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    A Review of Risk Factors Affecting Safety During Installation and Dismantling Operation of Tower Cranes
    (2017) SALIHU, A.A. ALIYU, S.S. ABUBAKAR, M.
    The construction industry plays a central and significant role in the economy of any nation. One of the major reasons for ineffective project delivery in the Nigerian construction industry is the improper assessment of risk factors. The effect of cost overrun and schedule overrun not only influence the construction industry but the overall economy as well. The industry however is currently facing a lot of challenges to include constant increase in the rate of accidents on construction sites which could be due to ineffective safety management as construction companies are usually interested in maximizing their profit in order to secure funds for new investments, and cover possible expenses associated with the occurrence of risk factors during construction. Installation and dismantling of tower crane is a dangerous activity on construction sites that can result to fatal accidents if not properly managed. The first step to managing any risk process is to clearly identify the risk associated with the process. It is in view of this that this research aimed at reviewing relevant literatures on risk factors affecting safety during installation and dismantling of tower cranes with a view to establishing a list of safety risk factors upon which further studies can be carried out to complete the risk management cycle. These safety risk factors where validated through the opinion of stakeholders (Safety managers, Equipment managers and Installation/dismantling worker) engaged in the installation and dismantling of tower cranes on site. Their input helped to narrow down the list of safety risk factors to 21 amongst all the risk factors reviewed. It is recommended that a complete risk management process be carried out on this factors so as to help control the risk and eventually reduce the accidents as a result of installation and dismantling operation.
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    A simulation-based binomial model for building development appraisal
    (2021-02-19) LAWAL, Yarima Sallau IBRAHIM, Aliyu Makarfi MU'AWIYA Abubakar ISHAQ Ziyadul Hassan SA'AD Mohammed Mustapha
    Purpose - Building developments are often capital intensive, have a long payback period and many associated risks and uncertainties. This makes investments in building projects to be a big challenge. This study aims to develop a computerized simulation-based binomial mode! (CSBBM) for building investment appraisal with a view to improving the economic sustainability of proposed building projects. Desigti/methodology/approach - Mathematical equations and algorithms were developed based on the binomial method (KM) of real options analysis and then implemented on a computer system. A hybrid algorithm that integrates Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) and BM was also developed. A real-life project was used to test the mode!. Sensitivity analysis was also conducted to explore the influence of input variables on development option value (IX)V). Findings - The test result shows that the model developed provides a better estimate of the value of an investment when compared with traditional net present value technique, which underestimate the value. Moreover, inflation rate (i) and rental value (Ri) are the must sensitive variables for DOV. An increase in i and Ri by just 5% causes a corresponding increase in DOV by 202% and 132%, respectively. While the least sensitive variable is the discount rate (r), as an increase in r by 5% causes a corresponding decrease in DOV by just 9%. The CSBBM is capable of determining the optimal time of development of buildings with an accuracy of 80.77%. Practical implications - The hybrid model produces higher DOV than that of only the BM because MCS considers randomness in uncontrollable variables. Thus, building investment decision-makers should always use MCS to complement the BM in an investment analysis. Originality/value - There is limited evidence on the use of this kind of hybrid model for determining DOV in practice. Keywords Sustainable construction, Construction management, Building investment, Binomial method, Development option, Monte Carlo simulation Paper type Research paper
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    Academic Librarians Research Productivity amidst Open Access Resources: Issues and Challenges
    (2017-11) Musa, Aminu Umar; Sahabi, Mohammed Kabir; Dahiru, Lawal; Dauda, Amishe
    This study explores the factor that influencing the use of open access resources for research productivity by academic librarians in federal universities in Northwestern States of Nigeria. Two research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested. Out of 200 copies of questionnaire distributed to academic librarians in federal universities in Northwestern States of Nigeria, a total of 174 (87%) copies were returned duly completed and found useable for the study. The data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution tables and percentages, while the hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The results indicated that factors such as access policy, accessibility to scholarly literature at no cost, visibility and increased citation rate among others were considered as important factors resolving to use open access resources. On research productivity of academic librarians there are lack of enabling environment, positive working area and good facilities, low level of education, skills, training and low level of motivation. In view of the above challenges the study therefore, concludes that not scarcity of information resources, neither lack of awareness of myriad benefits of Open Access information resource hindered research productivity among academic librarians in the area covered by the study, since most of the respondents attested to the various benefit attached to the utilization of Open Access Resources. Hence, while measures should be taken to strengthen the facilitating condition and policies to improve effective use of open access resources for better research productivity, much more emphasis should be focused toward ameliorating inhibiting challenges on research productivity such as enabling environment, cordial relationship and collaboration, positive attitude towards conducting research, motivation, overloading teaching schedule and tenure, education and training of academic librarians need to be given adequate attention.
