1. CHARACTERISATION OF SOME NIGERIAN COALS FOR POWER GENERATION

» ABSTRACT Five coal samples from Odagbo (Kogi State), Owukpa (Benue State), Ezimo (Enugu State), Amansiodo (Enugu State) and Inyi (Enugu State) weresubjected to proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, calorific value determination, petrographic and thermogravimetric analysis to determine their suitability for power generation. Tests were carried out at the laboratories of Advanced Coal Technology...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,716 engagements |

2. DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTION MACHI...

» ABSTRACT This research centers on the design, development and testing of a motorized juice extractor fabricated using locally available materials. The machine is made essentially of two basic compartments: the chopping compartment and the juice extracting compartment. Other components include feeding hoppers, top cover, auger conveyor housed in a cylindrical barrel, juice sieve, juice coll...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 75 pages | 9,463 engagements |

3. EFFECT OF FAULTY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING MAINTENANCE

» ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of faulty design and construction on the maintenance of building. A survey of randomly selected samples of 20 builders and 15 architects were conducted. Questionnaires were used to collect data from Architects and Builders. The survey included 11 groups of defects and sub defects in each groups. The predominant severity effects of each defects was assesse...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 9,614 engagements |

4. INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZEOLITE-Y AND ZSM-5 CATALYSTS SYNTHESI...

» ABSTRACT This research work was centred on mechanical properties of zeolite Y and ZSM 5 catalysts synthesized from locally available clays such as Kaolin, Alumina, Gambe and Pindiga respectively. Pressure absorption capacities of the synthesised zeolite catalysts and that of the supportive clays were carried out with the aid of a bourdon gauge machine. Plastimeter machine alongside with a mi...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,713 engagements |

5. MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION: A STUDY OF UNITY AND EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION...

» ABSTRACT Theaim of this study is to investigate why the implementation of Unity and Efficiency in Production(UEP)is not yielding the expected results in PAN. The overall operations, production and sales are still on the low trend.This survey examined how the adaptation of UEP tools and the level of functions integration relate to the overall implementation success.A well structured questionnair...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,783 engagements |

6. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF SELECTED LOCALLY PRO...

» ABSTRACT The performance of the oils selected in this work was tested for considering Viscosity, Viscosity Index, Density, Flash Point, Pour Point, and Carbon Residue. The most important of all the properties which makes the oil protect against wear is viscosity that helps to reduce friction between moving parts in the engine. The Viscosities of the oils; Oando SAE 20W50, Total SAE 20W50, Mo...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,383 engagements |

7. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS AS CHILLS IN SAND CASTING OF ALUMI...

» ABSTRACT This study has evaluated the effectiveness of metallic materials as chill in sand casting of aluminium alloy. Four plates of dimension 165mm x 80mm x10mm were cast using sand mould. Steel, copper and brass chills in form of cylindrical bar of geometry 7mm in diameter and 50mm long were inserted, side by side at regular intervals of 30mm in each sand mould and the last sample was left u...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,869 engagements |

8. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BEDSIDE REFRIGERATOR

» ABSTRACT Refrigeration processes have developed from the primitive ice cooling system to complex industrial applications. The principle however remain the same, effecting provision of cold space for the preservation, cooling or hardening of substances such as foods, beverages, drugs, vaccines and chemicals. The presence of heat and moisture cause micro organism to infest the mentioned items theref...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,821 engagements |

9. WORD FORMATION PROCESSES IN NIGERIAN SHORT-MESSAGE SERVICE

» Abstract One of the features of a living language is that it constantly changes with new words finding their way into the vocabulary of the language. Languages’ vocabularies grow from time to time as a result of new innovations that continuously spring up in different sectors of life and human endeavour; one of which is the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), in the recent century. ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 13,287 engagements |

10. THE RELEVANCE OF AFRICA TRADITIONAL RELIGION IN THIS MODERN AGE: SCHOLARS PERSPE...

» INTRODUCTION African traditional religion refers to the indigenous or autochthonous religion of the African people. It deals with their cosmology, ritual practices, symbols, arts, society and so on .because religion is a way of life, it relates to culture and society as they affect the world view of the African people. THE REASONS WHY AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION IS STILL RELEVANT 1.Traditio...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,616 engagements |

11. THE PROBLEM OF TENSES AMONG NIGERIAN SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH

» The Problem of Tenses among Nigerian Speakers of English CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Tenses refer to the form of a verb in English Language that clearly indicates time. We use Tenses to show clear time specification. In this sense, it is seen that without verbs, there will not be Tenses as tense in grammar does not only refer to time but also the action of the verb...Continue Reading »

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12. THE MEDIA AND ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA

» Abstract The media is adjudged to play a plethora of roles in a given society in which it operates. One of such roles is information dissemination and education of the populace on all facets of human life, not excluding their political life. Many studies have been carried out to justify the claim that the media wields overriding powers as agenda setters for the citizenry with an attendant impac...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 9,622 engagements |

