DETERMINATION OF PREGNANCY WASTAGE AND ITS FINANCIAL IMPLICATION IN COWS SLAUGHTERED AT THE SOKOTO MODERN ABATTOIR USING PREGNANCY SPECIFIC PROTEIN B  

2019-08-07
Pregnancy wastage due to slaughter of pregnant animals is a common practice in Nigeria. This study was design to determine pregnancy wastage and its financial loss in cows slaughtered at ...

ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTENSION SERVICES AMONG CASSAVA FARMERS IN ZONE I OF NIGER STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, NIGERIA  

2019-08-08
This study assessed the effectiveness of extension services on cassava production in ADP Zone I of Niger State, Nigeria. Multi stage sampling technique was used for the study. Structured questionnaire ...

EFFECT OF NATRON (“KANWA”) ON SERUM ANTIOXIDANT STATUS OF RATS  

2019-08-08
The ingestion of Natron (“kanwa”) has been suspected to be implicated in the pathogenesis of peripartum cardiomyopathy in the Northern region of Nigeria where it is used extensively postpartum. The ...

A LITERARY ANALYSIS OF SELECTED ORAL NARRATIONS ON WALI DANMARINA AND WALI DANMASANI  

2019-09-08
The art of story telling (oral) narrative is as old as the ancient city of Katsina, where lived two famous saints (walis) Wali Danmarina and Wali Danmasani whose mysterious and ...

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF SOME SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON HIV/AIDS STATUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN: MULTIPLE CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS AND BINARY RESPONSE APPROACHES  

2019-09-09
To achieve a good health status during pregnancy, awareness of different diseases including HIV/AIDS is must and it varies from one pregnant woman to another. This study investigates the impact ...

EFFECTS OF DEMONSTRATION AND COMPUTER- ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN BUNZA, KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA  

2019-09-09
The study investigated effects of Demonstration and Computer- Assisted Instructional Strategies on Academic Performance among Secondary School Physics Students in Bunza, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Among the objectives of this study ...

INSTITUTIONS AND FDI INFLOWS: EVIDENCE FROM ECOWAS COUNTRIES  

2019-09-11
The objective of this study is to examine the extent to which institutions; measured by eight institutional variables proxied by economic, political and socio-cultural factors attracts FDI into West Africa. ...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH IFRS7 BY DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS (DMB) IN NIGERIA  

2019-09-11
This study examines the level of compliance with the provisions of IFRS7(Financial Instrument) by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. Data were obtained from both secondary and primary sources using ...

IFFICULTIES FACED BY HAUSA SPEAKERS IN PRONOUNCING SOME ARABIC AND ENGLISH CONSONANTS IN SOME SELECTED SCHOOLS IN ZAMFARA STATE  

2019-10-05
The work is aimed at investigating the difficulties face by Hausas in pronouncing some Arabic and English consonants; as well as the impact of Arabic in learning English consonants by ...

CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF HEMICELLULOSE OBTAINED FROM MAIZE COBS TO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS  

2019-10-06
Hemicellulose is one of the major components of non-food lignocellulosic biomass, which can be transformed into liquid hydrocarbons. In this study, Maize cobs were transformed into liquid hydrocarbons via acid-catalyzed ...