This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of cancer prevention strategies among staff of Federal universities in North Central Zone,Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, ex-post facto research design was used. A total of 756 staff from seven federal universities in north...
The purpose of this study was to appraise the influence of FIFA Organized Competitions on the attainment of Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, a total of 285 respondents were used for the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used.In this technique; the...
In Kaduna State, poverty is rife and the aged are more at risk as most of them are no longer in the economically active phase of life and there is no national social security to provide economic support in old age. The study examines the living conditions, coping strategies, the determinants of...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the Senior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Hausa Derivational and Inflectional Morphological Process in Kaduna state. The study attempted to find out the SS2 Students’ Morphological performance levels based on Hausa Derivational and...
This dissertation entitled "A Critical Analysis of the Means of Proof in Civil Litigation under Islamic law "primarily examined the principles of Islamic Law applicable to means of proof. In this regard, the essential means of proof have been highlighted, i.e., Shahadah (testimony), al-Iqrar...
This is a study of trends of tafsÄ«r among selected ‘ulamÄ’ in Northern Nigeria. It examines a variety of aspects in relation to the sciences of tafsÄ«r, the tarjamah (translation) of the glorious Qur’Än and the differences between the two. It also highlights tafsÄ«r...
For too long the construction industry has been divided by factionalism and conflict, which has contributed to poor performance, dangerously low profit margins and poor morale among consultants, constructors and suppliers. This study explored the perceptions of Construction industry...
This study assessed the role as well as the strategies of political mobilization employed by the Peoples‟ Democratic Party (PDP) which accounted for its electoral victories in Bida Emirate in Niger state between 2011 and 2015. The study was carried out to generate requisite empirical data on...
Fowl typhoid (FT) caused by Salmonella Gallinarum (S. Gallinarum) is an important bacterial disease of poultry. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of the crude methanol extract of Anacardium occidentale leaves against the bacterium in Shikabrown pullets. Phytochemical...
This research was carried out to ascertain the suitability of Osara and Jamata River sand for moulding operation and Ajaokuta Foundry Sand was also tested along with the two sands under the same condition and their moulding properties were compared with that of American Foundrymens’ Society...
This study is on the Perceptions of Stakeholders on the Role Performance of Principals in the Management of Private Secondary Schools in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria. The study was conducted with six objectives among which were to: find out the role performance of principals on...
This study was carried out to assess the ―Stakeholders‘ Perceptions on the Management of Students‘ Discipline in Secondary Schools in Okene and Lokoja Education Zones, Kogi State‖. The researcher was interested in assessing the various forms and techniques of managing...
The study analyzed soil erosion risk in Mubi South. The data used are:land use andland cover map derived from Satellite data of 2016. Slope map, derived from ASTER data, rainfall map derived from 2016 rainfall data of Nigeria and masked to the watershed area. RUSLE and RMMFM model parameters were...
This study was set out to determine the sero-prevalence of small ruminants brucellosis and to draw spatial maps to show the distribution of Brucella melitensis infection by cELISA in Katsina and Sokoto States, Nigeria. Also, the pastoralists’ perception on the economics of animal species...
This study, “Satire in Ngugi wa Thiong‟o‟s Wizard of the Crow and Matigari focuses attention on the marginalised members of the society whose expressions of dissatisfaction satirise the various activities of their leaders meant to pauperise them perpetually. This work uses...
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) were synthesized from different mole ratios of K2CO3/glycerol at 400 rpm and 353 K for a period of 2 hours toform a homogenous transparent colorless liquid. ThreeDES were successfully formed at the ratio 1:20, 1:30 and 1:40. The DES synthesized were used as catalyst in...
Power system network is designed to operate in a prescribed voltage and frequency for stability
and for better power quality. Unexpected contingencies leads to instability related problems in
the system. This research develops a sensitivity index based technique with contingency
analysis for...
This research is aimed at the development of a modified fruit fly optimization algorithm (mFFOA) for the determination of optimized weighting matrices (Q which is a positive definite matrix that penalizes the states and R which is also a positive definite matrix that penalizes the control inputs)...
Groundnut (Arachis hypogeaa L.) productivity in Nigeria has remained low over the years due to the inherent low fertility status of the soils of the savanna, a region where it is mostly grown by small holder farmers with limited imputs. Groundnut can fix atmospheric nitrogen through symbiotic...
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composite materials have provenvaluable properties and suitability to be used in the construction of new buildings and in upgrading theexisting ones. One of the objectives of this study is to laminate solid timber columns with varying thicknesses of CFRP...