2021

This research was aimed at investigating the incidence of alcoholism among tertiary institutions male staff members of Ovia North-East Local Government Area: Case study of University of Benin. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of this study consisted of two hundred and fifteen (215) male staff members (academics and non-academics) of Faculty of Education, University of Benin in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The sample size of this study was one hundred (100) male staff members drawn from the population using the systematic random sample technique. Research instrument in form of questionnaire was designed and validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts, which was used to collect data from the male staff members for the purpose of this study. The descriptive statistics of simple frequency counts and percentage was used to analyze the data collected.

The purpose of this research is to have an affordable and clean energy supply in our household. Inadequate power supply in Nigeria has been a major challenge bedeviling our institutions. Some areas connected to the distribution companies (DISCOs) have what is referred to as a regimented load shedding where power supply may range from 6.00 to 12.00 hrs within 24 hrs. Homes and offices have resolved to sourcing for alternative power supply such as generator plants, solar PVs, inverters, etc. Thus, the 2.5KVA inverter system was proposed to serve as a backup once there is power outage from the DISCOs. An inverter system enables the conversion of direct current (DC) from batteries to alternating current (AC) needed to run the office appliances at a minimal cost and optimal efficiency. The project focuses on the design and construction of a pure sine wave 2.5KVA 50Hz inverter system to deliver 220V AC using 2 Nos 12V DC batteries (rated 200A) connected in series.

This study examines the spatial distribution of automobile mechanic workshop, and road condition in Egor local government area of Edo state Nigeria. the objectives of the study were to examine the distribution pattern of mechanic workshop in Egor; to assess the condition of roads; to ascertain the level of patronage of automobile mechanics during dry season and raining season; to identify some of the major challenges faced by vehicle owners: to examine the factors that influence the location of automobile mechanic workshop, and finally to examinethe effect of seasonal change in relation to the number of times vehicle owners visit automobile mechanic. Questionnaires were administered to a total of 200 respondents and the data collected was fed into the SPSS, ArcGIS and Microsoft Excel . The frequency table, bar graph, pie chart and regression model were applied to achieve the objectives and to test stated hypothesis, from our study, we realize that the automobile mechanic workshop are randomly distributed across the study area. We also discover that the condition of the road are very bad and has a direct effect on vehicles which therefore encourages the spatial location of the automobile mechanic workshop for vehicle maintenance and repair.

Benign prostate hyperplasia is a disease of ageing men. Oxidative stress is a promoter of the ageing process. This study evaluated the effect of the ethanol seed extract of Persea Americana (PAE) on antioxidant and lipid per oxidation status of male rats induced with benign prostate hyperplasia and spectroscopic analysis of the extract. Five groups of five rats each were induced
with benign prostate hyperplasia by the subcutaneous administration of testosterone (3mg/kg). Group 1 rats (negative control) received 10 ml/kg of distilled water. Group 2 animals (standard control) were treated with finasteride (4mg /kg). Groups 3, 4 and 5 received 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg dose of PAE respectively. Groups 6 animals (normal control) were neither induced nor
treated. All administration was daily for 28 days by oral gavage. Rats were sacrificed on the 29 th day, blood obtained, and serum enzyme activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (Gsr) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were measured with Elisa assay test kits. Malondialdehyde concentration was equally measured. High-Performance Liquid
Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS) was used to identify compounds present in PAE. The extract significantly (P<0.0001) increased the activities of SOD, CAT, GPx and Grs compared to the negative control at the dose of 400 mg/kg while MDA concentration was significantly reduced. Digoxin, tetramethylquercetin and abscisic acid were identified in PAE

The phase independence of the judiciary is not a strange concept to any student or concerned citizen of any country including Nigeria. The concept of independence of the judiciary has long been introduced as an important ingredient to uphold the rule of law in any country. The independence of the judiciary in Nigeria is enshrined in Section 17 of Chapter 2 of The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 which states that “the independence, impartiality and integrity of courts of law and easy accessibility thereto shall be secured and maintained”. Unfortunately, this chapter of the constitution is not justiciable, meaning that none of the objectives and principles set out in the chapter can be enforced. Thus, the instrument creating the Nigerian judiciary does not clearly provide for the enforcement of its independence. This is one of the reasons many often wonder if the judiciary is and can be independent. This paper seeks to answer the question, is the Nigerian judiciary independent? How free is the Nigerian judiciary from interference? In answering these questions, it is important to first understand the meaning of the words independence and judiciary, what constitutes an independent judiciary? This will include an illumination into the development and structure of the Nigerian Judiciary, the development of independence in the Nigerian judiciary since independence under the different constitutions and the military dispensation. The challenges to an independent judiciary in Nigeria will be discussed along with a brief comparison with other nations, in particular the United Kingdom from which most of our laws emanate.

