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In Nigeria, there is over-reliance on oil proceeds at the expense of revenue accrued to agriculture, which adversely affects the standard of living. The study examines the effect of commodity prices on agricultural output in Nigeria. In the empirical model, agricultural output depends on maize, wheat, soya beans, and oil prices. Data covering 1991 and 2017 from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and Food and Agricultural Organisation was analysed using a fully modified OLS (FMOLS) technique. The result shows that maize and soya bean prices positively affect agricultural output, while wheat prices and oil prices negatively affect agricultural output in Nigeria. This implies that agricultural output increases with increased agricultural commodity prices and falls with an increase in oil prices. The paper recommends the need to expand the production of agricultural commodities through a direct government partnership with farmers in the area of supply of expert knowledge, technology and credit. Also, to redirect the populace's focus from oil in favour of agriculture, there is a need to introduce a subsidy for agricultural output to make its pricing attractive and provide leverage for farmers' occasional shocks in their yield.

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This study examines the characteristics that influence undergraduate students in public universities in Ogun State to use mobile learning technologies. Based on primary data collected using self-designed questionnaire, the study explored the effect of undergraduate students' perceived satisfaction, perceived ease of use, and perceived accessibility on the use of mobile devices in the classroom, as well as whether there is any difference in undergraduate students' perceptions of the usefulness of mobile technology for learning based on sex and age. Data from a random sample of 400 students from two public colleges in Ogun State was analyzed using the regression Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) technique. Undergraduate students' evaluations of satisfaction, ease of use, and accessibility have been found to have a direct impact on the usage of mobile technology for learning in public universities. Furthermore, it was discovered that, while age and gender have no significant joint and independent influence on the use of mobile technology for learning in public universities, undergraduate students' perceptions of accessibility, satisfaction, and ease of use have a positive significant joint and independent influence. The study discovered that undergraduate students' evaluations of satisfaction, ease of use, and accessibility encourage them to adopt mobile technology for studying in public universities in Ogun State. Undergraduates should be encouraged by obtaining, providing, or funding mobile learning technologies, according to the study. A section for M-learning applications should also be created to provide students with a visual and auditory tutorial.

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