CULTURE

The Study Analyzes The Impact Of Reality Television Show On the reading culture of Nigeria students, Using Big Brother Naija As Case Study. The Objective Was To Access The Popularity Of The Show And Its Impact On student. The Social Construction Theory Is Used As A Theoretical Framework. The Investigation Was Carried Out Within The Ekenwan Campus Of The University Of Benin. Based On The Survey Methodology And Random Sampling Technique, The Questionnaire Was Used For Data Collection. One Hundred (100) Respondent Were Sampled Data Was Analyzed In Simple Percentage And Presented In Tables. Findings Reveals That 87 Percent Respondents Find Big Brother Naija Show Popular Among Nigerian Youth. It Was Also Found That Through Co-Habitation Of Housemates From Different Background, The Show Promotes Cultural/Traditional Tolerance Although Certain Negative Trends Were Identified; Respondents Believe That The Show Has Its Positive Value. The Research Recommends That The Reality Television Show Continue To Air Producers Should Ensure Proper Themes And Sanctions On Wholesome Behavior Amongst Housemates.

Infrastructural Facilities in public institutions in Nigeria are Inadequately maintained and few that are maintained are allowed to Deteriorate completely without any sustainable maintenance plan or strategy This study aims at evaluating the maintenance culture on institutional buildings in buildings in Nigeria particular focus will be on University of Benin junior staff Quarters; to know their current state and maintenance performed on these buildings, particularly from occupiers perspective and hopefully with the view of addressing the maintenance needs of the building, identifying the Element of the Junior Staff Quarters that Needs the most repairs , examining the factors contributing to the deterioration of the Junior staff quarters and identifying the strategies for improving the maintenance of the junior staff quarters. The data for this study was collected using a structured questionnaire and personal observation. The purposive technique will be utilised in this study. This sampling technique is considered appropriate for this research given that it will allow the researcher to focus on a specific group of people and area of interest to gather in-depth data on the research topic.