Techno-economic analysis of a stand-alone photovoltaic-diesel-battery system: a case study in Nothern Nigeria by Musa, Abubakar

“…Lastly, the hybrid system will served as an alternative solution that will supply electrical power to the healthcare centre in northern Nigeria which require little amount of electricity to improve their medical.…”
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Role of the gidan-gaado in sustainable urbanization by Muhammad, Umar Faruq

“…The research therefore aimed at proving its significance within the context of sustainable urban housing in Northern Nigeria. Appropriate methodologies were adopted based on providing the best answers to the research questions, in order to attain the objectives. …”
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Electrical power generation of hybrid PV/Wind/Diesel battery system for Gubio Village of Nigeria Gubio Local Government, Borno State, Nigeria by Moruma, Muhammad Lawan

“…This project is intended to Gubio Village in northern Nigeria where the model configuration of wind, photovoltaic and diesel stand-alone system is proposed. …”
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Boko Haram insurgency and the challenges of counter terrorism policy in Nigeria by Oniwide, Oyetola

“…This study, therefore, strongly recommended that to checkmate the threat posed by Boko Haram insurgents, Government should treat them like terrorists rather than freedom fighters.The paper finally suggested that since the issue of bad governance has been identified as one of the factors responsible the emergence of Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, the government (at the Federal, State and Local levels) should engage in people-oriented policies to create job opportunities for the youths.…”
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Integration of waqf towards enhancing financial inclusion and socio-economic justice in Nigeria by Zauro, Nurudeen Abubakar, Saad, Ram Al Jaffri, Ahmi, Aidi, Mohd Hussin, Mohd Yahya

“…Findings – The paper implores Islamic societies to take advantages of integrating Waqf to support the financing needs of disadvantaged members of the Muslims communities, especially the Muslims, dominated northern Nigeria with a high level of financial exclusion. …”
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What Impact Does the Uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices have on Rural Household Income? Evidence from Nigeria by Abdulrazaq Daudu, Latifat Olatinwo, Oyedola Kareem, Habeeb Yusuf, Olashile Adeyemi

“…This paper assesses the impact of adoption of CSA practices on farming households’ income in Northern Nigeria. Our sample consists of cross-sectional data of 480 (160 adopters and 320 non-adopters of CSA) rural farming households selected using randomize control trial (RCT) from three Northern States in Nigeria. …”
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A Perspective on Nigeria’s Preparedness, Response and Challenges to Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 by Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu, Ishmael Jaja Festus, Obichukwu Chisom Nwobi, Chinwe-Juliana Iwu Jaja, James Wabwire Oguttu

“…Moreover, there is a sizeable population of internally displaced people, due to the attack by Boko Haram fighters in Northern Nigeria, and herdsmen in Southern Nigeria. The implementation of these measures is likely to be a great challenge. …”
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Heavy metal contamination in medicinal plants: assessing carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks by Mohammad Bashir Sulaiman, Auwal M. Adamu, Sulaiman Babayo Ali, Uzoamaka Virginia Ezenobi, Abdullahi Muhammad Gimba, Oluyinka Omoyeni Akinlotan, Auwal Abubakar

“…Therefore, this study aimed to determine the contamination and health risks (carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic) of heavy metals in economically important medicinal plants mostly in Northern Nigeria. A total of 72 samples from 12 medical plants were purchased and analyzed for heavy metal (Pb, Cr, As, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni and Fe) contamination using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) after wet digestion. …”
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Factors influencing routine vaccination uptake and completion among children aged 12–23 months in Ilorin, North-Central Nigeria: A cross-sectional survey by Solomon O Ariyibi, Ayodele I Ojuawo, Rasheedat M Ibraheem, Folake M Afolayan, Roseline O Ariyibi, Peace O Akanbi

“…Background: In spite of the enormous benefits of immunization, uptake of the expanded programme on immunization vaccines has remained low, especially in Northern Nigeria. Pentavalent-3 uptake in Nigeria was 33% in 2017, and up to 40% of children 12 months old were not vaccinated. …”
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Infoveillance and bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 in Nigeria by Jimoh Amzat, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Eyinade Adeduntan Egbedina

“…Search volume index inequalities were observed across the country, with the northern Nigeria having a higher search volume for COVID‐19. …”
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Investigating groundwater potential in northeastern basement complexes: A Pulka case study using geospatial and geo-electrical techniques by Rowland Adewumi, Okechukwu Agbasi, Azeez Mayowa

