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AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS

A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY ENUGU ZONAL OFFICE

ABSTRACTIn the course of this research work, productivity is taken to mean the relationship between the quantities of goods produced to the quantity of resources used. A more fruitful way to understand productivity is to consider it a process. Thus Brech (1975) was of the view that productivity c...

Business Administration and Management Type: PROJECT

📄 58 pages | 🧠 7682 words | 📚 3 chapters

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A PRAGMA-DISCOURSE STUDY OF FACE-SAVING AND FACE-THREATENING ACTS ON THE BBC'S HARDTALK INTERVIEW

The media is a powerful tool of influence in societies. Media interviews provide a special platform that showcases how language is used. This study focuses on the Pragmatic concepts of Face-Saving and Face-Threatening Acts on the BBC'S HardTalk interview. It attempts to find out what kind...

Arts Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 12827 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF Senna siamea ON THE HISTOLOGY AND HISTOCHEMISTRY OF THE COLON IN OPOIOD-INDUCED CONSTIPATION IN WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTSenna siamea is a medicinal plant native to Asia. It is widely distributed in different parts of Nigeria, where it is employed in traditional ethno-medicinal and ethno-veterinary practices for a variety of ailments. In this study, the effect of S. siamea on smooth muscle contractility of ...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 8882 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED INTRUSION DETECTION BASED SECURED ROBUST HEADER COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE

ABSTRACTThis research presents thedevelopment of an improved Intrusion Detection based Secured RObust Header Compression (IDSROHC)techniquefor handling brute force attack. The secured RObust Header Compression (secured ROHC) was developed to secure Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) packets aga...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 12923 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MATERNAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

AN ASSESSMENT OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S INTERVENTION PROGRAMME (2000-2007)

ABSTRACT Health is a basic human right that is vital to sustainable development, but this right appears to elude the majority of women, according to a 2003 World Bank Report. This is because as was reported by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), "every minute, another ...

Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 7225 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CUSTOMERS ‟KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAMIC BANKING PRODUCTS AND JAIZ BANK PATRONAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis work focused on finding the relationship between customers‟ knowledge of Jaiz bank Nigeria PLC and patronage of the first full pledged Islamic bank in Nigeria. There are various studies on Islamic banking that covered a wide range of issues including those on Islamic bank patronage...

Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 10212 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A POSTMODERNIST REPRESENTATION IN BEN OKRI'S THE FAMISHED ROAD AND FLOWERS AND SHADOWS

This dissertation titled: A postmodernist Representation in Ben Okri's The Famished Road and Flowers and Shadows is premised on the argument that irrespective of their individual themes, novels are significant mechanisms of presentation or representation of thoughts and ideas through semblances c...

Arts Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 10991 words | 📚 5 chapters

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IJTIHAD AND TAQLID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE

ABSTRACTIslamic jurisprudence underlies the conception that all phenomena of existence are a Unity. Its control lies solely and absolutely with One and Only Supreme Being - Allah. By His Divine choice and benevolence, He made man His Vicegerent on earth In consequence, all phenomena of existence ...

Law Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 6237 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE;S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

ABSTRACTThis study is a stylistic analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‟s novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, which comprises four parts with a total number of 37 chapters and 433 pages. The aim of this study is to identify the predominant stylistic devices used by the author in the novel and the ef...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 6366 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE POTENTIALS FOR A CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT CREDIT SOCIETY IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

A CASE STUDY OF I.M.T, ENUGU

CHAPTER ONE1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY/INTRODUCTIONThe Co-operative thrift and Credit Society is now in existence in many institutions of higher learning.  Based on this, one might start to wonder what this research topic is all about, since such a programme is not a new one.All the same, th...

Cooperative Economic And Management Type: PROJECT

📄 62 pages | 🧠 6270 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DIALOGUE AS DISCOURSE: AN ANALYSIS OF NTA KADUNA EDITORIAL BOARD’S USE OF LANGUAGE

ABSTRACTThis study seeks to examine the spoken language used during NTA Kaduna Newsroom Editorial Board Meetings with the aim of describing the nature of its dialogue, providing an assessment of it, and exposing the peculiarities therein. It brings to the fore features that have otherwise not bee...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 7231 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORING SOCIAL SPACES FOR INFORMATION ACTIVITIES AMONG SOCIAL ACTORS AT MAI-SHAYI JOINTS (TEA SHOPS)

A CASE STUDY OF SAMARU COMMUNITY, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

AbstractThis study explored the social spaces in Hausa communal setting from the perspective of social actors in tea shops in Samaru Community, Kaduna State. To achieve the objectives of this study, one main research question and four sub-questions were raised and answered. The main research ques...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 11872 words | 📚 5 chapters

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IMPACT OF LANGUAGE LABORATORY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ORAL ENGLISH IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

ABSTRACTThe theoretical frame work for this study was provided by the review of literature was also prepared to enable the researcher collect enough data in regards to the study. Information was sought through primary sources such as questionnaires were used in data collection. The findings of th...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 9042 words | 📚 5 chapters

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REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF A FAULTY AIR CONDITION

ABSTRACT The need for an authentic and reliable report relating to the repairs and rehabilitation of a faulty air-conditioner is inevitable. Many homes and offices uses the air-conditioner to cool he temperature in their respective homes.  So the maintenance of the air-conditioner should be ...

Mechanical Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 54 pages | 🧠 5579 words | 📚 6 chapters

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EVALUATING USER NEEDS IN THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC LIBRARY, KADUNA: INTEGRATING CYBER COMMUNITY

ABSTRACTPublic libraries are institutions that have great impact on the development of knowledge base of the society. This is because they are the information hub available and open to the general public. This information has over the years been stored traditionally in print format. Here is where...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 11766 words | 📚 5 chapters

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