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2021 Archive

1 Title: EVALUATING THE SURFACE BODY PARASITES OF DOMESTICATED GOATS AND DOGS, ANDTHEIR ASSOCIATED ZOONOTIC RISK FACTORS IN EMUGHAN.pdf
Author: EMMANUEL G. E, CHINUA O, MONICA C.U, AND JONAS T. D
Abstract: Abstract A study to determine the surface body parasites of domesticated dogs and goats was conducted in selected communities within the Emughan clan of Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria. A total 150 domesticated animals compress of 75 dogs and 75 goats were samples and investigated using force, combing and brushing of the animal skin. The overall infestation was 81.3%, showing high prevalence of surface body parasites in the study area. High rate of infestation was recorded in animals from Egunughan 23.0%, Aminiboko 22.0%, Owerewere 19.0% while Obragh 8.0% was least infested. While the commonly infective animal was Dog which harbor 43.3% of total infestation. However, the most prevalence surface body parasite observed in this study was Tick 49.2%, followed by Flea, 38.0% and Lice, 12.0%. Although the rate of infestation was not statistically significant per parasite but was significant against animal and community investigated. From the result of this study, it can be stated that lack of awareness on infection pathway between human and domesticated animals account for about 85% zoonosis in the study area. Key words: Emughan, Flea, Lice, Surface body, parasite, Zoonosis View
2 Title: LEADERSHIP TRANSPARENCY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.pdf
Author: JOHN E. CHIKWE, PhD. AND CHRISTINE ADAOBI NWUCHE, PhD.
Abstract: Abstract The reference benchmark of this paper is, leadership transparency and national development in Nigeria, as empirically examined in the study. The perceived and apparent poverty, insecurity and social ills hindering national development in Nigeria were traced to lack of leadership transparency and proper accountability. Four tested hypotheses indicated existence of significant relationship, asserting that, leadership transparency would enhance national development in Nigeria. These relationships were examined with a sample of 102 selected respondents from the military, police force, political class, academia, businessmen and enlightened local and rural communities in the study area. A cross sectional design and Likert 5-point scale structured questionnaire via e-mail and direct contacts were adopted in data collection. The results and findings revealed that the perceived leadership trust and accountability are associated with poverty and insecurity minimization that would enhance national development in Nigeria. The study concludes that, when leadership transparency increases, poverty and insecurity minimization and national development will be achieved in Nigeria. Federal character positioning implementation and maintenance, restructuring of National Assembly members and other political office holders’ salaries and entitlements in line with federal Civil Service salaries structure are amongst others recommended as such will enhance effective national development in Nigeria. Key words: Leadership Transparency; National Development; Insecurity Minimization; Poverty Minimization, Nigeria. View
3 Title: MANAGING SECURITY RISK IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY OF RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.pdf
Author: OMORUYI AIMUAMWOSA EKE AND PROF. CONTINUE EKETU
Abstract: Abstract This Study examines the impact of Security Management Systems on Organizational Performance of Oil & Gas Industry Firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. The research design takes cognizance of Management theory, concepts and constructs such as: Company Security Policy; Internal Monitoring & Audit; as well as Management Reviews/Evaluation which are used in evaluating the predictor variable: Security Management Systems. Similarly, the research design utilizes Management tools such as: Financial and/or Non-Financial Performance and uses them to measure the criterion variable: Organizational Performance. The bulk of financial data analyzed is aggregate company financials and projections collected mainly from open sources; including various local and international journals and Nigerian government declaration of revenue and tax receipts from the Oil & Gas industry. This is so, as the Oil & Gas firms are private Organizations whose financials are not published publicly. The non-financial data analyzed is collected through the issue of questionnaires to respondents selected from amongst staffers of the various firms using random sampling technique. The representative sample population for the Study are 387 staffers randomly selected from six (6) Oil & Gas companies in Port-Harcourt City, Rivers State, Nigeria. These six firms mirror and represent the entire gamut of the industry to a large extent. The representative firms themselves cumulatively have a combined total staff population of some 12,258 persons, or about half the entire workforce of the entire Industry across the country. Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation methodology is used in testing the validity of the seven hypotheses proposed. The Major Finding of the Study confirms a significant positive relationship between Security Policy; Internal Monitoring & Audit; and Management Reviews/Evaluation respectively and Financial and/or Non-Financial Performance of Oil & Gas Industry Firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. This Finding leads to a Conclusion that: setting up or embedding an effective security management system within the Organizational structure of an Oil & Gas firm in Rivers State, Nigeria indeed will have a positive moderating effect on the firm’s Organizational Performance. The Study thus majorly recommends that: firms in the Oil & Gas Industry in Rivers State, Nigeria should make every effort to ensure they have, or setup a robust, cost-effective security risk management team; in order to have an efficient and effective Organizational structure. They are also to make sure that a cogent Security Policy is put in place for each such Organization. These two actions should then be backed up by frequent internal assessments & audits and periodic management reviews/evaluation of the security management system in place. View
4 Title: THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE BAN ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ON STUDENTS’ DISCIPLINE IN......pdf
Author: IMOEHO, A. THERESA., OSUINDE, J. O. AND OAMEN, O.
