Suleiman Iguda Ladan

Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic,Katsina Katsina State Nigeria · Department of Basic and Applied Sciences

Banditry constitutes a major security challenge in the North West Geo-Political Zone. Notably, it leads to loss of lives, theft and destruction of properties, and impoverishment of the people through ransom payment. This study is an overview of the persistence of banditry in Zamfara State. The research methodology involved in the review is a docume...

It's a National Conference of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic.

Astronomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the study of the universe and the objects that exists naturally in space such as the moon, the sun, planets and stars. Over the years astronomical events such as lunar eclipse, solar eclipse and the falling of meteorites etc have been occurring in different parts of the world and how such eve...

Organized crimes have been existing in many countries with impacts on the aspects of human life and well-being particularly in developing nations. This article examines the impacts of banditry activities on the quality of primary and secondary school education in one of the most severally affected LGAs by banditry in Katsina State which is Safana L...

This is the poster presentation certificate at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly held at Cape Town International Convention Center Cape Town South Africa.

Urban centers are centers of large population concentration in both developed and developing countries due to increasing administrative, economic and social activities. As such these activities generate movement of people, goods and services. This paper assesses the urban transportation challenges in Katsina metropolitan, Northern Nigeria. Data for...

This poster was allocated zoom break out room 65 at the 32nd International Astronomical Union General Assembly held at Cape Town International Convention Center at the foot of the city's iconic Table Mountain Cape Town, South Africa on August 12th 2024. The poster was presented virtually as i could not get sponsorship to travel to the Conference in...

This is a training program certificate on mainstreaming community resilience and Nigeria's climate change act : a pathway for accelerating agricultural adaptation in Katsina State

The World Environment Day 2024 is celebrated with the theme accelerating land restoration, drought resilience and desertification progress. The theme is aptly applied to make a case for the completion of the Dallaje dam project in Katsina State, Nigeria. Data for the research were collected through direct observational technique during field visit...

Abstract: The Sudano-Sahelian regions of West Africa are presently facing serious security threats that threatens the peace and stability of the region. Some of the se curity threats include cattle rustling and kidnapping that are increasingly linked to terrorist groups who uses them as sources of income to sustain their activities. Sev eral coun...

This certificate was awarded in appreciation of participating in the World Environment Day in my hometown by paper presentation to selected students of Primary and Secondary Schools in Katsina State Nigeria organized by AGILE WORLD BANK Project and Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Katsina State.

The Sabke dam project created in 1999 was meant to harness and manage water resources of the area to supply water for domestic use and irrigation purposes in four local government areas in northern arid parts of Katsina State. However,years after the creation of the project the pumping station has not been completed and irrigation farming has not c...

The chapter explains insecurity and population displacement in Batsari LGA of Katsina State, North West Nigeria. The results have shown five stages of population displacement witnessed within two years period. This has led to negative consequences such as rural depopulation, urban congestion, high cost of renting accommodation among others. This de...

Flooding constitutes a significant environmental challenge across Nigeria, recurring annually and notably affecting residential zones situated adjacent to streams, rivers, and Fadama areas. This study evaluates the perennial floods impacting residential locales along River Tille in Katsina Metropolitan, Katsina State, Nigeria. The research methodol...

The workshop where the paper was presented ia aimed at assisting academic staff of the Polytechnic to imbibe skills of writing, presenting and publishing papers to contribute knowledge and for their promotions

There are several resource-based conflicts that brought insecurity in the Islamic world especially in developing nations. One of the conflicts is the farmers-herders conflict over land resources which have metamorphosed into banditry conflict in North Western Nigeria. Since the beginning of the banditry conflict in 2011, several measures have been...

The presentation is aimed at showing the uses of models and theories in geographical research for Doctoral students at the Department of Geography Bayero University Kano , Kano State, Nigeria.

This international conference is a hybrid conference where paper presenters can appear in person to present their papers or present virtually from their locations.

