VOL XXXIV BULLETIN THURSDAY 31 ST DECEMBER, 2015 No. 60 VC Applauds Venom-Antivenom Study Group for Outstanding Performance V ice Chancellor of Bayero University, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, has commended the Venom-Antivenon Study Group (VASP) of Bayero University for its outstanding landmark in research and performance within the last few months. The group is saddled with the research into and study of antitoxic for treating bites from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders. Receiving the study group on Tuesday 29 th December, 2015 in his office, under the leadership of the Provost, College of Health, Professor Abdurrazak G. Habib, he said the University would continue to support the study group in its effort to solve societal problems. Professor Yahuza Bello said when the group was formed the University Management was very much happy because it was in line with the opinion of the University that such and similar groups are needed so as to assist research and teaching. He said the study group was a milestone in advancing the efforts of the University towards problem solving especially that the Management was putting effort towards the completion and takeoff of the two research centres at the College of Health and other research centres at the New and Old Campuses. The Vice Chancellor said coordinating bodies were very important in the field of research as their presence would facilitate the desired impact, saying that with the study group coordinating the Venom-Antivenon researches, the University has a formidable arm in solving one of the most challenging problems bedeviling the society to do with snake and spiders bites. Professor Bello expressed gratitude at the manner the study group developed its proposals, assuring that the University would approve the remaining 3million Naira grants in addition to the 5million Naira given to the group initially. He urged the group to search for more collaboration in order to boost their research activities. The Provost, College of Health, Professor Abdurrazak G. Habib said they were in the Vice Chancellor s office to brief him on the activities of the study group and congratulate him for his recent appointment as the 10 th Vice Chancellor of Bayero University. Professor Abdurrazak Habib said the study group was able to get collaborations from within and outside the country, adding that during its maiden conference, Bayero University was able to make over 20 oral presentations in addition to the other presentations done by the academics. He further said they went for other conferences in Cambridge, Oxford and some other overseas universities apart from the ones conducted in Nigeria; these he said were in addition to three landmark papers which were publicised in over 50 international media. Professor Habib said the study group has developed three proposals of 180million Naira and sent to the TETFund, saying, however, the proposals have not yet scaled through. He appealed to the Vice Chancellor to give more support to the study group in order to deliver.
2 2015/2016 First Batch Postgraduate Admissions The Board of the School of Postgraduate Studies at its 146 th Meeting approved provisional admission of the 1 st batch of applications. All applicants and the general public are invited to check SPS and Faculty Notice Boards for details. The list is on the University Website, particularly for applicants outside the vicinity of the University. All successful applicants can collect their admission letters from 4 th January, 2015. Dates for screening and registration would be announced later. The application portal is closed now, but announcement would be made when/if reopened. A letter signed by M. T. Jikamshi, Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, advised all prospective applicants