Abstract: Abstract This study examined the implications of the ban on corporal punishment on students’ discipline in secondary schools. Corporal punishment as a measure of discipline has drawn a lot of criticism among the populace as being responsible for students’ deviant behaviour; while this criticism should not be completely overlooked, total ban may not be justifiable. This study was prompted, by the rampant increase in students’ unrest in secondary schools after the ban on corporal punishment. The study adopted the ex-post facto design. The administration of corporal punishment on students breaches their fundamental human rights to respect for human dignity and physical integrity. These became a matter of concern to educationists and parents’ indeed, the net implications of the ban on corporal punishment in schools have been destruction of property and even death of students. This paper reviewed empirical findings of various disciplines e.g. legal, health and psychological on the effect of corporal punishment on students. The findings of this study, conclusively recommended that Teachers Service Commission should sensitizer school management on effective leadership and encourage them to adopt dialogue to mitigate against students unrest, School administrators in public schools should enforce implementation of alternative disciplinary measures to make them effective in dealing with the common discipline problems in schools, Ministry of Education should organize sensitization programmes for teachers to enable them understand the physical and psychological implications of corporal punishment. View
5 Title: MANAGING SECURITY RISK IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY OF RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.pdf
Author: OMORUYI AIMUAMWOSA EKE AND PROF. CONTINUE EKETU
Abstract: Abstract This Study examines the impact of Security Management Systems on Organizational Performance of Oil & Gas Industry Firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. The research design takes cognizance of Management theory, concepts and constructs such as: Company Security Policy; Internal Monitoring & Audit; as well as Management Reviews/Evaluation which are used in evaluating the predictor variable: Security Management Systems. Similarly, the research design utilizes Management tools such as: Financial and/or Non-Financial Performance and uses them to measure the criterion variable: Organizational Performance. The bulk of financial data analyzed is aggregate company financials and projections collected mainly from open sources; including various local and international journals and Nigerian government declaration of revenue and tax receipts from the Oil & Gas industry. This is so, as the Oil & Gas firms are private Organizations whose financials are not published publicly. The non-financial data analyzed is collected through the issue of questionnaires to respondents selected from amongst staffers of the various firms using random sampling technique. The representative sample population for the Study are 387 staffers randomly selected from six (6) Oil & Gas companies in Port-Harcourt City, Rivers State, Nigeria. These six firms mirror and represent the entire gamut of the industry to a large extent. The representative firms themselves cumulatively have a combined total staff population of some 12,258 persons, or about half the entire workforce of the entire Industry across the country. Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation methodology is used in testing the validity of the seven hypotheses proposed. The Major Finding of the Study confirms a significant positive relationship between Security Policy; Internal Monitoring & Audit; and Management Reviews/Evaluation respectively and Financial and/or Non-Financial Performance of Oil & Gas Industry Firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. This Finding leads to a Conclusion that: setting up or embedding an effective security management system within the Organizational structure of an Oil & Gas firm in Rivers State, Nigeria indeed will have a positive moderating effect on the firm’s Organizational Performance. The Study thus majorly recommends that: firms in the Oil & Gas Industry in Rivers State, Nigeria should make every effort to ensure they have, or setup a robust, cost-effective security risk management team; in order to have an efficient and effective Organizational structure. They are also to make sure that a cogent Security Policy is put in place for each such Organization. These two actions should then be backed up by frequent internal assessments & audits and periodic management reviews/evaluation of the security management system in place. View
6 Title: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC RECESSION ON WORKERS JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN NIGERIA.pdf
Author: NWOSU CHINEDU EVEREST PhD. AND IHEANACHO JULIANA IKWUKA PhD.
