Thesis and Dissertations

Permanent URI for this collection

https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3731

Browse

Browsing Thesis and Dissertations by Title

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    MORAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA
    (Department of phylosophy, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-05-08) Adeniyi, Oyawale Emmanuel
    Global warming in the Federal Capital Territory FCT Abuja has posed some social and moral concerns and this has made the researcher to embark on the study in order to proffer solution to the challenge. Hence, the research examined the moral and social consequences of global warming on the lives of citizens of FCT Abuja. The study adopted descriptive survey methodology. The population of the study consists of 100 male and female respondents who were randomly selected from the five Area Councils of Abuja since the issue of global warming affects everyone. A 10 scale structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was first validated by an expert and reliability of the instrument was ascertained by testing. One hundred copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and 83 copies were completely filled and returned with 17 not returned. The data collected was analyzed using simple percentage method where number of respondents is all over number of questionnaire multiplied by 100, all over 1. The research found that global warming has serious impacts on the social and moral lives of the people of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. It further revealed that poverty and lack of public awareness about the usage of home appliances is a major consequence of global warming. The study went further to recommended that government and NGOs have the responsibility of educating her citizens on the consequences of tree cutting and bush burning in the FCT. It also recommend that government at all levels should work hard to eliminate the problem of lack of electricity so as to discourage the use of generating set which will in turn reduce the fast depleting ozone layer. i x
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    SOCIO-ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE
    (Department of Philosphy and Ethnics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-04-12) Omomese, Odion Gabriel
    The advent of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) is raising germane socio-ethical concerns on its impacts socially and morally on the life of those using it. Therefore, this research examined the socio-ethical implications of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and to be able to do this, this study examine social and ethical influence of technology - their favourable impacts and potential dangers of ICTs in Keffi Local Government Area. Descriptive survey method was adopted. The population consisted of 100 respondents from two cyber café, a group of GSM phones and laptops repairers and some people who the researcher assumed to be knowledgeable in ICT. A 10-item structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was face validated and the reliability of the instrument was ascertained by testing. One hundred copies of the questionnaire were delivered to the respondents and one hundred copies were completely filled and returned. The data collected were analyses using simple percentages of the number of respondents over number of questionnaire multiplied by one hundred. The research found out that ICT has immense socio-ethical impacts on the way people used their phones, computers and other cyberspace enable gadgets in Keffi Local Government Area. It was found that ICT is a source of job creation for those with one skills other in technology and that ICT reduces the rate of youth restiveness if it benefits are properly channel. Other findings show that ICT encourages laziness and examination malpractice among young people in Keffi Local Government. It also found that the people of Keffi Local Government don‟t read neither do they understand what cyberspace privacy contents are before sharing their personal information on the internet. In the light of all this findings, the study suggests that The Nigerian Cyberspace Centre should conduct public awareness campaign on the relevancy of reading and understanding privacy terms by internet subscribers before sharing personal information on the cyberspace. In addition the study evokes the interest of national and world leaders including Nigerian leaders to harness the benefits of ICT, in other to create job opportunities for her teeming youth and underemployed population and to guarantee a safer cyber society.