Northern Part Of Nigeria Research Articles

Development of an Oil Extraction Machine for Jatropha curcas Seeds

Aim: This study aimed to solve one of the problems which Jatropha curcas seeds (JCS) oil e xtraction industry is facing in the Northern part of Nigeria; the lack of efficient small scale oil extraction machines. A small scale JCS oil extraction machine was therefore designed, developed, and evaluated for performance. Study Design: The study was conducted using 3 × 3 × 3 Factorial Experimental Design. The results obtained were analysed using ANOVA while Least Significant Difference (LSD) test was used to separate the means.

Efficacy and phytochemical analysis of latex of Calotropis procera against selected dermatophytes.

Background:Since ancient time, increased interest has been witnessed in the use of an alternative herbal medicine for managing, and the treatment of fungal diseases worldwide. This may be connected to the cost and relative toxicities of the available antifungal drugs. It has been a known tradition practiced in the northern part of Nigeria that parents and teachers use the white latex of Calotropis procera to treat Tinea capitis in children attending the local religious school in the area. This study was conducted in 2009 to ascertain the above claim.Materials and Methods:Fresh latex of C. procera was screened for their antifungal activity against species of dermatophytes: Trichophyton spp., Microsporum spp. and Epidermophyton spp. using the agar incorporation method.Results:The result shows that the latex inhibits the in vitro growth of these pathogenic fungi to varying extents with Trichophyton spp. being the most susceptible (P < 0.05) and thus highly inhibited by the latex followed by the Microsporum spp. and Epidermopyton spp. was least inhibited. These inhibitions followed a dose-dependent trend as undiluted latex (100%) gave the highest inhibitory impacts (P < 0.05) when compared to serially diluted latex. The phytochemical analysis of the fresh latex indicated the presence of alkaloids, saponin, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, anthraquinone, and triterpenoids.Conclusion:The findings of this study confirmed the perceived usefulness of the latex in the treatment of T. capitis (ringworm) practiced in our society and therefore, its use topically in the treatment of dermatomycotic infection is encouraged.

EFFECT OF CATTLE RUSTLING ON INCOME OF FARMERS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Cattle rustling or stealing of cattle has grown in dimension and viciousness particularly in the Northern part of Nigeria. Benue State is categorized as one of the flash points. This scenario made it apt to undertake the study of its effect on the income of farmers in Benue State, Nigeria. The study used a multi-stage sampling procedure in the selection of 108 farmers in the three (3) Senatorial Districts of Benue State. The farmers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire instrument. Data gathered were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result shows that the mean age was 38.74 and SD 7.655 , the mean number of years spent on education is 9.25 and SD 4.762, while the mean farming experience and herd size was (14.61 and 17.79) respectively. The mean annual income stood at N 556203.70. Majority (75%) of farmers’ cattle were rustled. Age and number of cattle owned are significant (p<0.01) with positive influence on income whereas paid security is significant (p<0.05) and has negative influence on income. Many (55.1%) of the farmers viewed that unemployment is the bane for involvement in cattle rustling. Cattle rustling have become a phenomenon that is rampant in the study area and neighbouring States. To this effect, efforts should be made to provide increased security at areas of flashpoints and to improve the wellbeing of the farmers. Keywords : Cattle Rustling, Farmers, Income, Benue State, Flashpoints

Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of parents towards paralytic poliomyelitis patients in Kano metropolis, Kano, Nigeria

Background: Paralytic poliomyelitis is a disabling disease known to be endemic in the northern part of Nigeria, especially Kano. Despite the WHO declaration to completely eradicate poliomyelitis globally, it has remained a challenge in this part of northern Nigeria. The persistence of the disease might be related to knowledge, attitude and beliefs of caregivers of patients with poliomyelitis. Aim : This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of parents and/or caregivers of children with paralytic poliomyelitis in Kano metropolis . Methods: A cross sectional survey was carried out among 96 parents/caregivers of patients with paralytic poliomyelitis. Questionnaires were administered to the participants in the selected hospitals in Kano state. Results: The result of this study showed that 55(57.3%) of the caregivers had poor knowledge, 19 (19.8%) had fair knowledge and 22 (22.9%) had good knowledge on paralytic poliomyelitis. It was equally found out that 73 (76%) of the caregivers had a positive attitude while 23 (24%) had negative attitudes towards their children with paralytic poliomyelitis. Greater number of caregivers 56 (58.3%) had positive beliefs while 40 (41.7%) had negative beliefs about the condition. Conclusion: Despite the positive attitude and beliefs parents/caregivers of patients with paralytic poliomyelitis in Kano state had, they however, had a poor knowledge about it. There is therefore the need to carryout adequate awareness programme to educate parents/caregivers of patients with paralytic poliomyelitis in Kano metropolis, Kano State, Nigeria.

