Category Archives: International Journal of Social Sciences and Conflict Management 2017

CONTENTS

S/N	Title	Name of Authors	Pages
1	Ethno-Religious Conflicts and Changing Settlement Patterns in the Jos Town, Plateau State, 2000 to the Present	Amango Achadick Kudu (Ph.D.)	1-16
2	Towards a Theoretical Exposition of Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment: a Paradigm Shift	Iheanyi, E. Nwosu Ph.D	17-27
3	Patternization and Threats of Fulani Herdsmen Attacks to Contemporary Security in Nigeria	Abraham Abdul Jatto	28-47
4	Youth and Social Problems in Nigeria: Implications for National Development	Abdullahi Garba Kangiwa, PhD	48-74
5	Women and Political Participation in Nigeria: A Discourse	Orokpo, Ogbole F. E, Ph.D1, Maha, Emaojo Blessing2 & Enojo Audu3	75-84
6	Resolving Farmers-Herders Conflict through Security-Necessitated Technologies	Okpanachi Odiji	76-97
7	Teacher Education and Training for National Development in Nigeria	Sa’adatu Bello	98-108
8	Assessment of Counter Service Efficiency, in selected Banks within the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria	Okhankhuele, Omonigho Tonia	109-119
9	An Examination of News Placement (Prominence) of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s War against Corruption by Nigerian Newspapers	Ngwokor, Joseph Obi; Okoro, Daniel O. & Abusadiq, Loko A.	120-132
10	Broadcasting and Adoption of Innovations in Fadama III Project in Kogi State	1Akase Ter Moses PhD; 2Okoro Daniel Onwuamaze; 3Nanakaan Kelvin	133-146
11	Personality Type and Age as Factors on Depression among Undergraduate Students	Mgbenkemdi E. H. & Ekwo J. C.	147-157
12	Analysis of Women Participation in Rural Community Development Projects in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria	1I. E. Nwosu; 2N. U. Inyang & 3I. M. Dike	158-167

Assessment of Counter Service Efficiency, in selected Banks within the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Okhankhuele, Omonigho Tonia

Department of Business Administration

Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

E-mail: omotonia2013@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This paper carried out an assessment of counter service efficiency, in First bank of Nigeria PLC, Guarantee Trust Bank and United Bank for Africa, Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA), Ondo State, Nigeria. The paper searched for answers to research questions by collecting data from the customers that used counter service in these banks during the period of visitation to the banks. Data were collected from 1016respondents, through non-participant observation. The respondents comprised customers of the three banks. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze data for this study, while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test hypotheses at 5% significant level. Cronbach Alpha was used to test for reliability. The study revealed that there is a significant difference in the efficiency in counter services of the three banks. The paper therefore recommended a continuous investment in Information Communication Technology’s equipment, in order to further increase the efficiency in counter services, and increase the chances of survival of the banks in the intense competitive banking industry, which has become heavily dependent on Information Communication Technology.

Keywords: Efficiency, Counter,  Counter Servicses, Counter Queing Time, Counter Service Time.

An Examination of News Placement (Prominence) of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s War against Corruption by Nigerian Newspapers

Ngwokor, Joseph Obi; Okoro, Daniel O. & Abusadiq, Loko A.

Department of Mass Communication

The Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nasarawa State

E-mail: joezinger2005@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The paper examined newspaper placement of news on the war against corruption embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration which was declared as soon as it was inaugurated May 29, 2015. The major objective was to determine the prominence newspapers in the country accorded the anti graft crusade. Adopting the quantitative content analysis, a combination of both the probability and non probability methods were used to choose four (4) newspapers: Daily-Trust, The-Nation, This-Day and Leadership from the total population of national dailies in the country. The study was based on a sample size of forty eight (48) editions from the selected newspapers (Three {3} editions per month from each of the newspapers across four {4} months i.e. December 2015-March 2016).  The agenda setting theory which posits that mass media may not tell people what to think but it presents to them what to think about, served as the sub structure upon which the entire supper-structure of the study rests. From the data gathered and analyzed, the study found that an insignificant 10.1% of the corruption related news, reported by the studied newspapers during the period under review was placed on the front page, while 88.2% of the news was found on the inside pages, with 6.1% devoted to the back page. The paper concluded that Nigerian newspapers paid lip service to the war against corruption crusade embarked upon by the President Buhari’s administration, by burying a larger chunk of their news on corruption on the inside pages of their newspapers, where little or no attention is paid by readers.

