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Michael, Alao Olaleke. "Structure and Modus Operandi of Code of Conduct Bureau and Public Complaints Commission in Enthroning Accountability in Governance: Nigeria Experience." Randwick International of Social Science Journal 1, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): 77–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.47175/rissj.v1i2.48.
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Laden with corruption, fear, and lack of job security, politicization reigns supreme; one would expect nothing short of low or poor performance of the accountability institutions in Nigeria. There have been lots of scholarly works on accountability, accountability institutions, administration and performance of one accountability institution or the other. It was revealed that majority of the studies examined the activities or performance of these accountability institutions. Most of the scholars that wrote on accountability institutions in Nigeria picked one institution at a time and more often than not, limit their study to limitations, challenges and impediments of performance; and/or at best bring out impediments of delivery of service. Some of the foreign scholars’ writings and works conformed to the peculiarities of their environment which is different from what exists in Nigeria of today. What they wrote did not foresee the influence of politics on administration and did not put peculiarity of Nigeria into consideration. Issues like above the law syndrome, sacred cows, godfatherism, nepotism, favouritism, etc were not considered. This study in its peculiar form, afforded the staff of Public Complaints Commission and Code of Conduct Bureau the opportunity for self-assessment and self auditing; they were bulk of the respondents for both the questionnaire administration and interview. Accountability institutions in Nigeria have been alleged of not performing up to expectation or not performing at all by the public. It is against this background that this study seeks to assess the structure and modus operandi of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Public Complaints Commission in enthroning accountability in Governance. The study found out from the available information collected through the administration of questionnaire and conduct of in-depth interview that the awareness of Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is not in any way in-doubt amongst the elites in the country; the structure are perfect enough for the purpose for which it is set; there is cordial relationship between the superior and the subordinate; and there is room for free flow of information in the institutions.
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Ayeni, Victor. "Nigeria's Ombudsman System: five years of the Public Complaints Commission by Ladipo Adamolekun andE. L. Osunkunle Ibadan, Heinemann, 1982. Pp. 118. N8.75. N5.50." Journal of Modern African Studies 23, no. 3 (September 1985): 538–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x0005727x.
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Yanti, Murni, and Wicipto Setiadi. "OPTIMIZATION OF PROSECUTORS COMMISSIONS SUPERVISORY FUNCTION IN DEALING WITH COMPLAINT ABOUT PROSECUTORS PERFORMANCE." International Journal of Advanced Research 9, no. 06 (June 30, 2021): 503–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/13039.
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After about 15 (fifteen) years of its formation, the Prosecutors Commission is deemed not optimal in its performance of duties, especially in dealing with public report or complaint, considering that the provisions of Article 4 item a and b Presidential Regulation on Prosecutors Commission that is the basis for the Prosecutors Commission to perform its duties as set forth in Article 3 Presidential Regulation concerning Prosecutors Commission causes multiple interpretations that, according to the provisions of Article 4 item a in performance of its duties of supervising, monitoring and assessing the performance and behaviors of prosecutors and/or employees of Prosecutor Office, the Prosecutors Commission has the authority to accept and follow up public reports or complaints, the extent of the Prosecutors Commissions authority to follow up public reports or complaints are not clearly regulated. However, according to the provisions of Article 4 item b, it is the Prosecutors Commissions authority to forward public reports or complaints to the Attorney General for follow-up. According to the provisions of Article 10 Presidential Regulation No. 18 of 2011 concerning Prosecutors Commission, the Prosecutors Commission has the right to participate in the hearing of a case which attracts public attention. Therefore, the Prosecutors Commission needs to make efforts to optimize its duties performance in dealing with public complaints, for example, by using the concept of the progressive law theory popularized by Satjipto Raharjo, that in progressive law application, law is not enforced according to the letter, but according to the very meaning of laws or regulations in a broad sense. Similarly, in performance of the Prosecutors Commissions authority in dealing with complaints, in which the authority is deemed to have weaknesses, the Prosecutors Commission cannot perform its functions optimally as an external supervisory agency. All this time, the Prosecutors Commission, in dealing with complaints, only focuses on reviewing the substance of complaint without performing functional supervisory activities such as monitoring, data collection, inspection and review. The reason is since the Prosecutors Commission has not applied the progressive law, while in dealing with public complaints related to cases which attract public attention, the Prosecutors Commission should have the psychology and morality to position itself as the avant-garde in dealing with cases which attract public attention, so as to give justice to the people in dealing with cases transparently and accountably. As a concrete measure of optimizing its duty performance, the Prosecutors Commission has internally amended the Prosecutors Commission regulations which are deemed not conforming to the progressive law, such as the amendment to the provisions of Article 1 point 14 of Prosecutors Commission Regulation number PER-05/KK/04/2012. In addition, the progressive law should be applied to Prosecutors Commissions preventive supervision by participating in the hearing of important cases dealt with by Prosecutors, either directly or by using technology, such as attending a hearing online, thus the presence of the Prosecutors Commission will be felt better, which means that the purpose of the Prosecutors Commission formation as an external supervisory agency for better transparency and accountability is achieved.
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Holtz- Bacha, Christina. "The EU, the member states and the future of public broadcasting." Doxa Comunicación. Revista interdisciplinar de estudios de comunicación y ciencias sociales, no. 3 (June 2005): 231–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n3a13.
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Public service broadcasting (PSB) has come under considerable pressure by the EU Commission. This is due to the fact that the Commission treats broadcasting as a service as any other and therefore applies the competition regulation of the EC Treaty to broadcasting stations, independent of their commercial interests or public service mission. Against this background, the financing of public broadcasting is regarded as being state aids that are only allowed under special circumstances. In recent years, several commercial broadcasters from different member states filed complaints and claimed distortion of competition through state aids for public service broadcasting. At first, the Commission remained reluctant but has meanwhile adopting an active role, finally pushing aside the member states although, according to the Amsterdam Protocol, they have the competence to define the remit of PSB and to decide about its funding. This battle is about to change the broadcasting systems of the European countries where PSB has been a defining feature for more than 50.
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Dani, Micaella, and Muharjono Muharjono. "AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (AHRC) DALAM MENGURANGI KASUS DISKRIMINASI RAS DI AUSTRALIA TAHUN 2015-2018." Paradigma: Jurnal Masalah Sosial, Politik, dan Kebijakan 24, no. 1 (June 27, 2021): 434. http://dx.doi.org/10.31315/paradigma.v24i1.5018.
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This journal discussing about the efforts of the Australian Human RightsCommission (AHRC) to reduce racial discrimination cases in Australia 2015-2018. The AHRC efforts was defined into five rules and procedures for resolving racial discrimination complaints. They are socialization or early warning, collecting complaints and investigation, fulfillment, continuation of legal actions, and public hearings. The Australia’s moment ratified the rules of the United Nations of Human Rights Commissioner (UNHRC), namely the CERD rules concerning the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination which sparked the 1975 Racial Discrimination Act could construct the formation of the AHRC in 1986. The principle of UNHRC is an organization known as regime which adopted in Australia in the form of AHRC. This journal aims to discuss, describe and find out the efforts of the Australian Human Rights Commission in reducing cases of racial discrimination in Australia 2015-2018. Explain the rules and procedures for resolving racial discrimination complaints received by the AHRC through five stages of resolution. Afterwards analyze whether the five rules and procedures implemented by the AHRC implemented optimally to reduce racial discrimination cases which happened in Australia in 2015-2018.
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Siwach, Rajkumar. "Adjudicators of the RTI Regime: A Critical Analysis of the Performance of State Information Commission, Haryana." Indian Journal of Public Administration 64, no. 4 (August 1, 2018): 717–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556118785428.
