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RAINFALL TRENDS AND VARIABILITY

RAINFALL TRENDS AND VARIABILITY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Rain is liquid water in form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity (Mordurch,…

WATER SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION

WATER SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION ABSTRACT This study examines the domestic water supply and consumption in Ibadan north east local government area of Oyo state, Nigeria. Primary and Secondary data were used during the study. Primary data were gathered through the…

EFFECTIVENESS OF DRAINAGE NETWORKS ON FLOODS

EFFECTIVENESS OF DRAINAGE NETWORKS ON FLOODS ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of drainage networks on floods in Calabar metropolis, Nigeria. The rapid increase in urbanization without corresponding infrastructures in the city of Calabar has led to increased incidences of…

ANALYSIS OF ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH

ANALYSIS OF ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH ABSTRACT The phenomenon of road traffic crash along Abuja-lokoja highway has been a source of concern in view of the loss of life and its socio-economic consequence. This study examined the causes of road traffic…

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AGEING POPULATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AGEING POPULATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  1.1 Background of the Study The economic and social consequences of recent changes in the structure of human population have become an issue of major concern around the world. In particular, the…

ASSESSMENT OF BUILT-UP EXPANSION

a ASSESSMENT OF BUILT-UP EXPANSION ABSTRACT This research project is an assessment of built-up expansion in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto from 2007 to 2015. Data for this research project was collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary source…

OPERATIONAL TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RAILWAY TRANSPORT SERVICE

OPERATIONAL TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RAILWAY TRANSPORT SERVICE ABSTRACT The study examines the operational traffic characteristics of Kano-Nguru rail transport service in northern part of Nigeria. The Kano-Nguru train service remained operational even when train operation along the major railway corridors…

RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES FROM 1991-2010

RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES FROM 1991-2010 ABSTRACT This study examines the rainfall and temperature anomalies at Sokoto for the period 1991-2010. The data on monthly rainfall and temperature of Sokoto were collected from the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NIMET) Sultan Abubakar…

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND RESERVOIR QUALITY OF OUTCROPPING SEDIMENTS

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND RESERVOIR QUALITY OF OUTCROPPING SEDIMENTS ABSTRACT Field studies were carried out on outcropping sediments exposed in Lokoja and its environs to gain insight into reservoir characteristics and sedimentological characteristics. Sieve analysis and petrographic analysis were carried out on…

THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION

THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION   CHAPTER ONE 1.0       INTRODUCTION 1.1        Background to the Study It is pertinent to highlight the relevance of creek road in Apapa. Any traffic hindrance on it will definitely generate a lot of hiccups in the logistics…

EVALUATION OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION AND ITS ENVIRONMENT

EVALUATION OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION AND ITS ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  1.1 Background of the Study Transportation and property are important in physical and economic development of towns and cities all over the world. Property and land values tend to increase…

EFFECTIVENESS OF LASTMA ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

EFFECTIVENESS OF LASTMA ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0     INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study  Traffic management is the practice of managing the existing traffic environment to create avenue for free flow of traffic, to control and manage traffic…

AN ASSESSMENT OF APAPA PORT ACCESS

AN ASSESSMENT OF APAPA PORT ACCESS ABSTRACT Transportation and traffic problems particularly, traffic congestion, delays, parking space difficulties, environmental pollution which started to manifest in Lagos since the early 1980’s have continued to increase at an alarming rate and have…

PLANNING IMPLICATIONS OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

  PLANNING IMPLICATIONS OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT This study aims at examining the housing development in Jos Jarawa. 150 households were surveyed across the District employing simple random sampling technique in order to generate data on the physical, social and…

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Geographers have over the years noted regional imbalances in warning trends that seemed to render the term “global warning” invalid. While annual temperature averages unquestionably continued to rise…

EFFECTS OF GULLY EROSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

EFFECTS OF GULLY EROSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO STUDY Erosion is one of the surface processes that sculpture the earth’s landscape and constitutes one of the global environmental problems. Soil erosion is perhaps the most…

FISH DRYING IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Fresh fish rapidly deteriorates unless some way can be found to preserve it. Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth…

DEVELOPMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE COMPENDIUM

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Aquaculture Compendium is an encyclopedic, multimedia tool that brings together a wide range of different types of science-based information to support sound decision-making in aquaculture and aquatic resource management worldwide. It…

EXPANDING SPINY LOBSTER AQUACULTURE IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Spiny lobsters are of two different species known as Panulirus homarus and Panulirus ornatus with cylindrical shaped body comprising cephalothorax, heavily spined and conspicuously marked by two frontal supra-orbital horns; abdomen smoother,…

EVALUATION OF FRESH AQUATIC PLANT (AZOLLAPINNATA) AND ARTIFICIAL DIET ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GASTRIC EVACUATION RATE AND CARCASS COMPOSITION OF NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMISNILOTICUS)

EVALUATION OF FRESH AQUATIC PLANT (Azollapinnata) AND ARTIFICIAL DIET ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GASTRIC EVACUATION RATE AND CARCASS COMPOSITION OF NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromisniloticus) ABSTRACT Alternative plant protein sources are generally cheaper compared to animal protein sources and may be the solution…

UNIVERSITY SMS RESULT DISSEMINATION

Format: MS WORD |  Chapter: 1-5 |  Pages: 65-80 |  . UNIVERSITY SMS RESULT DISSEMINATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION      1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Computers with the power of the Internet have succeeded in aiding communication among people. The telephone system, which…