This is the poster of the 4th International Conference of Administration and Management organized by College of Administration and Management Studies Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State, Nigeria

This study explores the impacts of banditry on government schools in the severely affected Jibia local government area of Katsina State. The study employed a qualitative procedure, which involved documentary analysis, revealing adverse effects on education quality, including school closures. Despite efforts from state and local governments, parents...

Insecurity has become a global phenomenon affected even the most advanced countries of the world such as the United States of America where periodic gun violence or mass shooting of unarmed civilians has been claiming many lives annually. Though insecurity is more prevalent in developing countries where series of armed conflicts have claimed many l...

Environmental health as a branch of public health focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and wellbeing and fosters healthy and safe communities. This branch of public health was well established during the British colonial administration and the subsequent administrations that came to power in...

Following the completion of the review of the sixteen chapter of the volume 1 of the book and the submission of ten chapters for volume 2, we are calling for submission of paper for consideration in the volume 3 of the book presently titled " Perspectives on Banditry " in line with the review modification. All papers submitted will be reviewed and...

Most of the global population is presently experiencing serious threat to food production, supply and distribution following series of protracted armed conflicts in different parts of the world. The aim of this paper is to examine the population, food and nutritional security in Katsina state, northern Nigeria. The methodology used to generate data...

This chapter explains the challenges posed by banditry to rural economic activities in one of the most banditry ravaged local government areas of Katsina State. Data for the research was collected through the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire on primary and secondary school teachers from the local government when they came to Katsin...

One of the major challenges facing the global community at present is the contemporary insecurity facing most of the nations of the world which has risen by an alarming rate as a result of series of protracted armed conflicts including full-scale wars ragging in different parts of the globe. In the continent of Africa and elsewhere, metropolitan ar...

Flood incidences are one of the major environmental hazards that occur yearly in different parts of the world. The year 2022 has witnessed series of catastrophic floods not experienced in recent times in parts of countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Italy, Pakistan, Niger Republic, Pakistan, South Africa and United State of America. Nigeria l...

This is the poster for the 3rd International Conference on Administration and Management organized by College of Administration and Management Studies (CAMS) Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State, Nigeria

Insecurity has become a global phenomenon affected even the most advanced countries of the world such as the United States of America where periodic gun violence or mass shooting of unarmed civilians has been claiming many lives annually. Though insecurity is more prevalent in developing countries where series of armed conflicts have claimed many l...

This chapter examines human activities as potential risk to the sustenance of Barawa forest reserve, Katsina State, northern Nigeria. Data for the study were generated through direct observations on the forest reserve on the basis of three field visits and additional primary sourced data collected through the administration of a structured question...

This chapter analyzes forest degradation in Nigeria using the Rugu Forest Reserve in Katsina State as a case study. Data for the study were generated through field visits to two village settlements located at the fringes of the forest. In addition, structured questionnaires were administered to the residents of seven villages. Additional data were...

This is the peer reviewing certificate for a manuscript reviewed for Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economic and Sociology.

This is the peer reviewing certificate for Journal of Experimental Agriculture International.

This is the certificate of peer reviewing of a manuscript reviewed for International Journal of Plant and Soil Science.

This is the presentation certificate for the paper titled " Banditry as a Challenge to Rural Economic Activities in Jibia Local Government Area Katsina State, Nigeria presented at the Nigerian Defense Academy International Conference on Defense, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa : Emerging Challenges and Responses held from 27th to 28t...

This is the poster for the 15th National Conference of the Joint Colleges Conference Committee with the theme " The Role of Science and Technology in Achieving Sustainable Development in Nigeria" scheduled for 25th to 28th October 2022 at the Polytechnic Entrepreneurship Training Hall HUK Polytechnic Katsina.

This is the Call for Book Chapter(s) for the second volume of the proposed Book titled Contemporary Insecurity in North Western Nigeria. The call is coming following the successful submission of 23 papers for the first volume and the need to continue with research on the insecurity facing North Western Nigeria at present.

This is the poster invitation to a schools debate organized in celebration of World Environment Day June 5th 2022. The topic of the debate is " Climate Change is More Harmful Than Economic Recession" to be held at Government Girls College Katsina on the June 5th 2022 by 10:00am. Am serving as one of the judges of the debate.

