A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE WAYS OF GENERATING INCOME IN NIGERIAN LIBRARIES
Background to the study
Generally, sufficient funding is needed for effective library and information service delivery; also while responding to the opportunities of digital revolution, the library faces renewed and intensified period of financial strin...
View DetailsEFFECT OF DEFICIT FINANCING ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NIGERIA
Abstract: Deficit Financing plays an extraordinary and growing role in achieving full employment in Nigeria sustainable economic growth, price stability and poverty reduction. Theoretically, both Keynesian and neoclassical economists provided tools for government intervention, pa...
View DetailsEFFECT OF DEFICIT FINANCING ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NIGERIA
Abstract: Deficit Financing plays an extraordinary and growing role in achieving full employment in Nigeria sustainable economic growth, price stability and poverty reduction. Theoretically, both Keynesian and neoclassical economists provided tools for government intervention, pa...
View DetailsFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SMEs IN EKET LGA)
Background to the study: Small firms play vital roles in the process of industrialization, sustainable economic growth (Ariyo, 2005); encouragement of entrepreneurship, employment generation (Ogujiuba et al, 2004); reduction of poverty and contribution to the Gross Domestic...
View DetailsGOAL CLARITY AS A MODERATING VARIABLE BETWEEN BUDGET PARTICIPATION AND MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT: Managerial performance is important for an organization, especially private sector corporate governance because the performance is the achievement level overview of the implementation of an activity.The main objectives of this study, therefore, was to e...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF DEBT FINANCING ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: Debt financing decision is among the key financial decisions that are taken by firms since debt financing has an impact on the financial performance. Leverage financing provides the borrower with an opportunity to finance an investment...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA ECONOMY
Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between government spending on education and economic development in Nigeria using annual time series data for the period of 1981 to 2013 sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin. Using Johansen`s...
View DetailsMANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF WATER CORPORATION AWKA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria is blessed by nature with a lot of natural resources amongst which water is one of them, WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) confirmed that Nigeria was blessed with abundant water resources, the excess of which has been causing flood...
View DetailsMISMANAGEMENT IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (BANK) EFFECT AND SOLUTION
Background of the study: A financial institution is an organized body concerned with the management of money. This is to say that the institution is responsible for the leading and borrowing of money in other words, it is an institution involved in financial intermediation...
View DetailsA CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL BUDGETING ON PUBLIC SECTOR
BACKGROND OF THE STUDY: Every business firm normally will like to know how it perform over a period of time this leading to a preparation of profit and loss statement. They also ask about their position at a particular point in time, which lead them to the preparation of budget....
View DetailsA CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF RADIOLOGY SERVICES IN HEALTH FACILITIES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the availability, accessibility, and affordability of radiology services in health facilities in Nigeria using selected public hospitals in Yobe State as case study. Specifically, the study aimed at assess...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE UTILISATION OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the utilization of accounting systems for improving the performance of non-profit organizations using selected nonprofit organizations in Enugu State as case study. Specifically, the study aimed at e...
View DetailsA COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE NOTION OF CRIME VICTIMS WITHIN THE NIGERIAN CONTEXT
ABSTRACT: It is not exaggeration that despite the effort of NAPTIP and other bodies like the ILO, there are still cases and reports of women and child trafficking in Nigeria. There are occasions where hospitals take in young pregnant girls, offer them money for their babies...
View DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING COST MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT: Lack of in-depth knowledge of whole life costing implication in building design cost management has over the years fueled the increasing bias towards the quantity surveyors estimate. Whole life costing constitutes cost management tool that enhances bett...
