AN ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER QUALITY FOR SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SOKOTO RIMA BASIN, NIGERIA  

2015-10-10
Ground water from tube-wells were investigated to ascertain the current quality status and suitability for irrigation in the flood plains (Fadama lands) of the southwestern Sokoto-River Basin. Twenty water samples ...

INVESTIGATING VULGAR ERRORS IN STUDENTS’ CONTINUOUS WRITING: A STUDY OF SOME SELECTED LEVEL TWO STUDENTS OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO AND NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, KANO  

2015-10-10
This research is aimed at investigating vulgar errors in students’ continuous writing, in order to disprove some of his conception regarding errors in second language learning. The data is collected ...

ANTICONVULSANT AND TOXICITY STUDIES ON ETHANOL ROOT BARK EXTRACT OF ERYTHRINA SENEGALENSISD.CIN LABORATORY ANIMAL  

2015-10-10
This study is aimed at validating the anticonvulsant use and toxicological properties of the ethanol root bark extract of E. senegalensis. The plant extract was screened for anticonvulsant activity usingpentylenetetrazole ...

THE PATTERN OF FUEL WOOD SUPPLY TO GOMBE URBAN AREA, GOMBE STATE NIGERIA  

2015-10-10
The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of, and the factors that influence fuelwood supply to Gombe urban area. The specific objectives were to analyse the daily ...

SAFE UTILIZATION OF HERBICIDE AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN BEBEJI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KANO STATE  

2015-10-10
This study was undertaken to assess the safe utilization of herbicide among smallholder farmers in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State with view to examine the different problems of ...

EVALUATION OF SOME NEUROPHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE METHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF LOPHIRA LANCEOLATA (TIEGH EX KEAY) IN MICE.  

2015-10-10
Lophiralanceolata is a medicinal plant that has a variety of ethnomedicinal applications among which are sedation and anxiolysis. The present study is aimed at screening the methanolic leaf extract of ...

SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY STATUS AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SOME SELECTED LGAs OF KANO STATE  

2015-10-10
The study examined food security status of farming households in some selected Local Government Areas of Kano State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 120 respondents using multi-stage random sampling ...

QWARIN QASAR HAUSA: NAZARIN NAU’O’INSU DA TASIRINSU GA ADABIN BAKA DA WASU AL’ADUN HAUSAWA  

2015-10-10
The main objective of this research work titled “Insects in Hausa land: Their Types and Influence on the Traditional Literature and Cultures of the Hausa People” is to widen the ...

DECADAL RAINFALL VARIABILITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA (1901-2009)  

2015-10-10
Area studied covers Northern Nigeria from latitude 9-14oN and longitude 3-15o E enclosing 18 states namely Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Sokoto,Niger, Plateau, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa, Zamfara, Jigawa and Kebbi. ...

A SURVEY OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTENSION EDUCATION SERVICES FOR FARMERS IN KAUGAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, JIGAWA STATE  

2015-10-10
In line with the framework of extension as an educational process, this study examined factors influencing the effectiveness of extension education services for farmers in Kaugama Local Government Area of ...