2021

The Niger Delta is a complex and dynamic sedimentary basin located offshore Nigeria. The Delta Field within this region has been a significant hydrocarbon producer. Understanding the sequence stratigraphy of this area is crucial for exploration and production activities. This study aims to analyze the stratigraphic framework, depositional environments, and sequence architecture of the Delta Field using well logs, seismic data, and core samples. By integrating these data, we aim to identify the key stratigraphic units, depositional sequences, and their correlation across the field. This research will provide valuable insights into the geological history and hydrocarbon potential of the Niger Delta, aiding in future exploration and reservoir characterization efforts

Background: In hospital practice, the roles of pharmacists as assets are very significant in achieving the overall goals of the hospital which is provision of humanistic, economical and clinical outcomes. Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the role of hospital pharmacist during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Method: The study was conducted on pharmacists practicing in either government or private owned hospitals within Benin-City, Edo state. Descriptive survey design was used for the study and 3 research questions was developed for the study. Random sampling method was used. The instrument used for collection of data was a structured questionnaire.
Key findings: Total 180 hospital pharmacist were involved in the study. This study highlights the various roles and pharmaceutical care services provided and implemented by pharmacists
during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Pharmaceutical care services like patient education and counselling, social distancing, wearing of mask, providing information, addressing medication shortages, teleconsultation, medication review, optimizing medication regimen, adverse drug reaction monitoringand addressing the medication-related problems are being delivered by the pharmacists in this ongoing pandemic. Conclusion: All the studies described the roles and responsibilities of the pharmacists duringCOVID-19 in Nigeria. This pandemic adversity has opened up new avenues for the hospital pharmacists which have broadened their scope as the member of multidisciplinary healthcare team. Pharmacists have to overcome the unforeseen barriers and challenges and continue providing need based pharmaceutical care services.

This study investigated the impact of monetary policy on the growth of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, with a focus on determining the dynamic responses of each policy on SMEs growth in Nigeria. The model employed in this study is the Autoregressive Distributed lag model (ARDL model) due to the distinction in order of integration. The time frame for this study spanned the years 1981-2019. The study found that money supply has a positive and significant impact on growth of
SMEs at the 5% level of significance, as well as inflation and interest having a negative but significant impact, while exchange plays out not to be a significant factor determining the growth of SMEs. The implication is that the interplay of these variables is important to keep SMEs alive in Nigeria. In response to the dynamics of domestic and global economic events, the policy suggestion is that monetary policy should be designed in such a way that the goal it seeks to attain is clearly and transparently specified. Also, there is a need for a consistent monetary policy framework that should bring about a realistic exchange rate with emphasis on its role to directly promote output and productivity of the SMEs. Exchange rate measures should be considered as a long-term solution to the problem of rising foreign products demand.

The web based brochure system for tailoring is a web based system application designed for the tailor’s shop. This project is aimed to automate the tailor’s shop which is manually maintained. After the automation this will mean, better services and good keeping of records, data integrity, data security, quick search and also paperless environment. The project has mainly tackled management of information for the customers and in decision making. Every user of the system will have to log into the system using username and password so that security and authentication will be ensured. Once logged in, a customer can make and order. The system administrator is able to manage customer information and also update records.

Ascorbic acid plays a critical role in various metabolic activities such as the absorption of iron from nonheme products and negates the formation of reactive oxygen, a major product responsible for oxidative stress and recent studies has shown that it is thermally labile. The effect of heat on its content in fruit juices has been successfully investigated. Fresh fruit samples were obtained from New Benin market and the juice extracts were obtained using mechanical press after which temperatures of 40,
60, 80, and 100°C were applied and the ascorbic acid contents of the fresh juice extracts and after treatment were determined using iodimetry at interval of 24 hours for five days. From the results obtained, the ascorbic acid content was found highest for
mango juice extract with a value of 11.40mg. The values obtained for grape, lemon, and tangerine are 10.42, 5.86, and 4.98mg respectively. From the values, it was obvious that heating played a major role in the ascorbic acid content of the extracts. This was demonstrated by plotting the contents in mg as functions of time from where it was seen that Lemon fruit juice had the highest correlation coefficient of 0.9918 at 60°C while the least was found for grape fruit juice at 40 and 80°C with a value of 0.9205.

This study investigated UNIBEN students’ perception of the use of social media for advertising by Bolt Transportation Company in Benin City. The study was anchored on the Technological Acceptance Model and Perception Theory as its theoretical framework. It also adopted the survey research design and the questionnaire was used as instrument for generating data from respondents. A total of 300 students from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Benin were selected as sample size and studied. From the analysis of the data gathered, it was discovered that a students have a very high level of awareness of Bolt social media advertising. Findings also discovered that students have a favorable and positive perception towards Bolt adverts on social media. This is due to the fact that they find it informative and useful in choosing transportation services. Consequently, it influences their behavior by making them use Bolt often. Therefore, the study recommended that social media advertisers should come up with better strategies in crafting and developing their advertising messages in order to engage students for improved results and patronage. It also recommended that advertisers and marketers should craft simple, clear and credible messages in order to build trust, brand awareness and patronage.

