1. COMMUTERS AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN PUBLIC PLACES
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Every country's socioeconomic and political growth is aided by transport. As a result, transport may be considered the "lifeline" of every economy. It is very vital throughout the li...
2. A SURVEY ON SHIP FINANCING: EXPERIENCE OF NIGERIA
Background to the study
Shipping has been around for almost 5000 years, with the earliest known marine commerce network connecting Mesopotamia, Bahrain, and the Indus River. Shipping is always evolving, and today's shipping is very different from wh...
3. AN ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON WORKERS’ PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Conflict management is one of the classic areas of corporate management that has garnered a lot of attention. It has long been acknowledged as an important component of a successful company. As a result, organizations/corporation...
4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Water pollution is a major problem in the global context, and it has been suggested that is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases (Ademoroti 1996). The growth of the major industrial cities also caused water pollutio...
5. EXAMINATION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
In water transportation the vessels used for carrying passengers vary in sizes. The number of persons carried per trip varies depending on the size of the boat. However, water transportation vessels are known for carrying large number of per...
6. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF MARINE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA'S INLAND WATERWAYS
Background to the study
An accident on a vessel is an occurrence that was not planned for. Its severity might range from no damage to the vessel to the loss of the vessel in its whole, from no damage to the cargo to the loss of all of the cargo, and fro...
7. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN ECONOMY
ABSTRACT
It is imperative to explore avenues that exert impact on the citizenry of Nigeria Vis-à-vis an improvement material per capita income, hence, improved material income and standard of living. Shipping as a capital and/or Inland water trade has tremendous...
8. THE EFFECT OF HAZARDOUS METROPOLIS: FLOODING AND URBAN ECOLOGY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Although better known for its sunny skies, Nigeria suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a fascinating and little-known chapter in the city’s history—the spectacular failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth ce...
9. EFFECTIVENESS OF LASTMA ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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Background to the Study
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Background to the Study
Traffic management is the practice of managing the existing traffic environment to create avenue for free flow of traffic, to control and manage traffic proceedings. Prior to 199...
10. ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF MARINE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA'S INLAND WATERWAYS
Abstract
Cases of marine vessel accident involving personal injury, deaths, property and environmental damage have grown in tandem with increased oil prospecting and other commercial seaborne transportation activities in Niger-Delta/coastal regions of N...
11. AN APPRAISAL OF LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON MARITIME LAW IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Nigeria has a land area of 923,768.64 square kilometers, with a coastline of over 823 kilometres and navigable inland waterways of about 4,000 kilometres. These confer on Nigeria great potentials. To what extent these potentials have been tapped for productivity and nation buil...
12. MATHEMATICAL MODEL FORMULATION FOR SUBMERGED AQUATIC CANOPY
ABSTRACT
The Hydraulics of flow in an open channel/waterway with flexible vegetation is studied. Vegetation along waterway has an ecological advantage; it enhances biodiversity, reduces erosion, and traps sediment. However, it has a hydraulic impact on flow. This study reviews hydrodyna...
13. TOXIC EFFECTS OF GLYPHOSATE ON THE BEHAVIOUR, HAEMATOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY AND GROWTH OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) JUVENILES
ABSTRACT
Fish are particularly sensitive to a wide variety of agrochemicals including glyphosate herbicide that may arise from not only deliberate discharge of these chemicals into waterways but also from approved agricultural practices. The toxic effects of glyphosate on Clarias gariep...
14. ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTANTS LEVELS OF SURFACE WATER, SEDIMENT AND FISHES FROM MBO RIVER SYSTEM AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Major problems noticed in the study area are: Lack of toilets and wastes disposal facilities Open defaecation into river water and frequent reports of diseases Increased generation and disposal of metal containing wastes into 4 waterways Leaching and dec...
