Abstract : This study is focused on the identification of critical factors that cause poverty in Nigeria and the investigation of the extent to which microfinance institutions have helped in the alleviation of poverty. To identify the critical factors, the researcher adapts the d...

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...

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...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The history of micro financing can be traced back as long to the middle of the 1800s when the theorist by sander spooner was writing over the benefits from small credits to entrepreneurs and farmers as a way getting the people out of...

ABSTRACT: Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty reduction because it serves as supplements to domestic savings and it is often accompanied with technology and managerial skills...

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the impact of poverty reduction programmes as a development strategy in Nigeria. The study first of all examined issues of poverty and underdevelopment in Nigeria, attributing it to lack of employment, high rate of illiteracy among the citizenry, poo...

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...

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...

Background of  Study: The United Nations of World Tourism Organization defines tourism as the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside his/her usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for any purpose including holiday...

Background to the study: The pursuit of economic development has been a major goal of many developing nations of the world. Developing countries are confronted with several problems such as high rate of poverty and unemployment which have continued to hinder...

ABSTRACT: Nigeria, like other developing countries, has continued to grapple with the menace of poverty despite several economic policies and programmes implemented by various governments. This study was therefore undertaken to assess the impact of small and medi...

ABSTRACT: Poverty, either as a plague or cause of other specific under development ailments, afflicts Nigeria as it does other Nations of the World. The high level of prevalence in the country, which has attained an endemic nature is becoming worrisome. Poverty has made Nigeria t...

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Background of the study: Poverty is a global phenomenon that affects continents, nations and peoples differently. It affects people at different depth...

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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation and the petroleum ministry appear desperate to maintain their hold on the downstr...

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Background of the study: According to Bruton et al (2013), there has been a growing interest in finding a long-term solution to poverty alleviation in...

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Background of the Study: Financial literacy remains an interesting issue in both developed and developing economies, and has elicited much interest in...

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Background to the Study: Poverty is the major problem in most developing economies. In these economies, it is argued that among others absence of acce...

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Background of the Study: Micro and small businesses are believed to be the engine room for the development of any economy because they form the bulk of business activi...

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Background of the study: The Nigerian federal government is the one that is financially supporting the N-Power youth empowerment programme. N-Power addresses the problem of high youth unemployment by e...

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Background Of The Study: The history of Nigeria's economic growth has been somewhat turbulent. According to the research that has been done, the econ...

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INTRODUCTION

Background Of The Study: The history of Nigeria's economic growth has been somewhat turbulent. According to the research that has been done, the econ...

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INTRODUCTION: When the issue of challenges affecting the standard of secondary education in Nigeria is raised, the first set of through that comes to mind are decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractice, mass pr...

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INTRODUCTION: When the issue of challenges affecting the standard of secondary education in Nigeria is raised, the first set of through that comes to mind are decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractice, mass pr...

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Background of the study: Many impoverished individuals in emerging nations face declining living conditions and unemployment as a result of economic d...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The increasing rate of unemployment in Nigeria is fast becoming a popular subject matter. It is the ideal cynical mechanism,...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Poverty is a universal problem facing mankind, with serious consequences. It can be described as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, which lacks universally accepted definition. Fo...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background To The Study

Unemployment is a global phenomenon, but it is more prevalent in most developing countries of the world, with resul...

1.1.Background to the Study

Poverty is multidimensional. It includes various alienations and deprivations such as lack of human capabilities, poor life expectancy, poor maternal health, illiteracy, poor nutritional levels, poor access to safe drinking water and perceptions of well-being...

1.1Background of the Study

With all the measures implemented to encourage new business, help existing businesses grow and to ultimately improve the economy, there is still a growing concern of business development. As a means to address this concern, microfinance banks were introduced t...

THE IMPACT OF LAND USE, LABOUR, AND CAPITAL IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN KADUNA STATE.

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

Agriculture remains a critical sector in Nigeria, contributing significantly to the nation...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ON WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive issue that affects millions of wo...

Background to the Study

One of the major challenges facing Nigerian societies in this contemporary era is unemployment. It has grown at alarming rate with attendant negative impact on the economy. The rate of unemployment as estimated by Nkechi, Emeh and Okechukwu (2012) stood at 50 per...

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...

Background to the Study

In every country or state, enterprises occupy a place of pride and importance. Enterprise in the view of Obi (2002) is of three major categories; Small, Medium, and Large scales. This study focuses on Small and Medium Enterprises popularly referred to as SMEs. Ac...

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...

1.1 Background of the Study

Small and medium-sized businesses (also known as SME) are extremely important to the process of economic development, particularly in developing countries for example Nigeria. SME's provide a contribution...