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A Comparative study of predisposing factors to truancy and curbing strategies among public and private secondary school students in Osun State
(Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University Press., 2015) IDOWU Jadesola Hannah
The study identified the predisposing factors to truancy among private and public secondary school students in Osun state. It compared the prevalence of truancy in both school types and also compared the curbing strategies adopted by teachers to minimize the occurrence. These were with a view to providing information on truancy and factors employed in cubing truancy in public and private secondary schools in Osun state, Nigeria.
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A study of an integrated approach to the adoption of solar photovoltaic water pumping technology in Nigeria
(Department of Technology management, Falculty of Technology Obafemi Awolowo University, 2005) Anthony Dumebi OKONTA
This study appraised the technical performance, cost and impact of existing solar photovoltaic water pumping (PVP) systems with the aim of developing a framework for the adoption of the system in Nigeria.
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A study of Technological capabilities and innovations in the furniture making industry in southwestern Nigeria.
(Department of Technology Management, Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2013) Jide Joseph OBEMBE
The study assessed the level of technology capabilities in the furniture making industry in Southwestern Nigeria. it also examined the nature and extent of innovations as well as the factors influencing technology learning and innovations in the industry . it evaluated the effect of technology capabilities, innovations and clustering on the performance of the firms in furniture industry.
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A survey of ascaris lumbricodes infection among school age children in Ikirun , Osun State Nigeria.
(Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) FASANMI Oluwafunmilayo Blessing
This study determined the prevalence and intensity of infection of Ascaris lumbricoides and other soil transmitted helminths among school-age children, examined soil samples obtained from children environment for Ascaris eggs, surveyed on anthelminthic treatment and type of sanitation available to the school-age children in Ikirun, Osun State, Nigeria. These were with a view to providing information on the risk factors affecting the transmission of soil helminths among the school–age children in the study area. Stool samples were collected from 332 primary school pupils comprising 135 males (40.7%) and 197 females (59.3%), between the ages of 6 and 12 from July to October 2018. The stool samples were analysed using applicator stick and about 5 g faecal sample was collected from each pupil into clean and well-labelled universal sample bottle. The faecal samples were preserved with 2 ml of 10% formalin. Soil samples were also collected from around the school latrine, playground, classroom and residence of each pupil into a properly labelled polythene bag. The preserved faecal samples were later processed by modified Kato-katz techinique and the soil samples by centrifugal floatation techniques using sucrose solution at the Parasitology Laboratory of the Department of Zoology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile–Ife. This was to determine the presence and number of Ascaris and other helminths eggs. The helminth eggs were identified based on morphological parameters. Data were analyzed using chi square and multivariate logistic regression from Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17. The results of the study showed that out of the 332 faecal samples examined, 152 (45.8%) were positive for helminth eggs. The various helminth eggs observed and their prevalences were Ascaris lumbricoides (40.1%), hookworms (8.7%) and Trichuristrichiura (3.3%). Multiple infections were observed among 17(5.1%) of the pupils. The sex related prevalence was higher among females (48.2%) than males (42.2%). The prevalence of A. lumbricoides was highest among the children of age group 6-8 years (50.0%) and lowest (27.5%) among the children over 12 years of age. There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in prevalence rates of different STHs infections in relation to age groups and gender across schools. The intensity of A. lumbricoides, hookworms and T. trichiura determined as mean egg count/gram of faeces were 733.77 ± 81.85, 20.05 ± 4.65 and 1.23 ± 0.43 respectively. A total of 88 helminth eggs (58.7%) were collected out of the 150 soil samples collected. The helminth eggs identified were Ascaris lumbricoides, 41.3%; Toxocara canis, 24.0%; Trichuris trichiura 9.3% and hookworms 6.7%. The intensities of A. lumbricoides, T. canis, T. trichiura and hookworms per 30 g soil were 100.16 ±15.71, 18.24 ± 6.33, 2.08 ± 0.553and 16.05 ± 4.46 respectively. The rate of contamination of soil was higher near latrines (67.4%) and lower around the classrooms (48.6%). The study concluded that Ascaris lumbricoides remains a public health concern among children in the study area. Provision of potable water, toilet facilities and regular de-worming will enhance control measures.