Abstract: Abstract Economic recession is a stage of economic meltdown which can accrue to numerous setbacks thereby affecting different sectors, institutions, and corporate bodies in a nation-state including workers job satisfaction and organizational effectiveness. In order to ascertain a conscientious work, this paper relied on secondary sources of data collection. Information was sourced from published books, journal articles and conference papers that anchored on the phenomenon under investigation. The systems theory was adopted as the theory suitable to guide this work. The paper concludes that one of the major challenges bedeviling workers job satisfaction and organizational effectiveness in Nigeria is economic recession. During recession, organizational productivity and efficiency are badly affected and by so doing, workers are not always satisfied in their workplaces because their salaries and other welfare packages are equally affected. The paper recommends among others that, government, non-governmental organizations, and corporate bodies should as a matter of necessity, map out strategies and policies that would be of enormous help to strengthen Nigeria’s economy as well as ensuring the implementation of the mapped out strategies and polices. By so doing, different sectors, institutions, and organizations will not experience recession in Nigeria. Keywords: Economic Recession, Workers, Organization, Job Satisfaction, Effectiveness. View
7 Title: NEXUS BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY IN OIL COMPANIES IN RIVERS STATE.pdf
Author: KORUBO, INTIEDUKOBA BARRY AND OKEY ONUCHUKU PhD.
Abstract: Abstract The study examined the influence of transformational leadership style on workers’ productivity in oil companies in Rivers State. The study used five (5) International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Rivers State. Primary data via the use of well-structured research questionnaires served as the main tools of data collection. 111 questionnaires were issued but 100 were retrieved and analyzed using multiple regression technique. To ensure that the research instrument is well fitted and reliable, we subjected the research instrument to normality test and Cronbach’s alpha tests. The normality test reported that the target variables are within the acceptable region of +1 to -1. Meanwhile, the Cronbach’s alpha test with an average value of 0.933 affirmed that the research instrument is consistent and internally reliability. From the result of analysis, the multiple regression showed that transformational leadership style, exhibited positive significant influence on workers’ productivity Premised on this, the study concluded that optimal transformational style enhances organizational performance (effectiveness) and it is hereby recommended that oil companies in Rivers State should employ transformational leadership style as a means of enhancing workers’ productivity. View
8 Title: THE FATE AND SURVIVAL OF NIGERIAN LANGUAGES IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION IN SIGHTS FROM PERSONAL NAMES.pdf
Author: JOY NKECHI OBUNWO AND ROSE NGOZI NNANNA
Abstract: Abstract The phenomenon ‘globalization’ is a fundamental aspect of every society because no society or culture is devoid of it. It is an evolution that undermines centuries of tradition, local autonomy and cultural integrity. It is a major culprit of linguistic genocide that has precipitated a moral crisis in many countries, tearing the basic social and cultural fabrics of many families and communities apart. Thus, the death or endangerment of a language means a lot to members of its community, because the community often loses a great deal of cultural identity, ranging from spiritual and the intellectual life of a people, traditions, oratory, personal