CAUSES, EFFECT AND SOLUTION TO ABANDONMENT OF BUILDING PROJECTS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE Background of the study Over the years, there has been increasing abandonment of building projects and infrastructural facilities which has led to the dilapidation, degradation and deterioration of these building structures within the Nigerian contemporary urban metropolis. Recently there […]
Continue ReadingTABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background An Overview of the Nigerian Situation Trend Analysis of Environmental damageand Economic Growth in Nigeria Environmental Conservation Initiatives in Nigeria Statement of the Problem Objective of the Study Specific Research Objectives Hypothesis Justification of the […]
Continue ReadingCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Public physical infrastructure constitutes a high share of the country’s investment and is managed and controlled by the state for public consumptions. It varies from road, railways, harbors, recreational centers, and others. Baldwin and Dixon (2008), divided infrastructure into three groups: machinery and equipment, buildings, engineering structures. […]
Continue ReadingChapter One Introduction Background to the study Land is a significant factor and an indispensable asset that determines the quality of life of not only the rural communities but also that of the urban dwellers. From the land needed for cultivation by the rural farmers, the site required for urban housing, the workshop needed […]
Continue ReadingAbstract Rural entrepreneurship can help develop rural areas through good management of the local resources. Within the framework of integrated rural development theory, this study attempts to determine the perceptions of rural entrepreneurs on the nature and role of entrepreneurship in rural economic development. The study adopted the survey and descriptive design. The researchers randomly […]
Continue ReadingCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Primary Education is the first formal Education level. It is the education given in institutions for children aged six to eleven plus. This level of education has among its goals the inculcation of permanent literacy and numeracy and the ability to communicate effectively (Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004:14). […]
Continue ReadingABSTRACT This study undertakes a comparative analysis of the works of two Nigerian female novelists: Buchi Emecheta and Flora Nwapa, it looks at the contemporary African society which is dominated by men. Little or no recognition is given to women thus they have been oppressed, depressed, subjected and neglected. In this regards African female writers […]
Continue ReadingAbstract The study is to assess the The Effects Of PHCN Over Billing On The Technology System In Nigeria using Bauchi metropolis in other to determine the preference of consumer towards the billing methods, to examine the relationship between the prepaid system and consumption behavior of the users and also to assess the impact of […]
Continue ReadingABSTRACT An electrical resistivity method was carried out on site proposed for the construction of state secretariat office complex in Makurdi, Benue state, using vertical electrical sounding (VES) with Shlumberger electrode configuration. The soundings, which comprised of fifteen VES was done at three different locations to ascertain the suitability of the subsurface foundation at the […]
Continue ReadingCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In the past several decades, there has been a rapid growth in the power grid all over the world which eventually led to the installation of a huge number of new transmission and distribution lines. Moreover, the introduction of new marketing concepts such as deregulation has increased the […]
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