Browsing by Author "Akanni, O. O."

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Counselling implications of teaching economics through service learning instructional strategy to enhance entrepreneurship skills
(Fafunwa Educational Foundation (FEF) in collaboration with The Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria., 2018-09) Gbadamosi, T. V.; Akanni, O. O.
It is evident that Nigerian Government is making drastic and pronounced efforts at stemming the tide of unemployment via means such as change and innovation in the curriculum. However, it appears that there is no adequate instructional intervention to develop appropriate knowledge, attitudes and skills in learners for knowledge economy in the schools. Students are restricted to classroom instruction with little or no participation which has resulted in rote learning and memorisation and their attendant effects on learning outcomes. This paper, therefore, explored service learning instructional strategy that is outdoor and activity-based as a means of promoting entrepreneurship skills through effective teaching of economics for alleviating unemployment in Nigeria and its counselling implications. The following were also discussed in the paper: Economics, entrepreneurship, importance of an entrepreneur, characteristics of entrepreneur, economic view of unemployment, causes of unemployment, and counselling implications of effective teaching of economics for boosting entrepreneurship skills for alleviating unemployment. Some recommendations were made such as Economics teachers should employ service learning instructional strategy for effective teaching of Economics, universities should expose Economics students to service learning, and collaborate with industries; management is encouraged to organise on-the-job pedagogical training for Economics lecturers without a teaching qualification, and continuous professional development on innovative instructional strategies for all. Parents are counselled to encourage their ward(s) on the need to discover their entrepreneurial skills and make good use of them to be self-reliant, among others. All these will help to produce graduates that will be relevant beyond 21st century.
Influence of security unrest on economic imbroglio in Nigeria: counselling intervention
(2013-07) Adesina O. J.; Gbadamosi, T. V.; Akanni, O. O.
This research critically looked into the security unrest as a menace of economic imbroglio in Nigeria and counselling intervention. The simple percentage was used to analyse the demographic data while t-test statistical tool was used to test the three null hypotheses that was stated at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Meanwhile the three null hypotheses stated was rejected i.e. there is no significance difference in the security unrest of Nigeria on the basis of ethnic groups was rejected, which shows that ethnic groups culminated into security unrest of the nation. Therefore recommendations were made i.e. the government must be organising conference that would involve the people from the different religions and ethnic groups on the reason why they need to tolerate themselves.
Lopinavir/ Ritonavir, an Antiretroviral Drug, Lowers Sperm Quality and Induces Testicular Oxidative Damage in Rats
(Tokai University School of Medicine, 2015) Adaramoye, O. A.; Akanni, O. O.; Adewumi, O. M.; Owumi, S .E.
Lopinavir/Ritonavir (KaletraR) is a protease inhibitor used in the management of HIV infection. The increased incidence of toxicity of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has necessitated proper evaluation of their effects on reproductive health. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effects of KaletraR on male reproductive system in Wistar rat. Methods: Eighteen rats were assigned into three groups. The first group served as control while the second and third groups received KaletraR at therapeutic dose (8.3 mg/kg) (Kaletra-T) and twice therapeutic dose (16.6 mg/kg) (Kaletra-2T). KaletraR was given orally for 21 days. Administration of KaletraR caused a significant (p = 0.023) decrease in body weight-gain of rats. Precisely, Kaletra-T and Kaletra-2T decreased body weight-gain by 43% and 48%, respectively. Kaletra-T and kaletra-2T significantly (p = 0.016-0.036) decreased sperm motility and sperm count while kaletra-2T increased total sperm abnormalities in the rats. Also, KaletraR (at the two doses) caused a significant (p = 0.02-0.04) increase in the levels of testicular lipid peroxidation with a concomitant decrease in antioxidant indices. Specifically, Kaletra-T and Kaletra-2T decreased the activities of glutathione peroxidase by 38% and 57%, catalase by 40% and 48%, glutathione-s-transferase by 32% and 35% and superoxide dismutase by 47% and 52%, respectively while Kaletra-2T decreased reduced glutathione by 49%. Photomicrographs of testis from control and Kaletra-T groups showed normal seminiferous tubules with abundant spermatogenic cells while Kaletra-2T group had few and abnormal shape spermatogenic cells. KaletraR induces oxidative damage in testis of rats leading to changes in sperm characteristics and antioxidant status of the animals.