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    ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST KITS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES OF NASARAWA STATE
    (INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NASARA WA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-07-05) Agbo, Catherine Hembadroon
    In Nigeria, people die daily from malaria-related complications and nearly all the deaths, many of which could have been prevented, occur in low-resource settings. West Africa and Nigeria account for the highest mortality rates from malaria in the world.For an effective healthcare sector, the health workers are at the fore of health communication.This study, therefore, assesses knowledge of malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits using participatory communication in select rural communities of Nasarawa State. The study employs survey research design with questionnaire, focus group discussion and in-depth interviews as instruments for data collection. Findings show that malaria is not just a common health burden of many families in the study area but that the prevalence level is very high, particularly in the rural communities with at least 70 per cent of patients who report to health facilities testing positive to the disease. Further findings indicate that awareness of malaria RDT kits among people in the rural communities of Nasarawa State is very high. Findings also show that there is positive perception of malaria RDT kits among the study population; and that the kits have enhanced the rapid diagnosis and treatment of the ailment due to their simplicity. The study thus recommends, among other things, that there is a compelling need for heightened awareness creation among the rural populace using participatory communication strategies through opinion leaders, religious leaders, traditional and community leaders, as well as community-based organisations on the necessity of living in clean and sanitary environments. There is an urgent need for training and retraining of information officers and community healthcare workers to become more proficient in participatory communication strategies so as to enhance acceptance and uptake of health innovations. This study therefore, concludes that participatory communication was the key element in the knowledge and acceptance of RDT kits in the select rural communities of Nasarawa State.
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    EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES USED IN THE : FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA RESETTLEMENT SCHEME
    (INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-07-12) Jacob, Sananu
    This study brings to limelight the non-involvement of resettlement communities in planning and implementation as the bane to resettlement logjam in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The idea of people’s active participation in developmental projects is recently garnering momentum. This is not unconnected with the realisation of the numerous benefits the approach has in engendering effective and sustainable development. The advocacy for people’s inclusion in development projects has been shouldered by numerous development proponents and scholars over the years. In fact, people’s participation has even been added as a fresh component of development. Development that is fair to the present and the future is the development that is effective and sustainable. It is this backdrop that this study discusses the place of people’s active participation in resettlement schemes as a paradigm that would engender effective and sustainable development. This study evaluates the communication strategies used in the resettlement schemes by the Federal Capital Territory Administration. Mixed research methods comprising qualitative and quantitative are used in this study. The study embraced Democratic Participant Media Theory and Theory of Justice because of their suitability in enhancing social inclusiveness. This investigation found out that there is nonchalant attitude by the Federal Capital Territory Administration towards deploying participatory strategies in planning and executing resettlement schemes in FCT. This study however, recommends that for there to be effective and sustainable resettlement schemes in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, the FCT has to appreciate deploying participatory communication approaches.
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    EFFECT OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD LIKELIHOOD OF QUOTED FOOD AND BEVERAGE FIRMS IN NIGERIA
    (INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NASARA WA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-06-06) Shuru, Mohammed Kabiru
    The study examines the effect of board characteristics on the financial fraud likelihood of food and beverage companies in Nigeria. The scope of the study covers four board characteristics, namely: size remuneration, independence and gender diversity. The Beneish M-score is used as the measure of fraud likelihood. The sample of the study comprises 19 food and beverage companies, listed in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The findings show that an increase in board size reduces the likelihood of financial statements fraud, though this is not significantly. An increase in board independence reduces the likelihood of financial statements fraud significantly. An increase in the number of females on the board increases the likelihood of financial fraud but this is not significant and finally, an increase in board 1 remuneration increases the likelihood of financial statements fraud but this is also not significant. Board independence is the only component that has significant effect on the likelihood of financial statement fraud.The study recommends that corporate boards should include outside directors and represent a diversity of stakeholder interests. The gender mix should be appraised based on member’s credential and not by mere female affirmation.Board remuneration should be determined within the context of sound corporate governance to i prevent fraudulent practices.
