THE EFFECT OF M OTIVATION OF LABOUR, COST AND PRODUCTIVITY ON NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY OF MARLUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BENIN)           ABSTRACT This study was intended to evaluate the effect of motivation of labour, cost and productivity on Nigerian construction industry . This study was guided by the following objectives; To examine the factors which motivate employees to perform in the organization, To look at various techniques of motivating people to performance in the construction industry, To ascertain the effect of motivation of labour, cost and productivity on workers in the construction industry of Nigeria, To identify the problems associated with the motivation of workers in the construction industry of Nigeria, To suggest the solutions to such problems, if any, Finally, to improve people’s knowledge in this area of organizational behaviour . The study employed the case study design ; questionnaires in addition to library re...

  ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH VEGETABLE SALAD                     ABSTRACT Fresh samples of vegetable salad collected from different food outlet in Ilorin metropolis were evaluated for bacteria loads, at a temperature of 25 0 c and the PH of the samples which is 3.7 using spread plate agar dilution method, the bacteria load ranges from 1.6x10 4 cfu/g to 11.5x10 4 cfu/g and faecal coliform ranges from 1.6x10 4 cfu/g to 4.6x10 4 cfu/g associated with the salad from majority of the samples. Microorganism associated with vegetable salad include ,Bacillus anthracis mycobacterium spp , Brucella spp , Listeria monocytogenis, Yersima enterolytia , clostridium perfringens , Klebsiella spp and M. Paratuberculosis CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION         Vegetables are most consumed as salads or cooked in savory or salty dishes. While culinary...