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AUDIENCE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF THE 2023 NIGERIAN DATA PROTECTION ACT
(Covenant University Ota, 2025-04) OKOH PRECIOUS OKEOGHENE; Covenant University, Thesis
This study explores public awareness, attitudes and practices of the 2023 Nigerian Data Protection Act (NDPA). With the increasing importance of data privacy in the digital age, the NDPA was introduced to safeguard the personal data of Nigerian citizens. However, the effectiveness of the law depends largely on public understanding and compliance. This paper grounded on Agenda setting and Knowledge gap theory, aims to assess the level of awareness and perceptions surrounding the NDPA among students. A survey was conducted amongst undergraduates and postgraduates from Covenant University, Ogun state. Based on the 400 surveyed respondents, 27.5% have witnessed NDPA-related content through this information platform, with the remaining primarily found on social media (75.7%). Prior to the survey, only about a third (33.2%) were aware of the Act. Respondents generally lacked confidence in the effectiveness of the Act, with 41.6% not sure that it could adequately protect personal data. The results underscore the need for targeted awareness campaigns and clearer communication strategies to enhance public engagement with the NDPA. This paper provides critical insights for policymakers, civil society organizations, and businesses aiming to improve compliance and protect personal data in Nigeria.
INVESTIGATION OF EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS TRAINING IN ENHANCING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG STUDENTS OF COVENANT UNIVERSITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
(Covenant University, Ota, 2026-05) Babajide, Faith Ebunoluwa; Covenant University, Thesis
Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by intense emotional experiences. When emotional needs are neglected during childhood, it can negatively affect the development of emotional intelligence. Existing studies have established this relationship but there is limited evidence on effective interventions to improve emotional intelligence among affected adolescents. This study investigated the effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Skills Training (ERST) on emotional intelligence among adolescents with a history of childhood emotional neglect. A quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design was adopted with a sample size of 54 adolescents from Covenant University Secondary School, Ogun State selected using criterion sampling. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire, incorporating demographic items as well as items from the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and the Multidimensional Neglectful Behaviour Scale (MNBS). Hypotheses was equally analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Paired and Independent Sample T-tests, ANCOVA, and Regression analysis using Hayes’ PROCESS macro. Findings revealed that there was a negative relationship between childhood emotional neglect and emotional intelligence (r = -.239, p = 0.041). Furthermore, ERST significantly improved emotional intelligence among adolescents in the experimental group (t= -10.059, p= 0.000). There was also significant difference in emotional intelligence compared to the control group (t = 4.580, p = 0.000. The pretest did not significantly influence the intervention’s effectiveness F(1, 51)= 31.807, P= 0.000, η² = 0.384 and gender did not significantly moderate the effect of the intervention (b = 8.46, p = 0.2403). The study concludes that ERST is an effective intervention for enhancing emotional intelligence offering substantial evidence to support adolescents of both genders; promoting emotional and mental well-being. The study recommends to schools, engagement in emotion training during orientation programs and as well psychoeducate parents on the need for emotional responsiveness in the home.
INVESTIGATION OF POST-WELD HEAT TREATMENT EFFECTS ON SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR LOW-CARBON AND STAINLESS-STEEL WELDMENTS
(Covenant University, Ota, 2025-05) FASUYI, AKINBAYONLE AYOMIDE; Covenant University, Thesis
This study investigated the effect of post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) on the mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of dissimilar metal (DM) weldments of carbon steel and AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel, as well as similar metal (SM) stainless steel-to-stainless steel weldments. PWHT of the specimens was performed at three temperatures (900⁰C, 1000⁰C, and 1100⁰C), along with an as-welded control. Tensile testing, weight-loss corrosion measurement, corrosion-rate determination, and Vickers microhardness profiling were conducted, and a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the statistical significance of the effects of material type and treatment temperature. The findings showed that the tensile strength of the two types of welds was similar, at about 240 MPa in the as-welded condition. Following PWHT, SM welds exhibited a significantly greater improvement, with a maximum ultimate tensile strength of 466 MPa at 1000⁰C, compared to 321 MPa in DM welds at the same temperature. ANOVA confirmed highly significant effects of material type, temperature, and their interaction on tensile performance. The corrosion analysis showed that DM welds had much higher weight loss and corrosion rates than SM welds in all conditions, with material type identified as the dominant controlling factor. Raising the PWHT temperature progressively reduced corrosion in DM welds, with 1100⁰C yielding the greatest effect. Hardness profiling showed that PWHT reduced peak fusion-zone hardness and enhanced distribution uniformity in both weld types, but DM welds consistently exhibited asymmetric softening attributable to compositional mismatch at the weld interface. The results indicate that 1000⁰C is the optimum PWHT temperature for tensile performance and that SM weldments outperform DM weldments under all tested treatment conditions.
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
(Covenant University Ota, 2025-03) DUL, SOLOMON FANKUN; Covenant University, Thesis
The agricultural sector has been known to be the backbone of the Nigerian economy ever since the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity. The sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product is 24 percent, 70 percent to total employment and 12 percent from foreign exchange earnings. The Federal Government of Nigeria changes the direction of its expenditure from agriculture to crude oil over time, relegating agriculture to the background. As a result of the challenge of the neglect of agriculture, the researcher must investigate public sector expenditure on agriculture and its effect on agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The study adopts Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) for the test estimation for short-run and long-run relationships between the dependent and independent variables, using time series data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The findings of the study reveal that ACEXD has a positive and significant co-efficient impact of 0.003966 on AGPO in Nigeria for the long-run relationship. AREXD has a negative and significant co-efficient impact of 0.003805 on AGPO in Nigeria for the long-run relationship. The result of ATEXD shows a positive and significant co-efficient impact of 0.948588 on AGPO. AVAPW has a negative but insignificant co-efficient impact of 0.002075 on AGPO. INTR has a positive but insignificant co-efficient impact of 0.002546 on AGPO. EXVAL has a negative and significant co-efficient impact of 0.008628 on AGPO. CRAGR to DMBs has a positive but insignificant co-efficient impact of 0.001758 on AGPO. EFFRA of public sector expenditure has a positive and significant co-efficient impact of 0.959348 on AGPO in Nigeria. The study, therefore, recommends that the government and other stakeholders in agriculture invest more in technology and innovation in agriculture and increase budget allocation to agriculture in line with the stipulation of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Government to have engagement with agricultural stakeholders, government to review agricultural policies and programmes, and government to invest in human capital in agriculture.