[{"id": "esutjss-1", "words": "9966", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Ugwu, Ngwu Leonard", "title": "A Sociological Analysis of Violent Crimes in Nigeria with emphasis on Armed Robbery in Enugu Metropolis", "date": "2019", "keywords": "crime; ejss; enugu; enugu metropolis; environment; issue; life; metropolis; new; nigeria; people; police; population; relationship; robbery; society; urban; urbanization; volume", "summary": "Hypothesis 2 EJSS, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2019 17 Ho: There is no significant relationship between the new measures put in place for combating armed robbery and the high rate of armed robbery activities in Enugu Metropolis. Views of Respondents on the Measures put in place for combating armed robbery and the rate of armed robbery activities in Enugu Metropolis Measure put in place for combating armed robbery in the Metropolis Views of Respondents on the effectiveness of the measures", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-10", "words": "3881", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Omeje, Obiageli; Chikwendu, Chimezie", "title": "Influence of African Cultural Factors on Domestic Violence", "date": "2019", "keywords": "family; health; issue; male; nigeria; p<.01; violence; wife; women", "summary": "In an attempt to forestall domestic violence prevalent in our society, this study provided answer to the following question: Will African cultural factors influence domestic violence? Domestic violence leads not only to physical injury and death, but also to severe effects upon the mental health of its victims, including an erosion of self esteem, depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, suicide at the extreme cases.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-100", "words": "8434", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Aguene, Ignatius Nnamdi", "title": "An Appraisal of the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals 2030 in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "2020; access; development goals; education; equality; gender; implementation; nations; nigeria; people; poverty; progress; sdgs; united; united nations; women", "summary": "According to Erhum (2015) economic development that is hinged on environmental sustainability is critical to the attainment of sustainable economic development. An Appraisal of the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals 2030 in Nigeria Ignatius Nnamdi Aguene Department of Sociology and Psychology Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-101", "words": "9123", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Aguene, Ignatius Nnamdi; Ngene, Innocent Aja", "title": "Police and crime control in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "community; community members; control; crime; criminals; government; information; members; money; nigeria police; officers; people; police; police force; police officers; public; relations; society; state", "summary": "What is the image of reformed Nigeria Police before Nigerians? According Alemika (1998): Historical evidence demonstrate that the colonial Police Forces were organized and oriented to behave as occupation forces, ruthless, brutal, corrupt, dishonest and prone to brutalizing the colonized people and vandalizing their properties\u2026the preoccupation of colonial and post- colonial Nigeria Police were not the promotion and enforcement of just laws, rule of law, natural justice and equity and security of the vast majority of Nigerians, as colonial surrogates often claimed\u2026the greatest part of the Police energies and resources were committed to, and dissipated on, the suppression of struggles and protests against oppression and exploitation, the large scale theft and mismanagement of the public wealth by those who controlled the economy and state apparatus.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-102", "words": "6954", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Aguene, Ignatius Nnamdi", "title": "Governance and development in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "africa; community; countries; development; education; governance; government; human; life; needs; nigeria; people; poverty; rule; society; youth", "summary": "Although community development is a product of many elements, including changes in thinking, cultural beliefs, traditions, etc. The major reason given for the poor result was that local government chairmen who would have coordinated community development projects were sidelined and SDGs lost sustainable Development impact resulting in the failure.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-103", "words": "6049", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Ozioko, Helen Nnedinso", "title": "IMPROVING WELLBEING THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA", "date": "2021", "keywords": "alleviation; development; government; grassroots; leadership; level; nigeria; people; poverty; process; programmes; recruitment; reduction", "summary": "In the implementation of poverty reduction programmes, communities/wards that voted against the party in power in the last election are sidelined. The findings of this study are in agreement with earlier studies that leadership failure is among the reasons for the failure of poverty reduction programmes in Nigeria (Rosenje & Moliki, 2016; Egbefo, 2015; Paul, et al., 2014; Tela 2014; Adesopo, 2018; Mkapa, 2018; Ovwasa, 2017; Wara, Ilaboya & Hymore n.d.).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-104", "words": "5742", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Asadu, Ngozi; Ogbuke, Uchenna Martha; Ngwu, Leonard; Onyia, Maxwell", "title": "DANGERS OF HERDERS AND FARMERS CONFLICT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA", "date": "2021", "keywords": "cattle; conflict; country; development; farmers; food; fulani; government; herdsmen; land; lives; national; nigeria; security", "summary": "Dangers of Herders and Farmers Conflict Equally important to know as a major factor leading to the herdsmen \u2013 farmers conflict is the astronomical increase in human population as well as livestock population. There is also the problem of contamination of streams and sources of fresh water for domestic use by herds of cattle; the problem of Zero grazing which leads to erosion of farm lands; allegations of sexual harassment of host community women, harassment of Nomads by host community youths and theft of cattle most times violently by cattle rustlers Implication of herdsmen/farmers conflict on national development It is obvious that as people live together, especially in a multi-ethnic, cultural and religious community, conflicts are bound to occur.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-105", "words": "6262", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Mgbenkemdi , Ejike .H; Okafor , Ifeatu. A", "title": "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES ", "date": "2021", "keywords": "depression; factors; journal; life; life satisfaction; personality; psychology; satisfaction; school; self; students; studies; study; university", "summary": "Specifically, for students, life satisfaction can also, predict aspects of student life, not just academic aspects. A Department Of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Enugu State University of Science and Technology (Esut) Agbani Enugu Abstract This study investigated depression as a correlate of life satisfaction among students of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) using a simple random sampling technique.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-106", "words": "4535", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Okafor , Toochukwu Bartholomew; Omeje , Obiageli; Mgbenkemdi, Ejike, H.", "title": "STIGMATIZATION, COPING STRATEGIES AND DEPRESSION AMONG PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN", "date": "2021", "keywords": "children; coping; depression; health; nigeria; parents; south; stigmatization; strategies; study", "summary": "The second hypothesis which predicted that coping strategy will significantly predict depression in parents of autistic children in South East of Nigeria was also confirmed. Using the purposive sampling technique, a total of 138 parents with autistic children comprising 69 females and 69 males were drawn from institutions of learning for autistic children across the five states of South-East, Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-107", "words": "5472", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Ogbonnia, Chiedozie Alex ", "title": "Institutional Reform and Nigerian Economy", "date": "2021", "keywords": "body; commission; economic; economy; elections; electoral; inec; institutions; national; nigeria; reform; state; system", "summary": "(c) Following the (b) above, the expected impartiality and credibility expected of electoral bodies fall below standards, etc. Fall (2016) captures the constitution of electoral body of the Cape Verde:", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-108", "words": "4230", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Chuku , Chinwendu Nnebuife", "title": "Influence of Internet Addiction, Self Concept and Neuroticism on Marital Conflict", "date": "2021", "keywords": "addiction; concept; conflict; internet; neuroticism; people; personality; self; self concept; study", "summary": "Influence of Internet Addiction, Self Concept and Neuroticism on Marital Conflict. The study examined the influence of internet addiction, self-concept and neuroticism on marital conflict in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-109", "words": "3557", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Leader, Stanley ; Nbaa, Saturday Nwiiekpigi ", "title": "Street Advertisement of Herbal Products as Noise Pollution", "date": "2021", "keywords": "advertising; communication; message; noise; pollution; products; sound; street", "summary": "The study specifically identified different kinds of communication noise and how they can degenerate into noise pollution, which has been scientifically proven to be dangerous to human health, The findings of the study was found consistent with the conclusion put forward by Aderibigbe (2013:26) and Obe (2008:23), that communication can be hampered by noise that can take the form of noise pollution-a phenomenon which Botkin and Keller (2013:308), and Hartley and Vincent (1983) posit has serious health implications as well as poses grave environmental concerns. Out of the total of 100, 80 or 80% of them expressed the view that physically, noise which comes from the environment and are produced by loud conversations, vehicular sounds, rickety generators and the like negatively affects the communication process as well as give rise to noise pollution.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-11", "words": "6623", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Eneasato, Benjamin,; Mbaeze, Netchy Christian", "title": "Nigeria\u2019s Economic Development Process and the Challenges of Corruption", "date": "2019", "keywords": "assets; capital; corruption; countries; development; ejss; flight; international; issue; money; nigeria; public; resources; state; volume; world", "summary": "Interrogate the global nature of Third World corruption with focus on capital flight and money laundering; and d) Abstract There is a discernible wide expectation gap in the way governments of Third World countries manage their nation\u2019s resources over time; the intensive, extensive and sustainable propaganda of democratic dividends notwithstanding.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-110", "words": "9339", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Ugwu , Stella Abel", "title": "When Culture plays a Determinant Role in the Adoption of Family Planning amongst Families", "date": "2022", "keywords": "area; contraceptives; ejss; family; family planning; findings; health; issue; methods; nigeria; planning; planning services; research; services; study; use; volume; women", "summary": "When Culture plays a Determinant Role in the Adoption of Family Planning amongst Families Ugwu Stella Abel Department of Sociology and Anthropology Enugu State University of Science and Technology stellabel.ugwu@esut.edu.ng Abstract The study explored the influence of cultural factors on the use of family planning services by married women in Nkanu area, Enugu State, South East Nigeria. It focused on married women\u2019s awareness and utilization of family planning services (FPS), factors determining married women\u2019s use of the services, the problems that arise as a result of their not accessing family planning, who decides when to access or not to access these family planning services in marriage?", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-111", "words": "9219", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Ugwu , Stella Abel", "title": "When Culture plays a Determinant Role in the Adoption of Family Planning amongst Families", "date": "2022", "keywords": "area; contraceptives; development; family; family planning; findings; health; journal; methods; nigeria; planning; planning services; research; services; state; study; use; women", "summary": "The study explored the influence of cultural factors on the use of family planning services by married women in Nkanu area, Enugu State, South East Nigeria. It focused on married women\u2019s awareness and utilization of family planning services (FPS), factors determining married women\u2019s use of the services, the problems that arise as a result of their not accessing family planning, who decides when to access or not to access these family planning services in marriage?", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-112", "words": "4521", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "Nwakanma, Chinegbonkpa Hope Amarachi ; Onyeonoru, Ifeanyi Prinuel; Ikeije, Ugochukwu Ugwumba", "title": "Outsourcing and task autonomy of outsourced staff", "date": "2022", "keywords": "autonomy; core; employment; job; management; outsourced; outsourcing; staff; task; work", "summary": "For instance, some researchers have argued that outsourced staff are significantly disadvantaged relative to core staff in the areas of well-being, nature of tasks and job characteristics (Kompier, Ybema, Janssen & Taris 2009; Ang & Slaughter 2001; Michael & Michael 2012; Nwakanma & Onyeonoru, 2021). Other authors claim otherwise and argued that outsourcing enhances the job characteristics of outsourced staff thereby diminishing that of the core staff (Fisher, Wasserman & Wolf, 2006); and core staff have lower levels of satisfaction and wellbeing compared to their counterparts (European 449 Commission, 2006).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-113", "words": "4164", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Omeje, Obiageli ; Attamah, Nicholas; Isiwu, George", "title": "Development and Validation of Teacher Quality Behaviour Checklist ", "date": "2022", "keywords": "analysis; checklist; development; education; factor; item; quality; standards; teacher; tqbc", "summary": "Nigeria\u2019s policy on education recognizes the importance of quality teachers hence it provides at sections 70 and 72 that, \u201c since no education system may rise above the quality of its teachers, teacher education shall continue to be given major emphasis in all educational planning and development (section 70) So it is with using unqualified and unskilled manpower to utilise the tools Teacher quality is constantly and frequently being discussed in education reform forums and academic literature.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-114", "words": "5261", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "58", "author": "Ugwanyi, Dele Maxwell ; Ezekeke, Lucy Chioma", "title": "Musician as an ideologue", "date": "2022", "keywords": "african; art; bob; culture; fela; identity; ideology; marley; music; musicians; nigeria; people; world", "summary": "Overview of Music in Nigeria In recent times Nigeria for example, has become a dumping ground for all genres of music from rock \u2018n\u2019 roll to R&B, Soul, Jazz, Reggae, Hip-pop, Rapp, Dancehall and Makossa. Music is not only life\u2019s greatest object, but music is life itself...", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-115", "words": "5146", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Onuigbo, Fidelia Nebechi", "title": "Biometric Information Management in Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "biometric; commission; data; government; identification; identity; identity management; information; management; nigeria; nimc; system", "summary": "Her vision and mission statement is to provide sustainable world-class identity management solution to affirm identity, enhance governance and service delivery in Nigeria and to establish and regulate a reliable and sustainable system of National Identity Management that enables citizens and legal residents affirm their identity in an environment of innovation and excellence. National Identity Management in Nigeria: Policy Dimensions and Implementation.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-116", "words": "6955", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "Onuigbo, Fidelia Nebechi", "title": "Internally Generated Revenue in Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "analysis; cent; generation; government; igr; income; lagos; nigeria; revenue; sources; states; tax; theory", "summary": "A whole number of factors have caused mal-performance of State Governments but one of the salient ones is centred on the relationship between the Federal Government and the State Governments. Osisami (1992) states that there are basically two types of revenue that accrues to state governments.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-118", "words": "8799", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Eyisi, Emmanuel Chimezie; Nnorom, Chinyere C. P. ; Okoronkwo, Ethelbert; Enworo, Oko Chima", "title": "Rural industrialization, state Bureaucracy and land expropriation", "date": "2022", "keywords": "capitalist; communities; community; economy; family; household; income; job; land; organizations; production; respondents; social; state; study; total", "summary": "28 The issue of land acquisition was less traumatic to other community selected for this study. Our findings revealed that in other communities in the study area, where the organizations were introduced, thus resulting in the acquisition of the communal land, monetary compensation was made to a significant 32 number of the affected families.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-119", "words": "4150", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Aigbodion, Andrew I. ; Uye, Emmanuel E. ; Timeyin, Adams ", "title": "Employability skills and core self-evaluations as predictors of perceived employability among undergraduate students of a Nigerian University", "date": "2022", "keywords": "core; core self; employability; evaluations; graduate; self; skills; students; study", "summary": "Extant literature in the determinants of perceived employability notes that one factor that can predict perceived graduate employability is employability skills. The results revealed that employability skills and core self-evaluations jointly predicted perceived graduate employability (R = .556, R2= .310, F = 66.570, P < .05).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-12", "words": "6575", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Awoke, Chigozirim Florence; Iwuoha, Jude; Awoke, Chukwuemeka", "title": "Impact of Non-Oil Export on Economic Growth in Nigeria", "date": "2019", "keywords": "exchange; export; growth; impact; inflation; nigeria; oil; rate; relationship; result; run; test; trade", "summary": "However, the impact of non-oil exports on economic growth in Nigeria is not significant enough to take the country to an enviable level within the period under the study. It also indicated that all variables considered possess inherent capacity to contribute to the growth of non-oil export if effectively, efficiently and adequately managed.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-120", "words": "4621", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Aigbodion, Andrew I. ; Uye, Emmanuel E", "title": "Self-control and emotional intelligence as predictors of time management behaviour among employees of a Nigerian University", "date": "2022", "keywords": "behaviour; control; intelligence; management; management behaviour; respondents; self; study; time; time management; university", "summary": "ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES Faculty of Social Sciences, Enugu State University of Science And Technology EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. Oby Omeje MANAGING EDITOR Prof. Barnabas Nwankwo PUBLISHED BY Volume 7 Number 1, 2022Volume 7 Number 1, 2022 38 Self-control and emotional intelligence as predictors of time management behaviour among employees of a Nigerian University Andrew I. Aigbodion Department of Psychology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria aigbodion@aauekpoma.edu.ng Emmanuel E. Uye* Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria *Corresponding author: emmanuel.e.uye@gmail.com For example, time management behaviour was positively related to perceived control of time, job satisfaction, health, and negatively to stress (Sahito et al., 2016).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-121", "words": "9618", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Agu, Solomon A. ", "title": "Psychological Impact of Covid-19 and Perceived Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Wellbeing among University Students", "date": "2022", "keywords": "covid-19; family; health; impact; life; pandemic; people; scale; social; stress; students; study; support; university; wellbeing", "summary": "The finding provide empirical evidence about the importance of perceived social support for psychological well-being among university students, suggesting that higher perception of social support contributes to higher psychological wellbeing. However, they found that social support significantly weakens the effects of strain on life satisfaction and positive mood among females, but not males Social support can assist coping and exert beneficial effects on various health outcomes (Sarason, Sarason, & Pierce, 1990; Schwarzer & Leppin, , 1991; Veiel & Baumann, 1992).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-122", "words": "6207", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Eleje, Joy Ngozi ", "title": "Rapid Urbanization and Urban Housing Policy Implementation in Enugu Metropolis", "date": "2022", "keywords": "areas; challenges; cities; countries; development; enugu; growth; housing; nigeria; people; population; urban; urbanization; world", "summary": "According to Thomas (2008), research indicates that natural increase can be responsible for about 60% of urban population growth in some developing countries. Joy Ngozi Eleje Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu joy.eleje@esut.edu.ng Abstract Urban growth in relation to urban housing development has become the aspiration of nations thus making it a global development paradigm currently sweeping through developing countries like a wild fire.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-123", "words": "5401", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Eleje, Joy Ngozi", "title": "Whistleblowing Policy and the Anti-Corruption War of the Buhari Administration in Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "corruption; federal; good; governance; government; information; nigeria; policy; public; whistle; whistleblower; whistleblowing", "summary": "Describing the menace of corruption, Usman (2009) aptly states that; \u201cit undermines good governance, fundamentally distorts public policy, leads to the misallocation of resources, harms public and private sector development and particularly hurts the poor. Keywords: Anti-corruption, good governance, Nigeria, whistleblowing policy Introduction Corruption remains a vexed issue in Nigeria government and politics.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-124", "words": "5454", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Okolo, Chimaobi V; Onuigbo, Fidelia Nebechi; Okolo , Ebere U", "title": "Stabilizing the Naira for Economic Viability and Reconstruction at Post Covid-19 Pandemic Era", "date": "2022", "keywords": "cbn; country; demand; economy; exchange; exchange rate; market; naira; nigeria; oil; rate", "summary": "It was established from their analysis that some factors ranging from inadequate flow of foreign capital movement into Nigeria, persistent devaluation of the Nigerian naira, external debt burden, administrative bottlenecks in banks dealing on foreign exchange rates and high level of economic and financial crimes are responsible for the unhealthy scenario. A country\u2019s exchange rate is one of the most closely monitored indicators, as fluctuations in exchange rates can have far reaching economic consequences (Ribeiro, 2016).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-125", "words": "4542", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Kenneth, Adinde U; Nlemchukwu, Emmanuel; Onyebuchi, Anuka Anthony; Ogbonna, Francis ", "title": "Developing the Rural Poor", "date": "2022", "keywords": "areas; communities; covid-19; health; nigeria; pandemic; people; poverty; rural; virus", "summary": "Rural COVID-19: The paper concluded that rural poverty is one of the greatest challenges in curbing the wide spread of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-126", "words": "6921", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Okolo , Chimaobi V; Onuigbo, Fidelia Nebechi; Okolo , Ebere U", "title": "Funding small-to-medium scale agribusiness towards boosting eastern Nigerian economy at post covid-19 pandemic era", "date": "2022", "keywords": "access; bank; business; capital; enterprises; farming; funding; funds; government; lack; medium; nigeria; smes; study", "summary": "Or choose a bank that\u2019s historically known for lending to small businesses. Corporate Programs: Select corporations that offer programs that support small businesses, including low-interest financing.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-128", "words": "5866", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Nwankwo, U.C; Ejiofor, Virginia; Olofin, B. B; Ozioko, E.F.; Asogwa, T. C; Ezeh, Kingsley Ikechukwu", "title": "Tackling Antenatal Health Care Delivery System in Nigeria through Persuasive Technology", "date": "2022", "keywords": "antenatal; behavior; care; change; design; health; healthcare; model; persuasive; research; study; system; technology; user", "summary": "What are the objectives and content of the persuasive technology for antenatal health care? There are a number of different from our literature review and findings from the aims and objectives of the study, persuasive technology for antenatal health care was developed.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-129", "words": "5227", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Iloh , Angela Ugo; Joseph, Chibuzo Inmpey", "title": "Roles of Small and Medium Enterprises in Capacity Building in Enugu State", "date": "2022", "keywords": "building; capacity; chi; development; employment; enterprises; enugu; medium; result; skills; smes; state; value", "summary": "The National policy on MSEMs also indicated that weak operating capacities of SMEs in terms of knowledge, skills and attitude etc; is a setback on SMEs development. From these theoretical concepts, the government is to facilitate SMEs development in order to enhance community rural/urban development and also development of other factors necessitating capacity building, in order to reduce peoples suffering (Poverty).