names among others. Personal name as an element of language is a true reflection of culture. It is no doubt an integral ingredient in the life of most African communities as it gives a clear picture of what is obtainable in the culture of a people .The study therefore, examines the Nigerian language and the kind of names ( indigenous or foreign ) that exist within the society . It aims at the study of globalization and personal names in Nigeria. It tries to know if the indigenous personal names have been replaced by foreign names or still retain the African cultural identity and value in their semantic vessels and to what extent and circumstances. It tries to detect the overwhelming influence of globalization on language, especially as it concerns the indigenous names in the last sixty (60) years, i.e from 1953 to 2013. The thrust of the matter is to examine if the level of language endangerment is directly or inversely proportional to the indigenous names endangerment. The work focuses on the staff and students (ND1 and ND11 students) of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, the Niger Delta Secondary School (NDSS) and State Primary School 2, Olanada, all in Rumuola, Port Harcourt. . It consists of some names of males and females staff of the institution within the ages of thirty (30) to sixty (60); diploma students of the Polytechnic within the ages of sixteen (16) to thirty (30); NDDS students within the ages of ten (10) - sixteen (16) and State Primary School, Olanada within the ages of 5 to 14 years. A random sample of personal names was done and the data was analysed descriptively. Contrary to the researcher’s thought, it was observed that though, some children bore indigenous names at home, a good percentage of them have foreign names, so were called, known or identified by those foreign names. It finally tries to recommend ways to proffer solutions to this menace called ‘globalization’ in our system. View
9 Title: FORENSIC AUDIT AND FRAUD DETECTION IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTOR.pdf
Author: DEBEKEME BOYELAYEFA And PROF .E.A.L. IBANICHUKA
Abstract: Abstract Fraud is devastative to organizations and economies of the world and had generated several studies by erudite scholars. The evolving concepts of forensic audit are an imperative creation in response to the inadequacies of prior studies on forensic audit and conventional investigations in fraud detection. In line with the above, this study is an empirical examination of the relationship between forensic audit and fraud detection in Nigeria public sector. The Donald Cressey fraud triangle theory is the cardinal theory of the study. Cross-sectional field survey of quasi-experimental design was adopted for this study. Twenty-three (23) federal ministries and parastatals in Rivers State constituted the accessible population of the study. Time series data, secondary nature were generated from archival records of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) among others. Descriptive Statistics, Augmented Dickey-Fuller stationarity unit root test, Pairwise Grander Causality test and Multiple Regression Analysis with the aid of econometrics view version 10 were used to analyze the data and tested the stated hypotheses. The findings from the results revealed that the explanatory variables, litigation support services (LSS) investigative accounting (IA) and forensic audit report (FAR) are positively and significantly related to the predictor variable, fraud detection (FD) with LSS β=0.667882, p-value=0.0002< ∝ = 0.05, (IA) β=0.401326, p-value =0.0011 View
10 Title: THE IMPACT OF INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION ON JOB PERFORMANCE IN RIVERS STATE CIVIL SERVICE.pdf
Author: NWOKA, I. B, PROF. STEPHEN. O & DR. HYACINTH G. W.