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Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
(Obafemi Awolowo University,, 1985) Alla, Joseph Babalola
This study compared the academic performance of athletes with that of non-athletes and investigated the cause of students' failures and successes in academics in three Universities: (i) Ife, (ii) Nigeria-Nsukka and (iii) Benin University. Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were used in the study, 306 non-athletes and 173 athletes. The Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of 103 athletes and 206 non-athletes were collected. Seventy athletes and 100 non-athletes were orally interviewed. The Two - Way analysis of variance, and t-test and t-test correlated were used to analyse the data, The results showed that in 1979/80 session (a N.U.G.A. games year) the G.P.A, of athletes was significantly higher than that of non-athletes in the University of Benin. In 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) non-athletes had significantly higher mean G.P.A. than athletes in the University of Ife. Also, it was observed that mean G.P.A. of athletes for a non-N.U.G.A. games year was not -significantly higher than that of N.U.G.A. games years. Both athletes and non-athletes stated that the factors responsible for students' failures were poor health and socio-economic problems and wrong choice of courses. Based on the results, it was concluded that except for 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A.. games year) in the University of Ife, non-athletes were not academically better than athletes. Since there was no significant difference in the academic performance of athletes during a N.U.G.A. games year and a non-N.U.G;A. games year and that sports by itself did not contribute to athletes academic failures, it could be concluded that sports participation does not retard academic performance of athletes.
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Academic stress and selected associated factors among Obafemi Awolowo University undergraduate students
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016) Ojeleye, Olubunmi Adetoun
This study determined the level of academic stress among the undergraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo University. It also ascertained the relationship between religiosity, mental factors (anxiety and depression), coping styles (active coping and passive coping), locus of control and academic stress among Obafemi Awolowo University undergraduate students. These were with the view to providing information on factors that account for failure in undergraduate education. The study was a descriptive survey study carried out in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Three hundred and thirty three students were selected for the study using a multistage sampling technique. Students level of academic stress was measured using Higher Education Stress Inventory (HESI), level of religiosity was assessed using Religiosity Orientation Test (ROT) and the Locus of Control scale (LOC) was used to assess the generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement among the students. The Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) was used to assess the coping style and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate the level of depression and anxiety symptoms. Data collected were analyzed using proportions, frequency counts, one way ANOVA, independent t-test, chi-square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) statistics. The level of statistical significance was determined at p< 0.05. The results showed that the prevalence rate of academic stress was 13.9%. The result of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis between academic stress and religiosity revealed a non-statistically significant relationship (r = -0.077, p >0.05). In addition, the results of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis also revealed a non-statistically significant relationship between stress and locus of control(r = 0.025, p >0.05). The result of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis showed no statistically significant relationship between academic stress and mental factors (anxiety r = -0.025, p >0.05 and depression r = -0.067, p >0.05). There was a significant relationship between stress and coping styles (active coping: r = 0.366, p < 0.01 and passive coping: r = 0.416, p < 0.001). The study showed that as academic stress is increasing, active and passive coping styles adopted were also increasing among Obafemi Awolowo University undergraduate students. The male undergraduate students had a significant higher mean stress score (84.17) when compared with the female mean stress score (78.59); [t=-4.038 p <0.01]. The study concluded that student's coping style was the only factor that was significantly associated with academic stress among the undergraduate students.
