2021

This research was undertaken in order to investigate the bacteria associated with locally processed juices and screen for their sensitivity to antibiotics and chitosan. Tigernut milk, zobo and ginger lemon juice samples were purchased from three (3) different shopping malls in Benin City and transported to the laboratory for bacteriological analysis using pour plate isolation method. Susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics was carried out using disc diffusion method. Antimicrobial activity of chitosan against isolated organisms was carried out using agar well diffusion method. Total bacterial count on nutrient agar ranged from 13.5×10 3cfu/ml for zobo drink (ZN) to 114×10 3cfu/ml for tigernut milk (TNMFJ). On eosin methylene blue agar, total bacterial count ranged from 5×10 3cfu/ml for zobo drink (ZN) to 52×10 3cfu/ml for tigernut milk (TNMN). Organisms isolated include Lactobacillus fermentii, Staphylococcus spp and Salmonella spp. While Lactobacillus fermentii was the least prevalent (60%), Salmonella spp was the most prevalent (100%). The pH ranged from 3.56 in zobo drink (ZN) to 4.78 in tigernut milk (TNMFJ). Tigernut milk (TNMF) had the highest value of total dissolved solids (2.27mg/ml) while ginger lemon juice (GLN) had the least (0.10mg/ml). The titratable acidity of juice samples ranged from 0.02mg/L in zobo juice (ZN) and ginger lemon juice (GLN) to 0.48mg/L in tigernut milk (TNMFJ). The bacterial isolates showed various levels of sensitivity and resistance to a variety of ten (10) antibiotics. Antimicrobial effects of chitosan against Staphylococcus spp and Salmonella spp showed that Salmonella spp was more susceptible to chitosan at a concentration of 25mg/ml. The results indicate that locally processed juices were contaminated with bacterial isolates and should be subjected to good manufacturing practice (GMP). The inhibitory effect of chisotan show it as a potential preservative in food.

The study Surveyed the Methods of teaching Biology in senior secondary schools in Benin City. Three (3) research questions were raised to guide the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consisted of five thousand six hundred and seventy eight (5,678) students in Benin City. Two hundred (200) students formed the sample of the study. They were randomly sampled to ensure fair representation. The instrument that was used for this study was a question naire titled, ‘Questionnaire on Survey of Methods of Teaching Biology in Senior Secondary Schools’ (QSMTB r=.82). Data obtained from the instrument were analyzed using frequency count, simple percentage, mean and standard deviation. Findings from the study revealed that Lecture, Discussion and Demonstration methods are the methods used by Biology teachers in teaching. Students perceive their Biology teachers’ teaching method as a factor affecting their interest to learn the subject. Students perceive their Biology teachers’ teaching method as a factor affecting their academic performance in the subject. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that teachers should use more of learner- centred methods rather than teacher- centred methods of teaching.

This research work explore challenges faced in adopting the use of e-learning and mlearning during the covid-19 outbreak by conducting investigative study among undergraduates and lecturers in tertiary institutions. The research talked on the use and
important of e-learning and m-learning to the advancement of learning. This work used descriptive survey research design to obtain data from the sampled population that comprises undergraduate and lecturers from fourteen faculties in University
of Benin, the sample populations was 200 of which hundred and fifty where undergraduates and fifty was lecturers form five(5) faculties of university of Benin. The data from the finding showed that e-learning and m-learning facilities and resources
where not full available for use by students and lecturers, such as computer labs, internet facilities and use online classes. Based on the results, it was recommended that government should be proactive providing E-learning facilities and resources for tertiary institutions, for e-learning to be effective, appropriate measure should be given to maintenances, provision of stable internet provider to support easy and fast learning and teaching and Electricity is one of the driven force and backbone of computer and computer tools, so Government should finance and connect tertiary institutions particularly to a stable electric grid, basic
knowledge on how to operate computer and computer related tools should be given to both the students and teachers, and finally, Government should provide educational packages for data usage for educational purpose and software’s be built for subject specifications.

The study was carried out to find out the assessment of biology student academic achievement on supporting tissue in plant in senior secondary school. The procedure used or adopted are sample and sampling techinques, respondents were selected randomly, fifty respondents from each school. The study aim is to identify and described the assessment of biology student academic achievement on supporting tissue in plant. Assessment of effective teaching is crucial in other for student to reach educational success in and outside the classroom setting, some factors need to be consider which some of them are unqualified biology teacher, poor methods of teaching biology, inadequate supply of biology equiptment, here are also some factors that affects
academic achievement performance such as intellectual level, personality, smotivation, interest, study habits, teacher and student relationship. the student’s recommend that the ministry of education and principals should give encouragement to student and teacher by supporting activities that lead to adequate teaching and learning such as, seminars, workshop ,should be organized for the student because no educational system can grow above its teacher.