Floods has become the most frequent and most widespread events in Nigeria as it occurs in all parts of the country. The study examines the occurrence of floods particularly the 16 th July 2018 in the border town in Katsina State northern Nigeria. Data for the study were collected through two field visits to the affected areas of the town for direct...

The 2nd International Conference on Administration (ICAM 2022) is slated for 21st - 24th,June, 2022 at the Entrepreneurship Center, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, Nigeria. The conference is intended on providing a discussion, for exchanging of knowledge, researches and of recent solutions for many researchers and experts in various fiel...

This is my certificate of peer review for the manuscript titled “Trend analysis of Annual rainfall in Bastar plateau and Northern hill zones of Chhattisgarh” for International Journal of Environment and Climate Change.

This is the book inedited consisting of nineteen chapters covering areas of security and security challenges in Nigeria. I also contributed a chapter in the book titled Rumah- Kukar Jangarai Forest Reserve as Security Threat in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. But i don't have the soft copy of this book to upload for Research Gate mem...

This chapter assesses the effectiveness of the Security Challenges Containment Order introduced by Katsina State Government from Augist 31st 2021 to January 2022. The order consisted of series of restrictive measures aimed at strangulating the criminal activities of groups of motorcycle riding criminals known locally as "bandits":. The measures pro...

The aim of the book is to generate large volume of data on insecurity in Katsina State north western Nigeria that could serve the needs of the present and future generation of researchers and the general public. The scope of the book at present is limited to Katsina State but subsequent volumes will consider widening the scope to include North West...

THIS IS THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON ADMOINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES ORGANIZED AT THE HASSAN USMAN KATSINA POLYTECHNIC KATSINA, KATSINA STATE NIGERIA. THIS CONFERENCE LIKE THE FIRST ONE IS BASED ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THOUGH THE CENTRAL FOCUS DIFFERS.

This si the communique of the 14th national Conference of the joint colleges held from November 30th to December 3rd, 2021. The communiques was presented at the committee meeting held today.

Tis is a Paper Presented at an Orientation Program for Pioneer Students Admitted into Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Program of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Affiliated to Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State for 2020/2021 Session..

Food security and national insecurity are inextricably linked, as insecurity is a major impediment to achieving food security, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. The goals of this article are to examine national insecurity and its effects on food security in order to propose solutions to avert an impending food crisis in Nigeria. Th...

This is the poster for the 1st International Conference on Women and their Contribution to Hausa Society organized by Alqalam University Katsina and Pleasant College of Advanced Studies Katsina. Am serving as pert of the extended publicity committee and my paper for the international conference is titled Impacts of Insecurity on Women in Katsina St...

This is the poster for the 14th national Conference of Colleges of Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Engineering and Science & Technology Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State, Nigeria. This is the 14th edition of the annual conference that started in the year 2007 and progressing up to date.

Corona virus is a new virus that is responsible for the outbreak of outbreak of respiratory illness in December 2019 hence the name COVID-19. The disease broke out in Hubei Province of China in the continent of Asia and gradually spread to other countries and continents of the world including Africa. Governments of different countries have responde...

This is my peer review certificate for an article i have reviewed for one of Taylor and Francis journals titled Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness.

This is the certificate of review for the manuscript tiled Effects of NPK Fertilizer and Vine Care on the Growth and Yield of Cucumber of International Journal of Plant and soil Science.

This is the e flyer for the 5th Edition of Agribusiness Dialogue /Summit organized by BusinessDay Newspaper to be held on 29th July 2021.Am invited to join as a Panelist to speak on Panel 1 Food Security and National Insecurity. This invitation is based on my recent online publication titled Impacts of Banditry on Food Security in Katsina State pub...

Corona virus is a new virus that is responsible for the outbreak of outbreak of respiratory illness in December 2019 hence the name COVID-19. The disease broke out in Hubei Province of China in the continent of Asia and gradually spread to other countries and continents of the world including Africa. Governments of different countries have responde...

