Le role de la langue Francaise et de La Mondialisation dans la vie economique et sociale au Nigeria

IL semblerait, à ľ heure actuelle, difficile ď ignorer la langue française et le concept de la mondialisation. Ces deux éléments sont nécessiares pour le développement socio – économique des pays sous–développés. Cet article analyse les éléments positifs de la vie économique et sociale au Nigéria avant ľ avènement des maîtres coloniaux, pendant la colonisation et à ľ heure actuelle. Nous avons démontré que jusqu' ici ľ économie nigériane connaît des problèmes comme le manque de capitaux, des marchés instables, le manque de personnels techniques, et les bas prix des matières premières. Ľ économie est aussi touchée par le chômage et la pauvreté généralisée. Cette situation résulte de la détérioration des conditions de la vie des Nigérians. Nous proposons dans cette discussion que la mondialisation et la langue française sont des outils pouvant aider à ľ amplification des échanges internationaux et à la compétitivité du système économique et social du Nigéria. Le rayonnement de la langue française comme une langue internationale est un atout. Global Journal of Humanities Vol. 5 (1&2) 2006: pp. 17-2

Distributors of urinary schistosomiasis among high school students in Otukwang, Obudu, Cross River State of Nigeria

Investigation on the 200 high school children in Otukwang community. Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria showed an overall prevalence of 91% with peak prevalence in children between 9-12years old. There was a higher intensity of infection in females than males (t-test, P< 0.05) in Otukwang community. Mean heamaturia was found to correlate positively with the mean ova/10m1 of urine. In general, factors responsible for infection included absence of pipe-borne water, presence of infected Bulinus globosus in freshwater bodies and frequent contact of children with cercaria infected waters. Key Words: Urinary Schistosomiasis, Distribution, Student, Otukwang Community, Cross River State. (Global J Med Sci: 2003 2(1): 19-22

Jurisdictional conflicts and individual liberty – the encroaching burden of technicality in Nigeria

There is a long history of struggles to enforce fundamental rights in Nigeria. The Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules reflect flexibility and promote access to the courts. For example, applicants can apply to enforce their rights in either a State High Court or Federal High Court which are both superior courts of first instance. This position is supported by at least two landmark Supreme Court decisions: Bronik Motors Ltd. v. Wema Bank Ltd and Jack v. University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Some appellate decisions indicate that the option to enforce fundamental rights in either the State High Courts or the Federal High Court must be interpreted with reference to the subject matter dichotomy between both courts. The lack of clarity is illustrated by a recent and important case, NDLEA v. Omidina, where the Court of Appeal asserted this dichotomy at the expense of an applicant’s liberty. This article examines relevant cases and contends that the jurisdictional technicalities inherent in such dichotomy are neither justified nor viable. This article thus concludes that the subject matter jurisdiction dichotomy, as applied by the Court of Appeal, undermines the enforcement of fundamental rights and fails to promote clarity

Competence of the housefly Musca domestica as vector of Microsporum canis under experimental conditions

The role of Musca domestica Linnaeus as a vector of the dermatophyte Microsporum canis was investigated under experimental laboratory conditions. About 400 4-day-old M. domestica flies were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of about 200 infected flies and group B comprised about 200 uninfected flies that were used as controls. Each trial was run three times. Flies from group A were fed for 24 h with a solution of ultra-high temperature-treated (UHT) milk containing about 10(6) colony-forming units (CFU) per mL of M. canis (infected milk inoculum [IMI]). The control group (group B) was fed with only UHT milk spiked with a teaspoon of honey. Microsporum canis was detected from faeces, vomitus, external surfaces and internal organs of 20 adult flies, eggs, first-, second- and third-stage (L1, L2, L3) larvae and pupae of each group, as well from 20 adult newly emerged flies (NEFs; from infected generations only). Samples were collected at 2, 4, 6 and 24 h post-infection (p.i.) (i.e. the times at which IMI was available) and on 2, 5, 7 and 8 days p.i. from adult flies, faeces and vomitus. Eggs, L1, L2, L3 and pupae were processed as soon as they appeared. Equivalent samples were taken from group B. All the samples were individually cultured. Microsporum canis was not isolated from the control group, from eggs, larvae, pupae or NEFs, or from faeces and vomitus, although it was detected on the body surface (26.2%) and internal organs (26.9%) of adult flies. The highest positivity for M. canis was detected on flies within the first 6 h p.i. (i.e. 57.2% on the body surface and 71.6% in the internal organs). No M. canis was isolated at 24 h p.i., but it was isolated from the body surface only at 2 and 5 days p.i. The results presented provide evidence that M. domestica transmits M. canis mechanically with its outer body surface for up to 5 days p.i., but does not do so through its vomitus and faeces or transovarially. The role played by M. domestica in the epidemiology of human and animal dermatophytoses is discussed