Vol. 10 No. 5 (2026): FUDMA Journal of Sciences - Vol. 10 No. 5

Published: 27-04-2026

Research Articles

PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND HEAVY METAL ASSESSMENT OF SHALLOW HAND-DUG WELL WATERS WITHIN MAKURDI TOWN, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Terhile M. Iortile, Rejoice E. Abah, Evelyn O. Stephen, Evelyn O. Stephen, Joseph T. Tyolumun, Wilfred I. Unom, Justine M. Gbande, Mercy Nosa, Ann Onaji, Paul A. Okopi, Vihiior Burbwa, Timothy T. Weor, Christopher N. Abah, Gift Dauda

31 - 38
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CLIMATE VULNERABILITY OF A NIGERIAN TROPICAL DAM: BIOASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY USING MACROINVERTEBRATES IN MICHIKA, ADAMAWA STATE

Apagu Abasiryu, Emmanuel I. Hasan, Bamaiyi Chaka, Mshelia B. Mbilari, Musa Mohammed, Ngati Filibus, Maryam Ishaya

339 - 346
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EFFECTS OF CASTRATION, DEHORNING, AND DOCKING ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND FEED INTAKE OF YANKASA LAMB

Harrat . L. Mundi, Umar M. Sani, Zikrullah Z. Yusuf, Umar M. Dogara, Ismaila Mundi, Zainab Abdullahi

170 - 173
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ANTIBIOGRAM PROFILE AND VIRULENCE GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF NON-TYPHOIDAL Salmonella SPECIES ISOLATED FROM THE FAECES OF CHICKENS IN OTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Gbenga Adedeji Adewumi, Abiodun Tola Seriki, Felix Oluwasegun Alao, Cynthia Jesutomisin Komolafe, Faith Temitope Oloyede

226 - 232
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HEAVY METAL DISTRIBUTION, BIOACCUMULATION AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF RICE CULTIVATED IN IDAH, KOGI STATE

Veronica Amina Owoleke, Gloria Taiye Olubiyo, Haruna Mohammed Isah, Oluwafemi Stephen Owoleke, Ojo Isah John

270 - 274
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IMPACT OF VIRTUAL LEARNING ON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA

Adedoyin Oluseyi Adesoji, Titilayo Adeoye Ajadib

129 - 135
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DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL FERTILITY MAP BY GIS TECHNOLOGY FOR WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE

Waizah Yakub

256 - 263
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PLASTICIZATION EFFECTS OF ETHALINE DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENT VERSUS GLYCEROL ON THERMOPLASTIC STARCH FILMS FROM CASSAVA PEELS

Qasim Musa, Kolawole Bello Tajudeen, Abubakar Muhammad Jaju, Opauda Ameh Alewo

296 - 303
POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS, SEDIMENT–WATER PARTITIONING AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN A TROPICAL INDUSTRIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR REMEDIATION STRATEGIES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Temitayo Richard Kuteyi, Nurudeen Akinwale Akinsanya, Christopher Opeoluwa Awonubi

224 - 248
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DETERMINANTS OF ARTISAN PRODUCTIVITY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF INCENTIVES

Iorwuese Anum, Yohanna Yakubu, Solomon M. soji, Felix N. Isa

212 - 217
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ENHANCING RANSOMWARE CLASSIFICATION USING LIGHT WEIGHT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM AND ENSEMBLE METHODS

Victor Uneojo Akuboh, Olalekan J. Awujoola, Lasisi A. Monsuru, Saifulahi S. Shitu, Amina Adebola, Catherine A. Abimuku, Badamasi A. Musa, Ejima U. Innocent

275 - 282
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EFFECTIVE METHOD OF SOLVING ONE-THIRD THIRD-ORDER IVPS WITH TWO OFF-GRID POINTS ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Rafiu Sunday Lawal, Eunice Kehinde Adeusi, Nwanneka Peter Okafor

39 - 45
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Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Helminthes of Sheep and Goats in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria

Amina Yawo Adamu, Gideon Aduk Amuga, Ruth Jamila Ombugadu, Fatima Ndagi Adamu, Fadila Adamu

46 - 56
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ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF Tithonia diversifolia N-BUTANOLIC SUB-FRACTIONS ON WEED SUPPRESSION, GERMINATION, AND CYTOTOXICITY IN TWO COWPEA VARIETIES

AbdulAziz Ayinla, Wasiu O Opadokun, AbdulRasheed O Koiki, Umar B Olayinka, Amudalat R. Lawal, Lukman B. AbdulRauf, AbdulAzeez Balogun, AbdulToyyeeb Bello, Isiaka Kareem, Fatimoh T Ridwan,, Ganiyat T Abdulkareem, Zainab N Abubakar, Khadijah Mohammed, Asiaw Abdulganiy

197 - 202
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ANALYSIS OF COUPLED INTERPOLATIVE KANNAN-TYPE CONTRACTION MAPPINGS IN METRIC SPACES

