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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction Communication plays a crucial role in functioning of reference unit effectively in the library. Consciously it involves sharing of ideas, feelings, thoughts, and many other things that humans share. In fact, what the reference unit requires mainly is communication. It is an inseparable, essential and continuous process just like the circulatory system in the human body. Ojomo (2004) defined communication as the process of sharing ideas, feelings, thoughts and messages with others.  While Rothwell (2001) also sees communication as a transactional process of sharing meaning with others.  Kemoni (2004) citing Ojiambo avers that communication involves the giving and receiving of information, signals or messages by talk, gestures and writing. As a result, communication effectiveness becomes a very vital factor in determining the efficiency with which reference unit performs as a whole. When two or more people are in the same place and are aware of ea

A Nigerian man has taken to the Twitter platform to share an adorable video of his girlfriend who he surprised at her school on Valentine's Day. Identified as Pamilerin, he left social media in a love bubble and made his girlfriend the happiest lady, after he surprised her in her school on Valentine's Day. Sharing the video, he wrote: "Went to surprise bae today. So I planned with her friends to tell her she’s been wanted at the administrative office, aunty was scared, got downstairs and boom Her Boyfriend ‍♂️ ok bye " READ ALSO: Personal letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Legit.ng (former NAIJ.com) PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News on Legit.ng News App From the video, the lady appeared genuinely surprised and pleasantly overjoyed at the presence of her boyfriend who from the audio recording, sounded amused by her reaction. Love is sweet indeed! Get the hottest gist on Africa Love Aid Still on surprises, it appears some ladies went all out this

- Kasapreko Ltd, the producer of Alomo bitters, has revealed that 580,000 cartons of Alomo Bitters were sold in 2018 - The 580,000 cartons equals 13.9 million bottles of Alomo bitters content consumed in the year - The company also said it the popularity of the product led to people making fake versions of the alcoholic drink Alomo Bitters, a herbal alcoholic drink produced by Kasapreko Ltd, a Ghanaian-owned company based in Ghana, sold 13.9 million bottles in the Nigerian market in 2018. The Nigerian sales representative of Kasapreko Ltd, Mr John Adesoye on Friday, February 15, in Lagos state said that 580,000 cartons of the product were sold in Nigeria in 2018, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda According to Adesoye, when the 580,000 cartons sold in 2018 are calculated, it amounts to 13,920,000 bottles sold. The product which sells for between N150, N250 and N850 comes in 100ml,

- The Alliance for Democracy has pledged its support for Atiku Abubakar less than 24 hours to election - AD made this announcement in a communique released after its meeting in Abuja on Thursday - The party said its endorsement of Atiku was due to its vast experience in governance and his restructuring promise Barely 24 hours to the February 16 presidential and general election, the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), got a bigger boost as Alliance for Democracy (AD) declared its support for him. Tribune reports that the decision for the adoption was taken after the party's meeting in Abuja, which was followed by a communique released to the press on Thursday, February 14. Legit.ng gathers that the communique announcing the synergy with PDP was signed by the southwest zonal chairman of the party, Otunba Tayo Onayemi. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The party

- NEMA has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya - Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos territorial office of the agency, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday, February 15, in Lagos - Muhammed said they were brought back by the international organisation for migration and European Union under the assisted voluntary returnees programme Alhaji Idris Muhammed, coordinator, Lagos territorial office of National Emergency Management Agency, on Friday, February 15, confirmed that the agency has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 7.50pm on Thursday, February 14, aboard a chartered Nouvel Airaircraft and were received by NEMA and other government agencies, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to him, they were brought back by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and European Union under the Assisted V

Being away from home for a long time is one of the saddest, emotional things that can ever happen to someone. But even more, homecoming can be even more emotional and gripping. A soldier working in the US army decided to give his dad a surprise visit after he had been away from home for a while. The event that went down has been giving many people the shivers The young soldier identified as Joshua Jeffries on Twitter had been away from his US-based home for six months. When he did come back home, he decided to first visit his father. But no, he just did not want to show up at home and say, "Holla, I am back." He wanted to do something extra. Hence, he decided to give his dad a surprise visit at his duty post. The young Josh trailed his father at work, followed him as he got down from his service bus and walk towards where he was supposed to work. It was while his dad was moving that Josh called his father's name from behind. The alarmed dad jolted and turned around onl