“…This research used geospatial methodology to delineate groundwater-prospective areas in Pulka, Northern Nigeria, with the aid of a VES technique that was integrated with the Schlumberger electrode configuration, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), which were used as input datasets. …”
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Anti-hyperglycaemic activity of tuber extract of Chlorophytum alismifolium Baker in streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemic rats by Abdulhakim Abubakar, Nuhu M. Danjuma, Ben A. Chindo, Abdullahi B. Nazifi

“…The tubers of Chlorophytum alismifolium (Liliaceae) are widely used in Nigerian Herbal Medicine to treat diabetes mellitus and their efficacy is widely acclaimed among the rural communities of Northern Nigeria. This study was aimed at investigating the antihyperglycaemic potential of the tuber extract of Chlorophytum alismifolium (CAE) in streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemic rats. …”
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Frequency-Based Flood Risk Assessment and Mapping of a Densely Populated Kano City in Sub-Saharan Africa Using MOVE Framework by Ali Aldrees, Abdulrasheed Mohammed, Salisu Dan’azumi, Sani Isah Abba

“…Nigeria is the most populous African country and Kano metropolis is the second largest urban center in Nigeria, and the most populated in Northern Nigeria. The aim of the paper was to conduct a flood risk assessment of Kano metropolis. …”
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Socio-economic, demographic, and contextual predictors of malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months in Nigeria by Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan, Stephen J. Walters, Richard Jacques, Khaled Khatab

“…The proportions of poorly nourished children were generally highest in the Northern Nigeria. Child’s gender, age, birth size, preceding birth order, anaemia status, maternal education, work status, body weight, household wealth status, number of bedrooms were among individual/household predictors of malnutrition. …”
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Comparison of anthropometric dimensions of farmers\' hands in four different Iranian ethnicities by Leila Nematpour, Ameneh Golbaghi, Maryam Mosavi, Jamileh Deris

“…The results of comparison made between hand dimensions and those of other countries showed that the Iranian metacarpal hand width is larger than countries such as India, northern Nigeria, and Jordan. In addition, the hand thickness of Nigerian people is greater compared to Iranians'. …”
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Source Distribution and Ecological Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals from the Soils of Riruwai Mining Area, North-Western Nigeria by Hamza Badamasi, Aminu Dauda, Abdullahi Khalil Suleiman, Sa’adatu Eri Muhammad, Naseer Inuwa Durumin-Iya, Hadiza Usman Abdullahi

“…In the present study, the source distribution and ecological risk ofheavy metals (HMs) from the soils of the mining area around Riruwai town, northern Nigeria, were assessed. Soil sampleswere obtained from active and abandoned mining sites, farmlands, and control sites and were analyzed for physicochemicalcharacteristics and HM contents. …”
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Human and Animal Brucellosis in Nigeria: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Last Twenty-One Years (2001–2021) by Kabiru O. Akinyemi, Christopher O. Fakorede, Kehinde O. Amisu, Gamal Wareth

“…Specifically, 15.8% (7178/45,363) seroprevalence of brucellosis was recorded in northern Nigeria as against 8.7% (1902/21,740) seroprevalence in the southern part. …”
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Dimensions of epistemological beliefs, learning goal orientation, as predictors of deep knowledge acquisition approach among pre-service teachers in Nigeria by Jikamshi, Mahmud Haruna, Abdullah, Maria Chong, Roslan, Samsilah, Ismail, Habsah

“…We conducted a quantitative correlational study with 418 pre-service teachers from colleges of education in Northern Nigeria. In conducting Pearson correlation and regression analyses, we found there is a significant relationship between all the dimensions of epistemological beliefs, learning goal orientation, and deep knowledge acquisition. …”
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Relationship between attitude, motivation and occupational task performance in teaching engineering drawing among technical education teachers in Nigeria by Hassan, Bashir

“…Two hundred and thirty-two (232) respondents were selected from technical education teachers who were teaching Engineering Drawing courses in six tertiary technical education institutions in Northern Nigeria. Structural equation modelling method was used to validate the proposed causal model. …”
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Evaluation of facilities performance on students’ satisfaction in Northern Nigerian Universities by Abdullahi, Isa

“…Data was collected using closed-ended questionnaires distributed to a sample of 1000 student randomly selected from three universities in the northern Nigeria out of which 735 were considered valid for the analysis. …”
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