Volume 5, Issue 1 , 2017
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Deforestation, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in South-west, Nigeria, 1960-2015
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)The forest region of Nigeria—especially the south-western agrarian, and other non-farming communities have witnessed ruthless deforestation either for urbanization or other consumerist purposes, since the past few decades. ... -
A Study of Aspects of Digital Discourse in Nigerian Democratic Space
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)The primary aim of this study is two-fold: one, to situate corpus-based digital political discourse within the field of digital humanities; and, two, to apply computer methodologies to examine the use of web-based platforms ... -
Service-Users’ Perceptions of Quality of Teacher Education Products in Lagos State, Nigeria
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)It is generally believed that the quality of teachers affects the quality of education in any society. Consequently, the Federal Government of Nigeria recognizes the need to place emphasis on teacher education in national ... -
Protecting the Right of Non-Standard Workers to Equal Pay for Equal Work in Nigeria
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)This paper examined the rights of non-standard workers to equal pay for equal work in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. In particular it looked at a group of non-standard workers known as contract workers and analyses ... -
Ivory Tower Research and National Development: Emerging Issues
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)A Nation’s development depends on its ability to improve the lives of the citizenry. Basically, the development of every Nation is basically measured by the quality of its research output. The main importance of research ... -
Entrepreneurship Education and Skill-Oriented Trade Development in Nigerian Higher Institutions
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)The goal of entrepreneurship education and skill-oriented trade development is to equip students with entrepreneurial capacities in terms of the ability to take risks, identify opportunities and manage resources available ... -
Economic Diversification in the Context of a Constitutional Right to Happiness: Implications for Law and Policy Initiatives
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)Nigeria’s oil resources have been more of a curse than a blessing. This has given rise to the need and current efforts to diversify the Nigerian economic base from over reliance on oil for a more stable and sustainable ... -
Issues in the Definition and Valuation of sustainable Buildings in Lagos, Nigeria
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)The purpose of this paper is to contribacademic discourse on the incorporation of sustainability into property valuation practice. ute to the The study assesses the criteria guiding the conceptualisation of sustainable ... -
Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance: A Review of Empirical Literature Based On VAIC™ Model
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)The importance of intellectual capital (IC) has been a growing subject of discussion in academic, business and policy circles. Also, there has been quite a number of innovations in its concepts, measurements and valuations. ... -
Prioritising Community Needs Assessment towards Improved Governance of Urban Services: Case Study of Lagos Slum Settlements
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)Rapid urbanization and proliferation of slum settlements are among the major challenges facing developing countries. Slum settlements are notorious in lacking basic services such as safe drinking water, sanitation, durable ... -
Meaning and Change in the Advertisements of Star Lager Beer: A Systematic Functional Approach
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)This paper focuses on linguistic meaning and change in the print advertisements of STAR Lager beer. STAR is a product of Nigerian Breweries (NB). In order to answer the question of how and with what tools advertisers are ... -
Preservation of African Poetic Heritage through Self-Representation in the Poetry of Tanure Ojaide and Alfred Kisubi
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2017)This study examines the perpetuation of African traditional art-forms by contemporary African diaspora poets through the different ways of representing “the self” in their literary creations. It explores the continued ...