Abstract: Abstract The current organizational concern on job performance with particular regard to timing had propelled reason scholarly works. The trend of inter-agency collaboration in Nigeria is also increasingly attracting concern. Some researchers on inter- agency collaboration have studied it in terms of inter-agency understanding, cooperation, partnership and relations. However, there is still an empirical gap in terms of the extent to which technical expertise and resources interface as indicators of inter-agency collaboration that can be linked to work performance in the Civil service. In the light of the fore going, this study examines the relationship between inter-agency collaboration and job performance in the Rivers State Civil Service. The survey design was used in this research work. The target population in 1402 whiles the sample size in 311 using the Taro Yamene sampling technique. The data was collected mainly through questionnaires and in depth interviews and analyzed using the SPPS version 23. The findings indicate that there is a positive significant relationship between technical expertise and timely delivery of tasks although it was statistically weak (0.322). There is also a strong positive relationship between resource sharing and job efficiency. It is recommended that the guidelines for technical expertise study be adequately implemented for optimal results. Hence, it was concluded and recommended that the approach to resource sharing should be sustained in various forms of collaboration among technical expertise and resource sharing. The Government of Rivers State through its Administrators should adopt the aspect of collaboration that is feasible in her Civil Service circumstances to attain optimal performance. Keywords: Collaboration, technical expertise, resource sharing, inter-agency. View
11 Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KHANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS.pdf
Author: NAABURA, M.K., NEEDAM, Y.B And KELECHI .O
Abstract: Abstract This paper focused on environmental sustainability in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The aim of the study is to examine the problems and prospects of waste management to ensure sustainable environment. The methodology adopted by the researchers centred around the primary and secondary sources of data, where closed and open ended questionnaire distributed and retrieved from respondents selected for the study. It includes fifty households, one hundred persons selling in Bori market, twenty waste management staff and thirty workers (civil savants) totaling two hundred copies of questionnaire, One hundred and sixty questionnaire were retrieved, while forty were not respondent to. The simple random sampling techniques were used for the selection. To analyse the data, the tabular method, simple descriptive method and the chisquare were used to avoid bias in the work. The study found out that waste management faces some challenges and also have prospects and by way of recommendation government should enforce environmental laws so that environmental sustainability can be achieved. Keywords: Sustainable Environment, Waste Management, Problems, Prospects View
12 Title: ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN A POST REMEDIATED CRUDE OIL SPILL IMPACTED SOIL IN ETCHE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.pdf
Author: NWANYANWU KINGSLEY UZOMA PhD. AND BRIGHT CHIKA AJOKU PhD.
Abstract: Abstract This research examined the heavy metal concentration in a post remediated crude oil spill impacted soil in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. Four different points were studied and a control which covers a total area of about 14200m2. The total sampling frame of 158 sampling points / area, with the aid of soil augar soil sample were collected from a soil depth of 0-30cm. Hypotheses tested at 3 and 8 degree of freedom at 0.05 significant level shows that there is a statistically significant variation that exist in the concentration level of soil heavy metal in the study area. The study also shows a significant increase in the values of some heavy metals which is attributed to soil nutrient, Soil enzymes and various micro-organisms such as bacteria and fungi are identified as limiting factors for the biodegradation of metals. It was recommended that adequate and proper remediation techniques should be employed in carryout any remediation work in an oil polluted site. Keywords: heavy metal, concentration, remediation, crude oil, and spill impacted soil. View
13 Title: BILATERAL RELATIONS AND THE CHALLENGES OF MULTINATIONAL JOINT TASK FORCE IN WEST AFRICA.pdf
Author: ADETAYO OLAMIDE SOWALE & OLANIKE FOLUSO OROGUN
Abstract: Abstract The study examines issues and challenges of security community with a particular focus on the Multinational Joint Task Forces (MJTF) in combating Boko Haram insurgency in West Africa. The choice to examine these armed forces against Boko Haram is significant for a number of reasons. One, the threat of Boko Haram insurgency in West Africa emanates from the inherited irregular and poorly delineated colonial borders. Two, armed forces are deployed to safeguard the territorial integrity and national borders of the affected countries against external aggression. Third, issues of Boko Haram insurgency prominently features in the bilateral relations of Nigeria and its neighbouring states. Fourth, the government of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad established MNJTF as a form of collective security architecture against Boko Haram insurgency. Despite the establishment of MJTF, Boko Haram continues to wreck devastations in the Northeast Nigeria and other neighbouring states. Utilising secondary sources of data, the study concludes defective bilateral relations of Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBCs) countries adversely affect the functionality of MNJTF. It is therefore recommended that Lake Chad Basin Countries (LCBCs) need to correct problematic bilateral relations in order to successfully combat Boko haram menace in the West Africasub-region. Keywords: Security, Collective Security, Bilateral Relations, Multinational Joint Task Force. View
14 Title: EFFECTS OF COOKING TIME ON THE NUTRIENTS, ANTI-NUTRIENTS COMPONENTS AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIFFERENTLY PROCESSED SEED........................pdf
Author: DR. CHRISTOPHER A-C., ABU A.A., AJIYO O. J., ABU MALIKI, GRACE O.O., & SADO A.
Abstract: Abstract The study was conducted to determine the effect of cooking time on the nutrient and anti-nutrient content of African yam bean seeds. Cooking time adopted were 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes (RAYB, CAYBM1, CAYBM2, CAYBM3 and CAYBM4) respectively. Data revealed that crude protein, fat, fibre; carbohydrate and gross energy were not significantly (P>0.05) affected by cooking time with the exception of ash and moisture content. The ash and moisture content decreased as the cooking time increased. Ash and moisture content was highest (3.93 and 7.16) in the raw African yam bean (RAYBM) and least (2.00 and 5.59) in African yam bean cooked for 120minutes (CAYBM4). Gross energy was also improved with increased cooking time. In all the parameter assayed, the level of anti-nutrient decreased with increased cooking time, while some were completely eliminated. Cooking time beyond 60 minutes completely eliminated cyanide content and 120 minutes in phytin phosphorus activity. Optimum coking time of 90 minutes at 1000c has a remarkable effect on the anti-nutrient content of African yam bean. All the hematological indices and the serum chemistry of broiler indicated no significant (p>0.05) difference. Other parameters investigated include total protein, albumin, globulin, creatinine and urea. The serum cholesterol was however decreased significantly (p View
15 Title: GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUE IN ASSESSMENT OF WETLANDS IN ETCHE, SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA.pdf
Author: I. C. EZEKWE (PhD), E. U. PHILIP AND N. CHIJIOKE
Abstract: This study assesses wetlands in Etche Local Government Area between 1986 to 2016 and using lands at images of 1986 , 2006 and 2016 of 30mX 30m resolution where used for the study. The images were imported into Arc GIS 9.3 for band combinations using composite module. Supervised classification was used for image classification using Maximum Likelihood Algorithm namely in Erdas Imagine 9.1 whereby five major land use class were identify namely settlement, vegetation, water bodies and wetland. Areas in squared kilometers of each land use were calculated in ArcGIS 10.3 and simple arithmetic was used to complete the percentage change. Descriptive and inferential statistic were employed for data analysis finding shoes that wetland decreased from 394.826km2 to 324.78km2(-6.82263%) between 1986 to 2016. Similarly, vegetation and settlement increased by 2.568913% and 4.3875 39% while water bodies decreased from 4.673148km2 to 3.299km2 (-0.152632%). Findings also showed that within the period under review there were increase agricultural increase activities and urbanization. This work recommends that proper enlightenment and education to the people of Etche should be done on the importance of Biodiversity, Tourism, management, forest resources and needs for its conservation and management as wetland are importance to human existence. Keywords: Geospatial Technique, Wetlands, Etche, South-South, Nigeria. View
16 Title: IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY PRACTICES IN BIOLOGY LABORATORIES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OBIO-AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.pdf
Author: MARTHA IJOK ADIBE NJOKU
Abstract: This study looked at how secondary school students in the Obio/Akpor local government area implemented safety procedures in biology labs. Four inquiries served as the studys compass. This study used a simple survey design. 12,327 SS2 pupils from two specially chosen coeducational senior secondary schools in the Obio/Akpor local government area made up the studys population. A sample size of 200 people was selected using random sampling procedures. Questionnaire on Implementation of Safety Practices in Biology Laboratories [QISPBL] was the instrument used to collect data. Using Pearson product moment correlation, a reliability coefficient of 0.79 was found. The mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The results demonstrated that the biology labs in public secondary schools in the Obio/Akpor local government area are lacking in laboratory safety supplies. The study comes to the conclusion that low student achievement is correlated with a lack of access to and ineffective use of science lab supplies in the study area. It also suggests raising awareness of these safety material measures to ensure that lab safety is closely monitored. It is imperative that the government provides a suitable number of scientific teachers, laboratory assistants/attendants, and laboratory materials to ensure successful teaching and learning. Keywords: Safety, Laboratories, Biology, Practices, Implementation. View

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