Causes of poor maintenance culture in nigeria pdf

In the year 2017, nigerias education sector was again allocated much lower than the 26 percent of national budget recommended by the united nations. Chapter 3 child abuse and neglect by parents and other. While the county authorities battled with the attendant. Nigeria is engulfed with socioeconomic problems which have caused poverty and conflict in the country. Ali baba talks about the lack of maintenance culture in nigeria. An analysis of maintenance strategies and development of a.

Moving from a repairfocused to a reliabilityfocused culture. From precolonial times to the early 21st century, the role and status of women in nigeria have continuously evolved. Introduction african continent is one of the largest continents of the world and its a multiethnic society with its peculiar nature and diverse practices ojua and omono, 2012. This definition is consistent with the directive on nigerian culture.

The first and possibly one of the greatest challenges facing education in nigeria is inadequate funding by the federal, state and local government. Department of educational foundations and management,ekiti state university, adoekiti. According to the company jiv forms, the majority of spills during this period were caused by third party interference. Also, poor access to and utilization of quality reproductive health services contribute significantly to the high maternal mortality level in nigeria. From the airport experience to phcn black out, lift in 1004, national theatre, fuel queue, bad roads, etc. The directorgeneral national orientation agency noa,alhaji idi farouk has identified poor maintenance culture as a contributory factor to poor development of facilities in the country. A new report by the world poverty clock shows nigeria has overtaken india as the country with the most extreme poor people in the world. The fao 2009 agrees with the sentiment that women be allowed to access land either directly or. Therefore, there is a need to provide social health protection schemes targeted at these groups in nigeria. A c ritical a nalysis made revealed that many cases of flood experienced in this country ar e c aused by dam failure suc h as sokoto flood in 201, overfilling of. Bbc why nigerias educational system is in crisis and. More complicated cases are seen in the few tertiary centers fewer than 60 exist in nigeria.

Still, most of the companies face the problem of poor quality. Shortage and incompetent workers and employees are due to the imprecise staff projections 20,21. Apr 26, 2019 organizational culture is the mix of traditions, attitudes and values that shapes workplace behavior. The few schools enjoying some, lack maintenance because of poor attitude to maintenance culture. The causes of major hazard incidents and how to improve risk. The negative impact of organizational culture can include poor performance, resentment, bad behavior and higher turnover. Ensuring a longterm strategic focus aligning reward systems with strategic goals better integration between production and maintenance.

The infant mortality period is followed by a nearly constant failure rate period known as useful life. Against this background, this study appraised maintenance practices among users of residential buildings in nigeria. The history of the construction industry worldwide is full of projects that were completed with. Against this background, the paper documents incidence of flood, its causes and impacts on residents in agege local government area of lagos state nigeria. He further pointed out that the home and the school should be. This situation has resulted to gross insufficiency as no new ones are forth coming and the old ones are in disuse state. Delay can occur due to the incapability of the contractor of project and properly use the capital.

Why nigeria s educational system is in crisis and how to fix it. Browse project topic on improving maintenance culture of public properties in nigeria. John shook his head and was lost in thought for a few moment then he exclaimed all my problems since i came back has been due to refusal or neglect of maintenance. Establishing and maintaining a positive safety culture is the. Some low and middleincome countries lmics have been able to provide social and financial risk protection schemes for poor and vulnerable populations as a matter of the human right to health. Other causes for concern include the exposure of children to drugs and inadequate protection from environmental dangers. The widespread use of substandard materials causes rapid deterioration of houses and infrastructure and aid the growth of slums.

Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family mani. Poverty in nigeria can also be caused by the political instability of the country. An analysis of maintenance strategies and development of a model for strategy formulation. In addition, abandonment, inadequate supervision, poor hygiene and being deprived of an education have all been considered as evidence of neglect.

Nigeria and maintenance culture the guardian nigeria news. Factors affecting effective strategy implementation in a. Who estimates 216 million cases of malaria occurred in 2010, 81% in the african region. Maintenance has during a long period of time mostly been associated with costs and stoppages and has, of this reason, acquired a connotation of being something necessary evil. Pdf causes and consequences of flooding in nigeria. The 1970s saw the oil boom period and with the dominant poor maintenance culture, and nonchalant attitude, nigeria left the agricultural sector in a pathetic state of retrogression, a regrettable decision that has since been biting hard at both the government and the masses. Why being poor in the north keeps children out of school. Emeka emmanuel osegbo, department of building, university of lagos, nigeria. It sharpens peoples thoughts and guides and controls their entire activity.

Culture is a way of life of a people, therefore, the way of lives of the people can. The impact of physical facilities on students level of. On account of weak and corrupt legal framework, sowunmi et al 2010 opined that a weak enforcement mechanism e. The rate of poor academic performance of student in nigeria had resulted to economic and social wastage and this have become a great concern to all stakeholders in education. Nigeria is not a poor country yet millions are living in hunger. The result indicated that there is relationship between identified level of significance of causes of decay and lack of maintenance by maintenance staffs and construction consultants. Mbamali 2003 added that poor maintenance culture has become a widely recognized problem in nigeria which has poorly affected the quality of public properties. Land rights are only allocated through men, either sons or husbands. That case is symptomatic of nigerias poor effort at retaining and nurturing values, institutions and even infrastructure, the assets of a nation. The per capita income of an average citizen in nigeria is two dollars which is capable of affecting the reading culture. Nigeria involves capital overheads, but over the years the attitude of leaders and public servants imply absence of the culture of maintenance. An examination of the causes and effects of building collapse.

To determine the extent of the relationship between poor safety culture and increased rate of unsafe acts in the nigerian construction industry. The incidence of poor study habit among university undergraduates can as well be caused by poverty, an economic factor, which is a vital source that can hinder interest in the purchase of books. In nigerias case, from independence 1960 to the 1970, her major export commodities were cocoa, palm produce, rubber and groundnut agricultural goods which provide jobs for rural poor. Also in year 2009, it was another year of poor result across all. There are also the remote causes of lack maintenance such as force majeur, cultural problems, state of the economy, the receding global economic meltdown, lack of time and general illiteracy of the occupants of the building or structure and users of the facilities. We analyse the role of globalization on dietary change and lifestyles in nigeria, trends in malnutrition in urban.

Lack of maintenance reduces the life span of buildings which sometimes causes accident to occupants and obviously defeats the purpose for which they were constructed. Although water flows regularly into the tank, it never gets full because of. This study examines the trend of maintenance culture and its. Public property is property that is dedicated to public use and is a subset of state property. The causes of poor performance in english language among. Why we lack maintenance culture in nigeria kolaakomolede. For instance, nigeria has consistently experienced poor transportation infrastructure due to insufficiency and lack of maintenance.

It is obvious that successful teaching and learning take place when right teaching methods are used by the teachers. Importance of agriculture in nigeria nigerian finder. Results of their study showed that all types of organizational cultures have significant relationships with the implementation process, but the extent of the cultures influence varies from the most. Study of relationship between time overrun and productivity on construction sites oko john ameh, department of building, university of lagos, nigeria. Appropriate strategy for school safety management in rivers state, nigeria chima sebastine ugwulashi, ph. On nigeria s education crisis cultural differences. Impact of globalization on food consumption, health and. Poor maintenance culture has drawn the nation a thousand steps backward and one of the stride actions that could salvage the country from the total mess of infrastructural decay is maintenance.

One thing that will continue to cost us money in nigeria is the a. Nigeria is the fourteenth largest oil exporting country in the world. The impact of physical facilities on students level of motivation and academic performance in senior secondary schools in south west nigeria dr. According to mbamali 2003, poor maintenance culture has become a widely recognized problem in nigeria. In spite of various quality models, quality improvement processes and methodologies the issue of poor quality is there. Janice hocker rushing 1983 has argued, for example, that an enduring myth in u. Practical solutions to nigerias electricity crisis. The study revealed that poor maintenance culture, design error, poor quality of materials and workmanship, natural phenomenon and excessive loading contributed to about 7%, 15%, 52%, 7% and 20% respectively of building collapse in nigeria with most of them being private residential buildings executed by indigenous contractors. It is very difficult to think of a society without language. However, the image of a helpless, oppressed, and marginalized group has undermined their proper study, and little recognition has been granted to the various integral functions that nigerian women have performed throughout history.

Health facilities health centers, personnel, and medical equipments are inadequate in this country, especially in rural areas. Gender inequality and women participation in agricultural. In nigeria, afghanistan and other patriarchal societies for instance, women lack independent rights to land. Educational problems are multifaceted and are hindering factors that inhibit the maximal. The government must work with the international community to get food and aid to hungry people now. Improper use of method of teaching also causes poor performance in english language among secondary school students. Poor maintenance culture of hospital buildings in lagos state. African cultural practices and health implications for. The faults and errors due to the contractor cause delays and waste of capital and time 6,28. Many of the failures associated with this region are linked to poor design, poor installation, or misapplication.