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    Access and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Devices among Small Scale Farmers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, Kogi State - Nigeria
    (2019-06) EKENTA, C. M.; OGBONYOMI, A. A.; KADIRI, M.; OGUNREMI, J.
    The study evaluated access and utilization of ICT among small scale farmers in Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State. A three stage sampling technique was used to select 150 farmers. A well structured questionnaire was used to generate primary data. Obtained data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Logit regressions analysis. The farmers had a mean age of 41 years while most (83%) attended formal education with a mean household size of 4 persons. About 61% of the respondents had no contact with extension agents while majority (79%) belonged to cooperatives. Further, 97.21% of the famers most often had access to radio as source of information while findings also showed that the farmers (63.36%) never used ICT devices to access agricultural information. The Logit regressions result revealed that age, level of education, level of income and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with utilization of ICT devices at 1% level of probability. The major problems the farmers encountered in the utilization of ICT devices were cost of the devices, level of illiteracy and lack of interest. It was concluded that farmers most often accessed and utilized the conventional information methods (radio and television) in accessing agricultural information.
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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
    (2022-09-15) HUSSAINI Sulieman
    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 split-half 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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    Accessibility and Usage of Scholarly Information Sources by Faculty Members and Postgraduate Students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
    (2010) ADIGUN, Ganiyu Ojo; MOHAMMED, Zakari; TEMBOGE, Andrew
    This study was aimed at developing an understanding of the scholarly information sources and services that faculty members and postgraduate students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria accessed and used to support their research, teaching and learning. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested with respect to types of Scholarly Information Sources (SIS) available, accessed and used by the Faculty Members (FM) and Postgraduate (PG) Students of Ahmadu Bello University, (A.B.U.), Zaria, Nigeria, in this study. A number of 868 samples comprising 487 FM and 381 PG students were drawn from the population and used as sample size for this study. The data collected, through questionnaire and observations, were analyzed using frequency distribution tables and percentages, while the hypothesis was tested using T-test for independent samples. The results show that academic/research libraries and the internet is the major SIS accessed by the FM and PG students in A.B.U., Zaria. In addition, printed matters as well as manuscripts were the most accessed and utilized Scholarly Information Sources in A.B.U., Zaria. Moreover, there is significant difference between the FM and PG students in their uses of Scholarly Information Sources. This study therefore concludes that internet has revolutionized the process by which information is being packaged, processed, stored arid disseminated, as well as how users seek and access information, these notwithstanding, the academic and the research library is still very relevant to faculty members and PG students’ scholarly activities. Therefore, the universities, through their library systems, need to explore the advantages and opportunities offered by the application of Information and communication Technology (ICTs) in scholarly information delivery.
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    ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
    (LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FORUM, 2008) Quadir, Romoke Opeyemi,
    This paper reports the findings of a survey study undertaken to ascertain access and use of library resources and services by customers of the Medical Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaha. It reveals the type of information resources preferred by the customers, resources, age distribution, sources facilitating search, customers' perception of the different types of resources and the frequency to which the resources were put to use. Data gathered reveal that customers are highly satisfied with the services available because of accessibility, availability and relevance of the resources to the programmes offered by the faculty- However, customers solicit extension of working hours, expansion of the current sitting capacities in all branches of the Medical libraries to accommodate more customers and the completion of the library project at the clinical section of the medical school.
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    Accessing agricultural information by rural farmers through mobile phones in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria
    (Journal of ICT Development, Applications and Research, 2021-04) Alhassan, Yahaya Karaye; Mohammed, Zakari; Ibrahim, Hassan Mallam
    This study investigated access to agricultural information by rural farmers through mobile phones in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study include: ascertaining how the rural farmers access agricultural information through mobile phones in Karaye Local Government Area, Kano State; finding out the sources of accessing agricultural information by rural farmers in Karaye Local Government Area; and determining the challenges that these farmers face in accessing agricultural information through mobile phones. A survey research method was used for the study. The study population comprised 1,279 registered rural farmers, 121 farmers, and three (3) wards were purposively selected as sample. A structured and closed-ended questionnaire was designed and used for the data collection. One hundred and twenty-one (121) copies of the questionnaires were administered to the registered farmers, out of which 95 copies were returned, representing 78%. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study reveal that rural farmers' significant mean access to agricultural information through mobile phones was short message service (SMS); that most farmers sourced agricultural information from their other farmers (colleagues) through mobile phones; that majority of the rural farmers indicated that the inability to access agricultural information from the formal sources (research institutes, extension workers, researchers) and lack of sufficient and wide mobile phone network coverage in the communities were the challenges being faced. The study recommends that: the Federal Government of Nigeria should through the National Communication Commission (NCC) liaise with telecommunication companies to reduce the rate of call charges so that rural farmers can make direct calls apart from Short Message Service (SMS) to extension workers or any other agricultural stakeholders to access agrarian information easily. Farmers should be sourcing agricultural information from research institutes, researchers, and extension workers apart from their colleagues (other farmers) to access relevant and up-to-date information to help achieve sufficient production and prevent poor harvest. The study concludes that with timely access to relevant agricultural information by rural farmers Nigeria can attain food sufficiency.