Broadcasting and Adoption of Innovations in Fadama III Project in Kogi State

¹Akase Ter Moses PhD; ²Okoro Daniel Onwuamaze; ³Nanakaan Kelvin

^1&3Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University, Keffi

²Department of Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa

Email: danielokoro@yahoo.com,akasetermosesoo@gmail.com,nanakaank@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This study, “Broadcasting and Adoption of Innovation ins Fadama III Project in Kogi state of Nigeria” set out to investigate the extent to which broadcasting is contributing to knowledge and successful adoption of agricultural innovations by farmers involved in the Fadama III project in the state. Survey method was used with the questionnaire, to elicit information from respondents. Qualitative and quantitative data presentations along with chi-square statistical methods were used for data analysis. Findings showed that the state has been actively involved in using radio and television for knowledge and adoption of agricultural innovations by farmers especially in the Fadama III project. Such innovations include improved variety of seeds, soil selection and application of fertilizers, preservation methods, judicious distribution of crops as well as livestock farming and fish culture. Finding also showed that significant relationship exists between broadcast media and the knowledge and adoption of agricultural innovations in the state. The study recommends among others that for higher achievements in agricultural sector through the broadcast media there should be a policy initiative to expand the broadcast media, establish community viewing centers and integrate the other media involved in agricultural information with broadcasting for more adoption of innovations and development in the state and indeed Nigeria.

Keywords: Broadcasting, Adoption, Innovation ‘FADAMA’

Personality Type and Age as Factors on Depression among Undergraduate Students

Mgbenkemdi E. H. & Ekwo J. C.

Department of Psychology

Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu

Email: iamejike@esut.edu.ng

Corresponding Author: Mgbenkemdi E. H.

ABSTRACT

This study investigated personality type and age as factors on depression among undergraduate students using simple random technique. 120 undergraduate students from Enugu State University of science and Technology were drawn to participate in the study; comprising 65 female students and 55 male students, with ages between 20-35 years with mean and standard deviation. Eysenck and Eysenck (1972) Personality questionnaire (EPQ) 90-items measuring the academic performance among undergraduate students and Zung (1965) with 20-item inventory, self-rating depression scale (SDS) designed to assess the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, somatic and social interpersonal dimensions of depression were administered individually to the participants. A survey design was applied while two-way (ANOVA) as statistical analysis revealed no significant influence of personality type on depression, F (1, 116 = 1.77, P < .05) and also no significance influence of age on depression, (1, 116 = 22.58, P > .05).  It was suggested that other variables capable of influencing depression for the students should be studied. The results were discussed in relation to relevant literature reviewed.

Keywords: Personality type, depression, age and undergraduate students

Analysis of Women Participation in Rural Community Development Projects in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria

¹I. E. Nwosu; ²N. U. Inyang & ³I. M. Dike

^1&2Department of Rural Sociology and Extension, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike

³Department of Agric. Economics and extension, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State

Email: nwosu.iheanye@gmail.com

Corresponding Author:I. E. Nwosu

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, primarily to assess women’s participation in rural community development projects. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected through a multistage sampling technique. A structured questionnaire duly pre-tested and validated was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools such as means, frequency, percentages, mean scores, and probit regression analysis as an inferential statistical tool. The study identified the rural community projects carried out by women, ascertained the level of women’s participation in rural community development projects, determined the factors that influenced women’s participation in rural community development and also identified the problems affecting women’s participation in rural community development in the study area. The result showed that a high percentage, (60.83%) of the rural development projects embarked on by women was mainly in the area of water supply while 3.33%of the projects embarked on by the women were in the area of road maintenance and construction. The result further revealed that there was high level of women’s participation at the planning stage of the rural development projects with a grand mean score of 3.36. Further, the result also showed that ineffective leadership was the greatest problem to effective participation of women in rural community development projects. The probit regression estimates of the determinants of women’s participation in rural development projects showed that, the coefficients of age, education and primary occupation were significant at 10.0%, 5.0% and 1.0% respectively. From the result findings, it was recommended, among others, that appropriate machinery should be set up for more effective enlightenment of the rural women on the need to get involved in rural community development projects. Similarly, appropriate leadership training programmes should be organized for the rural women for more enhanced knowledge towards mobilizing, directing, coordinating and motivating the rank and file of the women towards higher participation in rural community development projects.

Keywords: Analysis, Women Participation, Rural community Development, Projects, Nigeria.