Abstract While discrimination against house seekers in the rental housing market remains a global phenomenon, with a focus on Lagos rental housing market, we assess the prevalence of occurrences and prominent discriminatory based factors in the housing market. The study purposefully sampled selects predominant residential neighbourhood of Yaba/Akoka and a total of 126 valid responses […]
MARKETING EXTENSION NEEDS OF PORK MARKETERS IN WARRI SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The study assessed marketing extension needs of pork marketers in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. It specifically identified the marketing extension services needed by the respondents, information channels used and preferred as well as the constraints encountered by them. A multi stage sampling procedure was employed for the simple random sampling […]
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RAINFALL AND ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This study assessed the relationship between rainfall and traffic accidents in Lokoja, Nigeria from 2011 – 2020. Rainfall data was obtained from Nigerian Meteorological Agency, while data on traffic accidents and casualties were obtained from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), both for a period of ten years (2011-2020). Data obtained were summarised using […]
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF VASCULAR PLANTS IN CHARANCHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA AND THEIR MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE
Abstract This study was conducted in Charanchi local Government area (LGA), Katsina State, to evaluate the floristic composition and diversity of vascular plants in the study area and to document their ethnomedicinal uses. Five sites were randomly selected and five quadrants were established in each site. Plant species in each of the site were identified […]
ECOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL TREE SPECIES IN SUDANO-SAHELIAN REGION OF NIGERIA
Abstract Trees species are very crucial parts of the ecosystem and they provide quantifiable and unquantifiable benefits. This study assesses the tree species with medicinal properties within Sudano-Sahelian region of Nigeria. The data was collected through field survey of the tree species; structured surveys questionnaires which were administered randomly to the traditional herbal healers within […]
UTILIZATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AS INFLUENCED BY SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF RURAL DWELLERS IN SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN IBADAN
Abstract The study was designed to investigate the utilization of medicinal plants as influenced by the socio – economic status of the rural dwellers in Onipe and Laaniba villages at Oluyole and Akinyele Local Government Areas in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Many medicinal plants today either face extinction or loss of genetic diversity; hence, posing […]
INFLUENCE OF SITE VARIATION ON Jatropha curcas SEED YIELD AND QUALITY OF BIODIESEL
Abstract Influence of site variation on Jatropha curcas seed yield and quality of biodiesel from three seed sources (Ibadan, New Bussa, and Kano) was investigated. Biodiesel was produced using oil extracted from the three seed sources using standard laboratory methods. Completely randomized design at three replicates per treatment was adopted for the experiment. The biodiesel […]
ASSESSMENT OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY IN OBAJANA CEMENT INDUSTRY, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This study investigated the concentration level of thoracic and inhalable sizes particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) present in the air released from a cement company located at Obajana, Kogi State, Nigeria. The collection of ambient air particulates within and outside the cement factory was carried out using the SKC deployable ambient air sampler. The […]
URBAN GROWTH DYNAMICS AND WETLAND CHANGES IN YENEGOA PLANNING AREA, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA 1996-2021
Abstract Un-coordinated urban development, poses many challenges one of which is the encroachment of development into wetland ecosystem. The study examined urban growth dynamics and wetland loss in Yenegoa, Bayelsa state. The research approach was quantitative employing the longitudinal survey design. Both primary and secondary source of data were used. Time series Landsat Imageries of […]
THE IMPLICATION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; EVIDENCE FROM HIDABU ABOTE WOREDA OF NORTH SHOA ZONE, IN OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA
Abstract Natural resources have been degrading due to intensive agricultural activities in many developing countries. To rehabilitate the degraded natural resources and to improve productivity, watershed management practices have became the key approach to minimize loss of such resources. In Ethiopia the government has tried to implement soil and water conservation (SWC) measures through community […]