WOMEN AND ADULT EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A PANACEA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Adult literaClJ and adult education are necessan; to ensure an enlightened government and citizenry, whose insights, activities and decisions are vital for the achievement of national goals and de-velopment. Education is one paramount yardstick often used to measure the development of any nation. Through education, relevant skills, knowledge and values are acquired by members of the society to enable them maximize their potentials in the ever changing ·world, but there is observed imbalance in the education of men and women in Nigeria. This is adduced to many reasons: cultural, economic, and religious factors among others. This paper therefore examines women in adult education from the point of view of the history, meaning, forms and objectives of adult education. The purpose of women's education and an assessment of their involvement in Adult education as a basis for Nigeria national development are equally examined and the paper concludes 1.vith suggestions for further study

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR WIDOWS : PATHWAYS FOR SUSTAINABLE GRASSROOT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

This paper examines capacity building for widows and pathways for sustainable grass root development in Nigeria. The increasing number of widows with little or no means of capacity for economic empowerment at the grass root has become an acknowledged social problem in most developing societies like Nigeria. This paper argues the need for capacity building as an urgent step for attaining the needed sustainable national development for this segment of the population. The study relies on survey of942 widows across sixAwori communities, in Ogun state, Nigeria. Using descriptive statistics, the result shows that, about 60 percent of the sampled population had no form of fbrmal or informal education. Thus, they live in abject poverty. This paper recommends the need for both government and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) to drive capacity building through formal and Non-formal education, to enable widows especially at the grass root maximize their potentials in the ever changing world

Tomorrow\u27s Compensation and Rewards Shaped by Today\u27s Choices

[Excerpt] Today\u27s trends shape tomorrow. This is as true for the weather as it is for the way people are paid. Employee compensation in the future is being shaped by the choices we make today. So, by examining these choices, we can sketch a picture of tomorrow\u27s compensation. This isn\u27t to say that the past predicts the future. This is no more true in our field than it is in weather forecasting. But by analyzing the forces affecting today\u27s trends, we are better able to understand tomorrow. And, I believe it is important to understand how employee compensation will be determined and what the consequences of different approaches will be. For the way employees are compensated affects their financial well being, their skills and knowledge and their self worth. Compensation directly impacts the economic effectiveness of employers and the talents of a nation\u27s human resources. Finally, the way employees are compensated exhibits society\u27s sense of social justice

Prospects of developing cage and pen culture in Sudan

This paper describes the prospects of cage and pen culture in Sudan and recommends that a project for developing pen and cage culture techniques be started for marine and freshwater aquaculture

Policy Response to Widowhood Rites among the Awori of Ogun State, Nigeria

This paper examines policy response to widowhood rites among the Awori of Ogun State, south west, Nigeria. The paper argues that widows form a significant proportion of the Awori population, yet, much is not known about their plight nor policy response to the practice of widowhood rites and its associated challenges among the study group. The paper examines the situational analysis of widows and existing widowhood practices. it identifies economic and psychological challenges faced by the widows with a view to suggesting the way forward. The functional theory serves as a guide for the sociological view point in this paper. The study rely on data from both quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (In-depth Interviews- IDI's) sources. It concludes with a critical examination of existing gender policies and response to widowhood rites in the Awori context