Tinggang Zhao Dept. of Math.,Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070,P. R. CHINA B. K. Ben Mahmoud ESSTT/ 63 Rue Sidi Jabeur 5100 Mahdia, TUNISIA M. A. Toumi Dép. des Math.,Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte,7021, Zarzouna, Bizerte, TUNISIA O. P. Faromika Department of Physics, Federal Univ. of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, NIGERIA M. Dada Department of Physics, Federal Univ. of Technology, Minna...

Document Information: Title: On consolidation model in e-bill presentment and payment Author(s): Olufunke Vincent, (Artificial Intelligent Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria), Olusegun Folorunso, (Artificial Intelligent Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria), Ayodele Akinde, (Artificial Intelligent Gr...

Although there has been significant reduction in the total number of maternal deaths worldwide, however, many developing countries like Nigeria have not been able to achieve MDG 5 by the end of 2015 [1]. This is buttressed by the fact that Nigeria and India recorded 58,000 (19%) and 45,000 (15%) maternal deaths respectively accounting for 34% of the total global maternal deaths [1]. Moreover, 5...

Avian influenza caused infection and spread throughout Nigeria in 2006. Carcass samples (lung, liver, spleen, heart, trachea and intestine) from the different regions of Nigeria were processed for virus isolation. Infective allantoic fluids were tested for avian influenza viruses (AIV) and Newcastle disease virus using monospecific antisera. Thirty-five isolates were generated and characterized...

Research has consistently shown that high rates of abortion reflect high levels of unintended pregnancy, and that is certainly the case in Nigeria. Of the estimated 6.8 million pregnancies that occur annually in Nigeria, one in five are unplanned, and half of these end in an induced abortion (Figure 1, page 2). This issue brief highlights the latest scientific evidence on the causes and consequ...

R. O. Shittu, L. O. Odeigah, B. A. Issa, G. T. Olanrewaju, A. O. Mahmoud, M. A. Sanni Department of Family Medicine, Kwara State Specialist Hospital, Sobi, Ilorin, Nigeria Department of Family Medicine, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigerias Department of Ophthalmology, University of Il...

The study examined the contribution of different measures of human capital development to economic growth in Nigeria. It used data from Nigeria and adopted the growth account model which specifies the growth of GDP as a function of labour and capital. The model also included a measure of policy reforms. Based on the estimated regression and a descriptive statistical analysis of trends of govern...

Despite the endemicity of brucellosis in Nigeria, reports on equine brucellosis are rare. The Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) was used to determine the serologic prevalence of Brucella abortus antibodies amongst 75 horses from three stables in two States of northern Nigeria. The highest prevalence (22.7%) was recorded in stable C located in Plateau State and the lowest (6.7%) was found in stable ...

World leaders adopted the UN Millennium Declaration in 2000, which committed the nations of the world to a new global partnership, aimed at reducing extreme poverty and other time-bound targets, with a stated deadline of 2015. Fifteen years later, although significant progress has been made worldwide, Nigeria is lagging behind for a variety of reasons, including bureaucracy, poor resource manag...

Cancer is a menace fast gaining momentum in Nigeria and other developing countries. It is an expensive disease requiring a major financial and human resources for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. With no national policy on cancer control in the country, incidence (111.7/100,000 population) and mortality (86.6/100,000) rates in Nigeria are spiraling beyond control. This literature search stu...