The Impact of Crude Oil Price Fluctuation on Tertiary Education Survival in Nigeria

Abstract: This paper examined the impact of crude oil price fluctuation on tertiary education survival in Nigeria from 2011-2018. Ex-post facto research design was used. Data were extracted from Education Trust Fund (ETF), Federal Ministry of Education (FME), and National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 software package. The findings of this study revealed that Crude oil price fluctuation is a critical determinant of tertiary education survival in Nigeria. There is a significant relationship between crude oil price fluctuation and budget allocation to tertiary education in Nigeria. This paper recommend that a policy that permits tertiary education survival through education tax fund allocation from profits of registered petroleum companies proceed should be extended and apply to established Alumni Tax Fund. The Alumni Tax Fund will generate pool of fund from graduate of Nigeria Universities, Colleges of Education and Polytechnic Education

The Influence of Admission Policy on the Admission of Students into Distance Learning Education Programme in University of Ibadan

Abstract: This paper examined the influence of admission policy on the admission of students into Distance Learning Education Programme in University of Ibadan. Descriptive survey research method was adopted for the purpose of this study. The total number of staff who participated in this study was three hundred (300) which comprises of both non-academic and academic staff. But only two hundred and forty-five (245) staff returned questionnaire that were finally used for data collection. Chi-square test analytical method was used for data analysis. This article revealed that quota system on admission policy is not applicable in distance learning education in University of Ibadan. That there is no Catchment area policy on admission in distance learning education university of Ibadan, and that there is no discriminatory school fee for students in distance learning education in university of Ibadan. This study recommended that there should be abolishment of the catchment area and quota policies of admission in Higher Education in Nigeria. Educationally backward states should develop remedial programmes for their indigenes. Policy on discriminatory fees should be moderated

Use of Educational Management Information System in University of Lagos Distance Learning Education

Abstract: This paper examined the use of educational management information system in distance learning education University of Lagos. Descriptive Survey research method was adopted for the purpose of this study. A total of one hundred and twenty students participated and returned questionnaire were found useful for analysis. The test of hypothesis was done using simple percentage. This article revealed that EMIS will help to properly measure and evaluate the performance of distance learning education University of Lagos, that EMIS is useful for effective planning of distance learning education University of Lagos and that there is a significant relationship between EMIS and quality Distance education delivery in University of Lagos. There is need for reengineering and integration of Education management information system with learning management system software in University of Lagos

Educational Neglect and Societal Development in Nigeria

Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine educational neglect and societal development in Nigeria with focus on Borno State. Descriptive survey research method was deployed for the purpose of this study. 150 respondents participated in this study. However, only 120 questionnaires were returned and found to be useful for analysis. The instrument for data collection is a self-structured questionnaire titled “Educational Neglect and Societal Development Questionnaire Scale” (ENSDQS). A 2- point Likert Scale was developed and validated to collect information from the respondents. The data collected was analyzed with basic descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage. Mean rating statistic technique was used for the analysis of the research hypotheses. The core findings from the results obtained showed that there is a significant relationship between Educational Neglect and Societal Development. Further findings identified gender factors, economic factors and socio-cultural factors as key factors influencing educational neglect in developing society such as Nigeria. This study recommended that the Government should introduce community enlightment programmes, feeding programmes and compensation fee in society where educational neglect is rampant and is gaining acceptance among the people as a culture

Male domination, female revolt: race, class and gender in Kuwaiti women's fiction

This thesis investigates various forms of women's resistance to male domination in Kuwaiti society, as represented in Kuwaiti women's fiction. Two short stories: Hayfa' Hashim's "al-Intiqam al-rahtb" (1953) and Layla al-'Uthman's "Min milaff imra'a" (1979), and three novels: al-'Uthman's Wasmiyya takhruj min al-bahr (1986), Tayyiba al-Ibrahlm's Mudhakkirat khadim (1995), and Fawziyya S. al-Salim's Muzun (2000) are closely analysed, drawing from Marxist-feminist literary criticism. I argue that these texts portray their respective heroines, representing the pre-oil generations of Kuwaiti women - born before or in the first half of the twentieth century - as resistant and/or revolutionary figures, contrary to the common notion of their stereotypical passivity and submissiveness. In view of the fact that these texts, as well as some others that are not represented here, form a minority among Kuwaiti women's fiction, they are here considered as 'feminist revolutionary' texts.Part One introduces Kuwait and its people, with special reference to the development of Kuwaiti fiction (Chapter One), and the Kuwaiti female literary tradition (Chapter Two). Part Two (Chapters Three through Six) demonstrates how the Kuwaiti patriarchal tradition has affected, and continues to affect, race, class and gender relations in Kuwait, in a way that is discriminatory against and oppressive to women. An example of this is found in the sex-related concept of sharaf or fadiha (social honour or dishonour) - a-common-denominator ideology which each of the texts seeks to reflect and deconstruct. Exploring the agency which each of the authors has constructed for her heroine's defiance, evasion, or subversion of patriarchal authority, this study asserts that some pre-oil Kuwaiti women have been actively resistant to male domination, and that they have worked for social change

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA FOR THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY: PERSPECTIVES FOR CHANGE

