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ABSTRACT Three field trials were conducted in the dry season of 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Irrigation Research Farm of Institute for Agricultural Research, Kadawa (11039‟ N 080‟027‟E, 500 m above sea level) located in the Sudan savanna ecological zone of Nigeria, to study the growth, fruit yield and quality responses of two irrigated varieties of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum (L.) to nitrogen sources and organic mulches. Treatments consisted of ...

ABSTRACT Recently, the issue of many business failures in Nigeria had been linked to mismanagement of working capital in the form of high bad debts, high inventory costs and deterioration of firms’ credit standings. In view of the above, this study aims at examining the effect of mismanagement of working capital on corporate profitability and liquidity, the relationship between liquidity and profitability and the effect of use of debts in ...

ABSTRACT Mechanical engineering laboratory of Federal University of Minna, Nigeria requires extrusion machine that can be used for teaching and learning of PVC extrusion process. The teaching and learning of PVC extrusion are rarely thought using extrusion machines that help to bridge the gap between engineering graduate in industry and student learning in the university. Against this background, a need emerges for the design, and fabrication of laboratory PVC extrusion ...

ABSTRACT Assessment of the contribution of VAT to the revenue profile of Nigeria is the Works contained in this Project. It contained an indepth evaluation of the contribution of VAT to the revenue profile of Nigeria, the extent to which VAT proceeds impact on the revenue profile of the Nigerian government, to determine the extent to which the Federal government  policies affect the contribution of VAT to the revenue profile ...

ABSTRACT Nigeria has been facing the problem of frequent fire outbreaks in market places. This problem has led to the substantial loss of valuable goods, properties and human lives. Hence, it brought a need for the evaluation of fire prevention and protection measures put in market places with the aim of generating additional guidelines to improve the National Fire Safety Code of Nigeria with respect to market design. The population ...

ABSTRACT This research involves the use of chicken and goat waste at different mixing ratio to produce gas. A  32  litres  Capacity  prototype  biogas  plant  constructed  at  the  National  centre  for  Energy Research and Development, University of Nigeria Nsukka was used to investigate the anaerobic digestion in generating biogas from two types of wastes: chicken waste and goat waste with different mixing ratios. Chicken waste, goat waste and co digestion ...

Abstract It has been observed that for almost three decades following the introduction of Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in Nigeria, efforts by the government to set in motion private sector driven economy had not yielded much. There is also much disparity between labour force and employment. This study therefore uses the Multinomial Logit Estimation Techniques to investigate the determinants of occupational choice, and possible gender influence on choice using the ...

ABSTRACT The resultant impact of financial liberalization opened up the Nigerian economy to global financial markets, which has generated increasing apprehension in the economy and has exposed the fragility and vulnerability of the financial system. It is therefore imperative for the central Bank of Nigeria to introduce measures that will reduce the exposure and enhance the stability of small business in the nation’s financial system. A defensive measure that will ...

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Every nation both developed and developing economies requires money. Productivity which is the hallmark of all economy is anchored on the availability of required fund. Fund which stimulates production in the economy is managed by banks through their loan administration and management; which must be liberal enough to produce the required level of   encouragement   to  both   entrepreneurs   and   government.   Moha (2006:110), said, for any developing country to escape ...

ABSTRACT In this study, the adsorption effect on selected physicochemical parameters from tannery wastewater onto the beneficiated kaolin, kaolin/TiO2, kaolin/ZnO and kaolin/TiO2/ZnO nanocomposites was investigated by employing the batch adsorption technique. The effects of pH value on crystal size of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method were also examined. The kaolin/TiO2 (KT), kaolin/ZnO (KZ) and kaolin/TiO2/ZnO (KTZ11, KT21 and KTZ12) nanocomposites were prepared bywet impregnation methods.  The prepared ...

ABSTRACT Climate variability, its impacts and the associated vulnerabilities is a growing concern across the globe. It is believed to be one of the greatest impediments for achieving food security and sustainable crop production globally. The study investigated the impact of climate variability on cereal crop production in the North Central States of Nigeria. The specific objectives were examination of the trend and spatio-temporal variability in climatic variables (rainfall, temperature ...

ABSTRACT This   study  is  aimed   at  analyzing   the   problems   of  foreign   exchange management with a view to evaluating the belief of the public that the Central Bank of Nigeria was to blame for the foreign exchange problems and to examine if indeed there were other factors responsible for the frequent instability in the external value of the domestic currency - the Naira. Thus the focus on the  Apex bank - ...

ABSTRACT Wetland ecosystems provide multiple benefits to human settlements; nonetheless, they are seriously threatened due to lack of planning and human activities associated mainly with urban  growth.  An  understanding  of  their  functioning  and  status  is  crucial  for  their protection and conservation. The development and use of coastal areas have increased in recent  decades,  resulting in  significant  environmental  changes.  Thus,  these areas  have presented different population structures and growth patterns linked ...

ABSTRACT Vehicular exhaust emissions are a dominant source of air pollution and contribute significantly to greenhouse gases and human health problems. An improved dispersion model designed to estimate pollutant concentrations near travel ways of urban streets was developed and its performance evaluated. The model has four inbuilt parameters namely; the aerodynamic coefficient, the wind speed offset, the effective release height and the street wind turbulence coefficient. The model was calibrated ...

ABSTRACT This study focused on how to recognize human resources, particularly in the Industrial Training Fund.  Primary and secondary data were used.   The area Offices of the Fund were taken to be primary sampling units and a clustering sampling method was applied in administering the questionnaire and secondary sources data including materials printed and unprinted. Hypotheses  were tested  and analytical  tool were  used. The information  needs  of  shareholders  necessary  under ...

ABSTRACT A study on the Influence of wattle in Red Sokoto (Maradi) goats on reproduction, haematology and growth parameters was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Forty (40) Red Sokoto goats comprising of thirty-two (32) does and eight (8) bucks managed semi-intensively were used for the study. Seven experiments were conducted during the period of the research. ...

ABSTRACT Crime has become a global challenge in recent times. The phenomenon has become a difficult task that military war-fare approach alone can address effectively without intelligence. Criminal intelligence involves gathering data on criminal activities and participants for preparing deplorable strategies and interventions.  Social  Network  Analysis  (SNA)  offers  supportive  tools  for  analysing  Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) and identifying important nodes with conspicuous relationship as its priority. SNA-based techniques arrived at ...

ABSTRACT This research work “A Critical Appraisal of the Nigerian tax laws “ A case study of Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue (1998-2007) is based on the fact the Act 104 of 1993 creates a distinct legal regime for the taxation of personal income Tax in Nigeria. However inspite of that the Act made generous provisions as to the income to be assessed on the hand of the tax ...

ABSTRACT Five experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of three natural antioxidants: sweet orange peel extracts (SOPE); shaddock peel extracts (SHPE) and lemon peel extracts (LMPE) on performance, carcass traits, meat quality and lipid oxidation of broiler chickens. The peels of ripe sweet orange, shaddock and lemon fruits were oven-dried and extracted using standard methods. The qualitative and quantitative phytochemical contents and diphenyl 2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) abilities of SOPE, ...

ABSTRACT Crop yield apart from being a source of boost to the economy of a nation, improves the quality of life and aids in the sustenance of human existence. There is therefore the need to investigate the effect of rainfall variability on yield of selected crops in Benue State. Both secondary and primary sources of data collection were employed in the study. CMAP Rainfall data was collected using orbiting satellite ...