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Accounting ethics and financial practices of accountants in Nigeria 2015
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015) Ogunleye, Omowunmi Jumoke
The study investigated the influence of the business climate on the ethical decisions of Nigerian accountants; assessed the effect of organizational ethical value on their ethical reasoning and compared the ethical perceptions of accountants with professional qualifications with those without professional qualifications. It also evaluated the influence of the knowledge of tertiary accounting courses on the ethical predispositions of Nigerian accountants in training and finally examined the relationship between the demographic traits of age, gender, culture and religion and the ethical or unethical inclinations of Nigerian accountants. These were with a view to determining the factors that shape the ethics and financial practices of accountants in Nigeria. Primary data was utilized for the study. The population for the study comprised of 39,389 professionally qualified accountants registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), 19,600 first and final-year accounting students in 49 Universities in Nigeria offering accounting programmes as well as accounting practitioners without professional qualification. Judgemental dimensional sampling was used to select 850 accountants drawn from five major business cities in Nigeria and 370 first and final year accounting students from five Universities that offered accounting programme. Two sets of questionnaire were used to obtain data from respondents. The first questionnaire obtained information from the selected accountants on their ethical judgements to selected accounting ethics dilemma. The second questionnaire collected data from the selected accounting students to determine how the knowledge of accounting courses influenced their ethical predispositions. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as T-test, Repeated Measures Anova, Mann-Witney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-square and Multivariate Analysis. The results of the study revealed that the ethical decision of Nigerian accountants was significantly influenced by unethical practices in the business environment as well as by unethical organizational values. The mean ethical score which was 3.42 under a normal situation reduced to 1.94 under an unethical business environment (p<0.05) and to 2.53 under an unethical organizational environment (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the ethical responses of accountants with and without professional qualification (p=0.699); which provides evidence of the lack of the impact of professional accounting qualifications on accountants ethics and financial practices. The study also found that knowledge of accounting courses significantly decreases ethical predispositions of accounting students as the average mean score and mean rank of ethical perception for 100 level students was 3.89 and 223.08 while for 400 level students it was 3.26 and 130.66 (p<0.05). A statistically significant relationship was established between the demographic variables of age (p = 0.008), gender (p = 0.001), culture (p= 0.001), religion (p = 0.001) and the ethical or unethical inclination of Nigerian accountants. The study concluded that business environment and organizational ethics do affect the ethical decisions that Nigerian accountants make and that a significant relationship exist between the ethical predispositions of Nigerian accountants and the demographic factors of age, gender, religion and culture.
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Accounting information, profitability and sustainability of small scale businesses in Osun State
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016) Ajewole, Olaniyi Olowu
This study identified accounting records and practices by small scale businesses in Osun State, examined the effect of accounting record keeping on the profitability on the of small scale businesses and investigated challenges confronting small scale business accounting practices in the state. The study sampled a total number of 400 small scale businesses in four major towns of the state namely: Ilesa, Osogbo, Iwo and Ikirun using questionnaire as research instrument. These were with a view of providing information on the effect of accounting record keeping on the profitability of small scale businesses in Osun state. Data collated were analyzed using percentage and frequency analysis, chart analysis and ANOVA multiple regression analysis. From the results of analyses conducted, it was discovered that the sampled small scale businesses keep records such as sales day book (often-64.5%), sales ledger(often-48.3%) and cash book (often-54%) while they seldom keep records such as purchases day book (seldom-51.5%), purchases ledger (seldom-46%) and debtors ledger (seldom-60%). The result showed that accounting record keeping (t=25.863, p=0.000), accounting framework (t=6.474, p=0.000), level of adoption of accounting principles (t=3.550, p=0.000) and availability of functional accounting department (t=5.145, p=0.000) exert significant positive impact of the profitability and of small scale businesses in Osun state. Also result revealed that accounting practices of small scale businesses in Osun State is been confronted by challenges such as lack of knowledge of accounting record keeping (56.8%) , cost of setting up accounting system (50.3%), low level of trust and honesty in the society (64.8%) and low working capital (45.8%). The study concluded that accounting record keeping and practices has significant impact on both the profitability and sustainability of small scale businesses in Osun State.
