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FATS

Just like any other chemical constituents Fat possess some essential physco-chemical properties under certain factors and the knowledge of these factors are crucial in processing and preservation and subsequently storage of Fats and it's derivatives. Fats and Oils are insoluble water-fearing substances of vegetable and animal origin which commonly comprises glycerol esters of fatty acids generally referred to as TRIGLYCERIDES. Structurally, a tri(3)glyceride is obtained by reacting one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acids thereby leading to the formation of three(3) molecules of water and just one molecule of a triglyceride. However, the fatty acids are chiefly found in plants in bound form which is esterified to yield glycerol, as fats or lipids. The lipids are made up of 7% of dry weight in leaves in higher plants and they are crucial as membrane components in the Chloroplasts and powerhouse (Mitochondria). A considerable quantities freely take place in the se...

The Crops of Corruption In Africa and The Harvesters' Tools

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Corruption is derived from a Latin word"Corrumpere which means Mar, bribe,destroy, suborn,falsify, deprave,tempt,seduce and beguile However corruption can also be transmitted as follow: - To bring to naught, destroy,mar,spoil, render useless - To decompose, cause to rot or decay; in other side it means to infect or taint with corruption - To destroy morally , make morally corrupt and mostly to corrupt by bribery. Transparency International has defined corruption as “the abuse of power for private gains.”  Corruption can occur in several forms, but this paper focuses on what Hellman and Jones call ‘administrative corruption’, or the use of “private payments to public officials to distort the prescribed implementation of official rules and policies.” When specifically viewed with Africa’s history in mind, administrative corruption, though rampant across Africa today is an alien culture. Pre-colonial Africa, for the most part, was founded on strong ethical values sometimes ...

WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT PREPARED FOR SOMETHING OUTPUT IS IN FURNANCE

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‎Jonathan wasn’t desperate for power, but unprepared for leadership -Saraki … Ex-President Thought I Kidnapped Chibok Girls -Shettim  It was another moment of checks and balance or  evaluation of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency Thursday in Abuja, as dignitaries including the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Governor of Borno state and Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, Kashim Shettima berated the former president for squandering his goodwill on the altar of inexperience and tribal politics. Saraki-Jonathan Both men spoke at the unveiling of the book, “On a Platter of Gold – How Jonathan Won and Lost Nigeria”, written by an ex-Minister of Youths and Sports in the Jonathan administration, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. Shettima who chaired the occasion was the first to fire the salvo, saying inspite of “Jonathan’s fairytale rise to power, his sheer display of bad governance, lack of political sagacity and willpower, he squandered the array of goodwill he commanded a...

Information Sharing Is Crucial and Indispensable When implemented

- President Muhammadu Buhari has said that former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu gave Mr President piece of information - He said he was not aware of the information before Tinubu brought it to his notice - The president is in Cote d’Ivoire for the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 28, said a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, brought him “a beautiful piece of information” which he was not aware of before. Punch reports that Buhari, however, did not disclose what piece of information it was but promised to discuss it in detail with the former Lagos state governor. READ ALSO: Drama in Imo as 27 lawmakers allegedly boycott Okorocha's 2018 budget presentation It was gathered that Buhari said: “I also thank our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He has brought me a very beautiful piece of information which I was not aware of it until I sat down and read it this evening (Tuesday...

N-POWER NEWS AS IT UNFOLDS

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N-Power, ​the ​Federal Government empowerment scheme, on Monday explained how applicants can check their pre-selection status. The information was contained in a statement on its official Twitter handle, N- @npower_ng  The 2017 applicants can check their pre-selection status today from 11.30pm. “Below is how to check your pre-selection status. Please follow instructions carefully”, the tweet read with an image containing the details. N-Power had last Thursday confirmed date to announce candidates selected for physical verification . Meanwhile, the presidency has confirmed that a total of 176,160 graduate beneficiaries had been deployed under the N-Power. This is contained in a book titled: ‘ Making Steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity: A Mid-Term Report Card on the Buhari Administration’ co-authored by the Presidential Media Team. The book stated that N-Power programme, has reached 200,000 graduate beneficiaries from all 36 states includin...

Adopting A Simple Food-Weaning Techniques For Combating The Age-Long Malnutrition Among Infants In The Developing Nations

In most developing nations, children especially those from low income earners are majorly fed on weaned-starch-base foods which are cheap and ubiquitous. Studies have revealed that this monster and many more factors like poor nutrition education and the high cost of commercial weaning foods are responsible for this problems of Protein-energy malnutrition seen everywhere among children of poor economic status in developing nations, according to Akpo et all.,1995) ">

MEAT AND IT'S BEST TENDERIZATION AND PRESERVATION PRACTICES

INTRODUCTION Meat is made up of parcels of muscle fibre lying side by side and bondly held together by connective tissues