Political Ideology and Good Governance in Nigeria
Democracy entails policies in the way of discussions, debates, negotiations, consensus or compromises over how best to organize the states, nations or nation-states for the common wellbeing of the citizens at large. The essence of politics is the citizens’ interactions and interfacing over state or national issues with a view to finding common grounds, common […]
Read MoreFlooding Interventions and Management in Nigeria
Floods are the most prevalent natural disaster and cause the most deaths worldwide (Doocy et al., 2016; Jonkman, 2015). Floods occur when a large amount of water flows over previously dry ground (Djimesah, Okine & Mireku, 2018). Floods are said to be responsible for about half of all deaths caused by natural disasters (EM-DAT, 2017). […]
Read MoreLeadership Challenges and Development in Nigeria
One of the major challenges facing Nigeria and other developing areas of the world is how to create a context of stable political and socio-economic environment for policies and programmes to be implemented. The issue of getting the right leadership to propel good governance has been a recurring decimal in Nigeria. Once this enabling environment […]
Read MoreConducting a Questionnaire Survey
Introduction In most cases, such as when conducting a questionnaire survey, it would be impractical to research the entire population. Sampling is a technique that allows researchers to infer knowledge about a population from the findings of a subset of the population rather than trying to look at every single individual. Reducing the number of […]
Read MoreMixed method of Survey in Research
Research design represent the overall strategy employed in an investigation and defines a succinct and logical plan that tackles conventional research questions through the collection, interpretation, analysis and discussion of data, within a logical framework selected by the researcher. Mixed methods strategy refers to the use of emergent methodology that advances the systematic integration of […]
Read MoreProtocol for Collection of Cross-Sectional Data
What is Cross-Sectional Data? In statistics and econometrics, cross-sectional data, also known as a cross section of a sample population, is data obtained by analyzing a large number of subjects (such as people, companies, nations, or regions) at the same time. It’s also possible that the study ignores variations in time. The most common method […]
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