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-13", "words": "8402", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Mbaeze, Netchy Christian; Eneasato, Benjamin", "title": "National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Disaster Management in South East 2009 \u2013 2016", "date": "2019", "keywords": "agencies; agency; disaster; disaster management; disaster response; east; emergency; emergency management; management; national; nema; nigeria; response; south; volume; zonal; zone", "summary": "Does the structure of decentralization of NEMA\u2019s operational framework weaken disaster management in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria? We hypothesized as follows: the application of multi-sectoral approach undermines disaster Management in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria; the pattern of decentralization of NEMA\u2019s operational framework adversely affects disaster Management in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-130", "words": "7376", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Ofili, Irene A.", "title": "Perceived Factors Influencing Emotional Intelligence among Adolescents", "date": "2022", "keywords": "ability; adolescents; emotions; factor; goleman; influence; intelligence; mayer; salovey; self; social; study", "summary": "The study investigated perceived factors influencing emotional intelligence among adolescents. Results showed that a significant influence of recognition of emotions as a perceived factor influencing emotional intelligence among adolescents was observed, X2 (df,1)", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-131", "words": "4838", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Obasi, Ferdinand", "title": "Role of Diaspora Advertising and Public Relations Practitioners in the Management of Nigeria Image and Reputation Abroad", "date": "2022", "keywords": "advertising; corruption; government; image; management; media; national; nigeria; nigerians; relations; reputation", "summary": "Since the interested international communities in Nigeria oil wealth could not physically and openly attack Nigeria, they resulted to character assassination. There were revelations of facts and figures that Nigeria\u2019s image is damaged and needs serious and professional approaches to manage it so that international community can accept Nigeria back as a nation with soul and values.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-133", "words": "5676", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Nwangwu, Chukwunwike Nnanna; Ayuk, Clara Oben; Eze, Ifeoam Louisa", "title": "Knowledge and Perceived Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on HIV Prevention amongst Students at Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "aids; covid; covid-19; health; hiv; knowledge; lockdown; nigeria; prevention; respondents; sexual; students", "summary": "Although data for 2021 HIV prevalence in the state appears unavailable, studies have shown that the COVID-19 lockdown disrupted HIV prevention programs and slowed down HIV testing to 41% in 2020, which tends to suggest that HIV prevention programs in Nigeria may have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed that most students have partial knowledge of HIV prevention.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-134", "words": "4632", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Nwangwu, Chukwunwike Nnanna; Ayuk, Clara Oben; Eze, Ifeoma Louisa", "title": "Perceived Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cybercrime Activities and Attitude towards Education among University Students in Enugu State, Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "covid-19; cybercrime; education; nigeria; respondents; responses; students; study; total", "summary": "Thus, this research aims to investigate the perceived effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybercrime activities and attitudes toward education among university students in Enugu State, Nigeria. Also, the study found COVID-19 lockdown increased the vulnerability of students to engage in cybercrime activities and distracted them from focusing on their studies.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-135", "words": "7359", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Chieshe, Simon Terver; Kwaghgbah, Abraham Tersugh", "title": "Effect of Mental Health Programmes on the Attitudes and Awareness of Mental Illness among Students and Teachers of Secondary Schools in Benue State", "date": "2022", "keywords": "attitudes; awareness; health; health programme; illness; knowledge; mental; programme; state; students; study; teachers", "summary": "A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding mental health illnesses in Amdanga block, West Bengal. Keywords: Attitudes, Awareness, Mental health, Mental illness, Students and Teachers.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-136", "words": "4443", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Ikpe, Marius; Ojike, Richard O.; Okwor, Sunday A.; Agu, Sunday V.; Odionye, Joseph C.", "title": "Assessing the Role of Female Health for Sustainable Development in Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "capital; development; export; growth; health; income; nigeria; oil; run; susdev", "summary": "Against this backdrop, this study assesses the role of female health on sustainable development in Nigeria using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) analytical approach. Findings provided evidence of importance of female health to sustainable development in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-137", "words": "7477", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "24", "author": "Nebechi, Onuigbo Fidelia; Okolo, Chimaobi V.; Okolo, Ebere. U", "title": "Improving Agriculture for Nigerian Economic Development at Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era", "date": "2022", "keywords": "agriculture; chain; covid-19; development; economic; economy; farmers; food; government; nigeria; pandemic; production; sector; study; supply; youth", "summary": "The author maintain that, in recent years, although the share of agriculture sector in GDP and in foreign trade has declined, the share of it in employment is still protected. Therefore, in the light of recent challenges in food supply chain, there is now considerable concern about food production, processing, distribution, and demand.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-138", "words": "3666", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Amune, Paul Azemata", "title": "Third Wave of Globalization and Post-colonial African Economy", "date": "2022", "keywords": "african; countries; development; economy; globalisation; market; states; wave; world", "summary": "157 Bearing in mind that the advent of the third wave of globalisation gives African states yet another opportunity to tap into the gains of the global market competition and benefits. One central point that cut across thoughts is the open border policy among African states and also increased partnership among African states.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-139", "words": "7742", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Uzoigwe, Elias Ifeanyi E.", "title": "Democracy and the Provision of Human Rights in Nigeria", "date": "2022", "keywords": "africa; citizens; democracy; education; epistemethics; general; governance; government; knowledge; life; nigeria; people; philosophy; rights", "summary": "The essence of provision of human rights in a democratic system of government is to ensure that the principle of separation of powers, rule of law and people\u2019s inalienable rights are respected. To change the narrative, the study, which employs the method of critical analysis construes that Nigeria needs her own philosophy in order to ensure good governance, which will bring about respect for human rights; and that philosophy is epistemethics.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-14", "words": "4032", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Ozor, Tobias Obiora", "title": "Influence of Religious Orientation on Altruistic Behaviour", "date": "2019", "keywords": "behaviour; christians; helping; influence; orientation; people; psychology; religion; study", "summary": "Abstract This study investigated the influence of religious orientation on altruistic behaviour. The result indicated a significant influence of religious orientation on altruistic behaviour of Nigerians [F (1,472) = 5.87, p<.05].", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-140", "words": "6405", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Adebimpe, Oke Margaret; Oyebola, Ogundokun Esther; John, Odozie", "title": "Livelihood Activities and Food Security Status of Households in Oyo Town, Oyo State", "date": "2022", "keywords": "activities; area; food; food security; hdds; household; livelihood; nigeria; oyo; score; secure; security; status; study", "summary": "From their study, diversity of crops grown through dietary diversity can improve household food security. Sidique & Muhammad (2019) also examined determinant of food security among households in Nigeria using food consumption as a proxy for food security to measure impact of some of the determinant of household food security on rural and urban households in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-141", "words": "4071", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Onogwu, Gordon Joseph; Great, Mirian Wilfred; Ngwu, Leonard U.", "title": "Corruption and bribery in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "bribery; business; corruption; countries; country; data; development; economic; government; public", "summary": "Corruption and Bribery - Defined and Redefined Controversy over corruption begins with its definition. However; it was discovered that 25 years of corrupt and brutal military rule, which left a legacy and various mark of political corruption in the hands of the country\u2019s influential political elites, who are sitting on top severe patronage networks the country was subdued to a non-giant status.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-142", "words": "5139", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Iloh, Angela Ugo", "title": "Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Enugu State Vision 4:2020 (The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programme)", "date": "2023", "keywords": "cash; communities; community; development; education; enugu; government; lack; poverty; programme; state; transfer", "summary": "Keywords: empowerment, poverty, micro-economics, social welfare Introduction \u201cNigeria is ramping up its efforts to fight extreme poverty in many of its poorest areas, using hundreds of millions of dollars available through an international debt relief programme, combined with money from local government to expand: health care, education, water supply, infrastructures, and other programs\u201d. And when people must travel far distances to clinics or pay for medicine, it drains already vulnerable households of money and assets, and can tip a family from poverty into extreme poverty.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-143", "words": "4969", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Iloh, Angela U.", "title": "Local Government and Democratization Process in Nigeria (A Study of Enugu East Local Government Area)", "date": "2023", "keywords": "democracy; democratization; development; enugu; government; nigeria; people; process; services; state; study; system", "summary": "According to Odenigwe (1977) in Udenta (2007), describes local government as: \u201cLocal government is a system of local administration under which local communities and towns are organized to maintain law and order, provided some limited range of social services and public amenities and encourage the cooperation and participation of the inhabitants in joint endeavour towards the improvement of their conditions of living. The Structure of Local Government in Nigeria The structure of local government in Nigeria is two folds a. Political and b.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-144", "words": "3549", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Nwonu, Clifford O.; Ineji, Patrick", "title": "The Role of Individual Differences Theory in an Election", "date": "2023", "keywords": "differences; effects; election; individual; influence; mass; media; people; theory", "summary": "The theory, has four postulations on the effects of the media to the audience: (i) the theory states that the media rarely directly influence individuals (ii) that there is a two-step-flow of media influence (iii) that by the Lime most people become adults, they have developed strongly held group commitments such as political party and religious affiliations that individual media messages are powerless to overcome; and that (iv) when media effects do occur, they will be modest and isolated. Moreover, individual differences theory is a product or a relation to the limited effects theory Lazersfield (1969)).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-145", "words": "5337", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Nwonu, Clifford O.", "title": "Effects of Extra Judicial Measures on Journalists by Nigerian Government", "date": "2023", "keywords": "editor; freedom; government; information; journalists; measures; media; nigerian; press; public; social; state; theory", "summary": "The truth is that free press does not advocate immunity to the rule of law. The issue of press freedom concerns every individual and nations of the world due to the nature of the work of journalists which is to advance the public interest through their publications.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-146", "words": "4095", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "60", "author": "Nwonu, Clifford O.", "title": "The Importance of Propaganda in Effective Information Dissemination about Democracy Dividends", "date": "2023", "keywords": "chime; enugu; enugu state; government; governor; people; projects; propaganda; state", "summary": "The type of security being enjoyed by citizens of Enugu state cannot be compared with any other state in the federation. In the area of transportation, even before the so called palliative measures of the federal government, during the oil subsidy saga, Enugu state had a nice transportation system.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-147", "words": "10415", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Ugwu, C.C", "title": "The Impact of In-Service Training on Employees\u2019 Performance and Productivity", "date": "2023", "keywords": "agree; corporation; development; employees; job; nigeria; organization; performance; productivity; radio; respondents; service training; study; table; training", "summary": "The impact of employee training and development on employee productivity. Employee training and development in Nigeria organizations: some observation and agenda for research.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-148", "words": "8864", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Ugwu, C.C", "title": "The Impact of check-off system on trade union effectiveness and organizational productivity", "date": "2023", "keywords": "check; effectiveness; hypothesis; management; productivity; research; respondents; study; system; table; trade; trade union; union", "summary": "So c l iea nJnrs ocue SE SS JUT Volume 5, Issue 2, 2020 Enugu State University of Science & Technology Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE Journal of Social Sciences Published by the Faculty of the Social Sciences published by Faculty of Social Sciences Enugu State University of Science & Technology www.esutjss.com Editor-In-Chief Prof. Oby Omeje Managing Editor Barnabas E. Nwankwo, Ph.D Associate Editor Nicholas Attamah, Ph.D F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE Journal of Social SciencesJournal of Social SciencesJournal of Social Sciences Published by the Faculty of Social Sciences F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE Journal of Social SciencesJournal of Social Sciences The impact of check-off system on trade union effectiveness and organizational productivity: A study of Enugu State Ministry of Education Ugwu, C.U. Department of International Relations and Personnel Management, Caritas University, Amorji Nike, As can be seen from the above table, 26 respondents represented by 20% of the respondents were not certain about the statement that trade union effectiveness has no relationship with organizational productivity while majority of the respondents (104) represented by 80% disagree and strongly disagree to the same statement.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-149", "words": "6853", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Ugwu, C.C", "title": "The Effects of Equal Employment Opportunity on Organizational Productivity", "date": "2023", "keywords": "discrimination; employment; employment opportunity; gender; hypothesis; opportunity; organizations; productivity; state; study; women", "summary": "322 The Effects of Equal Employment Opportunity on Organizational Productivity: a Case Study of Enugu State Ministry of Finance, State Secretariat, Enugu Ugwu, C.U. Department of International Relations and Personnel Management, Caritas University, Amorji Nike, Enugu Abstract This study sets out to investigate the effects of equal employment opportunity on organizational productivity at the Enugu State Ministry of Finance, located at the State Secretariat, Enugu. Some of the major findings include that equal employment opportunity increases organizational productivity, boosts employee morale and above all, improves organizational harmony and tranquility.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-15", "words": "5745", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Iwuoha, Victor Chidubem; Nwagu, Clifford", "title": "United Nations and Challenges of Resettlement and Reintegration of IDP\u2019s in South Sudan, 2011-2018", "date": "2019", "keywords": "conflict; idps; issue; nations; people; programme; refugees; reintegration; south; south sudan; sudan; united; volume", "summary": "The study showed that the United Nations has faced serious challenges and has been unable to effectively resettle and reintegrate South Sudan IDPs and refugees who have been affected by the ongoing violent conflict in the country. \u201cWorld Fact Book, Africa: South Sudan,\u201d Available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/od.html Cohen, H. (2014) \u201cSouth Sudan Crisis,\u201d Council of Foreign Relations.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-151", "words": "6484", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Onwukwe, Leonard Chioma; Ahaneku, Ekenedirichukwu Blasingame", "title": "Influence of Awareness, Extent of Illness Coverage and Implementation of Universal Health Coverage on Mental Disorders in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "awareness; care; coverage; disorders; extent; health; health coverage; illness; implementation; influence; nigeria; people; state; study; theory; uhc; university", "summary": "Mental health disorders were previously excluded in the scheme of vast majority of countries. The large gap in mental health coverage is as a result of barrier in demand; in places like the UK where supply of mental healthcare interventions has been largely attained this is done by improving access to psychological therapies programme.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-152", "words": "4580", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Ikpe, Marius ; Ojike, Richard O. ; Okwor, Sunday A. ; Odionye, Joseph C. ; Agu, Sunday V. ", "title": "Exploring the Empirical Link Between Globalization, Health and Sustainable Development in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "development; effect; expectancy; factors; globalisation; health; life; nigeria; study; trade; variables", "summary": "In global health for instance, it is generally agreed that, \u201cthe wealthier is the healthier\u201d and gains from rapid growth flow into health gains (Pritchett and summers, 1996). Theoretically, globalization is known to act through 5 its commonly known features like governance structures, markets, communication and diffusion of information, mobility, cross-cultural interaction, and environmental changes to determine and influence distal factors like health policies, trade, social interactions, knowledge as well as provision of goods and services.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-154", "words": "4569", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "AFACHUNG, Pius E; UYE, Emmanuel E; AJISAFE, Taiwo D; OLAPEGBA, Peter O. ", "title": "Psychological Ownership and Organisational Fairness as Predictors of Work Motivation among Bankers in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "bankers; fairness; ibadan; metropolis; motivation; ownership; study; work; work motivation", "summary": "The study concluded that organizational ownership and organizational fairness are strong predictors of work motivation among bankers in the study population. Studies conducted to determine the predictors of work motivation have produced diverse and inconsistent results.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-155", "words": "6612", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Agu, Sunday Virtus; Azike, Lawrence Chike; Kalu, U. Chris", "title": "Energy Sector Performance and Real Sector Activity in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "consumption; electricity; electricity consumption; energy; growth; manufacturing; manufacturing sector; manufacturing value; nigeria; relationship; run; sector; value; variables", "summary": "Considerable efforts have been made by several studies to examine the relationship between manufacturing sector performance and electricity consumption for example (Binh, 2011; Omotor, 2008; Omisakin, 2008; Odulara & Okonkwo, 2009; Dantama et al., 2012; Olusanya, 2012; Shauibu & Onyiliola, 2014). Ubong and Nora (2020) investigated the relationship between electricity consumption and manufacturing sector performance in Nigeria over the period 1981 to 2018.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-157", "words": "14816", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Mbaeze, Netchy ", "title": "Nigeria Foreign Policy and Sustainable Economic Development In Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "africa; analysis; benin; benue; border; buhari; closure; countries; country; data; development; diplomacy; foreign; government; herdsmen; interest; international; local; national; nigeria; policy; president; relations; research; rice; security; state; study; trade; west", "summary": "To evaluate how Buhari\u2019s economic diplomacy engendered sustainable economic development in Nigeria; Significance of the Study: The essence of this research is to see how Nigeria Foreign policy is geared towards Nigeria economic development. Against this background, this study seeks to interrogate Nigeria foreign policy and sustainable economic development: evaluation president Buhari administration (2015 \u2013 2021).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-158", "words": "17441", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Mbaeze, Netchy", "title": "THE ROLE OF USA IN COMBATING TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, 2016-2020", "date": "2023", "keywords": "afghan taliban; afghanistan; agreement; assistance; attacks; cooperation; countries; country; forces; government; groups; international; isaf; islamic; military; northern; pakistan; peace; qaeda; role; security; state; support; taliban; terrorism; u.s; unama; united; usa; women", "summary": "How has terrorism impacted on the political development of Afghanistan state? To examine the impact of terrorism on the political development of Afghanistan state.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-159", "words": "8158", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Azike, I.N; Okonkwo, E.A; Ezeh, M.A; Okonkwo, N.V; Ikpenwa, C.E", "title": "Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Work Engagement", "date": "2023", "keywords": "absorption; behaviour; dedication; family; family conflict; journal; strain; study; support; time; work; work conflict; work engagement", "summary": "Abstract The study investigated the moderating role of perceived organizational support in relationship between work-family conflict and work engagement. The results indicated that time-based work-to-family conflict (\u03b2 = -.17, p< .05) negatively and strain-based work-to-family conflict (\u03b2 = .17, p< .05) positively predicted vigor dimension of work engagement, strain-based work-to-family conflict (\u03b2 = .16, p< .05) positively predicted absorption dimension of work engagement.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-16", "words": "5255", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Eze, Boris Ejike; Mgbenkemdi, Ejike H.", "title": "Influence of Self Efficacy and Level of Education on Test Anxiety among Adolescents", "date": "2019", "keywords": "adolescents; anxiety; education; efficacy; influence; level; school; self; self efficacy; students; test; test anxiety", "summary": "Bandura identified two levels of Self efficacy as High Self efficacy and Low self efficacy. It also implies that more or less as self efficacy influences test anxiety, ability to perform in a task will differ based on ones belief that he or she is capable.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-160", "words": "4729", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "25", "author": "Ikpenwa, C.E; Okonkwo, E.A; Ezeh, M.A; Okonkwo, N.V; Azike, I.N", "title": "Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence in Organizational Cynicism and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in a Sample of Lecturers", "date": "2023", "keywords": "appraisal; behaviour; citizenship; citizenship behaviour; cynicism; emotions; intelligence; lecturers; regulation", "summary": "Abstract This study investigated the moderating role of emotional intelligence in organizational cynicism and organizational citizenship behaviour in a sample of lecturers. The results indicated that emotional intelligence and organizational cynicism jointly predicted organizational citizenship behaviour among university lecturers (\u0394R2 = .067, P<. 01).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-161", "words": "4270", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Onyenekwe, Ogochukwu; Okpara, Chioma", "title": "A Content Analysis on Discourses About Influence of Religion on the 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "election; headlines; newspaper; nigeria; online; politics; religion; story; study", "summary": "This study examined the discourses surrounding religious story headlines preceding 2023 presidential election in Nigeria using content analysis of three prominent and widely read newspapers in Nigeria. Out of the 120 editions of the first quarter in the study, story headlines with religious discourse featured once (0.83%) in ThisDay online newspaper but not in Punch nor Guardian online newspapers.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-162", "words": "8915", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "33", "author": "Aina, John; Ganiyu, Kamal; Oloriegbe, Kale S.", "title": "Cloud-Based Collaborative Suite and Employee Enablement as Digital Transformation Strategies for Achieving Organizational Sustainability among Insurance Companies in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "business; capabilities; companies; company; covid-19; digital; economic; employee; insurance; insurance companies; nigeria; pandemic; processes; study; sustainability; technologies; technology; transformation; variable", "summary": "The potential and implications of digital technology for businesses are frequently discussed in digital business strategy. As a result, while digital business plans frequently identify desirable future business prospects and strategies for organizations that are partially or entirely reliant on digital technology, they seldom provide transformative insights about how to achieve these future states.