Application and Acceptability of Microbiomes in the Production Process of Nigerian Indigenous Foods: Drive towards Responsible Production and Consumption

Abiola Folakemi Olaniran,Osarenkhoe Osemwegie,Ezekiel Abiola Taiwo,Clinton Emeka Okonkwo,Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo,Moses Abalaka,Adekunbi Adetola Malomo,Yetunde Mary Iranloye,Ogenerobor Benjamin Akpor,Olu 한국식품영양과학회 2023 Preventive Nutrition and Food Science Vol.28 No.2

In Nigeria, the use of microorganisms for food product modulation, development, and commercialization through biotechnological innovations remains unexplored and unaccepted. The microbiome-based sustainable innovation in the production process of Nigerian indigenous food requires a vigorous drive toward responsible consumption and production. The production process of locally fermented beverages and foods culturally varies in terms of fermentation techniques and is characterized by the distinctiveness of the microbiomes used for food and beverage production. This review was conducted to present the use of microbiome, its benefits, and utility as well as the perspectives toward and mediatory roles of biotechnology on the processing of locally fermented foods and their production in Nigeria. With the current concerns on global food insecurity, the utilization of modern molecular and genetic sciences to improve various rural food processing technologies to acceptable foreign exchange and socioeconomic scales has been gaining attention. Thus, further research on the various types of processing techniques for locally fermented foods using microbiomes in Nigeria is needed, with a focus on yield optimization using advanced techniques. This study demonstrates the adaptability of processed foods locally produced in Nigeria for the beneficial control of microbial dynamics, optimal nutrition, therapeutic, and organoleptic characteristics.

Nutritional Evaluation of Enhanced Unsieved Ogi Paste with Garlic and Ginger

Abiola Folakemi Olaniran,Sumbo Henritta Abiose 한국식품영양과학회 2019 Preventive Nutrition and Food Science Vol.24 No.3

Ogi is a cheap and readily available health-sustaining fermented food in Africa. This study assessed the effect of enhancing unsieved ogi paste with garlic and ginger (2% and 4%) both individually and together on organoleptic acceptability and nutritional changes. These pastes were subjected to seven treatments at ambient and refrigerated temperatures for 4 weeks during which sensory analysis was carried out, and mineral content, total antioxidant activities, and proximate composition were evaluated. Ogi (maize) enhanced with 2% garlic+2% ginger and ogi (sorghum) enhanced with 4% garlic+ 2% ginger were most preferred. There was no significant difference in organoleptic evaluation of the preferred enhanced ogi pastes compared to the control samples. Crude protein ranged between 7.73∼9.19% and 9.83∼10.08% for control ogi, and between 7.76∼8.36% and 10.07∼10.92% in the maize and sorghum enhanced ogi pastes, respectively. The fat contents of all pastes were significantly different at P<0.05. Antioxidant properties of ogi paste were enhanced by ginger and garlic. Ogi supplemented with 4% garlic+2% ginger showed the highest radical scavenging activity (0.75∼0.97 IC50 mg/mL). The results show that garlic and ginger either alone or in combination have potential to enhance the nutritional value of ogi pastes, and demonstrate the acceptability of using maize or sorghum as primary raw materials.

Age of initiation, Determinants and Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking among Teenagers in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

Abiola, AO,Balogun, OS,Odukoya, OO,Olatona, FA,Odugbemi, TO,Moronkola, RK,Solanke, AA,Akintunde, OJ,Fatoba, OO Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.3

