History and Spatial Extent of Niger River River Niger is a famous River in Nigeria; it is located in Niger State, its name comes from the Latin word niger, which means “black”. The native-born population call River Niger with different names such as ‘Jeliba’ or ‘Joliba’ in Manding dialect which means ‘great …
Gully erosion is defined as the removal of the top soil along drainage channels by surface water runoff; it is the type of soil erosion that consists of an open, incised and unstable channel generally more than 30cm deep. Gully erosion may occur as a result activity of man on the land …
Definition of Heart Failure Heart failure (also known as Congestive Cardiac Failure, CCF or Congestive Heart Failure, CHF; they all mean the same) is a clinical syndrome characterized by inability of the heart to function as a pump to maintain the normal circulation of blood, or its ability to do so only in the …
When starting a new business it is very important to know and consider the best category or niche for your business. It is wise to choose a business niche that can scale, that is not seasonal and allows you have time for more businesses. There are different types of businesses one can …
What is a Colonoscopy? Colonoscopy is a procedure used both for diagnosis and therapy of diseases affecting the colon in which the whole colon is visualized using an endoscope known as a colonoscope. The colonoscope has a long flexible tube that is approximately the size of the finger of an adult. The length …
The great markurdi water works started in 2007 and was commissioned on the 9th of march 2012 by Ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The Great Makrkudi water Plant was aimed to build a water plant that will purify the Benue river water and to supply portable water to feed a large population of Makurdi …
There are various solid minerals such iron, magnetite, tin, columbite, lead, zinc, tantalitein Plateau State, Tin mining has been one of the reasons behind the rapid urban growth and expansion of Jos City. According to History tin mining started in Jos in1902 and by 1903, it was already discovered in Bukuru and …
Nigeria has two main relief regions: the uplands or high plateaux ranging between 300m and more than 900m above sea level and the Lowlands, which are generally less than 300m above sea level. Most of the countrys rivers take their sources from four main hydrological centres: the North Central plateau (Sokoto-Rima, Hadejia, …