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This paper examined the effects of environmental degradation on sustainable development in Nigeria. It addresses the causes of environmental problems and their effects on human and the surrounding ecological system. The paper identified increasing environmental deterioration as a result of rapidly growing urban population which includes pollution, deforestation, flooding, global warming, soil erosion and slim development. The paper made use of content analysis of different research findings in relation to environmental degradation. The paper recommends effective and timely strategies that will make positive impact on issues related to urbanization and environmental management, these include, the need to increase the level of green areas through annual tree planting exercise. Also through comprehensive rural infrastructure provision to reduce the number of immigrants to the urban areas and consequently cut down the rate of urban population growth. Environmental education, such as public enlightenment campaigns in the mass and print media, churches, mosques and community based organization is highly needed.

The paper argues for a complementary stance for both science and metaphysics in fostering the appropriate knowledge-basedfor sound pedagogical process and sustainable development. Metaphysics as a domain of knowledge generally refers to the study of the most basic item, feature of reality (ontology), or the study of the most basic concepts used in an account of reality. However, metaphysics has over the years met with caustic critique and utter rejection. The paper aims at showing that various critiques and, or rejection of metaphysics is a myth and unrealistic. Through the method of conceptual analysis and logical inferences, the paper aims to establish that many of such critiquing are bedridden with inconsistencies, polemic contradictions and are products of sheer intellectual arrogance and dogmatism. The paper holds that, behind the physical world of everyday experience, lies material and non-material substance not directly accessible to the senses, and thus argues for a deeper and more complex perceptive of reality that recognizes the synthesis of science and metaphysics. The paper concludes that metaphysics and science should be taken as complementary areas of studies in the quest for solutions to the existential challenges of life. To this end, the paper recommends the consideration of metaphysics in curriculum designs and pedagogical process.

The purpose of this study is to examine the roles of Ergogenic Drugs in enhancing performance among undergraduates of institutions in Ogun state. Respondents used in this study consist of students from Tertiary Institutions in Ogun State. The research instrument used for the study was a questionnaire that contained twenty items seeking information on the roles of Ergogenic Drugs in enhancing performance among undergraduates of tertiary institutions in Ogun state. Questionnaire was done by hand in order to ensure 100% return rate of the questionnaire. Based on findings, it was revealed that sportsmen and women in tertiary institutions have the knowledge of the ergogenic factor that is leading to sport enhancement. A number of athletes also indulge in the use of performance enhancing to avoid defeat in sport. It was therefore recommended that the Nigerian Government should intensify its campaign and public enlightenment programmes to educate the athletes on the health consequences of indiscriminate use of drugs to enhance performance and drug education should be an integral part of the curriculum in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

In recent times there have been several reports of people committing suicides in Nigeria. Although, the issue of people committing suicide in Nigeria is not new but in recent times, the increase in reports of citizens committing suicide is very alarming, a challenge that calls for urgent intervention in order to arrest the present ugly trend. This article, therefore seeks to have an overview of suicide worldwide, discuss the recent incidences of suicides in Nigeria, the likely predisposing factors, the prevailing consequences and its implications to counselling.

Micro-teaching and teaching practices are two integral parts of teacher education programme. The study investigated the impact of micro-teaching on the teaching practice of School of Education students for 2009 to 2013 Academic sessions in College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used for the study. The data were analyzed using t-test and analysis of variance. The findings of the study reveal a positive and significant relationship between students' performance in Micro teaching and actual performance in Teaching practice. It was also found out that significant differences were observed between students' departments and their performance in Micro teaching. On the contrary, no significant difference was observed between students' department and their performance in Teaching practice. The study therefore, recommended that micro-teaching should be maintained by teacher training programmes, it should be made a pre- requisite to teaching practice. Also, there is need for lecturers and students of the different departments in the School of Education to take the issue of micro- teaching seriously on equal basis.

Herbal medicine which has existed for centuries as a form of treatment became relegated to the background by the advent of modern medicine; however it is becoming increasingly popular in recent times. This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in Mushin LGA, Lagos using muiti-stage sampling technique and interviewer-administered questionnaires with results analyzed using Epi info software version 7.The findings of this study revealed a low level of knowledge (40.83%) of herbal medicine, its side effects, possible contaminants and regulations despite a high level of use (85.02%). It was also revealed that low income earners and individuals not covered by health insurance had poor knowledge when compared to higher income earners and individuals with health insurance coverage. Also, a higher proportion of those with poor knowledge used herbal medicine as opposed to those with good knowledge. It is therefore recommended that health education on herbal medicine, its uses, benefits and its side effects be given to adults using methods that focus on individuals such as health education during clinic visits, health campaign and the use of media. Interplay between conventional medicine practitioners would also ensure safe usage of medication.

