A SURVEY OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGSIN ABUJAF. C. T. AND ENVIRONS: MEASURES TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS AND INCIDENT OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES.  

2012-03-03
The research work examined and analyzed the phenomenon of building collapse in Abuja and environs using a multi-dimensional approach. The data collection technique employed is fundamentally the use of structured ...

EFFECT OF FLOODING AND COPING CAPACITY OF RESIDENTS OF IDAH OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-11-11
Recent flood disasters in Nigeria have been of major concern to people, communities and institutions in which Kogi State was one of the affected state during 2012 flood disaster with ...

A STUDY OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AMONG PEASANT FARMERS IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE  

2015-03-12
This study examined the Climatic Change adaptation strategies among peasant farmers in Shiroro Local Government of Niger State. It examined the climate change impact on inhabitants of the study area, ...

ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED PREPAREDNESS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION DISASTERS IN AKARE AND DABOGE IN WUSHISHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE  

2014-12-12
Recurrent natural disasters such as flood, drought and rainstorms have devastating impacts on agriculture, threatening rural livelihoods. The aim of this research is to assess the preparedness of communities in ...

ASSESSMENT OF ROAD TRAFFIC HAZARDS ALONG MINNA-SULEJA ROAD, NIGER STATE, NIGER  

2015-05-11
Road transportation has become death traps resulting to physical deformities and even deaths of the motorists. ln regard to this, several moves are being made by the individuals, communities, groups ...

EFFECTS OF TILLAGE, PHOSPHOROUS AND VARIETY ON SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, BIOLOGICAL NITRIGEN FIXATION AND COWPEA PERFORMANCE IN MINNA, NIGERIA.  

2016-11-11
Field experiments were conducted at the teaching and research farm of federal university of technology, Minna (Latitude 9 31' 04.5 N; Longitude 6'26' 48.4 E and Altitude 207.0 m) to ...

AGRONOMIC BIOFORTIFICATION OF MAIZE WITH ZINC IN THE SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA OF NIGERIA.  

2016-04-04
Zinc (Zn) is an essential mineral nutrient for plant and human growth, and dietary Zn deficiency is a worldwide nutritional problem. Thus, this study determined the potential of increasing Zn ...

ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS IN CERAMIC MATERIALS PRODUCED BY ROYAL CERAMICS, SULEJA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-03-03
The activity concentrations of the naturally occurring radionuclides K, U and Th in thirty samples(ceramic materials) produced by Royal Ceramics, Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria were measured using gamma ray spectrometry. ...

ASSESSMENT OF FIRE HAZARD AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS IN DUTSEN KURA AREA OF MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.A  

2016-09-09
Fire disasters among other forms of natural and manmade disasters have become a thing of concern worldwide because of the rate of its occurrence and destruction of lives, property, livelihood ...

FLOOD DISASTER VULNERABILITY PROFILE OF THE RIVER CHANCHAGA WITHIN MINNA METROPOLITAN AREA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.  

2013-03-05
Flooding is the result of heavy or continuous rainfall exceeding the absorptive capacity of soil and the flow capacity of rivers, streams and coastal areas. This causes a watercourse to ...