to be wary of fraudsters. All enquiries on Postgraduate matters should be addressed to the Dean or Secretary of the School of Postgraduate Studies, he concluded. VC Approves N19m Research Grants for 115 Staff Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, has administratively approved the release of a total N19,450,180 as research grants to 115 staff, studying for higher degrees in and other Nigerian Universities, who fulfilled the University s laid down requirements. According to the approval, a total of N15,510,180 was for 64 staff undertaking higher degree oriented research. Another N3,120,000 was for 31 staff that applied for 40% balance of their grant (having submitted copies of their bound dissertations). And N820,000 was for 20 staff that applied for a thesis grant having provided proof that their research had been approved for binding. A letter to the beneficiaries signed by Mustafa Ibrahim, Sec. URB, indicates that in conformity with the regulations, all beneficiaries are expected to deposit three copies (in soft and hard format) of their dissertations with the URB Secretariat, except those who have already done so. A. NEW DEGREE ORIENTED RESEARCH APPLICANTS S/N NAME OF APPLICANT/PLACE OF STUDY 1 Usman Abba Idris 2 Babangida Ladan 3 Dr NafisaYusifWali ABU 4 Dr Hadiza Sulaiman [MSc] DEPT/FACULTY/YR OF STUDY FELLOWSHIP Adult Edu/ Education 2011-17 Adult Edu/Education 2011-17 Physiology/ 2011-14 Health S./ TITLE OF RESEARCH An analysis of rural poverty reduction initiatives through assets based community development in Kano State Adoption of sustainably and livelihood improvements practices among beneficiaries of fadama 2 project in Katsina State To study the relationship between leptin and anthropometric parameters in type 2 diabetics Barriers to the utilization of modern methods of family planning
3 2013-2014 5 Halima Abdullahi Muhammad 6 Amina Yunusa Raji 7 Kabiru Haruna Isa UDUS 8 Yusif Umar Madugu ABU (TETFUND) 9 Shehu Lurwan Ibrahim, 10 Salihu Ahmad Pantami ABU (TETFUND) 11 Sani Yakubu Adam [M.A.], 12 Junaidu Danladi [M.A] 13 Gaddafi Abubakar [M.A] 14 Bashir Kaka UNIBADAN 15 Bashir Bello Animal /Agric Animal /Agric 2011-2013 History/FAIS 2013-2016 History /FAIS 2013-16 Animal science /AGRIC, Soil /Agric 2011-15 History / FAIS 2011-14 History/ FAIS 2011-13 History / FAIS 2011-13 Physiotheraphy/ 2012-15 Physiotheraphy/ UNIBADAN 16 Rabi Kabir Ahmad [M.Sc] 17 HadizaAminu Umar [M.Sc] 18 Abubakar Nuhu Panda [M.A] 19 Lawan Abdu Sani 20 Ibrahim Lawan [M.Sc] Agricultural Engineering/ 2012-2015 Agricultural Engineering/Engineering Mechanical Engineering/Engineering, Plant Biology/, 2011-2015 Influence of feeding tiger nut cyperusesculentus meal reproductictive parameters of yaw kasa rams Gonadal,extra gonadal characteristcs and blood metabolites of red sokoto goats fed moringaolufera l supplemented diet A history of religious and social conflicts in Kano,1953 to 2012 The impact of commercial road transportation system on the economy of Kano metropolis 1967 to 2012 Leather quality properties of yankasa sheep as affected by sex, age, and plane of nutrition Spatial variability and dynamic of chromium in tannery efficient contaminated soils of sharada industrial area,kanostate,nigeria. Evolution of the Salgawa group of the Tijjaniya order in Kano City 1923 to2012 A history of kantikwari Market in Kano,1933 to 2012 The titles of SarkinDawaki Mai Tuta,Dan Maje and Jarma under the non dynastic branch of the Sullubawa clan in Kano Emirate 1819 to 2012 Effects of neck stabilization and dynamic exercises on selected clinical and psychosocial variables in parents with non specific neck pain. Effects of stabilization exercises on electrical activity of multifious muscle,pain and functional ability among low back individuals. Development and performance evaluation of soybean thresher. Energy analysis of power generation at Bayero University, Kano. Substitution morphology in the last third portion of the glorious Qur,an; in the light of phonological study Invitro re generation and genetic transformation of cowpea[vignaunquiculata] Development of ground nut oil extraction machine in small scale processors
