scholarly journals Impact of Marine Ecosystem Disturbances on Sources of Income in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ettemfon Silas Udom ◽  
Iniodu Ukpong ◽  
Inibehe Ukpong ◽  
Anietie Udom
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Acid Rain ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Coastal Flooding ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Environmental Disturbances ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

This research investigated the impact of marine ecosystem disturbances on the sources of income of the people in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The main objective was to determine the influence of environmental disturbances on the sources of income of people in the oil producing coastal areas of Ibeno. The study took a period of two years and involved collection of water samples from twelve locations in six coastal communities in Ibeno for laboratory analysis, and administration of 410 questionnaires out of which 400 were used to extract data on sources of income (occupation) and environmental disturbances. Multiple regression analysis and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed to determine the relationship between sources of income (Y) and environmental disturbances (Xs). In the final analysis, the water physiochemical property test shows a relatively normal nutrients loading in the area but act in synergy with others in impacting on the environment. Seven elements of environmental disturbances were identified; erosion, acid-rain, deforestation, tidal actions, oil pollution, coastal flooding and rise in sea level. The study equally revealed that fishing was the major source of income of the coastal people and was mostly affected. In the regression analysis, the environmental disturbances and the sources of income (occupation) relate significantly at 0.5% probability test. The study concluded that the synergic effect of acid-rain due to oil activities, run-off sediments deposited in the river, direct and accidental discharge of crude into the river, coastal flooding/tidal actions that spread the pollutants along the coast and mangrove removal, destroyed fishes, reduced catch and cause serious decline in the income base of the people in Ibeno. Thus, it is important to promote environmental protection, conservation and sustainable harvesting to remedy the situation.

scholarly journals Selected NGOs and Poverty Reduction in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-47
Author(s):  
Vincent Iorja Gisaor
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
The People ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Impact

The research was undertaken to access the impact of Non-Government organizations (NGOs) on poverty reduction in Makurdi local government area of Benue State. Using descriptive approach to analyze the primary data obtained from the respondents through a structured questionnaires and semi-structured interview administered to the staff and officials of selected NGOs in the study area. Result shows that the respondents confirm benefits in terms of increased income, use of good transportation means, good accommodation, feeding and sleeping materials. Despite these benefits, there were challenges confronting the NGOs in the study area. One of the biggest challenges was finance to execute all their programmes as well as disburse to beneficiaries as loans and grants. The activities of NGOs were found only limited to Makurdi while the majority of the people were residing outside the state capital. Therefore, recommendations made include: awareness creation for more participation by people in entrepreneurship and financial independence since it is only through such skills that they can propel themselves out of poverty and the NGOs should seek for more sources of funding including soliciting financial support from the international community to enable it fund diversified economic activities of the vulnerable people in the country.

EVALUATION OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN LAU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-519
Author(s):  
D. E. Akafyi ◽  
I. S. Ndams ◽  
S. A. Luka ◽  
F. S. Ojeleye ◽  
S. O. Elkanah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Mass Drug Administration ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Wuchereria Bancrofti ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Filarial Antigen ◽  
Physical Examinations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Card Test

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) on Wuchereria bancrofti (microfilariae) after two rounds of combined Ivermectin and Albendazole distribution. A total of 221 participants were recruited in three communities in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State by convenience sampling method. Questionnaires and physical examinations were used to assess clinical manifestations associated with the infection. Blood samples were collected by finger prick method and stained with Giemsa stain for examination to establish the presence of W. bancrofti while immunochromatographic card test was performed to determine the presence of filarial antigen in serum. Previous data were used to determine the pre-drug prevalence of the parasite. The results showed that the drug did not significantly reduce the clinical manifestations reported among the patients. The microfilariae prevalence and microfilaria mean density after two rounds of drug administration was 19.5% and 1.49%, while the pre- MDA prevalence and microfilaria mean density was 27.8% and 2.44% respectively. There was a statistically significant decrease of microfilaria prevalence (P<0.05) after two rounds of MDA. There was no significant effect of MDA by age, sex and occupation-related microfilariae prevalence in the study area.  In conclusion, the study reveals that microfilaria prevalence and load decreased after two rounds of MDA of combined Ivermectin and Albendazole distribution amongst the studied populations. Routine evaluation of the MDA is required to assess the impact of the drug for the eventual elimination of the infection.

Medicinal plants used by the people of Nsukka Local Government Area, south-eastern Nigeria for the treatment of malaria: An ethnobotanical survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchenna E. Odoh ◽  
Philip F. Uzor ◽  
Chidimma L. Eze ◽  
Theophine C. Akunne ◽  
Chukwuma M. Onyegbulam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The People

scholarly journals Contribution of Agro-Based Entrepreneurial Activities Towards Women Empowerment in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria.

