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    A Meta Review on Records Management Studies for Future Use
    (2023) Aliyu, Bube Abdulkarim; Mohammed, Zakari; Abubakar, Tijjani; Mohammed, Habibu
    This paper focuses on meta review on some records management studies for future use. It presents the studies based on the following areas: type of records generated by individuals and organisationsfor community services procedures through which records are managed, procedures through which records are accessed, purposes of utilization of records and extent at which records managed satisfy the need of the owners. The studies were conducted in different fields such as education, health care, financial aspect among others. also, the studies were conducted across the globe by different scholars in order to add to the body of knowledge which can be used for societal development. It is concluded that records management studies were conducted from different organisations such as universities, hospitals, secondary schools, local government areas, among others. This tells the scope of studies conducted in the fields of records management and can be used to identify gap in the field so that future researcher can made decision with regard to the studies in the field and contributing in the emerging educational innovations, creativity and research for transformation of teaching and learning in the new global education realities.
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    Access is not enough: A look at what Better Evidence for Training Champions are doing to promote the use and uptake of evidence-based digital tools in Africa
    (2023-10-17) Grace A. Ajuwon, Aminu Musa Umar and Julie Rosenberg
    Introduction Around the globe, more than two million health care providers are consulting the evidence-based clinical content on UpToDate for answers to their clinical questions. The digital tool is used more than 1.7 million times per day. It’s also the only resource of its kind to be associated with health improved outcomes.For many years, UpToDate was out of reach for those with limited resources due to the high cost. Now, a program called Better Evidence is making it available in about 60 African medical schools for free. Providing free access to the tool is not enough, there is the need to promote registration and usage. Without encouragement, training, and support, the free access goes unused. Implementation efforts are essential. Objective The main objective of the study is to examine the Better Evidence for Training Champion’s role in promoting uptake, adoption, and use of UpToDate and other clinical decision support tools in partner institutions (medical schools) across Africa.MethodsChampions have implemented many innovative programs using different strategies. These includes launching communication campaigns (WhatsApp, Telegraph, Email, posters and flyers), offering training, engaging faculty, appointing student ambassadors, attending orientation for new students or other events where potential users are congregating, and more to promote uptake and use of clinical decision support tools in their institutions as well as affiliate sites. Results Over time, usage and tool registration have increased at every single institution. Schools that recently joined the program usually see <10% of eligible registrants engage with the tools. Schools participating in the program for the longest have the highest registration and usage rates. At Cohort 1 schools, more than 67% of eligible users were registered after three years, with registration rates slightly lower for each consecutive cohort. Conclusion Local advocacy and innovation are essential for promoting the use of new digital technologies and informatics tools, even when such tools are known to be beneficial. It takes time for people to adopt new tools.
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    ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION BASED TECHNOLOGY AS A PANACEA FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AMONG FACULTY OFFICERS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
    (2022-09) Suleiman, Hussaini; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Jaafar, Sani; Jimada, Aisha
    This article was undertaken to investigate Access to Communication based Technology as a Panacea for Knowledge Management among Faculty Officers in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and objectives. The research methodology was purely quantitative and a descriptive research design was used. The study population includes 108 Faculty Officers in the five Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Schools, Shika Zaria. Yamani's formula was used to determine the target population sample of 91 respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect data. A simple random sampling method was used as the sampling method to collect data from the study area. The tool was subjected to face and content validity. The pilot study was conducted at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria’s main campus, which was outside the key study areas but with similar characteristics, and was also tested for reliability using a splithalf test, and obtained a reliability coefficient of 0.81. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Statistical Package for Social Science version 21.0. Among other things, the results of the study showed that the greater part of respondents indicated that email, online relay chats, Internet telephony, instant messaging, web services, and video conferencing were the types of Internet facilities or services required and accessible for Ahmadu Bello University Faculty Officers Shika Zaria Most respondents indicated that some of the factors that discourage the use of Internet facilities by Faculty Officers are lack of Internet access and inappropriate research on Internet skills. It recommended, among other things, that the management of Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Shika, Zaria, should make more computer systems available to the Faculty Officers in the various schools of the institution to allow them unproblematic access to the Internet facilities.
