Adolescents’ Awareness and Attitude towards Disordered Eating in Imo State

The study investigated on the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students towards discovered eating. A sample of 300 students from sixsecondary schools was randomly selected in Owerri Municipal. A questionnaire titled QSKATDE was developed, structured and validated (r = 0.80). Four research questions and one null hypothesis were formulated for the study statistical weighted mean was used to answer the research questions and t-test was used in testing the null hypothesis. The results showed that the adolescents have poor knowledge of various forms of disordered eating; they know little about the effects of disordered eating. There is a significant difference in the boys and girls knowledge and attitude towards disordered eating. Based on the findings, recommendations were made

Awareness, Competencies and Use of Social Media in Teaching by Lecturers in Higher Institutions In South –East Of Nigeria

The paper is on awareness, competencies and use of social media in teaching by lecturers in higher institutions in south –east of Nigeria. Social media are networked tools that support and encourage individuals to learn together while retaining individual control over their time, space, presence activity, identity and relationship. The study adopted descriptive survey design.  Simple sampling technique was used for the study.  The Population of the study are lecturers in various higher institutions in faculty of education in both federal and state universities in south-east of Nigeria. A total of eighty (80) questionnaires were distributed to lecturers, fifty-eight (58) was duly completed and returned. Simple percentage was used for the calculation. Some findings showed that lecturers in south-east universities do not use social media for teaching and learning process in the 21st century. Other findings include- 8(13.79%) agree and 50(86.20%) of the responses disagree. This shows that social media are used mostly for social life. This shows that highest number use of facebook is more than any social media in the world. The researcher made some recommendations for lecturers in Nigeria. Keywords: Social Media,  Awareness,  Competencies, Higher Institution and Lecturer

Energy Scenarios for Ambitious and Effective Nigerian’s Nationally Determined Contributions

Nigeria's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) shows commitment to supporting the Paris Agreement towards reducing the global warming and negative impacts of climate change. However, some gaps need to be bridged in order to make Nigeria’s NDC more ambitious and effective. Therefore, this paper presents energy scenarios that could support the revision of existing Nigeria’s NDC to ambitiously limit GHG emissions while promoting increased access to green energy. The paper systematically establishes gaps in the existing NDC, namely circumvention of subsisting energy-related policies, lumped energy efficiency pathways, overconcentration on solar PV, neglect of the residential sector, neglect of advanced emissions control technology and neglect of on-grid renewable energy utilisation. The paper also presents pertinent recommendations to bridge the established gaps, which are critical for the NDC revision. It is pertinent that the NDC revision should consider all the aspects of energy supply and demand sides in a transparent and equitable process. It envisaged that the judicious and equitable consideration of the recommendations in this work would make Nigeria’s NDC ambitious and effective. Keywords: nationally determined contributions, energy sector, energy policies, demand-side energy efficiency, residential sector DOI: 10.7176/JETP/10-7-04 Publication date: December 30th 202

Impact of the Implementation of the 9- Years Universal Basic Education Programme in Public Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Imo State

The study focuses on the impact of the implementation of the Universal Basic Education 9-3-4 system of education. Its general objective is to identify and access the impact of the implementation of the Universal Basic Education 9-3-4 programme while the scope covers the public primary and junior secondary schools in Imo State. It adopted the descriptive survey design witha sample size of 300 respondents that were drawn from teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools. Data collected was analyzed using mean score. Findings suggest that the impact of merging primary school andJunior Secondary School (JSS) is significant and positive while disarticulating JSS and Senior Secondary School (SSS) is not significant and therefore negative. It is therefore recommended that JSS Programmes of activities such as improving the relationship between the administrators and properly equipping the JSS school for a smooth transmission from JSS to SSS

Comparative nutritional composition of smoked catfish (Clarias gariepinus) produced from NIOMR smoking kiln and local cut-drum oven

The effects of two different preservative equipment-the NIOMR (Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research) kiln and local cut-drum oven-on crude protein, minerals and vitamins of C. gariepinus were studied. The fish were obtained from Africa Regional Aquaculture Centre, Aluu, Port Harcourt. Moisture, crude protein, crude fibre, crude fat and ash content were determined using standard methods. There were significant differences (P<0.05) in the moisture and crude fiber content. The moisture content of the fish sample ranged from 2.18 to 5.98, this could be attributed to the drying methods. The crude fibre content ranged from 2.78 and shows no significant difference. The ash content of the samples ranged from 0.25- 0.6%, an indication that smoking reduces the ash content of fish. Result of the crude protein of fresh fish was 21.84 ~c 1.10 which increased to 59.53 ~c 1.88 and 35.41 ~c1.00 in NIOMR smoking kiln and local oven respectively. This means that, there was a significant different in the effects of the two dryers on crude protein. The vitamin content of both ovens showed no significant difference except in vitamin A which was significant in the fish dried with smoking kiln. There was significant different (p<0.05) in the mineral content of the two drying equipment, this was in Sodium, Potassium and Phosphorus level of fish smoked with NIOMR smoking kiln. This result indicates that the two drying methods have varying effects on the nutritional quality of catfish, which is in favour of NIOMR kiln

