EVALUATION OF HYDRO-GEOCHEMISTRY OF LAGOS LAGOON BESIDE FESTIVAL (FESTAC) TOWN, LAGOS NIGERIA

Abstract Water quality deterioration in lagoons comes from excessive nutrient inputs, eutrophication, acidification, heavy metal contamination, organic pollution and obnoxious fishing practices. The water quality data obtained were analysed using a host of statistical tools such as descriptive statistics [mean, standard error of the mean, variance, standard deviation etc.]. The rotated component matrix helps one […]

PERFORMANCE OF ALL LISTED AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT INDUSTRY OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET

Abstract This study aims to evaluate agricultural and other real estate investment industry in the Nigerian stock market. The study is necessary because there are formal and informal interests in diversifying Nigeria’s economy through agriculture. In addition, there is no known study on the performance of the agricultural type of real estate investment compared to […]

TRIANGULATION ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF GIRL-CHILD EMPOWERMENT IN OKE-OGUN AREA, NIGERIA: A VIABLE WAY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Abstract The study determined the level of girl-child empowerment. Data was collected from 182 respondents and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Triangulation method was also used to facilitate validation of data through cross verification from two sources (household heads and girl-children). Findings from the study show that of the three empowerment components, the girl-children […]

SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF URBAN EXPANSION IN OFFA, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (1990 – 2014)

Abstract The study assessed urban expansion that occurred in Offa within a period of twenty – four years (1990 – 2014). Three Multi temporal satellite imageries of LandSat TM 1990, LandSat ETM 1999 and LandSat ETM+ 2014; and administrative map of Offa were used as the primary dataset to process, classify (supervised classification), and analyze […]

THE ROLE OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Abstract Regional integration has the potential to develop the agricultural sector of developing countries to meet the demands of the twenty-first century through programmes like the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). This study assessed the impact of regional integration on the agricultural sector of Côte d’Ivoire by; identifying how regional integration can contribute to […]