Based on the employment data of graduates from X School of Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University from 2017 to 2019, the author analyzed and studied the four employment trends of the undergraduate graduates, postgraduate study, employment by signing formal agreements, flexble employment, and underemployment, in combination with annual comparison, gender comparison and regional comparison.Suggestions are put forward from such aspects as defining the orientation of running schools, optimizing the objectives of talent training, school-enterprise cooperation in running schools, innovating the mode of collaborative education, strengthening employment guidance, establishing correct employment motivation, strengthening macro-control and ensuring the supply of systems, etc., so as to promote the high-quality employment of graduates from local agricultural colleges and universities.

Entrepreneurial leadership has been tipped as one of the millennium solutions to challenges associated with the current competitive and dynamic global business environment. Majority of businesses operating in the localities of Benue state in Nigeria including Makurdi, the state capital are on small and medium scale. For decades now, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an important aspect of Nigeria’s economy and this makes it quite necessary to investigate the extent to which entrepreneurial leadership may boost performance of SMEs. Considering this fact, this study seeks to examine the effect of entrepreneurial leadership on performance of SMEs in Benue state, Nigeria. The study employed a quantitative survey research design. This study targeted a population of 708 owners/ managers who assume leadership positions in SMEs across Benue state. This number cuts across sectors like food processing, livestock rearing, trading, art/craft, bakery, table water, fashion and designing/hair dressing and ICT. Out of this figure 400 owners/managers were selected to represent the sample through purposive sampling technique. The data collection instrument for the study was a self-administered questionnaire Validity and reliability test were carried out on 30 employees from other organizations who were not part of the sample and through Cronbach’s alpha the overall reliability co-efficient of 0.896 was obtained. The instrument was therefore considered consistent to be used in this study. The cleansed data was further quantitatively analyzed by product moment correlation and multiple regressions. Correlation was used to determine the magnitude of the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and performance of SMEs while multiple regressions was used to test how leadership style explains changes in business performance of SMEs. Analysis was done with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 21). Results of correlation analysis reveal....

The number of urban dwellers in India accounted for about 10% of the urban population of the world and about 21% of Asia population. The level of urbanization increased from 10.30% in 1911 to 31.16% in 2011. The percentages of slum dwellers are more (12.04%) in Andhra Pradesh and low (1.12%) in Arunachal Pradesh. Out of 100 sample respondent slum dwellers in four slum areas, 44% are Hindus, 30% are Muslims, 22% are Christians and 4% belongs to other religion like Jains, Buddhist etc., As the slum population are not originally natives of local area, mainly migrated from different parts of the state and country and so that mixed religion and cast people are staying in the slums. The slum dwellers are mainly migrated from different places to urban India in search of getting some employment to earn money to meet their family expenditure and other living purpose. 22% of slum dwellers were migrated from rural to urban areas, due to debt burden. 37% of slum dwellers were migrated in search of employment, 21% migrated for their children’s education purpose, 16% of slum people migrated to do some business in urban area It reveals that 58% of slum dwellers are getting water from public taps in their slums, 26% of the respondent slum dwellers have Municipal tap connection for their dwellings and about 16% are purchasing mineral water for drinking purpose. The living conditions of slum dwellers are poor with their inadequate income and employment. The housing conditions of slum dwellers are poor. It is necessary to provide proper infrastructural facilities in the slum areas. Internal roads, drainage system to be improved. Creating awareness on maintaining health and avoiding alcohol and tobacco consumption among slum dwellers is necessary.

Globalization involves the process of stretching or extending and intensifying human activities, relations and networks across the globe, and it has produced complex interactions between different cultures. Different cultural values are practiced in Nigeria through the process of globalization. This study investigates the effect of globalization on African culture with particular reference to Nigeria. The study specifically examines the effect of globalization on the value system in Nigeria and the effect of globalization on changes in language in Nigeria. A sample of 350 was selected for the study through purposive sampling technique. A pilot test was carried out in the study to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected for the study were tested using simple linear regression analysis with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 23). The findings of the study revealed that globalization has a significant effect on the value system in Nigeria. The research also indicates a significant effect of globalization on changes in language in Nigeria. The study concludes that value systems ad languages in Nigeria have been gradually eroded through the process of globalization. The study recommends that there is an urgent need for African leaders to revive African culture through their respective ministries, agencies, and department, and curriculum developers should ensure that local languages are taught at all levels of the educational system in Nigeria.