Browsing by Author "Ubangari, Y.A."

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    ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LAFIA TOWN, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-09-09) Ubangari, Y.A.; Ogah, Adamu Tanko; Alkali, Mohammed
    The improper management of solid waste is one of the challenging environmental problems facing urban centres worlwide particularly in developing countries. Little attention is given to waste management practices.
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    EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON HUMAN HEALTH AND COMFORT IN GWAGWALADA LGA, FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-12-12) Anzaku, I.M.; Alkali, Mohammed; Yusuf, Abdulmumin; Ubangari, Y.A.
    This research assesses the effect of temperature on human health and comfort in Gwagwalada LGA; FCT Abuja; Nis^ia'. Both primary and secondary source of a data were used for the study. The nature of the secondary data of the study were time series data on climate variable (in this case being temperature) for a period of twenty years (2000-2019). *5° copies of structured questionnaire were administered to 150 and respondents in the study area. The data was processed and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The qualitative data was analyzed using both descriptive statistics with the help of Microsoft excel/ and IBM SPSS statistical package version 26. The descriptive statistics that was used consists of central tendency and the time series trend analysis. The result of the finding revealed that there is an increasing trend in annual maximum temperature and average maximum temperature 62 percent. Majority of the respondents were a ware of climate change. The finding also revealed that majority of the respondents agreed that climate change has an impact on human health and general comfort. The finding also shows that increase in temperature (heat) in the area makes residents weak and unable to carry limit performance/ and sound sleep. The finding also indicates diseases such as diarrhoea and gastroenteritis/ yellow fever/ malaria and cholera to be associated with wave in the area. It is recommended that government as all level should play a vital role in order to reduce and tackle discusses associated with high temperature in the area.
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    EFFECTS OF INDISCRIMINATE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN LAFIA METROPOLIS, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-09-04) Ubangari, Y.A.; Ogah, Adamu Tanko; Alkali, Mohammed
    The improper management of solid waste is one of the challenging environmental problems facing urban centres worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Little attention is given to waste management practices. This is why it is common to see heaps of waste in littering the streets, dumped indiscriminately in drainages, vacant plots and open spaces especially in the urban areas of the developing world. Despite the establishment of Nasarawa Urban Development Board as a waste management agency, the problem of solid waste management in Lafia town remains intractable. The study examined the current state of waste management being employed by Nasarawa Urban Development Board in Lafia town, Nasarawa state. The study population was contacted through stratified systematic sampling technique. Data for this 'study were generated through questionnaires, in depth interviews, direct and personal observation. The data generated from the questionnaires were subjected to descriptive analysis using frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that majority (58.5%) of the respondents were not provided with waste collection facilities by Nasarawa Urban Development Board and so disposed their wastes indiscriminately. Majority (65.5%) of the respondents knew nothing about procurement of dustbins, dumpsites and the agency of government that is responsible for refuse/ waste management in, the study area. The agency responsible for waste management in the study area (NUDB) were faced with numerous challenges militating against effective and efficient performance. These challenges were lack of political will, paucity of find or poor funding, shortage of man power, shortage of functional vehicles (trucks) etc. The study recommended that public awareness or education should be carried out by Nasarawa Urban Development Board in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency and the mass media on waste management issues. It also recommended that Nasarawa state government should support the Board financially among other needs to enable the Board perform her functions effectively and efficiently.