In human history, Visionaries are known to have played important roles in moving the society forward.  They originate ideas and work assiduously to turn those ideas into concrete achievements for the progress and benefit of the society.  Where there is no vision, the people perish.

  In a fiercely competitive world that we live today, we need visionary  Youths that are focused and purposeful.  Youth with clear vision for a new life, a new direction and a new emphasis.  God is looking for youths with vision in our society.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of manpower development on staff performance, in some selected senior secondary schools in Ankpa Local Government, Kogi State. The objectives were to investigate the effect of career advancement on staff performance, the relationship between on-the-job and staff performance, the effect of off-the-job training on staff performance and evaluate the relationship between attitude modification and staff performance. This study employed a descriptive survey design that was a type of research undertaken with the aim of describing characteristics of variables in a situation.  A sample was a smaller group of subjects obtained from the accessible population. It was concluded that there is a significant relationship between manpower development and staff performance, in some selected senior secondary schools in Ankpa Local Government, Kogi State. Recommendations were made based on the findings.

The purpose of this study investigates peer group influence on student academic performance in secondary schools. The objectives were to investigate whether peer group affect the academic performance of adolescent. To determine whether peer influence has any effect on academic performance of children from broken homes. To find out whether peer influence determines variation in academic performance of male and female students and to investigate whether age does determine the extent to which peer influence affects academic performance of students. This study employed a descriptive survey design that was a type of research undertaken with the aim of describing characteristics of variables in a situation.  A sample was a smaller group of subjects obtained from the accessible population. It was concluded that peer group members who scored good marks had positive influence on student academic performance in secondary schools. Recommendations were made based on the findings.

The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of Social Media on the Students’ academic performance [A case study of Senior Secondary Students in Karu]. To achieve this, the survey research method was used. Subjects were drawn from Senior Secondary Schools Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State, using the simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling. Four research questions guided the study. Instrument adopted in this study is structured questionnaire, survey design was also used in this study Research findings showed that average numbers in Senior Secondary School Karu, had access to the internet. To this end, the researcher recommended that sites should be created for educational purposes as well. This is to create a balance between social networking and academic activities of students to avoid setbacks in the academic performance of the students.