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Sustainable development goals implementation in a post-colonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?
(Sustainable Dvelopment Volume 33, Issue 1, 2024-10-17) Chidozie Felix C.; Osimen Goddy U.; Bhadmus Joy; Newo Oluwamurewa
This paper examined the prospect of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in the context of the SDGs. It took its bearing from the contemporary structure of most African states, arguing that the reality of the continent's postcolonial condition could impede the implementation of the AfCFTA. Its refrain is that studies on how Nigeria and South Africa, as regional powers, have used their economic and political influence to advance the SDGs' implementation throughout Africa, using different South–South development frameworks are few. In other words, the institutionalization of a strategic collaboration agenda through a Nigeria-South Africa-coordinated African response to the new powers, in the area of timely implementation of the SDGs is lacking. This study affirms that for the AfCFTA to be successful, it is incumbent on the regional hegemons to build a suitable institutional framework and governance structure that upholds the rule of law and encourages harmonization, consistency, and predictability.
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In-Silico, Nutritional and Anti-inflammatory Studies on Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd and Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer
(Covenant University Ota, 2025-03) IYEKEKPOLOR, OSAMUDIAME MOSES; Covenant University, Dissertation
Mushrooms are recognized as functional foods due to their rich phytochemical diversity and nutritional and therapeutic value. This study investigated the health-promoting potential of two understudied species, Trametes versicolor and Flammulina velutipes, through an approach that integrated phytochemical analysis, nutritional profiling, anti-inflammatory investigation, and in-silico evaluation. Preliminary phytochemical screening was carried out using standard methods. Proximate and micronutrient analyses were carried out using AOAC methods. High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was utilized for bioactive compound quantification. Anti-inflammatory activity was investigated via the albumin denaturation assay and compared with a standard anti-inflammatory drug (Prednisolone). Molecular docking was performed using the Swiss dock platform utilizing the AutoDock Vina algorithm. Preliminary phytochemical screening identified T.versicolor as rich in saponins, phenols, tannins, glycosides, and emodins, while F.velutipes contained high flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, and phenols. Nutritional profiling revealed F.velutipes as a nutrient-dense species with higher energy (491.57 kcal/100g), protein (24.71%), and fiber (15.12%) compared to Trametes versicolor (426.73 kcal/100g, 19.66% protein, 12.42% fiber). Both mushrooms exhibited significant mineral content, including potassium, magnesium, and calcium, with F.velutipes containing elevated vitamin C (77.54 mg/100g) and T.versicolor higher vitamin B2 (2.46 mg/100g). Anti-inflammatory activity, revealed T. versicolor exhibited low potency (IC50 1.073 × 1010 μg/mL), whereas F. velutipes exhibited superior efficacy (IC50 2.858μg/mL), outperforming prednisolone (IC50 2.231 × 1014 μg/mL). Computational molecular docking against HER2, a breast cancer target, revealed T.versicolor’s bioactive compounds—rutin, apigenin, and kaempferol—with binding affinities of -5.88, -5.81, and -5.78 kcal/mol, respectively, comparable to the standard drug doxorubicin (-5.43 kcal/mol). Similarly, F.velutipes’ orientin and catechin showed binding affinities of -5.24 and -5.70 kcal/mol, highlighting their anticancer potential. These findings underscore both species as nutrient-rich functional foods with robust anti-inflammatory activity and promising therapeutic relevance against breast cancer.
