URINARY TRACT INFECTION BACTERIAL PROFILE AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENANTAL CLINIC AT SELECTED HOSPITALS IN ILORIN  

2022-04-15
Urinary tract infection in pregnancy is associated with significant morbidity for both the mother and the baby. The aim of this study was to determine the urinary bacterial profile and ...

Determinants of Effective Budget Practices: Evidence from Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Kwara State, Nigeria  

2022-04-19
Budget has gained prominent importance to government and nations as it entails quantitative projected financial plan for the various levels of government. Thus, the need of government in attaining set ...

FINANCIAL DEEPENING AND AGRICULTURAL LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (2000 – 2017)  

2022-04-20
The agricultural sector is a very important sector to the economy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as it contributes hugely to output, income and employment of ...

INSTITUTIONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PERSONALITY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STUDY HABITS OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS  

2022-04-20
The study examined institutional, socio-economic and personality factors associated with study habits of office technology and management students in Kogi State, Nigeria. Four specific purposes, four research questions and four ...

An Assessment of Youth Participation in Kwara State Politics: 2015-2020  

2022-04-20
The research is an assessment of the factors militating against the participation of youth in Nigerian Politics with specific references to Kwara state. The low level of Political participation of ...

EVALUATION OF THE INSECTICIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY STATUS AND MOLECULAR IDENTITIES OF ANOPHELES AND CULEX MOSQUITOES FROM SELECTED AREAS WITHIN ILORIN METROPOLIS  

2022-04-21
Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes are important vectors of several human pathogens responsible for malaria, lymphatic filariasis and several viruses. Baseline information on mosquito sibling species identities and insecticide susceptibility profiles ...

DIVERSITY AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIA FROM URINE SAMPLES OF CATHETERIZED PATIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL  

2022-05-02
Indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) is one of the significant risk factors for developing nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study assessed the diversity and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria from urine ...

ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER POLLUTION FROM LEAKAGES OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS OF FILLING STATIONS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA  

2022-05-05
Groundwater which is the last assumed resort for safe and potable water is now at great risk to contamination due to anthropogenic activities. In Nigeria, the endless dependence on petroleum ...

NIGERIA-CHINA RELATIONS AND RAIL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC  

2022-05-06
Nigeria-China relations date back to pre-independence. This study attempted an assessment of the influence of the Nigeria-China relation on rail transport infrastructure development in Nigeria’s fourth republic. The specific objectives ...

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENTS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS  

2022-05-09
Pharmaceutical industrial processes are a major source of effluents into the waterways. The discharge of such effluents could contribute to the evolution of antibiotic resistant gene and consequent spread of ...