CULTURE

The quality of meat is affected by the nutrition of the fish. Recently, most Tilapia farmers have developed the habit of feeding fish with Lemna minor in order to reduce the quantity of feed used to rear fish. This study investigated the effect of Lemna minor (duckweed) supplementation in culture water on the proximate and mineral composition of Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia). Fingerlings were cultured for 12 weeks in a completely randomized design with four treatments: T0 (control, commercial feed only), T1 (1/2 commercial feed fed in T0 + duckweed), T2 (same quantity of commercial feed fed in T0 + duckweed), and T3 (duckweed only). Each treatment was replicated three times, with 50 fish per 2000 L tank. Fish were harvested at the end of the 12 weeks culture period, filleted, and analyzed for proximate composition (moisture, protein, fat, ash, crude fibre, and carbohydrate) and mineral content (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Zn) using standard AOAC and ISO procedures. The results of the study showed significant difference (P<0.05) across all proximate and mineral parameters. Moisture (77.86±0.06%) and carbohydrate (0.96±0.02%) were highest in T3, while crude protein (18.99±0.04%) and fat (6.36±0.04%) were highest in T1. Ash and fibre were moderately increased in duckweed treated groups. Mineral analysis revealed the highest concentrations in T3 for Ca (3.2065±0.0053 mg/g), P (9.8102±0.0053 mg/g), Mg (1.1670±0.0036 mg/g), K (3.1050±0.0055 mg/g), Na (0.8926±0.0047 mg/g), Fe (0.0338±0.00008 mg/g), and Zn (0.0232±0.00004 mg/g) The results demonstrate that Lemna minor serves as a natural bioenhancer, improving the nutritional and mineral quality of O. niloticus through nutrient recycling and water enrichment. The integration of duckweed into aquaculture systems presents a sustainable, cost effective, and eco-friendly strategy to enhance fish growth, flesh quality, and overall nutritional value for consumers.

This study examines the institutional influence of the Edo State Council for Arts and Culture (ESCAC) on contemporary festival programming in Edo State, Nigeria. The research focuses on how administrative structures, funding systems, and decision-making processes shape the organization, content, and resentation of cultural festivals. The study adopts a qualitativeresearch design, combining ethnography and case study approaches. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation, and document analysis. A purposive sampling technique was used to select participants with relevant experience in festival organization and cultural administration. Findings reveal that festival programming within ESCAC is characterized by centralized decision-making, with limited participation from community stakeholders and traditional authorities. Funding allocation is uneven and often prioritizes festivals with higher visibility and economic potential, particularly in urban areas. Corporate sponsorship plays a significant role in shaping festival content, introducing commercial elements that influence performance structure, costume design, and overall presentation. The study also identifies significant transformations in cultural expression, including the modification of traditional performances and the reduction of ritual elements. While institutional involvement enhances organization, funding, and visibility, it also raises concerns about cultural authenticity and community ownership. The findings further highlight challenges related to youth engagement, infrastructure, and audience participation. The study concludes that institutional intervention has both positive and negative implications for festival sustainability. It recommends a more inclusive and transparent framework that integrates community participation, protects cultural integrity, and balances economic objectives with cultural preservation.

This study explores the evolving landscape of youth culture within the University of Benin environment, with particular attention to the rise of counterculture and contraculture among young people. Employing a quantitative research approach, data were collected through structured questionnaires distributed to 380 students at the University of Benin, Ugbowo Campus. The research examines how youths express their identities through fashion, language, music, digital media, and political engagement, and how these expressions often challenge or reject mainstream cultural norms. The university environment serves as a key space where young people interact, share ideas, question norms, and foster the emergence of new forms of cultural expression. Youths adopt or resist certain cultural practices based on social influences, dissatisfaction, and institutional pressures.The study reveals that youth identity is vibrant and multifaceted, shaped by global influences, digital media, societal expectations, and institutional contexts. While youth culture provides a platform for creativity and self-definition, the emergence of countercultural and contracultural behaviours often reflects a deeper sense of dissatisfaction with prevailing social norms and societal values.

The human desire to find or create meaning is an enduring focus in literature. This study examines the human quest for meaning across time and culture by comparing Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Jennifer Makumbi’s The First Woman. While Beckett presents a world of waiting, silence, and existential emptiness, Makumbi shows how storytelling, family history, myths, and women’s voices help create meaning. Using a comparative literary approach, the study explores how time, waiting, human connection, speech and silence, symbols, and cultural and social factors shape the search for purpose. Findings show that Beckett reflects universal existential concerns about uncertainty and the limits of language, whereas Makumbi demonstrates how culture and history enable identity, agency, and hope. In conclusion, the research highlights that the search for meaning is both universal and culturally specific, and it emphasizes the value of cross- cultural literary study in understanding how humans everywhere confront life’s uncertainties and strive to create purpose

The Study Analyzes The Impact Of Reality Television Show On the reading culture of Nigeria students, Using Big Brother Naija As Case Study. The Objective Was To Access The Popularity Of The Show And Its Impact On student. The Social Construction Theory Is Used As A Theoretical Framework. The Investigation Was Carried Out Within The Ekenwan Campus Of The University Of Benin. Based On The Survey Methodology And Random Sampling Technique, The Questionnaire Was Used For Data Collection. One Hundred (100) Respondent Were Sampled Data Was Analyzed In Simple Percentage And Presented In Tables. Findings Reveals That 87 Percent Respondents Find Big Brother Naija Show Popular Among Nigerian Youth. It Was Also Found That Through Co-Habitation Of Housemates From Different Background, The Show Promotes Cultural/Traditional Tolerance Although Certain Negative Trends Were Identified; Respondents Believe That The Show Has Its Positive Value. The Research Recommends That The Reality Television Show Continue To Air Producers Should Ensure Proper Themes And Sanctions On Wholesome Behavior Amongst Housemates.

Infrastructural Facilities in public institutions in Nigeria are Inadequately maintained and few that are maintained are allowed to Deteriorate completely without any sustainable maintenance plan or strategy This study aims at evaluating the maintenance culture on institutional buildings in buildings in Nigeria particular focus will be on University of Benin junior staff Quarters; to know their current state and maintenance performed on these buildings, particularly from occupiers perspective and hopefully with the view of addressing the maintenance needs of the building, identifying the Element of the Junior Staff Quarters that Needs the most repairs , examining the factors contributing to the deterioration of the Junior staff quarters and identifying the strategies for improving the maintenance of the junior staff quarters. The data for this study was collected using a structured questionnaire and personal observation. The purposive technique will be utilised in this study. This sampling technique is considered appropriate for this research given that it will allow the researcher to focus on a specific group of people and area of interest to gather in-depth data on the research topic.