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Adaptation of Malaysian palm fruit bunch harvester to Nigerian palms
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2015) Aramide, Basiru Philip
In this study, a motorized oil palm fruit bunch harvester (MT) was first tested on some plantations. The palm trees and climbers on some of the plantations were characterized. A support mechanism for the harvester was designed, fabricated and tested on a plantation. This was with a view to assessing the suitability of the harvester for harvesting the average Nigerian palms. The MT was tested on Nigerian plantations for the palm trees it could reach, the average time taken to harvest a bunch and the time taken per hectare of plantation were determined. The best orientation and the cutting angle for the harvester were also determined. The exact height which the harvester could reach was also determined on each of the plantations. The harvester was later used in comparison with bamboo pole and knife (BK) method on palms of moderate height. Time study (TS) of the two methods was also carried out. The height of some randomly selected palm trees were measured and recorded. Also the weights of some climbers on the plantations were determined. The data on the characteristic features of palm trees and climbers were used to design the components of a support mechanism. The support mechanism (SP) was designed to make the harvester suitable for the taller trees. The design concept for the support mechanism is a pyramid structure. It comprises of three different segments namely: the wheels which facilitate easy movement within the plantation; the lower segment which comprises the stands and the platform upon which the operator (climber) stands; and the upper segment which comprises the chamber in which the operator stands. The support mechanism was fabricated and tested with the harvester on some plantations in comparison with existing method, namely the rope-and-knife (RK) method. The study determined the effect of some harvesting parameters on the harvesting methods. The harvesting parameters used are time to climb up the palm (TU); time to cut (TC); time to come down from the palm (TD); number of bunches harvested (NB) and total time of harvest (T). The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) package. The result showed that MT could harvest between the height of 2.5 m and 4.5 m of palm conveniently. The average time of harvest per tree and speed of harvest for MT and BK were 98.86 sec. and 66 bunches/h; and 166.93 sec. and 40 bunches/h, respectively. This shows that time of harvest for motorized harvester is over 60% lower, and the speed of harvest is over 50% higher than bamboo pole and knife. The time of harvest per hectare for both MT and BK are approximately 4 h/ha and 7h/ha, respectively. Statistical analysis of the effect of time of harvest on methods indicated that the effect was significant (p < 0.05). Using the support mechanism for the MT it was much easier than rope and knife. The average time of harvest, TU, TD, and TC per tree, for both SP and RK are 189.64 and 391.20; 21.28 and 151.82; 21.08 and 103.42; and 147.28 and 134, respectively. The total time of harvest for RK is over 100% more than the time of harvest for SP. The time of harvest per hectare for both SP and RK are approximately 9 h/ha and 20 h/ha, respectively. The comparison of SP and RK shows that there is a significant difference in TU, TD, NB, T, but there was no difference in TC, (p < 0.05). The study concluded that the support mechanism shows promise in enhancing the use of the motorized harvester for tall palms and hence should be adopted.
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Adapting agricultural practices to climate change and variability in Southwestern Nigeria.
