IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL BANKING ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY; A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Sometimes in 1999, some sector of the Banking Industry began to advocate the adoption of Universal Banking (UB). As the argument for and against the introduction ranged on in conferences and workshops, the CBN had to succumb …
IMPACT ON BANK LENDING ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA 1999-2008 ABSTRACT This study was carried out to examine the impact of banking lending on industrial development in Nigeria. The objectives of the study was to examine the impact of bank lending on industrial development in Nigeria and to examine the relationship between bank lending and …
INNOVATIONS AS COMPETITIVE TOOLS IN BANKING SERVICES ABSTRACT Innovations in banks have been the antidote the mess that befalls banks in Nigeria due to fraud. Many people lost confidence in banks and started reverting to the old systems of holding money in assets, which draws us back to the Stone Age. Hence with the emergence …
LIQUIDITY AND LOAN PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR ABSTRACT One of the major indicators of financial performance is profitability .Every stakeholder in the banking sector is interested in liquidity and performance (profitability)of the bank, the Shareholders are interested in profitability of the bank because it determines their returns on investment. Depositors are …
MONETARY POLICY AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of monetary policy on the financial performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. Using a time series data for 35 years for the period 1981 to 2015, all deposit money banks as captured by the Central Bank of …
NATURE AND EFFECTS OF BANKING INDUSTRY FRAUDS IN NIGERIA, 1990-2008 ABSTRACT This study on “The Nature of Banking Fraud in Nigeria” (1990 to 2008) covered the period Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) took over the management and control of 24 distressed banks, liquidation of 26 Banks in 1998 and the re-capitalization of banks in 2005 …
PERCEPTION OF CAPITAL BUDGETING AS A TOOL FOR OPTIMUM INVESTMENT ANALYSIS. A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN PORT HARCOURT ABSTRACT Capital investment decisions are that decision that involves current outlays in return for a stream of benefits in future years. The distinguishing future between short-term decision and capital investment (long-term) decision is time. The …
PRICING OF PUBLIC OFFERING IN THE NIGERIA CAPITAL MARKET A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to examine the pricing of public offerings in the Nigerian capital market: A case study of Zenith bank, Guaranty Trust bank, Oceanic Bank, IBTC and Chattered Bank were used. Data for the research …
RELATIONSHIP BANKING AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR FIRMS: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study focused on examining the effect of Relationship banking on the performance of manufacturing sectors in Nigeria within the period of 2010 to 2014. This study was carried out to investigate the implication of banking relationship on firm’s performance in the manufacturing …
IMPACT OF EXTERNAL FINANCING ON FIRM PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA QUOTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS, 1999-2012 ABSTRACT The use of external financing can be described as a balancing act between higher returns for shareholders versus higher risk to shareholders. Though external financing can boost stock performance of firms, it is still inconclusive as to its impact on …
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SUB SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES ABSTRACT Sub-Saharan African countries are still at the crossroad of economic performance. Despite quarter of a century of economic reforms, propagated by national policies and international financial agencies and institutions, sub-Saharan Africa is still lagging behind in development. Once thought of as an …
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA 1994 – 2013 ABSTRACT One of the activities of financial institutions (banks) involves intermediating between the surplus and deficit units of the economy. Banks as financial intermediaries emerge to lower the cost of reaching potential investments, exerting corporate controls, managing risks, mobilizing savings and conducting exchanges. …
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET 1986-2011 ABSTRACT Using Nigeria aggregate level data for 26 years: 1986-2011, the study estimates the impact of financial liberalization on stock market efficiency in Nigeria. The study used the Generalised Least Square (GLS) to estimate the four hypotheses formulated for the study. The …
IMPACT OF HOUSING FINANCE MARKET ON GROWTH OF SELECTED AFRICAN ECONOMIES ABSTRACT The motivation for this study arose from the need to place the African Continent on the part of sustainable economic development. Most Countries in Africa have been adjudged to be among the poorest nations, in sharp contrast with the abundant resources in the …
IMPACT OF INCENTIVE MEASURES ON THE FLOW OF FOREIGN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS THE STUDY OF NIGERIA’S TAX INCENTIVE POLICY MEASURES (2000 – 2009) ABSTRACT Attempts at attracting foreign direct investment in Nigeria have been based on the need to maximise the potential benefits derived from them, and to minimise the negative effects their operations could impose …
IMPACT OF INSURANCE MARKET ACTIVITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Insurance is one of the cornerstones of modern day financial services sector. In addition to its traditional role of managing risk, insurance market activity, both as intermediary and as provider of risk transfer and indemnification, may promote growth by allowing different risks to be …
IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE DEREGULATION ON PERFORMANCE OF QUOTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Amongst the major economic reforms that were introduced in 1986 is the deregulation of interest rates in the Nigerian financial market. The theoretical base for deregulation is largely attributable to the Keynesian investment theory. The overall aim of deregulating interest rates …
IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE LIBERALISATION ON SELECTED MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research examines the impact of interest rate liberalisation on selected macro-economic indicators in Nigeria. Employing ex-post factor design and using GDP per capita as growth indicator, Total Financial Savings (TFS) as a proxy for savings and Credit to Private Sector as a …
IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE BANKS ACTIVITIES ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA 1993 – 2012 ABSTRACT The fight against extreme poverty has been at the front burner of global discourse for a very long time. Poverty is deemed as a state of deprivation but more specifically, where an individual or group has insufficient income for securing basic …
EXPORT FINANCING IN NIGERIA, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS ABSTRACT This research sought to examine the impact of Nigerian Export Import Bank credit terms on non-oil export in Nigeria; examine the impact of Total banking export credit on non-oil export in Nigeria and examine the relationship between non-oil export and Nigeria’s gross domestic product. The study adopted …
FINANCIAL CRISIS IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR ROLE, EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS ABSTRACT This is a research project carried out to identify and determine the role, effects and solutions of financial crisis in the Nigerian banking industry, a study of selected banks (First Bank of Nigeria Plc, and Intercontinental Bank Plc). A sample size of 200 …
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT DETERMINANTS IN PRE AND DEREGULATED NIGERIAN ECONOMY ABSTRACT Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays an extraordinary and growing role in global business by providing firms with new markets and marketing channels for their products, Incidentally, Nigeria has been a recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) overtime but the major determinants and their impacts …
HISTORY AND PROSPECT OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT BONDS MARKET ABSTRACT The study focuses on the development of government bond market in Nigeria. It explores the history, structure, performance and key issues related to the development of bond market with the broader context of domestic, regional and global bond market development. The Nigeria government bond market …
IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME FUND ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA, 1978-2011. ABSTRACT Supporting smallholder farmers to play a greater role in food production and natural resource stewardship has been identified as one of the quickest ways to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Funding has been seen as a major problem militating against achieving …
IMPACT OF COMPETITION ON THE PROFITABILITY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT That the Banking Industry in Nigeria has always been profitable has never been in doubt. Again, that the Nigeria banking industry has been a very competitive one is also not a matter for contention as the result of several researchers measuring the competition …
IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON FISCAL POLICY MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Corruption is an anti-social behaviour conferring improper benefits contrary to legal and moral norms, which undermine the authorities to improve the living conditions of the people. It is one of the greatest challenges of the contemporary world today. The increasing wave of corruption and its …
IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS ON NIGERIAN BALANCE PAYMENTS (1970-2012) ABSTRACT Exchange rate refers to the price of one currency (the domestic currency) in terms of another (the foreign currency). Exchange rate plays a key role in international economic transactions because no nation can remain in autarky due to varying factor endowment. Movements in the …
IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA, 1987- 2014 ABSTRACT The degree of volatility of exchange rate movements has led policy makers and researchers to investigate the nature and extent of the impact of such movements on growth. This study examines the impact of exchange rate volatility on the economic growth in …
IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY, 1987-2015 ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of exchange rate volatility on the Nigerian economy using five (5) key macroeconomic indicators. To achieve these objectives, which are to; ascertain the impact of exchange rate volatility on economic growth, determine the impact of exchange rate volatility on …
DETERMINANTS OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS’ FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study empirically examined the determinants of manufacturing firms’ financial performance in Nigeria using a panel data for 12 years across 10 manufacturing firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange for the period 2004 to 2015. The effect of revenue reserves, interest paid on borrowings …
DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS (NPLS) IN EMERGING ECONOMIES EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT This study examined the determinants of non-performing loans in emerging economies with evidence from the Nigerian banking industry. The study adopted the ex-post facto design. Time series data for the period 1993-2014 were collated from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical …
EFFECT OF BANK CONSOLIDATION ON PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The central tenet of banking sector consolidation was to develop a strong, reliable and diversified banking sector that is capable of playing effective developmental roles in the economy, such as funding of small and medium scale enterprises and becoming a …
EFFECT OF FISCAL POLICY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ABSTRACT Studiess on economic growth have provided insights into why States grow at different rates over time. Classical economics posits that economic growth is largely influenced by factors of production, particularly labour and capital. The proponents of the Classical school assert that the effect of …
EFFECT OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY 1998 – 2012 ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of mergers and acquisitions on the performance of Nigerian banking industry. In order to strengthen the competitive and operational capabilities of banks in Nigeria with a view towards returning global and public confidence to …
EFFECTS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS ON MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (1987-2012) ABSTRACT This study investigated the causal relationship between foreign investment inflows disaggregated into foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment inflows and macroeconomic performance in Nigeria. Most emerging economies around the world strive to attract foreign investment inflows because of the gap between the …
EFFECTS OF INFLATION ON INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA, 1987-2011 ABSTRACT Economists tend to emphasize that inflation causes economic damage by distorting investments and consumption decisions. These distortions could result from households and businesses’ uncertainty about the effect of increases in prices of goods and services. When inflation is stable, people are likely to have the same …
EMPIRICAL DETERMINANTS OF BANK DISTRESS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study was a historical survey of determinants of bank distress in Nigeria. The research population comprised banks operating in Nigeria between 1998 and 2004. Data used in the stud y were all observational panel data obtained from the published accounts of the elements of the research …
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF RISK MANAGEMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study focused on investigating the impact of risk management on performance of firms in manufacturing sector in Nigeria within the period of 2007 to 2015. This study was carried out to investigate the impact of working capital management and investment …
EVALUATION OF THE INTERMEDIATION ROLE OF THE DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS ON THE REAL SECTORS OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY (1999 – 2008) ABSTRACT This paper assesses the impact of intermediation roles of banks on the performance of the real sectors of the Nigerian economy. The main objective is to find out if the banking industry loans …
AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON FIRMS’ EARNINGS. A CASE STUDY OF OANDO PLC. ABSTRACT This research work captioned ‘An Evaluation of the Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Firms’ Earnings. A Case Study of Oando Plc’ involves the trend analysis of three year pre-merger and three year post-merger financial statements …
AN EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET ON THE INDUSTRIALISATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY 2002 – 2008 ABSTRACT One of the major economic objectives of every nation is to maintain a sustained increase in economic development, through a continuous rise of the economic indicators like the Gross Domestic product (GDP) and capital …
AN EXAMINATION OF THE SOUNDNESS OF BANKS IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to examine the soundness of Banks in Nigeria: A case study of Access bank, Afribank, Ecobank, First Bank and Standard Chatered Bank were used. Data for the research were collected through primary and …
APPRAISAL OF NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT MANAGEMENT ABSTRACT This study reflects an appraisal of Nigeria’s External Debt Management necessitated by inadequate internal capital formation arising from vicious cycle of low productivity, low income and savings in the Nigerian economy. Considerable linkage has been established between external debt and economic performance. The study determined the impact of …
ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAPITAL MARKET IN A DEREGULATED ECONOMY, THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE 1986-2006 ABSTRACT This study is an assessment of the performance of the capital market in the deregulated Nigerian economy from 1986-2006. The research focus was directed toward a deeper understanding of how capital market performance has impacted on capital formation …
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PROFITABILITY OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between corporate governance (measured by Board Size, Ownership Concentration and CEO Duality) and profitability (measured by Return on Asset and Return on Equity) of selected Nigerian manufacturing companies. The study adopted survey research …
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE BANK; A CASE STUDY OF UMUCHINEMERE PROCREDIT MICROFINANCE BANK ABSTRACT The goal of this research work is to carry out a critical analysis of the performance of microfinance bank in terms of meeting its objective on financial sustainability and economic empowerment. Umuchinemere Procredit Microfinance Bank one of the …
CRUDE OIL PRICE, EXCHANGE RATE AND THEIR EFFECT ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMY (1985 – 2015) ABSTRACT Nigeria is a mono-product economy in term of generating revenue from Crude oil price, which constituted its major export commodity, changes in oil prices have continued to have implications for the Nigerian economy and, in particular on the exchange rate …
DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL STRUCTURE EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN QUOTED FIRMS ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the determinants of financial structure of Nigeria quoted firms during the period spanning 1999 – 2014. The 15- year period accommodated several time periods and data points. The study adopted ex-post facto research design. The research work also adopted two …
DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC SITUATIONS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Generally, policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards foreign direct investments are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multinational corporations are expected to bring into the country foreign capital in the form of technical …
NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Katampe Extension, Abuja ABSTRACT Space adaptability and flexibility as they say, is one of the most important principles of sustainable architecture. The importance of this notion cannot be overemphasized because of the present need for sustainability in our time. It is for this reason that this design proposal was initiated. The …
Orange Juice Bottling Company, Owerri, Imo State. (Enhancing Functionality Through Circulation and Safety) ABSTRACT Research has shown that the popularization of plastic bottles in Bottling Industries has remained on the increase since middle of 1960’s, when high-density polyethylene was introduced. They quickly became popular with both manufacturers and customers due to their lightweight nature and …
Performing Atrs Center (Abakaliki) A study on Igbo Cultural Symbolism and Contemporary Architecture ABSTRACT Performing arts centre, a place of entertainment, where actors perform live music, dance, drama, etc. to an audience on stage. A major research consideration on blending Igbo cultural symbolism with contemporary architecture. The research was necessitated because of the increasing absence …
Secondary School Design for Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) ABSTRACT Security is a very vital factor for human growth and development. It has also become a major recent issue in buildings and especially, school buildings. Ensuring security in buildings is a collective endeavour with each individual, government, organization, and community having its …
Specialized Surgical Center for Elective Surgery, In Port Harcourt Rivers State. ABSTRACT Globally, healthcare systems are experiencing increasing fiscal demographic and consumer pressure. There have been metamorphic changes in the recent past in terms of healthcare delivery. The planning, design and final architectural expression in health care is reflective of the gradual shift in outlook …
National Cocoa Research Institute Akure (ARCH) Design Report ABSTRACT Research as this thesis is concerned and to other areas in particular, plays a very important role in improvement in all facts of life. Improvements in industry, communication, education and other aspects of science even in agriculture. Started largely from research. For instance the exploitation of …
Anambra State Conference Centre ABSTRACT Conferences are viewed as one of the greatest assets of any organisation when it is viewed as an organised thinking environment. It is indispensable to any society and as such calls for an avenue or focal point where people can gather to express their ideas and views. Its need by …
Boat Terminal, Port-Harcourt “A Study Of Circulation” ABSTRACT Rivers State, The ‘Treasure Base Of The Nation’ and a commercial nerve centre of the Nation has over the years been confronted with the problem of rapid growing human and vehicular traffic congestion. This problem is largely caused by the rate of rural-urban migration of people into …
Central Bus Terminal Port Harcourt Easy Circulation Flow ABSTRACT The importance of public transit system has been growing increasingly in order to achieve smooth traffic in urban areas. One of the most used transit systems is the bus transit system. In this study, the author aims to follow two points focusing on the role of …
Conference Centre for the University Of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State (the Study of Green Architecture) ABSTRACT Conference centers are places where people with the same aims/objectives convene together to make decisions, suggestions, dialogue etc. It is a very vital facility every school should have. Currently the University of Uyo has no such facility. In an …
Divisional Library, Agbani Enugu State (Study Of Functional Space Requirement Of A Modern Library) ABSTRACT “A Library is a repository of various forms of recorded information, as well as a collection of data in many formats.” (Metu A. 1987). The design proposal is a consequence of an investigation into the emerging concern about energy …
Evolving the Criteria for Writing Nigerian Architecture History Using Historiographical Approach ABSTRACT Since independence in 1960, notable works of Nigerian architecture scholars and practitioners have been recorded, but practically little progress has been made in the area of architectural knowledge documentation. Architectural knowledge encompasses a vast array of ideas, which are basically classified into architectural …
Fish Processing Factory, For Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State ABSTRACT Most of the fish marketed throughout Nigeria are in either smoked or dried form. The technological requirement for other forms of preservation like chilling and freezing cannot be afforded by the small scale fisher men. Considerable quantities of fish processed for distant …
Ibom Cargo Seaport Terminal, Ibaka- A Study Of Passenger Circulation And Safety ABSTRACT AkwaIbom State, the Land of Promise and Fulfillment has over the years been confronted with the problem of rapid growing human and vehicular traffic congestion. This problem is largely caused by the rate of migration of people into AkwaIbom State. Infact recent …
