Stock market crashes are social phenomena where external economic events combine with crowd behavior and psychology in a positive feedback loop where selling by some market participants drives more market participants to sell. This study empirically established the relationship between stock market crisis and Nigeria’s economic growth and also showed the relationship between stock market price crash and the crisis itself. In this light, this paper examined the interactive influence of movements in the major indicators of the performance of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Market such as the Market Capitalization (MK), All Share Index (ASI), Number of Deals (NOD), Volume and Value of Stock (VV), Total Number of New Issues (TNI) and Inflation (INFR) on the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) using data from 1985-2009. To achieve the two objectives stated above, the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method was employed. To correct for the OLS result biasness the log was applied to GDP and MK and also AR(1) was introduced to the first model. The result shows that stock market crisis has a highly significant effect on Nigeria’s economic growth. The result also shows a significant relationship between stock market price crash and the market crisis itself. It is therefore recommended that in the face of the ongoing crisis in the global stock market, the Nigerian stock market authorities should aim at making the market meet a world class standard. Also, all the sectors of the economy should act in a collaborative manner such that optimum benefits can be realized from their economic activities in the Nigeria market even in the hub of global crisis. 

The study titled Assessment of Business Educators Competency Level in Teaching Office Application and Office Technology segments of Office Technology and Management Courses in selected Polytechnics in Northeast of Nigeria was conducted to determine competency levels of office technology and management business educators. Two specific purposes, two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 889 which comprised of 49 lecturers and 840 students.  The entire population of lecturers and a sample of 262 students drawn out of 840 population of students using Taro Yamane formula constituted a sample size of 311 which was studied.  A 25-item structured questionnaire on a 4 point Likert scale was used to elicit data for the study. The questionnaire was validated by two experts. Cronbach alpha reliability method was used to test the reliability of the instrument and it yielded a coefficient of 0.89 signifying that the instrument was reliable.  The instrument was administered by the researchers and two research assistants, 98% of the questionnaire was properly completed and was used for the analysis. The weighted mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions.  Independent t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed amongst others that business educators are very competent in teaching the two identified components of the business education courses namely, office application and office technology courses. There was significant difference between the mean responses of lecturers and students on the business educators’ competency level in teaching office application courses in some selected Polytechnics in Northeast Nigeria.  It was recommended amongst others that business educators should encourage students of OTM to be creative and innovative so that they will not be idle after graduation because they are trained for paid jobs and for self-reliance. The spirit of self-reliance should be inculcated into them by teaching them to make frequent use of the machines in the model office and computer laboratory because they are expected to make use of similar machines in their work place.

This main objective of the paper was to examine factors that influence tour guide performance in Kenya. This study is unique in the sense that it investigated a category of employees most of whom were in part-time and temporal employment. It examined tour job benefits and investigated how the benefits influence their job satisfaction job,and performance. The study applied both exploratory and descriptive designs. A total of 310 questionnaires were distributed where 250 were completed and returned.  Binary logistic regression was used to analyze and generate a regression model. The findings indicated that job satisfaction influenced

13 % to 24 % of the guide’s performance and those satisfied with their job were 3.935 times more likely to perform better than those dissatisfied.  There was a positive correlation between job satisfaction and performance. The finding pointes that guide who were insured had a higher level of job satisfaction, (e^-1.502= 0.223) which  increased their performance odds by 77% while having career development as a benefit increased satisfaction (e.^1.924= 6.851) which also increased performance odds by 585%. Tour guides who were given on-job training as a benefit were more satisfied   (e ^-1.557= 0.211) which increased performance odd by 78.9%.

The paper examines how entrepreneurship could be used as a strategic tool for sustainable development in Nigeria. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study. Fifty,(50) entrepreneurs were used as the sample size out of the one Hundred and fifty,(150) entrepreneurs in Abuja based on convenient sampling. Statistical Package for Social Sciences, (SPSS) was use to evaluate the degree of relationships between the variables. The study discovered that inadequate infrastructure; like poor road network, poor electricity supply, insecurity and high interest rate have been hampering entrepreneurship in Nigeria.  It concludes from the finding that innovation, creativity of entrepreneurs is the only sure way to sustainable development in Nigeria. The study recommends that, Nigerian government should provide enabling environment for entrepreneurs to strive. Financial institutions should also reduce interest rate to enable entrepreneurs to access bank loans.

