International reserves of West African countries rose sharply by 84.3% between 1991 and 2001 and 287.1% between 2001 and 2011. However, due to high macroeconomic instability in the form of persistent asymmetric shocks, ...
Utilisation of bamboo as substitute for wood is being recognised globally as a result of declining availability of timber species. Bamboo’s surface curvature and thickness are major challenges to its potential and thus, ...
Riddle, a form of literary art in which a speaker employs formulaic expressions to test
someone’s wit on a veiled phenomenon, is deployed in languages (including Yorùbá) to
express peoples’ experiences about their ...
Intertextuality, a relational theory of textual surfaces, is one of the motifs that preoccupy Arabic
literary writing in Yorubaland. Existing literary studies of Arabic works of Yoruba authorship
focused mainly on syntax ...
Goal Attainment (GA), the successful mobilisation of human and other resources to achieve the
institution objectives, is indicated by teaching, research and community service. However, anecdotal
evidence has shown that ...
Intra-sectarian religious conflicts and violence are on the increase across the globe. Whereas some have been successfully managed, others seem to have defied solution. Existing studies have focused on the management of ...
Youths constitute more than half of the Nigerian populace with strong potential for economic and social development. Nevertheless, due to widespread unemployment and underemployment, their potential to contribute to national ...
Tourism activities (TA) are livelihood options, which affect rural wellbeing. Given the failure of several development interventions to significantly improve the wellbeing of rural households, tourism and agriculture nexus ...
Freedom of faith, which encompasses the protection and preservation of religion as reflected in International Law and the Nigerian Constitution, is one of the Maqasid ash-Shari’ah (Objectives of the Islamic Law). Previous ...
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Prolyl endopeptidases (PEP) are involved in the catalytic hydrolysis of acetylcholine and cleavage of neuropeptides influencing the activity of the brain, leading to some symptoms of Alzheimer’s ...
Peptic ulcer is a gastrointestinal disorder affecting about four million people globally. Some
currently used anti-ulcer drugs have side effects such as central nervous system disorder and
depression. This necessitated ...
The incidence of multi-drug resistant cancer cells and the adverse effects associated with available chemotherapy have necessitated the search for new drug candidates. Several traditional healers in Africa utilise plants ...
The incidence of multi-drug resistant cancer cells and the adverse effects associated with available chemotherapy have necessitated the search for new drug candidates. Several traditional healers in Africa utilise plants ...
The resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents has resulted into a huge challenge in the cure of infectious diseases. Some currently used synthetic antimicrobial drugs have side effects such as skin irritation ...
Cellulolytic enzyme is a major renewable source of production of cellulase with high potential for degradation of lignocellulosic waste materials into useful end-products. Industrial processes involved in recycling ...
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder with a global prevalence of 5-10%
among women of reproductive age. Women with PCOS have a 2.7-fold increased risk of developing
ovarian and cervical cancers. ...
Jálàbí, the Islamic petitionary prayer is deployed by Muslim clerics to render spiritual
services to individuals and groups in a manner that forges a transactional relationship
between the parties. Existing anthropological ...
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The collegiate system of administration was introduced into the Nigerian university system to ensure synchronization, decentralization and democratization of operations and devolution of powers. It is expected ...
Lateral Transshipment (LT) (stock movement between facilities on the same echelon), has
been used as an option for reducing the occurrences of stockout and excess stock in many
multi-echelon environments. Several LT ...
The enthrallment with Jùjú music, a Yoruba musical genre, was buoyed by Nigeria’s oil boom
phenomenon in the 1970s. Existing studies on Nigerian popular music genres, especially the
Jùjú, have focused more on its ...