Institute For Animation and Gaming, Enugu (a Study on Passive Design Strategies as an Effective Tool in The Design of Sustainable Learning Spaces) ABSTRACT Every decision that architects, engineers, builders, and homeowners make about the design and operation of their buildings carries with it an energy cost, and all energy costs in turn have environmental …
Modern Abattoir For Enugu State- A Study On Effective Product Processing And Waste Management ABSTRACT The abattoir as a meat processing industry world-wide is saddled with the responsibility of maintaining good standards of hygiene in terms of its operation and waste management. Wastes are generated in diverse forms in abattoirs, these include, solid or semi-solid …
BEACH TOURISM IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF ELEGUSHI BEACH RESORT, LAGOS STATE. ABSTRACT This research work is divided into five chapters. It highlighted on beach tourism in Nigeria, a case study of Elegushi Beach Resort, Ikate Kingdom in Lagos State as well as other parts of the world. Chapter one discusses about beach/coastal tourism …
EARLY HUMAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN NKANU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT This project work is aimed at educating students and researchers on the early human settlement patterns of Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. This research work is divided into five chapters for easy understanding. Chapter one deals with the introductory …
HERITAGE RESOURCES IN ABIA STATE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT Abia state is endowed with numerous natural, cultural and historical resources. The resources have received little or no attention from both the government and the local communities. There is no comprehensive brochure of the heritage resources in the state. There are no …
IMPACTS OF MODERNIZATION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ADO AND IGEDE EKITI, EKITI STATE ABSTRACT This research work concentrates on the impacts of modernization on cultural heritage management and tourism development in Ado and Igede Ekiti, Ekiti State, because, it has been observed that, the management of cultural resources and activities is …
INDIGENOUS HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN OSISIOMA-NGWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ABIA STATE ABSTRACT Indigenous medicine, an aspect of indigenous knowledge is tacit and constitutes part of the culture of a people. It plays a huge role in healthcare delivery in indigenous societies thus ensuring the sustainability and proper functioning of a people in their society. Thus, …
POKHARNESSING LOCAL FESTIVALS FOR TOURISM PROMOTION IN PARTS OF BENUE STATE ABSTRACT Local festivals are increasingly being used as instrument for promoting tourism and boosting the regional economy. This is often reflected in the level of public assistance made available to these festivals. However, it is sometimes difficult to assess the contribution of traditional festivals …
SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES IN THE HERITAGE INDUSTRY OF THE EASTERN REGION OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT In most parts of Africa and Nigeria in particular, heritage tourism has formed a major part of the tourism base due to the much availability of cultural and natural heritage resources. Unfortunately, this heritage industry is faced with safety and …
WOMEN AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION IN OLD NSUKKA DIVISION ABSTRACT This research centres on women and heritage preservation in old Nsukka division. It gear towards bringing to the limelight the roles women play in the field of archaeology and also the contributions of these women in heritage preservation which has erroneously been undermined by most archaeologist. …
RURAL FARMERS’ AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess rural farmers’ agroforestry practices in Imo State, Nigeria. The population for the study comprised all farmers involved in agroforestry practices in Imo state. Four local government areas (LGAs) were selected out of 27 LGAs in the state using simple random …
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSES OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACT The broad objective of the study was to investigate the socio-economic and cultural dimensions of food security among selected ethnic groups in North Central Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: determine food culture and practices of the respondents; …
STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AMONG RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was designed to ascertain the strategies for climate change adaptation among rural households in Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study ascertained the respondents’ level of awareness on climate change, ascertained their perceived causes of climate change, identified and documented the …
TRENDS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 1991-2013 ABSTRACT This study evaluated the impact of the extension services of Green River Project (GRP) on fish farmers in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Specifically, it sought to ascertain fishery technologies received by GRP fish farmers; determine adoption of fish farming …
STRATEGY FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study identified strategies for ensuring food security in Taraba State. Specifically, the study was designed to identify the determinants of food security; examine the production patterns of food by farmers, identify the factors responsible for food insecurity: and determine the strategies of ensuring food …
CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION NEEDS OF RURAL FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Adaptation is considered an appropriate response to climate change and variability, especially for rural farmers. However, the farmers’ ability to effectively respond to climate change challenges is determined by the quality of information available to the farmers and how easily the information is …