The youths in Nigerian society today, are experiencing serious unemployment problem and this has made them to be involved in all sorts of vices. These youths attend different tertiary institutions with the hope that qualifications obtained, would be like magic winds that would enable them secure employments. Generally, the reason for this mass unemployment is the global recession, which has made it almost impossible to access office jobs. Other reasons could be poverty caused by search for real wage that is commensurate with their expected life style, underground economy which encourages unofficial jobs such as drug peddling, robbery and kidnapping. However, indigo dye skill acquisition performs an important function in the effectiveness of acquiring the psychomotor skills and growth empowerment guidance for students in Colleges of Education in South-West Nigeria will be the springboard for sustainable economic development. Today in Nigeria, skill acquisition and youth empowerment are becoming the most viable and effective panacea for economic problems faced by the country. The implication being that every youth empowered will be self-reliant and in some cases become employer of labour. Education enhances lives, thus ends generational poverty and provides a sustainable groundwork for our nation's progress.

All university libraries, in order to support the university's curriculum; to support the research of the university faculty and students; and for planning purposes, writes an annual report. This annual report gives details about the activities of the library in terms of, achievements (Success Stories), key statistics to back up claims, staff matters, challenges, among others, during the year under review. It is amazing that in practice this library culture is being eroded in new generation librarianship due to the fact that in the library school this practice is neither taught nor laid emphasis upon again while many professionals do not know how to gather the necessary data and write useful library report. Upon this backdrop this paper presented detail data gathering method for useful annual report writing. The study adopted a narrative methodology while in the analysis of the study the data to be generated for library report was described to be the core functions of the university. The university library (i.e. Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan), over years, has been living up to expectation in this direction of generating these data. The data is to be used to write reports expected to highlight the activities of the entire university library system that occurred during the year under review. This strategic responsibility is a germane one for the university library in academic community, therefore, cannot be over emphasized. Some of the data were highlighted as Access and Collection Development (ACD); Community Engagement; Information Services regardless of their geographical locations; and strategic Academic Role. Suggested stages involved generally in report writing information flow includes: Set sectional/units' goals for the year and give brief description of how to achieve it; Make presentation at divisional/sectional/unit level, as the case may be, to review the set goals/objectives before commencing implementation; Commence implementation and meet, fortnightly/ monthly to present progress report, backed up with statistics; Hold quarterly meetings to present quarterly report of activities; At the end of the fourth quarter (i e., July to September), collate the reports of the four (4) quarters and generate your annual report based on the statistics you have at your disposal; Call library management meeting for final presentation of sections/units' reports by the divisional heads; The final collation of the reports is done by the administrative officer of the library who is the secretary at the library management meeting: The university librarian writes foreword and a covering memo attached to the report for onward submission to the university management!. While the suggested outline for writing library annual reports includes: Introduction; State the major activities being carried out in the sections/units; Staff Affairs; State the set goals for the year as well as how to achieve it; Data presentation and analysis on quarterly basis and ensure that success stories are highlighted; Present challenges which are militating against the success of sections and units; Summary and recommendations. Annual report is an important document for research, planning and policy formulation for library and the university.

Nigeria is currently facing several economic, political, social and entvironmental issues, all of which are detrimental to Nigerians. It is therefore necessary to engage in pertinent discussions thet can help to move the nation forward in every sphere of the society, academic sphere being one of the most important avenues to disseminate knowpledge that can heip induce a pivotal change in the status quo of the Nigerian society. This article will help to present ideas, opinions and solutions that hopefully will mot be misconstrued and subjected to travesty. Politics and the political will are not mutually exclusive when it comes to the issue of nation bwilding and development. The intention of this article is to stay clear of politics as much as possibie (as it has the tendency to polarise the public) but to sensitise the conscience of Nigerians to decide the trajectory of Nigeria.

This study aimed at portraying (ICT) as a key resource in the effective teaching of geography in secondary schools and to identify obstacies to achieving fhis. In doing fhis, the researcher employed a descriptive survey research design. The study wous guided by two research questions and one hypothesis. The population of the study comprised Geograpiy teachers drawn from all public and prioate senior secondary schools in Lageiu local government ares of Oyo slate, Nigeria. Effect Size method of sample size determination for moderate precision was adopted, which leads to 44 sampies. The researcher in the course of the study employed the questionnaire as the instrument for data collection, Data collected were analsed using criterion mean and chi-square method of testing hypothesis. At the end of the analysis, it was reveaied that Information and Communication Techmology applied in fenching Geography in secondary schools has enormous and significant positive effects; that is application is not without a chalienge, but that the chalienges can be resoloed with some measures, among which are inclusion of Information and Communication Technology in Geography cwrriculum and more especially, Geography Teachers Education curricwlum; training and retraining of Geagraphy teachers on the application of ICT in Geography Education.