The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, finally got docked at the Code of Conduct Tribunal as trial continued in the case of his alleged refusal to declare all his assets before the bureau in charge as head of the judisciary. We bring you all the drama that happened in the court. The defence counsel has just announced all appearance for the defendant 10.45 am Laughter envelopes the Tribunal as the Chairman harassing the clerk over providing the CJN with a chair in the dock Source: Legit.ng from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 http://bit.ly/2N95KFG via EDUPEDIA24/7

Being away from home for a long time is one of the saddest, emotional things that can ever happen to someone. But even more, homecoming can be even more emotional and gripping. A soldier working in the US army decided to give his dad a surprise visit after he had been away from home for a while. The event that went down has been giving many people the shivers The young soldier identified as Joshua Jeffries on Twitter had been away from his US-based home for six months. When he did come back home, he decided to first visit his father. But no, he just did not want to show up at home and say, "Holla, I am back." He wanted to do something extra. Hence, he decided to give his dad a surprise visit at his duty post. The young Josh trailed his father at work, followed him as he got down from his service bus and walk towards where he was supposed to work. It was while his dad was moving that Josh called his father's name from behind. The alarmed dad jolted and turned around onl

- The Kogi state APC campaign council has rejected the purported endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by the Kogi East Elders and Council (KEEC) - Director-General of the APC campaign council in the state, Mr Edward Onoja, described the endorsement as 'totally inconsequential' - Onoja who is also the chief of staff to the Kogi state government, said members of the KEEC only serve the interest of their members, families and cronies The Kogi state APC campaign council has rejected the purported endorsement of all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates, including the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, by the Kogi East Elders and Council (KEEC). Director-General of the APC campaign council in the state, Mr. Edward Onoja in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Thursday, February 14, described the endorsement as 'totally inconsequential.' Onoja who is also the chief of staff to the Kogi state government, said members of the KEEC only serve the interest of the

- General Gabriel Olonisakin said illegal possession and use of firearms to intimidate members of the public might cause security breaches at the 2019 general elections - According to the Chief of Defence Staff, the security services are prepared to support the police to ensure safe conduct of the elections - Olonisakin, however, urged eligible voters to come out en-masse to exercise their franchise during the elections General Gabriel Olonisakin, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Thursday, February 14, cautioned against illegal use of military uniforms and firearms to scuttle the 2019 general elections. New Telegraph reports that Olonisakin made this known after a meeting with other Service Chiefs and Heads of Security agencies at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja. He said: " We are not unaware of plans to illegally use uniforms of military/paramilitary agencies to impersonate security and law enforcement agencies; illegal possession and use of firearms to intimidat

- NEMA has a new batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya - The emergency agency advised young Nigerians to desist from embarking on irregular migration which removes their fundamental rights - The returnees were brought back by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and European Union under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees (AVR) Programme The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, coordinator of Lagos territorial office of NEMA, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday, February 15, in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 7.50pm on Thursday, February 14, aboard a chartered Nouvel Air aircraft and were received by NEMA and other government agencies. READ ALSO: 2019 polls: Vice presidential candidate dumps party to support Buhari's re-election

- Barely 24 hours to election, more than 100,000 members of PDP, SDP have defected to the APC in Sokoto state - The defectors, part of whom were PDP executive members in the state, were received by Senator Aliyu Wamakko - The defectors were also urged to vote for President Buhari and the APC guber candidate in the state With barely 24 hours to the presidential and National Assembly elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Sokoto state has received no fewer than 100,000 defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). NAN reports that Malam Bashir Mani, the special assistant on media and publicity to the APC leader in Sokoto state, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, said that the new entrants into the APC were received by Wamakko on Wednesday, February 13, during the party’s campaign in Sokoto North and Sokoto South local governments. Legit.ng gathers that over 88,000 of the defectors were hitherto the executives and members of the SDP drawn f