Engineering, Physical and Health Edu/ Education 2012-2017 21 Musa Haladu Darma 22 Hassan Yahaya [M.Sc] 23 Isyaka Abdulkadir 24 Nura Jafar Shanono [M.Sc] 25 Auwal Idris Usman [M.A] 26 Abdullahi Hamisu Shehu [M.A], 27 Haruna Musa 28 Aliyu Idris Muhammad 29 Bashir Lawan [M.A] 30 Mu`azu Dantala Zakari 31 Nuraddeen Mukhtar Nasidi, 32 Yusuf Abdullahi Musa 33 Ruqayya Abbas Usman 34 Garba Ado Medical laboratory science/allied Health 2012-2013 Civil Engineering /Engineering 2012-2015 Agric Engineering/ Engineering History/ FAIS 2013-2015 Electrical Engineering/ Engineering 2010-2013 Agric Engineering/ Engineering 2012-2014 Agric Engineering/ Engineering Agric Engineering/ Engineering, Physics / 2012-2015 Microbiology/ 2011-13 Plant Biology/ 2013-2018 4 Effects of aerobic training on metabolic profiles of diabetic patients attending Murtala Muhammed specialists Hospital Co-infection of mycobacterium turberculosis and systematic mycotic agents among patients attending TB clinic in DanbattaGeneral Hospital,Kano State. Prosperities of high performance concrete containing steel fibers scrap tyres and rice husk ash. System performance evaluation of Watari irrigation project [wip],kano A comparative study of Tuhfatulkhalil of Al-khaishwan Anal urjuzah of Ibn Abd- Rabbihu in prosody A history of Auyo from the earliest times to 1996. Optional deployment of distributed generation for power losses and voltage stability improvement in distribution system. Development of motorized Groundnut sheller A comparative study of Al-Allamah Assimlali and Sheik Uwaisu on the com. Of Manjumat M. filjuma Determination of yield and water use response of tomato [lycopersiconspp] to deficit irrigation and mulching practices at Kano River irrigation project [krip], Kadawa Irrigation water management of sodic soil in Barwa-Minjibir irrigation scheme. Two dimentional electrical imaging to monitor pollutant dissemination from industrialized waste discharge around Sharada industrial area Kano Study of the antibacterial activity of extracts of garlic mixed in skimmed milk on some pathogenic bacteria. Evaluation of bioremediation potential of nonbacterial species present in Bompai and Sharada industrial areas. 35 Ibrahim Sulaiman Human Physiology/ Study of effect of orchodetomy on lipid
36 Maryam Muhd Ali, 37 Abdurahman A. Bunawa 38 Aminu Ahmad Aliko 39 Aisha Kabir 40 Gali Nuhu Umar 41 Sadiq Abubakar 42 Muhammad Mujitaba Abdullahi [M.A] 43 Binta Muhammad Aminu [Ph.d] 44 Isyaku Umar Yarube 45 Kamaluddeen Babagana MSc 46 Mustapha A. Huguma 47 Aminu Ibrahim 48 Muhammad Sagir Saleh UDU Sokoto 49 Muhd Ashiru Sharada 5 Pure and Industrial Chemistry/ 2012-2017 Physics/ Plant Biology/ 2011-2017 Micro Biology/ 2011-2013 Pure and Industrial Chemistry/ Pure and Industrial chemistry/ 2013-2015 Microbiology/ 2011-2015 Physiology/ 2011/12 to 2015 Biochemistry/ Biomedical Sc To June 2015 Pharmacology/Pharm Sc (Clinical s) 2010/11 to Aug. 2016 Biochemistry/ Biomedical Sc2011/12 to Aug. 2015 Anatomy/ Basic Medical To April 2015 Adult Education & community services/ Education To 2015 profile, some hormones and blood parameters in wistar rats. Detection of isolation of anti-tumor components of selected plants part. Evaluation of subsurface condition of Bayero University, Kano new campus using resistivity method. Effect of seaweed extract and some plant growth regulators on growth, yield and preharvest fruit aron in some vegetables. Comparative study on aflatoxin and fumonisin content of maize grains sold in some