Petroleum resources production is always based on fiscal regimes, to allocate
responsibilities and benefits between parties in contracts. However, clear-cut Nigerian
petroleum fiscal regimes only exist for crude oil ...
Rotaviruses are leading causes of acute viral gastroenteritis in humans and animals worldwide. The disease causes substantial economic loss to the poultry industry due to decreased weight gain, increased production costs ...
Decay and hollows in stems of Living Trees (LT) are responsible for some tree failures which
may lead to loss of lives and damage to property, especially during stormy weather. This
possible disaster and attendant ...
In Nigeria, demand for tomato exceeds its domestic supply and only about 50 percent of
total production reaches the market due to postharvest loss. This causes scarcity, price
inflation and importation of tomato products. ...
Community development is a global adopted concept for improving the quality of life of
residents in a locality. Several reports have identified education as the most important
component of this approach as it ensures ...
Energy and Time efficiencies are important factors to lumber production in sawmills. General inefficiencies, such as energy waste and idle time jeopardise sustainability of the sawmill industry. For effective evaluation ...
Fiscal Discipline (FD) is the ability of government to efficiently maintain smooth and long-term financial operations in relation to total revenue, financial balance, public debt and total spending. The growing fiscal ...
Achievement of no poverty and zero hunger of the Sustainable Development Goals is hinged on implementation of development interventions. The MicroVeg project which synergises fertiliser microdosing with indigenous vegetable ...
The average international tourists arrival per thousand populations for the period 2000 to 2009 was 7 in Nigeria compared to 22 in Ghana. The major sources of these receipts were business tourists from France, United Kingdom ...
Economic Community of West African States‘ (ECOWAS) total trade has reflected deficit in the last two decades. It was $1.42 billion in 1990, increased to $3.32 billion in 2000 and $6.24 billion in 2009. This trade imbalance ...
Poor participation and lack of cooperative action of local groups in Community Development (CD) lead to inequitable resource distribution and do not guarantee peoples’ ownership of projects. Despite the national prominence ...
Maternal mortality accounts for most deaths in agrarian communities of Nigeria due to poor access to midwives services and inadequate Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs). The Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) was established to ...
Production of the West African Dwarf (WAD) goat plays a vital role in the livelihood of rural populations as its sales either as live animal or meat augments household income. The determination of the onset of sexual ...
Increasing global demand for energy security and sustainable development has necessitated the need for a paradigm shift from fossil fuel energy sources to renewable energy sources in Africa. A sizeable number of African ...
Organic agriculture is being promoted due to its environmental and human friendliness. Efforts to promote Organic Farming Practices (OFP) is yielding positive results, though its utilisation is still low. Previous studies ...
Agricultural development depends to a large extent on the utilisation of Agricultural Research Outputs (AROs). Several AROs have been generated by Departments in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan ...
Spices are aromatic plants used to enhance taste and flavour of foods and beverages. Commercial exploitation of the benefits of spices could influence the wellbeing of its producers and gatherers. However, there is limited ...
The 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) end-point report in Nigeria revealed that despite the commitment of resources to MDGs’ implementation, the attainment of the goals, particularly goals 3, 4 and 5, was below ...
Unstable electricity supply has been a major hindrance to economic development in
Nigeria. Attainment of stable and reliable electricity supply requires three basic
dimensions: technicalities, organisational structures ...
Concrete, a conventional building material is prone to fracture crack propagation, due to
temperature and shrinkage stresses development, resulting in strength loss. Efforts in
recent times have been directed at improving ...