Nathaniel Babajide

Robert Gordon University | RGU · Aberdeen Business School

Natural gas is increasingly gaining prominence in Africa’s energy landscape. It has now surpassed coal to become the leading electricity generation fuel providing roughly 40% of Africa’s electricity generation requirements. Consequently, investments in natural gas have been escalating on the African continent. This has necessitated the various inte...

This paper investigates the determinants of injury severities in pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents at signalised and unsignalised junctions, and at physically-controlled and human-controlled crossings in Scotland. The accident data were drawn from the official police crash report database of the UK spanning a period between 2010 and 2018. Correlat...

The current state of LCOE analysis and its application to offshore wind energy generation has been reviewed and a critique provided of The Crown Estate’s (TCE) and other relevant LCOE models. Colleagues in the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Centre helped shape the review.

The existing LCOE model used by The Crown Estate, and six other relevant and available LCOE models are reviewed and critiqued and a literature review of LCOE methodology was conducted, with emphasis on renewable energy generation, particularly offshore wind and marine energy. Stakeholders from within the JIAP, in particular the Offshore Renewable E...

In this paper, attempt was made to examine the economic and environmental effects of high gas utilisation for electricity generation in Nigeria. The study employs three basic electricity security indicators, namely Vulnerability Indicator (ratio of natural gas bill for electricity generation to GDP), Diversification of Electricity Generation Source...

This research uses some indicators of energy security to examine how vulnerable is the Caspian economy to the falling oil price. The energy security metrics utilized include Vulnerability Indicator (VI), Diversification of Primary Energy Supply (DPES) and Carbon Free Energy Portfolio (CFEP). The VI reveals that Caspian’s net export portfolio is rel...

Aim  To examine the economic feasibility of integrating 20% renewable into the Nigerian electricity generation mix by 2030

Physical properties of agricultural products are essential in design of postharvest equipment, they are moisture-dependent as behave in certain ways with a shift in the moisture content. The main objective of this study is to determine the effect of moisture on some physical properties of popcorn. Materials used for this study include regular popco...

Fluted pumpkin is a tropical vine grown in West Africa as a vegetable and for its edible seeds. The main objective of this study is to determine some engineering properties of fluted pumpkin seeds to serve as a guide to engineers in design in post harvest machines for the crop. Fluted pumpkin pods were locally obtained and the seeds were extracted,...

This study examines the impact of oil price shocks and their transmission channels to selected macroeconomic variables which serve as proxies for economic activities in Nigeria using quarterly data from 1980Q1 to 2011Q4. Empirical analysis was carried out using VAR framework. Further the Impulse response function (IRF) and the variance decompositio...

Packaging is a very important post-harvest operation that determines the longevity of farm produce. Packaging materials contribute a significant cost to food producing industry. The objectives of the study include assessment of packaging materials for fruits and vegetables and evaluation of the effectiveness of the packaging materials. A case study...

Wood is a natural endowment; an engineering material that is durable and aesthetic. An office cabinet was constructed using wood and the ergonomics evaluation was carried out. A total of 50 subjects were used for the ergonomics evaluation, the anthropometrics data of the subjects shows an average height of 165.06cm, overall weight of 62.5kg, overal...

The assessment of the level of effectiveness of storage media for storage of cowpea and level of nutrient deficiency of cowpea was investigated. The storage media used in the study are; fridge, freezer, airtight container, dry chilli pepper, phostosine and control experiment. Cowpea seeds were stored in each medium for 4 months and at every 4 weeks...

Taxation is one of the significant phenomenons in any economy as its not only generates revenue for existing government but serve as a fiscal tool as well as stabilization policy. One of the main types of taxation is the petroleum tax which accounts for more than 30% of revenue for developed countries and more than 85% for developing economies. Thi...

Traditional method of extracting honey leads to reduction in nutritional value and quality thus, a honey extractor; a mechanical device that extracts honey from its comb was designed and constructed using easily available materials. The main objective of this study is the development and performance evaluation of a honey extractor. The main functio...

Biomass; the plant matter for generating heat or electricity via direct combustion or gasification was used in the construction of a briquette and mold oven, this was done locally to substitute fuel scarcity and reduce the threat of global warming in Nigeria. The performance evaluation was carried out using water boiling test (WBT). The results obt...

manual shelling of maize is one of the most labour-consuming processes in corn post harvest handling. Shelling of high quantity of maize by hand typically takes weeks; the hardened, dry maize can also be painful to shell and lead to hand injuries. Generally, existing maize sheller are large, heavy and requires high power input. The main objective o...

Coffee ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded commodity crops and is an important export product of several countries. The objective of this research is to design, construct and evaluate a machine for threshing coffee. The material of construction was selected based on strength, availability, durability and corrosiveness. The m...

Coffee ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded commodity crops and is an important export product of several countries. The objective of this research is to design, construct and evaluate a machine for threshing coffee. The material of construction was selected based on strength, availability, durability and corrosiveness. The m...

The role of oil: its output and infrastructure and technology in the world are established. Exploration and Exploitation of oil is not only significant as a revenue generator but has become indispensible in the world economy especially as a result of the inability of world economy to find a better substitute. The recent decline and fluctuation aris...

Japan and South Korea heavily depend on energy consumption to develop their economy. This has consequently led to considerable growth in their industrial CO2 emission in the past few decades. Although the upward trend of CO2 emissions in South Korea is more pronounced than that of Japan. This study empirically investigates the decomposition effects...

Maize shelling has been a tedious operation over the years; it takes weeks and causes pain and hand injuries, efforts have been made by artisans, welders and local fabricators at constructing some shelling machines for maize in Nigeria. This research work evaluates some locally fabricated maize shelling machines at Odo-Oba market along Oyo-Ogbomoso...