Aluyor, P

Eradication of poverty and extreme hunger was identified as one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s), hence the hunger and poverty status of Nigerians was reviewed. Poverty was found to be very prevalent in Nigeria and was linked with hunger. Hunger was in turn linked to food production and more to food losses due to lack of adequate attention to provision of food processing and storage facilities.

This study examines the influence of leadership role of secondary school principals on teachers’ job performance. One hundred respondents from Esan West in Edo State were used for this study. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire with twenty items. The validity and reliability of the instrument was ascertained by experts. The data was analyzed using percentages according to the research questions formulated. The results of this study revealed that most principals do not motivate their teachers to enhance their job performance.