Editorial Note

EDITORIAL NOTE

The Port Harcourt Polytechnic Academic Journal, Tetfund - sponsored started with call for papers in 2021. Therefore, it is with deep sense of commitment and appreciation; we commend TETFUND for enlisting Port Harcourt Polytechnic as one of the beneficiaries for TETFUND sponsored journal publication. We also expressed intense appreciation to TETFUND for insisting on global standards. This has assisted in no small measure in ensuring high quality publication contents. This is the maiden edition of Port Harcourt Polytechnic Academic Research Journal.

To accommodate all academic fields in the institution, the Journal is divided into three sections with section A on Science Technology and Environment. Section B on Business and Management Sciences, and section C on Social Sciences and Humanities.

Section A begins with the issues on environment, titled "The Environmental Impact of Illegal Crude Oil Refining in Rivers State" by Moses Bakpo, PhD. Environmental sustainability is key to the survival of a people, particularly Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Other papers include; Technological Innovation and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria: Issues and Perspectives by Deinibiteim M. Harry, PhD and Freedom Odiphri. Research, Indigenous Technology and Rural Development in Nigeria by Deinibiteim M. Harry, PhD and Freedom Odiphri. Disaster Management and Restoration as Correlates to Durability of Information Resources in Polytechnic Libraries in the South-South Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria by Ebisemen P. Lulu-Pokubo, PhD and Emmanuel Okwu, PhD. Geotechnical Investigation of a Collapsed Building Site for Foundation Design and Construction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by Joseph Chukwuka
Okah and Adiele Kingsley C. Investigation of the Factors Affecting Craftsmen Productivity in Building Construction Industry in Rivers State, Nigeria by Joseph Chukwuka Okah. The next in section A was "Communicating geospatial information by Means Digital Cartography and GIS" by Emmanuel M. Menegbo. “An Appraisal of Urban Renewal Projects in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria” by Fiinor Harcourt Aadum and Douglas Sokeipirim Godstime. Application of Markov Model to the Study of Breast Cancer in Rivers State University Teaching Hospital by Love Cherukei Nnoka and Valentine Nwobuike Nnoka. Simulacrum Model and Students` Academic Achievement in Building Technology in Polytechnics in Rivers State by Shedrack Amaechi Azukwu. Maintenance Culture and Durability of Residential Buildings in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by Shedreack Amaechi Azukwu. Antibacterial Potentials of Carica Papaya Leaf and Bark Extracts on Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia Coli by C.A. Uzor and A. A. Dick. An Assessment of the Conditions of Jetties and their Impact on Maritime Transport in Rivers State, authored by Stephen Barry Maamah. Mathematical Modeling of Channel Flows with Heat in an Induced Magnetic Field by Amadi Innocent Uchenna and Kiani Innocent. Others are, Building Digital Library for a New Age by Joyce Awajioboroinyem Barth-Nengia (CLN) and Benedicta Okechukwu Uchendu.

Empowering Librarians for Emerging Technologies through Capacity Building also by Joyce Awajioboroinyem Barth-Nengia (CLN) and Chinu Uchendu. Sustaining the Environment Through Language Use in Nigeria Ngozi E. Chuku. Environmental Sustainability of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Library Task by Patience Nsiriem and Faith Ogechi Ikpe. Culture of the Urban Poor in Port Harcourt Metropolis by Douglas Sokeipirim Godstime and Fiinor Harcourt Aadum, Effects of Glycine Max and Sesamum Indicum on Reproductive Parameters in Male Wistar Rat Offsprings by Jesse-Abraham, Piriye Charity and Fortune Amah-Tariah. Maternal Consumption of Glycine Max and Sesamum Indicum Increases Reproductive Hormones in Female Offspring Of Wistar Rats also by Piriye Charity Jesse-Abraham and Amah-Tariah, Fortune. Finally for section A, it was Maximum Flow Problem for Petroleum Product (PMS) Distribution System Using Ahmed Algorithm by Chibuzor Okeh Ojoh and Ngozi Victoria Dadrinze.

Section B deals with Business and Management Science. The section begins with the topic "Stock Market Response to Presidential Election Result Announcement in Nigeria" by Monday A. Gbanador, PhD. Lecturers’ Classroom Management Competencies and OTM Students’Employability Skills in Higher Institutions in Rivers State by Ebenezer Owaji Enyekit, PhD(MABEN) and Philip Festus Ukata, (FIPMD, MABEN). Working Capital Management andOrganizational Performance by Abraham Irekponor, PhD and Ekong Godwin Elijah. Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Financial Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms Listed on the Floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2016 To 2020 by Baribefe Isaac GIAMI, PhD and Anele Andrew Nwosi PhD. Role Differentiation and Job Performance of Administrative Staff in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State by Faith Adanne Onuekwa, PhD. Collegiality and Effective Instructional Delivery for Quality Assurance of OTM Programme in Rivers State Tertiary Institutions by Philip Festus Ukata (FIPMD, MABSEN) and Edith Luke Nmehielle, PhD. Safety in Work Environment for the Enhancement of Teachers’ Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Rivers State by Emmanuel Onyekachi Nweke, PhD and Paul Tamunokubie. Organizational Culture and Performance of Office Staff in Universities in Rivers State also by Emmanuel Onyekachi Nweke, PhD (Fcai) and Onuekwa, Faith Adanne, PhD.
Corporate Governance and Management Efficiency of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria by Samuel Dibiah, PhD and Precious Miracle Okpu. The next was "Unmasking the Power of Community Relations in Promoting the Socio-Economic Deficiency in the Niger Delta" by Windy S. Alikor and Roseline U. Anele. Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Firms Performance Of Hotels in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State by Clarance Nkasirim Okwurume, PhD. Impact of Team Based Management and Employees’ Performance: A Literally Perception by Agnes Ivhagbha Omolua, PhD and Peace Iyingi Kalagbor,. Also, Challenges of Cloud Computing Solutions in Organizations in Nigeria by Agnes Ivhagbha Omolua, PhD and Peace Iyingi Kalagbor. Team Based Management for Effective Service Delivery in Secondary Schools in Rivers State by Kinika Clifford. Sustainable Energy Supply: Solar Energy as a Strategic Alternative for Economic Growth in Nigeria by Lucy Horace Owonte PhD and Horace Idah Jaja. Attitudinal Reorientation for Sustainable Economic and Social Development in the Face Of Covid-19 in Nigeria: A Review of the Mediating Role of the Media was by Chinedu Nwanyanwu Nnamd, PhD and Mercy Nwanyanwu. E-Records Strategies and Service Delivery of Public Secondary Schools in Rivers State was by Owonte,Lucy Horace, PhD & Jaja,Horace Idah. Debt Profile and the Nigerian Economy by Samuel Dibiah, PhD and Precious Miracle Okpu.