Descriptive characterization of the 2010 cholera outbreak in Nigeria.

BackgroundIn 2010, 18 States of Nigeria reported cholera outbreaks with a total of 41,787 cases including 1,716 deaths (case-fatality rate [CFR]: 4.1%). This exceeded the mean overall CFR of 2.4% reported in Africa from 2000–2005 and the WHO acceptable rate of 1%. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the 2010 cholera outbreak to determine its epidemiological and spatio-temporal characteristics.MethodsWe conducted retrospective analysis of line lists obtained from 10 of the 18 states that submitted line lists to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH). We described the outbreak by time, place and person and calculated the attack rates by state as well as the age- and sex-specific CFR from cholera cases for whom information on age, sex, place of residence, onset of symptoms and outcome were available.ResultsA total of 21,111 cases were reported with an overall attack rate and CFR of 47.8 cases /100,000 population and 5.1%, respectively. The CFR ranged in the states between 3.8% and 8.9%. The age-specific CFR was highest among individuals 65 years and above (14.6%). The epidemiological curve showed three peaks with increasing number of weekly reported cases. A geographical clustering of LGAs reporting cholera cases could be seen in all ten states. During the third peak which coincided with flooding in five states the majority of newly affected LGAs were situated next to LGAs with previously reported cholera cases, only few isolated outbreaks were seen.ConclusionOur study showed a cholera outbreak that grew in magnitude and spread to involve the whole northern part of the country. It also highlights challenges of suboptimal surveillance and response in developing countries as well as potential endemicity of cholera in the northern part of Nigeria. There is the need for a harmonized, coordinated approach to cholera outbreaks through effective surveillance and response with emphasis on training and motivating front line health workers towards timely detection, reporting and response. Findings from the report should be interpreted with caution due to the high number of cases with incomplete information, and lack of data from eight states.

The Potentialities of Early Warning Signals in Preventing Electoral Violence in Nigeria

Election-related violence is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria as it has origin in the history of electioneering in the country. Most incidences of electoral violence take place at various stages of the exercise - pre, during and post-elections. While some of these incidences are localized and restricted, there are other incidences of electoral violence that manifest large scale intensity and impact on communities outside the ordinary area of their occurrence. Incidentally, electoral violent conflicts in Nigeria from the Western Nigeria election crisis of 1965 to the 2011 post-election violence in some parts of northern Nigeria, one particular trend is noticeable, that is, they all gave clear indication of their occurrence. This is because conflicts do not occur in a vacuum, but they are reactions to social interactions that build up over period of time to snowball into concrete and substantial phenomenon. In fact, events do not happen in the society without early indicators or signs pointing to their likely consequences either of peace or violence. This paper examines electoral violence in Nigeria since return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, the potentialities of an effective early warning system as a preventive response to election violent conflicts in Nigeria.

Sustainable Hausa Design, Culture and Usability: A Reflection on the Art of Northern Nigeria.