The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of multiple- taxation on small and medium scale enterprise Finance performance, in Nigeria, particularly Abuja metropolis. This study, surveyed fifteen (15) selected SMEs within the Abuja metropolis precisely AMAC area, with a population of four hundred and fifteen (415) respondents and a sample size of two hundred (200), as calculated using RAOSOFT Sample Size Calculator. A total of two hundred (200) questionnaires were administered. One hundred and seventy-eight (178) copies representing (89%) of the questionnaire were properly completed and retrieved while twenty two (22) questionnaires representing (11%) were not retrieved. Primary source of data was used to gather information for the study and the main instrument of data collection was the questionnaire. The data were presented in tables as frequency distribution in the data analysis; the techniques of percentage frequencies were used. The hypotheses were tested using ANOVA (analysis of variance) at 5% significance level. Having analyzed the data, it was found that the majority of the respondents strongly agreed with all the questions posed with regards to the effects of multiple- taxation and disproportionate multiple- taxation on the finance performance of SMEs in Abuja. The study concluded that there is strong correlation between Multiple-taxation and the financial performance of SMEs in Abuja, Nigeria; there is also strong correlation between Disproportionate multiple taxation practices constitute a major challenge in the budgetary and planning performance of SMEs in Abuja, Nigeria. In view of these findings and conclusions, the researcher recommends, further studies on current taxation policies to ensure that they meet the criteria of good taxes according to Adam Smith in the wealth of nation. Training and awareness programs fortax agents, SMEs owners and theiremployees should be encouraged by the Nigerian Government. Comprehensive vetting of tax levies from government bodies and states by the federal government to weed out unnecessary multiple- taxation. Deregulation of disproportionate taxes to correlate with SMEs incomes. Consolidating all taxes as a lump paid directly to an assigned government account in correlation to income, after which the tax authorities can disseminate according to an agreed sharing ratio to various government purses instead of having multiple and closely related taxes at the same time.

Infectious diseases are prevented through immunization. Rivers State consists of 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The State is classified into three Senatorial Districts; Rivers East, Rivers West and Rivers South East. The inhabitants of the state are randomly spread. Ikwerre, Port-Harcourt and Obio-Akpor are the heavily occupied LGAs in Rivers State. This paper gives an overview of Immunization with key interest in showcasing the relationship between persons that require immunization services in Rivers State and the States total population for year 2010 – 2018. Linear Regression, a supervised machine learning tool was used and MatLAB 2015a was used for simulation.

A shallow geophysical investigation for groundwater exploration using 2D electrical resistivity imaging was conducted at the Staff Quarters ofElizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo state, Nigeria. This study was carried out with the aim of delineating areas with groundwater potentials in the study area.

A total of four horizontal profiling using the Wenner array technique with varying length from 95 to 125m were established in the East-West and South-North directions of the study area. Qualitative interpretation was done by visual inspection of the pseudosections generated using the DIPPRO^TM software. The pseudosections revealed layers that were interpreted to be clay, sandy clay and clayey sand. Though these layers were not clearly divided, partly because of the inhomogeneous properties of the soil material. The overburden thickness was found to range from 2.5 to 25m and the resistivity of the fractured basement rock varies from 247 to 628Ωm. The fractured basements are interpreted as water bearing zones.

A VES data acquired on traverse 2 near a failed borehole was interpreted and it was found out that the failure of the borehole may have been as a result of wrong location and probably not drilled to required depth. In general, the results show that groundwater exploration and development is feasible in the study area. 

This study examines the use of social media as a means of promoting library services in the Nigerian University libraries. The population of the study comprised of Library personnel e.g. Librarians, Library Officers and Library Assistants. The study covered 14 Nigerian University Libraries and 188 library personnel. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The instruments were grouped into four sections. Findings of the study revealed that Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and Myspace were the social media tools that are mostly used for promoting library services in preference to other social media tools, findings of the study also revealed that Whatsapp, Facebook and Googleplus were the social media tools highly utilised and the study showed the effects of social media on library services. It increases the library’s patronage, to identify the information needs of users, to create awareness and reach out to new audience of potential users and to display library news and events. Some of the recommendations were that organisation of seminars, training and workshops on the use of appropriate social media tools to promoting library services in university libraries in Nigeria, library personnel in Nigerian university libraries should fully embraced social media utilization in promoting library services in Nigeria and  libraries should have internet facilities and ICT skills in order to be able to utilise social media tools for promoting library and information products and services in university libraries in Nigeria.

Unemployment is one of the developmental problems that face Nigeria today and this can be reduced through agriculture, the study therefore aims to look into employment creation in Nigeria though agriculture (poultry farming), the general objective of the study was to examine the effect of Agriculture through poultry farming on self employment in the FCT, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to: Describe the socio-economic characteristics of the  poultry farmers in the FCT; Identify the challenges faced by poultry farmers in the FCT; and to Suggest the way forward to promoting employment in Nigeria through poultry farming.  So, this study focuses on exploring the poultry farming business as the way to create employment in Nigeria. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, several books, journals and other sources of information were use to assess the level and nature of employment in Nigeria. The poultry farming was expressively discussed for easy understanding of those who intend to go for the business. The data was interpreted using descriptive statistics and likert type scale was used for the analysis of the study. Finally, the whole finding were summarize, recommendations were made which include Government and all relevant stakeholders should continue in their quest towards reducing unemployment in making sure that agriculture continue to grow and provision of credit facilities to finance poultry farming.