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-163", "words": "7041", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "33", "author": "Ganiyu, Kamal; Aina, John; Oloriegbe, Kale S.", "title": "New Generation Technology and Digital Accounting Tools as a Digital Transformation Strategy for Nigerian Insurance Companies' Organizational Sustainability", "date": "2023", "keywords": "accounting; business; companies; digital; economic; generation; insurance; insurance companies; model; nigeria; respondents; strategy; sustainability; technology; transformation", "summary": "As a result, companies in almost every industry have launched a range of projects in recent years to research new digital technologies and capitalize on their benefits. When digital accounting technology is implemented correctly, it provides significant opportunity for companies to innovate and evolve in their capacity to engage stakeholders, meet their demands, and go ahead in a new way.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-164", "words": "2809", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Eze, Adaobi C.; Elkanah, Onochie G.", "title": "Personality Traits an Essential Feature of Police Officers\u2019 Job Satisfaction", "date": "2023", "keywords": "extraversion; job; officers; personality; police; satisfaction; study; traits", "summary": "This is because police officers job satisfaction can be seen as an indication of psychological well-being and can contribute to employee behavior that influences the functioning of every society as low job satisfaction is more likely to provide inferior services (Buama, 2019). Abstract The study investigated personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, extraversion, neuroticism) as essential features of police officers job satisfaction.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-165", "words": "4676", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Ogbonnia, Eze; Oselebe, Chisom Cherish", "title": "Psychological Consequences of inaccessibility of the redesigned Naira notes in Abakaliki Metropolis ", "date": "2023", "keywords": "country; currency; experiences; naira; new; nigeria; notes; participants", "summary": "Scioeconomic factors sustaining illicit trading in new naira notes in Ibadan, Nigeria. Osinbajo expresses worry over difficulty in getting new naira notes.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-166", "words": "4663", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Adamaagashi , Izuchukwu Prince", "title": "Political Leadership and Underdevelopment in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "area; development; government; igbo; leadership; north; respondents; underdevelopment", "summary": "Keywords: Political leadership, Development, Underdevelopment, Corruption, Igbo-Eze North. The study concluded that the key factor responsible for the country's Underdevelopment is the inadequacy of political leadership.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-167", "words": "4569", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "Afachung, Pius E. ; Uye, Emmanuel E. ; Ajisafe, Taiwo D; Olapegba, Peter O.", "title": "Psychological Ownership and Organisational Fairness as Predictors of Work Motivation among Bankers in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "bankers; fairness; ibadan; metropolis; motivation; ownership; study; work; work motivation", "summary": "The study concluded that organizational ownership and organizational fairness are strong predictors of work motivation among bankers in the study population. Studies conducted to determine the predictors of work motivation have produced diverse and inconsistent results.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-168", "words": "14914", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Osanyinpeju, Kifilideen L. ; Osanyinpeju, Lukmon A. ; Osanyinpeju, Fatimo F. ", "title": "Establishment of the Kifilideen, Lukmon and Fatimo Scales in the Determination of the Magnitude of Population of any Particular Entity and other Development", "date": "2023", "keywords": "base; kifilideen population; magnitude; population; population scale; population \ud835\udc43\ud835\udc5b; \ud835\udc3e\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc53; \ud835\udc3e\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc53 \ud835\udc43", "summary": "When \ud835\udc61 = 0, \ud835\udc40 = \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c (42) 20 \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c = \ud835\udc37 \ud835\udc5b \u00d7 0 + \ud835\udc36 (43) \ud835\udc36 = \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c (44) \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc41 = \ud835\udc37 \ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc61 + \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c (45) Where \ud835\udc37 is the difference between the magnitude of the population at \ud835\udc61 = \ud835\udc5b and \ud835\udc61 = 0; \ud835\udc5b is the number of years considered; \ud835\udc61 is the \ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc61\u210e years; \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5b is the magnitude of the population of the \ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc61\u210e year and \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c is the magnitude of the population of the 0\ud835\udc61\u210e year For Lukmon population scale, The Kifilideen rate of change in the magnitude of the population for the \ud835\udc5b years using Kifilideen population scale is given as; \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc40 \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc61 = \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5b\u2212\ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c \ud835\udc5b = 1 \ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc3f\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc58 \ud835\udc43\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc43\ud835\udc5c (46) Where \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc40 \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc61 is the rate of change of magnitude of the population, \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc40 is the change in population For Fatimo population scale, The Kifilideen rate of change in the magnitude of the population for the \ud835\udc5b years using Kifilideen population scale is given as; \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc40 \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc61 = \ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5b\u2212\ud835\udc40\ud835\udc5c \ud835\udc5b = 1 \ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc39\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc43\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc43\ud835\udc5c (47) Where \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc40 \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc61 is the rate of change of magnitude of the population, \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc40 is the change in population", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-17", "words": "4235", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "Adaoga, Obuna; Nvene, Chioma; Nwankwo, Nelson Ifedili; Ozorgwu, Rita; Okoli, Paul", "title": "Evaluating Quality of Life among Parents of Children living with Cerebral Palsy in Enugu State, Nigeria", "date": "2019", "keywords": "children; health; life; mothers; palsy; parents; qol; quality; study; years", "summary": "HRQoL of mothers with CP children and control groups was assessed with 36-Item EJSS, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2019 265 Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and depression levels with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Among mothers with CP children, a negative correlation was detected between BDI scores and all subscale scores of SF-36 and age rate of mothers and physical function, bodily pain, and physical component scale scores, among subscales of SF-36.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-170", "words": "7752", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Jato, Terungwa P. J. ", "title": "Rising youth unemployment and poverty in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "bank; country; development; national; nigeria; people; population; poverty; rate; security; state; unemployment; world; youth; youth unemployment", "summary": "A better future for all Nigerians: Nigeria poverty assessment 2022. The Group also noted that, increasing poverty in Nigeria is accompanied by increasing unemployment.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-171", "words": "4778", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "58", "author": "IBRAHIM, Lydia; AZAKA, Lilian; BALOGUN, Shyngle K.", "title": "Public Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards COVID-19", "date": "2023", "keywords": "attitudes; covid-19; health; knowledge; kogi; participants; public; study", "summary": "Masters 35(7.8%) 1.7(.97) occupation Retiree 6(1.3%) 1.8(.98) .512 .211 184 Public sector 108(2.9%) 1.9(1.0) Masters 35(7.8%) 2.4(0.9) 185 occupation Retiree 6(1.3%) 0.3(0.9) 3.049 0.028* Public sector 108(2.9%) 2.4(0.8) Private sector 92(20%) 2.4(0.8)", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-172", "words": "11628", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Osagioduwa, Lucky Ogbomo ; Atube, Elizabeth N.", "title": "The Effectiveness of the Accountants in Curtailing Financial Corruption in the South-South and South-East Public Sector of Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "accountants; accounting; ages; control; corruption; enugu; government; journal; management; nigeria; public; respondents; sector; south; state; study; total; years", "summary": "Nnamani (2010) cited in Amaefule and Iheduru (2014) asserted that public sector accounting is concerned with recording, analysing, classifying, summarising, communicating, and interpreting monetary information in relation to government financial activities in aggregate and in detail, showing all transactions involving the receipts, transfer, and deposit of government funds. Public sector accounting and finance.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-173", "words": "7342", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "24", "author": "Osagioduwa, Lucky Ogbomo; Enofe, A. O. ; Izedonmi, F. P. ; Dabor, E. L; Atube, Elizabeth N.", "title": "History of Sustainability Reporting", "date": "2023", "keywords": "development; energy; environmental; ghana; ministry; nigeria; reporting; social; sustainability; sustainability reporting; togo", "summary": "In the early 2000s, Ghana emphasized the importance of environmental sustainability and launched various initiatives to promote renewable energy, waste management, and sustainable agriculture. This recognition laid the foundation for sustainability reporting practices in the country.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-174", "words": "3871", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Asadu, Ngozi", "title": "Social Conflict and Safety in Urban Areas", "date": "2023", "keywords": "areas; cities; city; conflict; nature; people; population; social; violence", "summary": "Types of urban social conflicts include religious persecution, political upheaval, communal upheavals, labour-management conflict and war between nations. If we want to prevent future social conflict, we must prevent urban social conflict.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-175", "words": "7454", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Aniagolu, Hyacinth N.", "title": "Social media and academic performance of secondary school students in Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria.", "date": "2023", "keywords": "academic; area; class; east; enugu; government; media; performance; research; school; social; students; study; use", "summary": "Liccardi (2007) argued that there are four basic advantages of social media use in higher education. Brown (2010) observed that there have been various overview and opinions which recognized four major advantages of social media use in higher education.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-176", "words": "9966", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Aniagolu, Hyacinth N.", "title": "Influence of Corporal Punishment on English Language Students in Enugu Education Zone", "date": "2023", "keywords": "child; children; class; corporal; education; english; enugu; language; learning; listening; punishment; questionnaire; research; schools; students; study; teachers; zone", "summary": "Corporal Punishment and Class Participation of Students Corporal punishment impedes student\u2019s interest in learning. Despite various talks by teachers and parents, the attitude of some parents going to school to confront teachers over inflicting corporal punishment on their 35 children/wards and instituting court cases of corporal punishment between teachers and board of education on one side and parents/civil right group on the other side. Napodia (2007) cited in Ogbe (2015: 24) analysed the conceptual etiology of corporal punishment when he stated thus: Corporal punishment entails physical chastisement of Students/pupils for behaviour.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-177", "words": "5958", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Okorie, Cornelius Ofobuisi ; Ibiam, Okechukwu Egwu; Nwosu, Chiedozie P. ; Adedeji, Ayodeji O.; Onele , Sunday", "title": "Review of Teaching Staff Manpower Retention and Stock in Secondary Schools", "date": "2023", "keywords": "distribution; ebonyi; education; government; manpower; schools; secondary; state; teachers; urban", "summary": "The above manpower stock is grossly inadequate to achieve the eight (earlier stated as a-h) philosophies of secondary school education. In spite these efforts; there are still problems of manpower in the education sector, particularly in secondary schools in Ebonyi state, Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-178", "words": "7176", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Ganiyu, K; Aina, J; Oloriegbe, K.S", "title": "Impact of Digital Transformation on the Skills and Workforce Requirements of the Nigerian Insurance Industry", "date": "2023", "keywords": "analytics; customer; data; development; digital; industry; insurance; insurers; nigerian; skills; talent; training; transformation; workforce", "summary": "The authors conclude that dedicated training initiatives focused on building advanced digital fluency are essential for firms to capitalize on the promise of insurance industry digital transformation. Research shows that legacy processes, cultural resistance and lack of digital skills can hinder transformation efforts (Hoffmann et al., 2020).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-179", "words": "8129", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Salam, R. A; Salaudeen, T. O; Adeniji, R.O", "title": "Health Insurance Coverage and its Influence on Medical Tourism Decision in Nigeria", "date": "2023", "keywords": "abroad; care; country; coverage; decisions; health; health insurance; healthcare; individuals; insurance; insurance coverage; nigeria; services; tourism", "summary": "Medical tourism has been growing rapidly in recent years, driven by various factors such as the rising cost of health care in developed countries, the availability of affordable and quality health care in developing countries, the advancement of medical technology and innovation, and the emergence of new destinations and services for medical tourism (Padilla-Mel\u00e9ndez and Del-\u00c1guila-Obra, 2016). The study concluded that despite theoretical mechanisms for how health insurance could influence medical tourism, this empirical study did not find statistically significant relationships between coverage and medical tourism decision-making or healthcare utilization at the standard significance level \u03b1=0.05.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-18", "words": "3859", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Ogbodo, Emmanuel C.; Agu, Solomon A.", "title": "Attitude of Nigerian Students Towards Death Anxiety", "date": "2019", "keywords": "anxiety; attitude; death; death anxiety; factor; nigeria; students; study", "summary": "Abstract Age and years of study as factors in death anxiety were examined among students in Enugu, Nigeria. The aims of this study are to examine whether age as a factor will significantly influence attitude of Nigeria students towards death anxiety; also to verify whether years of study as a factor will significantly influence attitude of Nigeria students towards death anxiety.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-180", "words": "3966", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Emovon, Felix Osayabor; Ozele, Clement ", "title": "Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "account; bank; government; nigeria; public; sector; treasury; tsa", "summary": "Treasury Single Account is seen by the government as a helpful tool to create centralized control over its revenue through efficient cash management. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Nigeria:", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-181", "words": "6647", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Adeyinka, Babajide Gideon; Babalulu, Madu-Saba Muhammadu; Amu, Chioma Anthonia", "title": "Management skills required by managers for effective performance in departmental stores in Nsukka Local Government Area in Enugu State", "date": "2024", "keywords": "area; business; departmental; enugu; government; management; management skills; managers; nsukka; organization; performance; skills; stores; study", "summary": "It is worth to note that without effective management skills, managers will not be able to make success in the business as desired. Keywords: Departmental stores, effective performance, management skills, managers Introduction Departmental store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area (department) specializing in a product category.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-182", "words": "6045", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "35", "author": "Abdulrahman, Ali; Okpoko, Chinwe", "title": "Shifting Media Landscape", "date": "2024", "keywords": "action; audience; change; climate; climate change; communication; mainstream; media; narratives; public; understanding", "summary": "\u2022 How can the influence of engagement with alternative media narratives be evaluated in terms of its impact on individuals' attitudes towards climate change? RQ 2: How can the influence of engagement with alternative media narratives be evaluated in terms of its impact on individuals' attitudes towards climate change?", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-184", "words": "5266", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Kelly, Ajonina Mbong; Okpoko, Chinwe", "title": "Evaluation of UNN Students Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Fake News Detection Algorithms in Detecting Online Fake News.", "date": "2024", "keywords": "algorithm; detection; information; media; news; online; respondents; social; students; study; table; technology", "summary": "Abstract This study sought to assess students\u2019 awareness, knowledge and perception of fake news detection algorithm in detecting fake news online fake news. The objectives of the study were to examine the Awareness, knowledge and perception of the students on fake news detection algorithm in detecting fake news online.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-185", "words": "4218", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "26", "author": "Ajibo, Chioma Blessing; Okpoko, Chinwe Catherine", "title": "Social Media's Role in Shaping Contemporary News Discourse on the 2023 Election Petition Cases in Enugu State", "date": "2024", "keywords": "cases; discourse; election; media; petition; social; state", "summary": "Social media platforms have become pervasive spaces where news is disseminated, opinions are formed, and discussions unfold, thus significantly influencing public perception and discourse on various matters, including political events (Karimi & Fox, 2023). Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and blogs were used by various actors and stakeholders to disseminate 45 information, opinions, analysis, commentary, and propaganda on the cases (Charlesworth, 2023).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-186", "words": "8494", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Agama, Jude Onyebuchi; Okpoko, Chinwe Catherine", "title": "Mass Media and Challenges of Fake News", "date": "2024", "keywords": "communication; country; information; mass; media; media platforms; misinformation; news; nigeria; people; platforms; propaganda; research; social; spread; theory; use; war; world", "summary": "Recently in the US based Research Centre, named pew, established a research whose findings pinpointed that adult in the United States of America whose preference for news is social media are very much prone to dissemination of fake news than those via traditional media such as TV, radio, newspapers or websites,( see Robertson,2016; Wong, 2019). The picture started trending in Northern Nigeria on Social media in the 1990s and was later discovered to be fake news as it was uploaded from a YouTube video clip.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-187", "words": "7213", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Ottah, Ifeanyi ; Okpoko, Chinwe Catherine", "title": "Mass Media, Communication Policy and National Security", "date": "2024", "keywords": "buhari; challenges; communication; development; fulani; government; herders; information; mass; media; military; national; new; nigeria; policy; public; security; social; state; threats", "summary": "They are: the Boko Haram insurgent, fulanization of Nigeria by the Buhari administration, politicization of Nigeria security system and Fulani herdsmen atrocity. Nsukka Abstract The mass media serve as effective tools for national security when policymakers utilize them judiciously for the promotion of national peace.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-189", "words": "5844", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "38", "author": "Eleje, Joy Ngozi", "title": "Marginalization and Political Agitations in Multi-ethnic Nation", "date": "2024", "keywords": "agitations; development; ethnicity; groups; marginalization; nation; national; nigeria; people; politics; social; state", "summary": "Arguing further, Umezinwa (2012) insists that; \u201cNigeria is a mishmash of more than 250 ethnic groups, each of which is jostling for recognition and relevance in the political arena; each has terrible fear of being dominated by others; each is crying of political marginalization\u201d. c) Political Marginalization: The most worrisome dimension of marginalization in Nigeria today is political marginalization, which has been highly elevated in the last decade especially under the APC led federal government of Muhammadu Buhari.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-19", "words": "5670", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Aboh, Uche. J.; Agu, Solomon A.; Nwankwo, Nelson. I; Okoye, C.A.F", "title": "Fear of Negative Evaluation and Self Efficacy as Correlates of health Seeking Behaviour among Adolescents", "date": "2019", "keywords": "adolescents; behaviour; efficacy; evaluation; fear; health; issue; nigeria; seeking; self; students; study; volume", "summary": "On the other hand, adolescents with low self efficacy may be at risk of initiating inappropriate health behaviour. By implication, individuals\u2019 with fear of negative evaluation are less likely to seek mental health.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-190", "words": "4332", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Emovon, Felix Osayabor; Ibadin, Peter Okoeguale", "title": "Historical Cost Method in Human Resource Accounting", "date": "2024", "keywords": "accounting; assets; capital; cost; management; method; organization; resource; value", "summary": "Abstract This study investigated historical cost method in human resource accounting: Human resource accounting is a relatively new concept that has grown in prominence in financial statement preparation around the world.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-191", "words": "4915", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Nu'uman, Mohammed Habib", "title": "Alternative to Eurocentric Development Theory: African-centered theory of Development ", "date": "2024", "keywords": "african; development; growth; science; social; societies; terms; theory; world", "summary": "This difference in perspective between Western capitalist development theory which is bereft of ethics and African development theory which has ethics at its core, should help us understand what development is all about for the African. 112 African development theory Making a case for African development theory, which they called \u201cindegenist,\u201d Asabere-Ameyaw, et.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-192", "words": "5572", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "UWADIA, John Chukwuewene; FADIPE, Rasaq Abimbola; KAYODE, Olajide Charles; OLUWWOLE, Phebe Blessing", "title": "The Role of Guidance Counsellors in Curbing the Menace of Drug Abuse among Secondary School Students in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "abuse; counselling; counsellors; drug; drug abuse; guidance; health; nigeria; peer; prevention; school; social; students", "summary": "Many of these students engaged in drug abuse out of frustration, poverty, curiosity, lack of parental supervision, lack of guidance and counselling, negative peer influence, and social media influence. The paper therefore focuses on the role of guidance counsellors in curbing the menace of drug abuse among secondary school students.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-193", "words": "3664", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Onyenekwe, Ogochukwu Nneka ; Onyenekwe, Chinedum Charles", "title": "Awareness and Perception of Undergraduate Students on Hazards Associated with Substance Abuse among Students", "date": "2024", "keywords": "abuse; advocacy; awareness; centres; publicity; rehabilitation; students; substance", "summary": "Yes Percentag e N o Percentag e Chi- square p-value Need to develop curriculum for substance abuse advocacy and publicity 103 95.4% 2 1.9% 97.152 <0.001 102 Discussion This study was intended to promote advocacy and publicity for substance abuse among Nnamdi Azikiwe University Students. The perception that substance abuse is associated with infection (73.1%) was high (X2=80.991; p<0.001) but the awareness of Rehabilitation centres (30.6%) for substance abuse victims was poor (X2=13.885; p<0.001).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-195", "words": "7232", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "Ibrahim, Bashirat Abiodun", "title": "An Exploration of Police-Public Cooperation Challenges", "date": "2024", "keywords": "challenges; community; community policing; crime; division; enforcement; law; nigeria; officers; participants; people; police; policing; public", "summary": "These open-ended questions are designed to elicit detailed insights into the challenges faced by community police officers and the societal factors impacting their dedication to community policing. This approach facilitates an examination of the societal context and systemic challenges confronted by community police officers in their professional roles, as well as the factors that influence their commitment to community policing.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-197", "words": "11176", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Godwins, Jude", "title": "From image schemata to rational inference structures and patterns", "date": "2024", "keywords": "concepts; experience; force; human; image; johnson; meaning; mental; metaphorical; reason; schemata; space; structures", "summary": "Image schemata structure and organize our perceptions as well as our rich images. Such is the case that the image schemata which structure space are eventually framed onto corresponding abstract configurations which structure concepts.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-198", "words": "4153", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Godwins, Jude", "title": "The Imaginative in the Service of the Rational", "date": "2024", "keywords": "human; johnson; lakoff; meaning; reason; structures; thought; world", "summary": "He postulates a 493 theory of imagination that links our corporeal structures to cognitive structures. Linguistic categories could help us understand cognitive categories.