AN ASSESSMENT OF DESERTIFICATION IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-11-26
Extreme Northern part of Sokoto plains is vulnerable to Sahel e n c r o a c h m e n t . Consequently, the zone has been designated as ...

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF DIFFERENT FEED ENERGY SOURCES WITH AND WITHOUT ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS  

2016-11-26
Two experiments were carried out to determine the nutritive value of sorghum, millet, cassava and sweet potato with or without enzyme supplementation in broiler chickens production. The growth performance, nutrient ...

AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE NIGER DELTA STATES IN RELATION TO OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF MINERAL RESOURCES UNDER NIGERIAN LAW  

2016-11-26
Natural resources worldwide are a gift of nature and an endowment of comfort that makes the existence of mankind complete. As nature’s priceless gift to man and because nature’s endowment ...

PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION IN PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENTS RELATIONS: A STUDY OF THE VOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS IN THE KADUNA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY  

2016-11-26
Over the years scholars have researched this concept and came to an understanding that democracy is inextricable from communication. Communication enhances democracy, facilitates interaction, inclusiveness and participation engendering representative democracy ...

SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION OF POTASSIUM FLUORIDE/EGGSHELL- IRON (II, III) OXIDE CATALYST FOR SINGLE STAGE TRANSESTERIFICATION OF NEEM OIL  

2016-12-01
Single stage alkali-catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils having free fatty acid (FFA) content above 0.5% promotes saponification which lowers the biodiesel yield by deactivating the catalyst. A strong solid base ...

QUANTUM MODELLING OF SOME POTENT, NON- TOXIC ANTIMALARIAL COMPOUNDS  

2016-12-02
The Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analyses were carried out for series of 45 naphthylisoquinoline and 22 bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids to find out the structural requirements of their antimalarial activities as well ...

NEW CRITICISM ANDSTORY STORY AND RAINBOW CITY AS NIGERIAN RADIO DRAMA  

2016-12-07
The advent of technology and globalization has created an avenue through which conventional representation of art and life through text and performance has been upgraded to another level through the ...

SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION OF POTASSIUM FLUORIDE/EGGSHELL- IRON (II, III) OXIDE CATALYST FOR SINGLE STAGE TRANSESTERIFICATION OF NEEM OIL  

2016-12-07
Single stage alkali-catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils having free fatty acid (FFA) content above 0.5% promotes saponification which lowers the biodiesel yield by deactivating the catalyst. A strong solid base ...

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAND GRIP STRENGTH, SOME HAND DIMENSIONS AND BODY VARIABLES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA  

2016-12-08
Hand grip strength (HGS) is an anthropometric variable that is affected by a number of factors including age, gender and body size. This study was designed to determine the relationship ...

KINETICS AND MECHANISMS OF THE REDOX REACTIONS OF CRYSTAL VIOLET WITH SOME OXY-ANIONS AND HYDRAZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM  

2016-12-14
The kinetics of the redox reactions of crystal violet (CV+) with some oxy-anions (S2O82-, S2O42-, MnO4-) and hydrazine dihydrochloride (N2H4.2HCl) have been studied spectrophotometrically in aqueous hydrochloric acid medium for ...