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Family-owned businesses in Nigeria and other nations of the world play important roles in economic growth and development some of which include creation of employment opportunities, maintenance of competition, stimulation of indigenous entrepreneurship, wealth creation, innovations and creativity, foreign exchange earnings, mobilization of savings, and contribution to the GDP. Despite these vital roles, family-owned enterprises in Nigeria are faced with the problem of succession as about 95 % of family businesses do not survive the third generation of ownership. Hence, this study conducted an assessment of succession planning in family-owned business in Lagos, Nigeria with the aim of identifying the factors preventing smooth succession in family-owned enterprises. Data was elicited from questionnaires administered to founders/owners of family enterprises and analyses of the responses were done through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings reveal tha...

The relationship between dermatoglyphics and multiple intelligences (MIs) were investigated in this study. 210 subjects from seven secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria were examined on heritable MIs; linguistic, logic/Math, intrapersonal, interpersonal, kinesthetic, musical and natural intelligences. The ten fingerprint patterns were captured with an automated scanner to reveal both fingerprint patterns and ridge count on each finger. Analyses revealed that whorl and ulnar loop were predominant on both right and left fingers. There was a significant correlation between the second fingers of both hands with logic intelligence; ulna loop being the most frequent pattern for those ranked “highly intelligent” in logic (P < 0.05). There was also a significant relationship between mean ridge count of the left fingers and kinesthetic intelligence in male; higher ridge count corresponded with high kinesthetic intelligence. However, there was no significant correlation between fingerp...

Convido todos, a ler a conversa/entrevista que tive a oportunidade de realizar com o arquitecto José Veloso, figura incontornável da cidade de Lagos e da arquitectura do século XX, no Algarve. Nesta longa conversa falamos sobre a cidade de Lagos, como foi estudar na escola de Belas Artes em Lisboa antes do 25 de Abril, o seu percurso enquanto arquitecto, o programa SAAL (Serviço de Apoio Ambulatório Local) e outras histórias. [A publicação está disponível no site da revista “Nova Costa de Oiro”, com edição mensal e gratuita.]

""Breaking new ground in the understanding of sexuality's complex relationship to colonialism, When Sex Threatened the State illuminates the attempts at regulating prostitution in colonial Nigeria.

As Saheed Aderinto shows, British colonizers saw prostitution as an African form of sexual primitivity and a problem to be solved as part of imperialism's "civilizing mission". He details the Nigerian response to imported sexuality laws and the contradictory ways both African and British reformers advocated for prohibition or regulation of prostitution. Tracing the tensions within diverse groups of colonizers and the colonized, he reveals how wrangling over prostitution camouflaged the negotiating of separate issues that threatened the social, political, and sexual ideologies of Africans and Europeans alike.

The first book-length project on sexuality in early twentieth century Nigeria, When Sex Threatened the State combines the study of a colonial demimonde with an urban history of Lagos and a look at government policy to reappraise the history of Nigerian public life."

"A rigorous and innovative study of illicit sexuality and attempts at regulating it in colonial Lagos. . . . Without question the most detailed and systematic examination of prostitution in west Africa. . . . This is an innovative, well-researched, and extremely valuable work of scholarship."--Steven Pierce, author of Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano: Land Tenure and the Legal Imagination

"A significant contribution to Nigerian and African historical studies as well as to the study of sex and sexuality within the British Empire."--Gloria Chuku, author of Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria"

The Yoruba people of West Africa take great pride in our names: spilling over with riches, they are exalted with majesty and by the ties of ancestry. Oladimeji, Obayomi, Iyabo. Through our names we acquire divinity.
Omilara means “the family are like water” so it is no wonder that Omilara should be the spiritual child of the Da Costa family; the waking dreamer, the seer, since childhood, of the “Daddy people” That it should be Lara’s eyes that come to “rest on a woman whose fathomless gaze unravel such love in (her) she feels faint with it…” This woman is Zenobia – her paternal grandmother who speaks to her from eternity and takes her on a journey “into memory” so that damp musky earth, saccharine and vanilla scents, reach Lara from the Brazilian plantation on which her ancestor, Tolulope, toils as a slave, and on which she is raped by its owner.

