scholarly journals An Investigation on Some Hepatic Enzymes and Haematological Variables among Alcoholic Volunteers in Kadima District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
Yohanna Denkok ◽  
Vincent Gambo Linus ◽  
Kehinde F. Oyebade ◽  
Abara S. Ukeme ◽  
Samuel Y. Gazuwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Full Blood Count ◽  
Group A ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
Hb Concentration ◽  
The Impact

Aim: This research work investigated the impact of the differences in duration of alcoholic beverage consumption on hepatic and heamatological parameters. Methods: Fifty (50) healthy male volunteer subjects were recruited for this study from Kadima district of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria and were coded according to the years of alcohol consumption: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, and 22-28 for groups B, C, D and E respectively with each having ten (10) volunteers. Group A was christened as the control having human subjects that have neither drank Burukutu nor factory- based lager beer. Full blood count was done using haematology analyser while spectrophometric method was used to assay for the activities of AST, ALT, ALP, GGT as well as various levels/concentrations of TB, DB, TP, urea and creatinine. Results: Result obtained showed that AST and ALP were raised (p < 0.05) in all the groups when compared to the control. ALT was elevated in group E only while GGT was increased (p < 0.05) in groups D and E. Total and direct bilirubin were both elevated (p < 0.05) in groups B, C and E but equal control in group D. Total protein was higher in groups B and C but lowered in groups D and E relative control. Concentrations of urea was statistically significant (p < 0.05) in groups C and E. Creatinine was only statistically significant in group C but equal control in other groups. Results of the haematological parameters showed that RBC and WBC were reduced in all the groups’ relative control. Hb concentration was increased (p < 0.05) in groups C, D and E. PCV was found to be reduced in groups B, C and D when compared to the control. Conclusion: This study has shown that prolong ingestion of local brew impacts negatively on hepatic biomarkers as well as some haematological indexes like WBC, RBC and PCV.

scholarly journals The Impact of Anchor Borrower Programme on Poverty Alleviation in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Badejo Bolaji Tinuke ◽  
Adekeye Adeshola Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Impact

This research work was designed to examine the impact of Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) on poverty alleviation in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The main objective of the study is to investigate the extent to which the implementation of Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) has encouraged poverty alleviation in the area of food supply, income generation, improvement in standard of living and income generation in the study area. Relevant data for this research work were collected from secondary sources through the content analysis of; documents, government publications, reports, quarterly magazines on Anchor Borrower Programme and data from Bureau of Statistics. At the end of the study, the research findings reveal that Anchor Borrower Programmes (ABP) supports for farmer have a positive and significant impact on poverty alleviation in the area of; food supply, employment generation, improved standard of living and income generation was substantial. However, the paper recommended that the Anchor Borrower policy in Nigeria should be encouraged and subjected to periodic review so as to provide more platforms for poverty alleviation in Argungu LGA of Kebbi State.

scholarly journals CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND SEASONAL ASPECTS OF PALM WINE PRODUCTION (RAPHIA SPP) IN IKOT EKPENE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-538
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Climate Variability ◽  
Field Measurement ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Palm Wine ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Seasonal Aspects

The research work examined the relationship between climate variability and seasonalaspects ofpalm wine production (raphiaspp) in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area ofAkwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study was carried out to examined the effect of climate variables on raffia palm wine production seasonally in Ikot Ekpene. Primary source of data wasobtained through thedirect field measurement. The secondary sources of data include meteorological records obtained from Nigeria meteorological station, Uyofor 2018. The cross-sectional multiple regression was used to infer the relationship between climatic variables and seasonal aspects of palm wine production. The result revealed that about 263,000 litres of raffia palm wine was producedin 2018 from the field measurement. The impact of seasonal variation on raffia palm wine production revealed that dry season produced wine more than rainy season. The researcher concluded that the climatic variation has impactednegatively on the production of raffia palm wine in the study area leading to reduction in production of raffia palm wine.The researcher recommended that appropriate climate forecasting and early warning system should be made part and parcel of planning and development so as to increase the production of raffia palm wine in order to improve the local dry gin industry.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Environmental Awareness in Selected Areas of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-544
Author(s):  
T. Lawuyi ◽  
P. Yohanna
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
School Students ◽  
Plateau State

Environmental awareness is understanding the fragility of our environment, its susceptibility to the devastating impact of human activities and the how to protect and preserve it. The research work assessed the Environmental Awareness in selected areas of Jos North Local Government area of Plateau State as its objective. The survey covered a sample population of 300 drawn from the three selected areas namely; Terminus (CBD), Faringada/University of Jos and Tudun Wada areas. The studied variables included the demographic characteristics of respondents including their ages, sex, educational attainment, family size, types of energy sources for home and industrial use, environment predispositions, knowledge of localised and general environmental facts and issues. The result showed that of the respondents, 42.86% are secondary school students, 68.22% have attained tertiary level of education, 46.72% comply with views on proper waste disposal, 38.66% dump waste into the stream, 35.37% and 27.95% of households use electricity from the mains and kerosene for cooking while 4.80% and 13.68% reported their planting and felling trees respectively. The results further showed that of the respondents, 61.57% do not ride bicycle, 99.56% use some form of renewable energy, 61.28% crave green life style while 67.62% and 1.75% rely on electricity from the mains and on solar panel as primary source of energy generation. The null hypotheses I, II and III were rejected at 0.0005 (p&lt;.05), degrees of freedom = 3,3 and 1, p-values = 48.023, 190.614 and 24.563 with respondents of tertiary level education having the highest number for knowledge of environmental awareness, age range of 36 – 55 years having the highest number of environmentally friendly life style and who received enlightenment on environmental issues through informal education higher than those who received enlightenment through formal education respectively.

