This short report describes the findings from an HIV/AIDS programme for young women that was held in two Nigerian cities. Very little information is available on interventions that address the needs of young Nigerian women; a population that represents a high incidence and prevalence of HIV and AIDS. Responses were elicited from the programme participants through the use of pre- and post-test q...

Background: Hysteroscopy is considered the gold standard in assessing the uterine cavity for pathology. Uterine factors contribute significantly to etiology and treatment of infertility. Objectives: To compare hysteroscopic findings among infertile Nigerian women and their Indian counterparts, determine if there are any differences and attempt to explain why the differences exist. Methods: A re...

African trypanosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease causing serious risks to the lives of about 60 million people and 48 million cattle globally. Nigerian medicinal plants are known to contain a large variety of chemical structures and some of the plant extracts have been screened for antitrypanosomal activity, in the search for potential new drugs against the illness. We surveyed the l...

This research investigates how the properties of the Nigerian crude residue can be improved on to enhance its local usage. Chemical treatment was carried out on Nigerian crude residue and its rheological properties were tested. The physiochemical propertiesspecific gravity cum viscosity measured after the treatment gave 12.44% improvement in specific gravity and 17.92 times improvement in visco...

This paper discusses political leadership and national security in the Nigerian fourth republic. The paper accentuates that the democratic process itself constitute a functional mechanism for interest articulation and aggregation thereby checking agent threat to national security that may arise from lack of input or participation in the political process. The paper through the use of leadership...

The global financial crisis of 2008 and the economic dislocation that followed emergence COVID 19 adversely affected institutions leading to debt in Nigerian banking sector. Despite risk management framework within sector, credit still remains a crucial factor comparison other driving factors bank, due its attendant effect on economy. This study examined committee’s role performance 13 deposit ...

Abstract This study examines the explanatory power of capital adequacy, asset quality, management soundness, earnings liquidity and sensitivity to market risk (CAMELS) framework as well a number other variables on financial soundness (measured by regulatory adequacy ratios) banks in Nigeria. The findings, using ordinary least squared (OLS) regression subsequent establishment no panel effects am...

This paper discussed whether there is an incremental value relevance of accounting information among Nigerian financial institutions. The study motivated by the Report on Observance Standard Code (ROSC) 2014 and 2011, which report that reporting has been marred with non-compliance, non-update, non-disclosures information.These have contributed to sudden fall stock market from 2008 2009 institut...

The antifungal activities of itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, terbinafine and griseofulvin were tested by broth microdilution methods against 71 isolates of dermatophytes isolated from Nigerian children. Most drugs were very active against all the dermatophytes and the MIC 90 ranged from 0.03 to 8.0 microg/mL. This appears to be the first documented data on the antifungal susceptibility...

I am delighted, as part of this first meeting of the Bankers Committee under my chairmanship, to share some thoughts with you on a major policy shift regarding the banking industry. Given the potential implications of the policy shift for the ownership and operations of the banking industry, we thought it was important to have this special meeting (with Chairpersons of Boards of Banks also in a...