CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITY
Background to the Study: Financial scandals and misappropriation around the world and the recent collapse of large corporate organization in the USA and Europe have brought to the fore, again, the need for the practice of sound corporate governance, which is the...
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ASSESSMENT OF SOME HAEMOTOLOGICAL PARAMETER ON MALARIA PATIENT
Background to the study: Malaria is one of the most prevalent human infections worldwide resulting in 225 million cases each year (WHO, 2010). It is caused by protozoa parasite of the genus plasmodium which infects and destroys red blood cells. Four species of pl...
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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EXERCISE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Background to the study: Performance appraisal has become a strategic tool for improving organizational effectiveness. Performance appraisal exercise is often used interchangeably with performance assessment, evaluations, and performance review or employee a...
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BRITAIN AND NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE IN 1960
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The territory known as Nigeria was a British creation. Its coastal areas have for some three to four hundred years been involved in trade, particularly slave trade with Britain. With the abolition of slave trade and the setting up of indu...
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THE ROLE OF BUREAUCRATS IN GOVERNMENT CORRUPT PRACTISES IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The issue of leadership and good governance probity, accountability remains a monumental problem to Nigerian Socio-political and economic development over the years, since independence. This is as a result of linkage between the tran...
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THE ROLE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Collective bargaining allows both workers and managers to discuss specific terms that can, depending on national law, determine the rules that govern their relationship, determine wages, deal with other maters of mutual interest such as h...
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITY
Background to the Study: Financial scandals and misappropriation around the world and the recent collapse of large corporate organization in the USA and Europe have brought to the fore, again, the need for the practice of sound corporate governance, which is the...
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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNET SECURITY PACKAGE (A CASE STUDY OF ACCESS POINT COMMUNICATION LIMITED UMUAHIA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Internet has been described as the most revoluntary communication development of last century. It has changed everything about every type of business and there seems no end in sight to the advantages this phenomenon can bring to...
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF BANKING SECTOR TO AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK, ENUGU BRANCH
Background of the Study: Nigeria faces serious poverty challenges. Two out of every three Nigerians live below the poverty line of $1 per day in income. Poverty in Nigeria is concentrated in rural areas, which are home to more than 70 percent of the nation’s poor. Developme...
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE BANK VERIFICATION NUMBER (BVN) SYSTEM
ABSTRACT: The Bank Verification Number (BVN) became imperative following the increasing incidence of compromise on conventional security systems such as password and Personal Identification Number (PIN) of customers. The BVN involves identifying an individual based on physiologic...
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FINGERPRINT BASED STUDENT ATTENDANCE MONITORING SYSTEM
Background of the Study: Attendance management of students in institution can be rigorous using the conventional method of paper sheets and old file system method. Every academic institution poses some standards concerning how attendance is to be confirmed for student in classes,...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST WOMEN AND IT EFFECT ON CHILDREN’S GROWTH
Background to the Study: It is the smallest unit of society and one of the primary agents of socialization inside the family. The family is the earliest and most essential agent of socialization since it is the first location a child encounters in life and plays...
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EFFECT OF BUILDING MATERIAL COST ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The present investigation was conducted to examine the impact of building material expenses on the advancement of residential structures in Nigeria. The study encompassed both public and private contractors, with the active participation of esteemed civ...
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THE POLITICIZATION OF RELIGION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE NIGERIA FEDERALISM
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Before Nigeria became independent on October 1, I960, the nation went through a long period of colonial administration. This, what is today known as Nigeria wa...
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THE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OYO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In the Nigerian Society, the child is highly cherished, not only by parents but also by the family, the community in general and by the state (Okunola 2001). It is equally the cultural norm that the care and upbringing of the child is sha...
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THE NIGERIA POLICE AND MOCKERY OF COMMON GOOD
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND: Mind cast on some cap...
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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE NON-CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE REGARDING POPE FRANCIS' ENDORSEMENT OF BLESSINGS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES: A CASE STUDY OF UYO, AKWA-IBOM STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: While same-sex marriage was not a primary objective of the LGBT movement throughout the 1970s, it rapidly became a focal point of the movement's agenda at...