(Geography,Obafemi Awolowo University, 2014) Sanni, David Olabanjo
This study examined the past and present climate in Southwestern Nigeria; the agricultural practices adopted in the past and currently in the region; the best agricultural practices suitable for the present and future climate in Southwestern Nigeria; and developed future projections for the climatic characteristics (mainly rainfall and temperature) influencing Agriculture in Southwestern Nigeria. This was with the view to assessing the coping strategies of farmers to significant climate conditions in the study area. Primary and secondary data were used for the study. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting respondents for the study in the agro-zones within the four important (with long-term data) metrological stations in southwestern Nigeria (Ibadan, Ondo, Osogbo and Ikeja). The agro-zones are Ibadan, Ondo, Ede and Ijebu. First, five communities were randomly selected from each of the agro-zone with population ranging between 100 and 500. Second, ten farmers were selected for interview using a systematic random sampling procedure (every 10th adult on the farm) in each of the selected communities. Two hundred questionnaires was administered in all the communities selected, as source of primary data. Fifty years (1962 – 2012) daily rainfall and monthly temperature data from the metrological stations at Ibadan, Ondo, Osogbo and Ikeja constituted the secondary data. The secondary data were sourced from the archives of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, Oshodi, Lagos. Temperature and rainfall variability were mapped using the Inverse Distance Weight interpolation statistic in ArcGIS (version 10.1) software for 1962 -2012. Climate dataset were grouped into 1962 -1983 and 1984 – 2012 as the past and present climate respectively. The best agricultural practices suitable for different climate (past, present and predicted) as examined using percentages votes from the questionnaire responses while future climate was modelled using Bivariate linear regression in the template and rainfall data with years (from 1962). The study showed that annual rainfall total exhibited a non significant trend between 1962 and 1983 but significantly increased between 1984 and 2012. Mean temperature increased significantly in both climate (1962 – 1983 and 1984 – 2012) periods (r ˃ 0.51; p ≤ 0.05). The investigated stations exhibited different dates for rainfall onset and retreat between the two climate periods and the length of the growing season decreased from 215 days to 190 days from the coast towards the mainland. Agricultural practices in the study area were the conventional methods of land preparation and crop cultivation and were similar to previous agricultural practices. Planting of high yield and fast germinating seeds was voted as the best agricultural practices (99%), in the study. This was followed by mulching (91.5%), use of chemical and organic fertilizer (85%) and practice of mixed farming (76.5%). Projection results for the period between 2012 and 2062 indicated that future rainfall in Ikeja would decrease by 2.2mm per annum while that of Osogbo, Ondo and Ibadan will increase by 1.4mm, 0.6mm and 4.6 mm respectively. Projected temperature indicated about an increase of 0.16 º C per decade at Ondo, Ikeja and Osogbo while Ibadan is expected to experience more increase (0.23ºC) per decade. The study concluded that the climate of the Southwestern Nigeria exhibited significant changes within the study period, and that the change in climate exerts significant influence on the agricultural practices in the study area.
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Administration of electoral system in Nigeria (1999-2011)
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2014) Oyewale, Rasaq Omoniyi
The study examined the features of the electoral system during the four general elections in Nigeria since 1999 to 2011; and evaluated the institutional infrastructures put in place for the administration of electoral systems. It also assessed the administration of electoral systems by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and examined the effects of changing electoral system as well as the challenges to the administration of the electoral system. These were with a view to providing information on the techniques and processes employed in the administration of electoral systems in Nigeria. The study utilized primary and secondary sources of data collection. The primary data were collected using questionnaire administration and conduct of indepth interviews. Two hundred and twenty nine copies of questionnaire were administered on respondents using purposive sampling technique, out of which a total of 171 (representing 75%) were completed and retrieved. The study covered the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the location of INEC headquarters; and three out of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, namely, South West; South East and North West. Out of the states selected from the target zones, three local government areas (LGAs) were purposively selected, including their state capitals. The distribution of the questionnaire was as follows: Directors at INEC headquarters (10); Civil Servants (45), fifteen per study location; Tenured Political Office holders (30), ten per State; Electoral officers at the Local Government Areas (36), four in each of the three selected LGAs in the three selected States; Opinion leaders (36), four in each of the selected LGAs in the three States; Religious Leaders (36), four in each of the three selected LGAs in the three States; notable politicians (36), four in each of the three selected LGAs in the three States. Furthermore, indepth interviews were conducted with key senior officials at the National Electoral Commission (INEC) Abuja (3); Federal Electoral Officers (3) and State Resident Electoral Commissioners/Representatives in the target States (3). The senior INEC officials chosen were directly involved in implementing and supervising elections across the country during each electoral cycle. Secondary data were derived from official publications by INEC, Federal Government gazettes as well as books, journal articles, unpublished theses and the Internet. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics such as percentages and inferential statistics such as ANOVA and chi-square. The results showed that the main feature of the electoral system during the four general elections in Nigeria since 1999 was the Simple Majority System. The institutional infrastructures put in place for the administration of elections since 1999 included Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) (60%), Direct Data Capturing Machines (68%), Ballot Boxes (70%), Voters’ Cards (76%), and Polling booths (80%). The results also showed the administration of the electoral systems by the electoral body during each of the four elections were significantly the same (F=2.24; p<0.05). Furthermore the results showed an adverse effect on the credibility of elections t(6) = + 1.9439; p<0.05). Finally, the results identified key challenges in the administration of the electoral system between 1999 and 2011 to include inadequate funding (56%), epileptic power supply (79%), inadequate trained staff (86%) and difficult terrain in transporting electoral materials (92%). The study concluded that whereas the 2011 general elections were relatively adjudged fair by local and international observers, the administration of electoral system in Nigeria during the study period was characterised by misappropriation of funds, electoral fraud, inadequate provision of security for officials, as well as inadequate training of electoral officers, leading to violence and petitions in the law courts. Supervisor: Dr. (Mrs) J.T. Makinde Number of Pages: 203
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Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards and The Disclosure Practices by Listed Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria
(2016) Dairo, Ibukunoluwa Olatomi
The study determined the extent of disclosure practices of the selected listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria; examined the relationship between the company characteristics and the extent of disclosure compliance and analyzed the difference in the quantity and quality of disclosure compliance among the listed Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria. These were with a view to providing information on the level of disclosure compliance after the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards by the listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. This study employed secondary data. The data were sourced from the financial statement of listed manufacturing firms on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) and NSE Factsbook covering a period between 2012 and 2014. The choice of the base year is based on the fact that IFRS was introduced into the financial system in Nigeria in 2012. 40 out of 91 manufacturing firms that are existing in Nigeria during the sample period and with complete data were selected for this study using purposive sampling technique. Data collected on the company characteristics of the manufacturing firms in Nigeria were variables such as Company’s Size (Total Asset), Return on Asset and Audit Firm Size. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and econometric techniques. The result showed 88% disclosure compliance level by listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria and this suggests that the disclosure compliance level is relatively high. The result also revealed that company’s size (t=1.4699; p>0.05) has a positive but insignificant relationship, audit firm size (t= 2.9354; p<0.05) is positive with significant relationship, while profitability (t= -1.5606; p<0.05) has a negative but significant relationship with the extent of disclosure compliance. The result further showed that there are significant differences between the quality of disclosure of the firms audited by the big- 4 audit firms and the ones audited by the non-big 4 audit firms, with a mean value of (89.88:83.46), median value of (89.02:84.15),maximum value of (100:93.09) and minimum value of (73.98:72.36). The study concluded that listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria comply with the minimum disclosure requirement of International Financial Reporting Standards.
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Aesthetics of narration in selected Mike Ejeagha’s folk songs
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016) Akuneziri, Peace Amara
This study identified and analysed the narrative devices used by Mike Ejeagha in the performance of the selected songs which include Onye Isi Oche and Omekagụ. It discussed the literary implications of the narratives and highlighted the aesthetics inherent in the selected Mike Ejeagha’s songs. This was with the view to shedding light on the creative ingenuity of Ejeagha as a folk narrator who is committed to the exposition and preservation of Igbo traditions/cultural practices. Both primary and secondary sources were used for data collection. The primary data comprised Onye Isi Oche and Omekagụ from Mike Ejeagha’s folk music Album titled: The Omenala Series Number One. The songs were selected because of the narrative devices that characterised them. The selected songs were translated from Igbo Language into English Language and analysed to identify the narrative aesthetics used in the performance of the songs. Secondary source included books, journal articles and the Internet. The tales in the songs were analysed with Roland Barthes’s proairetic and semantic narrative codes. The results of the study showed that there were artistic beauty in selected Mike Ejeagha’s folk songs which were evidenced in the narrative devices - repetition, digression, ideophones, and parallelism. From the analysis, it was discovered that the repeated lines increased the temporality of the songs and also captured the interest of the audience in the performance of the songs. The study also revealed that parallelism enabled the narrator to arrange the wordings of the songs to express the actions and emotions of the characters in the tales. The study further showed that the narratives in the songs addressed some aspects of Igbo customs especially issues of inheritance and injustice as explicated in the story of Omekagụ while the story of Onye Isi Oche condemned desperation for power and fame as an attitude for failure. Using Roland Barthes narrative codes - semantic and proairetic in analysing of the narratives in the songs, it was discovered that there are cultural and aesthetic meanings in the two selected songs of Ejeagha. The study demonstrated that narrative devices abound in the selected songs of Mike Ejeagha. The study also analysed the tales as well as the narrative styles in the selected songs. The literary implications of the narratives to the Igbo genre and society where the selected songs domiciled were also discussed. It was concluded that the aesthetics of Ejeagha’s songs was in his narrative style.
