This paper examines healthcare providers and outpatients relationships in three selected public hospitals in Sokoto metropolis. It is the contention of this paper that good interpersonal relationship is the key to the health and wellbeing of patients. In fact the professional ethics of healthcare givers revolves around promotion of human dignity; observation of professional ethics and respect; orientation for quality services; patients centered management; and possession of good interpersonal relationship. Data for the study was collected via administration of structured questionnaire at three public health facilities ranging from primary health care facility (Kofar Rini PHC), secondary health facility (Specialist Hospitals) and a tertiary health facility (Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto). A total of 450 respondents were selected purposively for the study. Major findings of study reveals that there seems to be a cordial relationship between healthcare givers and their patients and the management of the hospital provided an effective and efficient ways a lodging complaints or displeasure with service delivery. The study concludes by recommending ways to reduce long queues and waiting time by employment of more staffs and also the hospital management needs to be organizing regular training for staff on ethics, rules and regulations.

Urban expansion constitutes one of the key agents of land-use change with the impact felt at local, regional and global levels; such impact includes spatial growth on agricultural land. This study assesses the effects of urban encroachment on rural agricultural land in the Ibie-Nafe Community Area of Edo State, Nigeria. The methodology adopted for the study is empirical research in which primary and secondary data were used for the study. On the other hand, findings show that the spreading of urban areas on farmlands causes new farmland reclamation and accelerated deforestation in the surroundings. In addition, the displaced farmlands do not ensure food production because of both reclaiming farmlands on infertile lands and diversifying farming activities from grain production to market-oriented ones. The accelerated urbanization and farmland displacement are driven by profit-oriented development strategy and ineffective land use planning. Against this background, there is a need for an adequate understanding of the interplay between trends of urbanization and undermining agricultural land use within rural areas.