13. THE INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTION...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Agriculture accounts for about 20 percent of GDP, in the African sub region (World Bank, 2005); two third of the people derive from livelihoods and 40 percent of exports commodities come from this sector (World Bank, 2000). Despite the importance of the agriculture sector, its performance over the last 30 years has been di...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 15,002 engagements |

14. THE IMPACT OF THE NIGERIA CIVIL WAR IN THE LIVES OF TEENAGERS AND CHILDREN

» Introduction War as defined by Webster’s Dictionary “is a state of open and declared, hostile armed conflict between states or nations, or a period of such conflict” This captures a particularly political – rationalistic account of war and warfare, i.e. that war needs to be explicitly declared...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 12,086 engagements |

15. THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG STUDENTS OF HIGHER LEARNING

» ABSTRACT This research is a study of drug abuse among students’ of higher learning; a case study of Usmanu. Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The major research question includes to what extent do students of higher learning indulge in drug abuse? What is the motivating factors? The measure to be taken in rectifies the problems. Questionnaire was administered for the collection of the data and ot...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 13,344 engagements |

16. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LINGUISTIC AND GRAMMATICAL THEORIES

» Abstract This paper attempts to make a discussion of the differences between linguistic and grammatical theories. Although there exist relationships between grammatical theories and linguistic theories in their attitudes towards language, their goals, and their methods, they are both independent of and interacting with each other. 1.0 Introduction At its most fundamental level, a theory is a set o...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 19,659 engagements |

17. EVALUATING TEACHING AND LEARNING OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN COLLEGES OF EDUCA...

» ABSTRACT Therefore this study was designed to evaluate the teaching and learning of guidance and counseling in Colleges of Education. Four research question and two Hypotheses guided the study. An evaluation research design was employed in order to carry out the study. A total of twenty nine (29) guidance and counselling lecturers in Colleges of Education and (348) 300 level students of Colleges o...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 10,062 engagements |

18. SYNTACTIC INNOVATION PROCESSES IN NIGERIAN ENGLISH

» ABSTRACT This study investigates the syntactic features of Nigerian English which have been created through the following processes – the use of subjectless sentences, reduplication, double subjects, Pidgin influenced structures, discourse particles, verbless sentences, and substitution. It observes that the fact that some features of Nigerian English syntax are shared by other new Englishes ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 12,047 engagements |

19. DEICTICS AND STYLISTIC FUNCTION IN J.P CLARK-BEKEDEREMO'S POETRY

» 1. Introduction There is no doubt that J.P. Clark Bekederemo is one of the leading lights of Nigeria’s first generation of writers. This thesis springs from his historicity, the quantity and quality of his literary procreations and the prodigious critical attention and acclaim these works have attracted across the globe. However, unlike other Nigerian writers such as Soyinka and Osundare, the...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,266 engagements |

20. SOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION OF NIGERIA: THE BILINGUAL CONDITIONS AMONG NIGERIAN SP...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Over half the world’s population is bilingual and many people are multilingual. They acquire a number of languages because they need them for different purposes in their everyday interactions. The research had it that most of African nations are multilingual. Nigeria is as well a multilingual nation, with 452 different e...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 21,011 engagements |

21. SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES

» Chapter one: Introduction 1.1 Background of Study Community development policies in Nigeria over the years have shown that our policy makers have either not really understood the problems of community, ray. Community developments are deliberately ignoring the problems of community development in Nigeria. Even the nongovernmental organizations (Ngos) that are community focused have somehow ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 14,949 engagements |

22. SMS TEXTING AMONG GSM USERS IN NIGERIA: A MORPHO-SYNTACTIC

» Abstract The gradual shift from the offline to online communication such as text messaging has given way to innovative language short forms whose morph syntactic aspects have permeated the linguistic characters of the texters. For about a decade now, there exist a growing body of research on mobile phone text messaging by linguists but only very few have been done in the area of morpho syntax. ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 9,334 engagements |

23. PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF SEXUAL HARRASSMENT OF FEMALE STUDENTS BY LECTURERS ...

» CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The social vices called sexual harassment is not a new topic to the generality of people today especially in the tertiary institutions such as universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education.As observed by Taiwo and Omole (2014:1) ,the fact is that, “in every human society where there is interaction between oppo...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 9,427 engagements |

24. PRAGMATIC STUDY OF BOVI AND BASKETMOUTH

» CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Preamble This study examines the pragmatics of comedy. Adrian Akmajian conceives of pragmatics as a term that “covers the study of language use, and in particular the study of linguistic communication, in relation to language structure and context of utterance.”(361)When Charles Morris proposed his famous trichotomy of syntax, semantics and pragmatics, he d...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 10,220 engagements |

25. THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A STATE

» WHAT IS A STATE? The state has been defined by a number of political thinkers who tried their best to lead us know what the state actually men’s or stands for. Some of these definitions are as follows: Aristotle defined a state as "a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self sufficing life which we mean a happy and honorable life". Holland define...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,400 engagements |

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