The study was conducted during the dry season in 2016 at the Irrigation Research farm of Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, to determine the effect of deficit irrigation and mulch on yield and water use of Cucumber crop. The experiment consisted of four levels of moisture depletion...
This study was on effect of drama and rote-learning teaching methods on language development among nursery school children in Potiskum Metropolis, Yobe State. The study was guided by four specific objectives, four research questions and four null hypotheses. This study was delimited to four indices...
This study investigated the Effect of Instructional Materials on students‟ performance in Hausa Language in senior secondary schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was conducted with the objectives to: determine the effect of instructional materials on students‟ performance in...
Evaluating the distribution (species and concentration) of chemical elements in the biosphere (rock, soil, water, plants, and air) and the study of chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of and chemical flux between various states is essential in determining the fate and...
Given the high proportion of fatal and non-fatal accidents occurring in the construction industry, construction companies constantly seek different and novel strategies to reduce the number of work-related accidents. One such strategy that is mentioned often in the literature is formal, well...
Foreign scholarship programme is an important strategy for manpower capacity building and development. The Kano state government has sponsored over 2,000 indigenes on foreign scholarship with a view to enhancing human resource base of the state. The purpose of this study therefore is to evaluate...
High rate of unemployment is a bedeviling issue that seem to be taking the frontline in every public discuss on socioeconomic problems in Ekiti State; The reported unabated upsurge of unemployment in Ekiti State despite the measures put in place in the various aspects of agriculture through the...
This research aimed at the development of a modified real-time fault-tolerant task allocation scheme (mRFTAS) for wireless sensor networks (WSNs), using active replication backup techniques. In WSNs, the sensor nodes are at risk of failure and malicious attacks (selective forwarding) and this can...
A field experiment was conducted during the wet seasons of 2013 and 2014 at the research farm Institute for Agricultural research, Samaru (11 11N 7 38 E 686m above sea level) in the northern Guinea savanna and the Experimental farm of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina (12 56 N, 7 36 E 465m...
Insurance scheme is put in place to fall back on in the event of risk or calamity occurrence. Nigerian Statutes require that every motor vehicle owner must possess at least third party insurance policy. However, the conventional insurance contradicts certain elements of Islamic law which make it...
The study was carried out to determine the Influence of Word-Processing and Shorthand Skills on professional secretaries functions in modern offices in North West of Nigeria. The major objective was to determine the influence of word-processing and shorthand skills on professional secretaries...
Pedogenic properties of plinthic (laterite) soils developed on two parent materials; basement complex and basaltic rock in Northern Guinea Savannah, Nigeria were studied with a view to determine the influence of composition and quantity of the soil (plinthite) as a raw material for the construction...
This study assessed the Impact of Resource Allocation on Leadership Performance of principals in Secondary Schools in Kano State, Nigeria. Five research objectives were raised for the study among which are to: ascertain the impact of qualified personnel allocation on leadership performance of...
This work is undertaken to give a lucid assessment of Nigeria‟s foreign policy and national interest with particular focus on the policy thrusts adopted by both the Yar‟Adua and Jonathan‟s administration from 2007 to 2015. The work examines the trends in Nigeria‟s foreign...
This study investigated the effect of conflict resolution skills training on interpersonal conflict among secondary school students in Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria. A quasi experimental design involving pre-test, post-test control group was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used...
The study was carried out to determine the effects of computer utilization on instructional delivery of animal husbandry in secondary schools in Katsina State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the available learner –to – computer ratio, teachers and...
This study, “Evaluation of Management Practices of Colleges of Education in North Central Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria†was carried out with a view to providing the information on how Colleges of Education were managed in the area of study. The objectives of the study were to identify...
The study entitled the Evaluation of Prevailing Leadership Styles in Zonkwa Education Zone Secondary Schools, Kaduna State has six objectives some of which are the assessment of the autocratic, transformational and situational leadership styles. Six research questions were asked in line with the...
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is endemic in Nigeria despite vaccination. Due to absence of effective chemotherapy against IBD, farmers and practitioners use remedies which they claim are effective. The study evaluated the efficacy of some of the remedies in mitigating the effects of very...
The aim of the study was to detect, identify and characterise the Babesia canis spp. that was inoculated, and evaluate the effects of imidocarb dipropionate and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on the clinical manifestations, haemato-biochemical and oxidative stress changes in Nigerian indigenous dogs...