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Item Arabic Language teachers' View on the Roles of Arabic Language Education in Socio-Economic Development of Ilorin Emirate(Centre for Ilorin Studies(CILS) University of Ilorin, Ilorin, 2017-12-15) ABDULLAHI, Musa Siddiq; Badmos, Akeem Adewale; Sonde, Samsideen AlaoMany factors determine the economics and social development levels of any nation. Language education as one of these factors, significantly contributes to human capital which is essential in socio-economic development. This study examined Arabic Language Teachers' view on the roles of Arabic language education in socio-economic development in Ilorin Emirate. All teachers teaching Arabic constituted the total population of the study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 teachers in Ilorin emirate as the sample. A researcher’s designed questionnaire titled “Arabic Teacher” views on the Roles of Arabic Language Education in Socio-economics Development” was used to elicit data from the respondents. two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Face and content validity of the instrument used was done by two exports, and test-retest method was employed to ascertain the reliability of the instrument within an interval of three weeks. A reliability co-efficient of 0.76 was obtained. The data collected were analysed using percentage for bio-data, Mean score to answer research questions. Hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using t-test and ANOVA respectively. It was revealed that, Arabic Education facilitates sustainability of socio-economic values of Ilorin Emirate and plays a significant role in establishing international business relation with Arabian countries thereby improving socio-economy of the Emirate. It was recommended among others, that job opportunities in public offices be given to speakers of Arabic in the Emirate to aid and strengthen bilateral relation with Arabian countries.Item A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ARABIC STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN MOCK AND BASIC-EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION IN ILORIN-METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, 2020-11-06) ABDULLAHI, Musa Siddiq; MUSA, SalisuThe performance of students in a particular examination must have the ability to predict or be used as a yardstick for measuring their performance in another examination. This study focuses on a comparative analysis of Arabic students’ performance in Mock and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Ilorin-metropolis, Kwara State. All the Junior Secondary School III students in the metropolis constituted the study population, while all Arabic students that sat for both mock and BECE constituted the target population. Purposive and stratified sampling techniques were used to select the results of candidates that sat for Arabic in both the Mock and Basic Education Certificate Examination. Proforma was used to collect 1,286 candidates’ results in the Mock and the BECE. The percentage was used to describe the demographic data of the respondents. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the null hypotheses were tested with the t-test statistics. The findings revealed that the students’ general performance in both the MOCK and BECE Arabic is at credit level, and that significant difference exists between the performance of Arabic students’ in the Mock and BECE. Generally, students’ performance in both the MOCK and BECE was relatively high. The study recommended that Teachers of Arabic should put more efforts to sustain their students’ performance in the subject. The students are encouraged not to take both the Mock and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) with levity. They should complement the efforts of their parents, teachers, school administration and government by studying voraciously in order to sustain their performance so that they can come out with flying colours.Item Graduates' Awarness of Health Benefit and Employment Values of Date Palm and Olive Oil as stated in the holy Qur'an and Hadith(Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Lagos, 2018-09-10) ABDULLAHI, Musa SiddiqThe Holy Qur’ān and Hadīth of the Prophet (S.A.W.) attach so much importance to Date palm and Olive oil. Despite the extraordinary health values of these plants which are not only stated either in the Holy Qur’ān and Hadīth, but also scientifically proved, Nigeria is not yet cultivating them for its local consumption and their employment opportunities for the youth. This paper examines how these plants, through cultivation or importation in Nigeria can minimize unemployment among the graduates. The population for the study was all the unemployed graduates in Kwara State, Nigeria. The sample was made up of 360 unemployed graduates purposively sampled in the state. A questionnaire titled “Awareness of Nigerian Graduates of Health and Employment Values of Dates and Olive oil (ANGHEVDO)” was used to elicit information from the participants which was validated by two experts in the field of Measurement and Evaluation at the University of Ilorin. A test-retest reliability procedure yielded a co-efficient of 0.72. Four research questions were raised and answered using frequency and percentage while the six research hypotheses were tested with the t-test statistic at 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed, among others that majority of the participants were not aware of the health and employment benefits of date palm, and there was no significant difference in the level of awareness of health and employment values of the two plants. It was recommended, among others, that Nigeria should create awareness about the health benefits of the plants and create an enabling environment for the cultivation and exportation of the plants to reduce unemployment.