Climate change is a “threat multiplier and a prime cause of universal threat to health in the 21s... more Climate change is a “threat multiplier and a prime cause of universal threat to health in the 21st century, including 4th industrial revolution. The health effects of climate change will increase dramatically over the next few years and pose a risk to human life and the well-being of billions of people. As we all know, the milieu is fundamental to our sustained earth survival and environmental changes (natural and artificial) affect it either to the benefit or detriment of humans. Climate change is one of such changes in the physical environment which has grave consequences for the existence of mankind. Climate change is interestingly, no longer a speculative subject. There is a good international scientific consensus existing to show that this phenomenon is real and if recent global warming movements continue, temperature rise, ocean levels and more frequently weather conditions that is extreme (storms, heat-waves, droughts, floods, cyclones, etc.) may perhaps cause severe food sho...
The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
Until the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria, the economy of the country relied on Agriculture for... more Until the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria, the economy of the country relied on Agriculture for sustenance. Upon this discovery, the oil sector started an economic domination in Nigeria leading to the neglect of Agriculture. Since the extraction and production of crude oil takes place in the Niger Delta, the region is bedevilled by ills caused by reckless crude oil exploration and production activities. This led to the emergence of artisanal crude oil refining as a coping strategy. Though with its attendant socio-economic benefits, the loss to the national economy was huge. Artisanal refining also destroys the environment and traditional livelihoods. The consequent decline in revenue earnings of the country caused the government to implement existing policy to halt artisanal oil refining and oil theft. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the environmental effects of artisanal oil refining and government’s policy implementation on crude oil refining in the Niger Delta ...
A pre-requisite to an effective tax administration is knowing who the taxpayers are, where they a... more A pre-requisite to an effective tax administration is knowing who the taxpayers are, where they are located and whether they are active or inactive. Knowledge on the spatial distribution of informal sector businesses and tax complaince status is integral in improving informal sector tax assesment and efficient collection of taxes. This study aims to create spatial and attribute database of informal sector busineses as a strategy for an efficient revenue collection from the informal sector. The study adopted the procedure of locational data aquisition by GPS and a procedure of the combination of GIS/Remote sensing for the capture, store, retrieve, update, query, analyze, display and output of informal business locations.The GPS and combination of GIS/Remote sensing procedures showed remarkable capture and graphical display of the spatial distribution of businesses in the study area with records of 1805, 2929 and 2559 of businesses. in designated zones of one, two & three respectively...
International Journal of Petrochemistry and Research
Despite the glittering appeal of cosmetics, their public health risk continues to mount. The US F... more Despite the glittering appeal of cosmetics, their public health risk continues to mount. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (ROHS) reported that some cosmetic materials used by humans especially women contain hazardous substances. The aim of this research is to assess the public health risk in certain brands of lipsticks and lipglosses sold at Yenagoa metropolis. This study focuses only on the presence of lead and cadmium in randomly selected lipsticks and lipglosses. 10 samples of different brands made from different countries were randomly selected for analysis. The samples were analyzed according to standardized international protocols by wet digestion method, by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. The highest concentration of lead and cadmium was detected in the lipsticks while the lipglosses contain no lead and cadmium. The safety assessment of cosmetic products is a complex issue that is not only affected by scientific questions, but should be monitored by the responsible regulatory organizations, as well as consumers, health ministry and the government for health risks. The study concludes that there is need for more women advocacy and studies on other brands of cosmetics be assess for risks of heavy metal toxicity.
Climate change is a “threat multiplier and a prime cause of universal threat to health in the 21s... more Climate change is a “threat multiplier and a prime cause of universal threat to health in the 21st century, including 4th industrial revolution. The health effects of climate change will increase dramatically over the next few years and pose a risk to human life and the well-being of billions of people. As we all know, the milieu is fundamental to our sustained earth survival and environmental changes (natural and artificial) affect it either to the benefit or detriment of humans. Climate change is one of such changes in the physical environment which has grave consequences for the existence of mankind. Climate change is interestingly, no longer a speculative subject. There is a good international scientific consensus existing to show that this phenomenon is real and if recent global warming movements continue, temperature rise, ocean levels and more frequently weather conditions that is extreme (storms, heat-waves, droughts, floods, cyclones, etc.) may perhaps cause severe food sho...
The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
Until the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria, the economy of the country relied on Agriculture for... more Until the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria, the economy of the country relied on Agriculture for sustenance. Upon this discovery, the oil sector started an economic domination in Nigeria leading to the neglect of Agriculture. Since the extraction and production of crude oil takes place in the Niger Delta, the region is bedevilled by ills caused by reckless crude oil exploration and production activities. This led to the emergence of artisanal crude oil refining as a coping strategy. Though with its attendant socio-economic benefits, the loss to the national economy was huge. Artisanal refining also destroys the environment and traditional livelihoods. The consequent decline in revenue earnings of the country caused the government to implement existing policy to halt artisanal oil refining and oil theft. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the environmental effects of artisanal oil refining and government’s policy implementation on crude oil refining in the Niger Delta ...
A pre-requisite to an effective tax administration is knowing who the taxpayers are, where they a... more A pre-requisite to an effective tax administration is knowing who the taxpayers are, where they are located and whether they are active or inactive. Knowledge on the spatial distribution of informal sector businesses and tax complaince status is integral in improving informal sector tax assesment and efficient collection of taxes. This study aims to create spatial and attribute database of informal sector busineses as a strategy for an efficient revenue collection from the informal sector. The study adopted the procedure of locational data aquisition by GPS and a procedure of the combination of GIS/Remote sensing for the capture, store, retrieve, update, query, analyze, display and output of informal business locations.The GPS and combination of GIS/Remote sensing procedures showed remarkable capture and graphical display of the spatial distribution of businesses in the study area with records of 1805, 2929 and 2559 of businesses. in designated zones of one, two & three respectively...
International Journal of Petrochemistry and Research
Despite the glittering appeal of cosmetics, their public health risk continues to mount. The US F... more Despite the glittering appeal of cosmetics, their public health risk continues to mount. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (ROHS) reported that some cosmetic materials used by humans especially women contain hazardous substances. The aim of this research is to assess the public health risk in certain brands of lipsticks and lipglosses sold at Yenagoa metropolis. This study focuses only on the presence of lead and cadmium in randomly selected lipsticks and lipglosses. 10 samples of different brands made from different countries were randomly selected for analysis. The samples were analyzed according to standardized international protocols by wet digestion method, by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. The highest concentration of lead and cadmium was detected in the lipsticks while the lipglosses contain no lead and cadmium. The safety assessment of cosmetic products is a complex issue that is not only affected by scientific questions, but should be monitored by the responsible regulatory organizations, as well as consumers, health ministry and the government for health risks. The study concludes that there is need for more women advocacy and studies on other brands of cosmetics be assess for risks of heavy metal toxicity.
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