Different riparian land use activities were observed around Dadin-Kowa dam, which include both agricultural and domestic practices. These studies aim to investigate the effects of such riparian land use on physicochemical parameters in water. The investigation period was for 18 months from June 2018 - November 2019 and analyzed using standard methods.

Malaria remains a major public health concern in Nigeria and some other African countries due to the high cost of its treatment with synthetic/orthodox medicines that are even resisted by Plasmodium species. Therefore, a significant number of people are using antimalarial herbal medicines that have not been toxicologically confirmed to be safe for the prevention and treatment of malaria.

There has been an increased report of anthropogenic activities around Oyan Lake, Ogun State, Nigeria because its supplies water round the year. Therefore, this study evaluated the anthropological activities of three different landing sites (Abule Titun, Ibaro and Apojola) along the shores of Oyan Lake Nigeria. Anthropogenic activity was evaluated using a structured questionnaire administered to one hundred and fifty (150) household heads at fifty per location across the three landing sites and were subjected to descriptive statistics.

This study was done in Esan North East LGA of Edo Nigeria to assess the suitability of the LGA for oil palm and rubber cultivation. Methodology involved rigid grid systematic soil survey at a semi-detailed scale, which produced eight (8) mapping units. Suitable guidelines specific for each crop were used in establishing suitability of the land for oil palm and rubber.

The effect of ethanol extract of unripe M. paradisiaca on kidney biomarkers was investigated in an ulcerated rat model. A total of twenty-four (24) rats, randomly divided into six (6) groups, were acclimatized for 14 days and subsequently subjected to ulcer induction using aspirin (225 mg/200 g b. wt). The groups included a normal control, negative control, three groups treated with 200, 40 and 800 mg/kg b. wt. of M. paradisiaca, respectively and a positive control group administered omeprazole (5 mg/kg b. wt.).

A diet high in fructose, leads to a metabolic syndrome, characterized by elevated blood sugar and insulin levels, amongst other metabolic disorders. This study sought to investigate if supplementation with Paxherbal bitters, could counteract the high-fructose diet-induced elevation of blood sugar and insulin levels. Twenty male Wistar rats, each weighing about 200 g, were divided into four groups of 5 rats each: the control, the high-fructose diet with fructose water (HFD+FW), the HFD+FW with Atorvastatin, and the HFD+FW with Paxherbal bitters, groups.

This study investigated the possible emergence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria resistance to Lonart, a drug used in the treatment of malaria. The expression of the PFK13 gene, known for its association with resistance to artemisinin, was examined. One hundred patients who had a relapse of malaria, after treating with Lonart, were recruited for this study. The patients were treated with Quinine following their relapse.

The study on reproductive and phenotypic indices of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) haplotype from Rivers Benue and Donga, Nigeria was carried out from February - May 2021, to evaluate phenotypic and production indices among the genetic groups of African catfish (C. gariepinus). Sixty (60) matured samples of C. gariepinus of different sizes were bought from artisanal fisherfolks. Fish samples were utilised for the molecular analysis and also were assessed for reproductive and phenotypic indices in the genotypes.

This study examined the effect of peanut-supplemented diet on the serum antioxidant status and histomorphological changes induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-dihydrochloride on rat liver. Twenty-eight healthy albino Wistar rats used for this study were divided into seven groups of 4 rats each. The toxicant, 1,2-dimethylhydrazinedihydrochloride (DMH), was administered subcutaneously at a dose of 25 mg/kg body weight. Group A (control) rats were maintained on normal rat feed. The Group B and C rats were maintained on normal feed, administered DMH for 12 and 24 weeks respectively.

Soil polluted with salon hair effluent was seeded with stubborn grass (Sida acuta) and studied for 90 days to determine the physical, chemical and trace metal status. Soil samples were collected twice a month from pristine soil (PS), un-remediated salon effluent polluted soil (EPS) and salon effluent polluted soil seeded with stubborn grass (SGT) and subjected to physical and chemical analysis using standard procedures. Trace metals were analysed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer.