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The wave of ethnic violence and religious crises in Nigeria has reached such an alarming level that, if not arrested, may break up the country. It is against this background that this paper considers the use of citizenship education as a means by which Nigeria can attain the much needed unity and stability.. This paper concludes that citizenship education should be introduced at all levels of education and that if it is carefully and appropriately implemented, Nigeria will be more stable, strong, united and with higher sense of religious tolerance for its citizenry.

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English is the medium of instruction from Primary four to secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Teachers of all subjects are therefore expected to be proficient in use of English to ensure effective teaching-learning. Before graduation from Colleges of Education, the students must have participated in teaching practice successful at the Primary and Junior Secondary School levels. Some principals reject student-teachers posted to their schools on the ground of lack of proficiency in English to teach effectively by the student-teacher.

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Crude oil sludge samples were obtained from storage tanks and microbial analysis was carried out to isolate, identify and characterize the possible crude oil utilizing microorganisms. The experiment was carried out with a view to determine the oxygen utilization, time required and the corresponding antithesis of minimizing or maximizing cost to obtain the optimum microbial growth potential in biodegradation process. An optimization model was developed based on linear programming which is an analytical technique used to determine the optimum solution to a decision problem.

Sex differentials exist in role performance in Nigerian traditional culture. Males regarded as superior sex are expected to engage in socio-economic and political activities outside the home, protect, and provide basic needs such as shelter for the family. Whereas, females regarded as inferior sex are expected to stay in the home, perform domestic chores, take care of husbands, relatives, bear and rear babies. These ideologies are the basis of socio-cultural stereotypes which exist in matrilineal societies.