View DetailsA CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND ITS UTILISATION DURING THE PRE-CONTRACT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
ABSTRACT: This study assessed the methods that the design team members use to manage the information that is based on the cost (client’s budget) of the project, and also their efficacy. It also examined factors limiting members of the design team from adopt...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON CHILD AND WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA: THE NAPTIP LEGAL PERCEPTION
ABSTRACT: It is not exaggeration that despite the effort of NAPTIP and other bodies like the ILO, there are still cases and reports of women and child trafficking in Nigeria. There are occasions where hospitals take in young pregnant girls, offer them money for their babies...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION ON THE IMPACT OF TAX MONITORING IN THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF TAX FRAUD IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Taxation is not a novel concept either in Nigeria or anywhere else in the globe. Taxation was practised in Nigeria long before the arrival of colonial men or the British. In fact, it predates both of these groups. The process through whic...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF SALES PROMOTION ON THE BUYING DECISION OF CONSUMERS (A CASE STUDY OF GLOBACOM NIGERIA LIMITED)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Following the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, there was an increase in the production of products and services due to the incorporation of machines into the production system. As a result, there was an abundance of items that...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The present study examined human capital development and economic growth in Nigeria using annual time series date from 1981 to 2015. The endogenous growth theory was adopted for the purpose of achieving the objective of this study. This study emplo...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION SERIES ON THE NIGERIAN WOMEN (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)
Background of the study: The mass media has recently become very well-established in emerging nations. Today, even historically isolated areas have access to television and radio programming. Although proof of the media's socioeconomic consequences is not restricted to develo...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT EFFORTS AND SECURITY PROBLEM MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: After the civil war that broke out in 1970 in Nigeria, the country's security situation has been generally stable ever since. The people have peace, and they are able to travel freely from one section of the nation to another without being harassed or...
View DetailsEXAMINING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Background To The Study: The performance of each firm not only contributes to its own market value, but also to the growth of the whole industry, which in turn contributes to the economy's economic success. Scholars in numerous fields of business and strategi...
View DetailsANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING MATERIAL WASTAGE ON BUILDING SITE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The study was carried to critically investigate the analysis of factors influencing material wastage on building sites in Kaduna State. To achieve this objective, three research questions were stated to guide this study. The data collected were analyzed...
View DetailsAPPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AT PRE-CONTRACT STAGE OF BUILDING PROJECTS
ABSTRACT: This study assessed the methods that the design team members use to manage the information that is based on the cost (client’s budget) of the project, and also their efficacy. It also examined factors limiting members of the design team from adopt...
View DetailsEVALUATION OF EXPENDITURE CONTROL IN GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
ABSTRACT: The researcher focused on some of the spending control approaches that are and may be used in government. Taking into account the hurdles and their degree of efficacy, focus is placed on the strategies that are currently in use. Interviews, questio...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF BUDGETING IN THE PRESENT NIGERIA ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN CROSS RIVER STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to assess budgeting in the present Nigeria economic system in Cross River State University of Technology. Specifically, the study determined the role played by budgeting towards the controls of government fiscal policies,...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC DEBT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY (1980 - 2020)
Background to the study: Citizens, government institutions, privately held corporations such as banks, and the economy as a whole are all affected by a country's debt structure. The tota...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: Transforming enormous ideas into economic opportunities is the decisive issue of entrepreneurship. History shows that economic progress has been significantly advanced by pragmatic people who are entrepreneurial and innovative, able to exploit opportuniti...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT’S COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY IN NIGERIA’S INTERNAL SECURITY (2009 – 2013)
Background to the study: Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has witnessed series of ethno- religious and resource-based violence that have taken terror dimension and threatened its internal security. Terrorism, either international or domes...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG HEALTH WORKERS
Background to the Study: Healthcare waste threatens the public health due to its contagious nature. Most healthcare facilities are located in the heart of the cities and therefore, healthcare waste that are not correctly managed can cause dangerous infection and pose potential th...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF UNLIEVER NIGERIA PLC