En el mes de octubre del 2013 se realizó el Crucero de Biomasa Íctica del Lago Títicaca, a bordo del BIC Imarpe VIII. La embarcación estuvo equipada con una ecosonda científica de 120 kHz, y una red de arrastre pelágico, las cuales hicieron posible colectar información acústica y de lances de pesca.
La información fue usada para observar la distribución, comportamiento y estimar la biomasa de tres especies de peces que habitan el lago, el ispi (Orestias sp.), carachi amarillo (Orestias luteus) y pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis), sobre los cuales existe una pesquería aprovechada por las poblaciones aledañas al lago. Además, se filtraron y extrajeron registros de ecos débiles, que pueden ser usados como un indicador de abundancia y concentración de organismos zooplanctónicos.
Se encontraron resultados que parecen indicar un incremento en la biomasa de ispi, con una estimación de 115,896 t (1.4 veces más lo estimado en el 2012). Por otro lado, el carachí, a pesar de sólo encontrarse en pequeñas zonas cercanas a la orilla del lago, alcanzó un estimado de 2,593 t y el pejerrey, que de forma muy dispersa ocupó casi toda el área del Lago Mayor, llegó  a las 8,802 t.

Los axalapasco son lagos geológicamente definidos como maar. Un maar es resultado de una explosión freato-magmática, el magma ascendente en su trayecto se encuentra con un depósito de agua subterránea acumulada en rocas calizas, al contacto con el magma, el agua se evapora rápidamente generando una presión formidable, le explosión por presión deja un cráter que a diferencia de otros volcanes no tiene salida de lava sino de agua. El lago del tipo maar más conocido en el Altiplano central mexicano es Alchichica, se encuentra los pies del Cofre de Perote en el estado de Puebla, fue tal su relevancia en el paisaje ritual ancestral que está representado en el códice Mapa de Cuauhtinchan II, muchas son sus historias en la memoria colectiva de quienes viven alrededor de este lago, que nos comparten los doctores Montero y Junco.

Vernacular architecture in Lagos, Nigeria crystallized from the fusion of traditional architecture and the Brazilian influence and is characterized by ornate walls, mouldings and motifs. The adoption of the international style architecture with its subsequent variants relegated the Brazilian influence to the background. However, through the eclectic approach currently being applied to architectural design, ornaments, mouldings and motifs are returning to the façade of many buildings in Lagos, Nigeria. This paper examines the resurgence of wall mouldings in contemporary Nigerian residential architecture using Lagos, Nigeria as a case study. The paper seeks to answer questions relating to types of materials and techniques used for the mouldings and motifs, as well as the craftsmanship associated with the work. Observations of ongoing and completed buildings within selected medium-and low-density residential areas in Lagos. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results of the study shows that the mouldings, which often incorporated stone veneer finish include edge mouldings, mouldings around openings, horizontal and vertical wall mouldings, as well as eaves mouldings. The use of decorative columns is also evident. It was also found that architects' involvement in the design of mouldings is limited. The implications of the above for façade composition by architects are emphasized.

Efforts are being made by science education researchers to improve student’s performance in physics, however, less attention is being given to misconceptions and alternative conceptions which are agents that sometimes impair students conceptual understanding. A major concern is student’s tendency to hold on to misconceptions and alternative conception even when faced with facts that discredit the misconceptions and alternative conceptions.
Researches have been conducted on misconceptions and alternative conceptions in varying fields of science: For example, in biology, Abimbola and Baba (1996) researched on misconceptions and alternative conceptions in science textbooks and discovered that STAN biology contained several misconceptions and alternative conceptions. (Franke, Scharfenberg and Bogner, 2013) in their study on the investigation of students’ alternative conceptions of terms and processes of gene, technology was able to identify some alternative conceptions.