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Allelopathic Effect of Aqueous extracts of Tithonia rotundifolia (P.M. Blake) and Murraya koenigii L. on the growth and biochemical constituents of Capsicum annuum L. and Corchorus olitorius L.
(Botany,Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012) Tijani, Musa Oyebamiji
The study was conducted to investigate the allelopathic effects of fresh shoot aqueous extracts of Murraya koenigii L. and Tithonia rotundifolia P.M. Blake on the growth and biochemical constituents of Capsicum annuum L. and Corchorus olitorius L. plants. Germination experiment was carried out by raising the seedlings of the two target crops in Petri-dishes lined with Whatman No 1 filter paper and moistened with 10 ml of different concentrations (50% and 100% representing half and full strength) of the aqueous extracts of M. koenigii and T. rotundifolia. For the growth parameters (shoot height, root length, number of leaves, leaf area, leaf area ratio ), yield parameters (fresh shoot and root weight, dry shoot and root weight) and quality parameters (chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and crude protein) analyses, potted plants were separated into the control and two other regimes namely: fresh shoot aqueous extract of T. rotundifolia (FSET) and fresh shoot aqueous extract of M. koenigii (FSEM). The pots were arranged in a completely randomized design. The control plants were supplied with 600 ml of tap water while the extract-treated plants were supplied with 600 ml of the appropriate aqueous extracts daily. Harvesting started at two weeks and continued thereafter on a weekly basis for six weeks. Chlorophyll accumulation, ascorbic acid, percentage nitrogen and crude protein content were determined using standard methods. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Least Significance Difference (LSD p < 0.05). The extracts significantly inhibited the germination of the seeds and the plumule and radicle lengths of both target crops. This effect was extract concentration dependent (100% > 50% > Control). The applied extracts of M. koenigii plants significantly promoted virtually all the growth parameters such as shoot height, number of leaves, leaf area, leaf area ratio, fresh shoot weight, fresh root weight, dry shoot weight, dry root weight, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and protein accumulation of the two target crops. The aqueous extract of T. rotundifolia enhanced only the shoot height, leaf area, root fresh weight, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and protein accumulation in the shoot of C. annuum. The root length was however, significantly inhibited by both aqueous extracts. In the case of the potted plants, the effects of the extracts on the various parameters studied followed the order: FSEM > FSET > CONTROL and was target species dependent. The results presented in this work showed that FSEM had more pronounced stimulatory effects on the studied parameters than the FSET. It was evident that while the level of the allelochemicals in the extracts of the two donor plants was phytotoxic to and inhibited the germination and growth of the juvenile seedlings in the Petri-dishes, they, however, had a stimulatory effect on the growth of the matured potted plants as well as on the accumulation of the biochemical constituents studied.
