THE POSTULATION OFLEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG HEADS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN OGUN STATEOWNEDUNIVERSITIES

The paper looks at how leadership skills can be improved among the heads of Business Education in the Ogun-state owned Universities.It was noted that Business Education in the study area is a sub-component unit ofdepartments therebydiscouraging intimate and direct relationship between the leader andsubordinates in the Institutions. The paper identifies fivepossible leadership styles of Business Education heads and discusses how leaders can improveon their skills in the universities. It is recommended that the leader should make the subordinates feel important and gain their willingness to work.The paper concludes that a quality leader makes both the task and the experience better. Not only does everyone start somewhere, but no one ever stops learning and expanding in experience and knowledge. The paper also concludes that a good leader must be proactive

CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE TESTS OF A pH METER FOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION

This paper reportedly demonstrated the successful construction of a pH-meter which uses microcontroller based in measuring solutions of water and different samples. It is a versatile system, and by simply replacing the sensors and making some changes within the computer code, the system can be used to measure the acidity and alkalinity of different solution samples. The standard deviation and the correlation coefficient of these results show high linearity of the constructed device. Buffers 4, 7, 9 and 10 were used to calibrate both pH meters. The results were reproducible being displayed on a LCD. Paired sample correlation reveals that the relationship between the fabricated and imported pH meters was significantly relevant (P=0.000<0.05), has a very strong relationship and a positive correlation of 0.992. This implies that the fabricated and imported pH meters have very close performance

THE POSTULATION OFLEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG HEADS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN OGUN STATEOWNEDUNIVERSITIES

The paper looks at how leadership skills can be improved among the heads of Business Education in the Ogun-state owned Universities.It was noted that Business Education in the study area is a sub-component unit ofdepartments therebydiscouraging intimate and direct relationship between the leader andsubordinates in the Institutions. The paper identifies fivepossible leadership styles of Business Education heads and discusses how leaders can improveon their skills in the universities. It is recommended that the leader should make the subordinates feel important and gain their willingness to work.The paper concludes that a quality leader makes both the task and the experience better. Not only does everyone start somewhere, but no one ever stops learning and expanding in experience and knowledge. The paper also concludes that a good leader must be proactive

Radiological and related chemical health impact assessments of uranium in pipe borne water from some waterworks in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

The common purifying technique of water for public (human) consumption in Nigeria is by chlorination which only eliminates the microbial contaminants, but the radioactive contaminants remain unaffected. There had been no serious radiological and related chemical health impact assessments of pipe borne water in the country. Water samples were collected from five waterworks across Lagos Metropolis and a single crystal NaI (Tl) detector was used to determine the activity concentration of 238U radionuclide in the water. The radiological health impact assessment determined includes annual effective dose rates and risk of incurring cancer. Using activity concentrations obtained and the relation from United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the chemical health impact such as life average daily dose (LADD) and hazard quotient (HQ) due to ingestion of 238U in water were determined and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The mean 238U activity concentrations were 15.3±4.1 Bql-1, 14.6±5.2 Bql-1, 9.7±2.0 Bql-1, 11.0±2.9 Bql-1 and 11.3±1.8 Bql-1 for Agege, Shomolu, Iju, Saka and Amuwo respectively. The least mean effective dose, 0.3±0.1 mSvy-1 was obtained in Iju while the highest, 0.5±0.2 mSvy-1 was obtained in Agege and Shomolu. The least mass concentration of 174.2±35.7μgl-1 was obtained in Iju and the highest of 274.9±73.3 μgl-1 was obtained in Agege. The highest mean cancer mortality and morbidity risks, (0.6±0.2) x10-3 and (0.9±0.2) x10-3 respectively were obtained in Agege. The activity concentrations of radionuclide in the water were low hence the morbidity and mortality risks in the study were low when compared to the world average value of 1.0x10-3. The result showed high radioactivity and chemical levels therefore caution and control should be taken to avoid any health crisis later in future.Keywords: uranium impact assessment, pipe born water, water works, Lagos metropolis, Nigeri