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This study investigated oppression as a product of racism in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah. The objectives to achieve the aim were to identity the indicators of oppression in the novel Americanah, to describe the oppression depicted in the novel, Americana and to reveal the reason the authors addressed oppression in the novel, Americanah.<br> <br> The reseacher employed the theoretical framework of "Otherness" which is derived from the impression whereby a certain group of persons are considered different from the rest in terms of colour, physical and cultural attributes. The methodology employed for this study are library-based activities. The research data is collected through a literature review of the theoretical framework and analysis of the primary text, Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie.<br> <br> The findings of the study revealed that Americanah explores the experience of immigrants in detail.<br> <br> In telling the story in parallel, the novelist discusses the problems faced african women as immigrants while also addressing the perspectives of African male immigrants.<br> Oppressions identified were cultural imperialism and language discrimination. For cultural imperialism, we identified how the novel portrayed primarily the perspective of Ifemelu, a protagonist who struggles with problems of identification in a new world.<br> Ifemelu's experience as an outsider in the United States revealed how embracing a new identity forced by society, as well as a country's definition of a category like race, may influence a person. For language discrimination, we identified how characters were being discriminated on the grounds of their own speech features such as dialect, vocabulary knowledge, and syntax.<br> <br> It was recommended that societies should be ready to learn to recognize and understand other people's own privilege. People and the government should also find ways to stop systemic racism which are barriers that include wealth disparities, criminal justice bias, and education and housing discrimination. It is important that they address these issues and promote a culture of equity.

This research project is aimed at finding the Contributions of Social Studies in Inculcating Citizenship Values in Junior Secondary Schools of Gusau Metropolis in Zamfara Stale. The Researcher also intends to find out if the contents of Social Studies Education taught can help transform the youth Jo became responsible members of the society. A survey design was adopted and a population of 100 was randomly selected. One hundred questionnaires were administered and only ninety-two were retrieved and analyzed through percentage. The findings revealed, that: topics like Nigerian values which includes honesty, discipline, hard work, loyalty, respect, can help make learners lo acquire citizenship Values. The researcher concluded that Social Studies is very important subject because it helps in developing patriotic citizens for national development. The researcher also recommended that publication of more textbooks relevant to the leaching and learning of Social Studies<br><br> Education be done, recruitment of -qualified Social Studies Teachers as well as adequate preparation before entering the classrooms .will enhance value development parents as good role models and perfection of the teachers especially Social Studies teachers, as well as good remuneration and welfare of the teachers were also recommended as tool for promoting teaching and; learning in general and values in particular.

The study was carried out to access effectiveness of e-learning for technical skills acquisition in tertiary institutions in Minna, Niger State. Descriptive research design was used for the study. The population of this study will consist of 10,000 students from two tertiary institutions in Minna, Niger State. A structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Four research questions were formulated. The responses was used to determine the reliability coefficient of the instrument which yielded 0.796. Mean and standard deviation was used to analyzed the data for answering the research questions. The study found that e-learning resources are mentioned are available for acquiring technical skills in tertiary institutions in Minna. However, power supply, up-to-date infrastructure, and accessibility outside the school environment are not available. The study showed that e-learning positively impact students’ acquisition of practical technical skills. It was recommended that institutions should invest in strengthening ICT infrastructure, including computers, servers, and internet bandwidth to support seamless e-learning. Government and institutional management should collaborate with relevant agencies to ensure stable power supply and internet connectivity, especially in learning environments. Technical courses should integrate virtual laboratories and simulations to complement practical learning where physical resources are limited.

This study investigated organisational climate and employee work attitude in fast food firms in Rivers State. The aim of the study is to analyse the relationship between organisational climate and employee work attitude in fast food firms in Rivers State. Organisational climate stands as the predictor variable and was proxied by clarity, responsibility and job satisfaction while the criterion variable (employee work attitude) was proxied by job involvement and job satisfaction. The study was anchored on the Herzberg two factor theory as baseline for the research. The survey research design was employed and this is because the study involves the investigation of opinion of a large number of people and the inferences are drawn from the investigation. The study made use of primary data which were gotten from the issue of questionnaire. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis technique was used to test the hypotheses with the aid of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0. The result revealed that there is significant relationship between organisational climate and employee work attitude in fast food firms in Rivers State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that due to the significant relationship between organisational climate and employee work attitude, that the organisational values of the organisation should be upheld by the management and also encourage all other employees to do same at all times irrespective of the outcome, as long as such outcome will not jeopardize the primary objective of the organization, and that attention should be accorded to employees as an individual in other to understand his/her peculiarity so that any effort target at creating satisfaction can be effective instead of treating everyone as a team.