Kano Markets [Dawanau]. Isolation ofbiologically active secondary metabolites from entomopathogenic fungi Isolation of cytotoxic and radical scavenging compounds from trianthemspentandra. A study of sound and its inspiration in the poem of Sheikh Ibrahim Inyass Al-Kaulakhy titled: NurulBasarFisiradiSayyadil Bashar. Susceptibility and r Resistance of P ; falciparum to act and molecular analysis of resistant strains The role of Nitric Oxide and Oxidative Stress in the Insulin- Induced Neurobehavioural responses in Mice. Comparative studies on the level of Bromelain from the Stem and Fruit of Pineapple. Some Neuropharmacological studies on the Ethano Extract of TapinanthusGlobipera A. Rich(Loranthaceae) in Mice and Rats Evaluation of Synergistic Antidiabetic Potential of G. Sylvestre& C. Micranthum Aqueous leaf Extracts& their Effects on CYP3A4. Morphometric and Histologic study of Placenta and Umbilical Cord in Pre Eclampsia and Eclampsia as seen in Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano. An Assessment of the Effects of Ageing on Adult Learners Engagement in Adult Literacy in Kano St
50 Garba Muhd Tofa 51 Ya u Musa Dantata 52 Danladi Suleiman Bala UNIBEN MSc 53 Gambo Shehu Nababa, 54 Nura Garba, MA 55 Ruqayya Yusuf Aliyu 56 Ibrahim Siraj 57 Hassan AlhajiYa u 58 Yunusa Umar OAU Ile Ife MSc 59 Amina Lawan Mustapha 60 AbdullahiGudaje 61 Lawan Hassan Adamu ABU 62 Nura Lawal M.A. 6 Adult Education & community services/ EducationTo 2015 Special Education/ Education to Dec 2014 Medical Lab Sc/Allied Health Oct 2015 Mass Comm/ SMS June 2016 Mass Comm/SMS June 2015 Mass Communication 2012/13-2015/16 Mass Communication 2012-2016 Mass Communication 2011/12 to 2015/16 Nursing s/ Allied Health ** Centre for Dryland Agriculture 2011 to Dec 2015 Anatomy / Basic Medical 2011/12 to Sept 2016 Anatomy/ Basic Medical To June 2016 Arts and Humanities, School of Cont. Education (SCE) Dec 2015 Nigerian Languages Dec 2015 The Effectiveness of Teaching and Examination Practices in Open and Distance Learning; A case study of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) The Effects of Braille Reading Proficiency Programme on the Reading skills of Children with Visual Impairment in Special Education Sch. Tudun Maliki, Kano Leucocytes Functional Assays in Patients with Leukaemia and Healthy Controls at AKTH, Kano Framing Natural Disaster: A critical analysis of the 2012 Flooding by the Nigerian Press. Radio and the Creation of Environmental Awareness: A study of Mukyautata Mshalli in Radio Kano Knowledge, Use and Application of Freedom of Information Act Among Journalists in North West Nigeria Impact of Social Media on Newspaper Journalism in Nigeria: A study of Four Newspapers Textuality of Road Transport Literature: An Interpretative Study of Public Transport Messages in Kano Determinants of Parental Compliance with Routine Childhood Immunization in Nasarawa State. Economic Analysis of Sesame Production and Poverty Status Among Small Holder Farmers in Sudan Savannah, Nigeria Relative Limb Lengths and Other Anthropometric Indices Among School Children (aged 5-12yrs) from Kazaure Emirate, Northern Nigeria Study of Thumbprint, Facial Anthropometry and Body Mass Index of Hausas in Nigeria The Study of Hausa Bege Songs 63 Muhammad Ammani A Study of Figurative Speech in Aliyu, M.A. Dandawo s Songs 64 Ijeoma Ezuruike () Eng. Literary St./ FAIS Krashen s Monitor Theory: An Investigation