The Hausa states were collection of independent city states situated in what became Northern Nigeria. The leadership of the Sokoto caliphate by Usman Dan Fodio led to conquering of the other Hausa states thereby creating a united centralized state with united set of people under the Muslim Fulani Empire. The Northern Nigeria was a British colony from 1900 as a result of 1885 Treaty of Berlin which broadly granted Northern Nigeria to Britain on the basis of their protectorate in Southern Nigeria. The Islamic influence in all the sphere of life of the majority of the people from Northern Nigeria have greatly influence their socio-economic activities with emphasis on how art, design and culture have interplay effectively. The need arose to evaluate the participatory developmental use of design that is broadly recognized and acceptable as universal visual and culture-oriented business conducted across all disciplines from multi-dimensional and multi-directional characters. This paper closely studied the design application from the Northern part of Nigeria with emphasis on culture and Development thesis generating such questions as: does certain cultural trait promote economic development, does economic development still exist in certain cultural trait and finally if culture and economic development anchored on design concepts are relatively autonomous. Conclusively responsibility of design symbols in the context of visual image producers as well as today market economy in cultural industries such as printing, multi-media, audio-visual, architecture, visual and perform art, sport, musical instruments advertising and cultural tourism were appraised.Keywords: Design, Symbols, Culture, Creative industries and Sustainable economy development.

&lt;b&gt;Anti-&lt;i&gt;Plasmodium Falciparum&lt;/i&gt; Activity of Extracts from &lt;i&gt;Dendranthema Indicum&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

Malaria being a major health problem, demands for search for alternative anti-malaria drugs. Dendrathema indicum/ Dunkufea plant used in the treatment of malaria in the northern part of Nigeria was evaluated for activity against Plasmodium falciparum. The crude ethanol extract of the plant, n-hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate and last residue fractions obtained by maceration of the crude ethanol extract were screened for activity against Plasmodium falciparum, the last residue and hexane fraction did not inhibit significantly even at a concentration of 200μg/ml, the ethyl acetate fraction obtained after maceration was the most active fraction. From the result of the photochemical analysis all the common classes of secondary metabolites tested were present in the plant except alkaloid.Keywords: Anti-malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, maceration, Dendranthema indicum

&lt;b&gt;Sub-Chronic Administration of Aqueous Leaf Extract of &lt;i&gt;Ficus Sycomorus&lt;/i&gt; on some Liver and Kidney Function Indices in Rats&lt;/b&gt;

The stem bark of Ficus sycomorus is used traditionally for cure of fungal infection, jaundice and dysentery in some parts of northern Nigeria. The leaves of Ficus sycomorus were collected, dried and extracted to screen for some phytochemicals and study its effect on liver and kidney functions in experimental rats. Phytochemical screening of leaf extract of F. sycomorus indicates the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids and reducing sugars. Animals were divided into two sets (AB except in ALP (148.00±0.77 and 175.80±0.45U/L) and urea (41.20±0.09 and 53.38±0.17mg/dL) at higher doses (1600mgkg -1 ) of the extract. Base on this study, the extract show neither liver nor kidney toxicity, however, it should be use with caution especially at higher dose and long time exposure. Keyword: Ficus sycomorus, phytochemical screening, kidney indices, liver indices.

PARALLEL DILEMMAS: POLIO TRANSMISSION AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTNigeria is one of three countries where polio continues to be endemic. In northern Nigeria, areas with low levels of polio immunization due to persistent parental opposition as well as implementation and infrastructural problems have contributed to wild poliovirus transmission. Furthermore, political violence associated with Islamic groups opposed to the federal government has also hampered the conclusion of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) efforts. This violence, which began in Borno State and has spread to other parts of northern Nigeria, occurs precisely where poliovirus transmission continues. These two related aspects – parallel dilemmas of low immunization and political violence – confound the conclusion of GPEI efforts in Nigeria. This situation also raises ethical questions both about the final stages of eradication efforts and about military actions to contain ongoing violence. The Nigerian government's attempts to suppress opposition to the polio eradication campaign by threatening non-compliant parents with arrest and by closing down media outlets may frighten some parents into compliance but can also breed resentment and resistance, just as military and police activities, such as house-to-house sweeps and widespread arrests, may encourage sympathy for Islamic insurgents. This situation suggests that the possible solution of one problem – the ending of wild poliovirus transmission – depends upon a solution of the other, i.e. the cessation of violent anti-government activities.