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: New product development process allows firms to deal with progressively intensive competition when facing challenges from rapidly changing market condition. Companies try to gain sustainable competitive advantages with continues innovation. These effort a...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF SERVICE COMPACT (SERVICOM) ON PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN SELECTED FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITALS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The Nigeria public service is a vital government institution consisting of the staff of the central administrations, state administrations, the police and the Nigerian A...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE FACTORS IN NIGERIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The building process appears as ordered, linear phenomenon that can be organized, planned and managed easily. The high rate of failures that occur &...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since independence, the Nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative (but not qualitative) supply of mass housing through huge budgetary and policy provisions but, surprisingly, the rat...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE PROFITABILITY OF IMPROVED AGRICULTURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO POVERTY STATUS
ABSTRACT: Sustainable increase in honeybee production and productivities is sine qua non to bridge honey products gaps in Nigeria and a path to self-sufficient in food production and conservation of ecosystem through honeybee pollination service. The study was un...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE SURVIVAL PRACTICES OF QUANTIITY SURVEYING FIRMS IN A RECESSED ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The construction industry plays an important role in a nation’s economy and its activities are also vital to the achievement of national socio-economic development goals of providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. According to Aibinu and Ja...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE SURVIVAL PRACTICES OF QUANTIITY SURVEYING FIRMS IN A RECESSED ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The construction industry plays an important role in a nation’s economy and its activities are also vital to the achievement of national socio-economic development goals of providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. According to Aibinu and Ja...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF CAPITAL MARKET ON PRIVATIZATION PROCESS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE BODY: Privatization Appeared on standard dictionaries only in the early 1980s [it appeared in Webster new collegiate Dictionary is one of the radical methods through for thinning the government owned enterprises [which failed to maximize gr...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT USING JOS AS CASE STUDY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The desire of the rural population to participate directly in the affairs of their communities is driving the rising demand for local government in every corner of the world. Local government is, in reality, as ancient as mankind, as it is the only form o...
View DetailsAVAILABILITY AND ADEQUACY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND INFLUENCE ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN GOMBE STATE
Background of the study: Education is a necessary component for the growth of any civilization and is viewed as a means of increasing political and social awareness as well as maintaining manpower levels. Education, according to Yara and Otieno (2010), is a fundamental human righ...
View DetailsBUDGETING IN THE PRESENT NIGERIA ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN CROSS RIVER STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to assess budgeting in the present Nigeria economic system in Cross River State University of Technology. Specifically, the study determined the role played by budgeting towards the controls of government fiscal policies,...
View DetailsBUDGETARY CONTROL: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR PLANNING AND CONTROL IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine budgetary control as an effective tool for planning and control in the banking industry using guarantee trust bank (GTB) as a case study. Specifically, the study determine whether budgets are se...
View DetailsBUDGETING SYSTEM AND BUDGETING CONTROL: AS A MEANS OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
ABSTRACT: The need for effective and proper planning necessitated the adoption of budgeting and budgetary control system. It is hoped that effective budgeting and budgetary would enhance effective performance, thereby, help in the attainment of the organization&r...
View DetailsCAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DESIGN VARIATION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
ABSTRACT: Variability poses a significant challenge within the building business. differences in construction projects are a common occurrence, with the degree of these differences varying significantly across different projects. Consequently, the customer was co...
View DetailsCAUSES OF THE REDUCTION IN THE ENROLLMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Business education is a field of education which deal with business experiences for specialized occupational uses. Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and process of business. As an arm of vocational...
View DetailsAN EXAMINATION OF THE CHALLENGES AFFECTING PROCUREMENT PROCESSES IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study: Procurements processes entail various functions move far beyond traditional perception that procurement main role is acquiring works or services from outside sources for replenishing organization needs. Mlinga (2007), describe procurement...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT IN BUDGETARY SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine challenges and prospect in budgetary system in public service in Nigeria in federal ministry of education. Specifically, the study Analyze the effect of effective budgetary on development of the ministry...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE CHALLENGES MILITATING YAM PRODUCTION IN EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Yams (Dioscorea species of the family Dioscoreaceae) are a significant crop for food, money, and cultural customs. West and Central Africa is the leading producing and consumption region for yams in the globe (Ayeni, Adetunji, & Oyeni...
View DetailsCLARITY AS A MODERATING VARIABLE BETWEEN BUDGET PARTICIPATION AND MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT: The significance of managerial performance in an organisation, particularly within the realm of private sector corporate governance, cannot be overstated. This performance serves as a comprehensive assessment of the level of achievement attained via the...
View DetailsCOMBATING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
INTRODUCTION: Nigeria became an independent nation on the 1st of October 1960. A country richly endowed with monumental geographical and diverse natural resources ranging from crude oil to gas (natural), coal al, et. Nigeria possesses potential market ability for rapid econo...
View Details