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    Effect of energy utilization on economic growth in Nigeria
    (2012) Idowu, G. O.; Ajide, O. O; Oluwole, O. O.; Elusakin, J. E.; Alabi, A.
    Energy plays an important role in economic development, and being the mainstay of any economy , it plays a vital role in shaping and /or transforming the economic destiny of such a country. Different studies have attempted to test, for many countries, the causal relationship between energy and economic growth using both theoretical and empirical methods. This paper therefore analyses the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria. It is evident from the review that there is a causaulity running from energy consumption to economic growth. It also reveals that the positive relationship between electricty and economic growth has been justified by many authors and economists as being consistent. Based on this review, it could be concluded that the demand for energy leads to economic growth. Therefore, the energy policy regarding electricity consumption in Nigeria should be meticulously implemented in such a way that it will further boost its impact on economic growth in no small measures.
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    Hydrochemical investigation of groundwater quality in selected locations in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state of Nigeria
    (2010) Adetoyinbo, A.; Adebo, B.; Alabi, A.
    Water is a vital component to the development of an area. Human settlement is to a large extent dependent on the availability of reliable sources of water preferably in close proximity to the settled localities. This paper examines the hydrochemical facies of groundwater present in the Uyo. Akwa Ibom of Nigeria. 40 Borehole water samples were carefully collected in ten different locations in Uyo for various physico - chemical analyses. Calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, aluminium, and silver, Nitrate, phosphate, fluoride, chloride, pH, conductivity, total dissolved solid, total suspended solid, hardness, summation of ions as well as the temperature and colour were assessed among the entire samples collected. The results shows that: temperature ranges from 26.3 - 28.3, pH range is 3.19 - 5.18 . This means the borehole water samples fall within the highly acidic range. Conductivity ranges between 10.85 and 181.60 ps/cm. TDS range is 4.7 - 86.8mg/l, TSS is between 1.0 and 12.0 mg/1, Total hardness (2.61 - 31.29 mg/1) and Chloride concentration (5.0 - 9.36mg/l). Results show that some of the water samples considered in this work do compare favourably with WHO (1984) water standard for drinking and domestic usages while some other samples of boreholes water fall short of this standard.