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The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, has ushered in a new era of transparent governance. It makes citizens more resourceful and powerful to expose to the public the maladministration in public authorities. But this task is challenging due to prevailing culture of secrecy and lackadaisical attitude of Central Public Information Officers/State Public Information Officers (CPIOs/SPIOs), who act as hubs to implement information regime. To regulate their duties, arrangement has been made to constitute Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs). Their vigilant observation and fair outlook play a vital role in establishing corruption-free governance. This article examines the adjudicatory role of Haryana State Information Commission by selecting the data from 2005 to 2018 with regard to disposal of enquiries, complaints and appeals. After presenting the powers and functions of the State Commission, year-wise data are presented in tabular form to have a look at the performance of the commission in dealing with the RTI applications. Besides, a brief summary is also given presenting the number of delinquent SPIOs, who have not deposited the penalties imposed by the commission. It is a serious challenge before the commission. On this critical aspect, facts and arguments are discussed to assess the role of the full commission and individual commissioners in disposal of RTI matters. Due to lacklustre performance of the commission to ensure voluntary disclosure compliance and speedy disposals, the author feels concerned and opines that if these disquieting trends are not nipped in bud, then the commission may come to be perceived as a mere scarecrow.
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Kadiri, Dele S., Stephen O. Ojo, and Godwin O. Jagboro. "Implications of Adopting Public Private Partnership for Infrastructure Development in Nigeria." Journal of Sustainable Development 8, no. 9 (November 29, 2015): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v8n9p169.
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<p>The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) ACT of 2005 provided the legal framework for the adoption of PPP for infrastructure development in Nigeria. This paper therefore examined the implications of the adoption of PPP for infrastructure development in Nigeria with a view to enhancing infrastructure projects delivery. The paper acknowledged the timeliness of the initiative in Nigeria owing to the wide infrastructure gap and progressive severe cut back in budgetary allocation and implementation. The paper recommended that political will, good governance and human capacity building will be required to maximise the benefits from the initiative by all stakeholders.</p>
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Walsh, Dermot PJ. "Twenty years of handling police complaints in Ireland: a critical assessment of the supervisory board model." Legal Studies 29, no. 2 (June 2009): 305–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.2009.00120.x.
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Twenty years after Ireland adopted an external supervisory board model to promote public confidence in the handling of complaints against the police (the Garda Síochána), it had to replace it with a cross between the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Independent Police Complaints Commission in England and Wales. This paper examines the nature and scale of the board's failure and offers a critique of the internal and external factors responsible. It focuses, in particular, on how the police and the government, acting separately and in combination, managed to smother the potential of the supervisory board model. It also offers insights into how the board contributed to its own failure. The paper concludes by drawing attention to the fact that several of these negative forces can also be active in the new complaints procedure that commenced operations in 2007.
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Chambers, Lori, and Nadia Verrelli. "A Missed Opportunity: The Public Investigation into the Conduct of the RCMP in Matters Involving Nicole (Ryan) Doucet." Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société 32, no. 01 (April 2017): 117–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cls.2017.2.
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Abstract On July 13, 2013, the Commission for Public Complaints released the Report Following a Public Interest Investigation into the Conduct of RCMP Members in Nova Scotia in Respect to Matters Involving Nicole (Ryan) Doucet. After interviewing all parties involved and reviewing 25 incidences involving Ms. Doucet and Mr. Ryan, the Acting Commissioner, Ian McPhail, concluded the RCMP’s policy regarding violence in relationships “was followed at all times.” According to The Report, the RCMP did not fail to protect Ms. Doucet. These conclusions, however, seem to be at odds with the evidence presented in The Report. After discussing coercive control and reviewing R. v. Ryan, the paper analyses the Commission’s findings to argue that the evidence presented to the Commission clearly illustrates that police ignored Ms. Doucet’s repeated pleas for help. The Commissioner missed a real opportunity to review current RCMP policies on domestic violence to bring them in line with current and on-going research on coercive control.
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Okpara, Enoch E. "The Rôle of Touts in Passenger Transport in Nigeria." Journal of Modern African Studies 26, no. 2 (June 1988): 327–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00010508.
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Touts can be defined as free-lance workers at railway stations, airports, ferry points, and especially motor-parks, who undertake the self-imposed responsibility of recruiting and organising passengers who wish to travel by road, and for this work they receive a fee, or more appropriately, a ‘commission’, that is generally paid by the drivers of the vehicles just before their departure. All the owners are private entrepreneurs, who both compete and collaborate with one another to provide road transport for the public.
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Naswardi, Naswardi. "EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MEDIATION SERVICES INFRINGEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN THE COMMISSION OF INDONESIAN CHILD PROTECTION." IJHCM (International Journal of Human Capital Management) 1, no. 02 (December 1, 2017): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/ijhcm.01.02.05.
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This study aimed to evaluate the service programs of public complaints and mediation of dispute child rights violations in the Indonesian child protection commission (KPAI) . Evaluation model used was Discrepancy Evaluation Model (DEM). This study used a qualitative approach. Data collected through observation, interviews, focus groups and internal supporting data. The results showed that the sub-focus research on the Desain of the program resulted in a Skor value of three, it’s means lower inequality. This illustrates that the Desain of the program has been good. Sub focus of the program installation Skord eight, it’s means inequality are quite low and illustrates quite well the installation program. Sub focus on the process of implementing the program generates a Skor value of ten, it’s means that inequality is high enough and illustrates that the process of program implementation should be improved both from the aspect of organization, management of human resources and services. Sub focus of product produces a value of ten, it’s means that high inequality. This illustrates that the product of service complaints and dispute mediation and child rights violations in KPAI, in need of repair and upgrading. This study found some substantial weaknesses in the implementation of the program by KPAI. Limited human resources, organizational structure ineffective, limited information service system, the absence of a quality management system in service and availability of facilities, infrastructure and facilities that have not been friendly for users of the service. This is a major problem that must be corrected to improve the quality of public complaints service program of and mediation of dispute child rights violations in KPAI.
Keywords:Evaluation, Program, Service, Complaint, Mediation, Dispute, Violation of Childs Right
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Naswardi, Naswardi. "EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MEDIATION SERVICES INFRINGEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN THE COMMISSION OF INDONESIAN CHILD PROTECTION." IJHCM (International Journal of Human Capital Management) 1, no. 02 (December 1, 2017): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/ijhcm.012.05.
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This study aimed to evaluate the service programs of public complaints and mediation of dispute child rights violations in the Indonesian child protection commission (KPAI) . Evaluation model used was Discrepancy Evaluation Model (DEM). This study used a qualitative approach. Data collected through observation, interviews, focus groups and internal supporting data. The results showed that the sub-focus research on the Desain of the program resulted in a Skor value of three, it’s means lower inequality. This illustrates that the Desain of the program has been good. Sub focus of the program installation Skord eight, it’s means inequality are quite low and illustrates quite well the installation program. Sub focus on the process of implementing the program generates a Skor value of ten, it’s means that inequality is high enough and illustrates that the process of program implementation should be improved both from the aspect of organization, management of human resources and services. Sub focus of product produces a value of ten, it’s means that high inequality. This illustrates that the product of service complaints and dispute mediation and child rights violations in KPAI, in need of repair and upgrading. This study found some substantial weaknesses in the implementation of the program by KPAI. Limited human resources, organizational structure ineffective, limited information service system, the absence of a quality management system in service and availability of facilities, infrastructure and facilities that have not been friendly for users of the service. This is a major problem that must be corrected to improve the quality of public complaints service program of and mediation of dispute child rights violations in KPAI.
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Adegboyega, Bada, Ibrahim. "Correlates of Supervisory Strategies and Quality Education in Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria." International Journal of Learning and Development 2, no. 3 (May 19, 2012): 164. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v2i3.1820.