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A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIETAL PERCEPTION SURROUNDING POPE FRANCIS' ENDORSEMENT OF BLESSINGS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES: A CASE STUDY OF SACRED HEART PARISH, GWAGWALADA, ABUJA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: While same-sex marriage was not initially a primary focus of the LGBT movement in the 1970s, it gained significant prominence in the early 2000s and became a c...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD CULTURES IN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCESS OF SEPTICEMIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In healthy people, the blood is completely devoid of bacteria. It is the primary transport mechanism that links all of the various components of the body together. Because it functions as a tra...
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THE IMPACT OF NIGER DELTA CRISIS ON NIGERIAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In 2002, an international observation proclaimed the Niger Delta as one of the most volatile regions of the world. This observation came on the heels of incessant crisis which...
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POWER BIG DATA PLATFORM
ABSTRACT
In recent years, with the advancement of the national construction of smart grid and the development of power grid enterprise integration system, the traditional power data platform has some defect, such as insufficient scalability, repeated im...
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE SANDWICH PROGRAMME ON EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS FOR SANDWICH GRADUATES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: The increasing economic responsibilities of governments at the federal and state levels have impacted their ability to c...
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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 2019-2023
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Although several social and economic policies have been implemented by successive administrations in the fourth republic, Nigeria has not made significant progress in social, e...
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A STUDY OF LEGISLATIVE-EXECUTIVE RELATIONS IN NIGERIA 8TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
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A STUDY OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2018 INCONCLUSIVE ELECTION IN OSUN STATE ON ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to ...
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CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF FOURTH REPUBLIC NIGERIAN SENATE.
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction : Eric Hoffer once noted that, “there are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith; a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, bias for simple solutions – to cut the knot r...
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TEXTURE CHARACTERIZATION OF STROKE LESIONS IN NON-CONTRAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES OF NIGERIAN PATIENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Medical imaging is a rapidly developing branch of modern medicine. It has in the past few decades evolved into a highly sophisticated diagnostic tool. It has improved the study...
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EVALUATION OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS USING 0.2 TESLA AXIAL T2 AND AXIAL 3D FIESTA MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SEQUENCES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Background of the Study
In contemporary clinical practice, neck pain according to Rana et al., (2011), is prevalent in approximately 15% of the general population. Cervical spondylosis is a disorder of the cervical spine and it is a common cause of ne...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN D STATUSES AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN ASTHMA
INTRODUCTION
Although the role of vitamin D in bone health is well known, recent studies have described new, nonskeletal roles for vitamin D in human health, including a role in preventing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. (Wang, 2008; Mohr, 2008; Hol...
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE APPROACH OF SHARI‟AH COURT JUDGEMENTS TO DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE LIFE OF MUSLIMS IN KADUNA STATE
ABSTRACT
This research work entittled “An analysis of the approach of Shari‟ah court Judgements to dissolution of marriage and its impacts on the life of muslims in kaduna state” aimed at evaluating the problems and challenges of marriage, in Shari‟ah...
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AN APPRAISAL OF THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR
ABSTRACT
Corporate governance is a principled-based system by which corporations are organised and managed. It is made up of rules and regulations and ordered by a sound system of internal and external control. It exists for the benefit of all stakeholders. The principal role of corpora...
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AN ASSESSMENT OF FARMERS’-HERDERS’ VIOLENT CONFLICT IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA (2009- 2018)
ABSTRACT
In Nigeria, particularly Benue State, farmer-herder conflicts have become widespread and increasingly assume a violent dimension.The groups involved in the violent conflicts over resources are crop farmers and herders. Both the farmers and herders are completely dependent on la...
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AN ASSESSMENT OF LIABILITIES OF OIL PRODUCING COMPANIES FOR OIL SPILLAGE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This project set out to examine the compensation of oil spill victims in the Nigerian oil industry. The compensation of these victims has become clumsy and dark in the wake of oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism, sabotage, since in the past, oil spill was as a result of the activ...
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CD4+CELL COUNT AND LEVELS OF SOME CYTOKINES AND HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMATERS OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING NNAMDI SAZIKWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
1.1Background of the Study
Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman (Shriver, 2015). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins (Wylie, 2005). Pregnancy can occur by sexual intercourse or as...