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-199", "words": "8651", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Godwins, Jude", "title": "Reason as Embodied, Metaphorical, and Imaginative", "date": "2024", "keywords": "categories; categorization; concepts; experience; human; johnson; lakoff; level; metaphorical; motor; reason; structures", "summary": "Conceptual categories, within this framework, are determined by the objective properties of the category members, who share equal status. This kind of conceptual metaphor is said to be embodied in three ways.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-2", "words": "5771", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Aigbiremhon, Ikekhide J.; Okonkwo, Ejike A.; Kalunta, Ogbonna G.", "title": "Job Variables as Predictors of Marital Satisfaction and Marital Conflict among Female Bank Employees", "date": "2019", "keywords": "bank; challenge; conflict; employees; family; item; job; journal; role; satisfaction; support; variables; work", "summary": "Hypothesis 2: Work challenge and organizational support will jointly and independently predict marital conflict. Sources of work family Conflict: a Sino \u2013 U.S. comparison of the effects of work and family demands.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-20", "words": "6895", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Aboh, Uche. J.; Nwankwo, Nelson. I; Okoye, C.A.F; Oraetue, Henry; Agu, Solomon; Ogonwa, Henry", "title": "Stigma, Personality and Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Well-being among Undergraduate Students", "date": "2019", "keywords": "ejss; health; issue; journal; life; personality; stigma; students; study; support; undergraduate; volume", "summary": "Social support is a significant component of solid relationships and strong psychological health (Cuckor, 2017). On this note, the present study wants to examine whether stigma, personality traits and social support would predict psychological well- being among undergraduate students.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-200", "words": "7405", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Njemanze, Vivian C; Nwosu, Innocent A", "title": "Sociocultural Determinants and Implications of Resistance to COVID-19 Vaccination among Academic Staff of a Nigerian University", "date": "2024", "keywords": "beliefs; covid-19; covid-19 vaccines; factors; health; journal; people; public; resistance; respondents; vaccination; vaccines; virus", "summary": "Following the sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, there has been rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines. Although practical and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is a key policy priority, ensuring acceptance is just as important.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-201", "words": "9266", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Aguene, Ignatius Nnamdi", "title": "Governance, Insecurity, Poverty and Pauperization in Nigeria ", "date": "2024", "keywords": "corruption; democratic; development; farmers; food; governance; government; human; national; nigeria; nigerians; people; percent; poor; poverty; result; security; social; state; world", "summary": "This led to the Asaba Declaration, where, among other things, they banned open grazing of cattle throughout southern Nigeria. In Nigeria, deprivation was the major factor that led to the Nigerian-Biafran war of 1967\u20131970, and the factors that led to the war are still manifesting today in the marginalization of the people of southern Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-202", "words": "6188", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "60", "author": "Godwins, Jude", "title": "THE QUESTION OF THE NOTHING AND METAPHYSICS", "date": "2024", "keywords": "bergson; existence; hegel; heidegger; non; nothingness; philosophy; question; sartre; things; world", "summary": "On the one hand are those who have the knowledge of nothingness, and profess a phenomenological acquaintance with non-existent things. But negation originates from nothingness.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-203", "words": "5151", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "60", "author": "Godwins, Jude", "title": "THE BODY AND PHILOSOPHY IN CHINA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "chinese; chuang; heart; mind; nature; things; tzu; xin", "summary": "In Chuang Tzu discrimination is synonymous with destruction. Again, concurrently discussing the immaterial realm (dreams) and holding on to the equality of all things (material and immaterial, real and unreal), and by resisting the temptation to claim clear and distinct knowledge while holding on to the existence of the real and the unreal, where all there is, is one, Chuang Tzu seems to resolve all estrangements of self and world, object and subject, mind and body.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-205", "words": "5205", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Obiukwu, Elizabeth Nkechi ; Ogwudile, Christian E. C", "title": "SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ON TEXT PROCESSING", "date": "2024", "keywords": "hypothesis; language; processing; social; students; table; text; text processing", "summary": "Abstract High level academic attainment in the University mainly depends on the existing pre-entry attributes including the mastery of some fundamental language skills such as text processing. Text processing is a complex and meaningful socio-cultural, cognitive and linguistic process in which processors simultaneously use their socio-linguistic context to construct meaning with text.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-206", "words": "4843", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "63", "author": "Okonkwo , Chidi Ukwuoma ; Chukwuma, Ugo Donald ; Ujumadu , Rosary Ngozi ; Godwin , Emmanuel Tochukwu", "title": "THE IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE AND THE GLOBAL MARKET ON THE NIGERIAN EXCHANGE RATE", "date": "2024", "keywords": "exchange; exchange rate; market; ngn; oil; prices; rate; usd; volatility", "summary": "Crude oil market and stock markets during the COVID- 19 pandemic: Evidence from the US, Japan, and Germany. Abstract This paper investigates the impact of crude oil prices and global market volatility on the USD- NGN exchange rate using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-207", "words": "5386", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Olorunnisola, Abiola Olubukola; Aruwaji, Akintola Micheal", "title": "ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE ON RETURN ON ASSET AND SHARE PRICE OF SEPLAT ENERGY PLC IN NIGERIA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "business; correlation; csr; disclosure; impact; market; performance; responsibility; social; study; value", "summary": "It was recommended that a law be enacted that will fix the minimum percentage of profit that organizations should spend on corporate social responsibility. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility (CSR), return on asset (ROA), share price (SP), capital market 1.0 Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, initiatives are no longer only altruistic endeavors; they are now instruments for enhancing the company's reputation, appeasing important stakeholders, and boosting bottom line results.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-208", "words": "8367", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Anikeze , Nnaemeka Hillary; Okpalaibekwe, U.N", "title": "DIGITAL MEDIA TOOLS AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE ", "date": "2024", "keywords": "acquisition; development; empowerment; facebook; information; learning; media; nigeria; people; programs; research; skills; social; study; use; youth; youth empowerment; youtube", "summary": "To this end, there is the need to enlighten the youth on the usefulness of youth media in development that will trigger sporadic youth development and thus help curtail the problem of youth unemployment and the social vice associated with youth unemployment. Specifically the study aims to; ascertain the effect of Youtube on youth skills acquisition and development, examine the effect of facebook on youth accessibility of credit facilities for startup business.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-209", "words": "7533", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Eze, A. E; Kalu, C.U; Okeyika, K.O; Mgbemena, O.O", "title": "Foreign Aid, Donor Financing and Literacy Rate in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "aid; aids; capital; development; growth; literacy; model; nigeria; rate; test; value; variables", "summary": "224 4.4.2 Causality between foreign aid, donor financing and Literacy rate in Nigeria This paper showed that there is uni-directional relationship between foreign aids and human capital development in Nigeria. The variables of the paper are foreign aid, gross fixed capital formation, exchange rate, and inflation.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-21", "words": "7311", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Atu, Chukwuma O.; Odeh, Emmanuel E.; Odibo, Sunday M.; Agbo, Henry C.", "title": "Gender Inequality and Women Participation in Governance in Enugu State", "date": "2019", "keywords": "ejss; enugu; gender; governance; inequality; issue; nigeria; participation; politics; public; society; state; volume; women", "summary": "The implementation of 35% Affirmative Action on women and the enforcement of Enugu State Gender and Equal Opportunities Act of 2004 in governance process; adoption of quota system for women participation by political parties and waiver of payment of nomination fees by women in the state should be encouraged. Women are under \u2013 represented in both elective and appointive positions, hence the call for the full implementation of National Gender Policy of 2006 to redress this gender bias against women.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-210", "words": "10795", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Eyone, A.U; Kalu, C.U; Metu, G.A; Maduka, D.O", "title": "Monetary Policy Pass-Through to Unemployment Reduction in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "causality; credit; economic; growth; inflation; investment; lending rate; monetary; money; money supply; nigeria; paper; policy; relationship; run; sector; supply; unemployment rate; variables", "summary": "Furthermore, the Granger causality test showed that there is no causality between broad money supply and unemployment rate, while unidirectional causality existed between unemployment and private sector credit. Specifically, this paper: \u2022 To investigate the impact of broad money supply, prime lending rate, money supply and inflation rate on unemployment rate in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-211", "words": "4908", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Obidigbo, Godwin Chekwubechukwu ; Ezeanya, Ifenna D.", "title": "Tomophobia and Professionalism among Nurses in Public Health Institutions in Anambra State", "date": "2024", "keywords": "adjustment; analysis; anxiety; hospital; level; mean; nurses; professionalism; standard; tomophobia", "summary": "Volume 9 Number 2, 2024 Faculty of Social Sciences, Enugu State University of Science And Technology EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. Nicholas Attamah MANAGING EDITOR Prof. Barnabas Nwankwo PUBLISHED BY ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES 251 Tomophobia and Professionalism among Nurses in Public Health Institutions in Anambra State: A study of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Godwin Chekwubechukwu Obidigbo Ifenna D. Ezeanya Department of Psychology Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Abstract This paper investigates the impact of Tomophobia on professionalism among nurses in public health institutions using Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Amaku, Anambra state as focus.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-213", "words": "8008", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Onwunyi, Ugochukwu Mmaduabuchi; Akama, Harrison Eko", "title": "Political Interference and Effectiveness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, 2010-2020", "date": "2024", "keywords": "agency; anti; attorney; cases; commission; convictions; corruption; crimes; efcc; general; government; institutions; interference; leadership; nigeria; state", "summary": "It therefore means that the more apt way to measure EFCC effectiveness should be determining the extent of reduction of political corruption since the inception of the agency. It argued that against the assumptions that the EFCC can stamp out political corruption in Nigeria, political corruption has assumed a worrisome dimension and has even permeated the EFCC, which is saddled with the mandate of eradicating political corruption.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-215", "words": "5178", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "62", "author": "Audu, E.B; Abenu, A; Francis, S.D; Agye, A.I; Rizama, D.S.", "title": "Seasonal Occurrence and Distribution of Thunderstorm over Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "area; lokoja; mean; nigeria; occurrence; rainfall; season; study", "summary": "Frequency count of mean TS occurrence showed that, 7 has the highest occurring in 17 years; while the least is 4 and -2 occurring once each. It was therefore recommended that, TS forecast should be included in the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) and daily weather forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet); and TS occurrence should serve as early warning system of severe weather.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-216", "words": "7773", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Umeh, Lucy Chinwe; Mbaeze, Netchy; Ugwuozor, Samuel", "title": "Religious Extremism and Poverty Keys to the Spread of Insurgency in Lake Chad Basin.", "date": "2024", "keywords": "area; basin; chad; chad basin; christians; churches; education; group; insurgency; jihadist; nigeria; peace; people; poverty; religion; security; state", "summary": "The erection of the sultan got Chad Christians exposed to death both in N\u2019Djamena, Islands and Sore of the Lake, where about 7000 were displaced. For instance, consider the domestic conflicts occurring in nations like Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic where the Jihadist terrorist groups have best characterized the conflicts as religious conflicts.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-217", "words": "6137", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Sinebe, Michael Tonbraladoh", "title": "Boardroom Dynamics and Firm Performance in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "board; directors; et al; firm; governance; independence; journal; management; performance; size; value", "summary": "This research seeks to adopt a multivariate analytical approach in order to examine the combined effects of board size, board meetings, board independence, and board ownership on firm performance (using Tobin\u2019s Q as a proxy for firm performance). This suggests that an increase in board independence may be associated with a decrease in firm value, as measured by Tobin's Q. Other governance characteristics, such as board size, frequency of board meetings and board ownership, do not show significant influence on firm performance.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-218", "words": "2712", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Urien, James", "title": "The Impact of Corruption on the Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "corruption; development; government; institutions; nigeria; poverty; public; resources", "summary": "Keywords: Corruption, Development, Nigeria, Socio-Economic Introduction One of the most serious social evils in any community is corruption. Causes of Corruption The causes of corruption in Nigeria are complex and multifaceted and addressing these causes requires a comprehensive approach that involves government, civil society, the private sector, and individuals.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-219", "words": "7969", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "37", "author": "Olatunji, Akeem F.; Ayoola, Ayoola A.", "title": "Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "chain vulnerabilities; chains; disruptions; effectiveness; impact; infrastructure; insurance; journal; management; nigeria; risk; risk management; supply; supply chain; vulnerabilities", "summary": "For instance, supply chain insurance can cover losses resulting from supply interruptions, damage to goods, or business interruptions caused by external events (Gordon, 1996). One major challenge is managing supply chain risk, which can arise from various sources including natural disasters, economic fluctuations, and political instability (Ponomarov & Holcomb, 2009).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-22", "words": "7183", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Charles Onwuka, Chukwujekwu; Evaristus Abonyi, Sunday", "title": "Socio-Economic Impact of Recession and Youth Unemployment", "date": "2019", "keywords": "country; development; economy; ejss; government; issue; labour; nigeria; rate; recession; sector; state; unemployment; volume; work; workers; youth", "summary": "Because of hidden unemployment, official statistics often underestimate unemployment rate. These Factors are; corruption, poor management practice, neglect of agricultural sector, infrastructural decay, absence of purposeful leadership and good governance, poor framework for government reforms agenda, unfavorable standings and circumstances placed on jobs systemic problems in education sector, the challenges of globalization and absence of enabling business environment, all these are the mother of recession aggravating unemployment.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-221", "words": "3213", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "56", "author": "FAKOREDE, Kayode J; OBOSI , Abel C; UYE, Emmanuel", "title": "Socio-demographic Predictors of Quality of Life among Frontline Army Officers in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "army; frontline; life; officers; quality; status; study", "summary": "Multiple regression analysis showing joint and independent predictors of quality of life army among frontline officers Predictors \u03b2 t p R R2 F p Age .02 .35 >.05 . It is recommended that military authority should regularly profile frontline army officers to ascertain their quality of life status.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-222", "words": "4256", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Chukwusa, Joseph ; Oshiokpu, Edith Ijeoma ", "title": "Availability, Awareness and Utilisation of Offline e-book Platforms and Other Online Databases in University Libraries", "date": "2024", "keywords": "book; book platforms; databases; libraries; platforms; resources; university", "summary": "The study aims to close the knowledge gap on the, availability, use and awareness of online databases and offline e-book databases in the Federal University of Petroleum Resources and Delta State University libraries; as no research has been done in this area as it specifically concerns offline e-book platforms. Abstract This study was carried out to examine availability, awareness and utilization of offline e-book platforms and other online databases in Delta State University and Federal University of Petroleum Resources libraries.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-223", "words": "4780", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Osuh, Jackson Iheukwumere ; Osuh, Mary Ebelechukwu ", "title": "Effects of Cannabis on Aggressive Behaviour and Dental Health", "date": "2024", "keywords": "aggression; behaviour; cannabis; dental; effects; health; rats", "summary": "However, gender did not significantly affect dental health (p = 0.268), and the interaction between cannabis dose and gender was not significant for either outcome (p = 0.798).The findings indicate that higher doses of cannabis exacerbate both aggressive behaviour and dental health deterioration in an animal model. Total 252.36 79 The two-way ANOVA results indicate that while there is a significant effect of cannabis dose on dental health (p < 0.001), gender does not have a significant effects (p = 0.268).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-224", "words": "5903", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Nwosu, Chiedozie P.; Okafor, Frank-Collins Nnamdi", "title": "THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) AND CHALLENGES OF EFFECTIVE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "agency; challenges; crisis; east; funding; nigeria; north; people; refugees; region; report; response; unhcr", "summary": "Keywords: human services, red cross, refugees, sub-saharan Africa united nations, Introduction In the 21st century, series of humanitarian crises have ravaged the entire globe; so much so that every part of the world has experienced and received a fair share of this burden. Conceptual Clarifications Humanitarian Crisis The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) defines Humanitarian crisis as \u201ca singular event or series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety, or well-being of a community or large group of people\u201d (OCHA, 2024).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-225", "words": "4261", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Osuh, Jackson Iheukwumere; Onilenla, Zainab Olamiku; Uye, Emmanuel Etim ", "title": "Effects of Nicotine on Reaction Time among Albino Rats", "date": "2024", "keywords": "albino; albino rats; control; effects; group; nicotine; rats; reaction; study; time", "summary": "Additionally, the findings revealed that female Albino rats exhibited longer reaction times than male Albino rats. The finding that female Albino rats injected with Nicotine demonstrated faster reaction times compared to male Albino rats supports the hypothesis that sex differences may influence Nicotine's effects on cognitive performance.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-226", "words": "5070", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Olakulehin , Tiamiyu Hammed; Afolayan, Isaac Olayinka; Olagbemiro, Josuha Olayemic; Babalola, Obasanjo James", "title": "Impact of Digital Marketing on Aviation Businesses in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "airline; aviation; businesses; customer; digital; impact; industry; marketing; media; nigeria; social; variables; \ud835\udc34\ud835\udc35\ud835\udc48", "summary": "Social media marketing is a form of digital marketing that influences the power of widespread social media networks to reach the marketing and branding goals of the company. Social media marketing is a form of digital marketing that influences the power of widespread social media networks to reach the marketing and branding goals of the company (Word-stream).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-227", "words": "4873", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "19", "author": "Okorie, Cornelius O.; Ajaegbo , Ifeanyi Kenechukwu; Izekwe, Atukpa Emeka; Nwigwe, C.N ", "title": "Motivating Local Government Workers in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "digital; employee; et al; factors; motivation; nigeria; satisfaction; transformation", "summary": "Future studies should focus on longitudinal assessments and qualitative inquiries to further explore the evolving impact of digital transformation on employee motivation and service delivery outcomes in Nigerian local governance. The research reveals that digital tools can enhance employee motivation by facilitating improved communication, streamlined service delivery processes, and increased access to information.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-229", "words": "8182", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Ndu, Afam; Madubuike, Ngozi Anthonia ; Aduaka, Oluchukwu Stella; Ilo, Ijeoma Judith ; Okedo, Henrietta A.", "title": "Knowledge and Attitude of Student Nurses of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu towards carrying out Research", "date": "2024", "keywords": "attitude; data; enugu; factors; knowledge; nurses; nursing; research; respondents; school; student; student nurses; study; university", "summary": "Nursing research is relatively new because most of what nurses do and teach before the introduction of nursing research had been based on tradition and belief rather than evidence. Importance of nursing research Nursing research has tremendous influence on current and future professional nursing practice, thus rendering it an essential component of the educational process.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-23", "words": "4361", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Agomoh, M. John; Eze, Ifeoma Louisa; Nwokoro, Ngozi", "title": "Cyber Crime and Underdevelopment of Tourism Industry in Nigeria", "date": "2019", "keywords": "cybercrime; industries; industry; issue; nigeria; rate; state; technology; tourism; tourism industries; unemployment; volume", "summary": "Cybercrime in Africa: Facts and figureshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan- africa/icts/feature/cybercrime-africa-facts-figures.html Dike, C. (2017).Tackling the alarming rate of cybercrime in Nigeria. Therefore, the study is using existing statistics on cybercrime rate in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-230", "words": "16057", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Nwokoroeze, Chinonye Nnenna", "title": "AFRICAN UNION (AU) AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "african; african union; conflict management; conflict resolution; conflicts; council; crisis; darfur; darfur conflict; government; groups; international; mechanisms; members; parties; peace; people; process; security; social; states; study; sudan; system; union", "summary": "To determine the extent to which the deployment of external prescriptions by the AU towards conflicts resolution in Africa, especially the conflict in Darfur region of Sudan, been effective. 2) To determine if the AU can create an authentic African strategy in resolving conflicts on the continent instead of relying on external prescriptions for conflict resolution. AU conflict resolution mechanisms have always been developed outside the continent and we merely adopt them without local input.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-231", "words": "8903", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Agwu, Ngozi Blessing; Ogbuke, Martha Uchenna ; Ayuk, Clara O", "title": "The Impact of Western Culture on Nigeria Family structure", "date": "2024", "keywords": "children; community; cultural; culture; families; family; family structure; members; nigeria; people; social; society; ugwuaji; western; women", "summary": "Though Nigeria family structure is changing from extended nature to nuclear structure; Olukorede and Abiodun (2016), some families in Nigeria still practice the extended family structure- one of parents and their children, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles. Findings With three hundred (300) respondents selected from Ugwuaji community in Enugu South Local Government Area, on the impact of western culture on Nigeria family structure, with Ugwuaji as the area of study, I have come up with the following findings: \u25cf That western culture has a great influence on Nigeria family structure.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-232", "words": "6388", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "38", "author": "Odunlami , Olusegun Abimbola; Oluyemi , Abimbola Adekemi; Gbadebo, Saeed Adetola", "title": "Clicktivism and the #EndBadGovernance Campaign in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "activism; clicktivism; endbadgovernance; engagement; media; movement; nigeria; social", "summary": "Abstract This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of clicktivism as a tool for political engagement in the #EndBadGovernance movement in Nigeria, addressing the challenges of sustaining civic participation and achieving tangible political outcomes through digital activism. Keywords: clicktivism, digital activism, #EndBadGovernance, political engagement, civic participation, Social media.