Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology

The Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology (NIJEST) is an Open Access (OA) journal that provides information on the latest and emerging trends and developments in the following ever-expanding subjects particularly in Nigeria:

• Environmental Sciences
• Applied Earth Sciences
• Built Environment
• Environmental Management and Design
• Civil Engineering
• Systems Design
• Climate, Energy and Environment
• Materials science and Technology
• Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
• Geology (Environmental Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Petroleum Geology etc.)
• Application of ICT to study of the environment

NIJEST is committed to publishing sustainable and high quality research articles, by following a standard peer review process and engaging an Editorial Board whose members are experts in the subject areas of NIJEST. We also ensure that accepted manuscripts are quickly available and accessible online from any part of the world. Articles already published can be accessed here.

As an Open Access Journal, NIJEST makes the final version of an article freely and permanently accessible online for everyone, immediately after publication. There are no financial, legal or technical barriers to accessing articles published in NIJEST. Anyone can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search for and search within the information, or use it in education or in any other way. The authors retain copyright for the articles.

All articles published in NIJEST are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recent Articles Published

An Assessment of the Variability of Household Income on Volume of Waste Materials Generated in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Agbebaku, H. U., Afolayan, O. S., Ojeifo, M. O, Okhae, E. S., Abu, R. D.

Perspectives of Climate Change-induced Agricultural Losses and Food Shortage in the Swamp Forests of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Atedhor G.O. and Odjugo P.A.O.

Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Pattern, Causes and Consequences of Fire Disaster in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

Yunus S. and Falola J. A.

Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil Samples Obtained from Fadama Soils within the Vicinity of Dumpsites in Lokoja, Kogi State

Okechukwu A.V., Nnoli C.I., Nwobodo T.N., Onyekwelu C.A. and Anyanwu O.C.

Exploring Varietal Mixtures as a Strategy for Sustainable Management of Insect Pests Associated with Cabbage [Brassica oleraceaVAR. capitata L. (Brassicaceae)]

Oladejo, A.O, Ukwela, U.M., Okoroafor, E and Ekoja, E.E.

Warfare Disaster Ecology: Connecting Warfare Ecology and Disaster Risk Management Curricula

Agheyisi J. E.

Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Potentially Toxic Elements of Sand Mining Impacted Agrarian Land in Obowo, Southeastern Nigeria

Ubuoh E. A., Uzonu I. U., Uchendu U. I. and Ndukauba F. C.

A Critique of the Capital Market Content in Nigerian Real Estate Education

Onwuanyi N. and Adekanmi A.

Sensitivity Analysis of Suspected External Driving Factors Contributing to Land Use Land Cover Dynamics in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria

Zitta N., Musa A. A. and Muhammed I.

Factors Influencing Users’ Preference for Green Features in Residential Buildings: Experience from Ibadan Municipality, Nigeria

Adejumo A. O., Oyewole M. O., Araloyin F. M. and Adebara T. M.

Occurrence and Health Risk of Heavy Metals and Microorganisms in Wastewater Collected from selected Eateries in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

Tajudeen Y., Abdulganiyu Y., Alkali M., Ukpere M., Ayodeji S. O., Ahmadu A. I. and Faluyi B. A.

Efficacy of the Methanolic and Aqueous Extracts of Carica Papaya and Azadirachta Indica against Wood Termite (Odontotermes Badius) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Akpan A. U., Ehisianya C. N., Ukpai O. M., Johnny I. I., Oboho D. E., Sam M. E. and Usanga E. E.

Design of a Robust Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Transceiver for a Cognitive Radio Testbed

Bello N. and Edeko F. O.

Spectral Noise Estimation: A Python 3 Implementation of the Minimum Statistics Estimation

Bello N. and Ogbeide K. O.

Utilization of Quarry Dust as a Partial Replacement of Sand in Concrete Making

Aginam C. H., Nwakaire C. M., Onodagu P. D. and Ezema N. M.

Assessment of Groundwater Quality Using Water Quality Index and Geographic Information System in Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria

Saidu A. A., Danazumi S. and Hamza S. M.

High Voltage Overhead Powerlines Routing in Central Nigeria using GIS-MCDA Approach and Environmental Impact Factors

Osarenren O., Ehiorobo J. O. and Izinyon O. C.

Discussion of Articles Published in NIJEST

NIJEST encourages discussion of articles published, especially where the reader feels the contribution is significant in improving the quality of the published article for the benefit of other readers and the wider academic community.

To discuss any article published in NIJEST, please send up to 500 words to the editor-in-chief through the email:

editor-in-chief@nijest.com.

Your contribution will be sent to the author(s) for a response. On consideration and approval by the editorial board, both your contribution and the author’s response will be published as discussion in the next issue of NIJEST.