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    Evaluation of the Implementation of Automotive Mechatronic Programme in Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Nigeria
    (International Journal of Industrial Technology Education, Engineering, Science and Education (IJITESED), 2021) Igwe, C. O.; Abdulkadir, M.; Mustafa, A.; Nma, T. N.; Aliyu, T.; Nma, Y. A.
    The study was designed to evaluate the implementation of automotive mechatronics programme of the Vocational Enterprise Institutions (VEIs) in Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The study was conducted in three VEIs offering automotive mechatronics programme in FCT Abuja and Kaduna State. A total of 90 respondents comprising of 14 administrators 32 instructors and 44 technical staff drawn from the three National Board for Technical Education accredited Vocational Enterprise Institutions offering Automotive Mechatronics Programme in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Kaduna State was used as a total population for the study, A structured questionnaire titled: Automotive Mechatronics Programme Evaluation Implementation Questionnaire (AMPEIQ) developed by the researchers and validated by three experts from Industrial and Technology Education Department, Federal University of Technology, Minna was used for data collected for the study. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.78 using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 23) was used for the data analysis. Mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage were the statistical tools used for answering research questions while ANOVA Statistics was used to analyze the null hypotheses formulated for the study at 0.05 level of significant. The findings of the study revealed among others that: the available training equipment/facilities were rarely often used and most teaching methods needed for effective implementation of automotive mechatronics programme were rarely often used. Based on the findings it was recommended that: The VEIs in FCT Abuja and Kaduna State should adhere to the NBTE minimum requirement of training equipment/facilities for the implementation of the automotive mechatronics programmes, the available training equipment/facilities in the VEIs in FCT Abuja and Kaduna State should be effectively utilized for the implementation of the automotive mechatronics programmes, the automotive mechatronics instructors/technical staff of the VEIs in FCT Abuja and Kaduna State should be encourage to adopt wide range of teaching methods in teaching automotive mechatronics.
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    Evaluation of Traditional Methods in the Maintenance of Mud Houses for Environmental Sustainability in Northern Nigeria
    (In Journal of Architecture and Construction-Sryahwa Publication, 2018) Eze, C. J.; Obaje, J. A.; Zubairu, S. N.
    Over the years, one of the major problems of traditional housing provision is poor maintenance habit/technique. Building maintenance is a subject that has to be considered seriously if buildings are to live up to their expected life span. Earth has been in use in all ancient cultures, every continent, in every age and is being recorded as one of the oldest and sustainable building materials on the planet known for over 9000 years but has the highest challenge of rapid deterioration. The research evaluated the problems caused as result of negligence in regular maintenance of mud houses in Nigeria and as well proffered various traditional methods to their maintenance which consequently improves the sustainability of the built environment. Qualitative research carried out through the administering of questionnaires, interviews and observations in some villages in the northern part of Nigeria has shown that buildings are left without proper maintenance or cared for minimally not following any particular routine. This scenario has resulted to diversified problems such as rapid depreciation or deterioration; low life span and eventually building collapses. The research concludes that there should be routine and regular maintenance of structures for apt environment sustainability.