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PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
(Covenant University Ota, 2025-03) DUL, SOLOMON FANKUN; Covenant University, Thesis
The agricultural sector has been known to be the backbone of the Nigerian economy ever since the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity. The sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product is 24 percent, 70 percent to total employment and 12 percent from foreign exchange earnings. The Federal Government of Nigeria changes the direction of its expenditure from agriculture to crude oil over time, relegating agriculture to the background. As a result of the challenge of the neglect of agriculture, the researcher must investigate public sector expenditure on agriculture and its effect on agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The study adopts Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) for the test estimation for short-run and long-run relationships between the dependent and independent variables, using time series data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The findings of the study reveal that ACEXD has a positive and significant co-efficient impact of 0.003966 on AGPO in Nigeria for the long-run relationship. AREXD has a negative and significant co-efficient impact of 0.003805 on AGPO in Nigeria for the long-run relationship. The result of ATEXD shows a positive and significant co-efficient impact of 0.948588 on AGPO. AVAPW has a negative but insignificant co-efficient impact of 0.002075 on AGPO. INTR has a positive but insignificant co-efficient impact of 0.002546 on AGPO. EXVAL has a negative and significant co-efficient impact of 0.008628 on AGPO. CRAGR to DMBs has a positive but insignificant co-efficient impact of 0.001758 on AGPO. EFFRA of public sector expenditure has a positive and significant co-efficient impact of 0.959348 on AGPO in Nigeria. The study, therefore, recommends that the government and other stakeholders in agriculture invest more in technology and innovation in agriculture and increase budget allocation to agriculture in line with the stipulation of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Government to have engagement with agricultural stakeholders, government to review agricultural policies and programmes, and government to invest in human capital in agriculture.
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Frequency Of BRCA1 Polymorphisms (rs799917 and rs1799966) Among Nigerian Breast Cancer Patients
(Covenant University Ota, 2025-03) OGUNNIYI, OLUWABUSAYO BUNMI; Covenant University, Dissertation
Breast cancer (BCa) is the most diagnosed malignancy among women worldwide, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases and 666,103 deaths recorded in 2022. In Nigeria, BCa remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women, accounting for 32,278 (25.3%) new cases and 16,322 (20.5%) deaths in 2022. Breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) is a tumour suppressor gene involved in DNA damage repair, cell cycle regulation, and maintenance of genome stability. Studies suggest that genetic factors, such as Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs) in the BRCA1 genes, play a pivotal role in the development of cancers. The BRCA1 gene harbors specific SNPs within its coding sequence, including rs799917 and rs1799966. These SNPs interfere with the interaction between BRCA1 mRNA and miR-638, significantly decreasing BRCA1 expression among individuals carrying these variants. Several studies have reported correlations between BRCA1 polymorphisms rs799917 and rs1799966 with the risk of BCa. However, this relationship remains controversial. This study assesses the frequency of BRCA1 rs799917 and rs1799966 polymorphisms and their association with BCa in Nigeria. The case-control study included 500 BCa patients and 200 paired healthy controls. TaqMan genotyping assay was used to determine the genotypes of rs799917 and rs1799966 polymorphisms. Using logistic regression and Pearson's chi-square test, a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) was identified in the genotype frequencies. The G allele of rs799917(p= 0.017; OR: 1.39) showed significant associations with the risk of breast cancer in Nigeria and, while globally reported as the wild-type allele, is observed as the variant allele in our population. The C Allele of rs1799966 confers a protective risk against breast cancer. Further study should focus on functional genomics to evaluate the interaction between miR-638 and the mRNA in individuals carrying this SNP, particularly in the Nigerian population. Keywords: breast
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SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCING AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES: A STUDY OF INSTAGRAM’S SKIN CARE INFLUENCERS
(Covenant University Ota, 2025-04) OKECHUKWU, IFUNANYA GRACE; Covenant University, Dissertation
The porosity of the digital media has contributed to the adoption of manipulation and deceit by influencers and brands alike in product-promotion. The study investigates and identifies various deceptive practices used by social media skin care influencers, through focus group discussion and survey of university students in Lagos state using the cluster sampling and the purposive sampling techniques. Results show that 80% of the respondents agree that skin care influencers use deceptive practices in the promotion of skin care products, however, 60% of these respondents are of the view that although skin care influencers adopt deceptive practices, they are equally very useful in not just brand promotion but also for helping skin care consumers in their skin care purchase decision making. The engagement of influencers in the promotion of skin care products on social media is viable but can gain more acceptability based on the attractiveness, trustworthiness and expertise of the influencers, as well as the maintenance and the projection of a circular and consistent collaboration with the brands inorder to build credibility in the minds of skin care consumers. Regulatory bodies in Nigeria like (ARCON) should set up control measures to regulate product influencing in Nigeria, as well as carry out marketing research on brand and influencer activities (a performance survey) addressing different areas of consumers’ experience online with different brands and products. Furthermore, a symbiotic relationship between brands and their influencers is highly encouraged.