CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY
Background of the study: The The concept of corporate governance has attracted a good deal of public interest in recent years, because of its apparent importance on the economic health of corporations and society in general. Basically, corporate governance in the banking se...
View DetailsMEASURES NECESSARY TO MINIMIZE THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF BAD DEBTS IN NIGERIA COMMERCIAL BANKS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the measures necessary to minimize the high incidence of bad debts in Nigeria commercial banks with a special reference to Guarantee Trust Bank, Abuja. Specifically, the study examine the causes of b...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED AUDITING SYSTEM FOR A FINANCIAL INSITITUTION A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK (NIG) PLC
ABSTRACT: The documentation management system in most audit firms no doubt, has a difficult task in today’s competitive auditing industry; hence there is the need for a fat, more efficient and effective processing system.
Client’s files cannot be assessed qu...
View DetailsA STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN QUOTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study examined the impact of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on earnings management in quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Published Financial statements prepared under the Nigerian Statements of A...
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 DetailsAN ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ITS USEFULNESS IN ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ORGANIZATION
Background Of Study: A farmer who planted corps expects results, just as a student who waits for an exam does. The same may be said for an investor. The farmer may be informed of the outcome in the form of a bountiful crop. A pupil would normally be satisfied with a result sheet...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF AUDITING AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE AUTHENTICATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF BUSINESS ORGANISATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: In an attempt to analysis the importance attached to auditing as a tool for certifying the financial statement of business enterprise, the researcher had to be very briefly re-cap the origin of auditing and above all those factors that in the first inst...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF AUDIT EXPECTATION GAP IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the assessment of audit expectation gap in Nigeria using ICAN Lagos state as the case study. Specifically, the study aimed at ascertaining the responsibility and reliability factors which contribute to the audi...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AS A TOOL FOR MANAGEMENT DECISION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The effectiveness of accounting information as a tool for management decision cannot be over emphasized. Accounting keeps the financial score for a business, it call attention to the problem and the opportunities that comfort the enterpri...
View DetailsAUDIT CONFLICT: IT’S IMPACT ON AUDITORS ABILITY TO RESIST MANAGEMENT PRESSURE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The impact of auditing in any organization is of vital importance that their growth and retardation depend on it. According to Nwabueze (2020) an audit is an independent examination of and expression of opinion of the financial statement...
View DetailsAUDIT INDEPENDENCE AND CREDIBILITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR
Background to the Study: In present times, there has been much discussion about the Auditors independence; the leadership of the auditing standards board, the public oversight board, the independence standards board, and most recently the proposed independence ru...
View DetailsAUDITING AS A TOOL FOR FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT IN COMMERCIAL BANKS (CASE STUDY OF SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN ILORIN KWARA STATE)
ABSTRACT: With an upsurge in financial accounting fraud in the current economic scenario experienced, financial accounting fraud detection has become an emerging topic of great importance for academic, research and industries. In this age of high technology, frau...
View DetailsAUDITING AS AN AID TO ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTORS (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)
Background Of The Study: This is now a national issue. The increasing incidence of fraud and misappropriation of funds and property by Accounting officers and chief executive in the public sector of the Nigeria economy pose pertinent question as to whether auditi...
View DetailsTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CAPITAL MARKET AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study investigates the significance of forensic accountants in the identification of fraud in Nigeria, specifically focusing on a comparative comparison between the public and private sectors. The function of a forensic accountant is of great impor...
View DetailsCONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE (A CASE STUDY OF PRICE WATER HOUSE COOPERS)
Background to the Study: Conflict of interest and auditor’s independence are two concepts that must be considered properly in this project work. If there is any way auditors’ conflict of interest affects his independence. To start with auditor’s...
View DetailsCONTROL OF PROJECT TIME IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
INTRODUCTION: The construction industry has evolved into an ever more intricate web of linkages between ever more rapid processes, choices, and actions. On the other hand, there is a movement in the direction of more sustainable practices (Boussabain, 2022).
... View DetailsCORPORATE 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...
View DetailsCORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: The primary objective of this research was to conduct an empirical examination of the impact of corporate governance on the financial performance of pension fund managers in Nigeria, specifically focusing on the time frame spanning from 2010 to 2022. Th...
View DetailsAN EVALUATION OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT, CREDIT POLICY AND THE PERFORMING OF BANK IN AKURE, ONDO STATE NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out with the purpose of analyzing Credit management, credit policy and the performing of Bank in Akure, ondo state Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to establish whether there is a relationship between credit policy an...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO ACCOUNTING POLICIES OF BANKS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Since the beginning of corporate form of business entity in Nigeria, the banking sector has been playing important role in promoting economic growth and development by way of providing liquidity and capital in form of loans to firms and private individual...
View DetailsCREDIT MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING SECTOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: In Nigeria, the banking sector is an important part of the financial system, the banking sector dominate the Nigeria financial system as it accounts for about 90% of the total assets in the system. This study is carried out to examine credit management in the banki...