Background: Cigarette smoking constitutes a major threat to the health and wellbeing of teenagers. While smoking has been on decline in the developed countries, the reverse is the case in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the age of initiation, determinants and prevalence of cigarette smoking among teenagers in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos state, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study among 475 teenagers selected by multistage sampling. A pre-tested, structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The study was carried out in November, 2014. Results: Response rate was 84.6%. Mean age of the respondents was $16.4{\pm}1.65years$. Range and mean age of initiation of cigarette smoking were 7 to 17 years and $12.0{\pm}3.32years$ respectively. Teenagers who were above 15 years (OR:5.13, 95%CI: 0.87-30.26), males (OR:5.19, 95%CI: 1.57-17.18), married (OR:8.41, 95%CI: 1.04-63.35), had ${\leq}$primary school education(OR:4.31, 95%CI: 1.07-17.33), influenced by friends(OR:308.84, 95%CI:84.87-1123.81), and influenced by advertisements (OR:27.83, 95%CI: 3.92-197.64) were more likely to have initiated cigarette smoking. Furthermore, teenagers who were males (OR:12.77, 95%CI: 2.90-56.28), married (OR:19.24, 95%CI: 2.05-180.45), had ${\leq}$primary school education(OR:7.85, 95%CI: 2.37-26.01), influenced by friends(OR:28.56, 95%CI: 10.86-75.07), and influenced by advertisements (OR:5.95, 95%CI: 1.72-20.61) were more likely to be current cigarette smokers. In addition, 24.9% had initiated cigarette smoking while 14.7% were current smokers of cigarette. Conclusions: Mean age of initiation of cigarette smoking was $12.0{\pm}3.32years$. Determinants of cigarette smoking were age, gender, marital status, educational background, friends and advertisements. Life time prevalence of cigarette smoking was higher than prevalence of current cigarette smokers. Cigarette smoking reduction programs should take these factors into consideration.

Optimum Boiling Duration and Its Effect on Nutritional Quality and Acceptability of Mechanically Dehulled Unfermented Locust Bean Seeds

Abiola Folakemi Olaniran,Clinton Emeka Okonkwo,Oluwakemi Christianah Erinle,Akinyomade Oladipo Owolabi,John Olusegun Ojediran,Tajudeen Adeniyi Olayanju 한국식품영양과학회 2020 Preventive Nutrition and Food Science Vol.25 No.2

Most locust bean processing is still carried out locally in Africa. Dehulling is one of the major challenges encountered in traditional processing of locust bean seeds. Boiling time prior to dehulling is vital for nutritional status of locust bean. Hence, this study explored the influence of boiling duration before dehulling on the nutritional quality of mechanically dehulled locust bean seeds. The samples were subjected to four different boiling durations (1∼4 h) and the resulting effects on the overall acceptability, proximate composition, mineral content, and pH were evaluated. Locust beans boiled for 2 h and dehulled at the speed of 398 rpm gave the highest crude protein content, crude fiber, crude fat, and ash content. The pH ranged from 5.48 to 5.77, while boiling improved the mineral content ranging from 0.25∼0.48 ㎎/100 g (potassium), 16.80∼28.00 ㎎/100 g (calcium), 3.85∼6.73 ㎎/100 g (sodium), and 40.00∼52.40 ㎎/100 g (magnesium). The tedious labour during dehulling of locust bean seeds can be reduced at 398 rpm dehulling speed without adversely affecting the slightly acidic status and nutritional quality; thus enhancing quality and overall acceptability. Adoption of boiling raw locust bean seeds for 2 h under pressure prior to dehulling is a valuable procedure to eliminate long hours of boiling and tedious labour during local and industrial production.

Some physical properties and oxidative stability of biodiesel produced from oil seed crops

Fatai Abiola Lateef,Okechukwu Dominic Onukwuli,Uche Chukwu Okoro,Paul Madus Ejikeme,Paul Jere 한국화학공학회 2014 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.31 No.5

Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel than petrodiesel and a suitable replacement in diesel engine. It is producedfrom renewable sources such as vegetable oils or animal fats. Biodiesel fuel was prepared from castor (CSO), palmkernel (PKO) and groundnut (GNO) oils through alkali transesterification reaction. The biodiesel produced was characterizedas alternative diesel fuel. Fuel properties such as specific gravity, viscosity, calorific (combustion) value, TheCSO, PKO and GNO were measured to evaluate the storage/oxidative stability of the oils to compare them with commercialpetrodiesel. The biodiesel produced had good fuel properties with respect to ASTM D 6751 and EN 14214specification standards, except that the kinematic viscosity of castor oil biodiesel was too low. The viscosity of castoroil biodiesel at different temperatures was in the range of 4.12-7.21mm2/s. However, promising results which conformedto the above specification standards were realized when castor oil biodiesel was blended with commercial petrodiesel. At 28 oC the specific gravity recorded for CSO, PKO and GNO biodiesel was higher than the values obtained forpetrodiesel. Commercial petrodiesel had the highest oxidative stability than biodiesel produced from CSO, PKO andGNO oils.