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-233", "words": "6566", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Obodo, Chiamaka Esther; Onwuekwem, Tobechukwu Rapuluchi", "title": "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONELINESS, IDENTITY FORMATION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS", "date": "2024", "keywords": "addiction; formation; identity; individuals; loneliness; media; media addiction; social; students; study; use", "summary": "This reliance on social media for identity development can further exacerbate feelings of loneliness, creating a cycle of dependency on digital interactions rather than meaningful real- life connections, ultimately contributing to social media addiction. When it comes to social media addiction, cognitive-behavioural theory (1990s) explains how negative thoughts and actions can make people use social media too much.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-234", "words": "7443", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Omumu, Florence ; Chenube, Olufunke; John, Oji J.O; Alordiah, Caroline", "title": "A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 STRESS AND CONFINEMENT ON THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "covid-19; delta; health; measures; nigeria; pandemic; preventive; school; social; state; stress; students; study; yes", "summary": "The major findings reveal a complex landscape of perceptions and behaviours among high school students, a significant majority of students (62.7%) believed in the reality of COVID-19, while a notable minority (11.5%) did not, and 25.8% were uncertain. Keywords: COVID-19 epidemic, high school students, emotional well-being, COVID-19- related mortality, mental health Introduction The COVID-19 epidemic, which originated in late 2019, quickly developed into a worldwide crisis, impacting millions of individuals across continents.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-235", "words": "7099", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "34", "author": "Ojobu, Augusta Mary Onyebuchi ", "title": "Mitigating Work Alienation through Workplace Spirituality among Bank Employees in Delta State, Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "alienation; dimension; employees; engagement; powerlessness; scale; self; spirituality; study; work; work alienation; workplace; workplace spirituality", "summary": "This study seeks to address this gap by investigating whether workplace spirituality can moderate the impact of work alienation dimensions on engagement behaviours among bank employees. Table 2: Correlation matrix between workplace spirituality, work alienation dimensions of powerlessness, meaninglessness and self-estrangement dimensions Workplace spirituality Work alienation dimensions Powerlessness dimension of work alienation Meaninglessness dimension of work alienation Self-estrangement dimension of work alienation Workplace Spirituality Pearson\u2019s r p-value 0.820*** <.001 Work alienation Pearson\u2019s r p-value 0.856*** <.001 0.671*** <.001 Powerlessness dimension of work alienation Pearson\u2019s r p-value 0.542*** <.001 0.551*** <.001 0.538*** <.001 Meaninglessness dimension of work alienation Pearson\u2019s r p-value 0.651*** <.001 0.621*** <.001 0.681*** <.001 0.641*** <.001 Self- estrangement dimension of work alienation Pearson\u2019s r p-value 0.0821*** <.001 0.0649*** <.001 0.0587*** <.001 0.087*** <.001 0.543*** <.001 N 166 166 166 166 166 Table 2 displays the correlation matrix between workplace spirituality and work alienation dimensions of powerlessness, meaninglessness and self-estrangement.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-236", "words": "11077", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Igwe, Dickson Ogbonnaya", "title": "Averting Kidnapping as Threat to Human Freedom and Development in Bukkuyum Local Government Area, Zamfara State", "date": "2024", "keywords": "area; arms; causes; country; crimes; government; government area; kidnappers; kidnapping; nigeria; people; ransom; research; security; social; state; study; unemployment; victims; youths", "summary": "Literature Review The nature/feature and characteristics of Kidnapping The nature of kidnapping has been noted by Ajayi, Haastrup and Osalusi, (2010), to include the use of smuggled illegal importation of arms and ammunitions obtained from neighbouring countries. These factors all provide a direct need for strategizing kidnappings by unscrupulous elements in the area to carry out their heinous crime violence, banditry and kidnapping among others.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-237", "words": "8270", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "32", "author": "Igwe, Dickson Ogbonnaya", "title": "Inter-Agency Collaboration against Transnational Crime and Law Enforcement within Seme Badagry Border Migration Corridor Example", "date": "2024", "keywords": "agency; collaboration; combating; coordination; crime; drug; enforcement; international; law; national; nigeria; organized; security; toc; trafficking; unodc", "summary": "Hence, the focus of this study is to examine inter-agency collaboration in law enforcement against transnational organized crime, Seme, Badagry border migration corridor example. Legal and institutional frameworks for inter-agency collaboration and coordination in combating transnational organized crime in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-239", "words": "5903", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Nwosu, Chiedozie P; Okafor, Frank-Collins Nnamdi ", "title": "THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) AND CHALLENGES OF EFFECTIVE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "agency; challenges; crisis; east; funding; nigeria; north; people; refugees; region; report; response; unhcr", "summary": "Keywords: human services, red cross, refugees, sub-saharan Africa united nations, Introduction In the 21st century, series of humanitarian crises have ravaged the entire globe; so much so that every part of the world has experienced and received a fair share of this burden. Conceptual Clarifications Humanitarian Crisis The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) defines Humanitarian crisis as \u201ca singular event or series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety, or well-being of a community or large group of people\u201d (OCHA, 2024).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-24", "words": "4899", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "64", "author": "Nwatu, Anthonia Chigozie", "title": "INFLUENCE OF LENGTH OF MARRIAGE, GENDER AND AGE ON MARITAL STRESS AMONG MARRIED WORKERS", "date": "2019", "keywords": "age; females; gender; influence; length; marriage; people; stress; study; years", "summary": "This study investigated the influence of length of marriage, gender and age on marital stress. Three-way analysis of variance F-test revealed that the three main factors of length of marriage, gender and age on marital stress were significant.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-240", "words": "2539", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Bello, Kingdom ", "title": "APPRAISAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND PORT OPERATIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN PORTS IN NIGERIA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "development; human; maritime; nigeria; operations; performance; port; resource; training", "summary": "The history of Nigeria port development began in the 19th century. The result in table 1 shows the relationship between training development and carrier development.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-241", "words": "6777", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Ito, Fidelia Mamezi; Ivwighren, Hannah Emuobosa", "title": "SYNERGISING NEW MEDIA POTENTIAL AND BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA", "date": "2024", "keywords": "adoption; business; business education; communication; education; et al; information; learning; media; social; study; technologies; technology", "summary": "Keywords: Digital Platforms, Interactive Tools, New Media, Personalized Learning and Student Engagement Introduction Currently, the world is experiencing advancement in technologies, and new media is a significant and critical phenomenon that is revolutionizing various sectors such as the education sector (Horska et al. 2022). Impact of New Media on Business Engagement and Outcomes It has been demonstrated that new media enhances corporate performance, educational outcomes, and student engagement.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-243", "words": "2806", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Eze, Adaobi. C.; Aniaku, Chinazom. J", "title": "Core Self Evaluations and Organizational Climate as Predictors of Job Crafting Among Nurses", "date": "2024", "keywords": "climate; core; crafting; evaluations; job; nurses; self", "summary": "Al, 2003) and job crafting scale (Tims & Bakker et. Procedure A total of 120 questionnaires on core self evaluations, job crafting and organizational climate were randomly distributed within a period of three weeks on the target populations.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-244", "words": "2185", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Nwankwo, Christian; Abude, Peter", "title": "Artificial Intelligence and Marketing", "date": "2024", "keywords": "data; intelligence; journal; learning; machine; marketing; research; technology", "summary": "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Marketing for Social Good \u2013 An Ethical Perspective. Artificial Intelligence Enabled Marketing Solutions: A Review, Indian Journal of Economics and Business.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-245", "words": "15270", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Eneh, Catherine Amoge; Agu, Charles Ikechukwu; Nwankwo, Bobby Godwin Ogbogu; Agbachi, Vincent Onyeneke", "title": "Effect of Firms Attributes on Financial Performance of Listed Industrial Goods Firms in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "companies; company; data; decrease; effect; financial; firm; goods firms; increase; leverage; liquidity; margin; nigeria; performance; profit; profit margin; profitability; size; study; value", "summary": "Abstract The main objective of the study is to examine the extent to which firm attribute affects financial performance of listed industrial goods firm in Nigeria. The findings of the study include: Firm Size have a positive and significant effect on the net profit margin of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria (\u03b2 = 2.1528; p-value = 0.0366); Firm liquidity have a negative non-significant effect on the net profit margin of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria (\u03b2 = 1.0242; p-value = 0.3111); Firm Leverage have a negative non-significant effect on the net profit margin of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria (\u03b2 = -1.1066; p-value = 0.2742).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-246", "words": "6925", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Edet, Joshua Tom ; Ebong, Itoro Bassey ; Nwachi, Felicity Ngozi ", "title": "Foreign Aid and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria", "date": "2024", "keywords": "aid; assistance; development; economic; education; efforts; governance; growth; impact; journal; nigeria; study; support; world", "summary": "Empirical Studies Empirical studies on the impact of foreign aid on development in Nigeria have produced mixed findings, often depending on the sector examined and the methodologies used. Akinyemi (2020) explored this topic in Foreign Aid and Economic Development in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis, focusing on the differential impacts of bilateral and multilateral aid. Okonjo-Iweala (2018), in her study The Role of Foreign Aid in Nigeria's Poverty Reduction Strategy, assessed the effectiveness of foreign aid in reducing poverty, particularly in the health and education sectors.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-247", "words": "9108", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Anike, Raphael U.", "title": "The Relationship between Hypermasculinity Rape Myth and Rape Proclivity amongst Undergraduate Males in Enugu State University of Technology", "date": "2024", "keywords": "acceptance; beliefs; hypermasculinity; journal; males; men; myth acceptance; myths; psychology; rape; rape myth; rape proclivity; relationship; social; study; violence; women", "summary": "The second finding showed that rape myth acceptance has a positive significant predictive relationship with rape proclivity among ESUT undergraduate males accounting for a 44% significant variance in predicting rape proclivity. Rape myth acceptance (RMA) is the degree to which someone believes in rape myths.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-248", "words": "5554", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Okonkwo , Kizito Ifunanya; Okonkwo , Jane Ogechukwu; Umeatuegbu , Augustine Ifeanyi ; Okpala , Michael Okemefuna; Okechukwu , Ferdinand Cyril-Nwuche; Agbasimelo, Chioma Ifeoma; Buchi , Chinonso Gloria; Nweke , Kingsley Onyibor", "title": "Moderating Role of Peer Relationship in Neighborhood Disorder and Tendency to Commit Crime among Undergraduates", "date": "2024", "keywords": "behavior; commit; crime; disorder; neighborhood; peer; pressure; relationship; study; tendency; undergraduates", "summary": "Between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2015, they investigated the possible impact of neighborhood crime on the risks of major depression using connected Swedish national registers, geospatial analysis, and multilevel logistic regression models. Increases in neighborhood crime did not appear to have an impact on either male or female immigrants who were born outside of Sweden.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-249", "words": "7683", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Chenube, Olufunke", "title": "Adverse Childhood Experiences in Africa", "date": "2025", "keywords": "abuse; aces; africa; childhood; childhood experiences; children; counselling; et al; experiences; health; social; trauma; violence", "summary": "The prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Africa serves as an example of the serious problems that African children face. The ACRWC tackles issues that disproportionately impact African children, such as child marriage, detrimental cultural practices, and the repercussions of armed conflict.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-25", "words": "6160", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Abonyi, Sunday Evaristus; Ezeh, Christian Igwebuike; Chukwujekwu, Charles Onwuka", "title": "Domestic Violence against Women in Ebonyi State Rural Communities, Southeast, Nigeria", "date": "2019", "keywords": "communities; family; issue; nigeria; respondents; rural; social; state; study; violence; volume; women", "summary": "Analysis of poverty alleviation strategies of rural women in Kogi State, Nigeria. The study tried to assess the multifarious nature of domestic violence metted against women in Ebonyi State rural communities, Southeast, Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-250", "words": "3937", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "35", "author": "Irogbo, Prosper Uyoyou", "title": "Conflict and Insecurity in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "conflict; delta; government; human; niger; niger delta; responses; rights; security", "summary": "prosper.irogbo@delsu.edu.ng Abstract This study examined the effectiveness of government security responses to conflicts and their implications for human rights in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The discovery of oil in the 1950s, while bringing wealth to Nigeria, simultaneously marginalized Niger Delta communities and degraded their environment, with oil spills and deforestation threatening traditional livelihoods and escalating grievances (Braide, 2014; Abasi, 2018).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-251", "words": "3817", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "33", "author": "Agbamu, Mercy Etakpobunor", "title": "From campus to career", "date": "2025", "keywords": "career; career choices; choices; motivations; psycho; social; students; values", "summary": "The current study aims to investigate the impact of psycho-social values and socioeconomic motivations on career choices among 1200 fresh graduates from Delta State University. Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed using SPSS Version 23 to examine the relationships between psycho-social values, socioeconomic motivations, and career choices.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-252", "words": "5894", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Oyerinde, Tunde Moses; Aduloju, S.A; Yusuf, T. O.", "title": "Fire insurance premium rating and performance of insurance companies in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "companies; fire; insurance; insurers; investment; market; nigeria; performance; premium; premium rating; profitability; rating", "summary": "In summary, insurance premium rating is essential for both insurers and policyholders, ensuring fair pricing and the financial stability of insurance companies, while guiding consumers in their coverage decisions. This finding aligns with studies by Ajijola, Lawal, and Akindipe (2021) and Nwite, Okparaka, and Okeke (2020), which highlight that profitability is a key determinant of insurance company ratings.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-253", "words": "12260", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "65", "author": "Nwosu, Innocent Ahamefule", "title": "ARMED CONFLICT AS A FATAL THREAT TO CHILD HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT", "date": "2025", "keywords": "biafra; children; civil; civil war; conflict; development; diseases; family; health; malnutrition; nigeria; participants; people; result; school; social; study; war; years", "summary": "Effects of war on child health. Effects of armed conflict on child health and development: A systematic review.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-254", "words": "8433", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Oyerinde, Moses Tunde; Aduloju, Adekunle Sunday; Tajudeen, Yusuf Olalekan", "title": "IMPLICATIONS OF CATASTROPHIC RISK FUTURE AS ALTERNATIVE RISKS TRANSFER SOLUTION ON PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA", "date": "2025", "keywords": "alternative; art; catastrophe; companies; crf; futures; industry; insurance; journal; manufacturing; manufacturing companies; nigeria; performance; research; risk; risk transfer; solutions; study; transfer", "summary": "Is claim management in Nigerian manufacturing enterprises related to alternative risk transfer? To identify if the use of Catastrophe Risk Futures (CRF) as alternative risk transfer will affect the performance of Nigerian manufacturing companies Significance of the Study The result of this study is expected to enhance the knowledge of alternative risk transfer solution and how it affects the manufacturing companies\u2019 profitability and growth in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-255", "words": "4547", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Chukwusa, Joseph; Oshiokpu, Edith Ijeoma", "title": "Research Data Management Services", "date": "2025", "keywords": "data; information; libraries; library; management; rdm; research; research data; researchers; services; study", "summary": "Inadequate management of research data can have detrimental effects, including the loss of important data, the violation of intellectual property or personal information, or even unethical behavior. According to Tunmibi and Ajokotola (2024) and Nwabugwu and Godwin (2020), these details are crucial to the curatorial process and are managed in the following ways: Ideation, creation or receipt, appraisal, selection, ingestion, storage, access, usage, reuse, and transformation are some of the phases involved in processing research data.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-256", "words": "4071", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Ezeanya, Ifenna D.; Nwizu, Kingsley Chinedu; Joe-Akunne, Chiamaka O; Chukwuma, Okechukwu Samuel", "title": "Perceived Risk, Technology Readiness and Adoption of Online Banking among Undergraduates Students", "date": "2025", "keywords": "acceptance; adoption; banking; readiness; risk; services; technology", "summary": "Furthermore it can influence students\u2019 willingness to accept online banking technology. Overall, the study implies that while perceived risk may not be a primary concern for undergraduates, it is still important to address security concerns to foster greater acceptance of online banking technology.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-258", "words": "4465", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Nu\u2019uman, Mohammed Habib", "title": "Daughters, Sons, and Spouses", "date": "2025", "keywords": "democracy; dynasties; elections; elite; family; house; nigeria; office; politics; power; state", "summary": "It is our conclusion, in this paper, that notwithstanding that political dynasties are found in other democracies, they represent a real and potential threat to the Nigerian democratic space. Keywords: Political dynasties; elite succession; democratization; Nigeria INTRODUCTION After a checkered post-independence period, which saw the military in power in Nigeria for most of the years between 1960 and 1999, on 29 May 2023 another democratically elected president was sworn-in for Nigeria \u2013 the fifth elected president since the return to civil rule in 1999.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-259", "words": "4351", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "35", "author": "Eze, Emeka; Chukwuma-Ogbonna, Joyce; Ogbonna, Chukwuma", "title": "FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN WEST AFRICA", "date": "2025", "keywords": "africa; countries; effect; financial; inclusion; income; income inequality; inequality; poverty; study", "summary": "Evidence from the study indicate that Financial inclusion has a negative relationship with inequality in West Africa, however the effect of financial inclusion on inequality reduction was found to be insignificant indicating that financial inclusion may have marginal effect at best on inequality in the West Africa Sub region. Evidence from the study indicate that Financial inclusion has a negative relationship with inequality in West Africa, however the effect of financial inclusion on inequality reduction was found to be insignificant indicating that financial inclusion may have marginal effect at best on inequality in the West Africa Sub region.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-26", "words": "3821", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Akpovwovwo, U E", "title": "Secondary Dynamics of the Okomu Forest, Edo State, Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "classes; crown; forest; height; okomu; okomu forest; tree; undisturbed; zones", "summary": "Table 2: Student t test result on the tree height in the disturbed and the undisturbed zones of Okomu forest. Okomu plateau forest and associated wetlands in Southern Nigeria: status, threats and significance.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-262", "words": "4732", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "38", "author": "Abugu, Nkemjika; Udeze, Sunny E.; Okoye, Godwin Chiwoke", "title": "Influence of Social Media Advertisement on Students\u2019 Patronage of Viva Plus Detergent", "date": "2025", "keywords": "advertising; brand; consumer; content; detergent; influence; media; social; undergraduates; university; viva", "summary": "The findings in the study shows that the undergraduates of Caritas University are aware of the existence of viva plus detergent based on social media advertising, also that social media advertisements have a great influence on their patronage of viva plus detergent, that other factors like quantity, quality, availability, brand reputation etc. also influence the purchasing decisions of undergraduates of Caritas University aside from social media advertising and lastly that social media platforms advertising are effective in influencing undergraduates of Caritas University for Viva plus detergent. The rising influence of social media advertising has brought about a new dynamic in consumer behaviour, where users are not only passive recipients of advertisements but active participants in discussions and sharing brand content (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-263", "words": "6758", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Okechukwu, Thomas O.; Ogbuoshi, Linus; Obasi, Ferdinand", "title": "Illusion and Reality of Press Freedom in the Performance of the Watchdog Function of the Press in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "freedom; government; ike; journalists; media; nigeria; press; press freedom; society; theory; udeze", "summary": "The issue of press freedom is one of astute concern not just to the journalism terrain of Nigeria mass media or press alone, neither that of the African continent nor of the developing nations of the world but of the entire globe (Okoye, 2009:247). Volume 10 Number 1 , 2025 Faculty of Social Sciences, Enugu State University of Science And Technology EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. Nicholas Attamah MANAGING EDITOR Prof. Barnabas Nwankwo PUBLISHED BY ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES 115 Illusion and Reality of Press Freedom in the Performance of the Watchdog Function of the Press in Nigeria Thomas O. Okechukwu Linus Ogbuoshi Ferdinand Obasi Department of Mass Communication Caritas University Enugu Abstract This article analyzed the illusion and reality of press freedom in the Nigerian context.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-264", "words": "5283", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Sinebe, Michael Tonbraladoh", "title": "Determinants of Earnings Management Practices and Financial Transparency in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "audit; board; committee; earnings; earnings management; firms; governance; independence; management; practices; size", "summary": "The findings reveal that board size has a significant negative effect on earnings management, indicating that larger boards enhance oversight and reduce managerial opportunism. Leverage exhibits a weak but positive relationship with earnings management, implying that highly leveraged firms may manipulate earnings to meet financial obligations.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-265", "words": "4316", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "17", "author": "Okorie, Cornelius; Adedeji, Ayodeji O.; Onele, Sunday; Nweze, Nwokwu Hyginus", "title": "Ethical Behaviour and Public Organizational Performance", "date": "2025", "keywords": "behavior; delivery; leadership; organizations; performance; public; sector; service", "summary": "Drawing on ethical leadership theory and public service motivation theory, the paper examines how ethical behavior fosters a culture of accountability, transparency, and integrity, which in turn reduces corruption, enhances decision-making, and improves employee morale. Ethical behavior in public organizations is not only essential for sustaining trust among citizens but also for enhancing the overall performance of the institution.