View DetailsTHE FIDUCIARY FRAUD DETECTION DUTY OF THE FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study: The trend and the volume are increasing on a daily basis and all levels of the society are involved. The rich, the poor, the young and the elderly, the male and female all are neck deep in fraud and fraud related activities that say a lot about our m...
View DetailsTHE USE OF ACCOUNTING AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Accounting, unlike the other natural sciences, is not based on fundamental laws or absolute precepts. It has evolved over many years through trial and error, and its continual improvement rests on a basis responsive to the requireme...
View DetailsTHE USE OF MANAGEMENT AUDIT AS AN AID FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: This study seeks to enhance the understanding of the concept of management audit as an aid for effective management. The management auditor’s role in the evaluation of management performance cannot be over emphasized.
Just as change h...
View DetailsTRIPLY ENTRY ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Modern financial accounting is based on a double entry system. Described simply, double entry bookkeeping allows firms to maintain records that reflect what the firm owns and owes and also what...
View DetailsVALUE RELEVANCE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION OF LISTED INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study: Accounting is regarded as the language of business used by corporate firms in communicating their financial positions to...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF ACCOUNTANT IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The concept of Economic Development has to do with innovation and improvement in people's quality of life; it is about a sustained rise in people's standard...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF AUDITING IN ENSURING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Corporate performance management is the area of business intelligence involved with monitoring and managing an organizations performance such as revenue, returns in investment,...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF AUDITORS IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In the 60’s especially before the civil war in Nigeria cash crops from Agricultural sectors mining and a few others provide much of the foreign exchange earnings. In this period 70...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF BUDGETING IN THE PRESENT NIGERIA ECONOMIC SITUATION (A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY) I.M.T
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: The world generally had been in a state of permanent economic crisis for quite sometime, every government and organization (public and private) round the globe is faced with the issue of how to...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS IN THE OVERSIGHT OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Financial analysis is the process of reviewing and analyzing company’s financial statement to make better economic deci...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REPORTING ON THE MANAGEMENT OF A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: According to Ogunjimi in Ejiofor (2008:2) the running of any business is based principally on financial functions and hence w...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING ON GOVERNMENT REVENUE GENERATION AND EXPENDITURE CONTROL ON PUBLIC FUNDS. CASE STUDY OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE IMO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: The public sector is made up of organizations in which the public, as opposed to private owners, has authority over them, and...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF RISK ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LISTED INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Risk management is an important discipline in business especially the insurance business. Recently, businesses put great emphasis on risk management as this determines their su...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF THE ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARD (IPSAS) ON THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The rate of change affecting the world of public sector managers show no sign of slowing down especially with apparent...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF TREASURY SINGLE ACCOUNT PROFITABILITY OF COMMERCIAL BANK IN NIGERIA, (CASE STUDY OF UBA PLC)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: The Treasury single account is a banking arrangement that was put into place in order to control several accounts that were form...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF TRIPLE ENTRY ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ON FINANCIAL REPORTING
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION: Modern financial accounting is based on a double entry system. Described simply, double entry bookkeeping allows firms to maintain recor...
View DetailsTHE IMPLICATIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREASURY SINGLE ACCOUNT POLICY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The background of Treasury Single Account (TSA) is in accordance with Executive order NO. 55b (2011), which stipulated that the B...
View DetailsTHE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND CONVENTIONS IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Every single commercial organisation, regardless of whether it operates in the public or private sphere, was founded with the...
View DetailsTHE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING LITERACY ON THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, SURVIVAL, PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE OF SMES IN KWARA STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Financial literacy remains an interesting issue in both developed and developing economies, and has elicited much interest in...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF INTERNAL AUDITING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF MONEY DEPOSIT BANK
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Taking a deep retrospect, internal audit has served as a simple administrative procedure comprised mainly of checking documents, counting assets, and reporting to Board of Dire...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STANDARDS (IFRS) ON THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: This study sets out to examine whether the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Nigeria has improv...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF POST COVID-19 ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN BANKING INDUSTRY (GUARANTEE TRUST BANK)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The word "audit" originates from the Latin word "audire," which literally translates to "to hear in...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF NON PROFIT MAKING ORGANIZATIONS IN OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The word non-profit making organizations explained that the organizations are not established for the purpose of making profi...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF AUDIT REPORT ON INVESTMENT IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Most business established nowadays, are not managed by the owners (shareholders...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF AUDITORS REPORT ON FRAUD PREVENTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Banks and financial Institutions are the most acceptable versatile, delicate .and popular forms of the present day joint incr...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF AUDIT REPORT ON INVESTMENT IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Most business established nowadays, are not managed by the owners (shareholders...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF AUDITORS REPORT ON FRAUD PREVENTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Banks and financial Institutions are the most acceptable versatile, delicate .and popular forms of the present day joint incr...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
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THE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM (AIS) ON ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY OF FIRM
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The emerging global economic scenario characterized by advancement in information technology, rapid changes in production pro...
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