The Impact of China Foreign Aid on the Economic and Social Development of Guyana 2003-2018

Abina Abiola Hinds 동덕여자대학교 한중미래연구소 2018 한중미래연구 Vol.11 No.-

세계 경제에서 차지하는 중국의 위상이 커지면서 가이아나를 포함한 카리브해에 위치한 국가들에 대한 중국의 원조가 증가해왔다. 특히 가이 아나에 대한 중국의 교육 지원과 경제 협력이 두드러지면서 두 국가 간 관계가 강화되고 있다. 지난 46년 이상 지속된 가이아나와 중국의 관계를 살펴보면서 이 논문은 중국이 가이아나의 경제와 사회발전에 기여한 부분에 대한 고찰을 통해 카리브해 지역에 대한 중국의 접근 방식을 살펴보는 것을 목표로 하고 있다. Recently China has been solidifying ties with Caribbean countries. Being the second major economy in East Asia and the world, China has been able to provide foreign aid and investments to the Caribbean, including Guyana. Because of China’s and Guyana’s long standing relationship that includes diplomacy, trade and investment and people to people diplomacy, Guyana has been able to benefit greatly from aid to enhance its economic and social development. Many Guyanese students have benefited from studying in China and Guyanese businesses have benefited from having access to China’s emerging market. Through these initiatives, China not only have a growing presence in the Caribbean but Guyana specifically. This has resulted in China fostering a relationship in the Caribbean and Guyana based on mutual friendship, trust and cooperation. Both the Caribbean and Guyana are mutual beneficial partners from this relationship. Located geographically on South America’s north Atlantic coast and culturally and historically connected to the rest of the Caribbean, Guyana is a developing country. It’s the only English speaking nation-state in Latin America. With over 46 years of bilateral ties with the PRC, this research is aimed at examining this relationship. China has been making significant contributions to trade and investment in Guyana and as such it is important to explore how these projects have benefited Guyana and China mutually. Also, China has given aid in the areas of health, education, infrastructure, security and technology. Therefore it is useful to study the effects of these initiatives on Guyana’s social and economic development. This paper seeks to primarily identify the economic and social benefits of foreign aid from China to Guyana. In addition it looks at some of the sectors that have benefited from China aid in Guyana. Further, it will address how China scholarships have benefited the education sector in Guyana. Finally, it will address the issue of how China aid benefits emerging states in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Schiff Base Ligand Coated Gold Nanoparticles for the Chemical Sensing of Fe(III) Ions

Jimoh, Abiola Azeez,Helal, Aasif,Shaikh, M. Nasiruzzaman,Abdul Aziz, Md.,Yamani, Zain H.,Al-Ahmed, Amir,Kim, Jong-Pil Hindawi Limited 2015 Journal of nanomaterials Vol.2015 No.-

<P>New Schiff base-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of type AuNP@L (where L: thiolated Schiff base ligand) have been synthesized and characterized using various spectroscopic techniques. The AuNPs and AuNP@L were imaged by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and were confirmed to be well-dispersed, uniformly distributed, spherical nanoparticles with an average diameter of 8–10 nm. Their potential applications for chemosensing were investigated in UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopic studies. The AuNP@L exhibited selectivity for Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>in an ethanol/water mixture (ratio 9 : 1 v/v). The absorption and emission spectral studies revealed a 1 : 1 binding mode for Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>, with binding constants of8.5×<SUP>105</SUP>and2.9×<SUP>105</SUP> M<SUP>−1</SUP>, respectively.</P>

Estimates of genetic parameters and correlation of morphological and physiological responses among accessions of cowpea screened under drought stress at the vegetative stage

Ajayi Abiola Toyin,Gbadamosi Alaba Emmanuel,Olumekun Victor Olugbenga,Adedeji Iyanu,Ibrahim Nofisat Ronke 한국작물학회 2023 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.26 No.2

