Papers by Sunday Okuoma Okoh
European Modern Studies Journal, 2021
Property taxation (P.T.) is a phenomenon that is as old as man's existence in Africa. It has been... more Property taxation (P.T.) is a phenomenon that is as old as man's existence in Africa. It has been used globally as the pillar of government developmental efforts, especially in infrastructure financing and development. As a veritable revenue source visible to taxpayers and linked to improved city infrastructure and urban growth, its level of awareness among property owners and their attitudes towards achieving its goals in Nigeria remains a mirage. Property taxation is said to have failed in Nigeria, especially in states where limited revenues have been generated. The level of awareness/acceptance and property owners' attitudes toward implementing property taxation policies has been a significant barrier. Hence, the study presents a survey of property owners' awareness and attitude towards property taxation in Osogbo, an emerging state capital in Nigeria. The study, therefore, recommended the need for a rigorous public enlightenment campaign on the need for property taxation, the transparent use of proceeds from property tax, among others.
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2021
The study aimed at evaluating the contents of tenancy agreement entered into between lessors and ... more The study aimed at evaluating the contents of tenancy agreement entered into between lessors and lessees in Osogbo, Owode-Ede and Ede Metropolis in Osun State (Nigeria) from 2011 to 2020 in order to determine its adequacy in the face of the Post-COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. A questionnaire survey approach was adopted to achieve aim of the study. Findings of the study revealed steady dwindling of rental market transactions with deteriorating landlord/tenant relationship caused by disagreement on tenancy agreement related issues leading to default in rent payment, rent review period and renewal. Findings also indicated a low ebb experience in the rental market due to the economic downturn resulting from, among other factors, the lockdown policy, which impoverished Nigerians to the extent of struggling to make ends meet. The study further found that 86.3 % of the tenancy agreements were inadequate in content and execution as basic tenants’ remedial provisos were not included in most o...
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2011
Naturally nutritive and non-nutritive occurring antioxidants have been proven potent and safe for... more Naturally nutritive and non-nutritive occurring antioxidants have been proven potent and safe for management of variety of diseases. This study investigated the antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacity of crude and refined Azadirachta indica (Neem tree) oil. The neem crude oil (NCO) was extracted from the seeds by mechanical press and degummed. The neem oil was de-pigmented with activated charcoal, and fractionated with silica gel in a capillary column. The ability of the oils to act as hydrogen/electrons donor were determined in-vitro using 2, 2-dipphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2, 2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS), lipid peroxyl (LP) and nitric oxide (NO) radicals scavenging assays, at different extract concentrations (0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 mg/mL). The IC 50 of the NCO oil (1.50 ± 0.10 mg/mL) showed that antioxidant activity is comparable to vitamin C and β-carotene (1.60 ± 0.10 and 1.27 ± 0.12 mg/mL respectively) in scavenging DPPH radical. The crude neem oil exhibited superior activity against NO radical, than the refined oil and vitamin C. Generally, in the four antioxidant assays, a significant correlation existed between concentrations of the oils and percentage inhibition of the four different radicals. GC/MS analyses identified monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids, aldehydes and pentanethiol as the major compounds in the oils, these may account for their antioxidant capacity.
Civil and environmental research, 2015
Productivity is a complex phenomenon at all levels be it individual, organised private sector or ... more Productivity is a complex phenomenon at all levels be it individual, organised private sector or government the world over and in all spheres of human endeavour particularly in construction project delivery. Low productivity in the construction industry is as a result of diverse identifiable reasons such as; high reduction in skill level of construction workers, shift work, shortages of materials and equipment, change orders, labour shortages, weathers, low level of monitoring and control of projects etc. key factors that leads to productivity improvement in construction project delivery were analysed. These comprise of project planning, productivity measurement, avoidance of construction site congestion, motivation of workforce and good communication among others. It was therefore recommended that time management, application of project management tools like pert master, precedence diagram, research and development, provision of new equipment, plant and machinery to replace the ol...
Civil and Environmental Research, 2014
Multicultural workforce dominates emerging construction Organisation in today's global business e... more Multicultural workforce dominates emerging construction Organisation in today's global business environment and consists of teams from different nationalities with diverse cultural orientations and values. The study examined how issues such as changing age, sex, religion, ethnicity, physical ability, race, sexual orientation of employees affect health, safety and environment. Issues such as language or communication barrier, cultural challenges, religious differences, practice/technological issues are some of the challenges that project and construction managers must embrace and address squarely. It was therefore recommended that construction Organisations must have a unit charged with cultural orientation, language training and better utilisation of government policies regarding migration of workforce.
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Papers by Sunday Okuoma Okoh