and given a chance to air their views. Also management must ensure they create a work environment that is conducive for workers with adequate working conditions as well as providing the right tools and resources to ensure worker effectiveness in discharging their respective duties.

This study examined youth vulnerability and urban crimes in Benin City. The objectives of the study were to examine the impact of socio-economic background on youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City; ascertain the impact of poverty rate on youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City; investigate the impact of unemployment on youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City; and examine the impact of education level on youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City. The study employed the field survey research design. The descriptive method described the demography of respondents using frequency and percentage. A step wise regression techniques were adopted for the study with the help of Chi-square statistical tool (X2). In all cases alpha (significance value) were set at 0.05, to test at the 5% level. The findings from the study revealed that there is no significant relationship between socio-economic
background and youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City; there is no significant relationship between poverty rate and youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City; there is no significant relationship between unemployment and youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City; and there is no significant relationship between education level and youths’ vulnerability to crime in Benin City. The study recommended that it is necessary for the government to create employment in order to reduce crime rate in the state, and Nigeria as a whole, it is important for the Nigerian government to look into the negative impact of poverty on youth vulnerability to crimes in Benin City, and Nigeria as a whole, and proffer possible solution to the issue of socio-economic marginalization, the Nigerian government should provide employment for the youths in order to discourage them from hostile habits and encourage them to be good citizens, it is important for the government to invest more on the education sector to improve efficiency; and role of the media in reporting violence is very crucial in curtailing the act of violence in Nigeria. The media shall transform crime and violence coverage to the plain of the authority. The media reporters shall engage in both mental and psychological re-conditioning. The reporter must critically re-examine the routine, conventional approach to coverage of crime and violence in favour of treating crime and violence stories as he will normally treat stories about an epidemic. In practical terms, demands that the reporter to include three classes of information in crime and violence stories (the perspectives or prevalence of the violence in Nigeria; the risk factors that expose people to victimization; and the cost of the violence in our midst). This is important since the media play roles in the structuring of perception of violence and conflict to community and authority by regular reflection on related incidences and suggesting way forward.