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    Adoption and Utilisation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for e-Commerce among Kano based Traders
    (2014-12) DAHIRU, Salisu; GARBA, Ali; HASSAN, Usman
    The effective implementation of cashless policy depends to the large extent upon the traders’ level of adoption and utilisation of various ICTs for e-commerce. In view of this, the study investigated the level of adoption and utilization of various ICTs for e-commerce among Kano based traders. It was guided by three research objectives: to determine the extent to which Kano based traders adopt ICTs for e–commerce, to investigate how Kano based traders utilize ICTs for e-commerce and to determine how useful the ICTs are for e–commerce to Kano are based traders. Survey research method was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of traders conducting their trading activities in three major markets within Kano metropolis namely: Abubakar Rimi, Singer and Kwari Markets. These are summed up to 32,624 traders. One percent of the population (326) was randomly selected from each of the three markets as the sample of the study. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection, 265 questionnaires representing (81.28%) were successfully retrieved and analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency tables, pie-charts and bar-charts. The study revealed that, smart phone is the highest adopted ICT for e-commerce (97%), as ECC and POS are the least adopted ICTs for e-commerce with only (4.5%). The study also shows that there is low utilization of ICTs for e-commerce, smart phone has the highest utilization among Kano based traders with response rate of 69 (26%) for e-payment, 58 (22%) for e-sale and 52 (19.6%) and 35 (13.2%) for sending and receiving purchase order respectively. Internet recorded the least utilized with response rate of 6 (2.3%) for e-sale and 12 (4.5%) each for sending and receiving purchase order. The study also discovered that ICTs for e-commerce are useful; they make the commerce to be secured, convenient, cheaper etc. Based on the major findings of the study, recommendations were made on how to improve the adoption and utilization of ICTs for ecommerce: Mass literacy campaign should be extended to traders, who cannot read and write, as the Literate ones should be encouraged to go for computer training. Ministries of commerce in conjunction with Central Bank of Nigeria and traders’ unions should organize Training workshops periodically, to both traders and consumers, on how to utilize and adopt various ICTs for e-payment, e-sale, sending and receiving purchase order among others.
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    ADOPTION OF IMPROVED SORGHUM VARIETIES IN THE NORTH -WEST ZONE OF NIGERIA
    (1998) Atala, T.K.; Macaver, O.J.; Aba, D.A.
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    Adsorption kinetics of malachite green from aqueous solution onto carica papaya seed
    (2011-01) Omeiza, F.S.; Ekwumemgbo, P.A.; Kagbu, J.A.; Israel, K.O.
    Carica papaya seed (CPS) waste was used as an adsorbent for the removal of malachite green and was studied in batch mode the effect of agitation time and initial dye concentration, adsorbent dosage and pH were examined. The study revealed that the amount of dye adsorbed (mgg-1) increased with increase in agitation time and reached equilibrium after 35 minute. for dye concentration of 2.00-10.00 mg/l. the adsorbent dosage of 1.00 g/60.00ml and pH 8.0 were found to be the optimumformaximumfor maximum dye removal. The batch mode adsorption followed both the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The pseudo first and second order kinetics model provided the best correlation of the equilibrium data. The adsorption kinetics of malachite green showed that the pseudo first order kinetic model provided the best correlation of the equilibrium data. This study implies that it is possible to develop a dye removal system using carica papaya seed, which occur as a waste in the environment. 2011 Trade Science Inc. - INDIA
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    AFRICAN LIBRARIANSHIP IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY; CURRENT SITUATION IN WEST AFRICA
    (2011-05-13) MOHAMMED, Zakari; OKOJIE, Victoria
    The paper discusses the state of Librarianship in the West African SubRegion taking note of the contemporary practices especially in the public and university libraries. It provides a brief SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the Library and Information Sector in West Africa and various interventions by the government and private sector that have facilitated the development of the profession. It highlights such areas as education and training of librarians, Continuing Professional Development of librarians, ICT applications in libraries, information resources and services, collaboration, library funding, management and quantity control, publishing and book chain, and the role of Library Associations. It was observed that even though a lot had been achieved in the last decade, a lot more still needs to be done especially in the areas of funding, ICT applications, quality control and collaboration for librarianship in the sub-region to cope with the exigencies of the 21s t century. The paper suggests ways to promote the development of the profession in the sub-region through strategic public private partnerships, advocacy and effective government policies, amongst others. It concludes by advocating for the need to have a government recognized agency that regulates the practice of the library and information profession as a way of ensuring quality control.