1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
H.S. Nuhu ◽  
A.B. Reuben ◽  
F. A. Mohammed ◽  
P.H. Dunoma
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Secondary School Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

The study examined the contribution of agro-based entrepreneurial activities to women empowerment in Jere local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. A total of 84 questionnaires were administered to respondents who were randomly selected to participate in the study. The data obtained were analyzed using frequency, percentage and inferential statistics (regression analysis). The result of the logit regression analysis indicated that education, membership of association, household size and access to credit of respondents has significantly (p<0.01) affected respondents’ participation in agro-business activities. Descriptive statistics shows that majority (52.4%) of the respondents were within the age bracket of 31-40 years old. Some proportion (53.6%) of the respondents had secondary school education, most (85.7%) had agro-food processing as their main occupation. Majority (95.2%) indicate that agro-based entrepreneurial activities empower them through employment (employer of labor). This encourages them to become agro-based entrepreneurs. The study revealed that the most prevailing constraint to effective operation of agro-based entrepreneurial activities is lack of capital (mean score=4.7). Based on the findings, it was concluded that agro-based entrepreneurial activities are pivotal to the national poverty eradication and by providing the largest proportion of the job employment to women in rural areas. Therefore, it was recommended that agro-based entrepreneurial skill acquisition programme be put in place to build the capacity of women in the activities and credit be provided to them by government and other stakeholders to boost their capital base.Keywords: Agro-based enterprises; Women Empowerment; Jere; Borno.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Inventarisasi, Legal Audit, Penilaian dan Kondisi Aset terhadap Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Aset pada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Bone Bolango

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherly Pauweni ◽  
Herman Karamoy ◽  
Hendrik Gamaliel
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. One of the main problems in the asset management is the asset utilisation and management disorders. This creates difficulties for the local government to identify the assets that they hold or manage, thus the asset utilisation and its management tend not to be optimal. The objective of this research is to analyse the impact of asset management to the optimisation of the asset utilisation at Local Government of Bone Bolango. The variables utilised for this research are stocktaking, legal auditing, assessment and condition of the asset. The samples for this research are 104 people. Respondents were selected through purposive sampling. This is a quantitative research and the method used was multiple regression analysis. The research finding shows that partially, the stocktaking, assessment and condition of the asset have positive and significant impact to the optimisation of asset utilisation; while the legal auditing has no impact toward the optimisation of asset utilisation. The value of the coefficient of determination shows that the stocktaking, legal auditing, assessment and condition of the asset altogether contribute to the optimisation of asset utilisation which is 58,8% and the remaining of 41,2% is affected by the factors beyond this research.Keywords: The Optimization of Asset Utilisation, Stocktaking, Legal Auditing, Assessment, and Condition of the asset.Abstrak. Salah satu masalah utama dalam manajemen aset adalah ketidaktertiban dalam penggunaan dan pemanfaatannya. Ini menyebabkan pemerintah daerah kesulitan untuk mengetahui secara pasti aset yang dikuasai atau dikelolanya, sehingga aset-aset tersebut cenderung tidak optimal dalam penggunaan maupun pemanfaatannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh manajemen aset terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset pada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Bone Bolango. Variabel-variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah inventarisasi, legal audit, penilaian dan kondisi aset. Dengan menggunakan purposive sampling, jumlah sampel penelitian yang diambil sebanyak 104 orang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial inventarisasi, penilaian dan kondisi aset berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset, sedangkan legal audit tidak berpengaruh terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset. Nilai dari koefesien determinasi menunjukkan bahwa inventarisasi, legal audit, penilain dan kondisi aset bersama-sama berkontribusi terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset yaitu sebesar 58,8 %, dan sisanya 41,2 % dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain diluar model penelitian.Kata kunci: Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Aset, Inventarisasi, Legal Audit, Penilaian dan Kondisi Aset 

scholarly journals Spatial modelling of urban heat islands and its planning implications in Obio/Akpor local government area

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 240-250
Author(s):  
Lawson Nwidum ◽  
Kurotamuno Peace Jackson ◽  
Ibama Brown
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Urban Heat Islands ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Urban Surface ◽  
Spectral Radiance ◽  
Electric Cars ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
The Impact

Urban Heat Island (UHI) has become a global recurring phenomenon in most urban centres. Obio/Akpor Local Government Area has had a fair share of this phenomenon owing to its thriving trend in both planned and unplanned urbanisations. The study looks at the impact of UHI in selected communities in Obio/Akpor Local Government in five epochs of 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Parts of the objectives include identifying the UHI in these communities in the Local Government Area, modelling of UHI in selected communities in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area and determining the trend in UHI using Epoch data of Urban Surface Temperature from LANDSAT thermal imageries Figure 1. The study adopted Thermal Infrared Remote (TIR) Sensing and Geospatial Information System (GIS) Techniques using LANDSAT TM, LANDSAT ETM and LANDSAT OLI sensors to acquire Urban Surface temperature data emitted by objects in the study area and store the information as a digital number (DN) thermal band (B6, B61 and B10) as well as secondary data acquired from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). Urban Surface Temperature was obtained through the following processes: Acquisition of Urban Surface Temperature value of the study area in form of DN, the conversion of DN to Spectral radiance using the Spectral radiance equation. The data were processed, analysed, and modelled using ESRI’s ArcGIS 10.1. The results revealed that in 2000, the Average Urban Temperature of the study area was 23.480°C, the value increase to 27.647°C in 2005 with a difference of 4.167°C. The temperature of 2005 increased to 31.598°C in 2010 with a difference in temperature of 3.951°C. Accordingly, the temperature of 2010 increased to 33.054°C in 2015 with a temperature difference of 1.456°C and temperature of 2015 increased to 33.070°C with a difference of 0.016°C. The analysis shows an increasing trend of 40% in the Urban Surface Temperature in the study area in the various years under investigation. The study recommends that development should be extended to other Local Government Areas in the state to reduce rural-urban migration to Obio/Akpor Local Government. Tree planting should be encouraged as a way of mitigating the effect of air pollution, heatwaves and harmful gases emitted into the environment by combust engines and gas flaring, the use of combustion engines be replaced by electric cars to reduce the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted ti environment. Policymakers to restrict unplanned urban growth and to increase tree planting in the built-up areas.

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