The water poverty index of some selected local government areas in Ekiti State was investigated to identify and evaluate a tool for assessing poverty in relation to water resource availability. Two approaches: the Composite ...

Current high cost of conventional walling materials, the desire for reasonable thermal comfort and problems involved in the analysis of heating and cooling systems call for the search for alternative walling materials. In ...

In this work, the Environmental Impact Assessment and Management of NigerIan National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mega station, Awka, Nigeria was carried out. The method adopted involved collection of Baseline Information, ...

The scarce water resources of Southwestern Nigeria could be better managed, if reliable forecast of river discharge through rainfall variability data over a long period are available. The study was aimed at carrying out ...

This study is on the use of palm oil sludge as binder in the production of sawdust briquettes. The specific objectives of the research are to establish the optimum proportion of palm oil sludge as binders, determine the ...

The level of tillage mechanisation in south-west Nigeria is low because of the high cost : benefit ratio of tillage machinery. This is due not only to few hours of tractor utilisation per annum, but also due to the low ...

Evapotranspiration (ET) rates have been reported to be decreasing in many parts of the world and this scenario had been attributed to the effect of climate change/variation. This study analyzed this phenomenon in the context ...

Safe water availability is a critical problem in the post- rainy season in Akure, humid Southwest Nigeria. The potential of rainwater as a sustainable option for solving the problem of seasonal water shortage was assessed. ...

Soil water is the major limiting factor to the production of Corchorus olitorius especially during the dry period. Two field trials (experiments I and 2) were conducted between March and April, 2000 and between September ...

Landlocked States in Nigeria are daily faced with the reality of the need for rapid agricultural development for socio-economic transformation. The magnitude of the need for most of the States requires massive mechanisation ...