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This study examined supervisory strategies as correlates of quality education among secondary schools in Ibadan southwest local government area of Oyo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select thirty schools (public and private) and three hundred respondents consisting of 200 teachers from public schools, 80 teachers from private schools and 20 supervisors from Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM).Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the four hypotheses(P < 0.05) Multiple Regression was used to determine the contribution of independent variables (Supervisory strategies) both jointly and individually to dependent variable (quality education).Results revealed that two of the supervisory strategies (companionable and synergistic) have positive and significant correlation on quality education (r =0.853) and (r = 0.783) while authoritarian strategy had negative correlation, laissez faire had no significant relationship on quality education (r = -0.522 and r = -0.200)respectively. The joint contribution of the four supervisory strategies to the prediction of quality education in secondary schools was also significant (F (4,295) = 261.225).The paper concludes with some recommendations to the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and the Government. Key words and Phrase: Supervisory Roles, Quality Education, Supervisory Strategies.
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Badiora, Adewumi I. "Stakeholders' perspectives of public participation in landuse policy: the Nigeria experience." Public Administration and Policy 23, no. 3 (November 9, 2020): 315–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pap-05-2020-0024.
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PurposeIt has long been recognised that the top-down approach is prevailing over bottom-up approach in landuse planning in African countries. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and identify the facilitators and limitations to have effective public participation (PP), and suggest how the practices can be improved in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachUsing Nigeria as a case study, this paper involves interviews of various stakeholders, including government staff, representatives of interest groups, general public, members of the planning board and planning commission. Information is analysed by narrative techniques of reporting.FindingsThere is a general judgment that PP is vital to landuse policy. Early public consultation was preferred, as many respondents pointed out that this would help shape the final policy. Yet, their opinion varied on whether relevant information was provided to the public, as well as their level of satisfaction with the whole process. While the process was fairly seen as giving opportunities for the public to make comments on public policy, the approach appeared not to be fruitful in many cases: (a) when the scope was broad; (b) lack of representativeness and abstruse information; (c) insufficient feedback to the participants; and (d) corruption and shortage of resources to complete the process promptly.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the facilitators and limitations that impact the success of PP can help provide guidance to improve the decision-making processes of public policies.Originality/valueThis paper fills the knowledge gap by providing the Nigerian experience on stakeholders' perspectives of PP in developing countries.
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Saputra, Wahyu. "Implementasi Undang-Undang Keterbukaan Informasi Publik Dan Transparansi Pelayanan Publik Di Jawa Timur." Al-Adabiya: Jurnal Kebudayaan dan Keagamaan 14, no. 01 (August 29, 2019): 31–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.37680/adabiya.v14i01.102.
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One of the objectives of the Law on Public Information Openness (UU KIP) is to encourage the creation of transparency in public information services to the public. The goal is at the same time as an effort to realize the implementation of democratic governance and good governance. The purpose of this study was to analyze the implementation of the UU KIP in promoting transparency in public services in East Java. The research method used in this study is a normative-empirical research method. The data analysis method used is descriptive-analytical. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of the KIP Law in encouraging transparency in public services has not been able to be carried out optimally, as evidenced by the still many complaints and public information disputes that entered the East Java Information Commission.
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Coldham, Simon. "Land Tenure Reform in Tanzania: Legal Problems and Perspectives." Journal of Modern African Studies 33, no. 2 (June 1995): 227–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00021042.
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In January 1991 President Ali Hassan Mwinyi appointed a Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters, under the chairmanship of Professor Issa Shivji, with extremely broad terms of reference. It was mandated not only to review laws and policies concerning the allocation, tenure, use, and development of land, and to make recommendations for reform, but also to examine the nature of the disputes that had arisen, and to propose measures for their solution. More generally, it was to hear complaints from the general public and to look into any other matters connected with land that it deemed appropriate. The appointment of the Commission might be interpreted as tacit official acknowledgement that the land policies of the preceding 25 years had, in many ways, been a failure, and that now was the time to formulate a new approach in keeping with the economic changes embraced in the mid-1980s
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Aliyu, Mukhtar Shehu, Mukhtar Salisu Abubakar, Abubakar Mukhtar Yakasai, and Abdulkarim Garba. "MODELLING NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PERFORMANCE THROUGH TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT." Journal of Applied Structural Equation Modeling 2, no. 1 (January 20, 2018): 59–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.47263/jasem.2(1)06.
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The aim of this research is to examine the effects of total quality management on the performance of public universities in Nigeria. University education serves as a means of producing individuals who possess the academic and mental capability, which is expected to help in the production of high-level manpower to the various sectors of the economy. To answer the research questions, one hypothesis is formulated: (a) there is a significant relationship between total quality management and performance of public universities in Nigeria. Data were collected by means of self-administration of a questionnaire completed by academic leaders randomly selected. The questionnaires developed from the prior research were used to measure the total quality management, while performance measurement was based on subjective evaluation involving self-reported measures. The findings revealed that significant relationship exists between total quality management and performance of public universities in Nigeria. The finding of this study would be of relevance to policymakers, such the National Universities Commission (NUC) being the regulator of university education in Nigeria.University Vice Chancellors as administrators can benefit from the study’s outcome. The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is also a beneficiary of the study finding as it will guide them in resource allocation across the universities. The study recommends that future studies should be conducted on other variables that can predict university performance.
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PAUL, SALISU OJONEMI, and Prof Chikelue Ofuebe. "Unabated Corruption in the Government of Nigeria Despite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission: Who Bells the Cat?" Society & Sustainability 2, no. 2 (September 17, 2020): 45–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.38157/society_sustainability.v2i2.129.
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This paper examines the different dimensions and continuous corrupt practices in the federal government of Nigeria amidst President Buhari administration’s anti-corruption songs and war (2015 – date). It is observed that the menaces of infrastructural deficits are persistent and unabated due to billions of dollars that are carted away by both political and public office holders on a seasonal basis, and misfit appointment of public officials popularly referred to as ‘favoritism’ and the ‘lopsidedness.’ The study which is qualitative with data gathered from secondary sources. The paper found the fact that political and public office holders across administrations in Nigeria perceived corruption as a worthwhile venture despite the campaign against corruption. It is also noticed that the EFCC created to lead the anti-corruption war only barks without biting. The study advocated, among others, that the National Assembly should immediately reevaluate and review the Nigerian administration of the criminal justice system.
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Petersen, Carole J. "Negotiating Respect: Sexual Harassment and the Law in Hong Kong." International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 7, no. 1-4 (September 2005): 127–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/135822910500700405.
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This article critiques the sexual harassment provisions of Hong Kong's Sex Discrimination Ordinance , as well as the enforcement model. Although the judiciary has had some opportunity to interpret the Ordinance, most complaints never reach the courts because the Equal Opportunities Commission has a statutory duty to attempt to conciliate a complaint before granting legal assistance. When the Ordinance was enacted it was widely assumed that Chinese women would prefer confidential conciliation to a public hearing. However, interviews with past complainants and representatives of women's organizations reveal that many complainants find conciliation conferences to be extremely stressful. They also feel demeaned and disempowered by what is effectively an obligation to negotiate with the respondent. The author concludes that the current model exacerbates the power imbalance between complainants and respondents and limits the systemic impact of the law. She argues that an informal and inexpensive Equal Opportunities Tribunal should be created. This would allow those complainants who are willing to try their complaints to proceed directly to a hearing, without any obligation to first participate in conciliation.
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Animashaun, Oyesola, and Howard Chitimira. "The Reliance on Lifestyle Audits for Public Officials to Curb Corruption and Tax Evasion in Nigeria." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 24 (June 17, 2021): 1–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2021/v24i0a10735.