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-266", "words": "4019", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Urien, James", "title": "Cognitive Dissonance and Cyber-fraud Behaviour among University Students in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "behaviour; cognitive; cyber; dissonance; fraud; nigeria; students; university", "summary": "Establish strategies that can be employed to reduce cognitive dissonance on cyber fraud and promote academic integrity among university students in Nigeria. Cognitive dissonance can motivate students to engage in cyber fraud as a way to reduce the discomfort associated with inconsistent values and behaviour (McLeod, 2018).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-267", "words": "5505", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "33", "author": "Okoli, Chizoba", "title": "Contributions of X (Formerly Twitter) in Sensitizing Nigeria Electorate Towards Exercising their Voting Rights in Presidential Elections", "date": "2025", "keywords": "citizens; communication; electorate; information; media; nigeria; platforms; research; social; twitter; voter", "summary": "In recent years, the emergence of social media platforms, includingx.com has significantly impacted political discourse and civic engagement in Nigeria. With a large youth population and increasing internet penetration, social media platforms have become essential for political communication, mobilization and voter education (Opeibi, 2019).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-268", "words": "7276", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Bappi, Usman; Ibrahim, Abdulkadir; Jamari, Abdulkadir Abubakar; Yakubu, Lydia", "title": "Community Based-Approach to Security", "date": "2025", "keywords": "agree; community; community policing; crime; government; law; nigeria; police; policing; respondents; security; state", "summary": "A combined 53% of respondents agree (18%) or strongly agree (35%) that state police would improve resource availability for community policing. The findings indicate that while community policing would lead to a reduction in crime rates and improved public safety, its implementation faces several challenges.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-269", "words": "6151", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Anyanwu, Uchenna, N; Kenneth, O, Madubuike; N. V., Anaenugwu; Kalu, Chris U", "title": "External Debt Sustainability and Economic Growth Nexus in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "debt; debt sustainability; gdp; growth; impact; nigeria; ratio; relationship; sustainability; test", "summary": "F-statistic 8.465043 Durbin-Watson stat 2.133643 Prob(F-statistic) 0.000028 Source: Authors computation using EView 12 It can be clearly seen from table 5.2 that external debt sustainability measured with the ratio of external debt to GDP (DBT/GDP) yielded a regression numerical coefficient of -0.000206 with a corresponding probability value of 0.4955 > 0.05. External debt is the portion of a country\u2019s debt owed to foreign lenders, including governments, commercial/deposit money banks or international financial institutions.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-27", "words": "5303", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "59", "author": "Njemanze, Vivian Chizoma; Nwokporo, Ephraim I.; Agha, Emmanuel O; Nwosu, Innocent A", "title": "Public Perception and the Socio-economic Effects of Sports Betting on Youths in Ibadan", "date": "2020", "keywords": "betting; effects; gambling; money; nigeria; perception; public; research; respondents; sports; sports betting; study; youths", "summary": "Sports betting shops hold the promise of social and peer-group interactions (Masaba, Sekakubo, Blaszczynski&Kuka, 2016). Nonetheless, most employment opportunities provided by sports betting do not significantly impact on the workers standard of living (Ham, Brown & Jang, 2004) as it takes extra discipline for sports betting employees not to stake with their salaries.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-270", "words": "8495", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Ugada, Martin Onwudinjo", "title": "Effect of Basic ICT Infrastructure Development on the E-Readiness Ranking of Southeast, Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "data; delivery; development; governance; government; ict; implementation; information; infrastructure; interoperability; nigeria; public; ranking; readiness; service; study; technology", "summary": "E-government in the public sector, policy implementation and recommendations for policy makers. E-government in digital era: concept, practice and development.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-271", "words": "5413", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Nwaigwe, Francis, O; Anaenugwu, Ndubuisi. V; Mgbemena, Onyinye, O", "title": "Non- Linear Autoregressive Approach to Monetary Policy Rate and Nigerian Capital Market Development", "date": "2025", "keywords": "exchange; index; market; nigeria; policy; policy rate; rate; run; share; stock; test; variables", "summary": "b. Co-integration Test The aim of a co-integration test is to determine whether there exists a long-run relationship between monetary policy rate and stock market variables in Nigeria, particularly the All-share index. The co- integration test also helps to identify whether a long-run equilibrium relationship exists among the variables of monetary policy reaction function and stock market variables (All-share index).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-272", "words": "6595", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Malomo, Bolajoko Ibiyemi ; Oladipo, Samuel Ekundayo", "title": "Self-Esteem, Locus of Control and Demographic Factors Associated with Tolerance for Disagreement", "date": "2025", "keywords": "controllers; disagreement; esteem; journal; locus; participants; road; road traffic; self; study; tolerance; traffic; traffic controllers; users", "summary": "The possibility for road traffic controllers and road users to express different perspectives on compliance to traffic rules and regulations is high. Keywords: self-esteem, locus of control, tolerance for disagreement, road traffic controllers, recruitment, road traffic controllers Introduction Literature has affirmed some evidential reports about verbal aggression (Ojedokun, 2022), physical violence (da Silva, & Braga, 2018; Braga & Faria, 2011; Uildriks & van Reenen, 2003); threats (Quintal, 2015); deaths (Rippy & Jackson 2023; Fauna, 2015; Zadok, 2014); physical attacks (Adesagba, 2022) exhibited by road traffic controllers.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-273", "words": "4913", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "30", "author": "Okolo, Chimaobi V; Onuigbo, Fidelia Nebechi; Ojukwu, Clifford Okwudili", "title": "The Rise of Green Energy", "date": "2025", "keywords": "adoption; challenges; development; emissions; energy; growth; impact; nigeria; policy; study", "summary": "Socially, renewable energy improves access to inexpensive, consistent power, especially in underserved communities (NERC, 2021). However, to promote sustainability, Nigeria must reinforce environmental policies, invest in renewable energy, and promote conservation practices that balance economic growth with ecological preservation.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-274", "words": "4600", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Okolo, Chimaobi V; Adilieje, Chukwuma Paul; Okpala, Kenneth Anayo", "title": "Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Conditions on Economic Development in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "change; climate; deforestation; development; emissions; energy; gas; growth; impact; nigeria; study", "summary": "The model explains 63.6% of the variation in economic development impact due to GHG emissions factors. 153 Effect of Deforestation on Economic Development \u2022 Dependent Variable: Economic development impact.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-275", "words": "7602", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "41", "author": "Eto, Gabriel M.; Okon, Nse B; Ufia, Friday M", "title": "Improved Port Hinterland Connectivity/Freight Forwarding Practice", "date": "2025", "keywords": "connectivity; forwarding; freight; freight forwarding; hinterland; hinterland connectivity; inland; logistics; nigeria; port; table", "summary": "The aims to improve port hinterland connectivity and freight forwarding practice in Nigeria in order to boost the country\u2019s Logistics Performance Index. Accordingly, among others, the study recommends that Public-private partnerships (PPPs) should be encouraged to finance and develop logistics infrastructure and services in Nigeria and a review and update of the regulatory framework governing logistics and transportation in Nigeria is necessary to enhance port hinterland connectivity.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-276", "words": "4367", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Nu'uman, Mohammed Habib", "title": "Quest for State Police in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "babangida; governor; newspaper; nigeria; nigeria police; police; state; state police", "summary": "Why Northern govs're against state police Aliyu, The Sun Newspaper, September 28, 2012 Ex-IG faults Babangida's call for state police, The Punch Newspaper, August 21, 2012 Nigeria not ripe for state police, The Daily Independent Newspaper, August 28, 2012 Constitution review: A/lbom public session rejects state police, The New Nigerian Newspaper, 14th This paper explores the debate for the creation of state police, arguing that the call is but symptomatic of the poverty of leadership in the Nigerian state.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-277", "words": "6614", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Fadipe, Rasaq Abimbola; Saadu, Yusuf Olatunji; Atoyebi, Mary Omolola Olajumoke; Atoyebi, Oyeniran Kayode", "title": "Strategies for Coping with Suicidal Ideation as Expressed by Polytechnic Students in Oyo State", "date": "2025", "keywords": "coping; counselling; health; ideation; nigeria; oyo; oyo state; polytechnic; state; strategies; students; support", "summary": "The findings revealed that polytechnic students cope with suicidal ideation by seeking support from friends when feel overwhelmed, seeking professional counselling services when in distress, and engaging in physical activities (e.g., sports, exercise) to improve their mood. Findings also indicated that there were no significant differences in the strategies for coping with suicidal ideation as expressed by polytechnic students in Oyo State based on age and religion.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-28", "words": "5842", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Ugwu, Stella A. ; Ogbuke, Martha Uchenna ; Ofoegbu, Raphael C. ", "title": "Women in Marriage and Use of Family Planning Services", "date": "2020", "keywords": "access; area; children; family; family planning; health; nigeria; planning; planning services; research; services; use; women", "summary": "Keywords: Feminism, Fundamental human rights, Family planning services, Awareness of use of family planning services, Advocacy. Therefore the conclusion shows that there is unequal power relationship in marriage, the level of education of couple especially that of the husband and his knowledge of modern family planning services is improved but not the major determinant of use of family planning services in the study area.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-281", "words": "6714", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "ISIAKA, Muideen Adejare; ASHIRU, Suliyat ; SODIYA, Abiodun Seun ; ISIAKA, Rukayat Kikelomo ", "title": "Understanding Customers\u2019 Complaints in the Banking Sector", "date": "2025", "keywords": "banking; banks; business; complaints; customer; customer complaints; errors; journal; loyalty; management; satisfaction; service", "summary": "This study reviewed the dimensions of banking customer complaints, particularly those stemming from customer errors. In the context of banking customer complaints, this theory becomes particularly relevant when examining the trends emerging from complaints that arise from customers\u2019 own mistakes.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-282", "words": "13128", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Dawodu, Adenrele Wasiu", "title": "Evaluating the Impact of Road Infrastructure on Motor Insurance Claims", "date": "2025", "keywords": "accidents; analysis; claims; crashes; data; impact; insurance; insurance claims; journal; lagos; motor insurance; nigeria; quality; risk; road; road infrastructure; road safety; road traffic; safety; severity; state; study; traffic", "summary": "van Heerdena, S. A., van Vuurena, J. H., & Grobbelaarb, S. S. Towards a descriptive model of road accident risk. The country's road network is often characterized by significant deterioration, a lack of proper maintenance, and inadequate design, all of which contribute to a high incidence of road traffic accidents.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-283", "words": "6215", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "Fadun, Olajide Solomon; Oyerinde, Moses Tunde; Aduloju, Sunday Adekunle", "title": "Capital Adequacy and the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies", "date": "2025", "keywords": "adequacy; capital; capital adequacy; companies; insurance; insurance companies; journal; management; performance; profitability; ratio; return; risk; study", "summary": "Insurance company financial performance Analysis. The financial performance of insurance companies in developing countries like Nigeria is intricately tied to the effective management of capital adequacy risks (Fadun & Silwimba, 2023; Oloke, 2023).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-284", "words": "4593", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Akindoyin, Ebenezer Olufemi; Oladiji, Tolulope Olufunmilayo", "title": "JOB STRESS AND PERFORMANCE OF BANKERS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA", "date": "2025", "keywords": "diversity; employee; employee performance; gender; influence; job; job stress; lagos; nigeria; performance; stress; work", "summary": "Furthermore, enhanced employee performance typically optimizes organizational competitive advantage by reducing costs and improving high-quality production, rendering employee performance deserving of scrutiny. The success or failure of a banking firm is contingent upon employee performance.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-285", "words": "13129", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Dawodu, Adenrele Wasiu", "title": "Evaluating the Impact of Road Infrastructure on Motor Insurance Claims", "date": "2025", "keywords": "accidents; analysis; claims; crashes; data; impact; insurance; insurance claims; journal; lagos; motor insurance; nigeria; quality; risk; road; road infrastructure; road safety; road traffic; safety; severity; state; study; traffic", "summary": "van Heerdena, S. A., van Vuurena, J. H., & Grobbelaarb, S. S. Towards a descriptive model of road accident risk. The country's road network is often characterized by significant deterioration, a lack of proper maintenance, and inadequate design, all of which contribute to a high incidence of road traffic accidents.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-286", "words": "7912", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "Zwanbin, Emmanuel", "title": "Populism, Politics, Chinese Megaprojects and Misinformation in Africa", "date": "2025", "keywords": "africa; businesses; china; chinese; development; foreign; infrastructure; kenya; party; people; policy; politics; populism; power; public; relations; rhetoric; zambia", "summary": "Anti-Chinese populism in Africa does not only increase resentment against Chinese people but reputational crisis for the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative as well as other development assistance. Anti-Chinese populism in the domestic politics of Africa is surging (Resnick, 2017 in respect of emerging Chinese infrastructure finance and businesses.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-287", "words": "6679", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Madu-Saba, Muhammadu Babalulu ; Babajide, Gideon Adeyinka ; Musa, Richard O. ; Nwozor, Uchechukwu Florence ", "title": "Fraud Control Practices Adopted by Small and Medium Scale Enterprises for Business Sustainability in Enugu Sate, Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "businesses; control; enterprises; enugu; enugu state; fraud; fraud control; insurance; internal; journal; management; research; smes; state; study", "summary": "Small business occupational fraud. The study's findings also align with a 2018 investigation by Umar and Umar-Dikko on the effectiveness of internal fraud control at commercial banks in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-29", "words": "5603", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "57", "author": "Ojike, Richard, O. ; Uwajumogu, Nkechinyere, R. ; Ikpe, Marius ; Agu, Sunday, V. ; Amuka, Joseph, I. ", "title": "Quality of Governance and Economic wellbeing", "date": "2020", "keywords": "development; governance; growth; model; nigeria; quality; run; study; test; wellbeing", "summary": "Volume 5, Issue 1, 2020 45 Empirical evidence from both regional (cross \u2013 country) studies and country specific investigations support positive effect of governance on economic growth as an aspect of wellbeing. For instance, in a study of effect of governance on economic performance among sub Saharan Africa, Habtumu (2008) for the period 1996 \u2013 2005, using both difference and system dynamic Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM), provided evidence that governance positively affects economic growth and general wellbeing.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-291", "words": "5250", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "29", "author": "Babajide, Sanni Adewale; Adesina, Raji Ismail; Rahmon, Tella Adeniran", "title": "Extra Curriculum Activity Participation and Employability Prospects of Undergraduates", "date": "2025", "keywords": "activities; employability; ibadan; nigeria; participation; prospects; skills; students; undergraduates; university", "summary": "Ore (2023) investigated the effectiveness of Business Education programmes in developing employability skills among undergraduates in Lagos State using a descriptive survey design. The results demonstrated that employability skills and core self- evaluations jointly predicted perceived employability, with employability skills independently serving as the strongest predictor.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-292", "words": "7545", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Olagoke, Kemisola Caroline; Ajimati, Amos; Jubril, Tajudeen Sunday; Bamidele, Ojo Mathew", "title": "The Adoption of Fintech Solutions by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ilorin", "date": "2025", "keywords": "adoption; business; cash; efficiency; fintech; ilorin; lending; management; nigeria; payment; performance; platforms; smes; solutions; systems; technology", "summary": "Therefore, the objectives of this study are to: i. assess the effect of mobile payment systems adoption on financial management efficiency of SMEs in Ilorin, Nigeria. ii. The regression coefficient (B = 1.832) suggests that for every one-unit increase in mobile payment systems adoption, financial management efficiency increases by 1.832 units.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-293", "words": "6337", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "36", "author": "Nwambuko, Temple C.", "title": "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES", "date": "2025", "keywords": "adoption; challenges; data; employee; hrm; human; management; nigerian; organizations; practices; resource", "summary": "Recruitment has witnessed significant transformation 306 through the use of AI technologies. c) AI Tools in Employee Engagement: Enhancing employee engagement is another area where AI technologies demonstrate significant impact.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-297", "words": "9358", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "34", "author": "Ojokuku, R. M.; Afolabi, M.O.", "title": "Employee Resourcing Strategies and Performance of Listed Food Manufacturing Firms in Lagos, Nigeria.", "date": "2025", "keywords": "employee; firms; flexibility; flexibility strategies; food; journal; management; manufacturing; nigeria; performance; research; retention; retention strategies; strategies; study; workplace", "summary": "This study highlights the critical relationship between workplace flexibility and employee performance. The analysis also confirmed that workplace flexibility strategies robustly enhance firm performance (R2 = 0.991, p = 0.000), and that employee retention strategies have a strong, positive, and statistically significant effect on performance, explaining 59.1% of the variation (R2 = 0.590, p = 0.000).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-298", "words": "4448", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "Nwonovo, Oluchukwu S.", "title": "Paediatric HIV/AIDS and Awareness of Victims\u2019 Plight in Enugu Metropolis, Enugu State, Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "aids; awareness; challenges; children; clwha; enugu; healthcare; hiv; social", "summary": "Host factors and the pathogenesis of HIV infection. Natural history of perinatally acquired HIV infection.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-299", "words": "4819", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Agboeze, Damian; Chiwoke, Godwin Okoye; Obi, Justina N.", "title": "INFLUENCE OF LAGER BEER BILLBOARD ADVERTISING ON ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS LAGER BEER CONSUMPTION IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA", "date": "2025", "keywords": "advertisements; advertising; alcohol; attitude; beer; billboard; consumption; lager; lager beer; nigeria; product; study", "summary": "To find out the extent of exposure to lager beer billboard advertisements among South-East residents. Warning signs on lager beer billboards should be bold and occupy a prominent position for it to command attention.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-3", "words": "5697", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Kalunta, Ogbonna Godswill O.; Omeje, Obiageli; Aigbiremhon, Joseph I.", "title": "Influence of Locus of Control and Emotional Intelligence on the Health Seeking Behaviour of Hypertensive Patients in Enugu Urban", "date": "2019", "keywords": "behaviour; control; enugu; health; health locus; hypertensive; influence; intelligence; issue; journal; locus; nigeria; patients; seeking; study; theory", "summary": "These sampled participants were given 144 copies of the questionnaires measuring health locus of control, emotional intelligence and health-seeking behavior. Health-related behavior, profile of health locus of control and acceptance of illness in patients suffering from chronic somatic diseases.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-30", "words": "6528", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Okah, Paulinus S; Iyiani, Christain C; Aghedo, Gabriel U", "title": "Perceived impacts of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in poverty reduction and implications for Social Work practice", "date": "2020", "keywords": "ebonyi; eradication; napep; national; nigeria; people; poverty; poverty eradication; poverty reduction; programme; reduction; respondents; state; study", "summary": "In the same vein, General Ibrahim Babangida between 1985 and 1993 introduced a welter of poverty reduction programmes. Statement of the problem Despite the plethora of poverty reduction programmes, which past and present governments had initiated and implemented through different institutions, the UNDP (2019) reported that Nigeria\u2019s Human Development Index (HDI) was only 0.534 and that about 51.4% of the population, which translates to 98.175 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-300", "words": "5188", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Okechukwu, Thomas; Ogbuoshi, Linus; Obasi, Ferdinand", "title": "Public Relations Practice in Nigeria\u2019s Corruption-Ridden Environment", "date": "2025", "keywords": "challenges; corruption; environment; management; nigeria; organization; practice; public; relations; relations practice", "summary": "Volume 10 Number 2 , 2025 Faculty of Social Sciences, Enugu State University of Science And Technology EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. Nicholas Attamah MANAGING EDITOR Prof. Barnabas Nwankwo PUBLISHED BY ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES 360 Public Relations Practice in Nigeria\u2019s Corruption-Ridden Environment: Challenges and Prospects Thomas Okechukwu Linus Ogbuoshi Ferdinand Obasi Caritas University Enugu Abstract This article discussed public relations practice in Nigeria\u2019s corruption-ridden environment: challenges and prospects, and specifically identified the functions and objectives of public relations, highlighted the extent corruption has characterized the socio-economic and political environment of Nigeria, and discussed some of the challenges facing public relations practice in Nigeria and pointed out how the challenges could be overcome. In the article, write-ups from available relevant literature were considered and used to analyse public relations practice in Nigeria\u2019s corruption-filled environment, and discuss the challenges and prospects of public relations practice.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-301", "words": "6829", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "35", "author": "Eto, Gabriel M.; Okon, Nse B.", "title": "Impact Assessment of Oron Inland Waterways Transport System on the Growth and Development of Oron Coastal Community and Environs", "date": "2025", "keywords": "challenges; development; infrastructure; inland; inland waterways; nigeria; oron; oron inland; respondents; safety; system; transport; transport system; waterways; waterways transport", "summary": "To evaluate the possible environmental effects of Oron inland waterway transport on coastal ecosystems, including water pollution, erosion, and biodiversity changes. 5. Oron inland waterway transport can significantly impact coastal ecosystems through water pollution, habitat loss, and increased coastal erosion.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-302", "words": "5317", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "34", "author": "Asinya, Francis Anoka; Ishua, Eugene Ejim", "title": "Energy, Industrial Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria", "date": "2025", "keywords": "africa; cent; consumption; economic; energy; gdp; growth; industrial; nigeria; sector", "summary": "The study recommended prioritizing energy sector investments upgrading power infrastructure and enhancing industrial energy efficiency. The study recommended regional energy co-operation, increased investment in renewable energy and incentives for industrial energy efficiency improvements.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-31", "words": "6016", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Ujoatuonu, Ikechukwu V. N. ; Onyishi, Amuche B. ; Okafor, Chiedozie O. ; Amazue, Lawrence O. ; Umeh, Chukwuemeka K. ", "title": "Organizational Identity and Career Transition as Predictors of Pre-Retirement Anxiety among Nigerian Military Personnel", "date": "2020", "keywords": "anxiety; career; identity; military; nigerian; p<.001; personnel; pre; retirement; study; transition", "summary": "Our study examined organizational identity and career transition as predictors of pre-retirement anxiety among Nigeria military personnel. The results of the analysis showed that organizational identity is not a predictor of pre-retirement anxiety.