Gombe Technical Education Journal

DIETARY RISK ASSESSMENT OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE AND ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN GRAINS COMMONLY CONSUMED IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA

2024-11-13T08:33:23+00:00

Pesticides are chemical substances that are applied, mainly for agricultural purposes to enhance yield, but form residues that results in health concerns. The pesticides residues (organophosphate, glyphosate and organochlorine) being non-target specific have been traced to humans and animals causing acute and chronic diseases and even death. Samples were taken from Akko, Gombe and Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Areas of Gombe State. Composite samples of the beans, maize, millet, rice and sorghum were collected, purified, homogenized
and subjected to residues extractions using the QuEChERS method and gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometric (GC-MS) techniques for their quantification. The cleanup process had average recovery and standard error ranging between 82.53±0.32% and 95.22±1.66% respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) was 0.0006mg/kg. The coefficient of determination (r 2 ) was 0.9854. The concentrations of the residues are in the order Gombe > Akko > Yamaltu-Deba. The organochlorine residues in the grains followed similar pattern. Organophosphate and glyphosate residues were in the order; Gombe > Yamaltu-Deba >Akko. Majority of the residues exceeded the WHO Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) and the Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADIs). Conversely, the glyphosate residues were all below the
respective international standards. The health indices determined revealed a variegated
pattern with Gombe LGA ranking highest among the residues 6 out of 15 pesticides exhibiting
Health Index (HI) values > 100% indicative of high health risk. However, the majority of the
pesticides residues had HI values revealing that the exposed population were safe. Regular
evaluation, and farmers and users` adherence to users` manual are recommended.

INFLUENCE OF CORONA VIRUS ON BIOLOGY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ZING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

2024-11-13T08:47:29+00:00

This study was on the influence of corona virus on Biology students’ academic performance in Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State. The study was guided by a research questions and null hypothesis. The study adopted a survey type of research design. The Population comprised of 400 SSII and SSIII students from three schools in the study area. 100 students as the sample for the study were determined using Krejcie and Morgan (1970). A stratified sampling method was used to select the 100 students from each of the selected schools. In each stratum, simple random sampling was used to ensure unbiased and equitable selection of the sample. The instrument for the study titled as the influence of Corona-virus on the Academic Performance of Biology Student items (ICAPBSI), designed by the researchers. The data collected was analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). From the analysis, the results reveal that coronavirus disease has an influence on Biology students’ academic performance. With mean values of 3.98 and 3.42 standard deviation respectively. The study recommends that both Zing LGA and Taraba State Governments should train more of their health workers in readiness to diseases outbreak, so as to arrest situations like the case of coronavirus. And let every individual person take personal hygiene seriously, among others.

IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE

2024-11-13T08:59:58+00:00

This research work examined the impact of economic crisis on education, some factors such as government inability to inspect and provide adequate instructional materials to some of the
secondary schools in the locality, lack of proper auditing and planning for schools, parents’ poor attitude towards education were found to be some of the effects of this ugly impact on
education. To achieve the aim of this research work, four hundred and twenty two questionnaire were distributed among five selected secondary schools in Bauchi Local Government Area using random sampling techniques. The research work discovered graduate unemployment as being caused by the economic crisis in the area. Some of the recommendations made are that Considering the fact that economic crisis has affected the society’s education, Government should as a matter of necessity, provide free education for all citizens in the country, also for the fact that level of the impact of economic crisis on the society’s education is high, government should embark on special poverty eradication programmes that will reduce or eradicate poverty in the society so as to pave way for effective societal education financing.

NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

2024-11-13T09:06:22+00:00

English as a global language has developed many varieties ranging from Standard through Non-standard, dialects to national and regional varieties, resulting in different classifications
such as “World English” or “New English”. This study discusses Nigerian English and insecurity in Nigeria in the digital age. The paper touches among other things Nigerian English. It also discusses and attempts to show how some Nigerian English expressions erroneously made can be corrected. The paper also discusses insecurity in Nigeria. The implication of insecurity and of deviation in Nigerian English has therefore been discussed this research paper recommends stiffer penalties for perpetrators of violence. It is hoped that the result of this research will provide a viable solution to the current security challenges in Nigeria

CAUSES AND CURRENT TRENDS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION: A REVIEW

2024-11-13T09:22:04+00:00

A global principle of eliminating Viral Hepatitis by 2030 was adopted by the United Nations during the 59th World Health Assembly in May 2016. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is now a major
concern as it affects an estimated 170 million people worldwide. Nigeria is a major significant contributor to the burden of chronic viral hepatitis infection globally corresponding to above
20 million people living with viral hepatitis B and/or C in a population of 177 million individuals that are not aware and are at risk of developing chronic complications of liver cirrhosis and primary liver cell cancers. This paper therefore looked into the causes of HCV in individuals, the current trends that are used in the diagnosis of the disease and how HCV infection can be managed in patients found with the disease. It causes disease in two general ways: by infecting cells and by provoking an immune response. HCV can be transmitted through needles tick injuries, splashes/mucocutaneous exposures, saliva, sexual exposure etc. Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs and Interferon based Regimen are the current treatment used. Health system strengthening is recommended for the control of HCV in Nigeria.

THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SECURITY AND SAFETY IN NIGERIA

2024-11-13T09:32:04+00:00

The paper reviews the role of religious education towards sustainable security and Safety in Nigeria. The paper dwelled on the concepts and components of religious education, sustainable
security, sustainable safety, characteristics of sustainable security and safety as well as the roles of religious education in ensuring security and safety in Nigeria. Safety, security and
sustainability were the priorities for all living things and are associated with development outcomes. It also includes the prevention of violent conflict, accountable and effective states
economic growth and service delivery. Security, safety and justice were the major teachings of religious education, as well as peace, stability and democratic governance. Therefore, in order
to achieve the goals of sustainable development and enable a quick return to this path in Nigeria, it is necessary to take actions in the field of education for safety that will contribute
to improving the awareness and concentration of the organization’s stakeholders on economic, social and environmental goals. In addition, educational activities lead to the development of
knowledge and key skills of students, but also affect their character and building their social attitudes. Finally, the paper present and discussed the key factors for improving the security
and safety towards religious education in the context of sustainability. The paper recommends that, the federal government of Nigeria should provide and protect lives of each and every
citizen especially in places of worship and public gathering.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ECCDE) FOR SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2024-11-13T09:42:02+00:00

The paper titled ‘Early Childhood Care Development and Education (ECCDE) for Sustainable National Development’ posits that one of the best and effective way to assume a just and
sustainable nation is by giving ECCDE all the attention necessary through the implementation of the ECCDE policies to ensuring all round (holistic) development for every child. Children
will be equipped through teaching and mentoring with the knowledge of core African values that promotes obeying law and order, respect for elders, sanctity of human lives and the
environment. The paper further discusses ECCDE as a discipline and highlights some of its features that can contribute to building a sustainable nation as enshrined in its objectives. The
paper highlights the importance of putting together all the related efforts in the local realities; using different formal, informal and non-formal settings; re-orienting the program content
towards sustainability; The paper points out some challenges that hindered sustainable national development and finally proffers some recommendations among which Government
and private sectors should join effort and resources together towards developing Early Childhood Care Education in Nigeria.

DETERMINANT OF EXTENSION WORKER COMPETENCIES AND SELF-HELP GROUP (SHG) PERFORMANCE IN NORTH EAST NIGERIA: CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

2024-11-13T10:13:48+00:00

Food production and attainment of food security has become one of the important components of sustainability in North-East Nigeria, due to incessant attacks on innocent people living in
the region by Boko haram. In this context, self-help groups (SHGs) performance was viewed as a national issue in relation to poverty reduction and community empowerment across the
globe especially in Nigeria. This paper therefore, using thematic literature review, identified and discusses relevant literature in the area of extension worker, competencies needed in extension work and self-help group performance in food production. From the review, it was discovered that SHG member participation has immensely facilitate increase in food production in rural and semi-urban communities The paper concludes that competencies of extension worker is the major determining factor for their effectiveness in boosting food production through SHGs approach. SHG members’ participation is among the most essential component for their empowerment, but low competencies from the part of their facilitator may hamper objective attainment of the SHG.

21 ST CENTURY TREND AND ISSUES: INTEGRATING WEBINAR ZOOM MEET INTO TEACHING AND LEARNING

2024-11-13T10:20:38+00:00

Teaching and learning faces many challenges ranging from both the students, teachers and content issues. The paper aimed at identifying the effectiveness of traditional/conventional
teaching and learning and to determine the strategies of integrating webinar zoom into teaching learning. Thus, the article discusses the concept of traditional /conventional teaching
and learning method, online-teaching learning, e-application of webinar zoom, integrating webinar zoom in teaching learning, advantages of integrating webinar zoom in teaching learning, and issues of integrating webinar zoom in teaching learning. The paper concludes that, the use of webinar zoom meet application in teaching and learning could help students and educators create and build their knowledge which to some extent provide an interesting and more effective learning approach and will have a positive effect, the paper further recommends that, there is need for a high level of preparedness for quickly adaption of the changes in the environment and adjust to different strategies of teaching and learning activities in webinar zoom.

THE IMPACT OF DELAY IN THE PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFIT ON PENSIONERS’ WELFARE IN GOMBE STATE

2024-11-13T10:28:18+00:00

This paper examined the impact of delay in payment of retirement benefits on pensioners’ welfare in Gombe state. The data was obtained through primary and secondary sources, which
were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used in testing the hypothesis which was computed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23. The result shows that, delay in the payment of retirement benefits weaken the capacity and ability of pensioners to provide basic necessities of life such as food, water, electricity, shelter, health facilities, clothes and payment of children’s school fees to themselves. based on the finding of the research, researchers recommend that: Gombe state government should ensure sufficient allocation of fund is made to the pension board so as to hasten the payment of the pension to retirees and government shouldn’t allow external forces to interference with the affairs of the board.

BAYESIAN APPROACH TO MODELLING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORANGE ROT RATE AND TRANSPORTATION DISTANCE

2024-11-13T10:33:07+00:00

A Bayesian Logistic Regression Model relating the rot rate of oranges and transportation distance using incomplete data was developed. The incompleteness of data limits the use of the
Classical Logistic Regression Model and this limitation informed our development of a Bayesian Statistical Simulation Modelling Procedure. This work used the simulation procedure through the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm executed in WINBUGS. It is found that transportation distance has a linear and positive relationship with orange rot rate. For both rainy and dry seasons, a kilometre increase in transportation distance will increase the odds that oranges transported from Benue State to Gombe Fruit Market will be rotten. It was also discovered that the mean rot rate of oranges transported from Benue State during the rainy season is 19% and 13% during the dry season. The researcher noted that the distribution of the estimated unknown parameter ( )  converges to the posterior distribution quickly indicating model adequacy. The model also predicted the best distance for maximizing profitability and minimising losses.