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2020 College of Education, Open and Distance Learning

STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC STAFF OUTPUT AT THE UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH GEO-POLITICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA

Menwoukechiosigwe Idoli Nwachukwu Ben, David Nwogbo & Afam Uzorka

2020 | IMPACT: International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature (IMPACT: IJRHAL) ISSN (P): 2347–4564; ISSN (E): 2321–8878 Vol. 8, Issue 2, Feb 2020, 1–10 | Pp. 1-10

This study dealt with staff development and academic staff output at the universities in South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria. It was an Ex-post facto design study, carried out specifically in three federal universities in the area of study.These were: U...

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2020 College of Education, Open and Distance Learning

Adjusting to Deliver Quality Education in Response to COVID-19

Afam Uzorka (PhD), Yakubu Ajiji Makere (PhD)

2020 | International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume IV, Issue VII, July 2020|ISSN 2454-6186 | Pp. 226-227

With school closure across the globe due to coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), students can continue their education through e-learning platforms.

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2020 College of Education, Open and Distance Learning

Academic Challenges faced by Students in Higher Education during COVID-19 Pandemic

Afam Uzorka, Yakubu Ajiji Makeri

2020 | International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume IV, Issue VII, July 2020|ISSN 2454-6186 www.rsisinternational. | Pp. 474-476

This research examines academic challenges faced by students in Higher Education during COVID-19 pandemic. The population of the study consisted of undergraduates, postgraduates and lecturers in selected universities in Uganda. The researchers adopted qualita...

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2020 College of Education, Open and Distance Learning

Attitudes of Higher Education Students toward Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic

Afam Uzorka (PhD), Yakubu Ajiji Makeri (PhD)

2020 | International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume IV, Issue VIII, August 2020|ISSN 2454-6186 | Pp. 421-425

The purpose of this study was to assess Higher Education student’s attitude toward learning during COVID-19 pandemic. The study also explores the factors affecting student’s attitude towards learning during COVID-19 pandemic. The study population consist...

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2020 School of Allied Health Sciences

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Crude Extracts of Artocarpus heterophyllus Seeds against Selected Diarrhoea-Causing Superbug Bacteria

Asio Eve, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Doreen Nalubiri, Rasheed Omotayo Adeyemo, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Theophilus Pius, Saphurah Nabaasa, Susan Nabukeera, Bashir Alkali, and Ibrahim Ntulume

2020 | Hindawi The Scientific World Journal Volume 2020, Article ID 9813970, 11 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9813970 | Pp. 1-11

The current upsurge in resistance to conventional antibiotics, as well as high cost of orthodox medical treatment, called for the use of medicinal plants as an alternative therapy. This research was aimed at determining the antibacterial activity of Artocarpu...

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2020 School of Allied Health Sciences

Frequency and Factors Associated with Hyperglycaemia First Detected during Pregnancy at Itojo General Hospital, South Western Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frank Kiiza, Daniel Kayibanda, Pidson Tumushabe, Leticia Kyohairwe, Raymond Atwine, Rogers Kajabwangu and Ritah Kiconco

2020 | Hindawi Journal of Diabetes Research Volume 2020, Article ID 4860958, 9 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4860958 | Pp. 1-9

Background. Hyperglycemia in pregnancy complicates up to 30% of pregnancies in Africa, and this poses a major risk to both the mother and fetus. Although recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), universal screening for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy i...

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2020 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Activation of Pro-Apoptotic Cells, Reactive Astrogliosis and Hyperphosphorylation of Tau Protein In Trimethyltin-Induced Hippocampal Injury in Rats

Okesina AA, Ajao MS, Buhari MO, Afodun AM, Okesina KB, Usman RY, Sulaimon FA, Kolawole BP

2020 | Anatomy Journal of Africa. 2020. Vol 9 (1) | Pp. 1782 - 1788

Neurodegenerative diseases cause neural cells to lose both the functional and sensory abilities as a result of genetic factors, proteopathies and mitochondrial dysfunction. Neurodegeneration forms the basis of most neurodegenerative disorders for example Alz...

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2020 College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Electronic Accounting Practices: An Effective Means for Financial Reporting Quality in Nigeria Deposit Money Banks.

Oladejo, M.O, Yinus S.O

2020 | International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research (IJMSR) | Pp. 13-26

Nigerian banking industry has in recent times been reportedly facing different degrees of financial issues which give rise to widespread failure in the financial information quality. This serves as a pointer to the relevance of electronic accounting practices...

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2020 College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Strategic planning and business performance: perspective of entrepreneurs in ikotun - igando local community development area of lagos state

Yinus Oluwaseun, Ojelade Mathew & Jimoh Charles

2020 | Journal of Business and Organizational Development | Pp. 1-21

This study examined the effect of strategic planning on business performance through perspective of entrepreneurs in Ikotun - Igando local community Development Area of Lagos state, Nigeria. The population of study is the aggregate of all registered entrepren...

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2020 College of Humanities and Social Sciences

An appraisal of the roles of regulatory authorities on external audit quality in the Nigerian deposit money banks

Oladejo, M.O, Yinus, S.O, Sanni, Tajudeen

2020 | KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Evidence from literature shows that different studies have been carried out on regulatory authorities’ role in audit quality and user confidence on the financial statement of corporate organizations in which financial institution is not excluded in the deve...

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