The discipline of physics is structured around the learning of concepts, rules and laws. Knowledge of rules and laws are important for physics but it is not sufficient for a meaningful understanding of concepts. Pearce, (1997) stated that a student may remember for instance that Newton's second law is mathematically formulated as F = ma, but remembering that rule will not help the student understand the concept of net forces in various situations. Students must be able to
apply the concept of Newton's second law in different situations. If the students feel that they do not really understand the concepts beyond memorization of rules and definitions, they cannot therefore be confident in their ability to apply those concepts.

In other to facilitate conceptual understanding of a simple electric circuit in senior secondary school students, this study seeks to investigate misconceptions and alternative conceptions of senior secondary school students

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A prática conserveira foi uma das mais importantes indústrias, bem como uma das maiores fontes de riqueza, em Portugal, no séc. XX. Na região do Algarve, esta foi dinamizadora e relevante a vários níveis, sendo que a instalação da primeira fábrica, em 1879, deu início à ocupação industrial deste território. Com a presente investigação, pretendeu-se estudar as implicações urbanísticas e arquitetónicas da indústria conserveira, com foco no surgimento e evolução da mesma no Algarve, nos seus edifícios, na relação com o espaço envolvente e nas relações urbanas e territoriais. Este estudo incidiu sobre as quatro urbes mais importantes para esta indústria – Lagos, Portimão Olhão e V.R.S.A. – sobre as quais se procedeu à análise da sua evolução urbana, a par do surgimento e desenvolvimento da indústria de conservas. Procurou-se, ainda, perceber se esta indústria teve influência no surgimento de programas arquitetónicos e na estruturação urbana de zonas industriais ou residenciais;

Abstract:
The practice of conservation was one of the most significant industries, being one of the largest wealth sources of Portugal in the 20th century. In the Algarve region, this particular industry was important on several levels and with the first factory appearing in 1879, the industrialization of that territory started. We intended to study the implications of the canning industry in the urban and architectural scope, focusing on the beginning and evolution of this industry in Algarve, its buildings in relation to the surrounding space and the urban and territorial relations. This study focused on the four most significant cities for this industry – Lagos, Portimão, Olhão e V.R.S.A. – analyzing their urban evolution from the start and development of the canning industry. We tried to look further into these, to understand if this industry influenced the implementation of architectural programs or the urban structuring of industrial or residential zones.

Construction industry clients have always expressed preference for experience in employing quantity surveyors (QSs). The reasons are connected with the perception of clients on the vital cost and time management responsibilities of QSs on construction projects. This research therefore aims to provide a scientific basis for the clients’
perception by establishing a relationship between QSs’ experience and performance of construction projects in terms of cost and time. Sixty-one (61) questionnaires were administered randomly to selected QSs in Lagos to assess their involvement in building, civil and heavy engineering projects. Archival data were sought on 33 completed projects on cost and time performance, which were regressed against the experience variables of number of years in practice and the level of academic/professional qualification. Findings reveal that QSs are involved in heavy and civil engineering projects, but mostly in building projects as indicated in their group mean scores of 2.77, 3.23 and 3.78
respectively. The resulting regression model revealed that QSs’ academic/professional qualification is a predictor of the cost performance of construction projects with R2 = 0.99. While the number of years a QS has spent in practice has no relationship with cost and time performance of construction projects, clients are therefore implored to shy away from experience bias and focus more on the technical ability of QSs in engaging their services in construction project delivery.

This chapter of my book, Unseen City, uses interruption as a chronotope, with its interconnection of temporal and spatial relationships. I examine different pathologies of interruption here: unfinished stories, truncated lives, the metaphysics of touch as non-touch, clinical interruptions that structure migrant psychoanalysis. Critical interpretations of novels by Teju Cole and Rawi Hage lead to psychoanalytic case studies.