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-32", "words": "4960", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Ogbuke, Martha Uchenna; Ofoegbu, Raphael Chima; Ngwu , Leonard U", "title": "Policy Discontinuity and Poverty in Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "alleviation; corruption; development; government; issue; lack; national; nigeria; policies; poverty; programmes; volume", "summary": "Most of the resources met for poverty alleviation have been siphoned out of the country in hard currency coupled with poor execution of government policies and programmes, especially those aimed at the provision of social welfare services and economic infrastructure. Mohammad (2012) argues that poverty alleviation policies, rather than become avenues for equitable distribution of income degenerated into avenues for political compensation.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-33", "words": "11628", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "57", "author": "Akam, Simon Sampson; Ojen, Mbeh Ignatius", "title": "Inter/Intra State Communal Conflict and Conflict Management in Cross River and Ebonyi States of Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "adadama; amagu; boundary; clan; commission; communities; community; conflict; cross river; ebonyi; ebonyi state; government; inter; issue; land; lkwo; nigeria; peace; people; river state; security; state; volume", "summary": "This has generated more conflict as indigenes feels both INEC/NPC are in collaboration National Boundary Commission to shift the perimeter boundary of Cross River State against the Macpherson boundary of 1926 and Cooks 1933 AB Award in favour of Cross River State boundary lines as lamented by community members. However, it may also been seen that INEC in recent times conducted election in the Igbo communities living around Cross River State perimeter boundary in favour of one state(Ebonyi) and the NPC who in 2006 conducted census in Igbo communities living in Perimeter boundaries of Cross River State still in favour of Ebonyi.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-34", "words": "4081", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Agara, Edey Peter", "title": "CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIESAND WELL-BEING OF RURAL DWELLERS IN CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA", "date": "2020", "keywords": "conflict; cross; district; dwellers; nigeria; resolution; river; state; study", "summary": "However, the devastating consequences of conflict on the general human well-being have made conflict resolution an important topic of research to scholars. Conflict resolution is a process of managing a conflict and negotiating a solution.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-35", "words": "8303", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Brownson, Barbara Aniefiok; Eyong, Butum Bassey", "title": "Social Determinants of Health Care Service Utilization among Women in Cross River State", "date": "2020", "keywords": "age; behaviour; care; care services; children; education; family; health; health care; level; services; social; study; utilization; women", "summary": "In this study, women reproductive health is dependent on adequate knowledge, good attitude and adequate sources of information among spouses. Therefore, based on the above framework, it is expected that individuals in various families or women acquire and retain useful information about the importance of women reproductive health to avert the rate.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-36", "words": "7896", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Ekanem, Mbuk Asuquo; Eyong, Butum Bassey", "title": "Social factors of Health and Drug Addiction in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "addiction; calabar; calabar metropolis; cross; cross river; drug; drug addiction; environment; health; individual; level; nigeria; river; social; state; substance; use", "summary": "There is no significant impact of social network on drug addiction in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria 2.1 Literature review Benavides & Bibb (2004) noted the social environment where people live could be a stimulant to drug use and addiction. However, none of these studies on illicit drug use adequately address the issue of whether drug use is a cause or just a correlate of high school dropout.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-37", "words": "5161", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "61", "author": "Okonkwo, Gabriel Kosiso; Ugwanyi, Dele Maxwell", "title": "Violative Representamina in Frank Ogodo Ogbeche\u2019s Harvest of Corruption", "date": "2020", "keywords": "aloho; chief; commissioner; corruption; issue; law; nigerian; ogeyi; police; volume", "summary": "Hence, this study examines the literary representations of contravention of law in Frank Ogodo Ogbeche\u2019s Harvest of Corruption. In the text, most of the characters subvert, and defamiliarise actions governed by law through their words and actions and often suffer quandary and paranoia in expressing fears of the unknown.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-38", "words": "7492", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "57", "author": "Adekoya, Adenuga Fabian; Razak, Nor Azam Abdul", "title": "Effects of Ethnic Diversity and Poverty on Crime Rate in Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "country; crime; diversity; expenditure; heterogeneity; income; model; nigeria; poverty; rate; security; social; study; test; variables", "summary": "In this model, ethnic heterogeneity (\ud835\udc3b\ud835\udc38\ud835\udc47\ud835\udc61), poverty rate (\ud835\udc43\ud835\udc42\ud835\udc49\ud835\udc36\ud835\udc61) and the under five mortality (\ud835\udc40\ud835\udc45\ud835\udc48\ud835\udc61) expected to increase crime rate with positive sign since this increases the chances to commit crime. The contributions of this study are numerous; firstly, it revealed the roles play by ethnic heterogeneity and poverty in Nigeria; secondly, it pointed the devastating effects of crime in the country which increase the cost of operation and national budget spending on security, discourage investment in the country; thirdly, it provided guide to the policy makers, investors and organisation to take the issues of deterrence and adequate investment in health as serious matter in the country; fourthly, it provided a viable document to the literature on crime studies in Nigeria; and lastly, this research served as insight to the policymakers on the need to reduce crime and poverty in the country.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-39", "words": "7143", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Njirinze, Chinenye Juliet; Eyong, Butum Bassey ", "title": "Social Adversity and Mental Health among Individual Client in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "adversity; calabar; calabar teaching; disease; divorce; health; hospital; individual; life; mental; outcome; social; study; teaching; teaching hospital; university", "summary": "From the analysis, findings revealed that, death of a love one, marital divorces and life- threatening-disease have a significant effect on individual mental health outcome in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Examine whether bereavement has an influence on mental health outcome among individual client at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital 2.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-4", "words": "6207", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Umoru, Thaddeus", "title": "Crime Prevention and Control", "date": "2019", "keywords": "anyigba; control; crime; crime prevention; ejss; issue; law; nigeria; perception; police; policing; prevention; public; study; volume", "summary": "The analysis also revealed that 55.9% of the police view the general performance of police as very effective; 30.9% said that police performances are effective, while 7.4% is of the assertion that police performances are ineffective and 5.8% view police performance as very ineffective. Section B contained 10 items which measured police abuse and assaults as were adapted from Akinlabi (2017) and Ajayi and Longe (2015) on a four- point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 \u2013 strongly disagree to 4 \u2013 strongly agree with Cronbach alpha \u03b1 = 0.84.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-40", "words": "3661", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Gomment, Thomas Imoudu ", "title": "Polytechnic Education as a Strategy for Crime Prevention", "date": "2020", "keywords": "crime; crime prevention; development; education; nigeria; polytechnics; prevention; social", "summary": "These include: crime prevention through social development, crime prevention through environmental design, crime prevention through the role of the victim, punitive crime prevention, corrective crime prevention, and mechanical crime prevention. Of all strategies and types of crime prevention, it is crime prevention through social development and corrective crime prevention that make polytechnic education a strategy for crime prevention.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-41", "words": "5255", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "50", "author": "Okau, Ada ; Gomment, Thomas Imoudu", "title": "Challenges of Post-crisis Resettlement", "date": "2020", "keywords": "displacement; idps; nigeria; persons; problems; rehabilitation; reintegration; society; state; study", "summary": "So c l iea nJnrs ocue SE SS JUT Volume 5, Issue 2, 2020 Enugu State University of Science & Technology Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE Journal of Social Sciences Published by the Faculty of the Social Sciences published by Faculty of Social Sciences Enugu State University of Science & Technology www.esutjss.com Editor-In-Chief Prof. Oby Omeje Managing Editor Barnabas E. Nwankwo, Ph.D Associate Editor Nicholas Attamah, Ph.D F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE Journal of Social SciencesJournal of Social SciencesJournal of Social Sciences Published by the Faculty of Social Sciences F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U L OG GU YNE Journal of Social SciencesJournal of Social Sciences 43 Challenges of Post-crisis Resettlement: A Study of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja and Edo State, Nigeria Ada Okau & Thomas Imoudu Gomment Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences Kogi State University, Anyigba. For instance, at the end of 2014, it was estimated there were 38.2 million IDPs worldwide, the highest level since 1989, the first year for which global statistics on IDPs are available.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-42", "words": "5069", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Onwuka, Chukwujekwu Charles; Ndubisi, Gibson Chunwe ; Abonyi, Sunday Evaristus ", "title": "Effective Communication", "date": "2020", "keywords": "caritas; communication; employee; employee relationship; management; paul; relationship; university", "summary": "Abstract This study focused on effective communication as a panacea for improved management- employee relationship in Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu, Enugu State and Paul University Awka, Anambra State. The findings of the study show that effective communication is the remedy to effective and improved management-employees relationship in an organization.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-43", "words": "4091", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Abonyi, Nichodemus Nnaemeka; Eleje, Joy Ngozi", "title": "Industrial Waste Management and Environmental Pollution in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "delta region; development; environmental; government; management; niger delta; oil; people; pollution; region; waste", "summary": "The challenge actually in the Niger Delta situation has over time become proper management of industrial wastes generated daily in huge tonnage. Keywords: Environmental pollution, Industry, Niger Delta, Refinery, Waste management Introduction Waste is simply defined as something that the producer no longer needs, and therefore discards.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-44", "words": "6819", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Etta, Oyen Etta; Aigbe, Diyeli Segun", "title": "A Qualitative Insight into Oil Spill Conflicts in the Niger-Delta Region", "date": "2020", "keywords": "area; communities; community; companies; conflict; delta; ilaje; niger; niger delta; nigeria; oil; oil companies; oil spillage; producing; social; spillage; state; study", "summary": "Instead, they should adopt a more sympathetic understanding of the plight of oil communities. While most protest in the oil producing areas are initially peaceful, they have the potential to turn into violent confrontation within and between communities and between oil companies and oil producing communities if the issues at stake are not adequately addressed.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-45", "words": "7107", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "57", "author": "Obaka, James Ocheni ", "title": "Bad Governance and its Threat to Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria, 1999- 2019", "date": "2020", "keywords": "activities; citizens; corruption; democracy; development; elections; governance; government; nigeria; people; politicians; poverty; power; region; security; state", "summary": "All the security chiefs and heads of paramilitary are from northern Nigeria and remain unchanged in spite their failure. James Ocheni Obaka 95 The responsibility of the government to ensure quality lives for her citizens cannot be achieved under bad government in which lack of provision and maintenance of the desired infrastructure is the norm.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-46", "words": "9237", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Enukora, Nkiru ", "title": "Casualization", "date": "2020", "keywords": "casualization; contract; corruption; employment; esteem; job; jobs; journal; labour; nigeria; okafor; self; social; staff; study; wellbeing; workers", "summary": "Abstract The aim of the present study was to examine casualization and have an insight on the experiences of casual workers in Nigeria industrial sectors. The participants were both married and singles, their ages were between 21-40.The results showed that casual workers opt for their jobs because of availability and by choice, inclusively they go for their jobs because of self-esteem, fear of unemployment, nature and love for their jobs.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-47", "words": "10981", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "33", "author": "Okibe, Hyginus Banko; Eneasato, Benjamin Onyekachi", "title": "Problems of Local Government in Nigeria and Dilemma of Exit Strategies", "date": "2020", "keywords": "administration; allocation; authority; autonomy; constitution; council; development; governance; government; government administration; government system; leadership; native; nigeria; okibe; powers; problems; revenue; state; structure; system", "summary": "What it means is that local government system of administration is not peculiar to federal and/or parliamentary systems of government but generally enshrined and domesticated in virtually all governmental systems as a conveyor belt for mobilizing local resources and human capital to engage in rural transformation and improved economy for sustainable development. The multifarious nature of the problems facing local government system in Nigeria first related to the fact that it had no uniform structure when each region in Nigeria adopted what it found to be compatible with its general orientation in local administration.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-5", "words": "4993", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Chuku, Chinwendu Nnebuife; Omeje, Obiageli", "title": "Manpower Development and Utilization of Health Care Delivery in Portharcourt Metropolis of Rivers State", "date": "2019", "keywords": "care; delivery; development; health; learning; manpower; mental; nigeria; services; system", "summary": "Use of mental health services in a developing country: Results from the Nigerian Survey of mental health and well \u2013 being. Incorporating mental health care in the general health care delivery system could be beneficial with mental illness or disorders such as depression, anxiety, addiction etc.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-50", "words": "8377", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "57", "author": "Ngwu, Leonard U; Ogbuke, Martha Uchenna ; Ofoegbu, Raphael Chima ", "title": "Parenting and Child Welfare in Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "abuse; age; child; child welfare; children; development; economic; family; nigeria; parenting; parents; people; poverty; protection; rights; social; society; welfare", "summary": "Comparative Perspectives on child Poverty: A Review of poverty Measures. Child protection refers to the mechanisms put in place to prevent children from abuse.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-51", "words": "12557", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "37", "author": "Okibe, Hyginus Banko ", "title": "Sycophancy and Dearth of Integrity in Governance", "date": "2020", "keywords": "abacha; administration; behaviour; election; governance; government; influence; integrity; leadership; media; military; national; nigeria; people; performance; person; politics; power; praise; president; public; singing; social; sycophancy; system", "summary": "In consonance, Obaze&Fashanu, (2006), exemplify the crux, by explaining how sycophancy behaviour is a situation, which may be created by a medium that continues to praise government or individuals despite ills, which might be weakness or incompetence in office. Regardless of political and economic status, educational background, and hierarchy in leadership, those who engage in sycophancy behaviours in Nigeria share a common objective (to curry favour).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-52", "words": "8849", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "34", "author": "Banko, Okibe Hyginus ", "title": "Local Government Autonomy in Nigeria and Politics of State Control", "date": "2020", "keywords": "administration; autonomy; control; development; federal; functions; government; government autonomy; leadership; nigeria; politics; power; public; state; state government; system", "summary": "Based on the persistent subordination of local government to State control amid failure of the system to perform its set goals, the departure of the colonial masters and assumption of leadership by Nigerians seem to worsen the problem. The research adopted elite and pluralist theories in analyzing the politics of local government autonomy and found that the agitations for autonomy of local government in Nigeria cut across all classes but some selfish governing elites who want to perpetuate the exploitation of local government resources continue to stall the efforts.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-53", "words": "5489", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "Alli, Noah Gbenga; Ganiyu , Kamal ; Aina , John", "title": "Place of Nigerian Insurance Industry in Cryptocurrency Insurance as an Emerging Market", "date": "2020", "keywords": "cryptocurrency; cryptocurrency insurance; firms; frequency; industry; insurance; insurance firms; insurance industry; nigerian; risk", "summary": "Hence, the null hypothesis (H0), which states that Insurance firms within the Nigerian insurance industry are not financially ready to handle cryptocurrency risks underwriting, is thereby rejected at\ud835\udf36 = \ud835\udfce. \ud835\udfce\ud835\udfd3. Therefore, this indicates that insurance firms within the Nigerian insurance industry are financially ready to handle cryptocurrency risks underwriting. - Examine if the insurance firms within the Nigerian insurance industry are financially ready to handle cryptocurrency risks.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-54", "words": "10163", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "34", "author": "Banko, Okibe Hyginus ", "title": "The Paradox of Leadership in the Local Government Administration in Nigeria", "date": "2020", "keywords": "administration; development; governance; government; government administration; government leadership; government system; leadership; nigeria; paradox; people; public; role; staff; state; style; system; type", "summary": "Several measures can be adopted to achieve this objective, like: \uf0b7 resolving the question of third tier nomenclature affixed to local government; \uf0b7 granting fiscal and administrative autonomy to local government; \uf0b7 de-emphasizing patron-client system of leadership in the local government; \uf0b7 instituting presidential democratic system at the local government system; \uf0b7 putting strong system of checks and balances among the hierarchies of leadership; \uf0b7 localizing local government leadership to blend with its autonomy; \uf0b7 stamping out corruption, nepotism and favouritism in the system; \uf0b7 setting jurisdictional boundaries among the tiers of government; \uf0b7 centralizing local government election management body; \uf0b7 unifying local government leadership tenure and remuneration; \uf0b7 reversing local government as dumping ground for inept workforce; \uf0b7 ensuring effective supervision and strong disciplinary measures; Paradox of Leadership 195 \uf0b7 training and re-training of local government staff; and \uf0b7 motivating welfare structure and package. It is either that a particular group is criticizing local government leadership and administration in its approach and mechanisms for rural governance and development, or another group is eulogizing local government leadership and administration for its development strides, efforts at empowerment of rural populace and roles in deepening the practice of democracy.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-55", "words": "6456", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "34", "author": "Chikeleze, Francis Okechukwu; Orji, Uloma Bridget", "title": "Implications of Politicization of Appointment and Recruitment for the Performance of Nigeria Public Sector", "date": "2021", "keywords": "appointment; extent; merit; percent; performance; politicization; public; recruitment; sector; service", "summary": "Discussion of Findings The overall response shows that intervention of influential political figures, federal character and local government considerations in the appointment and recruitment process plays very significant role in the determination of the people appointed into public service. Implications of politicization of appointment for public sector performance Politicians take advantage of politicization as a means of control but it also tends to lead to loss of identity for the workers.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-56", "words": "4771", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "44", "author": "Agara , Tunde ; Ezeajughu , Mary ", "title": "Global terrorism and organised crime", "date": "2021", "keywords": "activities; convergence; crime; groups; organizations; security; state; terrorism; use; violence", "summary": "Usually, this is caused by the radicalization of such criminal groups or by the deliberate targeting of people of similar religious belief as the criminal organization. The first and perhaps the most common mode of convergence is what de la Corte (2013, p. 358) has called \u201cconvergence by appropriation of methods,\u201d which portrait instances of when terrorist groups are involved in acts that are typical of organized crime groups and share similar intentions of financing their operations.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-57", "words": "6847", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Afolabi, Aroyewun Bashura; Karatu, Baba Ahmed; Ogunleye, Elizabeth", "title": "Relationship between Personality Traits, Academic Performance and Suicidal Ideation among Undergraduates in the University of Lagos", "date": "2021", "keywords": "academic; conscientiousness; extraversion; ideation; neuroticism; performance; personality; study; suicide; traits", "summary": "One possible reason for no gender effect on the suicidal ideation was that the Lewinsohn et al. (2001) and Boeninger et al. (2010) studies examined serious suicidal ideation, plans and attempts, whereas the current study examined suicidal ideation as a continuous variable capturing very few symptoms of suicidal ideation all the way through more frequent and intense thoughts of suicide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality types, academic performance and suicidal ideation, and also test for age and gender differences between these variables.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-58", "words": "6113", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "58", "author": "Nwobi, Uchechukwu Anthony ", "title": "Covid-19 Lockdown, Delayed Payment of Workers\u2019 Salary and Food in Imo State Civil Service, Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "covid-19; food; government; imo; impact; lockdown; nigeria; payment; price; salary; state; study; workers; workers salary", "summary": "Specifically, the study was to ascertain the extentcovid-19 lockdown amidst delayed payment of workers salary has impeded affordability of food in Imo state civil service, Nigeria. The study recommends for control of prompt payment of workers salary, introduction of price control mechanism and subsidized credit to workers for livestock production.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-59", "words": "6767", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Eneasato, Onyekachi Benjamin", "title": "International Petroleum Price Volatility", "date": "2021", "keywords": "countries; covid-19; economic; economies; economy; nigeria; oil; oil price; pandemic; petroleum; price; price volatility; revenue; volatility", "summary": "What are the causes and how does oil price volatility affect the stability of countries whose fiscal health is tied to oil prices? Osije (1983) posits that oil prices like any other commodity are subjected to changes consequent upon the interactions between demand and supply.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-6", "words": "4029", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Asadu, Ngozi; Egbuche, Miriam; Ajibo, Henry", "title": "Women Economic Empowerment and Rural Development in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu, State", "date": "2019", "keywords": "area; development; empowerment; income; nsukka; participation; respondents; social; study; women", "summary": "In their study among rural women in Depalpur, Parkistan, Butt, Hassan,Mahmood and Muhhamed (2010) observed that women play a key role in the agricultural sector by working with full passion in the production of crops right from soil preparation till post harvest activities. Conclusion The major objective of the study was the effects of women economic empowerment in rural development in Nsukka Local Government Area.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-60", "words": "2924", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "42", "author": "Gomment, Thomas Imoudu ", "title": "The Impact of COVID-19 on Agribusiness in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "agribusiness; agriculture; covid-19; development; food; government; growth; nigeria; world", "summary": "Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc. Alanana, O. A (2006). Unfortunately, the agricultural sector in Nigeria has been bedeviled by several factors including ignorance, illiteracy, faulty policy initiatives, low income, among several others.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-62", "words": "8308", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "43", "author": "Nweke, K. O; Dike, A.A; Umeaku, N.N; Egbuna, E.B; Oluwafemi, O.O.; Azubuike, K.C", "title": "Social-Media-Photo-Upload-Feedback and Personality Traits as Predictors of Self-Objectification", "date": "2021", "keywords": "body; feedback; image; media; objectification; personality; personality traits; photo; psychology; self; study; traits; upload; women", "summary": "Therefore, the above results show that only agreablenesss (personality trait) predicted self objectification. Also, efforts should be made to engage in such study among adolescents groups so that it will increase body of knowledge in curbing the challenges of self objectification.