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    CRIMINAL PROFILING AND CRIME DETECTION BY NIGERIA POLICE FORCE MAKURDI, BENUE STATE
    (DEPARTMENT FORENSIC INVESTIGATION (DIGITAL), NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-03-09) Igba, Selumun Dorcas
    Criminal profiling has always been considered a very important law enforcement tool by the Nigerian Police in solving crime related issues, hence it is the process of criminal profiling that the investigator is able to find out the unknown criminal. This study examines how the Nigerian Police Force uses Criminal Profiling techniques to detect crime .Consequently three hypothesis were tested. The research area was Makurdi-Benue state and five police stations were selected with headquarter inclusive where questionnaires were distributed to respondents compromising of Officers/Men of the Nigeria Police to ascertain the effectiveness of criminal profiling in detecting crime. Data was collected primarily using the questionnaire designed for the study. The SPSS Statistical tool was used by the researcher to analyses the data gotten from the respondents. The findings revealed that; Increased knowledge by the Nigeria Police on Criminal Profiling and Crime Detection help reduce the crime rate in the society,, some of these underlining crimes increased over time as a result of poor investigation and detection of crime in the society. The study also revealed that, the Criminal Case File is the most effective technique used by the police in investigating crime. It also revealed that despite our data on crime scene photography proper analysis need to be carried out on them in other to have an effective investigation. The study recommends that the police, all law enforcement and intelligence agencies vested with powers to investigating crime, should always be ready and willing to make use of the available profiling equipment’s in their various forensic laboratories so as to mitigate and curb crime in the society, workshops and training to enhance the use of profiling tools to be conducted for effective crime investigation. Finally, proper funding of law enforcement agencies be done to motivate them in carrying out investigations.
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    ASSESSMENT OF THE AMNESTY PROGRAMME AND PEACE BUILDING ACTIVITIES OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION
    (INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, NASSARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI, 2021-07-14) Bala, Mohammed Abdul
    This study examined the effects of the amnesty programme on peace building in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Despite the implementation of the Amnesty program since 2009, issues of unemployment, insecurity, poverty environmental degradation still remain unaddressed. The study addressed the concept of peace building, conflicts and amnesty programme as well as the amnesty components including disarmament, demobilization and reintegration while Theory of the Post-Colonial State and Conflict Transformation Theory guided the study. The research design adopted was the survey design. The samples used for the study were 400 randomly selected respondents that cut across the Niger Delta Region. The study used primary data from questionnaire and the analyses was done using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The descriptive tools used were tables and percentages while the descriptive tool was the ordinary least square regression analysis. The findings showed that Amnesty Programme and Nature of Amnesty Programme had positive but insignificant effects on peace building in the Niger Delta Region, while Challenges of Amnesty Programme had a negative and significant effect on Amnesty Programme, and mitigation of challenges has a positive and significant effect on peace building in Niger Delta Region. The study recommends among other things that the Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the state governments in the Niger Delta Region should make intensified efforts to improve the implementation, monitoring and control of the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration phases of the amnesty programme in order to have better and statistically significant and positive results towards peace building.
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    ASSESSMENT OF THE CHALLENGES OF POLICING IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA-NIGERIA
    (INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, NASSARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI, 2021-07-09) Michael, Ade Awiya
    This study has assessed the challenges of policing in Abuja the federal capital territory, in achieving the aim of this study the researcher examined factors that challenge policing in the FCT, Abuja. The foundation of policing in Nigeria today can be traced to colonial legacy. Colonial policies subjugated the existing traditional informal .law enforcement order and forcefully imposed western idea of policing. Thus, policing within the context of oppression and gross misuse of power has been linked to western orientation. This imperial orientation is not only maintained and sustained by successive Nigerian administrations but also have serious implication for an effective policing in Nigeria, particularly the federal capital territory. This paper identifies critical issues that are germane to policing in Abuja the federal capital territory Nigeria. The paper further identifies some challenges that plague the police as an institution in the present democratic era. In spite of pervading problems and consequent challenges, the paper identifies prospects in the sustenance of policing in the present democratic dispensation as applicable in Abuja the federal capital territory Nigeria. To achieve this, the paper concludes with good governance in relation to police reform as strategies for an effective policing in Abuja Nigeria. The study reviewed literature according to the study objectives while social contract theory was reviewed and adopted. The study adopted survey design, the study adopted a sample of 384 respondents, questionnaire instrument was used as the instrument of data collection, the data collected was analyzed descriptively while chi-square based measure was used for testing the hypothesis. However, the study revealed that multiple authority in the FCT, political interference and family pressures are the major challenges affecting policing in FCT, Abuja. The study concluded that systemic overload is a basic factor affecting policing leading to de-motivation. Hence, this study recommends that government should reduce political interference and increase funding for the police in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria.