MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF WATER CORPORATION AWKA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria is blessed by nature with a lot of natural resources amongst which water is one of them, WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) confirmed that Nigeria was blessed with abundant water resources, the excess of which has been causing flood...
View DetailsTHE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FM RADIO TRANSMITTER
ABSTRACT: An FM transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating current, the antenna radiate...
View DetailsPATIENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS MANAGEMENT
Background of Study: Hypertension remains a major global public health challenge that has been identified as the leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (Kearney, Whelton, Reynolds, Muntner, Whelton& He, 2004). It increases hardening of...
View DetailsDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A METRE BRIDGE
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF WHEATSTONE BRIDGE: The study of electricity is an important aspect of physics because electricity plays a key role in the modern world. The working of most modern appliances such as radio, television, computers and calculators, refrige...
View DetailsA MANAGEMENT EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD IN THE OIL PRODUCING AREAS OF BAYELSA STATE
ABSTRACT: In the year 1956, significant quantities of oil were initially discovered in Oloibiri, which is currently situated in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The discovery of oil has had both positive economic implications for the nation and n...
View DetailsTHE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL WEAPON INSPECTION IN IRAQ
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The United Nations Organization was formed in 1945; it was to be a universal single purpose organization that would promote world peace and security. In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its members confer on the Security...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FREQUENT HAND WASHING IN REDUCING THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: COVID-19 is a contagious illness caused by a novel virus. The initial documentation of the corona virus sickness occurred in...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: It is a widely accepted fact that the main pointer to social and technological advancement of any community is the level of educational development of its citizens. The role that education plays in the improvement of the qualit...
View DetailsTHE EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF MBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: Habitat is very important and must be considered in this issue. Habitat is an environment where plants and animals grow and live. Many think of habitat as...
View DetailsTHE FATE OF MAN IN A SCIENTO-TECHNOLOGICAL ERA (A PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IDEAS OF ALEXANDER DENIS)
CHAPTER ONE
Science In The Seventies
If a reasonable analysis is made of the whole periods in the history of science, the fact that science brought much innovation to mankind cannot be denied. Throughout the history of science, one could see a...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND IT'S POSSIBLE CONTROL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: There are a total of 983,213 square kilometres of land that make up the country of Nigeria, which is located in West Africa....
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF URBAN ENCROACHMENT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND
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Urban expansion constitutes one of the key agents of land use change with the impact felt at local, regional and global levels, such impact include spatial growth on agricultural land. This study assesses urban encroachment on agricultural land...
View DetailsADAPTATION OF EMPIRICAL ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH MODELS FOR TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION BROADCAST IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA
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This study investigates the coverage areas of VHF and UHF signals of two television stations in Ekiti State, Nigeria by quantitative measurement of the electric field strength. The signal levels of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Ado Ekiti, Channel 5, (175.25 MHz) and B...
View DetailsAN APPRAISAL OF LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON MARITIME LAW IN NIGERIA
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Nigeria has a land area of 923,768.64 square kilometers, with a coastline of over 823 kilometres and navigable inland waterways of about 4,000 kilometres. These confer on Nigeria great potentials. To what extent these potentials have been tapped for productivity and nation buil...
View DetailsASSESSING THE MINERAL AND GEOTHERMAL POTENTIALS OF PART OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
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The Mineral and Geothermal Potentials of part of Kogi State was investigated through the interpretation of aeromagnetic and radiometric data of the study area. Vertical and horizontal derivatives, Analytical Signal, CET, Euler deconvolution and Spectral depth analysis were used...
View DetailsCHROMOSOMAL PATTERNS AND VARIABILITY IN THE AFRICAN GIANT RAT (Cricetomys gambianus, WATERHOUSE-1840)
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The studies of mammalian chromosomes have constituted an effective area of investigation to explain their relationship. The entire chromosome set of a species is known as a karyotype. Many rodent species show a tendency for extensive chromosomal variability within species and s...
View DetailsCOMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF INTENSITY LEVELS OF CONTINUOUS TRAINING ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BODY COMPOSITION VARIABLES OF ADOLESCENTS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
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The study compared the effect of different intensity levels of continuous training on physiological and body composition variables of adolescent students of Imperial School Kudend Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria. The training programme comprised warm-up, continuous jogging and cool...
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