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Collection Item Subsidising the Cost of Land for Low Income Housing: Some Evidence from Jos, Nigeria(Journal of Surveying, Construction and Property (JSCP), 2017) Maren Mallo Daniel; Sanda Nehemiah Yakubu; Celina Onugba Omogor; Adesina AkandeThis study aims to examine the variables that influence the application of land and infrastructure subsidy for low-income housing provision in the city of Jos, Nigeria. Data was collected by conducting interviews with the representatives of the relevant government agencies and those of the house building companies. This was transcribed and examined alongside documentary evidences. The analysis was conducted in line with the study’s objectives: The first was to examine how the policy for subsidising the cost of land applies in the local context in Jos. The data examined in connection to this objective suggest that there is an absence of a uniform approach to the application of the subsidy policy by the three tiers—federal, state and local—of government. The approaches adopted by the federal and state government agencies were seen not to be effective in supplying the subsidies needed by private developers. The second objective was interested in scrutinising the variables influencing the arrangement for subsidising the cost of land in Jos. The data analysed confirms that the lack of proper understanding of land subsidy policy among government officials, the absence of political will on the part of State and Federal government agencies, the absence of transparency and accountability on the part of government officials, the absence of legislation in support of the subsidy policy, and bureaucratic constraints were the key variables influencing the subsidy arrangement in Jos. These findings were examined and some recommendations were proffered.Collection Item A markov chain model for wet and dry spell probabilities at Yola, Adamawa State.(Nigerian joarnal of pure and applied sciences, 2011) Oduwole, H.K., Binbol, N.L., and Shawul, H.M.The theoretical probabilities of wet and dry spells were derived from Markov Chain Model using the threshold level of 0.25mm per day for a period of 20 years to predict the length of dry spell and wet spell during the rainy season (April to Sepember) at Gyawana meteorological station on Yola, North Eastern Nigeria. The equilibrum probabilities for the station over 20-year period are pie=(0.76,0.24). This implies that the probability of dry day occurence regardless of the weather conditions of the previous days is 0.76. Th mean weather cycle was 7.44. This information can be used to select the best planting date by avoiding the period of high risk of long dry period near the beginning of the rainy season always experienced in northen Nigeria.Collection Item AN ANALYTICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE MEANING OF SOME SELECTED SCULPTURES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF JOS BUILT ENVIRONMENT.(University Of Jos Fine And Applied Arts Journal, 2019) ONOJA, J. E.; KUTSHAK, C. I.; SHA, N.Visual arts pieces, especially sculpture, have various purposes ranging from aesthetics, to nonaesthetic functions, usually assigned either didactic and other assigned purposes by the artist or commissioning patrons. In traditional African societies, art can transcend from art for art sake to more specific functions; similarly, in contemporary or modern art practices, artworks are created to serve certain functions like education, immortalization, commemoration and for landmark purposes which all form part of our collective cultural heritage. This paper is an analysis of the various sculptural pieces dotting the landmark of the University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State - Nigeria. Hence, the discourse is on the artists that created the works vis-a-vis the patrons, functions and projections for the future on productions of sculptures in the built environment in adding aesthetics while serving other functions. The works were purposively used in the collection of data for the study, while in-depth interview approach was used to understand the interpretative nuances of all the parties involved in the production of the works. The paper concludes by drawing inferences from the works cited and advances recommendations for future studies of other visual arts pieces on campus and the built environment.Item THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT IN ART(University Of Jos Fine And Applied Arts Journal, 2020) ADEWUMI, C. K., KUNDE, T. MOften, artworks are considered in line with their physical properties alone; neglecting other vital elements, which holistically makes the art piece what it is. It is for this reason that this paper sets out to re-examine and re-emphasise the need for the consideration of the context in artistic evaluation. The paper's argument is however based on the submissions of Grigoriev (2005), who highlighted the shortcomings of the empiricist's approach to art consideration in his paper titled Living Art, Defining Value: Artworks and Mere Real Things. Therefore, it is in line with Danto's idea on the contextual consideration of art, that this paper offers its opinions. The paper concludes on the note that, to put art in context is to view the art from several possible angles, all in a bid to achieve a clearer understanding of the factors that make the work what it is.Collection Item Flexural Strength Characteristics of Fly Ash Blended OPC Reinforced Sorrel Fibre Concrete(2016) Goh Danjuma Joseph; Williams Frank Ndanus; John James Anumah; Kingsley Onyeka AugustineThis research work studied the flexural strength characteristics of Fly Ash blended ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete reinforced sorrel fibre. This study considered three mix ratios of concrete specimens and were prepared and cast into 100mm × 100mm × 500mm mould of: (1)1:2:4 mix ratio of plain concrete as control sample (2) concrete sample of 1:2:4 mix ratio, reinforced with 1.5% volume fraction of 50mm average length of sorrel fibre (3) Concrete specimens of 1:2:4 mix ratio with binders containing 90% (OPC) + 10% (FA); 80% (OPC) + 20% (FA) and 70% (OPC) + 30% (FA). The water binder ratio was kept constant at 0.6. All the blended samples were reinforced with 1.5% by volume fraction of heat treated sorrel fibre of 50mm average length. The beams specimens were cast for flexural strength tests. The concrete samples were tested in flexure at 7, 28 and 90 days. With the addition of heat treated sorrel fibre, flexural strength increased from 5.0N/mm2, 6.0 N/mm2 and 7.5N/mm2 for optimum blend at 7, 28 and 90days respectively. For the blend containing 10% (FA) + 1.5% volume average length of heat treated sorrel fibre recorded the highest flexural strength mentioned above. The properties of sorrel fibre reinforced concrete was improved with the optimum blend of Fly Ash (FA) and Heat Treated Sorrel Fibre (HSF).Collection