Drought is one of the major limiting factors to cowpea growth and productivity. However, improvement for drought tolerance requires adequate knowledge of the level of genetic variability for diferent morphological and physiological traits, their interactions, and how they contribute to yield under drought stress. The present study assessed the level of genetic variation in morphological and physiological responses of selected accessions of cowpea under drought stress at the vegetative stage. The experiment was conducted in the screen house in pots flled with topsoil; when plants were 5 weeks old, drought stress was imposed by withholding watering for three weeks. Signifcant diferences were observed among accessions for measured parameters. The most susceptible accession (ACC10) had the highest percentage of wilted plants (PWP, 96.67%), the lowest percentage recovery (8.86%), and seed yield (0.00 g). Mean tolerance indices ranged from 0.72 in accession ACC10 to 1.27 in accession ACC07. ACC07 and accession ACC09 were the highly tolerant accessions, while ACC10 and accession ACC04 were the highly susceptible ones. Parameters such as chlorophyll B and total chlorophyll were reduced signifcantly in all accessions under drought stress, but chlorophyll A and stomatal parameters increased in very few accessions. High heritability (≥60%) and high genetic advance as a percent of the mean (≥20%) displayed among traits such as stomatal parameters, PWP, and seed yield under drought stress suggest that such traits are reliable parameters for efective selection of drought-tolerant cowpea genotypes for regions aficted with moisture defcit. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) also showed that stomatal parameters had higher contributions to the variability of the crop under drought stress compared to chlorophyll parameters in most cases, making it more preferred parameters for selection to be efective.

Armed Conflict, Political Violence, and Poetic Language in Tanure Ojaide’s The Questioner and Other Poems

Oluwakemi Abiola Kalejaiye 숙명여자대학교 아시아여성연구원 2022 OMNES: The Journal of Multicultural Society Vol.12 No.1

Given the tapestry of the history and the polygonal dimension of armed conflict and political violence in Africa, the continent’s civilization becomes questionable when one considers the despoliation and decimation of lives through armed conflict and religious violence. Literary studies show that ethno-regional protests and agitation for change in the power structure were responsible for the spike in cases of political violence and insurgent groups. Drawing on enemy system theory, and a close reading of Tanure Ojaide’s The Questioner: New Poems, this paper describes the nature of this conflict in Nigeria. Specifically, this study attempts to explore the poetic representation of armed conflict and political violence, and how the phenomenon of perceived enemies may have contributed to the increase in such occurrences. A critical analysis of sections of the poem, shows that the metaphors deployed by this poet suggest that armed conflict and political violence in the country are born the psychological need to have enemies and allies. The paper argues that until and unless external power points and various internal dynamics are addressed, the growing tension within the states and regions may continue unabated.

The Impact of Eco Tourism, Cultural Tourism and Recreational Services as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries

Olomo Jerome Abiola 세계문화관광학회 2008 Conference Proceedings Vol.9 No.0

Developing countries of the world depended on the economic and technological support of the Western World i.e. United States of America, Unites kingdom, Europe, the Scandinavian countries for several decades before the industrial revolution took place close to the 16th century. With the technological revolution that took place after this period there were lots of development that witnessed economic boom. The developing countries referred to as the under developed third world now started benefiting from the economical and technological wealth of these developed countries. Eco tourism started developing with growth in the natural resources through ecological potentials, wildlife, biodiversity, ecosystem evolution dependent on the natural resources that are located in these third world countries like Nigeria, China, Kenya, South Africa, Caribbean, Jamaica e.t.c. Movement of people (humans) started from one geo-political location to the other across the globe. Wildlife, parks and game reserves were developed including designated protected areas for natural habitats e.t.c, Cultural tourism was developed upon to bring to memory various traditional and cultural heritage that characterized the historical background of most natives with their ethnic values. Recreation services witnessed a tremendous growth because of its health and social benefits made available for tourists on various visits. There were adequate provision of sporting, and hospitality services at various games villages, recreational sport centers etc. Job opportunities were made available at the grassroot levels. This research paper addresses the various factors mentioned earlier in-depth and compared the benefit from each one. The economic and social gains were discussed including the area of poverty alleviation to provide job opportunities for the unemployed. 100 Questionnaire were given out to the respondents in the field to assess situations. Relevant statistical analyses were carried out. Findings were made, followed up by relevant suggestions on contribution to knowledge; recommendations were discussed.