The Local government is the third tier of government in Nigeria. It is the closest tier of government to the people and is aimed at bringing governance and development closer to the people. The Nigerian Constitution recognizes 774 local governments in Nigeria as listed in its First Schedule. Though some States have what is described as Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) .However State governments and the exert substantial influence on Local governments Councils and there has been serious debates over local government autonomy. Also, the State Assembly has oversight functions over local government councils. As a matter of fact, despite the provision of Section 7(1) of the1999 constitution local governments in Nigeria are sometimes run by caretaker committees appointed by State governments, which is an aberration in a democracy. A review of the revenue profile of most local governments in Nigeria, however show that their overdependence on Revenue allocation.  And the dwindling revenue from federation account, occasioned by the fall in revenue from crude oil ,means that Local governments must seek for efficient and effective means of improving on their revenue and managing their finances. This paper is a primer on local government funding, revenue and allocation in Nigeria.

This thesis aims to understand the relationship between theory and practice from the perspective of the architect and his task. The hypothesis of this project, that ‘the practice of an architect-theorist must be analogous to his theorising’, is explored here with the contemporary example presented by architect-theorist Rem Koolhaas. The study seeks to critically examine, as French philosopher and thinker of art Hubert Damisch describes, his ability to present “a rare link between a theory and a project. The thesis discusses both subjective differentials in the form of personal idiosyncrasies in Koolhaas’ mechanisms of success, as well as objective similarities in the form of general structures that characterises the typology of the combined theorist and master-builder.

Of the myriad analytical approaches to photography and its practices in colonial Africa, the perspective most often muted is that of black African photographers who were among the most numerous and prolific producers of these early image-objects. The lack of attention to their activities represents a glaring omission in photographic histories of the continent and further evidence of the legacies of silence perpetuated by the colonial project. As a consequence, there are undeniable archival difficulties in recuperating the lives and careers of black African photographers. However, these photographers are important actors worthy of the effort because of their level of immersion within the geographies and processes of visual economies of this formative period. Using Gold Coast-born and Lagos-based Neils Walwin Holm as a case in point, this article explores how black African photographers not only produced image-objects for their clients, but used their photographic oeuvres, practices and networks to advance their own personal ambitions, professional careers and social reputations. Ultimately, this article underscores the need for greater breadth and depth of scholarship on these early colonial-era African photographers – invisible black actors who were essential contributors to the history of photography in Africa.

Flood risk in coastal megacities of developing nations is higher than those in developed nations due to inadequate fiscal resources, urbanization, and poor flood maintenance infrastructure, amongst other factors. Lagos is one of the coastal megacities of the developing nations characterized by increasing urbanization and population growth. This study presents geospatial mapping of flood risk areas in the coastal megacity of Nigeria. The flood prone areas were derived by overlaying seven flood factors in ArcGIS environment, which include: elevation, curvature, slope, flow accumulation, normalized difference water index (NDWI), land cover and drainage density. Results showed that of the 2507.2 km 2 land area covered by this study area, 0.006% (0.15km 2) falls in very high risk, 30.9% (774.7 km 2) falls in high risk, 68.8% (1725km 2) falls in moderate risk and only 0.31% (7.8km 2) falls in low risk areas. Furthermore, highly urbanized Local Governments in relatively low elevations with low slope angles such as Eti-Osa, Apapa, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland and Ojo have high risk of getting flooded while most Local Governments with low level of urbanization and high elevations have moderate to low risk of getting flooded. These findings have implications on sustainable decision making and planning for flood risk prevention and management, prioritizing flood risk control mechanisms where necessary, and the development and implementation of potent flood control policies with appropriate infrastructure in areas that fall in both very high risk and high risk.

A talk made to the Young Planners Forum of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners Lagos Chapter on 31 July 2012.

Drawing on research into the global city network and the geography of businesses in Lagos, this talk attempts to shift local discourses on what Lagos should "look like" in order to become a global city to how it should reach out to other cities in the region economically. It also comments on what Lagos' high level of inequality "looks like" to the outside world, and on how communities such as Makoko should be considered as assets rather than liabilities for how Lagos is seen from the outside, especially given the ongoing existence of informal settlements even in the world's wealthiest global cities.