COMPETENCE NEEDS OF EXTENSION AGENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The overall purpose of the study was to determine the competence needs of extension agents for agricultural adaptation to climate change. Specifically, the study sought to ascertain the knowledge level of extension personnel on climate change; ascertain perceived roles …
CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN TO HOUSEHOLD FARMING DECISIONS AMONG COCOA BASED AGROFORESTRY HOUSEHOLDS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the contributions of women to household farming decisions among cocoa-based agroforestry households in Ekiti state, Nigeria using cross-sectional data. The study used purposive, multistage and random sampling techniques for the selection of 120 cocoa-based agroforestry …
EVALUATION OF COCOA RESUSCITATION PROGRAMMES IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA ABSTRACT The broad objective of the study was to evaluate the cocoa resuscitation programmes (CRPs) in south west Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: determine the adoption levels of the various improved cocoa technologies introduced to cocoa farmers by government and non-governmental agencies; ascertain the …
EVALUATION OF THE ECOWAS FUND FOR ACCELERATED ARTISANAL FISH PRODUCTION PROJECT IN DELTA STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study evaluated the ECOWAS fund accelerated artisanal fish production project (EFAAFPP) in Delta State. Primary data for the study were obtained through the use of interview schedule from 120 respondents of artisanal fisher folks (AFFs) while secondary data …
IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE (II) ON POVERTY REDUCTION AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG RICE FARMER BENEFICIARIES IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the impact of the National Fadama Development Project (II) (NFDP-II) on poverty reduction and food security among rice-farmer beneficiaries in Kogi State Nigeria. Four LGAs …
OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The survey was undertaken to examine occupational diversification among rural women in Anambra State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study identified various areas of occupational diversification among rural women; ascertained reasons for occupational diversification; ascertained modes of occupational entry for each occupational area; ascertained the influence of …
PERCEPTION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND MANPOWER FACTORS CONSTRAINING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES IN BENUE STATE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ABSTRACT The overall purpose of the study was to determine the perception of extension staff of manpower and institutional factors that constrain agricultural extension services in Benue State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (BNARDA). The study was …
ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of community (traditional) and government-bases institutions in watershed management in Anambra State of Nigeria. Data were collected from 92 respondents who were selected and interviewed using both interview schedule and questionnaires. The data collected were presented using percentages and means. …
ROLE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study assessed the role performance of local government councils in agricultural development in south-east Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: ascertain role expectations of LGCs agriculture departments as perceived by LG agriculture/veterinary department staff and farmers, determine agricultural role achievements …
ANALYSIS OF RICE (Oryza spp.) INNOVATION SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to analyse rice innovation system in southeast Nigeria and the specific objectives were designed to review policies, acts and initiatives in rice innovation system, describe socio-economic characteristics of various key actors in rice innovation system, examine the …
ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ROLES AND TRAINING NEEDS OF EXTENSION PERSONNEL IN KOGI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. ABSTRACT Meaningful agricultural development in any society largely hinges on extension system in place. Agricultural extension assists rural people in the community through educational procedure in improving their farming methods and techniques, thus increasing their production efficiency, income, social …
Assessment of Farm Labour Groups among Igala and Ebira Ethnic Groups in Kogi State, Nigeria ABSTRACT The study assessed farm labour groups in Igala and Ebira ethnic groups of Kogi State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the characteristics of farmers’ labour groups in the two ethnic groups; ascertained the perceived benefits of farmers’ labour group; …
ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study assessed Local Government agricultural activities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: identify the types of agricultural activities implemented; ascertain level of local participation in agricultural activities; ascertain perceived benefits of agricultural activities; assess status of agricultural funding …
ASSESSMENT OF ONLINE RESOURCES USAGE BY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE LECTURERS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BENUE STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study assessed the use of online resources by agricultural science lecturers of tertiary institutions in Benue State, Nigeria. A total of 193 lecturers, randomly sampled from a population of 775 from six tertiary institutions of learning, including, …
ASSESSMENT OF TRADITIONAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study generally assessed the traditional watershed management system in southeast, Nigeria. Specifically, it analysed the status of watersheds in southeast, Nigeria, described farm practices in the watersheds, identified stakeholders in traditional watershed management system, their role effectiveness, examined traditional watershed management rules and regulations, …
