scholarly journals The Effect of Electoral and Economic Crimes on Sustainable Development in Cross River State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ukwayi, J. K. ◽  
Okpa, J. T.
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Death Sentence ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Severe Punishment ◽  
Economic Crimes

The survey examined the effect of electoral and economic crimes on sustainable development in Cross River State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study accessed the effect of election rigging and misappropriation of public funds on sustainable development in Cross River State. Two research questions were stated to guide the study. The study adopted the system theory. Survey research design was adopted in this study. An 18-item questionnaire captioned “Questionnaire on electoral, economic crimes and sustainable development” (QEESD) was designed by the researcher and used in gathering data for the study. Data were elicited from 384 respondents who were purposively selected from six (6) local government areas in the three Senatorial District of Cross River State. The respondents were selected from political parties, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices, religious groups, and the public. The generated data were presented using simple percentage, and chart. Findings revealed that election rigging and misappropriation of public funds affects sustainable development in Cross River state, Nigeria. The study recommended among others that political office holders should judiciously utilize public funds for programmes and projects that would positively affect the well-being of the citizens. In addition, rigging of election should be made a capital offence that should attract severe punishment like life imprisonment or death sentence.

scholarly journals University Output Soft Skills at Workplace in Blue Economy Strategy for Sustainable Development in Cross River State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Ekpenyong E. Ekanem ◽  
Comfort R. Etor ◽  
Nse N. Ukpong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
The State ◽  
Percentage Score ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This study investigated university output soft skills and blue economy strategy as mechanisms for sustainable development in Cross River State of Nigeria. The study was a descriptive survey research design. The population included all university graduate workers in sea ports in the state. A purposive sampling techniques was used to select 250 respondents from the port locations. The instrument designated ‘Soft Skills In Blue Economy Strategy Questionnaire (SSIBESQ)’ was designed to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated and had a reliability co-efficient of 0.872. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts and percentage score. The study revealed that university output soft skills were beneficiary to the graduate workers economically and encouraged multitasking in human and material resources for sustainable development of Cross River State, Nigeria. Blue economy strategy, through a dynamic environmental sustainable principles, assisted the university output at workplace. This included to boost new employment, innovation and growth in marine production and other port industries, thereby improving the state economic stand. Some of the recommendations made were: universities should give more attention to soft skills development, government should support policies on university output soft skills and blue economy strategy as sine-qua-non for utilization of business opportunities and economic development in the state.

scholarly journals Perception of awareness of information and communication technologies among yam farmers in Ikom Agricultural Zone, Cross River state, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
J.B. Effiong ◽  
C.L. Aboh ◽  
C.F. Aya
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
Ict Tools

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the awareness of information and communication technologies (ICTs) among yam farmers in Ikom Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; identify the types of ICTs available to yam farmers, ascertain the level of awareness of ICTs among yam farmers and ascertain the effects of ICTs on yam production in the study area. Questionnaires were used to obtain data from respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and ranks. Result of types of ICTs available among the yam farmers showed that radio was ̅=3.70, Mobile phones were ̅=3.50 while television had ̅=3.11 and were the most available ICTs accessed by yam farmers in the study area. Findings on the level of awareness indicated that Radio ( ̅=1.78) ranked 1st, television ( ̅=1.70) ranked 2nd while, mobile phone ( ̅=1.66) ranked 3rd and were the ICTs that the farmers had greater awareness. Results on the perceived effects of ICTs on yam production revealed that ICTs reduce cost of interaction among yam farmers, enhanced decision-making among farmers and also strengthen partnership with research and extension. However, serious constraints to the use of ICT facilities by farmers were identified such as; poor finance, erratic power supply and cost of use of ICT tools. The result of this study showed that yam farmers in Ikom Agricultural Zone utilized conventional ICTs tools more than contemporary tools in yam production. The study therefore concluded that, there is a commendable level of awareness of information and communication technologies among yam farmers in Ikom Agricultural Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONGST RESIDENTS OF CALABAR METROPOLIS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA. WEST AFRICA; A CASE STUDY OF CALABAR GARMENT FACTORY

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 121-129
Author(s):  
Bright Ewona ◽  
Asuquo Bassey ◽  
Andy Ugumanim ◽  
Mercy Ukpong ◽  
Dorathy Ikwen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Garment Factory ◽  
Environmental Induction ◽  
The Impact

This research paper was geared toward unraveling the impact of environmental health on sustainable development amongst residents of Calabar metropolis in Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa. In pursuant of this objective, three research questions were raised to guide the study- To what extent does environmental induction course influence sustainable development among residents of Calabar metropolis? does environmental wastes recycling affect sustainable development among residence of Calabar metropolis? and to what extend does environmental conservation influence sustainable development among residents of Calabar metropolis. A sample size of 200 respondents was considered for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a 20 - items questionnaire which was validated by research experts on health discipline. Split half reliability estimate was implored to ascertain the reliability of the instrument while simple percentage was used to analyze the data collected. From the results of our findings, possible recommendations were made to ensure sustainability of our environmental resources to enhance sustainable development.

scholarly journals Improving The Effectiveness of Commercial Bank Employess in Cross River State Through Appropriate Remuneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
Pius U. Angioha ◽  
Rose U. Agba ◽  
Beauty U. Kenneth ◽  
Eno U. Ishie
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Bank ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Inferential Statistics ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State

The study specifically examines the correlation between remuneration and the effectiveness of employees in commercial banks in cross river state, adopting a survey method, data was collected from 232 participants employed by five commercial banks in cross river state. The participants were selected using the proportional stratified and simple random sampling technique. A self-developed questionnaire was adopted to elicit the required information for the study. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. out of the 232 distributed questionnaires, 213 was returned and used for analysis. Result revealed a correlation between remuneration and the effectiveness of employees in commercial banks in cross river state. From the analysis 21.8 per cent of the variance in the effectiveness of bank's employees is accounted for by remuneration. The study concludes that bank the management of banks need to take into cognizance the economic situation in the country and improve on the take-home package of their employees.

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