scholarly journals A survey of viral diseases of livestock characterized by skin lesions in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-262
Author(s):  
P Gambo ◽  
A.S. Maguda ◽  
J.A. Adole ◽  
D.Y. Dyek ◽  
V.I. Ifende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Viral Diseases ◽  
The Status ◽  
Livestock Farmers ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
The Impact

A survey on the status of viral diseases of livestock characterized by skin lesions was carried out between November, 2016 and March 2017 in Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered and suspected cases of Lumpy skin disease (LSD), Goat pox (GTP), Contagious ecthyma (CE) and Bovine papilloma (BP) were investigated. Samples collected were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The questionnaires were administered to livestock farmers (n=109), butchers (n=11) and livestock traders (n=13). The results indicated that majority of livestock farmers (94.50%), butchers (100%) and livestock traders (100%) were familiar with these viral diseases of livestock. Farmers in the study area also indicated that they had observed LSD (64.5%) and BP (7.34%) in cattle; GTP (67.9%) and CE (59.5%) in sheep and goats in the last 12 months. Data collated from the questionnaire survey showed these viral diseases of livestock also affect trade price with reduction of about 50-75% of real value of affected animals. The PCR result of samples collected from clinically diagnosed cases of orf shows that 3 out 4 samples analyzed were positive. Likewise, 1 out of 3 samples collected from clinically diagnosed cases of GTP were positive by PCR. The PCR results validate the respondents‘ feedback on the presence these viral skin diseases of livestock in study area. This report provides baseline epidemiological data on the status of these diseases of livestock and further investigation is needed to better understand the impact of viral skin diseases of livestock in Kanam LGA.Keywords: Survey; viral skin diseases; Kanam; Nigeria

COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN JOS-NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Ejembi Adakole ◽  
◽  
Akwen Gabriel ◽  
Ejembi Patricia ◽  
Ejembi James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Local Government ◽  
State Government ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The current state of food insecurity engendered by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, especially in Jos-North Local Government Area of Plateau State is quiet worrisome and alarming. This paper critically assesses the impact of COVID-19 on food security in Jos-North Local Government Area of Plateau State. This study analyzes the factors responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria, examine the impact of COVID-19 disease on food security, and examine the strategies used by the Plateau State government to avoid food crisis. Based on the objectives, the following research questions were asked to provide answers: What factors significantly influence the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria? How does COVID-19 disease affect food security? What are the strategies used by the Plateau State government to prevent a food crisis? Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. The paper identified an increase in the price of food commodity, loss of job/salary reduction, reduction in food purchase, reduction in food production and distribution, disruption of food availability and accessibility as the main effects of the global pandemic on food security in the Plateau State. It concludes that the inability of government (Federal and State) to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened efforts at achieving food security. Based on the above conclusion, the paper recommends that governments at all levels should step up the fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Providing testing capacities in all Primary healthcare centres, and security for local farmers to keep the agricultural sector going would be efforts in the right direction.

Proximate Analysis and Mineral Composition of Jatropha curcas Seeds Obtained from Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State of Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magu Thomas Odey ◽  
Louis Hitler ◽  
Nzeata Ibe Nelson ◽  
Sunday Esther Aniedi ◽  
Udowo Victor Malachy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Jatropha Curcas ◽  
Proximate Analysis ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Plateau State

Attitude of Secondary School teachers towards Physical Fitness for Sports in Ekiti State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Olurotimi Marcus BOLARINWA
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Sports Activities

This research work investigated the attitude of Secondary School Teachers in the Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria towards Physical fitness for sports. The research design used for the study was the descriptive type of research. A simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) secondary school teachers selected from all the secondary schools in Secondary Schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection for the study was a self-structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to a validity and reliability mechanism and it was found to be appropriate for the study. Four (4) research questions were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using Chi-Square (X2) statistical analysis package. The findings of the study revealed that the disposition of secondary school teachers’ influences their attitude towards physical fitness programme and sports activities, the interest of secondary school teachers’ influences their attitude towards physical fitness programme and sports activities, availability of sports facilities influence the attitude of secondary school teachers’ toward physical fitness programme and sports activities and, secondary school teachers’ perception of health benefits of physical fitness influences their attitude towards physical fitness participation and sports activities in secondary schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, appropriate conclusions and recommendations were made.

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.

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