Connecting the Dots of Sensitive Terrorism Information for Homeland Security

As society becomes more and more dependent on information and as criminals are increasing their cyber activities in their daily life, it becomes necessary to connect their dots together to track them in this information age. Terrorism is not confined to one country and it has no borders or boundaries. The escalating magnitude of this threat is evident from the increasing rate of terrorist attacks against innocent people, especially in the Northern part of Nigeria. As we are seeing, one of the major concerns of many nations today is to identify and foil terrorist attacks emanating from different angles. Consequently, data mining which is being used for almost everything from improving service or performance to detecting specific identifiable terrorist threats is employed. Defeating terrorism requires quick intelligence machinery that operates more effectively and makes use of advanced information technology such as data mining and automated data-analysis techniques for a successful fight against terrorist as well as collaboration in data-sharing program between the three levels of government: federal, state and local. In this paper, we are looking at the need to design support information sharing among these levels of government. So that the government, as a whole will use its power to affect the lives of individuals increasingly with regards to safeguarding lives and properties.

Techno-economic analysis of hybrid photovoltaic/diesel/battery off-grid system in northern Nigeria

The rate of dependence on stand-alone diesel generator for individual electricity generation among households in Nigeria is geometrically increasing and has thus led to significant increase of the environment pollution. This is due to the inability of the utility company to meet the energy demand of its yearning consumers due to ageing and limitations in power infrastructures. This has led to about 40% of the country's population been cut off from the national grid. In view of these hazardous effects posed from the usage of these individual diesel-powered generations, this paper reports on the assessment of techno-economic viability of a hybrid photovoltaic diesel/battery off-grid system as an alternative solution to these threats. For that purpose, a remote area located far in the northern part of Nigeria was taken as the case study in which an international institution with peak demand of 90 kW was considered. The HOMER optimization software is used to evaluate both the technical and economic viability of the proposed energy system by taking into account the variations of both the solar radiation and diesel prices, as experienced in most part of Nigeria. The study reveals the potential capability of the hybrid photovoltaic/diesel energy system with battery backup as a good alternative energy source for individual household replacement for diesel-powered generator. In addition, the proposed system is of high energy potential as well as low carbon emission at affordable cost of electricity.

Antibacterial effects of cyanogenic glucoside isolated from the stem bark of &lt;i&gt;Bauhinia rufescens&lt;/i&gt; Lam

The chemical contents and in vitro antibacterial effects of the n-butanol column fractions, stem bark methanol extracts of Bauhinia rufescens Lam. were evaluated in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using disc diffusion technique. The n-butanol soluble portion from the stem bark methanol extract was successively eluted to afford 10 pooled fractions by comparison of TLC chromatograms. The bioactive fraction (fraction D) was further chromatographed using the bioassay guided protocol to afford 4 sub-fractions from which a pure compound was isolated and characterized using spectral studies as: (4S, 6R)-(Z)-6-(â-Dglucopyranosyloxy)-4-hydroxy-2-cyclohexenyl-Ä1,á-acetonitrile–a cyclohexenyl cyano methylene known commonly as menisdaurin. Test bacteria were Bacillus subtilis, Corynaebacterium spp., Escherichia coli and Shigella dysenteriae. The diameters of inhibition zone on the Gram-positive bacteria was found in the range from11.83±0.17 (n-butanol Fraction D) to 17.33±0.67 (Fraction D2-8); while on Gram-negative organism the values ranged from 11.50±0.29 (n-butanol Fraction D) to 19.67±0.33 (Fraction D2-8). The activity index (AI) showed that Fraction D2-8 (51.18%) and Compound I [menisdaurin] (127.36%) was highly sensitive to Corynaebacterium spp. and E. coli when computed with Erythromycin and Gentamicin respectively. Highest AI was exhibited by Fraction D2-8 (93.89%) against S. dysenteriae when computed with ciprofloxacin. In continuation of our chemical studies and search for bioactive compounds from medicinal plants; this work, therefore, was aimed at characterizing and testing the antibacterial efficacy of the isolated compound in order to further confirm our earlier reports on use of this part of B. rufescens in some parts of Northern Nigeria as atreatment against diarrhoea and dysentery. This is the first report of the isolation and antibacterial activity of menisdaurin from B. rufescens.© 2013 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved.Keywords: Antibacterial, Bauhinia rufescens, cyanogenic glucoside, isolation, menisdaurin.

