There are environmental contrasts in terms of variations in the distribution of resources among regions. The disparities are glaring among the regions that make up Nigeria and this fact is entrenched in the Second National Development Plan (1970 – 1974). It recognized the spatial...
This study assess the Impact of ASUU Strikes on the State of Learning Facilities in Benue State University from 1999-2015 with the objective of determining how the strikes has impacted on Laboratory facilities; student hostel; library facilities; classroom facilities; staff accommodation and how...
This study evaluates United Nations Development Programme assistance for the promotion of democratic norm in Nigeria (2003 to 2015) in order to determine its impact on voter registration and confidence in the Election Management Body (EMB), as well as in law making, legislative oversight functions...
This study assessed teachers’ attitude towards validation of non-standardized achievement test in secondary schools in Borno State, Nigeria. Three objectives, three research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated. This was tested at 0.05 level of significance alpha. The U-test...
Dairy wastewater is increasingly becoming an environmental concern. There is a widespread interest in the use of beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) to hydrolyze lactose in milk and dairy products which aid in improving their functional and digestive properties. An attempt was made to isolate fungi...
Detailed ground radiometric survey covering 400m x 400m of part of Lere sheet, Kaduna state, Nigeria was carried out. The research was aimed at determining the radiogenic heat production and geothermal potentiality around Rafin Rewa, Dan Alhaji the study area. The number of points used for the data...
Hormone imbalances are known tohaveclosely related symptoms. Thyroid hormone imbalance, for example, shares 75% of its symptoms with Testosterone and cortisol hormone imbalancesmaking it difficult to accurately diagnose the hormone imbalance. A review of anontology based system that diagnoses...
Today’s building industry appears to be entering another era of change, with a view toward minimizing carbon footprint. Understanding building forms offers a great chance of changing the current practice to save energy and other natural resources. Depending on any climate, forms have a major...
Two-dimensional Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI) technique was applied to delineate
Kaolin deposit at Dajin Gwamna, Kankara Local Government, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Wenner-Schlumberger configuration was utilized for this ERI field survey along seven
profiles. The data obtained using ABEM...
Amidst the current rise in the usage of artemisinin-based combination therapies as the first line treatment of falciparum resistant malaria in the Tropics, artesunate-amodiaquine combination therapy have been found to have degenerative and toxicity effects. This study was aimed at evaluating the...
Acacia sieberiana D.C is traditionally used as a remedy for various ailments including hepatitis. The effect of methanol root bark extract of Acacia sieberiana (ASE) on paracetamol (PCM) - and bile duct ligation (BDL) –induced liver injury wereinvestigated in rats. Rats were divided into six...
In recent years a new generalized family of continuous distribution known as beta-G Distribution was proposed. This Base-Line Distribution has been used to generate new distributions. We proposed therefore in this research an extension of kumaraswamy distribution using the logit of the beta random...
This study focuses on the Origin and Development of Ethnic Militia in the Wukari Area of the present Taraba State during the period 1945-2005 using the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups as a case study. The proliferation of ethnic oriented violence in Nigeria and in the Wukari Area in particular is a...
The Gompertz distribution can be skewed to the right or to the left. This dissertation introduces a new positively skewed Gompertz model known as Lomax-Gompertz Distribution (LGD). This extension was possible with the aid of a Lomax generator.Some basic statistical propertiesof the new distribution...
This study examines the performance and development impact of community-based organisations (CBOs) in rural communities in Nasarawa state. The study focused on 30actively engaged CBOs selected from the three Senatorial Districts of the state. Questions answered by the research include: What are the...
Empirical evidence shows a divergence between the way the Central Bank of Nigeria changes its policy rate in reaction to the variations in macroeconomic variables and the models used to estimate such reaction. This study empirically examined the linearity assumptions, and hence, re-estimates a...
Wayfinding in any publicly accessed building has been an issue and over the years this
problem has been given a low priority as an unavoidable problem, Wayfinding
problems have been linked to stress-related problems and loss of productive staff time.
The architecture of our existing hospitals do...
Terrorism constitute serious threats to Nigeria‘s security, affecting not only Nigeria‘s sovereignty, law and order, but also creating deep fear and socio-economic suffering amongst citizens. Recently, Nigeria is faced with Boko Haram Terrorism, particularly in North Eastern part of the...
Urbanization is a major driver of pressure on land use occasioned by encroachment into peri-urban agricultural lands which is as a result of a trade-off on rural land between agriculture and urban growth. Based on this, the study examines the impact of urbanization on peri-urban agricultural land...
The study was the Assessment of Staff and Student’s Utilization of Routine Medical Checkup in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Medical Centre. The objectives were to determine whether staff and students of ABU, Zaria are aware of routine medical check-up, to determine the attitude of staff and...