Mapping and Analysis of Vegetation Spectral Reflectance in Oil and Gas Seepage Polluted Zones Using Six Vegetation Indices

The growth and health of vegetation may be adversely influenced by oil and gas pollution or leakage.  Thus, when an environment is contaminated with oil and gas pollution, growing vegetation often exhibit signs of stress.  Satellite remote sensing has proven to be an effective tool and approach to detect and monitor vegetation health and status in oil and gas polluted zones.  Previous studies have adopted vegetation indices which are obtained from remotely sensed satellite data to monitor vegetation health.  This study is aimed at demonstrating the potential of vegetation spectral techniques for detecting and monitoring of oil and gas pollution from Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS remotely sensed data.  To determine the influence of oil and gas pollution on vegetation reflectance, few polluted sites were analyzed and their reflectance were compared in all the TM bands against the non – polluted sites.  The mean and standard deviation reflectance of each of the bands in two groups of sites and t – test are calculated to determine if there are any significant differences between the reflectance from the polluted and non – polluted sites.  Thus, the study shows that in all the spectral bands, the vegetation reflectance from polluted and non – polluted areas exhibit small significant difference with a p-value &gt;0.005. To further analyze the impacts of oil and gas on vegetation, six spectral indices including NDVI, SRI, MSAVI2, SAVI, ARVI2 and EVI2 were utilized.  SRI, SAVI and EVI2 showed no significant relationship between polluted and non-polluted areas with a p-value &gt;0.05 higher than the alpha level of 0.05 and the calculated t - test value is lower than the t-critical value of 2.09 while NDVI, MSAVI2 and ARVI2 showed a significant relationship between the polluted and non-polluted areas. Keywords: oil and gas pollution, Ground Truthing, Vegetation Indices, Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS, Remote Sensing and Vegetation Cover. DOI: 10.7176/JEES/9-7-05 Publication date:July 31st 201

The Impact of Social Media on the Academic Performance of University Students in Nigeria

The article works is on impact of social media on the Academic performance of University students in Nigeria. Causal-comparative research design was adopted. The Four tertiary institutions used for study-  Nnamdi Azikiwe University-Awka, Delta State University, Abraka, Madonna University Okija campus and Anambra State University. Population of this study comprised of all the students in various departments in each schools. The total population selected through purposive sampling technique are twenty- five students in each school and the total therefore are hundred undergraduates and. Capture sampling is the method used to administer the instrument. Findings show that social media usage among students is not for academic purposes. Found out that the  following are often used by students -Facebook 40(40.81%), WhatsApp 20(20.40%) 2go/Skype 14(14.28%) and while Myspace, Twitter, badoo, Blogs/web scholars, Google+/ Social bookmarking are not often used by undergraduates in the four universities for the study. Another finding showed that students in the four universities use social media for reaching out to close/distance friends and general information about life.  The researchers proffer solutions to social media impact on education performance of students in Nigeria. Keywords: Social media (websites), educational performance, Students and Universitie

Management Control System for Effective Job Performance Among Librarians in Federal And State University Libraries : Evidence From South East Nigeria

In this study, we assessed the management control system used for effective job performance among librarians in five federal university libraries and five State university libraries in South East, Nigeria. Our 38-item questionnaire was validated by three experts: one from the Department of Science Education (Education Measurement and Evaluation unit) and two from the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Later we used descriptive statistics and found out that the university libraries adopted performance appraisal system, duties rotation system, controlled activities system and regulation of staff attendance to a great extent, and also that the management control system has contributed to the effective job performance since it enables employees to understand their job expectations and to encourage librarians’ positive work attitude. Based on these findings, we recommended that performance appraisal and staff evaluation should be performed from time to time to identify areas which require improvements. Henceforth, federal and state governments in Nigeria should make funds available for university libraries to enable them adopt effective management control system and procure facilities and resources to enhance job performance in their libraries among other

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A CAUSAL ANALYSIS

This study sought to analyze the nature of the causal relationship that prevails in the two largest economies in Sub-Saharan Africa- Nigeria and South Africa between 1996 and 2020. The study follows the recommendations of the World Bank Global Financial Development index, to measure financial development from its four dimensions, by institutions and markets. These include depth (money supply and stock market capitalization), access (bank branches and value of stocks outside top ten), efficiency (interest rate spread and stock turnover), and stability (capital to asset ratio and stock price volatility). These served as the explanatory variables. The explained variable is gross domestic product growth rate as a measure of economic growth. The Granger causality test is employed for analysis. The results reveal that only in South Africa did a unidirectional causal relationship exist, flowing from economic growth to financial stability (stock price volatility). In the case of Nigeria, no causal relationship was found. The study concluded that demand-following financial development was what prevailed in South Africa, while the Independent stage hypothesis holds in Nigeria. The study recommended that more financial instruments and products such as mobile banking schemes be created and made available to help mop more cash in circulation into the formal financial system. Also, growth board schemes initiated to encourage the listing of companies with high growth potential on the exchange must be enhanced