Attributed to the rapid population growth rate in Katsina region and the modern way of life, solid waste generation has been at the increase and intimidating. This chapter presents the different types of waste materials produced by human activities (residential, institutional, commercial, agricultural, health care, household hazardous wastes and se...

This is the certificate of review for the manuscript of International Journal of Plant and Soil Science available online at https://www.journalijpss.com/index.php/IJPSS/about

This presentation is to mark World Environment Day 2021 in Katsina, Katsina state, Nigeria. A topic was chosen based on the contemporary challenges facing the State which is banditry with the bandits using the forests as their hide outs and operating bases not only in the State but through out the North west geo-political zone.

This is the poster of the webinar used to mark World Environment Day 2021 in Katsina State, Nigeria. The topic of discussion was chosen based on one of the major challenges facing the State which is the insecurity caused primarily by bandits who use the forests of the State as their hideouts and operating base. I serve as the main discussant of the...

This is certificate of peer reviewing for the manuscript titled Effects of Biotechnology Adoption on UNICEF Assisted Vegetable Growers in Nigeria : Implications for Food Security.

Nigeria has recently witnessed the creation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) due to flood disasters and internal conflicts that have been occurring in different parts of the country. States located in the North West geo-political zone have been witnessing the creation of displaced persons from both flood disasters and banditry. The main objec...

Flood disasters are among the most devastating disasters in many regions of the world in both developed and developing countries. The response and recovery to flood disasters are not prompt and effective in many developing countries of the world. This paper examines flood disaster response and recovery in Nigeria using the case study of July 2018 J...

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northeast are mostly the victims of Boko Haram, which is one of the cruelest forms of insurgency. The consequences of frequent attacks from the insurgence have almost destroyed the socioeconomic , cultural and environmental structure in the region. Activities of Boko Haram had crippled agricultural product...

This workshop was aimed at improving the research skills of academic staff of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State, Nigeria. The workshop focused on Google scholar, Research gate and End notes for three selected staffs of the College of Science and Technology.

THIS PRESENTATION IS AIMED AT UPDATING MEMBERS ON ACADEMIC ISSUES SUCH AS THE 13TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE, THE KAJOSMAT JOURNAL AND THE TETFUND RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP HELD AT DUBAI FROM 7TH TO 11TH 2020.

This is the 1st International Conference on Administration and Management Studies (ICAMS) organized by the College of Administration and Management Studies (CAMS) Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State Nigeria. Presentations at the conference are scheduled to be in form of physical, virtual and posters with academic from tertiary i...

This is the 1st National Conference organized by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State Nigeria. The conference is to hold from 22nd to 27th February 2021 at the EntrepreneurshipTraining Hall of the Polytechnic.

Banditry is one of the major forms of insecurity that has affected the North West geopolitical zone for the past decade. Banditry has affected all facets of human life among which is food security in the States affected including Katsina State. The objectives of the article are to explain the impacts of banditry on food security and highlight the r...

This is the certificate of a research training workshop organized by Tertiary Education Trust Fund Abuja, Nigeria held from 5th to 11th December,2021 at Radisson Blue Hotel Deira Dubai , United Arab Emirates.

This is the poster of the 13th National Conference of the Colleges of Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Engineering and Science & Technology Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina Katsina State, Nigeria. Academic participants are invited to submit Abstracts for consideration and subsequent presentation from 1st to 4th December,2020.

Abstract There are several known instances that exists in different parts of the world where forests and even forest reserves have posed security threats to the communities around such forests.Ruma-Kukar Jangarai forest reserve is one of such forests that is located in the north western part of Katsina State with large part of the forest reserve in...

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus is a new respiratory disease that broke out in China in the year 2019 and has since spread across different countries of the world. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern and a pandemic in view of the rapid spread and geographical coverage among others....

This is a certificate of attending a virtual conference titled International E - Conference on COVID-19 : Global Impacts organized by African-British Journals based online at www.abjournals.org

The continent of Asia has in the last two decades became the origin of disease outbreaks that affected the continent and areas beyond. These disease outbreaks include SARS-CoV-1 that broke out in the year 2003 and MERS that broke out in the year 2012. The most recent is SARS-CoV-2 otherwise referred to as Coronavirus or COVID-19 that broke out in 2...