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Widespread corruption in the Nigerian public service is having a far-reaching detrimental effect on the economy. Public officers and other policy makers that formulate socio-economic policies are the main perpetrators of corruption in Nigeria. This article focusses on the viability of lifestyle audits for public officials as a strategy for combating such corruption, the proceeds of which are usually laundered and warehoused either offshore or in Nigeria with the assistance of professionals such as bankers and lawyers. If such warehoused wealth is discovered it is usually forfeited to the treasury of the government of Nigeria, after the trial of the offenders. This article interrogates the adequacy of the relevant legislation and the efficacy of the statutory bodies responsible for lifestyle audits in Nigeria, such as the Code of Conduct Bureau, which is discussed, as are the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, 2010, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004, and the income tax reporting framework administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Service. It appears that the provisions relating to lifestyle audits under the Nigerian statutes are not robust enough to curb corruption and tax evasion. In addition, the enforcement of such lifestyle audits is hindered by the immunity granted to certain Nigerian public officers and jurisdictional conflicts in prosecuting corruption cases.
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Ifeagwazi, Chuka Mike, Emeka E. Nwokpoku, JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji, John E. Eze, and Emmanuel Ekpedoho Abiama. "Somatic symptoms among prison inmates: contributions of emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness, and duration of stay in prison." International Journal of Prisoner Health 16, no. 2 (October 22, 2019): 151–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijph-02-2019-0009.
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Purpose The modern prison system is not only a necessity to keep the public safe but also a mode of punishment for crimes. The correctional role of prisons is hampered in situations of mental illness, given that mental illness in the prison or correctional setting is a serious security risk. Few studies have given attention to the modifiable factors that may influence the mental health status of prison inmates, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to investigate emotion regulation (ER), dispositional mindfulness and duration of stay as factors in somatic symptoms among prison inmates. Design/methodology/approach Participants were 209 prison inmates drawn from a prison in Eastern Nigeria, who completed measures of ER (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), mindfulness and somatization. Findings Results of a hierarchical multiple regression indicated that cognitive reappraisal predicted somatic complaints but it was only among older prison inmates, while expressive suppression was not a significant predictor of somatic complaints. Dispositional mindfulness was a negative predictor of somatic complaints among younger and older prison inmates. Duration of stay in prison positively predicted somatic complaints among prison inmates in emerging adulthood only (younger inmates), but not among older inmates. Research limitations/implications Frequent use of cognitive reappraisal strategy of ER by prisoners may not always be productive in reducing somatic complaints, and the length of time in prison may influence somatic symptoms especially for younger prisoners. The possible benefits of incorporating mindfulness-based therapies in psychosocial interventions to reduce somatic complaints in correctional settings deserves further investigation. Originality/value To date, there is limited research on somatic complaints of prisoners in the developing societies, particularly the psychosocial factors that may contribute to mental health problems.
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Salome, Ezeani Nneka. "An Evaluation of Effectiveness of Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC ) in Checkmating Public Sector Accountants Operation in Nigeria." Nigerian Chapter of Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review 1, no. 1 (December 2012): 21–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.12816/0003606.
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Pratt, Cornelius. "Communication Policies for Population Control: Nigeria in the African Context." Journal of Modern African Studies 24, no. 3 (September 1986): 529–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00007163.
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Nigerians are worried about the inability of their country's economy to support an annual population growth rate of 3·3 per cent, not least because of the persistent decline in agricultural productivity, and the inadequacy of current ad hoc measures in stabilising the situation.There is, of course, increasing international awareness of the intractable economic and social woes associated with uncontrolled population growth. More important still, there is now considerable interest in devising effective policies and measures for controlling population, and these include the implementation of massive public-education programmes. In Tanzania in January 1984 the Second African Population Conference called on the member-states of the U.N. Economic Commission of Africa ‘to ensure the availability and accessibility of family planning services to all couples or individuals seeking services freely or at subsidized prices‘.2 Implicit in these proposals is the need to develop national communication policies on population issues.
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Duhaime, Bernard. "Women's Rights in Recent Inter-American Human Rights Jurisprudence." Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting 111 (2017): 258–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/amp.2017.38.
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While certain aspects of women's rights had been addressed in earlier OAS instruments and more generally in the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and in the American Convention on Human Rights, many consider that the issue of women's rights was first incorporated in the normative corpus of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS) with the 1994 adoption of the Belém do Pará Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women. This treaty obliges states to prevent, punish, and eradicate violence against women, taking special account of vulnerabilities due to race, ethnic background, migrant status, age, pregnancy, socioeconomic situation, etc. It defines the concept of violence against women and forces states to ensure that women live free of violence in the public and private sphere. It also grants the Commission and the Court the ability to process individual complaints regarding alleged violations of the treaty. Since 1994, the Commission has also established a Rapporteurship on the rights of women, which assists the IACHR in its thematic or country reports and visits, as well as in the processing of women's rights–related petitions. In recent years, the jurisprudence of the Commission and the Court has addressed several fundamental issues related to women's rights, in particular regarding violence against women, women's right to equality, and reproductive health.
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P. C., Ozili,, Aniagolu, C. O., and Maluze, F. O. "AN EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE “CALABAR CARNIVAL” EXPERIENCE." International Journal For Research In Business, Management And Accounting (ISSN: 2455-6114) 2, no. 1 (March 30, 2017): 13–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.53555/bma.v2i1.1685.
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The importance of tourism development in a nation’s economy and sustainable development cannot be overemphasized. The Cross River State Government in Nigeria took the bull by the horn by initiating the “Calabar Carnival” in 2004 with the intention of making the state one of the best tourist destinations in Africa. The Carnival gained popularity but insecurity, poor infrastructural facilities, poor funding amongst others have reduced greatly the progress made by the carnival. This paper therefore tried to X-ray how the success of the carnival could be improved through Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The study adopted the descriptive research method in which data was collected from document of the Cross River State Tourism Bureau (CRSTB), Cross River State Carnival Commission (CRCC) and other published and unpublished materials. The study found out that the carnival has not made serious progress because it is fully organized by CRSTB and CRCC. The study then recommended PPP as a way forward stating that PPP would ensure adequate funding for tourism development in the state, provide tourism support and transport infrastructure while at the same time ensuring security of tourist, maintenance of tourism projects and adequate training of tourism workers to mention only but a few.
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Ogbonna, Christian Alozie, Nnanyelugo Okoro, and Joseph O. Wogu. "Influence of Hate Speech on Public Perception of Presidential Candidates’ Credibility During the 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria." Global Journal of Health Science 12, no. 5 (March 11, 2020): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v12n5p20.
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The study examines the influence of hate speech on public perception of presidential candidates’ credibility during the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study using 72,001, 204 eligible registered voters in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. 600 questionnaires were distributed and 518 were returned for analysis through multi-stage sampling. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson – chi-square test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings reveal that the extent to which voters were aware of hate speech against a political opponent during the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria was high. The findings further show that one of the factors that influenced hate speech against a political opponent during the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria was the political affiliation of voters. Concerning the null hypotheses, findings indicated that there was no significant relationship among the responses of the electorate in the six geo-political zones on the factors that influenced hate speech during the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. A significant relationship was also not found on how hate speech influenced public perception of presidential candidates during the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. The study recommends that politicians, political parties as well as their supporters should be cautioned on using social media to post hate speech, inciting messages, attack opponents, spread false news. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should propose to the National Assembly to enact laws in the electoral act that will make the use of hate speech for campaign purposes a punishable offence in the country.
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Agube, Ejeje Igwe, Edwin M. Igbokwe, and Oluwasegun Felix Ojo. "Role of Extension Forest Officers in Forest Conservation in Cross River State, Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Extension 25, no. 3 (August 6, 2021): 69–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v25i3.7.
