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Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Illegal Oil Bunkers In Imiringi Town Of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Tangkat Yusuf Dushu Mr.
Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Illegal Oil Bunkers In Imiringi Town Of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Tangkat Yusuf Dushu Mr.
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study focused on the information needs and seeking behavior of Illegal oil bunkers in Imiringi Town of Bayelsa state. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. and was carried out using 150 questionnaires in order to ascertain the information needs and information seeking behavior of Illegal oil bunkers. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the data. The result showed that the Illegal oil bunkers do not have access to adequate information because the libraries as well as the local government, who this responsibility rests on, have been inefficient. Recommendations …
Influence Of Information Sources On Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge Of Soil Fertility Management In Nigeria, Friday O. Idiku, Emmanuel Ohara Eremi, Oliver Effiong Ntui, Mary Chinwe Nwogu, Precious Jabe Besong
Influence Of Information Sources On Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge Of Soil Fertility Management In Nigeria, Friday O. Idiku, Emmanuel Ohara Eremi, Oliver Effiong Ntui, Mary Chinwe Nwogu, Precious Jabe Besong
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study assessed the influence of information sources on farmers’ indigenous knowledge on soil fertility management in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select one hundred and eighty respondents and the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of simple frequency and percentage. The findings show that majority of the farmers sampled were female 57.2%, single 50.5%; and tertiary education 39.5%. The result on the sources of farmers’ information about soil fertility management indicated that television was 31.7%, and social media accounted for 31.1% of the total respondents while extension agents accounted …