Ogun Waterside Local Government Research Articles

Socio-economic characteristics assessment and livelihood coping strategies of small-scale fisheries in Ogun waterside local government area, Nigeria

Fish plays a crucial role in food security and serve as a rich source of nutrient. It also provides jobs and income especially through small-scale fisheries and aquaculture practice in developing countries. However, fisheries are faced with numerous problems particularly that of declining stocks, which threatens the rural populace livelihood. This paper reports the socio-economic characteristics and livelihood coping strategies of fishers in a rural community of Ogun waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. This is with the view to providing information to policy makers towards improving the livelihoods of the rural community, whilst aiming for sustainable fisheries management. The study adopted a quantitative research design of survey type based on a population of fishers including marketers, processors and members of their household in the study area. A two-stage random sampling technique was used for the survey to select the respondents. The first stage involved random selection of villages from LGA, which are Iwopin, Agbalegiyo, Makun-Omi and Ebute Oni. In the second stage the fishers including marketers, processors and members of their household were randomly selected from the four villages. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit response from 197 fishers randomly selected for the study. Data collected from the study were analysed using descriptive statistics, multiple response analysis, and profitability analysis. The result of the study revealed the socio-economic characteristics of the fishers and their access to social assets. A comparative analysis of the coping or adaptive strategies to sustaining livelihood in the area indicated that the fishers employed reduction of food intake, sought support from relatives or migrate to another site.

Morphometric and meristic characteristics of Mugil cephalus (grey mullet) from wetland of Ogun water-side Local Government Area

Investigations on the morphometric and meristic characteristics were conducted on grey mullet, Mugil cephalus collected from wetland of Ogun waterside Local government Area, Ogun state, Nigeria. A total number of ninety-one live specimens were caught from the wetland of Ogun waterside Local government Area, for a period of March to June 2012. The fish were immediately preserved on ice in order to slow down rate of decomposition and their total length (TL) (cm), standard length (SL) (cm), head length (HL) (cm), body width (BW) (cm) and body weight (g), were measured fresh within 24 hours. Its sex was also determined by dissecting out the gonads to reveal eggs or testes. The mean values of total length TL, standard length SL, head length HL, body width and body weight for both male and female of M. cephalus for the month of March to June were 18.0±1.1 and for male and 18.6±0.9 for female (M/F), 14.7±1.0 and 14.7±0.6 (M/F), 3.3±0.2 and 3.2±0.1 (M/F), 3.8±0.2 and 3.0±0.5 (M/F), and 52.3±5.5 and 66.7±1.1 (M/F). Gill raker of M. cephalus gave a different result as there was difference between male and female,108 – 138 (male), and 104 and 148 (female).The growth pattern for male species were near isometric with b = 2.53, female species was negative allometric (b = 2.88) and combined sexes was isometric (b = 2.80). Information obtained from the study will contribute to the baseline data for carrying future studies on its ecology and conservation and development.

INVESTIGATION OF GROUNDWATER POTENTIALS IN IMAKUN OMI COMMUNITY USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY METHOD

Groundwater is described as the water found beneath the surface of the earth in underground streams and aquifers and has become popular as a source of drinking potable water in Nigeria due to its quality when compared to other water sources. The Electrical resistivity method was employed in Imakun Omi Community, a coastal town in Ogun Waterside Local government area of Ogun State with the aim of determining the groundwater potential of the area. A total of twenty (20) Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES) points were carried out in the area using the Schlumberger configuration with maximum current electrode separation (AB) of 300m using the ABEM SAS 1000 Terrameter. The results obtained were interpreted quantitatively and qualitatively using partial curve matching and computer iteration programs WINRESIST and SURFER 11 for the interpretation from which the reflection coefficient was computed. The groundwater potential of the rock units were evaluated and 40% of the stations show high yield, 50% of the stations show medium yield and 10% of the stations was observed to have low yield. The aquifer thicknesses are very thick with values ranging from 6.9 m to 79.3 m, hence an average of 43.1mand overburden thicknesses ranging from 9.7m to 96.5 m, with an average of 53.1m