Lagos State began the twenty-first century as a boomtown crippled by crime, traffic, blight, and corruption. A regional economic hub and burgeoning state of 13.4 million people, the megalopolis had a global reputation for government dysfunction. Two successively elected governors, Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola, worked in tandem to set the state on a new course. Beginning in 1999, their administrations overhauled city governance, raised new revenues, improved security and sanitation, reduced traffic, expanded infrastructure and transit, and attracted global investment. By following through on their promises to constituents and forging a new civic contract between Lagos and its taxpayers, Tinubu and Fashola laid the foundations of a functional, livable, and sustainable metropolis.

With this paper, we analyse an ordinary urban process, which has received little attention so far, and propose a new concept to take account of it: plotting urban-ism. It is usually subsumed under terms like "urban informality" or "incremental urban-ism" and not studied as a distinct process. In comparing Lagos, Istanbul and Shenzhen we captured four defining features of plotting urbanism: first, it unfolds in a piecemeal fashion with limited comprehensive planning. Second, it emerges from specific territorial compromises often resulting from conflicts between overlapping modes of territorial regulation, land tenure and property rights. Third, plotting is based on commodification of housing and land, which might accentuate socioeconomic differentiations between property-owners, who often live in the same area, and their tenants. The term "plot-ting" highlights the key role of the plot in the process. It also alludes to strategic acts of collaboration for individual and collective benefit.

This article examines conflict between spiritual and temporal power in Nineteenth-century West Africa – the uneasy relationship between the Church Missionary Society in Yorubaland and the official British presence in the nearby port of Lagos. Having encouraged Britain to intervene in Lagos in order to extirpate the slave trade the mission soon found itself disagreeing with the policies of the colonial government concerning both expansion of the Lagos colony and relations with the largely Christian Egba tribe. The dispute developed into a concerted attack on the colonial governors both from missionaries in the field and from the CMS headquarters in London.

Man in quest to satisfy one of his most important needs-shelter, engages in real estate transactions at varying dimensions. Today, Social Media has been employed as a platform of search and interaction among home buyers, seller, renters, letters as well as their agents. This paper investigates the embrace of social media for property transactions among Estate Surveyor and Valuers in Lagos property market, Nigeria. Questionnaires were randomly administered on 194 real estate practitioners out of which 137(70.6%) constituted valid response and was eventually used for the analysis. Findings indicate that the use of signboard and billboard, social media platforms and property bulletin rank high among promotion tools employed. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, are the most used social media among the surveyed professionals. The study recommends that both the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) and Estate Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON) should review various practice code to accommodate the current realities in order to upgrade the real estate practice in the country.

The current paper reports some results of a pilot research on the status and use of Nigerian Pidgin English in the Nigerian mega-city of Lagos. It is seen as a follow-up to previous empirical sociolinguistic studies, such as Myers-Scotton (1975), Akande & Salami (2010) and others, that relate data of language use to recorded personal speaker attributes but as well with attitudes and self-designations of identity. A central concern is the issue of linguistic solidarity with NPE (Nigerian Pidgin English) and " broken " English speakers resulting from frequent interaction in loose urban social networks and its dependence on social status, age group and level of education. The participants of this study don't belong exclusively to one local government area or one social group within Lagos, but represent a small random sample taken from Metropolitan Lagos. As the basic approach and the data is comparable to the one of Akande & Salami (2010), the paper presents also a more general discussion of how linguistic solidarity may affect and change language attitudes among the younger generation of the more educated urban population in Lagos.

This research project investigates the links between state indigeneity and Nigeria’s national identity using Lagos and Jos (Plateau State) as case-studies. It deconstructs the institutional and historical aspects of state indigene-ship/indigeneity across the Nigerian federation, before finally stipulating recommendations from both the policy and scholarly angle that could be of positive addition to the school of thought concerned with indigeneity and citizenship politics in Nigeria and, Africa to an extent.