Human resource management plays a critical role in enhancing organizational performance and supporting national development, particularly in developing economies such as Nigeria. This study examined the role of human resource management in the national development of Nigeria, with specific focus on the hospitality sector. The study investigated how key human resource management practices, training and development, talent management, and service quality improvement contribute to national development measured through employment generation. A quantitative research design was adopted for the study, and data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to employees of selected hospitality firms. A total of 291 valid responses were obtained and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis with the aid of SPSS version 30. The descriptive results indicated that organizations actively implement training and development programs and talent management strategies aimed at improving employee performance and service delivery. The regression analysis further revealed that training and development and talent management have positive and statistically significant effects on national development through employment generation. Talent management was found to have the strongest influence on employment generation among the variables examined. However, service quality improvement showed a significant but negative relationship with employment generation, suggesting that improvements in service delivery may sometimes be achieved through efficiency measures rather than workforce expansion. The findings highlight the importance of strategic human resource management practices in enhancing workforce productivity, improving service delivery, and supporting employment creation. The study concludes that effective human resource management practices are essential for promoting sustainable national development in Nigeria. It recommends that organizations and policymakers strengthen investments in human capital development, talent retention strategies, and workforce training programs to enhance national economic growth.

Present conversation would focus on few severe forms of violence against women. The discussion is central to Indian society. Few forms of crime like dowry death, honour killing and acid attack on women have been considered for the discussion. Further, within this gamut of domestic violence, rape, marital rapes, gendercide in few forms are included in the present discourse. A feminist interpretation on violence examining various broader spectrums of violence and crime against women would be the major thrust of the paper. Underpinning structural discrepancy for gender issues that result in violence would be the moot contention of present debate across all creed, community, class or age factors.

This study assessed the availability and utilization of laboratory facilities for teaching Chemistry in public senior secondary schools in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was guided by four research objectives. The descriptive survey research design was adopted, with a sample of five Chemistry teachers and 120 SS2 students drawn from the three public secondary schools in Omoku—Community Secondary School (CSS) Omoku. Three instruments were used: a Chemistry Laboratory Facility Inventory and Functionality Assessment Checklist (CLIFAC), a Chemistry Teachers’ Utilization and Constraints Questionnaire (CTUCQ), and a Students’ Perception and Practical Exposure Questionnaire (SPPEQ). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviations) with a criterion mean of 2.50.The findings revealed severe deficiencies in laboratory facilities across all three schools. Practical Chemistry instruction was severely limited or entirely absent; only CGSS conducted any practical activities, predominantly teacher demonstrations rather than hands-on student participation. Major constraining factors included insufficient funding, lack of water and electricity, inadequate functional apparatus, expired reagents, overcrowded classes, poor infrastructure, absence of safety equipment, and lack of laboratory assistants. Teachers unanimously agreed that laboratory work is essential for conceptual understanding, academic performance, and skill development. Students with some practical exposure affirmed its benefits, while those without reported low self-efficacy and difficulty grasping abstract concepts such as mole concept, titration, and qualitative analysis.The study concluded that the current state of Chemistry laboratory facilities in Omoku’s public secondary schools constitutes a crisis that violates constructivist and experiential learning principles, deprives students of essential hands-on experiences, and perpetuates educational inequity. Recommendations include emergency laboratory rehabilitation by the Rivers State Ministry of Education, establishment of annual laboratory audits and zonal reagent revolving funds, deployment of laboratory assistants.

This article analyzes Da Nang’s marine economy as a process of spatial restructuring of the Han River estuary–Da Nang Bay area under the combined impacts of natural conditions and institutional transformations. The study draws upon archaeological evidence, administrative records, and maritime accounts. The analysis is structured into four coherent historical phases: (1) the prehistoric–ancient period, marked by the formation of marine livelihoods and river–sea exchange networks; (2) the eleventh to eighteenth centuries, characterized by Da Nang’s repositioning within the Central Vietnam port network through a “fore-port–central hub” model associated with Hoi An; (3) the nineteenth century to 1945, involving the modernization of the port city and its integration into the colonial economic system; and (4) the period from 1945 to the present, featuring reconstruction, renovation, and diversification of the marine economy (ports and logistics, fisheries, and marine tourism) under the imperatives of sustainability. The findings highlight Da Nang’s role as a strategic maritime “nodal point” and offer policy implications for dual-use and risk-adaptive marine governance.