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    Agaricomycota (Mushroom) Occurrence Distribution and Species Abundance in Kogi State, Central Nigeria
    (2017) Wuyep, Ponchang Apollos; Joshua, Victoria Ibukun; Musa, Hannatu Dawa
    The diversity and distribution of mushroom-forming fungi of the three senatorial zones of Kogi state was studied. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to assess twelve randomly selected plots mapped out across the study area during the rainy and early dry seasons of 2014, 2015 and 2016. A total of eight-hundred and six (806) mushrooms species were collected and recorded during the three years of investigation of the study area. Three hundred and fifty (350) species were found in the eastern senatorial district, 143 species were found in the central senatorial district and 313 species were found in the western senatorial district of Kogi State. Out of these, 151genera and 32 families were identified. Kogi West had the highest (26) number of families and the lowest (15) number of families was observed in Kogi Central. Sixty eight (68) species and 14 families were common to all the districts. 6 morpho groups (Ascomycetes fungi, Boletoid and Polyporus fungi, Coral fungi, Gilled fungi, Cortinarius fungi, and Non-gilled fungi) occurred across the study area, the gilled-fungi being the most frequent, while the coral fungi had the least occurence. Also 13 stature types (Amanitoid, Armillarioid, Clitocyboid, Collybioid, Galerinoid, Lepiotoid, Mycenoid, Naucoriod, Omphaloid, Pleurotoid, Pluteotoid, Tricholomatoid, and Vaginatoid) were represented across the plots. Inventory of 112 fleshy and 25 hard mushrooms; 191 fleshy and 46 hard mushrooms; 352 fleshy and 80 hard mushrooms was carried out in year 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively.
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    AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL LAW A.B.U.J.C.L
    (Department of Commercial Law Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., 2013) Ayua., I.A.; Igweike, K.I.; Samba, J.N.; Irokalibe, I.J.G.; Kanyip, B.B.
    The Ahmadu Bello University Journal of Commercial Law (ABUJCL) is a brainchild of the Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. It’s ultimate goal is to stimulate legal research into societal challenges with a view to providing workable solutions. In the context of academic excellence, this edition discusses diverse vexing legal issues in the best tradition of intellectual analysis and robust engagement. The incisive and highly provoking discourse in this edition will be highly invaluable to legal practitioners, law makers, policy shapers, research institutions and development scholars. With law reform as cornerstone and building strategic alliance for law development, this edition honours one of Nigeria’s greatest law reformist, James Kalu Ukoh, SAN. The editorial committee is indebted in gratitude to all contributors and patrons. Work on the next edition of the journal has started. Thanks.
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    AJAMIN HAUSA DON KANANAN MAKARANTU
    (2012) TAHIR, R. M.
