OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND ALTERNATIVE HOSTS OF VIRUSES INFECTING SWEET POTATOES (Ipomoea batatas L.) IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-04-26
Viruses have been reported to be one of the factors hindering sweet potato production. Sweet potato feathery mottle virus and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus were first reported in Ibadan ...

PERCEIVED GENDER COMPETENCE BY ATHLETES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF SPORTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES  

2018-04-26
This study investigated perceived gender competence by athletes in the administration of sports in Nigerian universities. This is in view of the general assumption that female are weaker gender than ...

EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE ON EXCHANGE RATE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA  

2018-04-26
Despite the fact that in Nigeria Monetary Policy (Interest rate policy) has been a policy tool for managing the exchange rate, Nigeria has continued to witness depreciating value of its ...

DETECTION OF SCHISTOSOMASPECIES IN CENTRAL RIVER REGION OF THE GAMBIA  

2018-04-26
A study on schistosomiasis infection was carried out among students, farmers and fishers (fishermen/women) from four villages in the Central River Region of The Gambia between April and May 2017. ...

CREATING FORMS IN SCULPTURE INSPIRED BY ELEBO MASKS  

2018-04-26
Sculpture, has evolved over time, and through the period of its development so many ideas from diverse sources have been discovered by sculptors. African maskshave been explored by foreign artists ...

EFFECT OF MICROCREDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MICROENTERPRISES IN OKENE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-04-26
The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which Microcredit affects the performance of microenterprises. The study was guided by the following objectives: To examine the extent ...

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF STRYCHNOS INNOCUA (MONKEY ORANGE) EXTRACTS AGAINST CLINICAL ISOLATES OF SALMONELLA SPECIES AND ESCHERICHIA COLI  

2018-04-26
The study was carried out to ascertain the phytochemical constituents as well as the antibacterial activity of Methanolic, Ethanolic and Aqueous extracts of stem and root bark of Strychnos innocua ...

EFFECT OF PROCESSING (TOASTING AND FERMENTATION) ON THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF SICKLE POD (Senna obtusifolia) SEEDS  

2018-04-26
The effects of fermentation and toasting on the nutrients and antinutrients composition of Senna obtusifoliai seeds were investigated. Senna obtusifolia seeds were fermented with Aspergillus niger at an ambient (27-30°C) ...

IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON PERI-URBAN AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IN IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-04-26
Urbanization is a major driver of pressure on land use occasioned by encroachment into peri- urban agricultural lands which is as a result of a trade-off on rural land between ...

EFFECTS OF INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION ON STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA  

2018-04-26
The study investigated the effect of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Strategies on students writing skills performance in junior secondary schools of Kaduna State. Three objectives were raised for the study: ...