The Politics of Amnesty in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of the Boko Haram and Niger Delta Insurgencies

This paper presents a comparative analysis of the Niger Delta amnesty programme and the proposed amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria. The motivation for comparing the two groups derives from the growing demand from some notable groups and individuals, mainly from the northern part of Nigeria, that the Boko Haram insurgents be granted amnesty just as the Niger Delta armed militants. One of such strong voices in favour of amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents is the Sultan of Sokoto, AlhajiSa’adAbubakar, who, on the 7th of March 2013, called for “total and unconditional” amnesty for Boko Haram. Sultan Abubakar’s demand has attracted mixed reaction as it is largely supported by the northern group-Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and rejected by others such as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The most serious reaction comes from the presidency in its commission, on April 24th 2013, of a presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North. After an extension by 2 months of its initial 90 days task, the Turaki-led Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North has finally submitted its recommendations to the president. Two key recommendations are: the need to set up an advisory committee for continuous dialogue with Boko Haram (as the leadership of Boko Haram refused to dialogue) and a victims’ support fund to help victims of Boko Haram.

Assessment of decentralized hybrid PV solar-diesel power system for applications in Northern part of Nigeria

The possibility of using hybrid energy system for electricity generation in rural and semi-urban areas in the Northern part of Nigeria was investigated in this study. The global solar radiation data and residential energy consumption in Jos, (in Plateau state) located on the latitude of 9° 52′ N and longitude of 8° 54′ E are used. Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER) software has been employed to carry out the present study. At current diesel price of $1.1/L and annual mean global solar radiation of 6.00kWh/m2/day, it was found that PV/Generator/Battery hybrid system is economically the most suitable option as a stand-alone electricity generating system in this location and other similar locations in the Northern part of Nigeria. The optimal simulation results indicate that the levelised cost of energy for this hybrid energy system varies between $0.348/kWh and $0.378/kWh depending on the interest rate. These costs are lower than the cost of using diesel generator only (without battery) which varies between $0.417 and $0.423 per kWh. It was further observed that there is a significant reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases if a hybrid energy system is used instead of only a generator based energy system. The effect of interest rate and cost of PV system on the optimal energy in this part of Nigeria was investigated and a comparison between the monthly cost of electricity using current tariff of grid connected and hybrid energy systems was also made.

Assessment of Antimalarial Drug Use among the Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Part of Nigeria

Assessment of Antimalarial Drug Use among the Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Part of Nigeria

The Nigerian State and the Proliferation Small Arm and Light Weapons in the Northern Part of Nigeria

The changing trend of national and international threats to national security is occasioned by the evolution and development of new factors in the internal and external environment of the Nigerian state. The security of the Nigerian state is aimed at protecting the national integrity of the state and defending the essential values that constitute Nigerian identity. Nigeria is rated high in the regional debate for the control of small arms and light weapons and illegal trade. For more than a decade, diplomatic activity to contain arms and ammunition transfers has been animated by a concern with instability and crises generated in the continent many years back. Leading think tanks, research groups, and advocacy organizations have repeatedly drawn attention to the way the burden of armed violence in Northern Nigeria is a product of high porous borders and low-tech assault by the Nigerian government. The methodology was based on the use of secondary data. The secondary data were collected from textbooks, journals, magazines, periodicals, internet, etc. We started by dwelling on the entire technicality where we posed four research questions, stated four specific objectives, and four research hypotheses. We, also, demonstrated the theoretical and empirical relevance or justifications of this study. We also reviewed the related extent and relevant literature concerning causes, sources, transits and destinations of SALW and problems and consequences of SALW in Nigeria. We further discussed the history of proliferation of SALW in Nigeria, and the Nigerian state and proliferation of SALW in the Northern Nigeria. Whilst, we examined the supply factors and causes of proliferation of SALW, and the law enforcement agencies, SALW proliferation and security situations in the Northern Nigeria. Lastly, effort was made to summarize the entire work and drew some conclusions on the basis of which we made some recommendations. From the foregoing, we reached the following conclusions that: the inability of the Nigerian state to deal with the demand factors heightened the proliferation of SALW in the Northern part of Nigeria. The inability of the law enforcement agencies to check the supply factors of SALW worsened security situations in the Northern part of Nigeria. Reconstitute the Nigerian state in such a way as to be pro-active in dealing with the demand factors of SALW that heightens the proliferation of SALW. Strengthen the law enforcement agencies in order to enable them check the supply factors of SALW that worsens security situations in the Northern part of Nigeria. Thus the thrust of this paper is to look at the Nigerian state and the proliferation small arm and light weapons in the northern part of Nigeria. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n1p415

