A PRAGMA-DISCOURSE STUDY OF FACE-SAVING AND FACE-THREATENING ACTS ON THE BBC’S HARDTALK INTERVIEW  

2018-09-26
The media is a powerful tool of influence in societies. Media interviews provide a special platform that showcases how language is used. This study focuses on the Pragmatic concepts of ...

DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST DIGITAL IMAGE WATERMARKING TECHNIQUE IN DISCRETE ORTHONORMAL STOCKWELL TRANSFORM DOMAIN BASED ON PHOTON POLARIZATION  

2018-09-26
This thesis presents the development of novel digital image watermarking technique for the shielding of intellectual property rights of digital images. Because of their digital nature, multimedia data can be ...

GEOPHYSICAL INTERPRETATION OF HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC DATA OF PART OF SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA FOR SUBSURFACE MAPPING  

2018-09-26
High resolution aeromagnetic data of part of southwestern Nigeria (Longitude 20 30ʹ E and 50 00ʹ E and Latitude 60 00ʹ N and 80 00ʹ N) were interpreted qualitatively and ...

MPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN WARDING OFF ANXIETY AND SOCIAL DISORDER AMONG STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-09-26
This study determined the impact of social studies in warding off anxiety and social disorder among students in colleges of education in Kaduna state Nigeria. To achieve the main objective ...

THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT ON EMPLOYMENT VOLATIITY IN NIGERIA  

2018-09-26
High rate of unemployment has continued to create serious economic challenges in Nigeria. With the adoption of foreign investment instruments, developing countries with Nigeria inclusive seek to tackle economic challenges ...

A LINGUISTIC STUDY OF THE THEMES, FUNCTIONS AND AESTHETIC DEVICES OF SELECTED IGBO PROVERBS  

2018-09-26
Among the Igbo people of South Eastern Nigeria, the art of conversation is regarded very highly and proverbs are seen as “abubo e ji eri okwu” that is (condiments to ...

PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDIES ON THE LEAF EXTRACTS OF CARISSA EDULIS VAHL. (APOCYNACEAE) AND SENNA ALATA L. (FABACEAE) USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SKIN INFECTIONS  

2018-09-26
Carissa edulis and Senna alata are plants found in Nigeria and some other tropical countries. In Nigeria, C. edulis and S. alata are used for the treatment of various ailments ...

EFFECTS OF PERMEABILITY REDUCING ADMIXTURE ON THE PROPERTIES OF BINARY CEMENTITIOUS MATRIX CONCRETE  

2018-09-26
Conventional concrete is porous and the network of pores allow the passage of harmful substances through the concrete internal structure thereby causing damage to the internal structure of the concrete ...

AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN KUJE MEDIUM PRISON AND SULEJA PRISON  

2018-09-26
This dissertation entitled; An Appraisal of the protection of Human Rights in Kuje Medium Prison and Suleja Prison is aimed at examining the protection of human right of prisoners in ...

PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND ANTIVENIN STUDIES ON LEAVES OF SECURINEGA VIROSA (ROXB EX WILLD) BAILL  

2018-09-26
Securinega virosa (Roxb ex Willd) Baill (Euphorbiaceae) is a small, deciduous, graceful shrub that is widely distributed in Africa. It is used to treat snakebites, syphilis, rheumatism and malaria. Plant ...