The work revealed that there have been religious conflicts in Plateau State (from the onset of Democracy in Nigeria until recently) and that this has enormously affected the Nigeria Society. These areas of impact include political, economic and social impact on the Nigeria society, some of whichare: destruction of human and material resources, unstable educational system, diversion of government resources to security for maintenance of peace, retardation of economic development, weakened of patriotism, disinvestment of local and foreign companies with continuous capital flight and divisions of in social interactions and relationships, etc. Therefore, it was established that religious conflicts in Plateau State do significantly affect social, political and economic developments of Nigeria and is capable of disintegrating the country. The work however, to curtail this, provided some useful recommendations on how to control if not prevent religious conflicts in the country, if the country must remain as an entity and also to developed.

The experiment was conducted at Faculty of Agriculture experimental farm, located at the back of the new faculty building of the University of Benin, Benin city, with the aim to determine the potentiality of mushroom in the removal of heavy metals from spent engine oil polluted soils. The experiment was a 5m x 3m experiment in completely randomised design with 3 replications. The spent engine oil was applied and was left for 2 weeks before mushrooms were added to the soil. The Soil samples were then analyzed using Standard laboratory analytical methods. Some of the physical and chemical parameters of the soil tested were pH, total nitrogen, total organic carbon, available phosphorus, total hydrocarbon content, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium. The result showed that most of the parameters tested including pH, total nitrogen, total organic carbon, available phosphorus, total hydrocarbon content, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium increased at all levels of spent engine oil treatments, while the exchangeable acidity decreased at all levels of spent engine oil treatments, thereby breaking down complex detrimental element from the SEO which is finally absorb by the plant used. The result from the experiment was not significant due to the limited time used in carrying out the experiment.

The study was carried out to find out the assessment of biology student academic achievement on supporting tissue in plant in senior secondary school. The procedure used or adopted are sample and sampling techinques, respondents were selected randomly, fifty respondents from each school. The study aim is to identify and described the assessment of biology student academic achievement on supporting tissue in plant. Assessment of effective teaching is crucial in other for student to reach educational success in and outside the classroom setting, some factors need to be consider which some of them are unqualified biology teacher, poor methods of teaching biology, inadequate supply of biology equiptment, here are also some factors that affects academic achievement performance such as intellectual level, personality, smotivation, interest, study habits, teacher and student relationship. the student’s recommend that the ministry of education and principals should give encouragement to student and teacher by supporting activities that lead to adequate teaching and learning such as, seminars, workshop ,should be organized for the student because no educational system can grow above itsteacher.

This research is an investigation of the syntactic analysis of some personal names, using the theory of Role and Reference Grammar posited by Foley and Van Valin (1984) and Van Valin (1992). Our data consisted of personal names that are borne by both young and old Igbo male and female. Adopting the Framework, Role and Reference Grammar Theory, the paper discussed the syntactic analysis of Personal names in Igbo. The findings from the analysis of the data have shown that names are not just
9 oral construction of words to make reference to people and places; rather, names follow linguistic rules, i.e., the grammatical and syntactic features of a particular language. Crucially, the study ascertained that personal names among the Igbos are also grammatically insightful; and can provide a window to understanding and appreciating the grammatical properties of the language. We posit that personal names in Igbo reflect the people’s sociocultural experience and the supernatural universe, which provide deep insight into their cultural patterns and tradition.

The study investigated the effect of Foods and Nutrition Practical Demonstration Instructional Method on handling practices inSecondary Schools in Benin Metropolis. Six (6) research questions were raised to guide the study, and four (4) hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The design for the study was quasi- experimental, non-randomized research design. The population was 115 SS II Foods and Nutrition Students in 8 mixed Secondary Schools in Benin Metropolis in Edo State, Nigeria. The sample drawn from the population was 48 SS II Foods and Nutrition Students from Secondary Schools in Egor and Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State. The instrument for data collection were a standardized West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) past question for knowledge test and an adapted WAEC and National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) Check list. The adapted checklist was validated and reliability determined using Cronbach alpha statistics and the co-efficient was 0.79 before it was used. Research question 1 and 2 were answered using frequencies and
percentages while before hypotheses were analysed using mean, standard deviation, paired
sample t-test, t-test of independent samples and two-way Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. XIV The results from the findings of the study revealed that: (i) the Practical Demonstration Instructional Method was effective after exposing students to the treatment, (ii)
there was interaction effect of treatment based on gender; (iii) students have poor knowledge of hygiene practices in food handling; (iv) female students are more knowledgeable in handling practices than the male students. It was concluded that the treatment was effective on the experimental group irrespective of gender. The researcher recommended among others, that Foods and Nutrition Practicals Demonstration Instructional Method guarantees effective teaching of Foods and Nutrition and so should be encouraged in Public Secondary Schools for teaching Food and Nutrition Practicals. There should be provision of facilities for teaching Food and Nutrition Practicals in schools and that Food and Nutrition should be encouraged in boys’ schools.

History as an academic subjects is taught nearly in all the post primary institution, particularly in secondary Grammar schools and Grade 2 teacher training colleges in Nigeria, either as a compulsory or as an optioned subject. This is because the government curriculum specialist, parents, teachers and students have realized the short and long-term relevance of history to mankind.