2021

This project work attempts to investigate and describe the body-part terminology in Obosi. Over the last 150 years, Nigeria has benefited from a lot of linguistic attention, mainly in the area of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. As with many African languages however, investigation of semantic issues has remained behind. The present study focuses on body part as a semantic domain, providing first of all a detailed and illustrated overview of Obosi body-part terminologies. Furthermore, the study covers such areas as grammatical constructions for bodily actions and events, organizing principles of the domain, frame semantic theory was employed to discuss some of the meaning ascribed to most of the body-parts, and the body parts in the context of the Obosi conception. An overview of previous research into body-part terminology provides the necessary background to the more descriptive part

Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence (Wikipedia 2020). In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Relevant studies have shown that Nigeria has been tagged “a security risk nation”, because of the incessant crises, social vices, and lack of cordial relationship among its ethnic and religious groups. This project also showed the implication of conflicts as it affects peaceful co-existence in Nigeria and the roles of Christianity in solving the violence or conflicts in the nation. However, so much good has been done in the name of religion. Tasie (2002) reiterates that religion per se does not create problems, particularly the three main religions of Nigeria- African Traditional Religion, Christianity and Islam.

Zooplankton constitute a diverse assemblage in most freshwater habitats. A study on the assessment of physico-chemical Characteristics in relation to zooplankton communities in fresh water habitats in Oghara, Delta State was conducted from January – March 2021. Water and Zooplankton samples were collected at monthly and fortnightly respectively at three different sampling stations. Physicochemical parameter were determined using standard methods while Zooplankton Samples were preserved with 4% formaldehyde solution. Mean temperature ranged from (26.00 ±0.577 - 28.83 ± 1.589). Mean Value of Ph was slightly acidic to neutral, ranging from (6.76 – 6.05). Dissolved Oxygen was quite low typical of most eutrophic water bodies. BOD mean value was relatively high (5.80 – 8.40) owing to
increased organic decomposition by organisms during the study period. Nitrate ranged from (0.57 to 5.27) during the study period. The result of zooplankton composition indicated the presence of 33 species of Zooplanktons belonging to three major classes; Cladocera 1108 individual taxa (93.5%), Rotifera 5 individual taxa (0.43%) and Copepoda 72 individual taxa (6.07%). Cladocera were more diverse with 21 representative species, followed by Copepods and Rotifers with 9 and 3 species respectively

This study carried out an assessment on examination malpractice in senior secondary schools. The study identifies the nature of examination malpractice in Nigerian schools, pointing out some of the student’s behaviours during examination that can be associated with examination malpractice. Behaviours such as talking during examination, unnecessary movement, asking of question from fellow candidates, and coming late to examination venue among others. Also, the roles played by the society and how parents aid and abet this act of malpractice were discussed. And lastly, some measures that are capable of minimizing its growth in our educational system were also suggested. A survey research design and a purposive sampling technique is what the researcher used to collect data for the above topic and a sample size of two hundred (200) respondents consisting of fifty teachers (50) and one hundred and fifty students (150). The findings of this study shows that examination malpractice is increasing despite different measures that have been put in place by different scholars who have treated similar topic. However, in this study, the researcher suggested more measures that is believed will go a long way to minimize, if not eradicate the menace of examination malpractice. As a result, recommendations was made regarding the illegal act.

In a world where movement of people can’t be overemphasized, the need for navigation is crucial. This project seeks to bring a solution to some of the many problems of the existing navigation systems we have today by proposing and offline navigation system model. It also gives a theoretical background to the existing navigation systems already in place with an idea of their workings.

Stimulants are a major constituent of psychoactive substances. They cause several untoward effects; including academic difficulty which can lead to untoward consequences for students. The understanding of the knowledge and pattern of use of
stimulant will help in its prevention and control. Thus, this study intended to investigate the knowledge and practice and current prevalence rates of stimulant use, using the undergraduate students in the university of Benin as case study, age and
gender of students as well monthly income and how they got to know about stimulants, specific type of stimulant used and reason for using stimulants. The instrument consisted of sociodemographic variables and the stimulant knowledge section,
benefits, health effects and effects section of Questionnaire for Student Drug Use Survey. It was administered on 100 undergraduate students of University of Benin selected by random technique. The current prevalence rates of stimulant use were 61%,
54% and 50% respectively for the use caffeine, alcohol and cannabis. The majority (77%) of our respondents were in the age range of 21-25. Only 2% of our respondents were married. Therefore, efforts at curtailing the use of stimulants must start early;
incorporating such strategy into primary school curriculum will be worthwhile. There is need to focus more on common stimulants like coffee, Kola nut, caffeinated energy drinks. Students need to study without using stimulants

