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    APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR INCREASED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN KADUNA STATE
    (2005) ABA, D.A.
    The focus of this paper is to examine how science and technology can be employed in order to increase agricultural productivity in Kaduna State. An attempt was made to identify the factors militating against farmers achieving optimum output in their farming enterprises and how to overcome these factors. It also look at the utilization of the increase agricultural produce by industrial processors within and outside the State for economic empowerment and self sufficiency.
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    APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES TO EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
    (2015-05-30) MOHAMMED, Zakari
    The paper was based on the research conducted on the application of technologies to teaching, learning, and research in the Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in Nigeria. The survey research method was employed. The population of the study was the LIS schools in the country while the respondents were the lecturers, the students (including those who are still working and studying) and the graduates of the programmes irrespective of their places of work and residence. The instrument used for data collection was a web-based self-designed questionnaire patterned along the research questions using the Google Doc. form (Drive.google.com). The online questionnaire was hosted on the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) Online Forum, where every NLA member has the right and privilege to access and utilise the services anytime. Six (6) weeks were given to ensure that all intended respondents participated fully and responded to the questions raised in the questionnaire. It has been discovered that about 20 types of technologies are available and are being used for teaching, learning and research in the LIS Schools in the country. However, while it has also been discovered that even though the stakeholders in the teaching, learning and research endeavours in the LIS schools in Nigeria are aware of the relevance, usefulness and the impacts of technologies on the scheme of education and training generally, this has not been adequately translated and refected on the availability and effective utilisation of the technologies in the LIS schools in the country. The paper concluded that despite the obvious infringing factors inhibiting the adequate availability and effective utilisation of technologies for teaching, learning and research in the LIS schools in Nigeria, concerted efforts have to be made by the primary and secondary stakeholders to change the course of the ship to the right direction through encouraging the relevant authorities' direct interventions; employment of diplomatic and managerial tactical strategies; appeals for assistance from within and outside the country; deliberate provision of training and retraining of the stakeholders in the provision and management of technologies especially through special training schemes; deliberate employment of technologies experts and technicians to domesticate them especially through ondemand education and training for them to fit into the LIS ideals and expectations in education and training; and re-engineering of the internal management structures, mechanisms and strategies in the LIS schools in Nigeria.