Causes of problems in learning english as a second language as perceived by higher secondary students introduction language is a very important means of communication. Nigeria malaria fact sheet united states embassy in nigeria malaria worldwide malaria affects 3. Unfortunately, maintenance culture is an attitude that has been handled with levity in nigeria, whether in the home, office or school and in the use of public facilities. More than 70 percent of maternal deaths in nigeria are due to five major complications. Since high levels of poverty limit access to quality health care and consequently human development, this paper suggests ways of reducing maternal mortality in nigeria. Poor maintenance culture poor attitude to the maintenance of buildings and infrastructure is commonplace in nigeria. To determine the extent of the relationship between poor safety culture and increased rate of fatalities in the nigerian construction industry. This study examined the challenges of building maintenance in nigeria. In consideration of the foregoing, it is our intention to examine the role of maintenance. A complete overhaul is needed, including accountability for human rights abuses, if nigerians are not to be left at the mercy of boko haram and other armed groups. Poor facilities are initiating structures for primary hazard sources affecting. A case study of fetakgomo local municipality in sekhukhune district municipality, limpopo province. African cultural practices and health implications for nigeria rural development ojua takim asu phd. The cost of health care and perceived low quality of care by the public have been argued to be the reason for the poor utilisation of maternal and child health services in nigeria.

Challenges of poor drainage systems and floods in lagos. Reading culture in nigeria smars the journal of publishing culture april 20 availability of published materials is also greatly affected johnson, 2007 by low availability and high cost of paper, as well as of poor distribution techniques obidegwo, 2006. Poor study habit as an educational problem among university. Nigerias has the highest rate of extreme poverty globally. Road traffic accidents in nigeria, causes and preventive.

Challenges of poor drainage systems and floods in lagos metropolis, nigeria 4 flooding some cities, towns, farmlands and major industrial installations over a distance of about 250km and ravaging iowa before it heaped downstream. The study found that poverty in africa is caused by a number of factors including corruption and poor governance, limited employment opportunities, poor infrastructure, poor resource usage, wars and unending conflicts, poor world bank and imf policies, among others. Most nigerians with diabetes are seen in the secondary institutions general hospitals, specialist hospitals, and private hospitals. The paper exposed the extent of non maintenance culture in nigeria which has rendered many useful investments such as road network, buildings, plants, industries and other infrastructures useless to the extent of inability to support production. President muhammadu buharis overdue reforms arent yet enough to turn an underresourced, overstretched and corrupt army back into a professional force. The study embarked on physical inspection of the facilities of some public and private buildings, identified defects in the buildings, determined the causes of the defect and proffered remedies for them. Poor education, lack of opportunities, ill health, corrupt politicians, and lack of even small amounts of wealth for investment all work to keep the lower classes in their place. However, these programs have largely failed to overcome the three reasons citation needed for this persistent poverty. It is generally accepted that the biggest challenge facing south african municipalities, particularly smaller municipalities, is service delivery. Apr 30, 2008 it highlights the causes of maternal deaths in nigeria by questioning the practice of medicine in this country, which falls short of the ethical principle of showing care.

There is an extensive, good quality evidence base for the control measures needed to prevent major hazard incidents. Inequality and discrimination in nigeria abstract the cultural policy of nigeria 1988 which is the official document guiding the operation of culture sector defined culture as the totality of the way of life of a given society. Issues on nigerian peoples and culture is the title of this book and also one of the general benchmark course requirements of the nuc for undergraduate studies in nigeria. The poor maintenance culture plaguing our housing system in ghana can be likened to a water tank with a perforated base. Owerri the directorgeneral national orientation agency noa,alhaji idi farouk has identified poor maintenance culture as a contributory factor to poor development of facilities in the country. Ali baba spoke the truth in this post he wrote on his ig account about the maintenance culture in nigeria. School types, facilities and academic performance of students. The nigerian health care has suffered several downfalls. There is significant difference in the state of maintenance identified by maintenance staff and users of public hospital buildings.

India has a population seven times larger than nigeria. Poor study habit as an educational problem among university undergraduates in the contemporary times and effective management strategies dr. Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions. Impacts of flood disaster in agege local government area. Our materials are approved and well researched for final year students and under graduates in accountancy, business administration, computer science, economics, electrical and electronics engineering, architecture, mass communication for nigerian students in universities and polytecgnics. Crime and criminality it is criminal to steal a purse, it is daring to steal a fortune. A positive culture encourages employs to come to work feeling exciting. The declining maintenance culture in nigeria and its effect on buildings has become a major problem to both the public and private sectors. Culture, african societies, health, implications and rural development. Some are the result of operational faults and poor maintenance, others of third party interference, such as sabotage or theft also known in nigeria as bunkering.