This research work focuses and seeks to achieve the goal of explaining and analyzing the pre-colonial past of the Ibusa community since its foundation. Even though much attempts have not been made to give a vivid and clear-cut description of the rich culture of these distinct Igbo group, it is evident that the Ibusa community had an organized pattern and way of doing things before their interactions and colonial dominations by the Europeans. Ibusa as an Igbo community in Delta State was born out of some certain migrations that took place several years as far back as 1450. These movements formed the present day Anioma group as identified by Onuejeogwu who was supported by Egwu.1 Ibusa is a classic example of bipartite social structure formed by two different settlement histories occurring at fairly close intervals. Ibusa thus is a federation of two autonomous communities that have different origins.2 It is a town situated between the Igbo and Edo. It is also a town lying in the midst of people claiming to have both Igbo and Edo blood in them. This is the situation Ibusa, a town now situated in today’s Delta State; south-southern part of the country has found itself geographically

The act of learning is more effective when carried out under a conducive, favorable or suitable environment. The textile studio of the department of Fine and Applied arts in the University of Benin lacks the necessary facilities required for an effective textile design study and delivery. This research is a quest to solve the problem of inappropriate furnishing of the textile studio of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts University of Benin. Textile is a very large section that requires enough facilities like well-arranged storage system and reliable light box for tracing. Without any of the aforementioned equipment, activities would be at snail speed and could be prone to mishaps. A comparative study of the immediate environment was done to ascertain what constitutes an ideal textile studio in terms of furnishing. It is hoped that the workstation would greatly ameliorate the challenges being faced by the textile students in the studio, creating the avenue for them to adequately express themselves creatively

The study was conducted to investigate the sociocultural factor influencing female participation in sports. To make it possible four research questions were raised to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the objectives of the study. The population of the study consists of all 44,699 undergraduate student in Universities in Edo state and the sample size of 300 accessible undergraduate was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire developed by the researcher and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the Department of Human Kinetics and Sport Science. The reliability coefficient was 0.741 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha Co-efficient. The data collected were analyzed statistically using the statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) software. The study established that participation of women in sports was influenced by several factors. Some women participate in physical sport simply because they loved the game and because they found it exciting and fun. The sampled student across universities in Edo state participated in sport because they hoped that it would improve their lives in terms of keeping healthy and fit and learning especially reproductive health. Other respondents also considered it is a platform for socialization and making new friends. Finally the study recommend that government at all levels should create enabling environment for unrestricted participation of female in sports and its management, government should encourage female participation in sport by providing scholarship and
other incentives to female athletes who excel in any sporting competition and that mass media should organize enlightenment programme that will eliminate all socio-cultural biases against female participation in sporting activities.

The potential of calcined agrowastes particularly chicken eggshells (CES) impregnated with ripe plantain peels (RPP) as a suitable catalyst for the conversion of waste cooking oil to biodiesel (FAME) by trans-esterification was investigated. The catalyst derived from these agro-wastes was synthesized by dry impregnation using physical mixing. The free fatty acid (FFA) content of waste cooking oil used for transesterification was measured to be 0.131%. The reaction conditions with methanol to oil molar ratio of 6:1, reaction time of 90 minutes, catalyst loading of 2% oil weight and a temperature of 60°C was kept constant while the catalyst’s design mixing ratios of ‘RPP: CES’ was varied. The FT-IR, XRD and elemental analysis by XRF revealed the catalytic action of these materials (RPP and CES) is a result of their metallic content (K+ and Ca 2+ ) and their microstructural formation change is noticeable when calcined at above 700°C. The experiment was carried out by the trans-esterification of the oil using each of the different designed catalyst samples to investigate the influence of their different mixing ratios on biodiesel yield. The results of the chart plots using Microsoft Excel 2010 showed that the optimum biodiesel yield consistent with ASTM D-6751 and EN 14214 standards was 75.04 % and the catalyst mixing ratio of 1:3 by mass was the optimal design ratio

A textile studio is the major place of textile production because it is where the works of art are being done. The lack of ventilated working environment has made the construction of a studio very necessary for students comfortability in learning and creating awareness of how studio should be constructed, arranged, use and maintained; moreover, an ideal studio should have a dye pit and a good bathroom for students to take quick wash from dirts and stains caused during the course of working. This research will provide a lasting remedy to the problem of insufficient working space, the project has revealed that some basic studio equipment’s and tools could be put in place for students use since there is enough space to accommodate the aforesaid. Consequently, having identified the problem of working space in the textile studio of the university of Benin, This research is aimed at completing the construction of the new textile studio which was not completed during the 2017/2018 session in order to further improve Textile Students skills and artistic prowess and aesthetic values in textile production