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    AN APPRAISAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PRACTICES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
    (2019-08-08) ABUBAKAR, Muawiya DODO, Mansir ZAILANI, Muhammad Bello KAISIH, Ezekiel
    Small and Medium construction firms constitute a large percentage of construction firms in developing countries, who in turn are the highest employers of construction labour. The safety of construction wokers on site is paramount to the overall success of the project as only when workers are in a sound state of mind and are physically healthy that work can go on efficiently. Safety training has been identified as one of the factors influencing safety performance in the construction industry. However, despite the emphasis on the need for effective health and safety practices, poor safety training practices in some segments of the construction industry have been observed by previous studies. This paper therefore, aims to appraise the health and safety training practices of small and medium construction firms in Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample the study population. A quantitative research approach was adopted for this study. The tool used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was distributed to safety managers and project managers in small and medium construction firms. Data colected was analysed using descriptive statistics whereby the mean was used as a basis to rank the factors studied. Results from analysis shows that despite these construction firms not having a written health and safety policy, they do actually engage in health and safety trainings. Furthermore, training for non-managers has been found to be given more priority in both small and medium construction firms studied as against training for managers. Training employees on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)" ranked top amongst the most practiced safety training in both small and medium constructon firms. Small firms ranked PPE training. Orientation for all new hire as well as conducting training for every new job to be executed were both ranked high by small firms but ranked low by medium firms. The paper ultimately adds to the existing body of knowledge, and provides an insight to the practices of health and safety training in small and medium construction firms in Nigeria
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    AN APPRAISAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PRACTICES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
    (2019-08-04) ABUBAKAR, Muawiya DODO, Mansir ZAILANI, Muhammad Bello KAISIH, Ezekiel
    Small and Medium construction firms constitute a large percentage of construction firms in developing countries, who in turn are the highest employers of construction labour. The safety of construction wokers on site is paramount to the overall success of the project as only when workers are in a sound state of mind and are physically healthy that work can go on efficiently. Safety training has been identified as one of the factors influencing safety performance in the construction industry. However, despite the emphasis on the need for effective health and safety practices, poor safety training practices in some segments of the construction industry have been observed by previous studies. This paper therefore, aims to appraise the health and safety training practices of small and medium construction firms in Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample the study population. A quantitative research approach was adopted for this study The tool used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was distributed to safety managers and project managers in small and medium construction firms. Data colected was analysed using descriptive statistics whereby the mean was used as a basis to rank the factors studied. Results from analysis shows that despite these construction firms not having a written health and safety policy, they do actually engage in health and safety trainings. Furthermore, training for non-managers has been found to be given more priority in both small and medium construction firms studied as against training for managers. Training employees on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)" ranked top amongst the most practiced safety training in both small and medium constructon firms. Small firms ranked PPE training. Orientation for all new hire as well as conducting training for every new job to be executed were both ranked high by small firms but ranked low by medium firms. The paper ultimately adds to the existing body of knowledge, and provides an insight to the practices of health and safety training in small and medium construction firms in Nigeria
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    AN APPRAISAL OF TRAINING REQUIREMENT OF CRAFTSMEN IN THE NIGERIAN BUILDING INDUSTRY
    (2017-12) DAHIRU, D. ABDULAZEEZ, A.D. ABUBAKAR, M.
    Construction craftsmen are trained and skilled operatives who work manually with great proficiency in various stages of the construction work. Successful development and delivery of projects, largely depends on the participation of competent craftsmen. However, one of the problems affecting the construction industry in Nigeria is the quality and quantity of craftsmen; which is attributed to, among other things, high level of neglect accorded to their training. This study evaluates the training requirement of craftsmen in Nigeria. Field survey was undertaken using structured questionnaire as the instrument of the study. A total of sixty questionnaires were self-administered out of which 40 were returned and used for the research. Result showed that lack of support and encouragement from the construction industry with the mean 4.80 was ranked Is'as a major hindrance to training. Similarly, "vestibule Schools" and "sink- or- swim with mean of 4.20 and 1.55 were ranked highest and lowest, respectively, out of the 23 types of training identified, by the research, which can be applicable to the training of artisan and craftsmen. The study concludes that the training of Artisans and craftsmen in the Nigerian building industry is informal and learning activities take place outside official institutions. The study recommends increase in support from both Government and the construction industry in financing technical and vocational institutions. Similarly, Government should, from time to time identify major areas where the industry is lacking and come up with policy and programmes to remedy the problem. Regulatory body should also be put in place to monitor and recognize the activities of these construction craftsmen.
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    AN ASSESSMENT OF SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IN KADUNA BANKING WORKPLACES
    (2011) MSHELGARU, I.H. DODO, M. KEMI, A.B.
    Facility management ensures functionality of the built environment by putting process, people, place and technology into consideration. Given the importance of people as a resource to organisations, this research focused on how Sick Building Syndrome impacts on employees of the banking workplace in Kaduna. Questionnaires lvere used to collect data and the data was analysed, ranked and presented in charts and tables. Results obtained showed mental and physical fatigue, headaches, loss of concentration, aches and pains as well as hoarseness were the symptoms of sick building that abound in the banking workplaces. Subsequently, concentrations of workers, their ability to move, observe, and think while working were undermined. It is recommended that sources of Sick Building Syndrome in the workplace be seriously looked into so as to make amendments that will improve well being of people at work and ultimately ensure higher productivity.