Only little portion of government projects are executed by direct labour, while most of the development projects are awarded to contractions. Public structures have been known to be abandoned in the cause of construction or left to dilapidate after being practically completed. Incidents of abandoned projects are rampant all over the country e.g. from Enugu to ILorin, port Harcourt to sokoto and Lagos to Maidugwi. Projects of high capital cost. Such as residential buildings, office bu... read more

Empirical evidence ranks Nigerian as one of the countries world that produces high qualities of solid waste. This phenomenon is predicted on her over increasing population complied with sophistication in taste and demand for domestic and industrial goods by her urban population. The uncontrolled generation and disposal of these wastes have deteriorated our otherwise conducive urban environment. Virtually all cities in Nigeria are characterized by helps or mounting of solid wastes. The health imp... read more

Commercial activities have been on the increase in Nigeria in the past few years. This is also reflected in the fact that there has been an increase in real estate activities. The real agency business has therefore in the recent past become a business for all comers market women, housewives, mechanics, taxi drivers, lawyers, doctors, engineers, and in a case I know of, even a battery charger have all cashed in on this burgeoning business. The reason is not far fetched. The aim of this rath... read more

Urban renewal evolved more or as a result of the Industrial Revolution which led to urban decay. The nature of such decay can be attributed to many factors which can be classified under human, economic and social factors. This phenomenon of decay is manifested more on the structures and is characterized by acute shortages with demand always more than supply. These result to cover crowding and rapid increase in rent levels. As a result of this, the urban poor who cannot afford the rent of decen... read more

Land is a national endowment that can be referred to as the said portion of the earth’s surface, while land use can be described as a way, manner or order in which land is used by people in an area for deterrent purposes. This rings about the need for the demand of commercial land acquisition for economic and business transaction. Ogui urban is located in the capital city of Enugu state and has a typical urban environment, which is surrounded by major roads and towns some at which... read more

In recent times there has been a rapant growth of towns and cities in this country. This growth has been accompanied with an ever increasing physical social and the technological changes as well as complex Urban Pattern of development. This fast development with its attendant sprawling effects on the original settlement and town out skirted always cause some land use congestion. Personal and political pressures etc. within and around the area involved. In 1976, Owerri became the capital of... read more

This study will be limited to the influence of unemployment on youths involvement in kidnapping. Specifically, this study will be limited to examining the prevalence of youth involvement in kidnapping, determining the factors that leads to the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria and ascertaining if unemployment increases the rate of youth involvement in kidnapping. This study will be limited to Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State and thus the findings of this study can not be u... read more

1.1 Background Of The Study The growth of modern technology and the ever-changing complex nature of societies in the world have revolutionalized the way and manner information gathering and dissemination is carried out. Citizens have taken advantage of the opportunities provided by modern technologies in order to stay informed about what is going on around them (Trottier, D. 2012).The internet has become the biggest technological revolution of the 20th century, with a sizeable number of the p... read more

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Public relation is very relevant in organizations today since it has become the most powerful tool to express the image of an organization to the public. Public relations are often key strategic enablers in today’s highly competitive business environment. Well-articulated Public relations strategies will always provide a good working strategy aimed at improving the company’s image to the public. Public relations strategy is seen to be ... read more

The primary objective of the study is as follows To find out the reasons for the ban on twitter To find out how international community view Nigeria in the aftermath of the twitter ban. To find out how Nigeria’s internal affairs infringes on the her citizens right.

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what is the effect of the post EndSars protest on human lives and properties in Nigeria? To what extent did armed police men shooting at the armless peaceful protestants affected the citizens? What states experienced destruction and loss of human lives as a result of the post endsars protest? What categories of properties were burnt and destroyed during the hazardous protest? What was the reaction of Nigerian Youths towards the open-air killing by armed police men during the protest?... read more

overty and the unemployment rate continue to rise vertically, resulting in social problems of more monumental and complex proportions, trying to challenge popular government interventions to improve them. Since 1999, each government has had its signature, reducing poverty or reducing poverty, whatever it is called. The government of President Olesegun Aremu Obasanjo (1999-2007) launched the National Program for the Eradication of Poverty (NAPEP), which aims to reduce poverty. According to Anyebe... read more

Open defecation continues to be a critical health challenge globally, affecting almost 1 billion people worldwide and contributing significantly to an estimated 842,000 people who die yearly from sanitation-related diseases. Open defecation is a major environmental health problem facing many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although open defecation rates have been reducing gradually since 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era ended without all countries in sub-Saharan Africa achievin... read more

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAMME AND ITS EFFECT ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION Chapter one Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Development is at the center of government planning and activities. However, development cannot flourish especially in heterogeneous countries if there is no peace or national integration. In Nigeria, the need for unity and control of all centrifugal forces immediately after the civil war led to the establishment of the National... read more

he study is grouped into five chapters. This chapter being the first gives an introduction to the study. Chapter two gives a review of the related literature. Chapter three presents the research methodology; chapter four presents the data analysis as well as interpretation and discussion of the results. Chapter five gives a summary of findings and recommendations.

The finding from this study would help to know if Anambra East Local government is well funded by the federal government This study would also reveal, whether the revenue accrued and generated for development in Anambra East Local Government is sufficient and properly utilized by the government. This study would provide an improved and proper guide for stakeholders of rural administration in Nigeria to among other things; pinpoint the major challenges to rural development in Nigeri... read more

here were constraints in the course of carrying out this study. This study adopted Obudu local government area of Cross River state as the case study. This is an obvious challenge to the researcher given that the distance between cross river state and the researcher’s school of residence is enormous. Secondly; money by nature is relatively scare, thusCarrying out a study of this nature requires enormous financial demands. This was really a challenge to the researcher. To overcome this, t... read more

Local Government: Is a system of local administration instituted to maintain law and order, provide limited range of social amenities and encourage co-operation and participation of inhabitants towards improvement of their conditions of living. · Autonomy: In this context means a situation in which each government enjoys a separate existence and independence from the control of the other governments. · Rural: Is those parts of the cities that are yet to develop. That is vil... read more