Information Dissemination: Utilization of Social Media by Journalists in Port Harcourt by Chinedu Nwanyanwu Nnamdi, PhD and Endwell Onyinye Nyekwere, PhD. Knowledge Accessibility and Organizational Sustainability of Hospitality Firms in Rivers State, Nigeria by Emmanuel Nnah Osilem, PhD. Re-Thinking Nigerian Technological Deficiency and Solutions Through the Mass Media by Windy S. Alikor and Stella I. G. Ikiriko. Audience Perception of Broadcasting Programe Techniques: A Comparative Analysis of Pay Power 100.5 FM and Radio Rivers 99.9 FM Port Harcourt by Anele Roseline Uchechi. An Empirical Analysis of Money Market as a Tool for Economic Growth in Nigeria by Monday A. Gbanador, PhD and Emmanuel U. Makwe, PhD. Human Capital Accounting and Performance of Nigerian Brewery
Plc., by Abraham Irekponor, PhD. Job Rotation and Employees' Work Attitudes of Selected Oil
Companies in Rivers State by Okwurume, Clarance Nkasirim, PhD. Unmasking the Influence of Macroeconomic Forces on Stock Exchange Market Returns in Nigeria from 1987-2020 by Kelvin C. Amadi. Finally in section B was Entrepreneurial Responsiveness and Competitive Globalization in the Hospitality Sector, Rivers State by Okachi-Okereke Gloria Chike, PhD & Felix Owajimogobo Maclean, PhD.

Section C treats Social Sciences and Humanities. The section begins with "Science and Technology: Redefining the Human Society" by Chinogonum D. Chuku, PhD. Governance, Political Participation and Voter Turnout in General Elections: Nigeria’s Fourth Republic in Perspective by Kelechukwu Charles Obi, PhD, Edith Ihuoma Herbert, PhD and Onyinyeomachukwu Gift Uwaechia, M.Sc. The Unethical Misconduct and Ills of Corrupt Church Leaders in Christian Religion by Reginald Amaechi, PhD and Umeh Chukwuemeka Samuel. Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Selected Political Campaign Posters and Slogans in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by Chinwe Godwin Udom. Philosophy and Polytechnic Education as Tools for Socio-Economic Sufficiency in Nigeria by Ijeoma Ene. Globalization and Higher Education in Nigeria by Joyce Iyieke-Jaja, PhD. Contemporary Etche Pre-Christian Religious Beliefs and Practices by Reginald Amaechi, PhD and Chukwuemeka Samuel Umeh, PhD. Power Sector Reform Policy and Development in Nigeria by Joyce Iyieke-Jaja, PhD. Higher Education in A Developing Nation: Issues and Challenges in Nigeria by Chinyere Willie Ndata and Saue, Baritule Prince. Fledging Issues on Human Rights Protection in Nigeria by Hope Ogworoka Okpara. The Dynamics of the Right to Life: A Sine Qua Non to Sustainable Development by Timothy Gladys Chioma. Section C ends with Gender Justice: A Beacon for Technological Innovation and Sustainable Development in Post Covid-19 in Nigeria also by Gladys Chioma Timothy.
It is worthy to note that all the views and assertions made by individual and collective contributing authors in this Journal are entirely their views and responsibility and not that of any of the Editorial Board Members or Port Harcourt Polytechnic. However, every correspondent regarding each issue raised should be channeled to the Chairman or Secretary, Editorial Board of Port Harcourt Polytechnic Academic Research Journal -TetFund Sponsored.

In the course of gathering and editing articles of Port Harcourt Polytechnic Academic Research Journal TetFund - Sponsored, we benefited from the robust cooperation of colleagues and peers, committee members and the relevant stakeholders. We genuinely appreciate the benevolence supports from the Rector, Port Harcourt Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Dr. Samuel B.Kalagbor (FNIM) to ensure that this edition is made visible as planned.

Above all, we return thanks to the Almighty God.

Dr. C. D. Chuku. Chairman, Editorial Board of Port Harcourt Polytechnic Academic Research Journal-TETFUND Sponsored. Phone: +2348036703908

Dr. Ukata, Philip Festus. Secretary, Editorial Board of Port Harcourt Polytechnic Academic Research Journal-TETFUND Sponsored.  Phone: +2348038877937