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This study assessed role of extension forest officers in forest conservation in Cross River State, Nigeria. All the forest officers under the employment of the Cross River State Forestry Commission (CRSFC) formed the population of the study. Systematic sampling technique was employed to select 78 respondents for the study out of a population of 314 forest officers. Data were collected through validated structured interview schedule. Data were analyzed using percentage and mean scores. The major effective extension role of forest officers in forest conservation were creating awareness through environmental enlightenment campaign in forest communities ( x̄= 2.61) and dissemination of information in relation to public participation in forest conservation (x̄ = 2.61). The Major training needs of forest officers in forest conservation were sustainable forest management practices (x̄ = 3.39), forestry extension practices ( x̄= 3.32) and developing group participation. The most serious constraints to effective forestry extension service delivery were inadequate funding ( x̄= 2.97), and lack of vehicles for field staff logistics (x̄ = 2.80). ). Forestry extension service delivery in forest conservation was less effective, owing to a great number of constraints militating against the service delivery. For extension role of forest officers in forest conservation to be more effective in the state, there is need for extension unit to be created by the Cross River State Forestry Commission and specifically saddled with the responsibility of carrying out forestry extension functions along with the readiness of the state government to adequately coordinate and fund forestry extension services.
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Walton, Merrilyn, Patrick J. Kelly, E. Mary Chiarella, and Terry Carney. "Management and outcomes of health practitioner complaints in Australia: a comparison of the national and New South Wales systems." Australian Health Review 44, no. 2 (2020): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah18262.
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Objective. The aim of this study was to summarise the process and outcomes of complaints from five regulated health professions in Australia, and to compare these between the national and New South Wales (NSW) systems. Methods. This is a retrospective cohort study of all complaints lodged from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013 for medicine, nursing and midwifery, dentistry, psychology and pharmacy registered practitioners. Data were extracted from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, the NSW Health Professional Councils’ Authority and the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission databases. The main outcome measures were frequencies and percentages of process decisions and outcomes. Results. Systems differed in classification of complaints as conduct (national 47%; NSW 22%) and performance (national 45%; NSW 71%). Thirty-eight per cent of complaints were investigated or managed through a health or performance stream (national 40%; NSW 34%), but the national system investigated more matters (national 35%; NSW 6%). Over 50% of complaints resulted in ‘no further action’ (national 60%; NSW 70%). The most common action was caution or counsel (national 12%; NSW 15%), followed by conditions, (national 10%; NSW 5%). Practitioner registration surrender was more common with the NSW than national system (national 0.1%; NSW 1.3%), but registration suspensions or cancellations were similar (national 0.6%; NSW 1.0%). Conclusion. The main difference between the two systems is the administrative decision as to how complaints are assessed. In NSW, a classification of a complaint as ‘performance’ usually means the complaint is not investigated; rather, the practitioner is assessed by peers and may be required to undergo further education and training. Reaching agreement and understanding of complaints that should be investigated and those appropriate for performance review would strengthen a national approach to health complaint regulation. What is known about the topic? The national system of managing healthcare complaints is relatively new (since 2010) compared with the NSW system (since 1993). Annual reports of the regulatory authorities provide summaries of types and outcomes of complaints separately for each profession, and separately for NSW and the national system, but we do not know how the two systems directly compare in terms of complaint management or their outcomes. What does this paper add? This study examined how different types of complaints are managed between the two systems and whether there are any differences in outcomes. The types of complaints are almost identical between the two systems, but classification of complaints as ‘performance’ or ‘conduct’ differed. Immediate action is more common in the national than NSW system, especially for health impairment and boundary crossing. Health impairment complaints are much less likely to be discontinued at the assessment stage in NSW compared with the national system. The NSW and national systems are similar in terms of complaints proceeding to either an investigation or performance or health assessment, but the national system investigates more than the NSW system. For many types of complaints the outcomes were similar between systems, but there were clear differences for some types of complaints, such as health impairment and boundary crossing. What are the implications for practitioners? An efficient and fair regulatory system is crucial for maintaining practitioner trust, as well as trust of the public. This study shows that there are many similarities between the national and NSW systems in terms of process and outcomes, but there are differences in the way some types of complaints are assessed between the two systems. This knowledge may assist regulatory authorities in their efforts to achieve a nationally consistent approach to complaints.
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Duckett, Stephen. "Health care leadership, quality and safety." Australian Health Review 33, no. 3 (2009): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah090355.
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THIS ISSUE OF Australian Health Review started as part of a Festschrift to celebrate the work and leadership of Professor Mike Ward, currently Commissioner of the Health Quality and Complaints Commission in Queensland but previously inaugural Senior Director of the Clinical Practice Improvement Centre in Queensland Health and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland, as well as Commissioner of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. During his time at Queensland Health and in clinical practice, Mike made an outstanding contribution to health care in Queensland, recognised by the award of the Public Service Medal. Initially trained as a gastroenterologist, Professor Ward?s interest broadened to include organisational issues such as communication among teams, and how to measure and improve quality of care. He was particularly interested in methods of displaying data to highlight the underlying patterns in the information presented. Mike, not surprisingly for someone who occupied a professorial role, was also interested in the development of health professionals and played a key role in the creation and shaping of Queensland Health?s world renowned Skills Development Centre.
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Maume, David, Ervin (Maliq) Matthew, and George Wilson. "Minority Threat, Worker Power, and Discriminatory Complaints: State-level Effects on Racial Income Inequality among Men." Social Currents 5, no. 3 (March 21, 2018): 215–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2329496518762000.
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Because U.S. states are meaningful polities with differing cultures and institutions, they are important locations for the struggles for resources. Yet there have been surprisingly few studies of how state-level cleavages and institutions shape the pattern of income inequality, especially by race. This article matches individual-level data on income and its determinants (from the Current Population Survey) to state-level measures (mostly from Census data) of varying demographic, power, and institutional configurations. A multilevel model of the racial pay gap is estimated showing that racial income inequality increases with the size of the minority population in the state but decreases with the rate of filing racial discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The index of labor market power (a scaled index of union density and the size of the public sector) increases pay across the board but does not reduce racial income inequality. The findings suggest that recent and current neoliberal efforts across states to shrink government, limit unions, and abandon enforcement of antidiscrimination will lower wages for all workers and exacerbate racial income inequality.
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Gupta, Anil Kumar, Shiva Hari Adhikari, and Gyan Laxmi Shrestha. "Corruption in Nepal: Level, Pattern and Trend Analysis." Journal of Management and Development Studies 28 (November 22, 2018): 36–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmds.v28i0.24957.
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The Government of Nepal has adopted various policies, plans and programs to curb corruption over the years. However, Transparency International (2015) showed that there is a high level of corruption in Nepal. Bearing such aspect in the mind, the study aims to analyse level, pattern and trend of corruption in Nepal by analysing the cases published by Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority in its annual reports from 2005 to 2015. Applying descriptive and bivariate analysis, it draws a level, trend and pattern of corruption and improper conduct using the disaggregated level data. Similarly, it seeks to analyse the relationship between corruption and gender as well as a position of a public official and working place of officials. Findings of this study showed that Nepal has relatively decreased the global corruption index of 2015 compared to 2013 and 2014. It is interesting to note that corruption cases lodged decreased dramatically from 2006 to 2008, however, it started to increase from 2008 onward. Similarly, it is seen that there was no significant fluctuation noticed in the number of complaints received and resolved in the Year between 2006 and 2015. During the Year between 2005 and 2015, the Central Development Region had the highest annual number of corruption and improper complaints registered, whereas the Far-Western Development Region had the lowest. Similarly, Tarai districts recorded the highest number of corruption cases complaints between 2005 and 2013. During the Year 2005 to 2015, Mahottari was repeatedly listed in the top 10 districts registering highest number of corruption and improper conduct's complaints. Additionally, this study also showed a significant relationship in gender, position, working place, and types of corruption with small to moderate effect which offers a new and conclusive perspective in a debate in the scientific community regarding their association.
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Ogunbode, Adetola M., Lawrence A. Adebusoye, Olufemi O. Olowookere, Mayowa Owolabi, and Adesola Ogunniyi. "Factors Associated with Insomnia among Elderly Patients Attending a Geriatric Centre in Nigeria." Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 2014 (2014): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/780535.