, P5375 2012-2017 of ESL Learner s Negation Strategy TOTAL: N15, 510,180 B. 40% BALANCE OF RESEARCH GRANT APPLICANTS S/No NAME OF APPLICANT DEPT/FACULTY TITLE OF RESEARCH 1 Dr Matabuli Shehu Kabara, 2007-2011 Rhetorical description in the Sheikh NasiruKabara s poetry. 2 Bello Muhammad Shehu Soil /Agric 2010-2013 Physical quality of an Alfonsol as influence by cultivation of JatrophaCurcasl.A T Samara Northern Nigeria. 3 Dr. Hussaini Muhammad Lawan, 2007-2013 Astudy of Bayan Abi- Zaid-Al-Fazizi Al- Andalusi. 4 Yakubu Armayau [M.Sc] An analytical literary study of selected 5 Nura Sani [] 6 Abdulkadir Muhammad Nura 7 Gali Sa idu UDUS, Sokoto 8 Idris Dauda Adamu 9 Dr Abubakar Ibrahim Hassan UNIMAID 10 Suwaiba Sa id Ahmad 12 Sadiya Mu azu Sani (Med) 13 Binta Abba (Med) 14 Kabir Bello Dungurawa () ABU 2011-2014 Islamic Studies/ FAIS 2009-2013 Physics/ 2001-2014 Adult Edu and Community Services/Education 2009 2014 Physics/ 2007-2014 Physical and Health Education/education 2011-2014 and Technology 2009-2013 2012-2014 Education /Education 2012-2015 2009-2014 7 poems of Muhammad Sani Muhammad. The contribution of Muslim scholars and institutions of learning in disseminating Malik jurisprudence in Kano 1960-2010 Numerical solution of the two dimensional Fokker planck equation with additional heating terms. University undergraduate students awareness and attitude towards HIV/AIDS vulnerability in the North-West Zone, Nigeria; implication to counseling. Nuclear cross section calculationsin the glaubertheiry using the code csc-gm. Effectiveness of health education methods and knowledge and practice of hygiene among Almajirai in tsangaya in Kano Municipal LG Effects of context based instructional approach on the perception, academic achievement and retention of selected chemistry concepts among secondary students in Kano state. An assessment of teacher s test scoring strategies in senior secondary school in kano state. An Analysis of differential item functioning on senior school certificate [NECO] English examinations among senior secondary school in Kano state. Effect positive re-enforcement and response cost counseling techniques of [ADHA] pupils primary schools in Kano State Nigeria.
15 Maryam Umar Mukhtar Mass Communication Communication and Public Health Intervention: An appraisal of Radio and Interpersonal Communication to Reproductive Health Campaign in Kano Municipal 16 Muhammad Buhari (M.Sc) P4736 Elect. Engr/Engineering Development of an artificial neural network Short term local forecaster model 17 Abdulrahman Lado () P4255 Agronomy/ Agric. Potentials of herbicide Seed Treatment and Genotypes for the Control striga in cowpea 18 Yusuf Garba () P4244 CDA/Agric Development of Post-partum Management Strategy in Red Sokoto Goats 19 Muhammad Haruna Hadejia () P4253 Arabic/FAIS Stylistic Analysis of Al-Sheikh TijjaniUthman Al-Kanawi s Travelogue Kudanniya 20 Abdulmalik Auwal () P2772 Pol. Sc/SMS Assessment of Faith based Organisations in Plateau State 21 Bello Shehu Karofi () P5207 Educ. / Educ. Evaluation of Integrated Course Material of NCE Distance Learning Programme in Northwest Zone in Nigeria 22 MainasaraYakubu Kurfi () P4126 Adapting of Media Content from Book to Film: Textual Analysis of Some aspects of Magana Jarice 23 Usman Ibrahim Abubakar () P2859 Government Media Relations in Nigeria: A study of Functions and Challenges of Government Image Makers in the northwest 24 Gausu Ahmad () P2507 The Rise and Fall of the New Nigerian 25 Nura Ibrahim () A Semiotic Analysis of War on Terror Visual P4127 26 Suleiman Yar adua () P3011 27 Hadiza Jummai Ibrahim (), P2539 28 Abdulfatah Shehu Muhammad, P4422 29 Abdulkadir Shuibu Gidado (), P4217 30 Tijjani Shehu Almajir () P4291 31 Haruna Ismail () P1525 8 Chemistry / Physics / Linguistics / FAIS Related Posters The Political Economy of Broadcasting: A study of Radio Nigeria Kaduna Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol and Methylene Blue using Titania Composites Density Functional Theory Molecular Dynamic Simulation of some 5 - monophosphate Nucleotides Hausa Metaphor: A Cognitive Semantic Perspective Online Newspaper Reading Habits: A Study of Nigerian Students TOTAL N 3,120,000