ASSESSMENT OF RURAL CHILDREN’S INVOLVEMENT IN FISHERY ACTIVITIES IN OGUN WATERSIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

The study assessed rural children’s involvement in fishery activities in Ogun waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. Eighty rural children were sampled from four fishing communities across two wards in the LGA through the use of multistage sampling technique. Data were collected with structured interview schedule. The study identified fishery activities involved in by rural children, determined their level of involvement, identified their educational activities and also identified reasons for children’s involvement in fishery activities. The results indicated that majority of the rural children were male (71.25%) with mean age of 14 years, Christians (61.25%) and had large household sizes between 6 and 10 persons (77.50%).Smoking of fish (96.25%), fish catching (93.75%), firewood gathering (92.5%) and selling of fish (88.75%) were some of the fishery activities involved in by rural children. The study also revealed that high level of involvement was observed with fish processing and fish marketing activities. Despite children’s involvement in fishery activities, their educational activities were not affected. The results of Chi-square analysis also showed significant associations between rural children’s involvement in fishing activities (χ2 = 210.772, p<0.05), fish marketing activities (χ2 = 163.547, p<0.05) and their educational activities. The study concludes that if children’s level of involvement in fishery activities is low, their educational performance will not be affected. It is therefore recommended that children’s involvement in fishery activities should only be tailored towards socializing the children and not for children to be exploited through child labour.
 
 

Family Characteristics as Correlates of Academic Performance among School Children in Fishing Settlements in Nigeria

In all societies, the family is the premier institution for the socialization of children, adult intimate relationship, life-long economic support and occupation and continuity of relationship along the life course. Scholars had argued for and against the fact that there is a strong relationship between family characteristics and children educational success or otherwise. This present study investigate family characteristics as correlates of academic performance among school children in fishing settlements of Ogun state, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was adopted. The target population comprisedall JSS2 students in Ogun water side local government area of Ogun state. Three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The samples comprised of 400 respondents and 8 junior secondary schools. Multistage sampling techniques were adopted. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect relevant data. Data generate were analyzed using frequency count, simple percentage, mean, standard deviation and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).Recommendations were made that there should be increase cooperation between the parents/ guardians and the school. Quality assurance unit of policy makers should ensure regular monitoring of school particularly in the area of teaching learning process.

Perception and Practice of HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing Among Secondary School Adolescents in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.

A large proportion of Nigerian adolescents are sexually active and the country has one of the highest HIV prevalence among youths globally. This study was done to assess the perception and practice of HIV/AIDS counseling and testing (HCT) among secondary school adolescents in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out using multistage sampling method. The results showed that despite high level of HCT awareness, majority of the adolescents (62.9%) had negative attitude toward it. The practice of HCT was poor among majority of the respondents as less than 15% of the adolescents had ever done HCT. This study recommends that adolescents should be better informed on the locations of the health centers within the community and services rendered by them. Peer education on HCT should also be intensified in schools to promote positive healthy sexual lifestyles among adolescents.

Influence Of Parenting Styles On Social Adjustment and Academic Achievement Of Adolescent Students In Selected Secondary Schools In Ogun Waterside Local Government Of Ogun State

Influence Of Parenting Styles On Social Adjustment and Academic Achievement Of Adolescent Students In Selected Secondary Schools In Ogun Waterside Local Government Of Ogun State

Economic analysis of fish processing and marketing in Ogun Waterside Local Government, Ogun State, Nigeria