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Background. Insomnia is a form of chronic sleep problem of public health importance which impacts the life of elderly people negatively.Methods. Cross-sectional study of 843 elderly patients aged 60 years and above who presented consecutively at Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to diagnose insomnia. We assessed the following candidate variables which may be associated with insomnia such as socidemographic characteristics, morbidities, and lifestyle habits. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS 17.Results. The point prevalence of insomnia was 27.5%. Insomnia was significantly associated with being female, not being currently married, having formal education, living below the poverty line, and not being physically active. Health complaints of abdominal pain, generalized body pain, and persistent headaches were significantly associated with insomnia.Conclusion. The high prevalence of insomnia among elderly patients in this setting calls for concerted effort by healthcare workers to educate the elderly on lifestyle modification.
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Hasmi, Edy. "Supervisory Function on Judges: Prevent Corruption Context." Southeast Asia Law Journal 1, no. 2 (March 10, 2016): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.31479/salj.v1i2.9.
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<p align="justify">The purpose of this research was to determined the effectiveness of the supervision of the Supreme Court judges in Indonesia. Supervision the code of ethics and code of conduct of judges can be seen from the number of public complaints on judges are immoral and detention of judges by the Corruption Eradication Commission. The method used in this research was normative legal research/normative juridical, the data were analyzed descriptively qualitative. The research founded that The Supreme Court’s role in the framework of the supervision of judges has not been effective. This research suggested that judges should have high integrity, visionary, and also understanding for law and social sciences, and also should have the intellectual character, thus judges feel protected by the presence of the Supreme Court.</p>
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Kalajdzic, Jasminka. "Access to Justice for the Wrongfully Accused in National Security Investigations." Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice 27, no. 1 (February 1, 2009): 172. http://dx.doi.org/10.22329/wyaj.v27i1.4567.
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Among the casualties in the ‘war on terror’ is the presumption of innocence. It is now known that four Canadians who were the subject of investigation by the RCMP and CSIS were detained and tortured in Syria on the basis of information that originated in and was shared by Canada. None has ever been charged with a crime. On their return home, all four men called for a process that would expose the truth about the role of Canadian agencies in what happened to them, and ultimately help them clear their names and rebuild their lives. To date, in varying degrees, all four men continue to wait for that “process.” In this paper, I examine the access to justice mechanisms available to persons who are wrongfully accused of being involved in terrorist activities. Utilizing the case study of one of the four men, Abdullah Almalki, I explore the various processes available to him: (i) a complaint to the relevant domestic complaints bodies, the Security Intelligence Review Committee and the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP; (ii) a commission of inquiry; and (iii) a civil tort claim. Due in large part to the role national security confidentiality plays in these mechanisms, all three models are found to be ineffective for those seeking accountability in the national security context.Parmi les victimes de la «guerre contre le terrorisme» figure la présomption d’innocence. On sait maintenant que quatre Canadiens qui ont fait l’objet d’enquêtes par la GRC et le SCRS ont été détenus et torturés en Syrie suite à des renseignements ayant leur origine au Canada et partagés par le Canada. Nul d’entre eux n’a jamais été accusé de crime. À leur retour, tous les quatre hommes ont demandé un processus qui exposerait la vérité au sujet du rôle d’agences canadiennes dans ce qui leur est arrivé et qui éventuellement leur aiderait à rétablir leur réputation et refaire leur vie. À ce jour, à des degrés divers, tous les quatre hommes attendent toujours ce «processus». Dans cet article, j’examine les mécanismes d’accès à la justice à la disposition de personnes accusées faussement d’implication dans des activités terroristes. Par le biais de l’étude du cas de l’un des quatre hommes, Abdullah Almalki, j’explore les processus divers à sa disposition : (i) une plainte aux organismes pertinents qui reçoivent les plaintes au pays, le Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignements de sécurité et la Commission des plaintes du public contre la GRC; (ii) une commission d’enquête; et (iii) une réclamation en délit civil. En grande partie à cause du rôle que joue la confidentialité pour la sécurité nationale au sein de ces mécanismes, les trois modèles s’avèrent tous inefficaces pour ceux et celles qui recherchent la responsabilisation dans le contexte de sécurité nationale.
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K., Ukwayi, J., and Okpa, J. T. "The Effect of Electoral and Economic Crimes on Sustainable Development in Cross River State, Nigeria." International Journal of Social Science Research 5, no. 2 (August 10, 2017): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11693.
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The survey examined the effect of electoral and economic crimes on sustainable development in Cross River State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study accessed the effect of election rigging and misappropriation of public funds on sustainable development in Cross River State. Two research questions were stated to guide the study. The study adopted the system theory. Survey research design was adopted in this study. An 18-item questionnaire captioned “Questionnaire on electoral, economic crimes and sustainable development” (QEESD) was designed by the researcher and used in gathering data for the study. Data were elicited from 384 respondents who were purposively selected from six (6) local government areas in the three Senatorial District of Cross River State. The respondents were selected from political parties, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices, religious groups, and the public. The generated data were presented using simple percentage, and chart. Findings revealed that election rigging and misappropriation of public funds affects sustainable development in Cross River state, Nigeria. The study recommended among others that political office holders should judiciously utilize public funds for programmes and projects that would positively affect the well-being of the citizens. In addition, rigging of election should be made a capital offence that should attract severe punishment like life imprisonment or death sentence.
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Dhaka, Rajvir S. "The Information Commissions in India: A Jurisprudential Explication of Their Powers and Functions." Indian Journal of Public Administration 64, no. 4 (August 13, 2018): 703–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556118788481.
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The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, provides for the Constitution of the State Information Commissions (SICs) and the Central Information Commission (CICs) for acting as the final appellate authorities. These Information Commissions have been entrusted with statutory powers while hearing complaints and appeals. These Commissions also enjoy the power to impose penalty and to recommend disciplinary action against the public information officers. Besides, there prevails large-scale confusion in them regarding the contents of Sections 18–20. This has culminated in adverse comments on their decisions by the Supreme Court (SC) and the High Courts (HC). An attempt is being made in this article to evaluate the functioning of these commissions and also about the interpretations given by various High Courts (HCs) and the Supreme Court (SC) about the Constitution, transaction of business and powers of the Information Commissions.
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Orumo, Joseph Igbiks. "Ownership Structure and Return on Assets of Commercial Bank in Nigeria." American Finance & Banking Review 2, no. 2 (September 4, 2018): 20–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.46281/amfbr.v2i2.134.
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This study examined the effect of ownership structure on return on assets of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The objective was to investigate the relationship between the composition of ownership structure and deposit money banks return on assets. Cross sectional data was sourced from financial statement of fifteen quoted commercial banks. Return on assets was modeled as a function of domestic ownership, ownership concentration, foreign ownership institutional ownership and management ownership. After cross examination of the validity of the pooled effect, fixed effect and the random effect, the study accepts the fixed effect model. The result found that ownership concentration, management ownership and institutional ownership have negative relationship with the dependent variable while private ownership and management ownership have positive relationship with the dependent variable which is return on investment. While private ownership, ownership concentration, institutional ownership and foreign ownership have positive effect on the dependent variable which is return on assets while management ownership have negative effect on the dependent variable. We recommend that regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nigerian investment promotion council should encourage private investors to invest into the equity shares of the commercial banks and the need for commercial banks to increase their ownership structure through public listing, right issue and other means of attracting public and institutional investors.
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Akanni, Abimbola A., Idowu Omisile, and Choja A. Oduaran. "Workplace Deviant Behaviour Among Public Sector Employees: The Roles of Perceived Religiosity and Job Status." European Review Of Applied Sociology 11, no. 17 (December 1, 2018): 44–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eras-2018-0010.