This paper was presented at a sensitization workshop for Local Government Staff of Katsina State at Local Government Service Commission Katsina,Katsina State.

Security is one of the important preconditions for human existence as public safety and security, sometimes referred to as protection of lives and properties is a sin qua non for a viable and sustainable society. It is indeed the constitutional responsibility of every Government to protect the lives and properties of the citizens that are living wi...

Abstract Jealousy is a complex emotion consisting of feelings that range from fear of competition or abandonment to anger or rage and humiliation. Jealousy is an important emotion that is exhibited in intimate relationships such as friendship, love, siblings and among married couples. Marital jealousy occur in matrimonial settings and mostly preval...

Flood are the most universally experienced natural hazard particularly in settlements around water bodies and Nigeria, floods are common environmental problem which represent a major risk to river side populations and along flood plains. From the year 2010 to date series of flood disasters have occurred in different parts of the country. The floods...

Land use conflicts are serious concern to urban land use planners in both developed and developing countries. These conflicts occurs more in developing countries due to much vested interests on how land is used within the urban centers. Land use conflict is one of the problems that arises as a result of the interaction between human environment and...

Nigeria is a country that is endowed with numerous biodiversity across the different ecological zones of the country. Report from several studies indicate that from the forest zones of the south to the Savannah zones of the north, the vegetation are continuously degraded due to human activities. The degradation of the vegetation is accompanied by l...

Many countries around the globe presently are facing insecurity and as such insecurity can be considered as global in nature as few countries are not facing insecurity. In Nigeria, it was observed that insecurity has increased since the return to democratic governance in 1999. The objectives of the study are to identify and highlight the factors re...

Solid waste management in urban centers of developing countries has been a major challenge as a result of increasing population, migration and rising standard of living. This study focuses on Daura Township, Katsina State northern Nigeria. The methodology deployed to achieve the aim is through direct observational technique during two field visits...

This is the report of the 10th katsina Forum- a forum for intellectual discussion on contemporary issues affecting Katsina State and the nation at large.

Irrigation farming the world over is currently facing serious challenges due to growing scarcity and competition for water especially in arid and semi arid regions. A number of medium and small scale irrigation projects are constrained by shortage of water which limits irrigation farming at the dam’s sites. The Daberam dam located in Katsina State...

A PAPER PRESENTED AT TWO DAYS WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZED BY A.Y.S.GENERAL CONSULTANTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION KATSINA, KATSINA STATE

Abstract Insecurity is one of the major challenges facing the world presently particularly in developing countries where insurgents, militias, militants and other criminal elements carry out violent attacks on the populace.Boko haram insurgents started violent attacks on the communities in north eastern Nigeria in the year 2009 and continued up to...

Green belt is an area of vegetation, natural and man-made that is retained largely undeveloped that supports environmental, recreational and cultural opportunities which surround or neighbor urban centers, In several developing countries maintaining green belt areas has been very difficult and challenging tasks in view of the rapid expansion of the...

Pastoral nomadism is a form of agriculture that involved rearing of domesticated livestock which migrate in an established territory to find pasture for their animals. The Fulani are the largest semi-nomadic group in the world found across west and central Africa. Over the years, they herd their animals across vast areas, frequently leading to conf...

Promotions are advancements of the rank of a staff which are contained in the scheme of service. There are limited conditions attached to the promotions of the main civil servants that perform administrative duties. The promotions of academic staff are tied to many conditions which are meant to improve the academic system, promote scholarship, exch...

Mamman Shata was one of the most famous musicians during his time and his songs remain very popular and vibrant up till the present time. Shata is famous to have sung for every topic of discussion in Hausa land of northern Nigeria such as agriculture, culture, economy, etiquettes, military, morality, trade and wildlife.Shata has sung a number of po...

Prominent personalities in different parts of the world have focus attention on environmental scientific issues overtime which has contributed in creating awareness about the environmental science. In the United States former Vice President Albert Arnold Al Gore founded the alliance for climate protection and received a Nobel Prize for his work in...