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF SWAMP RICE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA. ABSTRACT In spite of the use of available production technologies by swamp rice farmers, much of the world’s intensive food production is still on small land holdings. Although swamp rice contributes significantly to the food requirements of the population, its production …
AVAILABILITY, ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG STAFF OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SUB-PROGRAMME OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study determined the availability, access and utilization of information communication technologies among staff of women in agriculture sub-programme of agricultural development programmes in north central zone of Nigeria. …
CAPACITY FOR AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN UNIVERSITY FACULTIES OF AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT Adaptation to Climate Change (CC) is the adjustment in natural or human system in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects. To cushion and curb the devastating impacts of CC in South East Nigeria, there is …
CHALLENGES IN ADMINISTERING THE CROSS RIVER STATE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was conducted to identify the challenges in administering the Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture, Nigeria. All the staff of the ministry constituted the population for the study. A proportionate sampling technique was used in selecting respondents, with twenty percent (20%) …
IMPACT OF THE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE CREDIT SCHEME ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of Commercial Agriculture credit scheme on the performance of beneficiaries in Anambra State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was applied in selection of respondents for the study. The sample was drawn from members …
MARKETING OF DRY SEASON VEGETABLES IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study analysed the marketing of dry season vegetables in South-East Nigeria. This study was carried out with five specific objectives. The specific objectives included (i) description of the channel, as well as the analysis of the structure and conduct of marketing of dry season vegetables …
ON-FARM INCOME DIVERSIFICATION DECISIONS OF RURAL FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT There has been a drive on the part of consumers, producers, researchers and policy makers for a transition toward a new phase of agriculture. Within this vision, diversifying income among farm households is critical to this drive. In the process of traditional …
PERFORMANCE OF FARMERS’ MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ENUGU NORTH AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study examined the Performance of Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (FMCS) in Enugu North Agricultural zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. Purposive and proportional sampling techniques were used to collect primary data from 30 FMCS through their chairmen. The analytical …
PERFORMANCE OF WATERMELON MARKETING IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study analyzed the performance of watermelon marketing in Enugu state, Nigeria. Watermelon has long been regarded as a minor crop in Nigeria and thus, has attracted little marketing research attention, in comparison to other major food and cash crops. The specific objectives were to: describe …
PRICE FLUCTUATION AND MARKET INTEGRATION OF SELECTED CEREAL IN NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA, 2001-2010 ABSTRACT Prices contain information crucial to maximizing the returns to production and marketing investments. At planting time, a farmer’s planting decision depends on expected profits, which invariably hinge on the anticipated prices of the crop or mix of crops that would prevail in …
RAPHIA PALM WINE MARKETING IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA ABSTRACT The broad objective of the study was to analyse Raphia palm wine (RPW) marketing in South-South Nigeria (SSN). The specific objectives were to: (i) analyse the productivity of resources used in RPW production; (ii) analyse the determinants of technical efficiency of tappers; ( iii) analyse the structure …
RICE HUSK GENERATION AND UTILIZATION AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study focused on rice husk generation and utilization among households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of households in Ebonyi State; evaluate the perception of respondents on the effects of rice husk generation and utilization …
INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Forest, which is a major source of resources in Nigeria, is currently facing accelerated degradation and depletion. The growing demand for ecosystem services from forests has led to over-exploitation of the resources, resulting in the extinction of some valuable species. This …
LAND LEASE MARKET AND ITS EFFECTS ON CROP PRODUCTION IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study empirically assessed the effects of land lease market on crop production in Enugu State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of crop farmers; identify the land tenure systems available in the study area; identify and …
EFFECTS OF OFF-FARM WORK ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTION RISK AMONG RICE FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT The study analysed the effects of off-farm work on technical efficiency and production risks among rice farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria. Ninety respondents were selected using multi-stage sampling technique. Data for the study were collected by the …