There is no doubting that the role of science and technology in modern society is changing. More importantly, all the challenges facing the world and communities in Africa particularly today depends solely on science and technology education to find appropriate solution. It is noteworthy in this century that nations will wholly dependent on others as ‘experts’ without science and technological knowledge. But with it, they will be empowered to become participants rather than merely observers. Science and technology in this sense is more than a means for getting ahead in the world of work. It is a resource for becoming a critical and engaged citizen in a democracy. However to realize this, the teaching of science and technology in schools should help in development of science and technology literacy. Also in the formation of scientific and technological attitude, this is essential to dispel social evils as well as in the development of open mindedness and decision taking ability. Therefore, this study suggests the teaching and learning of science and technology in schools with the looking glass of 21st century skills for efficient pedagogical format and content responsibility by the teachers and the society. This perspective involves the position of government as policy formulators, the teachers as policy implementers and disseminators as well as the society as policy facilitators

Cell proliferation, cell death and total granule cell-number in the dentate gyrus in the hippocampus of the four-striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) and common mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus)

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Johannesburg, 2016This study investigated a wild and a captive-bred wild animal models to provide evidence that adult neurogenesis occurs in the brain of the four-striped mouse (FSM) (Rhabdomys pumilio) and common mole-rat (CMR) (Cryptomys hottentotus) and also estimate the total granule cell number in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus as a baseline for comparing cell proliferation and cell death in the two species. Adult male four-striped mouse (n=6) and common mole-rat (n=7) were used to investigate for cell proliferation, cell death and immature neurons. The animals were anaesthetized and transcardially perfused with saline followed by paraformaldehyde fixative (4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer), pH 7.4. Brains were removed and post fixed in the same fixative overnight. Following equilibration in 30% sucrose in PB, the left hemisphere was cut at 50 μm thickness, frozen serial sagittal sections. Ki-67 immunohistochemistry was carried out to identify proliferative cells and Doublecortin (DCX) staining for immature neurons. The right hemispheres of the brains were plastic embedded and sections cut at 20 μm, were subjected to Giemsa staining for the estimation of total granule and pyknotic cell numbers in the dentate gyrus. Ki-67 immunostaining confirmed adult cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus of the four-striped mouse and common mole-rat. DCX immunopositive cells confirmed presence of immature neurons in the DG of the hippocampus of four-striped mouse and common mole-rat. There was no difference in the category of DCX positive cells observed in the DG of four-striped mouse and common mole-rat as both were predominantly in the postmitotic stage. The mean Ki-67 immunopositive cell number, an indication of cell proliferation was 993.33 ± 683.4 in the four-striped mouse and 190.83 ± 209.51 in the common mole-rat. The mean pyknotic cell number, an indication of cell death was 199.17 ± 92.8 in the four-striped mouse and 227.5 ± 108.77 in the common mole-rat. The estimated total granule cell number in the dentate gyrus was between 1.3 x 106 and 2.0 x 106 in the four- striped mouse and 0.6 x 106 and 1.1 x 106 in the common mole-rat. The Gundersen coefficient of error was between 0.05 - 0.06 in the four-striped mouse and 0.05 and 0.078 in the common mole-rat. The estimated total granule cell number in the four-striped mouse and common mole-rat represents over a 50 times increase compared to the values reported from laboratory rodents. Despite the larger brain size and body weight in the common mole-rat, the four-striped mouse had about five times the number of cell proliferation rate. A statistically significant higher cell proliferation rates and granule cell numbers were seen in the four-striped mouse compared to common mole-rat (p < 0.03 and 0.00). There was no significant difference in the immature neuron and pyknotic cell (p=0.43 and 0.70) respectively. The rate of immature neurons and cell death was higher in the common mole-rat than in the four-striped mouse. There was no significant correlation between cell proliferation, cell death and Total granule cell number in both animals. Regression analysis did not yield any significant relationship between these variables except between cell proliferation and cell death in common mole-rat. In conclusion, despite the complex burrowing system in the common mole-rat with associated higher cognitive, learning and memory function, similar adult neurogenesis was found in both four-striped mouse and common mole-rat. The cell proliferation and cell death does not have any effect on the total granule cell number in the four-striped mouse and common mole-rat.MT201

Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of Pseudomonas putida in the bioremediation of diesel fuel contaminated derno-podzoluivisolic soil of different horizons

This study was carried out to compare the efficacy of Рseudomonas putida, contained in the biopreparation «Pseudomin» in the bioremediation of diesel fuel contaminated derno-podzoluivisolic soil of two different horizons. By analyzing the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) content using IR-spectrometry method under laboratory conditions, results of the research showed that the inoculation of Рseudomonas putida in to the diesel fuel contaminated derno-podzoluivisolic soil samples in only 12 weeks was able to reduce the diesel fuel content up to 99.2% in the humus-accumulative horizon; and up to 92.8% in the eluvial horizon. Comparative evaluation of the contaminated variants inoculated with Pseudomonas of both horizons revealed a significantly higher rate of diesel fuel degradation in the humus accumulative horizon of up to 8.7 times, compared to the eluvial horizon, which shows a slightly slower rate of degradation.Keywords: Bioremediation, petroleum hydrocarbon, humus-accumulative horizon, eluvial horizon, dernopodzoluivisolic soil, Рseudomonas putida, biological preparation «Pseudomin