Festus Tope Ogunwe, Adenike Olusola Adeniji, Morufu Mogbolagade Mogbonju, Taiwo Ogunlusi, Felix Damilola Ajibade

100 - 105
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FORAMINIFERAL AND TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WELL X, EASTERN NIGER DELTA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION

Adenike Adeyokun, Olutayo Ayeniyo, Saka Opeloye

78 - 83
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ASSESSMENT OF KAOLIN DEPOSITS IN OGBADIBO AND OTUKPO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF BENUE STATE USING NUCLEAR ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE AND THEIR POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRY

Ojegburu Shadrach Obonyilo, Matthew Nnamdi Agu

66 - 72
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COMPARATIVE ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE-DERIVED PHYTOCHEMICAL EXTRACTS FROM Musa paradisiaca, Manihot esculenta Peels, and Acacia nilotica SEEDS AGAINST MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ENVIRONMENTAL BACTERIAL ISOLATES

Oluwasanmi Anuoluwapo ADEYEMI, Faith Alexander OLADEJO, Olaoluwa Temitope TALABI, Jeremiah Ikhevha OGAH, Oyindamola John SAMSON

23 - 30
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SOLVENT-DEPENDENT ANTIBACTERIAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF Zingiber officinale RHIZOME FROM KAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF SOUTHERN KADUNA, NIGERIA

Isah A. Jaafaru, Shuaibu B. Sanusi, Nura Mohammed, Aisha Usman, Shitu M. Lawal, Ahmad Muhammad

155 - 160
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MODELLING CHILDHOOD MORTALITY PATTERNS IN NIGERIA: INSIGHTS FROM 2024 NATIONAL SURVEY DATA

Saheed Jabaru
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

Segun Peter Alade, lkama Pius Wazahada, Chundung David

9 - 14
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DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF ORANGE JUICE ON EPIDIDYMAL SPERM RESERVE AND SEMEN QUALITY IN ADULT MALE RABBITS

Mbursa Chiroma, Mapida Agabus Nuhu, Kwaru Mbursa Chiroma, Ijuptil Chiroma, Mubarak Sambo, Maryam Suleiman Bello, Mustapha Muhammad Aisami, Abubakkar Muhammad Wakil, Hannah A. Madziga, William Arastus Arastus

150 - 154
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ANTIFUNGAL EFFECTS OF Azadirachta indica AND OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM ON DERMATOPHYTES

Adebayo Joseph Grillo, Oluchi Ukhureigbe, Louis Osayenum Egwari, Nurudeen Ayoade Olasupo, Bolanle Adeniyi

57 - 65
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ANALGESIC ACTIVITY, PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING AND TOXICITY ASSESSMENT OF ETHANOL EXTRACT FROM OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM LEAVES CULTIVATED IN JOS, NIGERIA

Chukuka Achuenu, Simon Tanko, Miracle Oluebube Nworie, Alexander Oba Edah, Esther A. Adelakun

249 - 255
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF MORPHOMETRIC TRAITS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH SEX AND BODY WEIGHT IN THREE INDIGENOUS CHICKEN ECOTYPES OF NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

Umar M. Sani, Umar M. Dogara, Harirat H. Mundi, Hudu R. Abdullahi, Zainab Abdullahi, Ismaila Mundi

203 - 207
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A MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATION IN DONGA RIVER, DONGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA TARABA STATE

Muslim Mohammed Tanko, Laurina Sunday; Marry Obioha; Hashim Abdulkarim, Abdul. I. Danazumi, Mairiga .A. Gani, Danfulloh.T. Barde

233 - 237
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DYNAMICS OF SUTTERBY NANOFLUID FLOW PAST A LINEARLY STRETCHING SHEET WITH SORET AND DUFOUR EFFECTS IN THE PRESENCE OF HOMOGENEOUS–HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS

Hamisu Usman Auwalu, Muhammad Auwal Danjuma

264 - 269
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PROXIMATE PROPERTIES AND MICROBIAL LOAD OF MEATLESS MEAT PRODUCED FROM THE BLENDS OF COW MILK AND COCONUT MILK

Kikelomo Elizabeth Alaba, Emmanuel Gabriel

123 - 128
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ROBUSTNESS CHECKS AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF ECONOMETRIC MODELS USING SIMULATED SYNTHETIC DATA: REPLICATING THE STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF NIGERIAN MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES

Monday Osagie Adenomon, Mary Unekwu Adehi, Mahmud Musa Salisu, Nweze Obina Nweze

311 - 322
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INVESTIGATION OF THE LATERAL EXTENT OF A COAL SEAM USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING AT MOLKO VILLAGE, GONGOLA BASIN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA

Garba Buhari, Aminu L. Ahmed, Raimi Jimoh

355 - 367
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A WAKE CALL TO SEEING THE POTENTIALS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN REVOLUTIONIZING INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA: A MIXED-METHOD APPROACH

Emekumeh Okpala Sanctus, Abel E. Edje

112 - 122
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CASE-TOOLS FOR LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY

Rozikulov Aziz Nosirovich, Carsten Drebenstedt, Rozikulov Abrorkhon Nosirovich, Toshov Javokhir Burievich, Rodica Cujba Stepanek

161 -164
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INVESTIGATION OF MINERAL DEPOSIT SUSING AEROMAGNETIC DATA IN PART OF NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

Augustine Nnabuike Ugwu, Samuel Olatunji Ayanninnuola, Chigozie Stella Okenu

323 - 330
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LITHOFACIES STUDY OF BIMA SANDSTONE IN GURIN AND ITS ENVIRONS, YOLA SUB-BASIN, NORTHERN BENUE TROUGH, NIGERIA

Useiju James Margimari, Yusuf Dabari Mamman, Yunis Boga Valdon, Amodu Adeniyi

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NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY WEBSITES: WEBOMETRIC MAPPING OF HYPERLINK CONNECTIVITY IN AN EMERGING ACADEMIC WEB SPACE

Anthony .M. Nwohiri, Andrey. A. Pechnikov

136 - 143
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CLIMATE VULNERABILITY OF A NIGERIAN TROPICAL DAM: BIOASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY USING MACROINVERTEBRATES IN MICHIKA, ADAMAWA STATE

Apagu Abasiryu, Emmanuel I. Hasan, Bamaiyi Chaka, Mshelia B. Mbilari, Musa Mohammed, Ngati Filibus, Maryam Ishaya

283 - 290
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MICROBIAL LOAD AND BACTERIAL DIVERSITY ON FACEMASKS USED BY STUDENTS OF CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Onoja Oda, Aisha Mohammed, Imasuen Michelle Osayuwamen

73 - 77
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AN IMPROVED MODEL FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CREDIT RISK USING HYBRID DEEP LEARNING APPROACH

Emmanuel Oladimeji Ayodele, Temitope Folasade Sholanke, Peter Adebayo Idowu

84 - 99
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STRUCTURE-BASED DISCOVERY OF ABSCISIC ACID RECEPTOR AGONISTS TARGETING ZMPYL9 AND ZMPYL12 FOR AGROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT

AbdulAziz Ayinla, Ahmad S. Ibrahim, Wasiu O Opadokun, Umar B. Olayinka, Amudalat R Lawal, AbdulAzeez Balogun, AbdulRasheed O Koiki, Quam A Alao, Sunday A. Oyelekan

183 - 196
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HEALTH SYSTEM UNDER PRESSURE ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF FUNDING VOLATILITY ON MATERNAL, CHILD, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE SERVICES IN NIGERIA

Ismail Tukur, Bello Almu, Tijjani Suleman, Shafiu Dauda, Jamilu Umar Gora

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SAMPLE SURVEY ON THE USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

Aminu Suleiman Mohammed, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, Jamila Abdullahi, Isah Aliyu Kargi, Handan T. Elisha

218 - 225
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IN-OVO INJECTION OF Citrus aurantifolia EXTRACT AT DAY 18 OF INCUBATION: EFFECTS ON INCUBATION TRAITS, HATCHABILITY, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, AND HAEMATOLOGICAL INDICES OF ISA BROWN LAYER CHICKS

Muhammad Umar Dogara, Sani M. Sani, Ramalan H. Abdullahi, Harirat L. Mundi, Zainab Abdullahi

208 - 211
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION of ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI FROM PSIDIUM Guajava and Vachellia nilotica

Adamu Babayo Samaila, Sam Mao Panda, Auwal AAlhassan Barde, Sani Tajo Tukur, Aishatu Adamu Samaila

291 - 295
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EFFECT OF GARLIC (Allium sativun) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, SURVIVAL AND BODY COMPOSITION OF Heterobranchus bidorsalis FINGERLINGS

Malud Mohammed Malud, Mohammed Zakariya Hassan, Goni Tahir Abatcha

304 - 310
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EXAMINING CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

Idowu Albert, Ayodeji Opeyemi Osadola

144 - 149
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RENEWABLE ROUTE TO CYMENE FROM NON-FOOD LEAF BIOMASS USING CALCIUM HYDROXIDE CATALYSIS

Haruna Ibrahim, Abubakar M. Ali, Fatima Mukthar Hussaini

347 - 354
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ANTI BACTERIAL ACTIVITY-GUIGED ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF THE COMPOUND FROM ACACIA SENEGAL PLANT LEAVES

Ahmed Hamisu, Abubakar Sani, Harisu Mikailu, Khadija Hassan Wada, Kabir Salsabilu, Muazu Ibrahim

106 - 111
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A SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF CYBERSECURITY MESH ARCHITECTURE

Suleman Idris Zubairu, Rabiu Ibrahim Suleiman, Aliyu Abdullahi

170 - 178
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Review Articles

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW

Nuhu Umar, Idowu Elijah Agbele, Kehinde Olusoji Adeagbo

331 - 338
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A REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF CASSAVA PEEL MEAL IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

Chukwuma Marley Obado, samson Ade, Peter Irikefe-Ekeke, Oghale Evelyn Agadama, Alex Ifo Amata

165 - 169
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