This project examine the reward management techniques as means of improving employees job performance in Kaduna Polytechnic Micro-Finance Bank Limited.<br> The objectives of the study are to: bring to limelight the benefits of compensation and reward system to individual employee job the platform of organization mission, vision and values, access the impact of Kaduna Polytechnic Micro Finance on reward managenent techniques on employees job performnance, examine Challenges of Kaduna<br> Polytechnic Micro Finance on employees job performance and profer the strategies to curb the challenges of Kaduna Polytechnic Micro Finance on employees job performance. Chapter two was divided into three basic sections and were theoretical framework, conceptual review and empirical review. The conceptual review outlined and reviewed number of literatures concerning the research topic. Vhile the empirical analyzed recent works or related researches done on this field and the theoretical review discussed related theories that are relevant to this study. The researcher used survey method in the study. This is considered appropriate because survey design generally can<br> be used to effectively investigate problem in realistic setting. The method also allow the researcher to examine several variables and use multi-variant statistic to analyze the<br> data. The sample size of this study is twenty-eight (28) which is selected from the total population of thirty (30) using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample size determination ]1<br> was recommended among others that the management should implement a reward system to increase staff motivation and help them to drive the team towards the goals of the<br> organisation.

ABSTRACT<br> This study sought to find out the perceived use of mass media by children. It attempted at examining whether television plays a significant role in the behaviour learnt and exhibited by the teenagers in their immediate environment using the survey method. From available literature reviewed, television has become a part of the daily life of its audience and has transformed the traditional functions of the mass media which is to inform, educate and entertain due to its potential of sight and sound. It studied a population of 722,664 and sampled 400 respondents from it using questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. From the data gathered and analysed, it found out that there was a significant relationship between the teenagers frequency of exposure to entertainment television and programmes, and its role in shaping their social behaviour. It was also noted that the influence of the programmes on the teenagers could be negative or positive depending on the individual teenager and the kind of entertainment programmes they are exposed to. This study recommends for responsible entertainment in television programming. This is on both the side of the television entertainment programme developers and on the side of the broadcasters. People who drink alcohol cannot be hindered from drinking but the breweries have been asked as part of their social responsibility to emphasize in their adverts that people who drink should do it responsibly.<br> 11<br> CHAPTER ONE<br> INTRODUCTION<br> 1.1 Background to the Problem<br> In modern society, the persuasive power of the media cannot be overemphasized. Since the advent of television. there have been spirited efforts from various concerned quarters including parents, teachers, legislators and other professionals alike to probe the impact of television programmes, especially the negative impact, particularly on youth; as television seem to have played major role in this regard more than any other media. Therefore, television, as a typical example of the media, in its uniqueness, is unarguably the most popular and effective medium of communication that is an inescapable part of modern culture (Samuel et al, 2020). As the most important feature of contemporary society, television penetrates into almost every home in contemporary society and provides information, entertainment and role models of great influence to the young generation. It is a potent medium for mass dissemination of information like news telecast, special sports, announcements, advertisements and press releases among others. Besides the vital role of conveying information, television programmes are also designed to entertain and appeal to the emotion of the viewers, and perhaps inadvertently do so through the characters portrayed in them.

The study aim at the impact of personnel training on staff performance in Bosso local government area. Specific objectives include: to analyze the relationship between personnel training and staff performance; to determine if training have significant impact on staff performance in Bosso local government; to identify factors that influence the effectiveness of training programs; to recommend strategies for improving personnel training and enhancing staff performance in Bosso local government. This study adopted survey research design and convenient sampling technique. The instruments used for collecting data from the primary sources are structured questionnaire, records of the organisations, journals, magazines, text books and internet search provided data from the secondary sources of information. From the staff strength of 2000 employees of the Bosso Local Government Area. Taro Yamane’s Formula was used to derive the sample size of 333 employees. Tables, frequency tables, percentage distribution were used in analyzing the data. This study revealed that training helps employees acquire new skills and enhance existing ones, resulting in better service delivery and problem-solving capabilities within local government operations. It was shown that training initiatives increase employee engagement and morale. Employees feel valued when provided with opportunities for professional development, leading to greater job satisfaction and lower turnover rates. The study recommends that management of the organisation should made employee training a policy in the organisation. This would pave way in improving performances and increasing level of profitability. The management of the organisation should harmonize the training needs of the organization with the objectives of the organisation training needs should be tailored toward the organizational objectives.

This study empirically examines the impact of oil dependency on agricultural sector development in Nigeria between 1981 and 2022. Secondary time-series data were sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin and World Bank Database.<br> <br> The study employed the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test for stationarity and the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to analyze both short-run and long-run relationships among variables. Variables used include agricultural value added (AGVA), oil rent to GDP ratio (OILR), gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), exchange rate (EXCR), degree of openness (DOPT), inflation rate (INFL), and economic policy reform (DO1).<br> <br> Findings reveal that oil dependency has a negative and significant impact in the short run but a positive effect in the long run on agricultural development. Inflation, capital formation, and policy inconsistencies negatively affect agriculture, while exchange rate and trade openness show mixed effects.<br> <br> The study concludes that excessive dependence on oil revenue undermines agricultural productivity and recommends economic diversification policies.