A. M. Ogaboh Agba
University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

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Variance in Call Duty and Hazard Allowances: Implication on Health Workers Commitment and Work Relations in Nigeria A. M. Ogaboh Agba; Eteng I. Etobe; T. Charlie Titus; Pius U. Angioha; Francis E. Ibioro
SAINSMAT: Journal of Applied Sciences, Mathematics, and Its Education Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/sainsmat1012092021

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This study examines disparity in call duty and hazard allowance and its implication on health worker's commitment and industrial dispute in tertiary hospital in South-South, Nigeria. A survey method that allows for the use of structured questionnaire was adopted. The study used a combination of purposive and random sampling techniques in determining a sample of 1191 participants from 4 tertiary hospitals in South-South Nigeria. Data gathered from the field was coded and analyzed using Linear Regression at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed that call duty discrepancies and hazard allowances significantly affect health workers' commitment and industrial disputes in tertiary hospitals. The study recommended, among others, that National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission should carry out a comprehensive review of all health worker's wages and allowances in Nigeria with the view of harmonizing them. The commission should also evolve a periodic pay reform for health workers in Nigeria.
Ethno-communal crisis and its implication on food security and business activities in Nigeria Felix E. Ojong; A. M. Ogaboh Agba; Chinenye J. Njirinze; Pius U. Angioha
SAINSMAT: Journal of Applied Sciences, Mathematics, and Its Education Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/sainsmat1012102021

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This assessed available information on the effect of ethno-communal crisis on food security and business activities in Nigeria. Literature was reviewed according to the variables raised in the study. The study adopted Eco-violence theory for the study. The survey design was used in the study. Four hundred (400) participants from Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State were selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Data was gathered from respondents using a structured questionnaire. Results revealed that ethno-communal crisis has a significant impact on food security and business activities. It was recommended that the government, in collaboration with traditional rulers, should set up well-defined boundaries between communities.