Browsing by Author "Yahaya, M."

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    THE ESSENCE OF MORAL VALUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION: AN APPRAISAL OF ISLAMIC STUDIES APPROACH
    (Department of Islamic Studies, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-01-01) Yahaya, M.; Abubakar, Usman
    Development in terms of infrastructure and other material needs is certainly among the prime requirements of man but attainment to peace and objectives of creation is the most impressive of all The world is experiencing destruction of life and wealth, which is not far from inclination to materialism and loss of consciousness of the Lord that is attached to almost every profession. Thus, infiltration and violation of human values are not subject of concern. People drive their leisure in creating commotion that could endanger the lives and wealth of millions. This animalistic behaviour is as a result of divorcing moral values, which Islamic studies aims at installing. The Islamic studies contention of development is the promotion of consciousness of the Lord which upholds human values, sanctity of life and uncontaminated means of attainment of them. This position of Islam drives its guidance from the unparalleled contributions made by Islam when it reformed the corruptible world and taught the world the essence of morality. In view of this, this paper is designed to carefully study the approach of Islamic studies in establishing the true meaning of development. Theory testing based on statistical methods are very limited. Therefore, this paper concentrates on testing the theorized relationships in the Islamic approach using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structured Equation Modelling (SEM). A sample of Islamic Studies codes of conducts is involved in the collection of data using a pre-designed questionnaire of Chapra (2009) framework. The paper proposes Structured Equation Model of Islamic codes of conducts that will provide useful insights in making socio-religious policies and measuring the compliance of citizens with the socio-religious policies. The findings of this paper shows how objective are the Islamic principles to national development. The paper therefore recommends the utilization of Islamic codes of conducts in the legislation of policies aimed at achieving positive results in national development
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    ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY: A REVIEW
    (Chemistry Department, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University keffi., 2008-09-12) Bako, S. S; Tagvoi, J. T.; Opaluwa, D. O.; Yahaya, M.
    Chemistry, 'the backbone of chemical industry' is mainly concerned with providing the product, materials and proc^^ that support human needs and also make life meaningful. The discoveries made in the chemistry have brought improved standards of living in 'Developed Nations'; increased standard of living in developing countries, a defined modem life as well as maintain a sustainable environment. Chemistry is more than just the science conceit with atoms, molecules and pure substances; it is also an integrationist's science concerned with organized mole* systems. Diseases can be conquered through a clean, healthy and safe environment, reduction in poverty and equines through the use of sustainable chemistry as a tool for implementing sustainable development. Chemists have responsibility to serve the public interest in the fields of health, safety and the environment