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    Adoption and Use of E-learning in Nigerian Higher Institutions for Sustainable SocioEconomic Development
    (2021) Musa, Aminu Umar; Muhammad, Jamila; Ismail, Murtala Adakawa
    E-learning has received considerable attention from educators and researchers, but its adoption and use in Nigerian higher education institutions are not encouraging. Several studies have reported a variety of barriers that affect the successful implementation of e-learning, such as nonexisting operational policies, financial constraints, poor internet connectivity, and resistance. This paper undertook an in-depth review of the literature concerning the benefits of e-learning and barriers affecting successful e-learning implementation for sustainable socio-economic development. The paper highlighted that in Nigerian higher education institutions, the lack of a conceptual framework that takes into account factors that could aid in the proper implementation of e-learning has hampered the successful adoption and use of e-learning. The study concluded that recent developments and government awareness of the importance and relevance of ICT in the educational sector in Nigeria have opened opportunities to adopt e-learning to deliver distance education in order to educate the majority of its uneducated or less educated people. The paper recommended that capacity-building activities, active partnerships, and investment in human and infrastructural facilities remain central to harnessing and exploiting e-learning for socioeconomic development in Nigeria
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    ADOPTION OF IMPROVED SORGHUM VARIETIES IN THE NORTH -WEST ZONE OF NIGERIA
    (1998-09-25) Atala, T.K.; Macaver, O.J.; Aba, D.A.
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    Africa Biofortified Sorghum for Nutrition
    (2014-07-21) WAMBUGU, Florence; OBUKOSIA, Silas; GAFFNEY, James; KAMANGA, Daniel; ABA, Daniel
    The goal of African Biofortificd Sorghum (ABS) Project is to develop and deploy sorghum with enhanced pro-vitamin A to farmers and end-users in Africa to alleviate vitamin A related micronutrient deficiencies diseases. Sorghum with enhanced pro-vitamin A will first be deployed in the three initial target countries of Nigeria in (English-speuking West Africa), Burkina Faso (French-speaking West Africa) and Kenya in (English-spcaking Mast Africa). To achieve this goal the project technology development team led by DuPonl Pioneer has developed several promising high pro-vitamin A sorghum events. ABS 203 events is so far the most advanced and well characterized lead event with about 10 u,g p-carotene/g tissue which would supply about 40-50% of the daily recommended vitamin A. Through gene expression optimization other events with higher amounts of pro-vitamin A including ABS 214. ABS 235, ABS 239 with 25pg, 30-40 pg, 40-50 u.g of B-carotene per g tissue, respectively, have been developed. Preliminary results of introgression of ABS pro-vitamin A traits into local sorghum varieties in Nigeria and Kenya shows stable introgression of ABS vitamin A into local farmerpreferred sorghums varieties. Ex ante economic analysis shows that ABS has a benefit-cost ratio that is at least 10 and cost per Disability Adjusted Life-Years (DALY) saved of less than US$100, 20 times more cost effective than World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank average. ABS gene Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and freedom to Operate (IT'O) have been Corresponding author: Dr. Florence Wambugu, phone (2547333633260, fax +254204441 121, email f'wanbugu@afaricaharvest.o.rg, Abbreviations: ABS- Africa Biofortificd Sorghum, VAD- vitamin A deficiency, CiMO-gcnetically modified foods Cambridge University Press
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    AN APPRAISAL OF ACCIDENT RECORD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
    (2018-02-24) ABUBAKAR, Muawiya ABDULLAHI, Muhammad BALA, Kabir ABDUL-ALIM, Ahmad
    The construction industry continues to record a high prevalence of accidents compared to other industries. Although previous research efforts have developed different approaches towards improving the safety performance of the construction industry, lack of records has been identified as a major impediment to addressing the safety challenges faced by construction workers. In developing countries, poor accident records management practices continue to be a major barrier to the realization of any meaningful improvement in construction health and safety performance. This research assesses the record management practices of construction accidents in Nigeria. Quantitative research approach was adopted, using structured questionnaires to collect data from safety officers and construction project managers of small and medium construction firms in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano. Findings revealed that most of these companies do not have a structured accident record management system and there is no legislation mandating them to record and report accidents and their causal factors to any government agency. It was recommended that stakeholders should put in place a proper accident reporting and record management system in the Nigerian construction industry to achieve significant safety improvement.