The purpose of this study is to examine how Nollywood Films can be used to promote 'Family Values'. Nigeria, as we know it is a country blessed with diverse culture. Whatever be the differences, there are societal norms and values that are generally acceptable by everyone. This study shows how Nollywood films have assumed an important role as part of every family in Nigeria. In today's society, people tend to pick up different traits from what they see in movies and it is against this backdrop, that the researcher, adopts the historical, descriptive and analytical approaches as the method of reflecting on how the video films in Nigeria affect and influence its viewers, either positively or negatively. The work has shown that most Nigerian Home Videos do not portray any traditional African values and that the movies do not safeguard traditional African values like honesty, hospitability, modesty etc. There is too much display of immorality (Nudity, prostitution etc) and other negative vices in the Home movies. To portray how Nollywood films can be used in promoting family values, a sample of three films were collected and carefully analyzed, noting relevant points as portrayed in the Films. It concludes by canvassing the government and other stakeholders in movie production to look into the potential of the Nollywood film industry in redressing contemporary social challenges and promoting cultural norms and values.

This research specifically examines the use of the Twitter hashtag in the mobilization of Lagos youth for the #EndSARS protests of 2020. This study became necessary and was carried out due to the fact that there has been no extensive research done to the extent and influence of the Twitter hashtag in the mobilization of Lagos youth for the #EndSARS protests of 2020. The objectives of this study were to determine the extent of the access to information on the #EndSARS protest through the Twitter hashtag, to ascertain the perception of Lagos youth to the information available to them on the #EndSARS protest and to investigate the extent to which Lagos youth were able to influence the Twittersphere using the Twitter hashtag. The survey design was adopted for this study with the aid of a 15-item questionnaire which was administered to 400 respondents purposively selected from the three senatorial districts in Lagos state. Data obtained were analyzed and presented with the aid of frequency tables, simple percentages and mean score. The key findings of this study showed that the Twitter hashtag was instrumental for spreading information about the #EndSARS protests, Lagos youth had a positive outlook towards this information and they were able to influence the Twittersphere to a very large extent using the Twitter hashtag. Therefore, this study concludes that the Twitter hashtag was indeed effective and influential in spreading information about the 2020 #EndSARS protests and in the mobilization of Lagos youth for the protests. To this end, it is recommended that the Twitter hashtag should be used more as a tool for the exchange of information as well as online activism. Also, this study proved that the Twitter hashtag was effective for mass physical mobilization therefore; it is recommended that it should be sustained.

This research work attempts to examine the monarchical ChangeandContinuity of the Benin kingdom. Historians throughout h man history believeinthe inevitability of change. Some people also believe that change is not mono-causal but multi-causal.

The concept of the 'Rule of Law' simply means accountability to the provisions of the law - a state of affairs in governance, in which the law holds sway to the letter, no matter whose ox is gored. In a state where the Rule of Law prevails, the application of the law and its principles in the administration of that state, is effected without recourse to creed, tribe, gender, religion, personal desires or status amongst other things. What matters without more, is the law and Justice. Kingdoms. and states have risen and fallen partly or totally due to the concept of the rule of law. If one looks at history through the eyes of circumspection, one can almost see mankind’s endless battle with chaos and anarchy. A frenzied scramble to infuse order starting from the family to communities and then to larger aggregates of people. Where man’s toil in this direction has failed, anarchy has sprung forth, wars have happened, taking lives and breaking once vibrant states into smaller units or something else entirely. Time has taught us that in the administration of a State, the most useful tool in maintaining the Rule of Law, does not reside exactly in the letters of the Law but in the application of the law. Laws may be vibrant and beautifully couched; properly delimiting roles and actions in a society but if these laws are not applied or properly applied, the letters on paper begin tending towards worthlessness. As Nigeria is the focus of this essay, the pertinent question is whether the administration of government in this country is compliant with the rule of law? Is it? The application of this concept in Nigeria can be likened to a cruise through a pothole-filled street. Again and again, more abrasions on the Rule of Law happen, some, leaving people utterly shocked and wondering desperately how worse the next one is going to be. Certain acts most times by the executive, leave much to be desired and leave Nigerians with the feeling that we are in an authoritarian State. The aim of this essay is to examine the application of the Rule of Law in Nigeria and prescribe cures where needed. To successfully achieve this, a foray will first be undertaken into the meaning and origin of the Rule of Law, thereafter, this writer will examine the perceptions of scholars and pundits on the concept, from here, the Rule of Law will be examined in line with auxiliary concepts after which the firmness of the Rule of Law from a xiv legal standpoint will be examined in Nigeria. While doing this, reference will be made to other states and events within and outside Nigeria to not only help achieve a clean grasp of the issues surrounding the rule of law in Nigeria but also provide time tested solutions to them