Nigerian journalists and ethical dilemmas: the ‘SAD’ imperative

Ever since Philosophers developed and devoted themselves to the study of whyhuman beings behave the way they do, as well as the results of such behaviours, the concept of ethics has continued to grow not only in prominence, but in complexity and controversy. Being a public-spherical profession in which truth, fairness, sense of duty and consideration of possible consequences combine to determine the course of a given action; journalism will continue to remain at the centre of such complex and controvertible discourses for a long time. Basically, the objective of this paper is to research into the ethical dilemmas that hamstring the practice of journalism in Nigeria. Relying on secondary data, this paper radically explores the subject matter vis-à-vis the major reasons that orchestrate journalists’ vulnerability to such dilemmas. In conclusion, the paper submits that the application of the ‘SAD’ formula is a panacea to resolving the various ethical dilemmas encountered by Nigerian journalists in the day-to-day discharge of their responsibilities.Keywords: Ethical Dilemmas, Journalism Practice, Media Laws, Nigerian Society, SAD Imperativ

Strengthening Healthcare Referral Systems In Nigeria Using The Medical Referral Information Management System

The challenges faced by physicians and medical practitioners in referring patients to an appropriate healthcare provider for continuation of care, have been a major discourse in healthcare services. Most referral actions by physicians and practitioners are a mere handover of patients because of the inability of most receiving facilities to provide feedback to the initiating facility. These challenges have often led to delay in commencement of treatment and decreased collaboration between the different levels of healthcare – primary, secondary and tertiary. In this work, a system that enhances the referral process by aiding healthcare providers in establishing a connection with an appropriate healthcare provider for outpatient referrals was developed. The system enables patients establish first contact with a suitable primary healthcare provider. The methodology adopted is Object Oriented Hypermedia Design Methodology; it is one of the first methods to postulate the separation of concerns that defines its various models: requirements, conceptual, navigation, abstract interface and implementation. The system provides interfaces through which a healthcare provider can establish connection with another healthcare provider for purpose of referral. The results obtained using the system includes the recommendation of healthcare providers upon a specialty, care level and location based search request by a health provider. With the developed system, healthcare providers can easily reach nearby or far away healthcare facilities of varying specialties; this improves collaboration in healthcare services and strengthens the referral process

Online Vehicle Recovery Tracking System

In today’s world, Vehicle recovery system are very essential in monitoring and stolen vehicles.  Vehicle Recovery  system is a work which aims in developing a computerized system to provide a better and a more efficient system for owners of registered vehicles to easily get back their stolen vehicles once they are found and also recordkeeping of vehicles. This work seeks to develop a software that facilitate vehicle information, registration of vehicle through which the admin can track and found the stolen vehicle. This system is developed to help the vehicle management to maintain the vehicle registration licensing in the best way possible thereby reducing stress and manual efforts. The system was implemented using PHP scripting language, HTML, MySQL Server, and Macromedia Dreamweaver