Effect of aqueous extract ofAcacia niloticastem bark on some biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

This study was carried out to ascertain the folkloric belief in some parts of Northern Nigeria that aqueous stem bark extract of acacia nilotica orally administered is useful in the management of diabetes mellitus. Twenty four (24) non diabetic rats were intragastically administered 15 mg/ml/100g body weight aqueous stem bark extract of acacia nilotica for two weeks. The rats were then sacrificed by decapitation, and the blood collected and liver removed to evaluate the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic activities. The administration of the extract to alloxanized rats for two weeks reduced the blood glucose level from 12.20 ± 0.18 mmol/l to 11.59 ± 0.23 mmol/l. Similar insignificant differences were observed for other biochemical parameters studied in the serum and liver homogenate: serum total cholesterol, total lipids, total bilirubin, urea and total proteins. The study thus contradicts claims by herbalist that the extract could improve hyperglycaemic, hyperlipidaemic and metabolic derangements in diabetic patients.

Trends in Vegetation Response to Drought in Sudano-Sahelian Part of Northern Nigeria

This study was carried out to evaluate the drought occurrence and its implication on vegetation cover over the Sudano-Sahelian zone of the Northern part of Nigeria. Monthly mean Rainfall data for the period 40 years (1971-2010) were obtained from Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) for each of the meteorological stations present and functioning in this region for climatic analysis. Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was used to analyze drought occurrence on a time scale of five (5) months that cover the period of raining season over the study area. Also Satellite data over the selected part of the study area for three different epochs, 1986, 2000 and 2005 were used for vegetation response analysis. The SPI values were interpolated using Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation technique in ArcGIS 9.3 to generate Drought Spatial Pattern Map for each selected modeled years. The vegetation response indicators used are land cover maps and Greenness Index (GI) maps. Land cover categories were classified into five levels: Dense Vegetation, less dense Vegetation, Settlement/built up, Bare Surface and Water body. The results based on the ground truth (rainfall) data show that many years of drought episode were experienced over the study area. On the other hand, the prime indicators (Land cover and GI maps) used in this study also depicts the changes that took place over the study area in response to this climatic anomaly (drought) and it could be noted that there was dramatic reduction in the occurrence towards the end of the last two decade, 1990-1999, which simply indicated improvement in rainfall even in 2000 and the later years.

Perception of Parents on the Socio-Cultural, Religious and Economic Factors Affecting Girl-Child Education in the Northern Parts of Nigeria

Girl – Child education has been a subject of serious concern in Nigeria. This is because this aspect of education has been bedevilled with problems especially in the Northern parts of the country. Researchers (Usman, 2007) and Daiyabu, 2008) have expressed concern about it and about the various forms of discriminations and sharp practices against the girl-child. Thus, this study investigated the perception of parents on the socio-cultural, religious and economic factors affecting the girl-child education in the Northern parts of Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The sample consisted of 1,200 parents and adults purposefully selected from the states in Northern Nigeria. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Ordinary percentage and t-test statistical methods were used for the analysis of data. The results revealed that parents favoured boy‟s education more and regard girls‟ education as a waste since they will end up in the kitchen. Lack of religious knowledge and issues of poverty also constitute other influences. The test of hypotheses also showed that participants, educated and non-educated, rural and urban, expressed similar opinions regarding socio-cultural and religious factors. However, opinions of male and female subjects differ on the issues relating to economic factors. Based on these findings, it was recommended that girls should be given equal chance as boys in education; there should be a legal support for girl-child education and government should empower parents.Keywords: Socio-cultural factors, religious factors, economic factors, girl-child education.