C THESIS GRANT APPLICANTS S/No NAME OF APPLICANT DEPT/FACULTY TITLE OF RESEARCH 1 Bello Muhammad Shehu (MSc) ABU Soil / agric 2010-2013 Physical quality of an Alfonsol as affected by cultivation of JahophaCurcas l.at Samara,Northern Nigeria. 2 Idris DaudaAdamu Physics/ Nuclear cross section calculations in the 3 Garba Shehu Musa Galadanci () 4 Hassan Muhammad 5 Dr Abubakar Ibrahim Hassan () UNIMAID 6 Abdulkadir Muhammad Nura () 7 Suwaiba Sa id Ahmad 8 Haruna Musa () 9 Sadiya Mu azu Sani (Med) 10 Binta Abba (Med) 11 Kabiru Bello Dungurawa () ABU 2007-2014 Physics/ 1999-2014 Mathematic/ 2011 2012 PHE/Education 2012-2017 Physics/ 2001-2014 and Technology Electrical/Engineering 2010-2013 2012-2014 2012-2014 2009-2014 glauber theory using the code csc-gm Calculation of ground state cohesive properties of binary compound semiconductor[alas and gas]using DFR Some alternative approximations for solving non linear system of equations Effectiveness of down stration, discurssion and recitation teaching methods on knowledge and practice Simulation of multispecies plasmausing [2d ]Fokker planck packaged Impact of context-based instructional approach on the perception, academic achievement and retention of hydrocarbon concepts among science secondary school in Kano State. Optimal deployment of dg fix power losses and voltage stability improvement.for distribution Assessment of senior secondary school teachers knowledge of test strategies in Kano Municipal Education Zone,Kano, Nigeria. Analysis of defferetial items functioning of s.s.c [neco] English examination among students in D/K Education Zone Kano State, Nigeria. Effects of positive re-enforcement and response cost counseling techniques of ADHA pupils in primary schools, in Kano Metropolis. 12 Abdulrahman Lado () Agronomy/ Agric. Potentials of herbicide Seed Treatment and Genotypes for the Control striga in cowpea 13 Yusuf Garba () CDA/Agric Development of Post-partum Management Strategy in Red Sokoto Goats 14 Abdulmalik Auwal () Pol. Sc/SMS Assessment of Faith based Organisations in Plateau State 9
15 Haruna Ismail () Online Newspaper Rewarding Habits: A Study of Nigerian Students 16 Maryam Umar Mukhtar () P4313 The Utilization of Radio and Interpersonal Channels in Communicating \information on Reproductive health 17 MainasaraYakubu Kurfi () 18 Usman Ibrahim Abubakar () Adapting of Media Content from Book to Film: Textual Analysis of Some aspects of Magana JariCe Government Media Relations in Nigeria: A study of Functions and Challenges of Government Image Makers in the northwest 19 Gausu Ahmad () The Rise and Fall of the New Nigerian 20 Nura Ibrahim () A Semiotic Analysis of War on Terror Visual Related Posters 21 Suleiman Yar adua () The Political Economy of Broadcasting: A study of Radio Nigeria Kaduna 22 Hadiza Jummai Ibrahim () 23 Muhammad Haruna Hadejia () 24 Amina Muhammad Lawan () P4237 25 AbdulkadirShuibuGidado () 26 Abdulfatah Shehu Muhammad () 27 Dr NafisaYusif Wali (Ph.D) P4059 28 Idris Ahmad (MSc) P5308 Arabic/FAIS Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry / Physiology/ Physics / Stylistic Analysis of Al-Sheikh TijjaniUthman Al-Kanawi s Travelogue Kudanniya Some Moonshine Connections B/W F-G Monster Group and Modular Functions Density Functional Theory Molecular Dynamic Simulation of some 5 - monophosphate Nucleotides Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol and Methylene Blue using Titania Composites To study the relationship between leptin and anthropometric parameters in type 2 diabetics Determination of Minimum Critical Mass TOTAL N 820,000 SUMMARY: APPLICATIONS THAT MET URB GUIDELINES FOR PAYMENT A. NEW DEGREE ORIENTED RESEARCH APPLICANTS N 15,510,180 B. 40% BALANCE OF RESEARCH GRANT APPLICANTS N 3,120,000 C. THESIS GRANT APPLICANTS N 820, 000 TOTAL 10 N19,450,180 Current & past bulletins are online@ www.buk.edu.ng/bulletin_list