SHARIAH AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTIONS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM NIGER STATE ZAKAT AND ENDOWMENT BOARD (2001-2017)

SHARIAH AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTIONS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM NIGER STATE ZAKAT AND ENDOWMENT BOARD (2001-2017)

Niger State of Nigeria is one of the twelve northern states of the federation which adopt Shariah as a legal system during the fourth republic.The state emphasizes social reconstructions in its approaches to Shariah implementation and hence, establishes Zakat and Endowment Board for collection and distribution of zakat items.This paper examines the

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Heparanase facilitates cell adhesion and spreading by clustering of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans.

Heparanase is a heparan sulfate (HS) degrading endoglycosidase participating in extracellular matrix degradation and remodeling.Apart of its well characterized Pepper Mills enzymatic activity, heparanase was noted to exert also enzymatic-independent functions.Non-enzymatic activities of heparanase include enhanced adhesion of tumor-derived cells an

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