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AbstractWorkplace deviant behavior has been linked to a number of organizational losses such as decreased employee morale, increased turnover and loss of legitimacy among important external stakeholders. Therefore, this paper investigated the relationships between religiosity, job status and workplace deviant behavior. Participants consisted of 351 (F=178; Mean age=39.2) employees of the Local Government Service Commission in Nigeria. Data which were sourced through the Workplace Deviant Behavior Scale and Centrality of Religiosity Scale were analyzed using multiple regression. Results revealed that religiosity negatively related to workplace deviant behavior, but no significant difference was found between junior and senior staff in their display of workplace deviant behavior. In addition, both religiosity and job status jointly influenced respondents’ workplace deviant behavior. The findings imply that high religiosity among employees might reduce the risks of deviance and in turn create a better work environment.
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Fardiah, Dedeh, Ferry Darmawan, and Rini Rinawati. "Media Literacy Capabilities of Broadcast Monitoring in Regional Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) of West Java." Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication 36, no. 4 (December 11, 2020): 126–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jkmjc-2020-3604-08.
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The role of media literacy is significantly needed to ward off the harmful effects of the media, especially television. Ideally, media literacy skills should be possessed by all people to avoid numerous harmful effects of television. The Indonesian broadcasting commission (KPI) as the broadcast regulator in Indonesia has the task of monitoring broadcast content and also educating the public to be media literate. In conducting its duties, it involves the community to monitor broadcasts by forming volunteers, known as broadcast monitors. This study uses a quantitative approach to examine accessibility, analysis, evaluation, and broadcast monitoring communication in supporting broadcast regulator performance. The research object is broadcast monitors supervised by the Regional Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) of West Java Province in 2018. The monitors consist of five batches from five regions in West Java, namely Sumedang, Subang, Karawang, Bogor, and Bandung. Based on the research results, it shows that the media literacy capability of broadcast monitors is high, both in terms of the ability to access the media, analyze television programs and evaluate them, and even communicate the results of their monitoring to KPID West Java. The high level of media literacy has decent implications for the high participation of broadcast monitors to make complaints and the frequent findings of violations related to broadcast contents. Keywords: Media literacy, broadcasting, regulation, regulator, television.
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Julius-Adeoye, ‘Rantimi Jays. "Community radio: an instrument for good governance in Nigeria." EJOTMAS: Ekpoma Journal of Theatre and Media Arts 7, no. 1-2 (April 15, 2020): 348–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejotmas.v7i1-2.23.
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Decree No. 38 of 1992 enacted under the administration of General Ibrahim B. Babangida put a stop to fifty seven years of government’s exclusive ownership and operation of broadcasting in Nigeria. However, with the cost of setting-up, management and obtaining license for media station being prohibitively expensive, the system can only be accessed by the rich and powerful in the society, thereby depriving rural communities’ involvement in the development of the country. As part of the panoply of strategies to ensure rural communities’ participation in democratic governance, there is need for the establishment of rural community radio stations, which is very much different from educational institutions’ type currently being paraded as community radios but rather a training room for communication and theatre arts students. Using historical-analytic method, this article looks at the role community radio could play in making good governance in Nigeria accessible to every segment of society, especially the rural populace. Therefore, it is recommended that Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) policy should consider the inclusion of community radio as the third in the sector of radio broadcasting in Nigeria after public and commercial ownership. Furthermore, since community radio is essentially non-for-profit, government should make the operation licence free or at a minimal cost to the host community.
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Nyewusira, Vincent, and Kenneth Nweke. "Anti-Corruption Crusade in Nigeria: An Assessment of the Disposition of the National Assembly (1999-2013)." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 8, no. 4-1 (July 1, 2017): 195–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mjss-2018-0090.
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Abstract Corruption has inadvertently been elevated to a state or national policy with all the symptoms of a hemorrhaging system. While any aggressive and purposeful anti-corruption crusade will always generate popular support and acclaim in Nigeria, it is sure to provoke anger, frustration and resistance among the political class with vested interest in the status quo. Periodically, the National Assembly, whose members largely belong to the latter group, is one of the institutions vested with the constitutional responsibility of preventing and exposing corruption, inefficiency and waste in the management of public funds within its legislative competence. This is specifically stipulated in section 88 (2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The study adopts the institutional approach to interrogate the efforts, capacity and political will of the National Assembly to function as the watchdog of public funds via legislations, inquiries or investigations, oversights, appropriations and resolutions. Our treatise includes a general survey and analysis of the Acts passed by the National Assembly establishing anti-corruption agencies such as the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). We shall also do an exposition of some highprofile investigations conducted by the National Assembly over some federal government agencies pursuant to sections 88 and 89 of the constitution. Unfortunately, controversies and revelations arising from these exercises gravitated, in some cases, to narratives of sleaze in the National Assembly. It is also argued that the opaque and jumbo salaries and allowances associated with members of the National legislature significantly detract from any anti-corruption posturing of that institution. We conclude that mere sloganeering and platitudes on the powers of the National Assembly in combating corruption will yield little or no results until operators of the legislative arm of government at the national level understand and perform their critical role as the ‘soul and conscience of good governance’.
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Agboeze, Matthias U., Ruphina U. Nwachukwu, Michael O. Ugwueze, and Maryrose N. Agboeze. "Occupational Health and Safety of Commercial Motorcyclists in Obollo-Afor: An Adult Education Approach." Global Journal of Health Science 12, no. 9 (June 26, 2020): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v12n9p24.
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This study investigated Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) public education programme as an adult education approach for improving the health and safety conditions of commercial motorcyclists in Obollo-afor, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of the four hundred and sixty four (464) commercial motorcyclists and FRSC staff, out of which 108 commercial motorcyclists and the 10 Federal Road Safety Corps staff were sampled using purposive sampling technique. The findings of the study include that FRSC public education programme to a high extent can help in the reduction of accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists. The study recommended that FRSC officials should organize regular road safety awareness campaign on the streets, schools, churches and market square.
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SALAU, Shehu Abdulganiyu. "AN Assessment of public relations among certified and non-certified cocoa marketers in Ondo State, Nigeria." Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 60, no. 2 (July 4, 2021): 359–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2021.01389.
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Public relations (PR) are often ignored in agricultural marketing, and organizations with imperfect utilization of PR are usually badly managed, ineffective and generate high labor turnover. Therefore, this study identified the different types of adopted PR strategies, described the structure of the cocoa market, estimated the marketing margin, identified factors affecting PR strategies and outlined the major challenges hindering the use of PR among certified and non-certified cocoa marketers. A combination of purposive and random sampling techniques was used to select 120 respondents for the study. The analytical tools used to achieve the research objectives are descriptive statistics, Likert-scale, Herfindahl Index, marketing efficiency model, marketing margin and multiple regression analysis. The result revealed that the most frequently used PR strategy was phone calls. The Herfindahl Index values of 0.19 and 0.12 suggested that the structure of cocoa markets among certified and non-certified marketers was moderately concentrated and non-concentrated respectively. Moreover, the higher efficiency (122.6%) and marketing margin (18.44%) values for certified cocoa marketers revealed that they are more productive than non-certified marketers. Age, marketing margin, cost of spoilt cocoa beans and household size are important variables explaining the adoption of PR strategies among certified cocoa marketers. On the other hand, marketing margin, cost of spoilt cocoa beans and household size are important variables influencing the adoption of PR strategies among non-certified marketers. The most important factors hindering cocoa marketing are high costs of transportation among certified cocoa marketers, and commission among non-certified cocoa marketers. We recommend the use of mobile phone and training of marketers on the use of PR strategies and modern cocoa processing techniques. The challenges of erratic network performance, high airtime tariff and input subsidies should be addressed by the government to reduce wastage in the industry.
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Matabean, Redhy, and Vishnu Juwono. "KERJASAMA OTORITAS PAJAK DAN OTORITAS ANTI KORUPSI DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEPATUHAN PAJAK." Scientax 1, no. 1 (October 14, 2019): 75–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.52869/st.v1i1.12.