This study examined the economic analysis of fish processing and marketing in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria using structured, validated and pre-tested interview schedules to collect primary data from one hundred and thirteen respondents. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the socio-economic characteristics, access to productive resources and constraints faced by fish processors while budgetary analysis was used to determine profitability. The result reveals that 99.0% of the respondents were females, 57.4% were within their active economic age group (41 - 50 years), about 50.0% were educated and 82.3% were married. The scale of operation was on small scale level. The result of the budgetary analysis show that average total cost of N53,530.08 was incurred, average total revenue of N58,340.71 was realized and a returning gross margin of N37,088.44. The profitability ratio gave a benefit-cost ratio of 1.089 and expense structure ratio of 0.0603. This is an indication that fish processing business is profitable and viable in the study area. Despite the high profitability of the business, fish processors identified lack of collateral security for bank loan (96.5%), erratic power supply (92.0%) and lack of modern fish processing facilities (43.4%) as their most prevailing problems. With this high level of profitability and viability in fish processing and marketing, it is recommended that Government, cooperative societies, private bodies and non-governmental organizations should provide basic amenities such as storage facilities, electricity, transportation facilities and modern fish processing facilities in other to boost fish production in Nigeria as well as single digit Bank loan with civil servants as guarantors as means of collateral security.

Rural-Urban Migration in Nigeria: “who migrates most”? A Case Study of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Rural-Urban Migration in Nigeria: “who migrates most”? A Case Study of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Non-Timbers Forest Products for Poverty Reduction in Ogun Waterside Local Government, Ogun State, Nigeria

This study examined the possibilities of Non-Timber forests products (NTFPs) in improving the standard of living of the people in the study area and consequently makes life better for them. Primary data were collected using a set of structured questionnaire administered on one hundred and twenty (120) NTFPs harvester/sellers who were selected using multi- stage sampling technique from three communities and markets in the local government areas and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The major results showed that although there are numerous NTFPs available to the people of this area but Beilshmiediamanni and Achatinaachatina have the major economic potentials or tendencies to improve their standard of living. It is, therefore, suggested that great efforts be made by government to multiply and sustain these products for their continued availability and for the use of the people.

Impact of Small and Medium Enterprises on Economic Growth and Development

This paper seeks to investigate Small and Medium Enterprises as a veritable tool in Economic Growth and Development. A survey method was used to gather data from 200 SME/Entrepreneurial officers and Managers from five selected local government in Nigeria namely; Ijebu North, Yewa South, Sagamu, Odeda and Ogun Waterside Local government. Data was collected with a structured questionnaire and analyzed with several descriptive statistics to identify the perception of the roles of SMEs in Nigeria. The results of the study therefore reveals that the most common constraints hindering small and medium scale business growth in Nigeria are lack of financial support, poor management, corruption, lack of training and experience, poor infrastructure, insufficient profits, and low demand for product and services. Hence, it therefore recommends that Government should as matter of urgency assist prospective entrepreneurs to have access to finance and necessary information relating to business opportunities, modern technology, raw materials, market, plant and machinery which would enable them to reduce their operating cost and be more efficient to meet the market competitions.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FISH SPOILAGE AMONG FISH MONGERS IN OGUN WATERSIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE

This study investigated the factors associated with fish spoilage among fish mongers in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, Ogun State. The study also identified different fish processing and preservation methods used by fish mongers. Three communities were purposively selected out of 23 fishing communities due to their nearness to water resources. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 114 respondents from a total of 570 registered fish mongers. Descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages were used to summarize the data while inferential statistical tool used to analyze the data was Chi square. The results show that 38.6% of the respondents were within the age category of 30-39. Fish mongers were female dominated (75.4%), 35.1% of the respondents had no formal education and 65.8% were married. The most important processing and preservation method was smoking (88.6%). Factor associated with fish spoilage were lack of equipment for processing and storage (54.0%), and inadequate access to loan and credits (51.0%). Chi-square analysis showed that sex, educational level and marital status (Cal. c 2 6.44 Tab. c 2 5.991, Cal. c 2 25.968 Tab. c 2 15.507,Cal. c 2 29.107 Tab. c 2 18.307) were all statistically significant to factors associated with fish spoilage. It is concluded that lack of equipment for processing and storage and inadequate access to loan and credits contributed to fish spoilage. Therefore, efforts at providing equipment for processing and access to loan and credits should be given attention.

