Growing food in upper- and lower-income countries commands different connotations dimensions. Urban agriculture (UA) is increasingly an essential urban fabric a critical enabler of sustainable development goals (SDGs) 1 2. However, this study analyses the practice UA open spaces within Ilorin metropolis. The employed use primary secondary data. Questionnaire administration, interview guide, digital cameras, survey form, GPS all sufficed for instrumentation study. main findings showed that...

Current situation of development in Minna has raised many spatial challenges especially the peri-urban areas. This study analyzed between 1972 and 2015, with a view to determining trend at which area changes over time. topographical map 1972, township 1979 satellite imageries covering 1986, 1996, 2006 2015 were employed this study. Map processing image classification techniques used extracting information needed. The revealed that there was 2000% increase built-up within period understudied....

This study presents a novel framework based on heterogeneous ensemble method and hybrid dimensionality reduction technique for spam detection in micro-blogging social networks. A of Information Gain (IG) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) (dimensionality reduction) was implemented the selection important features consisting Naïve Bayes (NB), K Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Logistic Regression (LR) Repeated Incremental Pruning to Produce Error Reduction (RIPPER) classifiers Average Probabilities...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing residents’ adaptation strategies climate change effects in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach metropolis was stratified into low, medium and high residential densities. Across densities, questionnaires were administered on 384 residents. questionnaire addressed issues resident’s socio-economic demographic attributes, awareness change. Data analysed using both descriptive inferential statistics....

ABSTRACTThis study estimates the spatial changes in Minna's built-up areas. For change detection and urban growth analysis, topographical map of Minna 1972, township for 1979, satellite imageries covering 1986, 1996, 2006, 2015 were all employed. These maps georeferenced using ArcGIS 10.3 . The reveals as follows: 1972 (468.3 hectares); 1979 (893.7 1986 (4,579.8 1996 (5,205.4.5 2006 (8,505.1 (19,777.2 hectares). land consumption rates estimated 0.0084, 0.0117, 0.0356, 0.0215, 0.0204, 0.0273,...

Diversified opinions on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine have necessitated investigation pharmacovigilance strategies used to manage information and perception health managers. Narrative research design was adopted while structured interview collect data from respondents qualitative analysis technique employed. Total enumeration gather eight (8) purposively selected managers in Ministry Health, Kwara State. The study revealed that majority are aware managed through WHO guideline. Virtual...

COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant adverse impacts, in all ramifications, to the Nigerian society, especially worsening hunger situation resulting from distortion of urban food system. It inhibited choices and access for residents due restrictions imposed on movement human interactions. In Nigeria, majority is informal economy who depend daily income everyday needs, including food. This study, therefore, establishes specific knowledge links between Also, it reviewed impacts adopted...

In every phase of housing production, there are certain “gatekeepers” that constrain access to resources. This article argues the activities physical planning institutions residential building permits in Lagos, Nigeria. From May 2013 2014, 7,281 structures were served with contravention notices while only 1,380 applications for plans approved 2013. figure is negligible relation population Lagos and its needs. There therefore a need review criteria granting encourage participation from...

This paper demonstrates the application of Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) as a tool to present people's local spatial knowledge crime in form 2-dimensional maps. study adopted survey research design employing both primary and secondary data sources. Primary were collected through administration 96 copies questionnaires, Web-based PGIS map served collection instrument collect information on occurrences area. Secondary sourced from journals, reports Nigerian Police Force....

Background: Rooted in national and international laws regarding project planning implementation is public participation. However, it unclear whether projects are enabling sufficient input or likely to be able meet future management needs; particularly developing countries.
 Purpose: We assessed people’s experiences when contributing a decision-making order understand the strength, weaknesses, opportunities threat effective 
 Setting: conducted this assessment with sample of people...

This study assesses the spatial dimensions of social exclusion in traditional core areas Ilorin with specific emphases on urban poor Ilorin. For methodology, data collection instruments used include questionnaire administration, oral interview, personal observation for primary data; journals, reports secondary data, respectively. The findings among others reveal that Agbarigidoma, Abimbola, Anifowose and Sheik Abdulquadri sectors Oloje; as well Abayawo, Kongbari, Sarumi Sefura Okelele were...

In recent times, it has been proofed that industrial revolution, urbanization, inadequate provision of facilities,poor urban management and poverty were the determinant environmental condition city dwellers. thispaper, sanitary environment residents Ijora Badia was investigated. Some thesanitary conditions data involving sources drinking water, cooking, method waste disposal, typesof toilet facility, drainage system road collected through questionnaires, personal interview,direct observation...