CALL FOR PAPER - Vol 6 - Issue 6

The evaluation of students’ progress is a very important part of any educational system. Examination results is one of the indicators of a student’s success and school performance. The assessment methods used in schools cannot be used to forecast with what certainty a student’s level of performance will change in either direction. The Markov chain model can be sensitive to reflect the true assessment. In this paper Markovian modeling of student performance by cohorts in Secondary school was done. The paper sought to show how students’ achievements in the immediate previous exams affect the final grade. With the help of Markovian chains, the probability of a student scoring a given grade at the end of the course was shown. The study was conducted through case studies, document analysis, Markovian chain theory, maximum likelihood estimator to estimatetransition parameters and Matlab software. It is hoped that the findings of this study will yield information that will be useful to project planning and decision making by the candidates, teachers, parents, curriculum implementers and evaluators and other stakeholders in the education system.

The research investigate the effect of delay in compaction of soil stabilized with 10 percentage of metakaolin for highway construction. The physical properties tests on the natural soil classify the soil as A-2-7 soil according to Association of State Highway Transport Officials (AASHTO) and Well Graded Clay Sand GW according to Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) and mechanical tests was conducted on both natural and stabilized soil. However, the stabilized soil was delayed for 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 hours to evaluate the influence of compaction delay on the treated soil samples. The compaction characteristics on the natural soil were 1.83 Mg/m3 and 9.6% for MDD and OMC respectively.The strength properties on the stabilized soil shows a declined as compaction delays increases. At 7-day UCS the maximum value for the BSH energy level was 747KN/m2, and the CBR was 43% un-soaked and 39% for Soaked CBR after a 2-hour delay. Since stabilization using 10% metakaolin and a compaction delay of more than 2 hours reduces the soil's strength, the impact of another stabilizing agent in addition to metakaolin can be examined further.

Public accountants are expected to have an obligation to carry out their professional services properly. The trust of the business community and investors is a reality in the existence and commitment of auditors to work professionally and transparently to provide information on company performance honestly and without pressure. The attitude of professionalism of an auditor will affect the quality of the audit. Capability in this case is identified with knowledge, experience, technical ability, technological ability, adaptability, and professionalism includes other factors such as transparency and responsibility in fulfilling the trust that the public has placed in it. The research method by presenting a linear regression model by measuring audit quality to auditors in private sector companies with t test and F test statistic by SPSS application. Hypothesis testing was carried out using descriptive statistical tests to explain the overall picture of the sample. the result that the level of education influence on audit quality, work experience positive significant influence on audit quality and attitude of auditor significant influence on audit quality.

The emergence of e-hailing services has started to play an important role in the mobility of goods and people in most Nigerian cities. The e-hailing platform connects individual drivers to potential users. Taking advantage of the country’s underdeveloped urban public transport system, high population, and rapid urbanization, the e-hailing mobility services have now grown exponentially from two (2) operators in 2014 to twenty-six (26) operators by 2022 across Nigeria’s major cities. However, where the regulatory framework is yet to be determined in many cities across Nigeria, the e-hailing services are now faced with significant operational challenges, which threaten their sustainability. The study adopted a desk research method and examined the mode of operation and issues of e-Hailing mobility services in Nigerian cities. It suggested strategies to enhance sustainable e-hailing services in Nigeria's cities.

An investigation conducted to determine the nature of storage facilities among major markets/shopping centres in four locations; Central market & Naheem Heights in Bauchi, Dawanau International grain market and Singer market in Kano. Three main activities in storage and warehousing were consider in the research work and these are; method of operation, handling and security of goods and the storage techniques involved. The major problem encountered within and around these business areas evaluated. Interviews conducted with all the managers/chairpersons of these business centres, the information gathered, and the other observation made are use in analytical comparisons of activities in these markets. Naheem Heights operates 100% wholesale and deal mainly with household consumables only without any avenue for retail sales. In contrast with central, singer and Dawanau markets, which have both wholesale and retail section, dealing in bags, kilos and unit sales. The mode of operations in all the studied area is the same, order picking, other received, and payment at the counter. Handling and picking of goods are manually as there is no provision for mechanical handling equipment. The security is control by the shop owner through various union by employing the services of vigilante group for the protection of their property. The use of modern security surveillance equipment is completely out of the contest, which very important for many reasons. The major problem encountered in most business transactions in these centres is the lack of basic auxiliary facilities such as management, fire safety and security and mechanical handling equipment. It is necessary, that businesses involve in storage activities are engaged in an uncomfortable facilities, in haphazard and not ideal manner and situation. This made it possible for the government and other private developers to invest heavily in the design and construction of a storage and warehouse facilities.