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Building resilient digital infrastructures in nigeria: policy pathways for sustainable digital transformation

The construction of resilient digital infrastructures has emerged as a decisive policy concern for countries pursuing sustainable digital transformation. In Nigeria, the rapid expansion of digital

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Effect of synthesis route on the morphology and thermal stability of zno nanoparticles

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized through three distinct routes: green synthesis using Balanites aegyptiaca seed coat extract (BZN), green synthesis using walnut shell extract (WZ

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Exploring the existentialist education policy for nigeria education system

This paper examines the existentialist education policy and its applicability to the Nigerian education system. Existentialism, as a school of philosophical thought, places the individual at the ce

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Modeling extreme temperature events: a comparative analysis of the generalized pareto and lindley exponentiated gumbel distributions

Extreme heat events pose increasing risks to public health, energy systems, and urban sustainability, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions of sub Saharan Africa. This study applies Extreme Va

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Moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between audit committee characteristics and sustainability disclosure by listed manufacturing firms in nigeria

This study examines the moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between audit committee characteristics and sustainability disclosure among listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. A panel

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Community engagement, health and safety costs and financial performance of listed natural resource and downstream oil and gas firms in nigeria

This study examined the effect of community engagement and health and safety costs on the financial performance of listed natural resource and downstream oil and gas firms in Nigeria for the period

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Bilstm based model for detection of phishing attacks

Phishing attacks remain a major security threat because traditional machine learning models and even Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) approaches struggle to detect evolving phishing techniques, fail t

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Prevalence and determinants of gender-based violence against women in kogi state, nigeria

Gender based violence against women (GBVAW) remains a critical public health and human rights concern in Nigeria, with significant social and reproductive health implications. This study examined t

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Analysis of climatic variabilities and road traffic crashes in lokoja, kogi state, nigeria

Road traffic crashes constitute an escalating public health burden in Nigeria, especially in rapidly urbanising cities that serve as major transportation corridors. This study examined the relation

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Temperature sensitivity of solar photovoltaic systems in makurdi, nigeria

Solar energy constitutes a pivotal renewable energy source, particularly in regions that receive high levels of direct sunlight such as Makurdi, Nigeria. The efficiency of solar photovoltaic (PV) s

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Optical investigation of tin telluride (snte) thin films grown at different deposition voltage

Thin films of tin telluride (SnTe) were successfully deposited on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) conducting glass substrates by means of the electrochemical deposition technique. The films were pre

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Biogenic synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial and photocatalytic studies of zinc oxide nanoparticles prepared using neem and moringa leaf aqueous extracts

The drive towards sustainability and green nanotechnology has sparked increasing interest in the development of environmentally benign processes for synthesis of nanomaterials, especially using pla

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Biostratigraphy of the nzam-1 well in the nkporo formation, anambra basin, southeastern Nigeria

This study presents a thorough biostratigraphic analysis of the Nkporo Formation in the Nzam-1 well, aiming to evaluate the age, paleoenvironment, and biozonation of the
source rock penetrated b

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Palynological characterization and source rock evaluation of the anambra basin, southeastern nigeria

An integrated palynofacies, organic petrological, and biostratigraphic investigation was carried out on seventeen (17) ditch-cutting samples from the Akukwa-2 (8) and Nzam-1 (9) wells in the Anambr

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Quantum enhanced space based crop yield prediction system for nigerian agriculture: integrating quantum computing with satellite remote sensing

Nigerian agriculture employs over 70 percent of rural populations and contributes substantially to national gross domestic product yet confronts mounting challenges from climate variability, resour

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Geospatial artificial intelligence for climate resilient agricultural landscape management in Nigeria: a machine learning approach for sustainable land use optimisation

Nigerian agricultural landscapes sustain over 70 percent of the rural population yet face mounting pressures from climate variability, degradation processes, and inadequate spatial decision support

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Assessing teachers’ knowledge and practice of piagetian theory for social skills development of primary school pupils in ijebu-ode, ogun state

This study assessed teachers’ knowledge and practice of Piagetian theory for the development of social skills among public primary school pupils in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Ni

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Evaluation of the adoption of e-governance in salary administration in kogi state civil service, nigeria

This study examined the challenges and prospects of payroll administration reforms in the Nigerian public service, with emphasis on the role of e-governance tools such as the Integrated Personnel

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Rural electric power development: feasibility of ugwolawo micro hydro electric system

Micro hydro power represents a viable technological pathway for converting the kinetic and potential energy of flowing water into electrical energy through generator systems. This paper investigat

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Radiological assessment of rock samples at the national iron ore mining company (NIOMCO) itakpe in kogi state, nigeria

Mining activities that involve the extraction of mineral ores have the potential to release naturally occurring radionuclides into the surrounding environment, thereby posing elevated health risks

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Antimicrobial resistance of enterobacteriaceae isolated from shell eggs in owerri west, imo state, nigeria

Poultry eggs represent one of the most widely consumed sources of animal protein across the globe, yet eggshell surfaces can serve as reservoirs for pathogenic bacteria that pose serious public hea

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Impact of climate change and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in zaria local government area, kaduna state, nigeria

Climate change constitutes a formidable threat to agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods across sub Saharan Africa, with smallholder farmers bearing a disproportionate share of its consequ

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Mold and bacteria species associated with spoilage of tubers of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) in two local government areas of kebbi state, nigeria

A comparative investigation of the microbial susceptibility of two varieties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) tubers was conducted across two local government areas (LGAs), Birnin Kebbi and Maiyam

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Validation of a low cost gnss receiver for ionospheric total electron content monitoring at the periphery of the south atlantic magnetic anomaly: a two week commissioning dataset from mthatha, south africa

This paper presents commissioning results from MTHA-SA, a low cost dual frequency Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver station installed at Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha, South

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A statistical lightning model: comparing global and regional detection networks over southern africa

The World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) provides global coverage of lightning activity in near real time using a distributed array of Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio receivers. Although WW

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EclipseNB: a network of low-cost gnss receivers to study ionospheric response to the april 2024 solar eclipse

Solar eclipses provide unique natural laboratories for probing the response of the terrestrial ionosphere to abrupt changes in solar extreme ultraviolet irradiance. The total solar eclipse of 8 Apr

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Structural racism and the working lives of african international students: a critical race analysis of on-campus employment in united states higher education

African international students occupy a structurally distinct and analytically undertheorized position within the scholarship on race, education, and work in the United States. Arriving from across

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Phytochemically mediated fabrication of nickel oxide nanoparticle/carbon dot composites: structural characterization and enhanced antimicrobial efficacy

The escalating prevalence of antimicrobial resistance has created an urgent demand for novel, ecologically responsible antibacterial and antifungal agents. This study reports the phytochemically me

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Mycotoxins as hidden food contaminants: a public health concern

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites synthesized by certain filamentous fungi, notably Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium species, which commonly contaminate food commodities and animal f

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Temperature induced bandgap tuning and structural evolution in electrochemically deposited nanocrystalline mgs thin films

This study presents the synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline magnesium sulfide (MgS) thin films prepared via the electrochemical deposition technique at varying precursor temperatures.

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Paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstruction of the umu-5 well, niger delta basin, using lithofacies and palynological evidence

This study presents an integrated lithofacies, palynological, palynostratigraphic, and palynofacies investigation of the UMU-5 well (5500–11560 ft) in the Niger Delta Basin, with the objective of r

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Age structured malaria model with intervention mixes in kogi state

This study proposes an age structured mathematical model to assess the impact of key malaria interventions, namely Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC), Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregn

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