One hundred and fifty nine (159) sorghum genotypes from the International Crop Research Institute for the
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), West African National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and local
collections were evaluated at Samaru, Nigeria for resistance to foliar anthracnose under...
This study investigates the methods of sharing informal information by senior Administrators in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and the extent at which the information is used. Informal information has been a way the senior Administrators used in sharing information among them informally. This...
Gums find application in tablet formulation as binder because of their adhesive nature. Natural gums are promising biodegradable polymeric materials. The aim of this study was to prepare a gelatin and acacia co-precipitate (GelAc) to be used as a release retardant in the formulation of sustained...
This study examines the role being played by the National Council of Women Societies in empowering women in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. There is a consensus amongst scholars of development studies that abject poverty is rampant among women at the grassroots level of...
This study was conducted to seek Perceptions of stakeholders on the management of Adult Education Programme in Gombe State, Nigeria. The six objectives of the study are to examine the perceptions of stakeholders on the management of instructional facilities, find out the perceptions of stakeholders...
This study was conducted on the Influence of School-Based Management Committees ontheAdministration of Senior Secondary Schools in Funtua Senatorial Zone, Katsina State. The study had sixobjectives among which were to;assess the influence of School-Based Management Committees on maintenance of...
This study empirically examines the impact of Treasury Single Account (TSA) implementation announcement of the 9th August 2015 on share prices of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. Employing the standard event study methodology on a sample of thirteen out of the sixteen listed DMBs in the...
This study investigated the effect of Powerpoint presentationon the academic performance of senior secondary school students in metalwork technology in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study objectives were three, with three research questions andthree null hypotheses which were tested. The study...
This study examined the effectsof biology practical activities on the academic performance of students that weretaught biology in Senior Secondary Schools of Adamawa State.The study had four objectives which included to: compare the pre-test and post-test performancesof students taught biology...
Technology has been adopted all over the globe which has brought significant changes in the way of business operations are been carried out. Thisstudy investigated the effect of safe-token adoption on customers‟ satisfactionof banks operating in Nigeria. The objectives of this study are to...
This dissertation investigates the relation between Corporate Covernance and discretionary loan loss provision of Nigerian Deposit Money Bank, using institutional shareholding, managerial ownership, board size and audit committee size to proxy for Corporate Covernances and Discretionary Loan Loss...
The study was carried out to determine the effect of cooperative learning instructional strategy on the attitude and performance of SSII biology students of different cognitive styles in Giwa educational zone Kaduna State Nigeria. The design is a pretest posttest/quasi experimental design. The...
In Nigeria, the greater percentage of the population lived in the rural communities and these communities have continuously served as the basis for producing food and engage in primary economic activities. In spite of its importance, rural communities lack basic amenities such as potable water,...
This study was carried out to evaluate the comparative effects of topical soybeans extracts and oestrogen cream on cutaneous wound healing using excision wound model in ovariectomized Wistar albino rats. Twenty four (24) female Wistar albino rats of age 20 weeks weighing 200-250g were...
Given the increasing importance of housing affordability in housing reform debates, and the low socio-economic status of urban households especially in developing countries including Nigeria, this study assessed the housing affordability in Zaria urban area with a view to determining the status of...
Researches on adaptation-climate change interaction have been conducted mainly in the southern parts of Nigeria with relatively few in North-East and North-Central and seldom, if any, in the North-West. This study, covering three States in the North-West, therefore, will bridge the existing gap in...
Irvingia wombolu is one of the herbal plants used as food for its nutritional values. It is also used as medicinal plant in the south-south and south-eastern part of Nigeria for the management of diarrhoea and other ailments. Although these medicinal plants are believed to be harmless with their...
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antidiarrheal activity of the methanol
stem bark extract of Hymenocardia acida in some laboratory animals. They methanol
stem bark extract of Hymenocardia acida (MEHA) was prepared from the freshly collected
stem bark of the plant. The stem...
Food security has maintained a centre stage of discuss in the world. The main focus of this study was to determine the optimal crop combinations and food security status of small-scale irrigation farming households in North-Western Nigeria. Specifically,the study described the socio-economic...
The restructuring of the electrical power industry has given rise to a high degree of vibrancy and competitive market, which changed many features of the power industry. Energy resources become scarce, the cost of power generation increases, environmental concerns are raised, and an ever-increasing...