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-63", "words": "5147", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "OWOYEMI, Julius Olugbenga; HARUNA, Sheidu Abdulkarim", "title": "Socio-Demographic Determinants of Child Spacing Practice among Women of Reproductive Age in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, North Central Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "age; area; child; child spacing; health; practice; socio; spacing; study; women", "summary": "The objective of this descriptive survey was to assess the socio-demographic determinants of child spacing practice among women of reproductive age in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, North-central Nigeria. Findings revealed that 80.4% of the respondents were aware of child spacing practice, but only few (26.2%) of them practice child spacing.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-65", "words": "5667", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Ogbu , Elijah Chikwado", "title": "Effect of public servants\u2019 financial abuse on Nigeria economy", "date": "2021", "keywords": "abuse; accountability; corruption; economy; funds; government; money; nigeria; public; sector; servants; social; theory; work", "summary": "Public servants financial abuse The study therefore, recommended among others that, personnel of integrity and honesty as well forensic experts should be employed to scrutinize the relevant controls put in place. A country that is prone to flagrant public financial abuse by it officials will certainly run into debt in order to meet up with it responsibilities to it subjects or citizens.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-66", "words": "5960", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Isiwu, Evangeline Ogochukwu", "title": "Effects of Gender and Mortality Salience on Altruistic Behaviour of Secondary School Students", "date": "2021", "keywords": "altruism; altruistic; behaviour; gender; group; help; mortality; participants; salience; theory", "summary": "Abstract This research examined the effects of gender and Mortality salience on altruistic behaviour of Senior Secondary (SS III) School Students. Females were found to engage in altruistic behaviour more than males.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-67", "words": "6455", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Nwosu, Enyinnaya Okoroafor", "title": "Peace and Conflict Resolution as a Strategy for Societal Wellbeing ", "date": "2021", "keywords": "conflict; conflict resolution; country; human; nigeria; parties; peace; people; resolution; situation; society; wellbeing", "summary": "It is expected that when all the parties in a conflict work within the guidelines and conditionalities of conflict resolution, there is a possibility of exercising restraints, respecting norms against conflict. As an agenda setting process, conflict resolution should be seen as a set of peace and security guidelines for achieving relative order and stability.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-68", "words": "5374", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Ezeh, Michael A; Ezeanya, Ifenna D; Okonkwo, Ejike A. ; Obi, Loveth Ifunanya; Ogbozor, Pamela A; Ugwu, Lawrence E", "title": "Self-Esteem and Internet Addiction", "date": "2021", "keywords": "addiction; esteem; internet; internet addiction; participants; relationship; scale; self; shyness; students; study; use", "summary": "Abstract This study explored the relationship between self-esteem and internet addiction, and the indirect effect of shyness or self-doubt on internet addiction. The result of the study supported mediating role of shyness in the relationship between self-esteem and internet addiction.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-69", "words": "6681", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "53", "author": "Onyekachi, B.N. ; Ibeagha, P.N", "title": "The Role of Socially Desirable Responses in the Assessment of Well-Being among Nigerian University Students", "date": "2021", "keywords": "affect; desirability; happiness; journal; life; measures; panas; responding; satisfaction; scale; swb", "summary": "report of the absence of social desirability bias in happiness measures. On the contrary, Forgeard et al., (2011) reported that important information is lost when social desirability is removed from life satisfaction measures.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-7", "words": "8452", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Obani, Eberechukwu Faith", "title": "The Cost and Socio-Economic Implication of terrorism in Nigeria", "date": "2019", "keywords": "activities; attacks; boko; boko haram; borno; deaths; economy; ejss; government; haram; issue; nigeria; northern; people; region; state; terrorism; violence; volume", "summary": "Implication of Boko Haram Terrorism on Northern Nigeria; Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (MCSER) 6(3)371-379 Enobi,A.L. & Johnson-Rokosu, S.F.(2016). The study is to examine the cost and socio-economic implication of Boko Haram activities in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-70", "words": "6289", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Eyisi, Emmanuel Chimezie ; Ukah, Jonathan Akwagiobe ", "title": "Dependent Economy, Corruption and Mismanagement of Covid-19 Pandemic", "date": "2021", "keywords": "class; corruption; countries; covid-19; economic; economy; health; international; nigerian; pandemic; social; state; virus; world", "summary": "Nigerian economy therefore became constricted into pseudo capitalist economy that is based on a mono-cultural commodity production. The economy today is dictated by the vagaries and whims of global oil market, just as the agricultural cash crop commodity which was the basis of Nigerian economy was dictated by international commodity capital in the 1950s and 1960s (Anikpo, 1995).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-71", "words": "3844", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Ukah, Jonathan Akwagiobe; Chukwu, Joseph ; Eyisi, Emmanuel Chimezie", "title": "Appraisal of impact of covid-19 pandemic on mental health of people in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "april; coronavirus; covid-19; health; lockdown; nigeria; pandemic; people; social; state", "summary": "Mental health is a vital aspect of human health that addresses issues patterning to emotional and cognitive aspect of human life as it affects the general wellbeing of people. ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES Faculty of Social Sciences, Enugu State University of Science And Technology EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. Oby Omeje MANAGING EDITOR Prof. Barnabas Nwankwo COVID-19 SPECIAL EDITION PUBLISHED BY Volume 6 Number 1, 2021 35 Appraisal of impact of covid-19 pandemic on mental health of people in Nigeria:", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-72", "words": "6346", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "39", "author": "Okoro , Chinwendu M; Eze , Adaobi C. ; Ike , Obinna O.", "title": "Linking Job Performance of Civil Servants to Psychological Contracts", "date": "2021", "keywords": "breach; civil; contract; employees; fulfilment; job; job performance; journal; management; performance; servants; study; transactional", "summary": "The results indicated that jointly, psychological contracts (transactional, relational breach and/fulfillment) jointly predicted civil servants\u2019 poor job performance of R2 = .008, F(3,3058) = 8.64, p=.001 and independently as well. They include but are not limited to; reinforcement (Elobuike, Onyeneje, Okonkwo, Okoro, et al., 2018), job equity, (Inuwa, 2017), Psychological capital (Sahoo & Sia, 2015), psychological wellbeing (Usnam, 2017; Durrah, Al- Tobasi, A\u2019aqoulah & Ahmad, 2016; Durrah, Alhamoud & Khan, 2016) psychological contract (Dangmei, 2016; Kataria, 2015; Cheng & Xu, 2016).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-73", "words": "6527", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Okoro, Chinwendu M", "title": "Gender and Psychological Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation among University Students in Enugu Metropolis", "date": "2021", "keywords": "efficacy; esteem; factors; gender; health; ideation; journal; self; students; study; suicide; suicide ideation; support; university", "summary": "Abstract This study investigated gender and psychosocial factors associated with suicidal ideation among undergraduate students in Enugu metropolis. The results revealed that there are differences between males and females in the manifestation of suicidal ideation with females (M= 47.53) and males (M=31.53).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-74", "words": "5265", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Nwangwu, C. N; Ngwu, L. U.; Nwosuji, E.P.; Ayuk, C; Ezeh, I.L", "title": "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices toward COVID-19 Prevention among University Students in Enugu State University of Science and Technology", "date": "2021", "keywords": "attitude; covid-19; knowledge; majority; practices; prevention; respondents; students; study", "summary": "Hence, it becomes imperative to ascertain the KAP toward COVID-19 prevention among undergraduate students in ESUT because intervention to reduce the COVID-19 incidence rate among students may not achieve evidence-based results if an objective assessment of their KAP towards disease prevention is not assessed. The population of Nigerian undergraduate students is more than 2 million, and the knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) on COVID-19 prevention among students in Enugu State, Nigeria, are still unclear.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-75", "words": "4180", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "45", "author": "Chtor, Ephraim Chukwudi", "title": "Good Governance and Well-being", "date": "2021", "keywords": "citizens; constitution; executive; good; governance; government; legislature; nigeria", "summary": "Abstract This study is undertaken to examine good governance and well-being of the masses with a view to ascertaining the extent to which good governance impact on the well-being of citizens of Nigeria as a case study. In the course of investigation, different indices of good governance, as presented by the United Nations Public Administration and the UNDP 1997, were highlighted.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-76", "words": "6160", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "60", "author": "siwu, George Duhu; Azike, Lawrence Chike; Ngwu, Jerome Chukwuemeka", "title": "Poverty and Economic Growth Nexus in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "economic; gdp; growth; impact; inequality; nigeria; poverty; poverty reduction; rate; reduction; results; run; variables", "summary": "This study examined the impact of rising GDP on poverty reduction in Nigeria for the period 1982-2019. A dummy variable for democracy is also constructed to test for the impact of governance on poverty reduction in Nigeria.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-77", "words": "5188", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Ngbea , Anna Garos ; Kwaghgbah, Abraham Tersugh ", "title": "Academic Stress, Academic Anxiety and Psychological Health among newly admitted undergraduate students of Baze University Abuja.", "date": "2021", "keywords": "academic; anxiety; baze; health; psychological; stress; students; study; undergraduate; university", "summary": "Keywords: Academic stress, Academic anxiety, Psychological health, Mental health, Peer pressure Introduction The competitive nature of higher education in our contemporary society has exacerbated the psychological health of undergraduate students. Findings indicated that academic stress significantly predicted psychological health among newly admitted undergraduate students of Baze University Abuja.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-79", "words": "4285", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "48", "author": "Ayuk , Clara ; Ezeh, Ifeoma L. ; Nwangwu, Chukwunwike N; Nwosuji , Emeka P", "title": "Strategies for Improving Socioeconomic Well-being of Families in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State", "date": "2021", "keywords": "anambra; anambra state; awka; covid-19; families; south; state; strategy; wellbeing", "summary": "Furthermore, a simple linear regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between marketing strategy and improvement in the socio- economic well-being of families Table 4: Similar Linear Regression analysis on marketing strategy and improvement in the socio-economic wellbeing of families in Awka South LGA of Anambra State amidst COVID-19 Coefficients Model Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients t Sig. B Std. In addition, 89.4% of the use of marketing strategies improves the socioeconomic wellbeing of families in Anambra State.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-8", "words": "8124", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Ogbodo, Joseph Charles; Attamah, Nicholas", "title": "Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Aid on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria, 1981-2017", "date": "2019", "keywords": "aid; ardl; causality; development; error; granger; impact; issue; model; nigeria; period; poverty; poverty reduction; remittances; result; run; test; variables", "summary": "Ojo, Okoronkwo, and Adewumi (2016) discussed the impact of foreign aid on poverty reduction, and or eradication programmes in Lagos State of Nigeria, examined literature on foreign aids and poverty, the nature of foreign aid and its strategy for poverty reduction in Lagos State, investigated and analysed how foreign aid has impacted poverty eradication/ reduction programmes in Lagos State using exploratory method that made use of both primary and secondary data collection. Volume 4, Issue 1, 2019Volume 4, Issue 1, 2019 Enugu State University of Science & Technology Journal of Social Sciences F SO C IY ET NIS CER E AV NI DN U T EE CT HAT N S O U LOG GU YNE Journal of Social Sciences Published by the Faculty of the Social Sciences published by Faculty of Social Sciences Enugu State University of Science & Technology www.esutjss.com Editor-In-Chief Prof. Oby Omeje Managing Editor Barnabas E. Nwankwo, Ph.D Associate Editor Nicholas Attamah, Ph.D EJSS, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2019 120 Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Aid on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria, 1981-2017 Ogbodo Joseph Charles Nicholas Attamah Department of Economics Faculty of Social Sciences Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-80", "words": "6959", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "Anyaegbu, Rowland Dom; Nwatu, Anthonia Chigozie; Omeje , Obiageli Felicia", "title": "Social Support and Resilience Predicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Returned Soldiers from Insurgency Areas in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "age; areas; disorder; government; insurgency; nigeria; ptsd; resilience; soldiers; stress; study; support; symptoms", "summary": "Social support is a protective factor against developing PTSD, whereas the absence of social support can lead to increased risk for PTSD and higher PTSD severity (Charuvastra & Cloitre, 2008). Some of the researchers above found that negative social support may be a stronger predictor of PTSD than the absence of social support.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-81", "words": "6645", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "49", "author": "Eneasato, Benjamin Onyekachi ", "title": "US Isolationist Foreign Policy Stance under Trump", "date": "2021", "keywords": "administration; america; isolationist; middle east; national; policy; region; rights; security; states; trump; u.s; war; world", "summary": "To examine major themes and perspectives that has guided US foreign policy in the Middle East; 2. Major Themes and Perspectives on US Foreign Policy in the Middle East The quest as to why the Middle East matters today in US foreign policy is a question that will set the ball rolling in this section.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-82", "words": "8978", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Eneasato, Benjamin Onyekachi", "title": "Third World Countries and Executive Lawlessness", "date": "2021", "keywords": "africa; countries; court; crimes; development; executive; good; governance; icc; international; lawlessness; leadership; power; presidency; rule; state; world; world countries", "summary": "Most of the literature focuses on the \u201cpath dependency\u201d that has led to the persistence of presidential dominance in African states since independence. The political game thus changed while the rules and players stayed the same and today imperial presidents with awesome power are ruling most African states and this type of leadership is having an immense impact on the continent (Schlesinger, 1973).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-83", "words": "7926", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Ugwu, Stella A", "title": "Gender Differences in Alcoholism and its Implications during the Covid-19 Pandemic", "date": "2021", "keywords": "alcohol; alcohol consumption; beverage; consumption; covid-19; drug; findings; health; nigeria; pandemic; research; spirits; study; use; women", "summary": "VOLUME 6 ISSUE 3, 2021 232 Gender Differences in Alcoholism and its Implications during the Covid-19 Pandemic Stella A. Ugwu* Martha Uchenna Ogbuke Department of Sociology and Anthropology Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State *Correspondence: stellabel.ugwu@esut.edu.ng Abstract The study explored alcohol consumption among residents in Agbani community in Nkanu-West Local government area of Enugu state, South-East Nigeria. In conclusion, there is an increase in alcohol consumption without gender or age differences.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-84", "words": "7541", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "56", "author": "Anike, Raphael U.; Marire-Nwankwo, Valentina C.", "title": "Homesickness and Friend-sickness as Predictors of Loneliness among Year One Students of Enugu State University of Science and Technology", "date": "2021", "keywords": "college; enugu; friendsickness; homesickness; issue; journal; loneliness; new; personality; psychology; questionnaire; research; students; study; university; volume; year", "summary": "Oswald and Clark (2003) found out that if the student maintains his/her best friendships throughout the course of his/her first year of college, he/she is less likely to suffer social loneliness and more likely to adjust to life in a new environment. Social loneliness is often experienced by college age students and is related to the absence of a wider network of friends with common interests.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-85", "words": "6029", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "51", "author": "Nwatu, Anthony A. ; Nwatu, Anthonia Chigozie", "title": "Relationship between Welfare Benefits and Job Satisfaction among Primary Health Care Workers in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "benefits; care; employee; health; job; job satisfaction; relationship; satisfaction; study; welfare; welfare benefits; workers; years", "summary": "At this juncture, the researchers want to examine the possible association between welfare benefits and health workers job satisfaction. They found that there is a strong connection between fringe benefits and employee job satisfaction along with its key dimensions, health protection benefits, overtime, recreation leaves and flexible working hours.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-86", "words": "8181", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "68", "author": "Nwosu, Innocent Ahamefule", "title": "COVID-19 Lockdown in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "covid-19; covid-19 lockdown; food; health; lagos; lockdown; nigeria; participants; people; poverty; residents; result; state; study", "summary": "Looking at the economic situation facing the poor during post COVID-19 lockdown in the area, the study revealed that the economic condition of the poor will be worse. The study also investigated the level of compliance with the lockdown by poor Lagos residents.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-87", "words": "4458", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "62", "author": "Ezeh, Michael Arinze; Okonkwo, Ejike A.; Nwagbo, Ifeoma Loveleen; Nweke-Uko, Nneoma; Ogbozor, Pamela A", "title": "Gender and Coping Strategy as Predictors of Empty Nest Syndrome among Midlife to Late Adults in South East Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "children; coping; ens; gender; nest; nest syndrome; strategy; study; syndrome", "summary": "Summary of findings From the study it was found that 1. Gender was not a significant predictor of Empty nest Syndrome 2. VOLUME 6 ISSUE 3, 2021 Gender and Coping Strategy as Predictors of Empty Nest Syndrome among Midlife to Late Adults in South East Nigeria 1Ezeh, Michael Arinze 1Okonkwo, A. Ejike 1Nwagbo, Ifeoma Loveleen 2Nneoma, Nweke-Uko 1 Ogbozor, A. Pamela 1Eungu University of Science and Technology (ESUT) *Correspondence Author: michaelarinze40@gmail.com", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-88", "words": "9154", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Ihedioha, Victor N; Kalu, Chris U. ; Ogbonnaya, Joshua I", "title": "Effects of Monetary Sector Financial Liberalization on Domestic Savings in Selected ECOWAS Countries", "date": "2021", "keywords": "countries; credit; development; domestic; economic; ecowas; ecowas countries; effect; growth; household; interest; investment; journal; liberalization; money; nigeria; policy; rate; saving; sector; variables", "summary": "This policy stimulates employment through investment and enhancement of domestic saving rate. However, there is no unanimous agreement on the nature of financial liberalization effects on domestic saving from these studies and papers.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-89", "words": "4811", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "52", "author": "Obeh, Henry Obukohwo; Brotoboh, Dennis Efemuaye", "title": "Impact of Interest Rate Spread on Savings in Nigeria", "date": "2021", "keywords": "consumption; interest; interest rate; model; nigeria; rate; relationship; savings; spread; studies; study", "summary": "Abstract This paper investigated the impact of interest rate spread on savings in Nigeria for the period, 1981-2019. The result of the study shows that interest rate spread and exchange rate, inflation, savings, interest, and GDP growth rate are statistically insignificant.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-9", "words": "7399", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "54", "author": "Amadi, Aroh; Onyia, P.C", "title": "Strategic Approach to Gender Issues in Enugu State Civil Service", "date": "2019", "keywords": "enugu; equality; gender; gender mainstreaming; mainstreaming; respondents; service; state; status; table; women; work", "summary": "In 2000, 60 percent of women worked for income, and three \u2013 fourths of working women did so on full time. Women work is rarely recognized.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-90", "words": "8677", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Ogbuabor, Jonathan E. ; Onuigbo, Fidelia N. ; Orji, Anthony ; Ojonta, Obed I", "title": "Effect of Economic Policy Uncertainty on the Nigerian Stock Market", "date": "2021", "keywords": "economic; index; investment; market; model; nigeria; nse; policy uncertainty; results; run; share; stock; stock market; study; theory; value", "summary": "The study used the autoregressive distributed lag framework and found that: there is a stable long-run relationship between economic policy uncertainty and the all share index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); and that economic policy uncertainty impacts significantly and adversely on the all share index of the NSE. Following the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), policymakers around the world have been concerned about the effects of economic policy uncertainty on the financial sectors of various economies.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-91", "words": "6853", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "55", "author": "Anike, Raphael Ugwu; Marire-Nwankwo, Valentina Chinenye ", "title": "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEXUAL SATISFACTION AND MARITAL SATISFACTION AMONG UNIVERSITY MARRIED STAFF", "date": "2021", "keywords": "couples; family; journal; marital; marriage; new; psychology; relationship; research; satisfaction; sex; social; study; university", "summary": "Marital satisfaction had a mean of 59.46 and a standard deviation of 18.33 and sexual satisfaction had a mean of 81.78 and a standard deviation of 17.83 with r=.59, P<.01 indicating a positive significant relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is simply the degree of contentment regarding certain aspects of marital relationship as well as the whole relationship.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-94", "words": "4582", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "47", "author": "Onyenekwe,, Ogochukwu N.; Ekwenchi, Ogochukwu; Ezebialu, Ifeanyichukwu", "title": "Healthcare Providers\u2019 Professional Arts during Antenatal Care and Appropriate Taxonomies of Nonverbal Communication", "date": "2021", "keywords": "antenatal; arts; clients; communication; healthcare; healthcare providers; p<0.05; providers; women", "summary": "Correspondence: *on.onyenekwe@unizik.edu.ng Abstract Nonverbal communication channels of healthcare providers have a significant impact on patients during consultations. The findings of the study showed that a predominant number of healthcare providers had handshakes with their clients (X2= 56.903; p<0.05), smile with their clients (X2= 21.160; p<0.05), palpate their clients\u2019 abdomen (X2= 30.260; p<0.05) and conduct physical examination of their clients (8.167; p<0.05).", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-95", "words": "4615", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "40", "author": "Ojiego, Chinemerem Winifred; Nnaji, Ejike S.", "title": "Evaluating the Impact of World Trade Organization on Agricultural Development in Nigeria, 2010-2018", "date": "2021", "keywords": "agreement; agriculture; countries; development; food; national; nigeria; trade; world; wto", "summary": "Developing countries do not have to cut their subsidies or lower their tariffs as much as developed countries. The WTO as a regime governs the activities on trade and limits the power of some states (especially the developing or under developed states) over certain actions because of the sanctions it could impose on states who defer or disobey its rules, this explains why states like Nigeria and other developing countries are bound to this organization even though it doesn\u2019t benefit them, it also explains how the powerful states have used the WTO as an instrument or tool to secure their national interests without using their military power and capabilities, basically the WTO is governed by this powerful countries.", "mime": "application/pdf"}, {"id": "esutjss-99", "words": "5872", "extension": ".pdf", "flesch": "46", "author": "Ezugwu, James Okey", "title": "COVID-19 AND SOCIO ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF SUB SAHARAN AFRICAN DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA", "date": "2021", "keywords": "covid-19; cross; district; food; health; pandemic; people; river; social; socio; southern; state; sub; wellbeing", "summary": "Abstract The impact of COVID-19 on socio economic wellbeing of Sub Saharan African district of southern Cross River State Nigeria has been investigated. This makes it even challenging in normal period to attain socio economic wellbeing.", "mime": "application/pdf"}]