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COMPROMISING RANDOM LINEAR NETWORK CODING AS A CIPHER
ABSTRACT
Due to its potential improvement on network throughput, network coding has attracted considerable research interests. Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC), as a branch of research on network coding, is proposed as a cipher to protect the confidentiality of...
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A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF TEACHERS QUALITY AND OUTDATED CURRICULUM AS FACTORS MILITATING STATE-OWNED SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF TEACHERS QUALITY AND OUTDATED CURRICULUM AS FACTORS MILITATING STATE-OWNED SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
In Nigeria, the quality of education has become a major concern due to the persistent challenges fa...
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EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ON TEACHER QUALITY IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION (A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION)
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ON TEACHER QUALITY IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION (A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION)
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
Education plays a cr...
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY NCCE IN REGULATING TEACHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
AN EXAMONATION OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY NCCE IN REGULATING TEACHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
Teacher education is essential for ensuring the quality of education in any nation, and in Ni...
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THE ROLE OF NBTE IN PROMOTING INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION
THE ROLE OF NBTE IN PROMOTING INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Background of the Study
In today’s rapidly changing economic landscape, the synergy between industry and academia is crucial for the development of a skilled workforce that meets the need...
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SHELTERS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SHELTERS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a profound and pervasive issue in Nigeria, affectin...
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ETHICAL RE-OREIETATION AND THE QUEST FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA
1.1Background to the Study
Nigeria is going through hard and perilous times. Nigeria is not alone in these challenges but it is a sad and pity to observe.According to Folaranmi (2012):
Mention anything negative; corruption, violation of human rights, fallen standard of educati...
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SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF ELECTRICITY VANDALISM ON RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NASARAWA STATE
SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF ELECTRICITY VANDALISM ON RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NASARAWA STATE
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Electricity is a vital component of modern development, playing a crucial role in improving th...
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CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN CURBING ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN YOBE STATE: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LOCAL VIGILANTE GROUPS
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN CURBING ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN YOBE STATE: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LOCAL VIGILANTE GROUPS
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Electricity vandalism is a growing concern in N...
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THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN ZAMFARA STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND SECURITY
THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN ZAMFARA STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND SECURITY
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Electricity vandalism has emerged as a critical challenge in Nige...
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EXAMINING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF MEDICAL INFLATION IN NIGER STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH
EXAMINING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF MEDICAL INFLATION IN NIGER STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Medical inflation is a pressing concern that significantly af...
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EVALUATION OF SOME CYTOKINES AND IRON LEVELS IN PREGNANT AND POST PARTUM WOMEN WITH MALARIA PARASITAEMIA IN ABA NIGERIA
1.1INTRODUCTION
The term pregnancy refers to a state in which fertilized ovum implants into the maternal uterus and develops into a foetus.The period of development and growth of the foetus is known as gestation. During gestation, normal physiological processes such as changes in the cy...
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COMPARISON BETWEEN AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF VERNONIA AMYGDALINA ON FUNGAL AND BACTERIAL ISOLATE FROM SPOILED PEPPER AND TOMATO FRUIT IN DUTSE JIGAWA STATE
ABSTRACT
Post-harvest spoilage of fruits, particularly tomatoes and peppers, poses significant challenges to food security and economic sustainability in Nigeria. This study investigated the comparative antimicrobial efficacy of aqueous...
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ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMMES FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AMONG WOMEN IN PORT-HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RIVERS STATE
Background of the Study
Literacy programs for adults are extremely important in the fight against poverty, particularly for women living in underdeveloped regions at the time. The socioeconomic benefits that these programs provide...
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THE EFFECT OF CORRUPTION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA- A FOCUS ON EDUCATION (CASE STUDY OF JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)
1.1 Background to the Study
Corruption remains one of the most profound challenges in Nigeria, affecting various sectors and impeding the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly in education. Corruption, in its various forms, c...
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ELECTION PETITION AND THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY: A STUDY OF KOGI STATE 2023 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Elections are the cornerstone of democratic governance, serving as the primary mechanism through which citizens express their political will and choose their leaders. The integrity and credibility of this pro...
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