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EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AGENCIES

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA AND NIGER STATES

ABSTRACTThis study was on evaluation of the performance of Public Transport Services in some selected states of Northern Nigeria with focus on Niger, Kaduna and Bauchi States Transport Agencies 1999 - 2009. The objectives of the study are to determine the extent to which level of funding affects ...

Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 82 pages | 🧠 11676 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE ROLE OF FORMAL SCHOOL IN PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT1.1       BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYEntrepreneurship capacities are increasingly recognized as important drivers of economic growth, productivity and employment, and as a key aspect of economic dynamism. Recent dimensions to entrepreneurship have necessitated th...

Entrepreneur Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 10858 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF WURNO, DANGE AND WEPPA GYPSUMS IN NIGERIA FOR PLASTER AND CERAMIC PRODUCTION

ABSTRACTThe raw mineral used world-wide in the production of plaster of Paris is gypsum. This is available in Nigeria. Constant importation of plaster of Paris constitutes a drain on national economy and an added cost on ceramic mass production. Its availability has prompted the central direction...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 6282 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERISATION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FOR CHROMIUM (VI) ION REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER

ABSTRACTThis study was carried out to investigate the removal of chromium (VI) from chromate solution using deacetylated chitin extracted from mussel shell. Mussel shells were obtained from Gubi dam in Bauchi, Nigeria and chemical method was used to extract chitin and then chitosan from these she...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 7256 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT  The optimum deployment of manpower with the prime concern for cost and productivity is the hall-mark of management challenges, as it impinges upon the organization survival. Planning the human resource, therefore, become a strategic decision function of management â€" for thei...

Public Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 117 pages | 🧠 22783 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYTICAL AND LITERARY STUDY OF EMOTION AND ITS ARTISTIC EFFECT IN ANTHOLOGY OF QHADI UMAR IBRAHIM "HADIQATUL AZHAAR"

This research is titled: "ANALYTICAL AND LITERARY STUDY OF EMOTION AND ITS ARTISTIC EFFECT IN ANTHOLOGY OF QHADI UMAR IBRAHIM „HADIQATUL AZHAAR"‟" the research comprises four chapters and a conclusion. It contains a study of artistic effect of passion in the formation of poem. In chapte...

Arts Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 9249 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTIVE MARKETING OF QUALITY SERVICES IN A PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY

A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (NEPA) PLC

ABSTRACTThe preoccupation of this project is to evaluate the marketing of services in a public utility company with faith particular reference to the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA). In order to facilitate the study, data were collected from both the primary and secondary sources. Person...

Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 9340 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PROBLEMS OF FILLING AND CORRESPONDENCE IN NIGERIAN INSTITUTIONS

A CASE STUDY OF I.M.T ENUGU

ABSTRACTThe aim of this project/research work is to find out the problems facing filling/correspondence in Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu and to give useful suggestions.    To obtain the necessary information for the research, the researcher used the questionnai...

Secretarial Studies Type: PROJECT

📄 51 pages | 🧠 6256 words | 📚 5 chapters

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FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY OF FIVE BROWN SUGAR MINIPROCESSING FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTSugar generally has been described as an international commodity that has become the economic base of some developing countries (Wohlgenant 2008). Countries like Mauritius, Jamaica, and Sudan among others have gained enormous economic benefits like employment generation, increase in livin...

Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 8899 words | 📚 5 chapters

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HYPOGLYCEMIC AND HEPATO-PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF HYDRO-ETHANOL SILK OF Zea-Mays EXTRACT ON ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETIC WISTAR RATS

ABSTRACTGlobally, as of 2010, an estimated 285 million people had diabetes, with type 2 making up about 90% of the cases The management of diabetes without side effects is a major challenge in the medical system.Silkof Zea maysfrom a variety of maize sources has been shown to have a range of biol...

Medicine Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 9695 words | 📚 5 chapters

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FRAUDS AND MALPRACTICES IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

A STUDY OF SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS

ABSTRACTThis project was aimed at identifying the common forms of Frauds and Malpractices in the banking industry, their frequency, causes and the existing preventive measures in operation. The analyses of primary and secondary data led to the conclusion that Frauds and Malpractices were&nbs...

Administration Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 8524 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CAUSES AND RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT BETWEEN CATTLE HERDERS AND CROP FARMERS IN KATSINA STATE

ABSTRACTThe study was conductedin Katsina State with the objective of investigating the causes of farmer-herder conflict and the performance of management institutions towards the resolution of the conflict in the State. Three (3) local government areas were purposively selected from the 3 senato...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 12715 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF A MODIFIED ENERGY-EFFICIENT CLUSTERING WITH SPLITTING AND MERGING FOR WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS USING CLUSTER-HEAD HANDOVER MECHANISM

ABSTRACTEnergy efficiency is one of the most important challenges for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). This is due to the fact that sensor nodes have limited energy capacity. Therefore, the energy of sensor nodes has to be efficiently managed to provide longer lifetime for the network. To reduce ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 10738 words | 📚 5 chapters

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APPLICATION OF HENRI FAYOL’S PRINCIPLE OF DISCIPLINE TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

A CASE STUDY OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study is aimed at to examines the respondence opinion on the application of Henri Fayol's principle of discipline to the administration of Secondary Schools in Niger State, Nigeria. The study consist of five research objectives, research questions and hypotheses respectively. The stu...

Education Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 9774 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS: AN EXAMPLE OF “EFE AND JUDE”

A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS: AN EXAMPLE OF "EFE AND JUDE"ABSTRACTIn this study, we undertook a pragmatic study of newspaper comic strips, using "Efe and Jude" as an example. Pragmatics deals mainly with the use of language by a speaker and how the meaning can be interpreted by the...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 6072 words | 📚 5 chapters

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