EDO STATE.

his study was carried out to examine teenage pregnancy and youth development in Oredo local government area, Edo State, Nigeria. It drew sample from the 533,300 population of Oredo local government area.. It made use of four objectives. A 100% response rate was obtained from the questionnaires that was administered. The survey method of data collection was applied in the study because it is only the method best suited for the collection of data from a sample of a chosen population of any study, which was applicable in the study. The findings from this study shows most of the respondents know what teenage pregnancy is, this is because they are victims of teenage pregnancy or know someone who is. The main cause of teenage pregnancy is lack of proper sex education to teenagers. This study shows that family background has a role to play in teenagers falling victims of teenage pregnancy however, it does not relegate the fact that victims of teenage pregnancy live unfulfilled lives. The study recommends that the government should encourage NGOs that advocate for women and children so that they will constantly sensitize the public on the right sex education. It also recommends that counselling centers and rehabilitation facilities should be made available for victims of teenage pregnancy.

This project examined “job satisfaction and work attitude among board of internal revenue staff, Benin City, Edo State. The objectives of the study are to know what makes job satisfaction a motivation tools for employee performance. identify the various tools and methods used to measure work attitude among employees in the public service. examine the factors that contribute to employee satisfaction and their potential to drive productivity improvement in the public services examine the conditions and workplace factors that lead to employee dissatisfaction with the goal of identifying areas for productivity enhancement in the public services. The survey research method was used which consist of frequency, percentage means and a crosstabulation method was also used to test the structured hypotheses in the study. A total number of 210 questionnaire were distributed to the respondents in public sector in Edo State. The statistical analysiss was used with the goal of performing the empirical analysis and obtaining estimated coefficients. SPSS was used as statistical package in the is study. From the findings it was revealed that job satisfaction is a motivational tools for employee performance. The study reviewed that what make job satisfaction a motivating factors is that employee expect a reword after completion of their job. But when such employee is under paid or when an employee is not comfortable with a certain working environment the employee it may affect the mind set of such employee in working toward organizational goals The employees who are satisfied are a valuable asset to their organizations as they achieve better and strive hard to achieve their organizational goals efficiently, whereas employees who not satisfied are reflected as a load for any organization. was Based on the findings this study, the following recommendations were made Organization should ensure that employees are satisfied with the condition of their job as this increases organizational productivity. Management of any organization should ensure there is a good relationship between supervisor and other employees as this relationship could pave way for employee to jointly work toward organizational goals Management should always create a good working environment as this will enhance employees performance in the organization

Preventive health practices are vital in reducing the burden of communicable and non- communicable diseases. Health beliefs significantly influence individuals’ decisions to adopt these practices. In Nigeria, a gap often exists between awareness and actual adoption due to cultural, spiritual, and socioeconomic factors. This study examined the influence of health beliefs on the adoption of preventive health practices among adults in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. A descriptive cross-sectional design was employed, and 384 adults were selected through a multistage sampling technique. Structured questionnaires were administered, with 373 valid responses obtained, yielding a 97.1% response rate. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics summarized socio-demographic characteristics, awareness, adoption levels, and health beliefs. The chi- square test examined the relationship between awareness and adoption. Findings revealed that 93% of respondents had good awareness of preventive health practices, but only 44% demonstrated high adoption, showing a knowledge-practice gap. Among those with poor awareness (7%), adoption was similarly low. The chi-square test (χ² = 6.785, df = 1, p = 0.08) showed no significant relationship between awareness and adoption. However, 63% held favorable health beliefs, and 70% acknowledged that these beliefs influenced their practice adoption, highlighting their mediating role in translating knowledge into behavior. Despite high awareness and positive beliefs, adoption remains suboptimal due to cultural, spiritual, and socioeconomic barriers. Culturally sensitive, community-based interventions, health education, and behavior-focused nursing strategies are essential to bridge the gap. Policies should enhance accessibility and affordability of preventive services. Future research should explore qualitative and longitudinal approaches to understand barriers more deeply.

This study was carried out to identify the attitude of secondary school students toward internet crimes in Egor local government of Edo state, Nigeria. The research was carried out as a survey research using relevant literature from journals, magazines, books and the internet. Four research questions were raised and analyzed for the purpose of the study. A sample random sampling technique was used in selection of two hundred (200) secondary school students from four secondary schools in Egor Local government area of Edo State. The data were collected with questionnaire instrument and analyzed using simple percentage. The result revealed that; students in the study area has negative attitude towards cybercrimes, even though the students sees cybercrime as a quick money making scheme, their perception stands that it is very wrong, the reasons youths are involved in cybercrimes are Unemployment, peer pressure, family background, greed and the quest to live an imaginative dream life and to curb cybercrimes, there should be strict enforcement of legislation on cybercrime, Parents should be made to take responsibilities for training and providing for their children so that they cannot be easily influenced by peers, Government grants to unemployed youths can help stop cybercrimes, NGOs and religious bodies should join hands in fighting cybercrimes and parents should produce children that they would be able to cater for. Based on the results, it was recommended that students should be encouraged to be upright in behavior and made to understand that there’s virtue in been honest, unemployment to a very great extent causes cyber-crimes. There is an urgent need for job creation in order to engage the idle but enlightened minds of youths in Nigeria. This strategy will boost the economy and also reduce cyber-criminality to the barest minimum, intervening socio-economic measures, such as social benefits for the youths (especially, the unemployed) should be put in place by the government. And agencies, such as the EFCC, put in place to eradicate the menace of fraudulent practices should be made truly independent of various political maneuverings in the country in order to enhance their performance.

Nursing training is a combination of theoretical and practical learning experience that enables nursing students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for providing nursing care. Clinical nursing training is the most critical step in transforming nursing education, because that is really at the heart of getting the nurse ready for clinical setting, and for providing safe and excellent patient care. The aim of the study is to ascertain nursing students’ perception to clinical nursing training in the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. Nigeria. . The study was carried out using a descriptive cross sectional study a non- experimental design. A total of 320 bonafied nursing students in 200 – 500 level took part in the study. . Data was gotten from a well-structured questionnaire and a proform was used to assess nursing student’s perception to clinical nursing training in the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. The result on Students’ Perceptions of Placement to Clinical setting showed that 152(87%) have positive perception, while 23(13%) have negative perception. Findings on perception of Clinical Teaching (instruction)/learning, showed One hundred and fifty three (87%) have positive perception, while 22(13%) have negative perception. Also Perception of clinical supervision showed that 153(87.4%) have positive perception, while 22(12.6%) have negative perception. Furthermore, Perception of clinical evaluation showed that 154(88%) have positive perception of it, while 21(12%) havenegative perception. Keywords: Clinical, Nursing, Training, Perception.