Makurdi town of northcentral Nigeria is drained by River Benue, River Katsina-Ala and the smaller tributaries of the Cross River. The people of the town depend on the land and water resources for sustenance. However, a large portion of the area is flooded annually leading to loss...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/9848
Muhammad Isma’il, Ibrahim Jaro Musa, Abubakar Salisu, Idoma Kim, Akhadelor Muhammad Oyale, Amina Maiwada & Abdulkadir Muhammed Yahaya·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aim: The objective of the National Health Policy (1988) in Nigeria is to provide the population with access to primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare as needed through a functional referral system. In this paper, Geographic Information System (GIS) is employed to examine a ve...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8183
Hadiza Tanimu Ahmed, Muhammad Isma’il & Mohammad Ahmad Falaki·Advances in Research·2018
Jibia Local Government Area falls within the arid zones of the desert. This region is characterized by low amount of rainfall, high temperature, low humidity which has caused frequent drought in the area thereby making the area vulnerable to desertification. This has adversely af...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/11849
Ahmed Abubakar Jajere, Muhammad Isma’il & Ibrahim Jaro Musa·Advances in Research·2014
Landuse/landcover change detection is an essential process in monitoring and managing natural resources and urban development because it provides quantitative analysis of the spatial pattern, distribution, and variation of the physical and cultural landscape features. Damaturu to...