INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND ADVANCEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1, 2021

  

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

• A LINGUISTIC STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF E.E SULE'S "STERILE SKY"

  By: Okoh Gloria Onyemariechi

  An exploration into the linguistic factures of literary text would enrich the reading experience as it would give the reader an opportunity to unravel how creativity becomes an art in the creating process in terms of the various linguistic and stylistic categories they employ in expressing themselves.

• AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

  By: Ateequ Mustapha Salihi; Salawu Akeem and Aliyu Buba Dahiru

  Sustainability is a critically important goal for human activity and development. Sustainability in the area of engineering is of great importance to any plans for overall sustainability given 1) the pervasiveness of engineering activities in societies, 2) their importance in economic development and living standards, and 3) the significant impacts that engineering processes and systems have had, and continue to have, on the environment.

• ASSESSMENT OF SOME PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SIX BRANDS OF SACHET WATER IN OBIO-AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

  By: Oriji, O.G., Nzegwu, D.I. and John, G. N.

  The problem of environmental pollution is a major concern in some cities of Nigeria. Port Harcourt and its environs have been plagued with the problem of clean water supply.

• BARRIERS TO ENGINEERING AMONG SOME SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

  By: Ateequ Mustapha Salihi and Salawu Akeem

  Creativity in engineering is an ongoing critical issue for universities, in the sense that it helps meet the expectations for professional engineers, as well as complete the intellectual development of individuals.

• COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE RELEVANCE OF EMULSIFIERS IN EMULSION PAINT FORMULATION.

  By: Oriji, O.G. and John, G. N.

  In this study, emulsion points from two different companies were used. The local and foreign emulsifiers were bought from one of the companies.

• DETERMINATION OF CHLORIDE DEPOSITS IN EMULSION PAINTINGS, PORT HARCOURT. NIGERIA

  By: Oriji, O.G. and John, G. N.

  In this study, three different sites were chosen in University of Port Harcourt: Abuja, Choba and Delta Parks.

• ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINERAL RIGHTS AGITATIONS, CONFLICTS AND THE PEACE INITIATIVES INTHE NIGER DELTA, 1958-2021

  By: Etire, John George, Alabo, Oscar Inowei and Epem Obodium

  The discovery of crude oil and gas in the Niger Delta and the attitude of the federal government towards the management and distribution of revenue accruing from the new enterprise has reminded the citizens of the region about the fears of the people of the region in post- independence Nigeria.

• HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION OF SOIL AROUND AN OILFIELD WASTE DUMPSITE, EJAMA-EBUBU, OGONI, NIGER DELTA BASIN, NIGERIA.

  By: Okonkwo, N.N, Ibezue, V.C and Nfor, N.B.

  The assessment of heavy metals concentration levels of soil around an oilfield waste dumpsite was conducted. The objective of the study was to determine the concentration levels of some heavy metals, namely: Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu, Ni in the soil samples contaminated with crude oil around the oilfield waste dumpsite during the wet and dry seasons.

• IMPACT OF NON-OIL SECTOR ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (1981 – 2018)

  By: Arema, Bunmi Israel and Ofoezie, Kasie Emmanuel

  Economic development is essential in an economy as it is expected to lead to reduction in the level of poverty, help narrow the inequality gap in the society, create employment as well as improve livelihoods.

• INGESTIBLE ROBOTIC WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY

  By: Peter Makanjuola and Harry Edokpolor

  Since the invention and approval of ingestible robotic wireless capsule endoscopy, it seems there is gradual development from passive to active movement of the diagnostic capsule in term of the therapeutic task.

• MARGINALIZATION AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

  By: Pius Selekeowei Jonah

  Scientific advances in healthcare have been disproportionately distributed across social strata. Disease burden is also disproportionately distributed with marginalized groups having the highest risk of poor health outcomes.

• POTENTIALS OF JATROPHA AND RUBBER SEED OILS IN THE PRODUCTION OF OIL PAINT

  By: Oriji, O.G. and Wali, A.O.

  Jatropha (curcas) seeds were collected from the Abuja campus of the University of Port Harcourt and the rubber seeds were purchased from Etche near Port Harcourt.

• RETHINKING STRATEGIES ON CRISIS/EMERGENCY AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA: POLICY AND PLANNING IMPLICATIONS

  By: Fadipe-Aroki Feyintoluwa Oreoluwa and Oyebamiji Waheed Toyin

  One important aspect of secondary school administration is to ensure school safety, because, secondary schools needs to have a planned safety mechanism to protect the school staff, students and the immediate community from harmful occurrences so that the culture of learning and teaching is enhanced for achieving the aims and objectives the schools.

• SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENTS WHERE ILLEGAL REFINING OF CRUDE OIL HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT AT BODO WEST OILFIELD, NIGER DELTA BASIN, NIGERIA

  By: Okonkwo, N.N, Ibezue, V.C and Nfor, N.B.

  Post-impact assessments of some areas where illegal crude oil related activities have been carried out at Bodo West Oilfield (Ogoni), were conducted on selected soil quality parameters.