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    AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR THE EVALUATION OF EXPANSION OPTION IN BUILDINGS
    (2021-09-11) LAWAL, Yarima Sallau IBRAHIM, Aliyu Makarfi ABUBAKAR, Muawiya ISHAQ, Ziyadul Hassan
    Expansion option (EO) in buildings is more valuable when it is easier to achieve. Creating EO in initial building designs facilitate future expansion. However, this requires additional investment and the future is unknown whether or not the option would ever be exercised. This paper proposes an innovative approach for the evaluation of EO in buildings to avoid under or over-investment. Mathematical equations and algorithms were first developed based on the binomial method (BM) of real options analysis which were then implemented on a computer system. An algorithm was also developed for Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) and integrated with the binomial model. To illustrate its applicability, a real-life project was used to test the model. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to explore the influence of input variables on expansion option value (EOV). The result shows that inflation rate (i), borrowing rate (b), and rental value (Ri) are the most sensitive variables for EOV. An increase in i and Ri by just 5% causes a corresponding increase in EOV by 16.26% and 10.60% respectively. While an increase in b by just 5% causes a corresponding decrease in EOV by 14.61%. However, the least sensitive variables appear to be the discount rate (r) and volatility (6), An increase in r by 5% causes a decrease in EOV by 6.9% while an increase in 6 by 5% causes an increase in option value by 5.85%. Also, the result shows that creating EO in the initial design adds over 10% value to a building. More so, by integrating the BM with the MSC method, EOV increases by 190%. The model builds upon a previously developed model for evaluating building development option (DOV) which was found to have a result accuracy of 80.77%. It was recommended that building investment decision-makers should combine both BM and MCS to obtain more reliable and sustainable results.
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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.
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    APPRAISAL OF THE EXTENT OF BIM INTEGRATION IN FACILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (2018) Yunusa, M.H. ABUBAKAR, M. ABDULLAHI, M.
    The success of organizations in current business environment era depends to a large extent on their information technology power base which they incorporate in their daily processes Recent studies indicated that facility operations data are maintained separately from design and construction data BIM, is a concept which creates a physical representation of physical and functional characteristics of a building in an electronic model BIM plays a very important role in the I'M practices such as space planning, asset management etc as it is becoming a better known established collaboration process in the construction industry. As affirmed by researchers, the ideal situation for the facility management industry to fully adopt the BIM. thus, this research investigates the extent of integration of BIM in I'M services and procedures Data for the studs were gathered through review of related literature for secondary data and questionnaire administration as primary data, to assess the extent of integration of BIM in Abuja F'M practice Research findings indicated that most respondent a staff have "fair" knowledge of BIM Recommendations include, calling for the effective utilization of BIM technology in FM services and procedures while funis should also imbibe the culture of training staffs to acquire the capacity to match these technology The researchers recommend the correlation of facility management BIM application arears with sources ol data and file formats so as lo boost interoperability factors
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    ASSESSING YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CHIKAJI COMMUNITY, SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
    (A Paper presented at the Meeting/Workshop/conference of the International Association For Community Development (IACD) held at Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, 2018-09) Hamidu, Abdul Abdullahi
    The trend and rise of a robust national economy especially the Asian give weight to the notion that the capacity to solve the problems of low income areas lie within the communities. This implies the use by the community of its current human, socio-economic, institutional, allocated and physical resources to build a self-sustaining economic system at the local level. This study is to establish whether or not the activities of the youth have any effect on the community economic development of Chikaji Community, Sabon Gari, Kaduna State. The issue is to what extent do the youth community development associations in Chikaji understand the felt-needs of the community that have bearing on local community economic development? The study is anchored on the participatory development theory and Frischman‟s economic theory of infrastructure and commons management. The study employed both primary and secondary data. The data was analyzed using the highest mean score, Chi-Square and a decision ruled was used to test the hypothesis. The findings indicated that the youth community development associations have contributed to the development infrastructures that have impact local community economic development in spite of lack of counterpart funding. The study, recommends that the youth community development association have to embark on serious mobilization of the community members including those staying outside the community, towards the realization of the essence and relevance of developing infrastructures. The state and local government should be more proactive on the issue of counterpart funding towards infrastructural development in the Chikaji community development
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    Assessment of Academic Staffs’ Political Participation using the Social Media during the 2015 Nigeria General Elections
    (Being a paper presented at the 1st International Conference and Doctoral Colloquium Organised by the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bayero University, Kano from 16th November, 2015 to 19th November, 2015. Published in Taguwa Multi- Disciplinary Journal, Faculty of Humanities, Umaru Musa Yar‘adua University, Katsina., 2015-11) Hamidu, Abdul Abdullahi
