Browsing by Author "Moga, Ezekiel"

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    A Historical Assessment of Cybercrime in Nigeria: Implication for Schools and National Development
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-09-09) Moga, Ezekiel; Salihu, Abdullahi Galle; Abdulkarim, Rukayyat
    A nation would not grow without assessing the previous and present occurrences especially in this era of high globalize society that transform virtually all activities in a technological ways which human beings see advantage. Hence, this study focuses on a historical assessment of cybercrime in Nigeria: Implication for schools and National Development. A mixed research design was employed by the researchers in generating primary and secondary data. Primary data was generated using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) using 200 undergraduate students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi based on cybercrime and the secondary data was generated based on the existing electronic materials. The data generated from FGD were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages. Findings revealed that 84% of the students agreed that cybercrime exist highly among students such as; hacking of Face-Book Page or WhatsApp Page of someone in disguised using it for devious acts, Manipulating students’ school fees and semester results are some of the cybercrimes in the school system. Further results of the secondary sources revealed related cybercrime to include; quest for wealth, Poor implementation of cybercrime laws, and corruption among others. With these alarming results, schools and National development would be at catastrophic in different ramifications of economy activities. The paper suggests that; schools should form personality assessment committee to assess students attitudes toward cybercrimes, Personal Identification Number (PIN) should not be made known to unknown persons, and Government should enact stringent laws and prosecute perpetrators of such act without discrimination among others
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    IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
    (Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-12-17) Abdulkareem, Yunusa; Moga, Ezekiel
    The thrust of this paper is on improving Early Childhood Care Development and Education (ECCDE) in Nigeria. The paper argues that the foundation of learning is laid during the earliest years of a child, yet many children still miss out this crucial early learning experiences and support for their socio-emotional and physical development. Children safety, health, and happiness, well-qualified teachers, trip(s), exposure to a variety of culture(s) and technology were identified as ways of improving early childhood education in Nigeria. The paper further notes that Early Childhood Care, Development and Education is crucial in the sense that it helps in the building of strong foundation for the child’s physical, mental, emotional and social development just as it improves the well-being of the children through healthy habits like brushing and regular washing of hands. It also brings about the development of literary and numerical skills of the children as well as socialization which helps children overcome shyness and gain self-confidence. The dearth of professionally qualified teachers and caregivers, frequent use of foreign instructional materials for teaching and learning, lack of access to ECCDE programme by children in the rural areas as well as the use of foreign language as a medium of instruction were among the top challenges of the ECCDE in Nigeria revealed from the study. To overcome such challenges, the paper suggests adequate provision of professionally qualified teachers and caregivers, the use of indigenous instructional materials for teaching and learning, the establishment of model ECCDE schools in rural areas as well as the use of indigenous language as a medium of instruction