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Tax crimes and corruption have caused huge losses in various countries. Therefore, one of the emphases of the Sustainable Development Goals is how to reduce corruption substantially in all its forms. Corruption and tax crimes can be interrelated. Hence, appropriate policies are needed from the tax authorities and anti-corruption authorities in handling them. This study aims to discover the collaboration design in dealing with tax crimes and corruption. The analysis results illustrate that systematic design can be carried out through collaboration between tax authorities and anti-corruption authorities by considering three aspects. The first aspect is identifying tax non-compliance behaviour, the second is identifying tax crime and corruption indicators, while the third aspect is determining the form of collaboration needed. This study also opens up opportunities for collaboration in the form of information exchange by the Directorate General of Taxes and the Corruption Eradication Commission through a tax monitoring and public complaints database and state administrators’ assets report.
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Suleiman, Naziru, and Aidi Ahmi. "Investigation in the Net of the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC): A Case Study." Journal of Social Sciences Research, SPI6 (December 25, 2018): 701–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.32861/jssr.spi6.701.708.
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The objective of this paper is to understand the investigation of economic and financial crimes by the Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Thus, the study through the use of case study from the qualitative research paradigm attempts to understand from the perspectives of experts from EFCC, the investigation of categories of economic and financial crimes. The findings revealed the concentration on the investigation of Public Sector Corruption (PSC) as compared to other forms of economic and financial crimes. Therefore, the paper recommends the strengthening of the investigation capacity of the EFCC to cover all forms of economic and financial crimes. Notwithstanding the need to stem the tide of PSC in Nigeria, other forms of economic and financial crimes equally have the tendency to retard the country backward in all its developmental processes.
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Ajayi, Oladele Samuel, Eunice Oluwabunmi Owoola, Omodele Emmanuel Olubi, and Chidiebere Goodluck Dike. "SURVEY OF INDOOR RADON LEVELS IN SOME UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 187, no. 1 (May 21, 2019): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncz134.
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Abstract Indoor radon investigation was carried out in offices of three university campuses located in South-Western part of Nigeria; Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Ekiti State University (EKSU) and Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) using CR39 detectors. The mean activity concentration of indoor radon for the investigated offices of all three university campuses was estimated to be 222 ± 44 Bq m−3, which was below the reference level of 300 Bq m−3 recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP 115). For the three institutions, the probability of lung cancer induction at age 70 years with respect to age of exposure (40, 50, and 60 years) ranged between 1.06 × 10−7 and 6.24 × 10−5. The expected mortality rate due to exposure to a radon activity concentration ranging from 7 to 1358 Bq m−3 was estimated to range from 0 to 44 deaths among a population of 10,000 persons.
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Mbonu, Victoria Chimezie, and Ifeanyi Mathew Azuji. "Relationship between School Principals’ Distributed Leadership Style and Teachers’ Organizational Commitment in Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State, Nigeria." European Journal of Education and Pedagogy 2, no. 1 (January 7, 2021): 7–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.1.19.
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This study investigated the relationship between school principals’ distributed leadership style and teachers‟ organizational commitment in public secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study while one null hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was used in conducting the study. The sample comprised of 1,105 teachers. Two research instruments, namely; Leadership Density Inventory (LDI) (Smith, Ross, and Robichaux, 2004) and Organisational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient value of the instruments is as follows; r = 0.85 for LDI and 0.73 for CDQ. Copies of the instruments were distributed by the researchers through direct delivery to the respondents. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research question, while a t-test of significance of relationship was used in testing the null hypothesis. The findings of the study showed, among others, that there is a significant low positive relationship between the distributed leadership style of Secondary school principals in Anambra State and the teacher’s commitment to the organisation. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that increased knowledge of the relationship between distributed leadership and teacher commitment should be applied by the school management commission in order to equip principals and other school leaders.
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Desta, Yemane. "A Comparative Study of Corruption in the Extractive Industries of Nigeria and Botswana: Lessons that can Be Learnt by the Young African Country of Eritrea." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 10, no. 3 (October 12, 2020): 384. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v10i3.17810.
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This article examines the nature of corruption in the extractive industries of two Sub-Saharan countries, namely Nigeria and Botswana. It explained the root causes of the high levels of corruption present in the case of oil and gas-rich Nigeria and the reasons that account for the minimal levels of corruption prevailing in diamond-rich Botswana. This article identified corrupt political leadership; the legacy of the divide and rule policies introduced by the former British colonial masters; lack of transparent and accountable public institutions, political patronage networks; poverty-driven desire to meet the basic necessities of life; massive inflows of petrodollars producing the “resource curse”; chronic political disruptions characterized by several military coups; the supremacy of familial, ethnic and religious loyalties over national interest and poor public sector pay as the main drivers of pervasive corruption in Nigeria. On the other hand the primary factors that contributed to the remarkable achievement of Botswana in the fight against corruption include ethical political leadership; sound pre-independence traditional institutions; relatively homogenous population; respect for rule of law and property rights; high degree of transparency; cultural intolerance to graft, establishment of democratic institutions at independence; good economic management; ability to manage ethnic diversity; and a competent, a meritorious bureaucracy. This article also identified the key elements of anticorruption strategy that would help prevent and combat corruption as well enhance integrity in the Eritrean public sector based on the experiences of Nigeria and Botswana. They include sound ethical political leadership; transparency and accountability in government; merit-based and adequately paid civil service; independent, empowered and well-resourced anticorruption commission; and prudent natural resource management.
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Oluwafemi, Ilesanmi B., Adedeji M. Faluru, and Tayo D. Obasanyo. "Radio frequency peak and average power density from mobile base stations in Ekiti State, Nigeria." Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics 10, no. 1 (February 1, 2021): 224–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/eei.v10i1.1879.
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The ever-increasing number of mobile telecommunication base station as a result of increasing demand for broadband applications has raised a growing concern and worry over the health implications and safety of the radiations from these base stations by the resident of Ekiti State and Nigeria in Nigeria. Measurement of radio frequency was conducted in this research in order to study the electromagnetic field radiation level in Ekiti State Nigeria. Investigation was conducted with the four available mobile operators with the three sub-frequency band viz 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz. The power density of radio frequency radiation was estimated through measurement with the aid of A 3-Axis RF Radiation Strength Meter TM-196 and Handheld Spectrum Analyzer Model NA-773, 144/430. The peak and average power density was computed using the method of theoretical calculation and the safety distance from the antennas were estimated. The measured and the calculated values were compared with the international commission on non-ionizing radiation protection (ICNIRP) standard for public and occupational exposure level. Results show that the radiations from the base stations adheres to the standard provided by ICNIRP
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Moses, Dauda, Nasiru Bello Mohammed, Amos Danlami Agbu, and Lumo Adams Gainaka. "Digitization of Educational Technology Centres for Teaching Electrical and Electronics Technology in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 7, no. 3 (November 1, 2018): 199–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ajis-2018-0071.
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the level of digitization of Educational Technology Centres for teaching electrical and electronics technology in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria in order to provide information that will help solve problems of incompetence of public school students in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The study, guided by two research questions and two hypotheses was conducted in six Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria using descriptive survey research design. The sample of the study was 50 comprising of 15 non-teaching Educational Technology Centres staff and 35 Electrical and Electronics Technology lecturers from five colleges of education in North Eastern Nigeria. Checklist containing 103 expected digital facilities based on National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) minimum standard for Educational Technology Facilities in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria was used as instrument for data collection. Respondents were required to fill in observed facilities in the required column. Arithmetic percentage and Chi–square test of goodness-of-fit and were used determine the extent of digitization of the Educational Technology Centres in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria. Findings of the study revealed among others that analog technologies has higher number of frequency counts compared to digital technologies, hence there was low digitization of hardware facilities in Educational Technology Centres in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria. The study therefore concluded that Educational Technology Centres in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria were not digitized for instructional purposes; therefore, Government should digitize Educational Technology Centres in Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria by adequately providing both digital hard and soft ware facilities.