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Allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of Tithonia Rotundifolia P.M. Blake And Murraya Koenigii L. on the growth and biochemical constituents of capsicum annuum L. and corchorus olitorius L.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012) Tijani, Musa Oyebamiji
The study was conducted to investigate the allelopathic effects of fresh shoot aqueous extracts of Murraya koenigii L. and Tithonia rotundifolia P.M. Blake on the growth and biochemical constituents of Capsicum annuum L. and Corchorus olitorius L. plants. Germination experiment was carried out by raising the seedlings of the two target crops in Petri-dishes lined with Whatman No 1 filter paper and moistened with 10 ml of different concentrations (50% and 100% representing half and full strength) of the aqueous extracts of M. koenigii and T. rotundifolia. For the growth parameters (shoot height, root length, number of leaves, leaf area, leaf area ratio ), yield parameters (fresh shoot and root weight, dry shoot and root weight) and quality parameters (chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and crude protein) analyses, potted plants were separated into the control and two other regimes namely: fresh shoot aqueous extract of T. rotundifolia (FSET) and fresh shoot aqueous extract of M. koenigii (FSEM). The pots were arranged in a completely randomized design. The control plants were supplied with 600 ml of tap water while the extract-treated plants were supplied with 600 ml of the appropriate aqueous extracts daily. Harvesting started at two weeks and continued thereafter on a weekly basis for six weeks. Chlorophyll accumulation, ascorbic acid, percentage nitrogen and crude protein content were determined using standard methods. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Least Significance Difference (LSD p < 0.05). The extracts significantly inhibited the germination of the seeds and the plumule and radicle lengths of both target crops. This effect was extract concentration dependent (100% > 50% > Control). The applied extracts of M. koenigii plants significantly promoted virtually all the growth parameters such as shoot height, number of leaves, leaf area, leaf area ratio, fresh shoot weight, fresh root weight, dry shoot weight, dry root weight, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and protein accumulation of the two target crops. The aqueous extract of T. rotundifolia enhanced only the shoot height, leaf area, root fresh weight, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and protein accumulation in the shoot of C. annuum. The root length was however, significantly inhibited by both aqueous extracts. In the case of the potted plants, the effects of the extracts on the various parameters studied followed the order: FSEM > FSET > CONTROL and was target species dependent. The results presented in this work showed that FSEM had more pronounced stimulatory effects on the studied parameters than the FSET. It was evident that while the level of the allelochemicals in the extracts of the two donor plants was phytotoxic to and inhibited the germination and growth of the juvenile seedlings in the Petri-dishes, they, however, had a stimulatory effect on the growth of the matured potted plants as well as on the accumulation of the biochemical constituents studied.
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An appraisal of adult and continuing education programmes in Ondo State of Nigeria
(Department of Continuing Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986) Moses Sunday Jayeola-Omoyeni
This study was designed to examine the existing continuing education adult and education programmes emphasizing literacy, extra-mural studies, and in-service training programmes , in Ondo State. Data were collected through personal interviews, questionnaires, and availability records on the organizations, management, and level of involvement of the Ondo State government in adult and continuing education programmes.
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An Appraisal of GSM Telecommunications services delivery in Lagos and Oyo state of Nigeria.
(Department of Technology Management, Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2008) Abdul-hammed, Taofeek Adekune
The study appraised the quality, volume, and capacity of the telecommunication facilities of the GSM service providers in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. This was to develop strategies for improved service delivery in the industry.
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An Assessment of the socio-economic impact of saw-milling industries in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
(Department of Urban and Regional planning. Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2004) Tayo Makanjuola Ijaluwoye
The study assessed the socio-economic impact of sawmilling industries in Akure, Ondo State. The objection of the study included the identification of the locational pattern of the saw-milling industries in the study area, the examination of the impact of the saw-milling industries on infrastructural development in Akure and the assessment of the effect of the saw milling industries on the income level of the people in the study area
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An Evaluation of the impact of communal conflicts on the physical development of settlements in southwestern Nigeria.
(Department of Urban and Religional planning, Faculty of Environmental Design Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2020) Abegunde, Albeert Ayorinde
The study identified and examined causes of communal conflicts (CC), appraised the spatial dimension and their effects on pattern of physical development in Southwestern Nigeria
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An evaluation of the maintence management of the staff housing estates of selected first generation Universities in Southwestern Nigeria.
(Department of Building Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2005) OLADAPO, Adebayo Akanbi
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