Determinants of Poverty among Riverine Rural Households in Ogun State, Nigeria

This paper analyzed the poverty status of rural households in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State. Data were collected from 125 households using multistage sampling procedure. Descriptive and Probit regression analytical approaches were used for data analysis. Results show that 28.8 percent of the households were poor. Poverty was perceived to be driven by unemployment, low-investment and neglect by government. Probit results revealed that having farming as primary occupation and household size significantly increased poverty (p<0.10), while amount of credit/loan obtained, educational attainments and monthly expenditure of household significantly reduced it (p<0.10). To alleviate rural poverty, the study concluded that households should have adequate access to affordable and easily accessible credit facilities, among others.

Effect of some socio-economic activities on fish diversity of lagoon systems in Ogun waterside Local Government of Ogun State, Nigeria

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of some socio-economic activities such as beach seining, brush park fisheries and laundry activities on fish diversity, distribution and abundance over two years (dry and wet seasons) in lagoon systems of Ogun waterside Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on various activities in the study locations. Fish sampling from the catches from selected fishermen using assorted gears, physical and chemical characteristics of the lagoon systems were carried out in four selected stations based on activity. The study revealed that beach seine and laundry activities as socio-economic activities impacted negatively on fish diversity in Iwopin study location. Bagridae represented by Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus contributed the highest number of fish in the two seasons. Fish species were evenly distributed in the wet seasons than dry seasons. Simpson index (D) computed for the 4 sites are 0.15, 0.11, 0.62 and 0.12 respectively for Makun-omi, Idaleketa, Iwopin and Ebute-Ilamo in the dry season and 0.37, 0.10, 0.42 and 0.10 for wet season. There are positive correlations between fish number, phosphate (r = 0.79) and Nitrate (r = 0.6). There are variations among physico-chemical parameters of water samples. Information gathered from this study is a useful tool for fisheries resource management of the lagoon systems of Ogun state.© 2010 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved.Key words: Fish resources, lagoon, season, socio-economic, Ogun waterside.

Effect of some socio-economic activities on fish diversity of lagoon systems in Ogun waterside Local Government of Ogun State, Nigeria

Cypermethrin, a Type II pyrethroid pesticide is commonly used in agriculture and many other domestic applications for pest control. Studies have shown that cypermethrin induces lipid peroxidation and alters the antioxidant status in non-target organisms. Fenugreek, a source of several polyphenols and flavonoids is a potent antioxidant. Hence in the present study we have investigated the possible effect of germinated fenugreek extract supplementation in counteracting the cypermethrin induced oxidative stress in erythrocytes of rats. Male Wistar rats were treated with 25 mg/kg weight (1/10 LD50) of cypermethrin and aqueous extract of germinated fenugreek (GFaq) (10%) for 60 days. Our results show that lipid peroxidation, an index of oxidative stress, significantly increased in circulation in cypermethrin-treated rats. The activities of SOD, CAT, GPx, GST in RBCs also decreased concomitantly in the cypermethrin treated rats. Treatment with aqueous extract of germinated fenugreek brought the values to near normal showing that fenugreek ameliorates cypermethrin-induced oxidative stress. HPLC analysis of the aqueous extract of germinated fenugreek showed the presence of flavonoids.© 2010 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved.Keywords: Cypermethrin, fenugreek, antioxidants, lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, flavonoids

Swamp Rice Production in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.

This study examined the economics of swamp rice production among peasant farmers in the Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State for 2001 cropping year. A total of 50 swamp rice farmers were randomly selected from 5 villages using multistage sampling technique. The data collected, with the aid of questionnaire were analysed using descriptive, regression and budgetary techniques. The results reveal swamp rice production to be profitable in the area. The farmers, who on the average were about 47 years old had an average of 16 years of farming experience. Labour cost was dominant, constituting about 86% of total cost of production and about 95% of the total variable cost. All the variable inputs were inefficiently utilized and about 85% of the variations in rice output could be explained by factors included in the regression model. In conclusion, efficiency and output in swamp rice production in the area can be increased by reducing the amount of labour used but increasing the quantity of seeds planted and adopting improved technologies such as improved seeds, agrochemicals, and fertilizer. Keywords: Agrochemical; fertilizers; swamp ricMoor Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 6 (1&2) 2005 pp. 99-106