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participants. The undergraduates are 212 presented as 89.1%, followed by 
participants who were Master’s students who were 23 presented as 9.7% and lastly 
Ph.D participants which were 3 presented as 1.3%. 

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Table 2.3: Participants’ program 
Frequency Percent 
Valid 
Percent 
Cumulative 
Percent 
Valid 
Undergraduate 
212 
89.1 
89.1 
89.1 
Masters 
23 
9.7 
9.7 
98.7 
Ph.D 
3 
1.3 
1.3 
100.0 
Total 
238 
100.0 
100.0 
The total number of Nigerian students as at the time this research was done in Fall 
semester 2014/2015 was 2327. 240 was the sample of the population and research 
was carried out from three faculties of the institution and questionnaires retrieved 
was 238. Participants from Communication and Media Studies Faculty were 80 
33.6%, also Business and Economics Faculty recorded 80 participants presented as 
33.6% and closely followed was Engineering Faculty with 78 respondents presented 
as 32.8%. 
Table 2.4: Participants’ faculty 
Frequency Percent 
Valid 
Percent 
Cumulative 
Percent 
Valid Communication and 
Media Studies 
80 
33.6 
33.6 
33.6 
Business and 
Economics 
80 
33.6 
33.6 
67.2 
Engineering 
78 
32.8 
32.8 
100.0 
Total 
238 
100.0 
100.0 

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From the data collected, 74.4% are participants whose faith is Christianity; those 
who are Muslims are 23.4% while those who practice African traditional religion and 
atheism are presented as .8% respectively. Others are presented as .4%. 
Table 2.5: Participants’ religion 
Frequency Percent 
Valid 
Percent 
Cumulative 
Percent 
Valid 
Islam 
56 
23.4 
23.5 
23.5 
Christianity 
177 
74.1 
74.4 
97.9 
African Traditional 
Religion 
2 
.8 
.8 
98.7 
Atheism 
2 
.8 
.8 
99.6 
Others (please specify) 
1 
.4 
.4 
100.0 
Total 
238 
99.6 
100.0 
Missing System 
1 
.4 
Total 
239 
100.0 
From the data collected from 238 participants, the participants who speak just two 
languages are the highest with 111 of them presented as 46.6%, slightly followed is 
those that speak three languages with 83 of them on that presented as 34.9%. The 
next is those who speak just one language with 25 of them on that and it is presented 
as 10.5%. Those who speak four languages are 16 presented as 6.7% and others are 3 
speaking from five languages and above presented as 1.3. 

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Table 2.6: Participants’ language spoken
Frequency Percent 
Valid 
Percent 
Cumulative 
Percent 
Valid One 
25 
10.5 
10.5 
10.5 
Two 
111 
46.6 
46.6 
57.1 
Three 
83 
34.9 
34.9 
92.0 
Four 
16 
6.7 
6.7 
98.7 
Others (please 
specify) 
3 
1.3 
1.3 
100.0 
Total 
238 
100.0 
100.0 
Nigeria is a multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic country with three major 
ethnic groups. From the data collected, the participants who are Yoruba are the 
majority with 69 of them represented as 29.0%, closely followed by participants that 
were Igbo which were 58 and presented as 24.4%. Other ethnic groups were 54 
represented as 22.7%, participants that were Hausa’s were 52 represented as 21.8% 
and lastly the participants that were Igala’s were 5 represented as 2.1%.
Table 2.7: Participants’ ethnic group
Frequency Percent 
Valid 
Percent 
Cumulative 
Percent 
Valid Igbo 
58 
24.4 
24.4 
24.4 
Hausa 
52 
21.8 
21.8 
46.2 
Yoruba 
69 
29.0 
29.0 
75.2 
Igala 
5 
2.1 
2.1 
77.3 
Others (please 
specify) 
54 
22.7 
22.7 
100.0 
Total 
238 
100.0 
100.0 

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