LOCAL GOVERNMENT

This research seeks to explore the problems associated with the teaching of
Fine and Applied arts in junior secondary school in Oredo local Government Benin city. Considering the importance of fine arts to a person, and even the nation, it becomes important that fine arts be integrated into our curriculum. As Fine art is a useful subject to the wholeness of Man, little attention given to the teaching and learning of the subjects in our Secondary Schools. The methodology employed is that of survey whereby the students and teacher representative were interviewed in different secondary schools. This research found out that there is a high negligence of provision of art materials for the students in studying and exploring art. These findings will be beneficial by encouraging the schools and even down to government in restoring and conserve its neglected art for posterity sake – as failure of necessary and fundamental materials, and also lack of interest of the students. The study recommends the adequate provision of art materials be made to include what is essential for its sustenance and exploration.

This study explores the Local Government Administration and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: A case study of Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State Four well-structured research questions were formulated and the questions were administered to the respondent to collect response from them, the populations of this study were some selected inhabitants in the thirteen wards of the Local Government Area. The researcher selected one hundred (100) persons out of the thirteen wards that make up the Local Government area. The data collected for this study were analyzed using the simple percentage statistical method to analyze the data. Results shows that Local government administration has being the third tier of the government which has limited
bound within which it operates. Thus, it was the recommended that the high level of rural-urban migration should be controlled or checked. These could be done by providing those amenities (social or economic) that attracts people to urban areas. Such as, electricity, water supply, good road, improved agricultural tools and also rural dwellers should support the local government by helping to carry out development project and paying their tax.