    The rapidly expanding accesses to the internet have redefined methods of mobilising citizens and candidates towards active participation in the political process. Though, it has also ignited Social media war‘ on the various social media platforms. This paper investigates whether the Social Media contributes greatly to political participation during the 2015 general elections among academic staff of Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. The study is anchored on the Uses and Gratifications Theory while the survey research method was used. The sample of the study was the academic staff and the data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings show that the Social media have positive influence on the academic staff thereby affecting their political participation. The study recommends urgent review of the various media laws to address the peculiar technicalities involved in monitoring and moderating the use of the social media, which would enhance political participation and widen the political space
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    Assessment of Food Security Policies in Nigeria
    (National Conference on Managing the Challenges of the Global Financial Crises, in Developing Economies. Organized by the Nasarawa State University, 2021-03) Idris Ahmed Jamo
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    AUTOMATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ENHANCED USERS’ SATISFACTON OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA
    (2023-09) Suleiman, Hussaini; Rajeev, Vashistha; Jimoh, Amina; Hassana, Jimah
    The advancement of Information Communication Technology has brought change to the operations of library services in many academic libraries in Nigeria, from traditional methods to a modernized way with the computerization of library activities. The paper looks into library automation for enhanced users’ satisfaction of library services via acquisition, circulation, online Public Access catalogue, Catalogue and serial control. The paper would help academic libraries in Nigeria who have partially automated or those that have not yet automated their library activities to fully embrace it so as to satisfy the information of needs of the users by providing efficient library services. It also highlighted some rationale and requirement for the successful implementation of library automation in academic libraries in Nigeria and how best to tackle the challenges confronting libraries in an academic setting. It concludes by urging the management/Stakeholders of all the academic libraries in Nigeria to carefully plan and implement high quality library and information services due to the growing demand of users and the changing social and technological environment of the present era.
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    AUTOMATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ENHANCED USERS’ SATISFACTON OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA
    (2017-09) Suleiman, Hussaini; Rajeev, Vashistha; Jimoh, Amina O.; Hassana, Jimah
    The advancement of Information Communication Technology has brought change to the operations of library services in many academic libraries in Nigeria, from traditional methods to a modernized way with the computerization of library activities. The paper looks into library automation for enhanced users’ satisfaction of library services via acquisition, circulation, online Public Access catalogue, Catalogue and serial control. The paper would help academic libraries in Nigeria who have partially automated or those that have not yet automated their library activities to fully embrace it so as to satisfy the information of needs of the users by providing efficient library services. It also highlighted some rationale and requirement for the successful implementation of library automation in academic libraries in Nigeria and how best to tackle the challenges confronting libraries in an academic setting. It concludes by urging the management/Stakeholders of all the academic libraries in Nigeria to carefully plan and implement high quality library and information services due to the growing demand of users and the changing social and technological environment of the present era.
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    AWARENESS AND USE OF ANTI - PLAGIARISM DETECTION SOFTWARE AMONG ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
    (2021-03-26) IBRAHIM, Dogara IBRAHIM, Muhammad Auwal
    The study was conducted to find out the level of awareness and use of Anti Plagiarism Detecting Software by the Academic Librarians of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The study was guided by three research questions; what is the level of awareness with the Academic Librarians with the use of Anti-Plagiarism Detecting Software, at what level does the Academic Librarians are using the Software and what is their opinion in making effort to eradicate plagiarism in Academic institutions. Survey design method was employed in collecting data for the study and questionnaire was used as an instrument for the collection of data. The data collected were quantified and analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, tables and discussion. Some findings from the analysis revealed that the Academic Librarians of the University are aware of the anti-plagiarism detecting software and the information source for the awareness is from their organization. It was reported that the Academic Librarian are of the opinion of training and teaching as an effort to eradicate plagiarism in Academic institutions. At the end some recommendations were proffered as organizing workshops, symposiums and trainings on the use ofanti- plagiarism software for staff and students of the university, re-introduction of information literacy course in the university and subscription of the anti- plagiarism software for the faculty members and students.
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    CLIMATE CHANGE, SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
    (2014) IBRAHIM, YAHYA SALEH
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    CLOUD COMPUTING IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW
    (2017-08) Suleiman, Hussaini; Rajeev, Vashistha; Jimah, Hassana
    The world of Information is progressively transforming libraries in Nigeria due to the paradigm shift of computing in the advancement of Information Communication Technology and its management. This technology has brought changes to various fields of endeavor and the library is as well not exempted. The paper examines cloud computing services in Nigerian academic setting with emphasis to libraries and the rationale behind adoption of cloud computing in the libraries of these strategic institutions in Nigerian. The paper would help University libraries in Nigeria to discover the challenges faced by libraries in the implementation of cloud based services and how best to create cloud computing services for libraries