Abstract This study examined the probable impact of cemeteries on residential property value. The empirical inquiry aims at determining whether cemetery proximity has any significant bearing on the values of rental homes within its neighbourhood or not. Data was elicited via 150 questionnaires administered on rent paying residents around the neighbourhood of Atan Cemetery in […]
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AS AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME OF STUDY IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
Abstract Despite the fact that there is an increase in the number of Universities (public and private) in Nigeria, few of them embrace Environmental Management as an undergraduate programme. Such attitude is probably attributed to interdisciplinary nature of the programme, which seemingly makes it a programme without a defined vision and mission, lack of background […]
AN OVERVIEW OF FOREST CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN GHANA
Abstract Deforestation in Ghana over some decades now has undoubtedly destabilized the socio-economic and socio-cultural importance of the forests for a large number of rural people especially, forest fringe communities who directly depend on the resource to support their livelihood. The assessment identifies activities such as; agricultural expansion, unsustainable wood harvesting, population and development pressures, […]
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION, STUDY HABIT AND ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ ADOLESCENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2020 WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION-A CASE OF IBADAN SOUTHWEST
Abstract The study focused on the predictive influence of the environmental condition, study habits and academic self-concept of secondary school adolescents in Ibadan south west Local Government Area in Oyo state, Nigeria on the adolescent’s preparation for the 2020 WASSCE. The survey was conducted on four hundred (400) adolescents selected from five (5) private and five (5) public secondary […]
NEXUS BETWEEN JOB STRESS AND EMPLOYEES RETENTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES: EVIDENCE FROM OYO STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Abstract The study examined effects of job stress on employee retention in Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme (OYSADEP). A total of ninety respondents weresampled through multistage sampling technique using structured questionnaire. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, Likert-type rating scale and logit regression. Results revealed that majority (92.2%) of the employees were males, […]
EFFECT OF LITTER MINERALISATION ON SOIL UNDER Acacia senegal (Wild L) PLANTATION IN THE SEMI-ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA
Abstract The decomposition of plant litter is one of the most crucial source of nutrients in forest ecosystems. Acacia senegal, a nitrogen fixing tree with potential to improve poor soil is planted in semi-arid zone of Nigeria for the production of Gum Arabic. However, there is dearth of information on litterfall, litter decomposition and mineralisation […]
SEASONAL VARIATION IN PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY AROUND SLUM SETTLEMENTS IN LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
Abstract This study examined the effect of seasonal variation on the physio-chemical and microbial properties of drinking water around slum settlement within Lagos Metropolis. Water samples were collected from different boreholes at different slums around the settlement comprising Group A (Majidun), Group B (Oworoshoki), Group C (Bariga), Group D (Iwaya) and Group E (Ijora Badia) […]
HEAVY METAL POLLUTION FROM VEHICULAR EXHAUSTS ON NAPIER GRASS (Pennisetum purpureum) ALONG LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY, SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA
Abstract This study evaluated heavy metal concentration on sampled plants (Pennisetum purpureum) resulting from exhausts fume pollution from vehicular movement along, the busiest inter-state route in Nigeria, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. At interval of 5 km from 7Up Bus Stop in Lagos to Ibadan Tollgate, samples of P. purpureum were collected at 5 m, 15 m […]
EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF APICULTURE POTENTIAL IN NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH ECO-REGION: A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION STUDIES OF RIVER ROMI KADUNA, NIGERIA
Abstract The World Health Organization emphasized that an assessment of the adequacy of the chemical quality of drinking-water relies on comparison of the results of water quality analysis with guideline values. During the early development of the standards, the importance of feacal contamination of water was recognized and the role of filtration and later, disinfection […]