The researcher evaluated the Reflection of Indigenous Fashion Brands in TVC Programmes and was anchored of the Reflective Projective and Cultivation communication theories.This study became necessary following the slow pace of growth of many Nigerian Fashion Brands which can be linked to little to no portrayal of these brands by the media, especially the televisionmedia. Hence, the need to properly assess the reflection of these Indigenous Fashion brands by TVC, a local television station in Lagos, Nigeria, to ascertain the extent to which TVC showcases Nigerian Fashion brands and the influence this portrayal has on Lagos residents.The researcher made use of the survey research design and questionnaire to elicit data from a sample of 385 respondents selected through multi stage sampling techniques.Data obtained were presented in tables and analysed using simple percentages and frequencies. The study found out that the Extent to which TVC showcases indigenous fashion brands is high, however Lagos residents agree that it is not enough. The study revealed that Lagos residents perceive these programmes as entertaining and interesting and that television programmes about Nigerian fashion brands influence people to patronize these brands which in turn, promotes the Nigerian fashion industry. The researcher concluded that the Television medium, is a veritable tool for the promotion of Nigerian fashion brands. It was recommended that Nigerian fashion brands make proper use of the media to promote their brands because it is capable of growing their brands.

The purpose of this research project is to employ traditional dance as a vehicle for creating awareness, reviving of a dance going extinct and identity construction, using the Egwu Ohuhu dance of the Anioma people of Delta state as an example. This work researched into the cultural background of the Anioma people, the Egwu Ohuhu dance, and the problems associated with cultural extinction and provided solutions to help revive cultural dances. It also researched on the uniqueness of Egwu Ohuhu dance in retaining the cultural qualities of the Anioma people. The methodologies used in sourcing for information were; Primary research method which involved personal interviews with the indigenes of Ugbodu Village, Secondary method which involved library research and the consultation of books, journals, articles, commentaries and so on which were related to the topic of research. Also, Experimental method of research which involved, the creation of a dance script, auditioning rehearsing with the performers and staging a dance performance. The research concludes that dance can be utilized as a tool and weapon to create awareness, and create a notion that the act is more than the mere movement of the body which could serve as a form of entertainment. It can have a purpose to change ideals and provide solutions to problems

This study utilized cellulose for the adsorption of Zn(II) from aqueous solution via batch adsorption process. The effect of the adsorption parameters: Adsorbent Dosage, Initial Concentrations, and Contact time were investigated. examined under various conditions using heavy metal ion (Zn 2+ ) as the adsorbate. The amounts of Zn(II) adsorbed were estimated by using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. It was found to obey the langmuir isotherm as it gave the best fit to the isotherm data. The result of kinetic studies revealed that the adsorption process obeyed pseudo-second order. After the completion of the adsorption process of Zn(II), the result obtained shows that cellulose can be used as an effective adsorbent for the removal of Zinc ion (Zn 2+ ) from aqueous solution

Literature on Nigeria’s social-economic and political development is relatively silent on the contributions of women. The awareness about the role of women in development gained momentum in the latter half of the 1980’s 1 . However, the contributions of women to the development of states in Nigeria cannot be over emphasized. Women have been a huge support to men in the development of states and kingdoms in Africa especially in sub-Sahara Africa. Although several scholars have submitted that the reason for the obvious silence, is because the issue of patriarchy which is still in practice in almost every part of Africa 2 . During the pre-colonial era, Nigerian women contributed to the sustenance of their immediate family and society at large through collective efforts. Pre-colonial Nigerian economy was basically at a sustenance level and Nigerian women participated effectively in this economy. Apart from being mothers and wives, and taking charge of domestic sector, women contributed substantially to the production and distribution of goods and services 3 . In fact, they were also incharge of subsistent farming of food crops that fed their families on a daily basis. They were involved in pottery making, Bead making as well as weaving, especially in the various communities in Benin kingdom. In northern Nigeria, even the women in Purdah were involved in food processing and also traded with neighbouring states with the aid of their children