Islamic University Multidisciplinary Journal (IUMJ)

Volume 5 Issue 2 December 2018

Journal articles


1. A STUDY OF POSTMODERN IDEOLOGY IN THE DRAMA OF SELECTED NIGERIAN PLAYWRIGHTS,   Oluwakemi M. Emmanuel-Olowonubi and Basiru A. Adebisi  Pages 100-106
The banality of postmodern drama has given rise to the dynamic level of creativity in dramatic composition, transposition and experimentations of various issues in the society. The approach to such issues abhors not the pretentious ...  


2. EMBOLDENING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES IN NIGERIA,   Olanrewaju A. Aladeitan and Chidinma T. Odaghara  Pages 107-120
The essay attempts to analyse judicial independence in adjudication of enviro...  


3. DOMINATION IN GENDER RELATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT IN BOLE BUTAKE’S LAKE GOD,   Dora N. Mbu  Pages 121-135

This paper engage...  



4. LIBRARIANS’ AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE ADOPTION OF CLOUD-BASED TECHNOLOGIES IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA,   Achugbue I. Edwin  Pages 137-145
This study investigated librarians’ awareness and perception towards the adoption of cloud-based technologies in public university libraries in South-south, Nigeria and determine the ...  


5. I.T POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN ORGANIZATIONS: CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, OSHODI, NIGERIA,   Lasisi K. Alamu and Sanni S. A.  Pages 146-155
This study discussed issues related to effective implementation of Information Technology Policy in an organization, with a focus on the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Nigeria. The participants of the study were s...  


6. SOCIAL FACTORS AS CORRELATES OF COHABITATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OGUN STATE, NIGERIA,   Bello M. Olalekan, Semuga K. Oluseye, Faleke M. Abidemi and Ajayi O. Oludare  Pages 15-19
Indirect marriage otherwise known as cohabitation is fast becoming popular among undergraduates on our campuses in Ogun State and Nigeria in general. Cohabitation is a growing menace with far reaching psychological, academic, physiological, social and future marital...  


7. HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING TANGENT HYPERBOLIC FLUID IN THE PRESENCE OF THERMAL DISPERSION PAST A STRETCHING SURFACE,   Gangadhar Kotha, Anselm O. Oyem and Uma Maheswara K. Rao  Pages 156-169
This study presents a steady, two dimensional, incompressible heat and mass transfer flow of an electrically conducting tangent hyperbolic fluid in the presence of thermal dispersion induced by a stretching surface. The governing pa...  


8. CHILD MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN SOUTH SUDAN,   Shehu M. D., Nafiu L. A., Latjor K. M. and Ahmed H. O.  Pages 170-176
This study examines factors associated with childhood mortality and morbidity in South Sudan. The specific objectives were to establish childhood mortality, examine the effect of childhood factors on morbidity and assess the contrib...  


9. GROWING THE NIGERIA SPORT MARKET THROUGH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION AT SPORTS COMPETITIONS,   Emmanuel O. Akarah  Pages 2-5
Audience at sports competitions which comprise of spectators and fans imply the situation where persons attend sports venues (stadia) to watch sporting activities as passive participants/supporters was hypothesized to help grow the ...  


10. SALAM, A PROPOSED MODEL FOR FINANCING AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA,   Bara'atu Adamu  Pages 20-25
The objective of this paper is to provide awareness of Salam as a proposed financing model that would serve as an alternative for financing agriculture in Nigeria. Since agriculture serve as a machinery towards economic growth and d...  


11. ASSESSMENT OF FREIGHT VEHICLES’ EFFECTS ON URBAN TRAFFIC IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA,   Tolu I. Atomode  Pages 26-37
Freight vehicles possess distinguishing characteristics from those of the passenger vehicles that often predispose them to diverse traffic challenges in the urban transport systems. This study examined the contribution of freight ve...  


12. EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC RECESSION ON NIGERIAN BANKS: A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE,   Kudirat I. Adebisi  Pages 29-35

Nigeria, the world recognized economic hub of African continent because of her natural and human resources experienced low economic activities as a result of ...  



13. STAFF TURNOVER IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA: A CASE OF UGANDA INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (UICT),   Nabukeera M. Sebyala  Pages 38-51
This study explores the causes and effects of employee turnover in government institutes of higher learning and to identify existing practices in human resource retention strategies. In this study, interviews with emp...  


14. PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: THE IMPACTS OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AFTER EXITING FROM THE PARIS CLUB IN 2006,   Muhammad A. Fagge and Taofik M. Ibrahim  Pages 52-62
This study evaluated the role of institutions in the management of public debt in Nigeria after the exit from the Paris club in 2006. It utilized both the institutional and macroeconometric frameworks. The institution...  


15. ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF GAMES AND SIMULATION BY PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA,   Olori A. Lateef and Adesanya A. Olusola  Pages 6-14
The study examined access to or use of games and simulation as a result of lack of adequate instructional media for individual teacher. Games and simulation are experiential exercises that transport learners to another world. The strategies allow the learners to app...  


16. TEAMWORK AND STAFF PERFORMANCE AT UMAR BIN ALKHATTWAB ISLAMIC CENTRE (UBAIC) UGANDA,   Ssekadde Fatumah, Nabukeera M. Sebyala, Bwengye Micheal  Pages 64-84

The present study sought to examine the effect of work teams on employe...  



17. TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USEFULNESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF BUSINESS STUDIES,   Abiola L. Olori and Osikoya O. Olajide  Pages 85-91
Business Studies is one of the subjects that enable students acquire skills that are essential to personal, occupational and entrepreneurial activities. In Nigeria, there are reports indicating that students are not making consisten...  


18. AN ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION IN KWARA METROPOLIS: ISSUES AND IMPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,   Lateef A. Yusuf and Abayomi A. Alaka  Pages 92-99
This paper examines quality of primary education in Kwara metropolis. The study adopts a descriptive survey research design with questionnaire as major instrument of data collection. One research question and three hypotheses were d...