EFFECTS OF OIL EXPLOITATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF ARTISANAL FISHING HOUSEHOLDS IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study presents the empirical analysis of the effects of oil exploitation on the efficiency of artisanal fishing households in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. The selection of respondents was multi-staged and involved purposive sampling as well …
EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ON RENEWABLE RESOURCE DEGRADATION IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Nigeria is faced with many environmental problems. Available data indicate that Nigeria is losing her renewable natural resources (including arable land, forest, pasture/rangeland and water resources) beyond sustainable limits. Economic and environmental systems interact in many important ways and hence the need …
EFFECTS OF THE BENUE ADP’s CASSAVA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOMES OF WOMEN FARMERS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research work was carried out to assess the effects of the Benue ADP’s cassava production technologies on the production and incomes of women farmers in Benue State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to …
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE POLICY ON AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study assessed the trend, structure, composition, determinants and effectiveness of Federal Government agricultural expenditure policies and the implications of these policies from 1960-98. The study covered the Nigerian nation and used federal level time series data to achieve the set down objectives. …
FARM-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF OFF-FARM INCOME AND FARM CAPITAL ACCUMULATION AMONG SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study analysed off-farm income and farm capital accumulation among small-scale farmers at farm level in North Central Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 360 respondents, comprising participants and non-participants in off-farm work. The participants were disaggregated …
FINANCING OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME FUND IN SOUTH-EAST, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) was established by the Federal Government in 1977 in order to encourage commercial and other deposit banks to participate in increasing the productive capacity of farmers through a credit lending programme that will …
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WILDLIFE RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN NSUKKA AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT The study determined the impact of climate change on wildlife resource conservation in Nsukka Agricultural zone of Enugu State. Specifically, the study identified the impacts of climate change on wildlife habitat, wildlife forages, wildlife health and reproduction, environmental degradation …
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CRUDE OIL EXPLOITATION ON CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN DELTA STATE ABSTRACT This study examined the economic effects of crude oil exploitation on cassava production in Delta State. Specifically, the effect of crude oil exploitation on land productivity, farm income and cassava yield was explored. The costs and returns, and hence profitability of cassava …
ECONOMICS OF CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus) PRODUCTION IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study investigated the economics of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) production in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The broad objective of the study was to examine the economics of Catfish production in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: (i) describe the socio-economic characteristics of catfish …
ECONOMICS OF SNAIL PRODUCTION IN ENUGU EAST AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study examined snail production in Enugu State, Nigeria using cross-sectional data. It was guided by five specific objectives namely: describing the socio-economic characteristics of snail farmers in Enugu State, snail production system/rearing techniques in the study area, determining the cost …
EFFECTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE AGRO-ENTERPRISES ON ACCESS TO MICROFINANCE BANKS CREDIT IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study evaluated the effects of capital structure of small and medium scale agro-enterprises on access to microfinance banks credit in Enugu state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 120 agro-enterprise …
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ON REVENUE FROM OIL PALM PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study focused on the Effects of Climate on revenue from Oil Palm Production in Southern Nigeria. The broad objective was to examine the effects of climate change variables on Oil Palm Production. The specific objectives are to: (i) identify farmers’ perception …
AN EVALUATION OF NATIONAL FUNDING AND INVESTMENT IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF NIGERIA (1970-2008) ABSTRACT The research study evaluated National funding and investment in the agricultural sector of Nigeria (1970-2008). Information was gathered from secondary data and analyzed to evaluate fund allocations to Nigerian economic sectors and agriculture from 1970 to 2008, determine difference in …
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN RICE PRODUCTION AMONG FADAMA III AND NON-FADAMA III BENEFICIARY RICE FARMERS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigated resource use efficiency of Fadama III and non-Fadama III beneficiary rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected using questionnaire/interview schedule administered to a sample of one …
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN RICE PRODUCTION AMONG FADAMA III AND NON-FADAMA III BENEFICIARY RICE FARMERS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study comparatively analysed the technical efficiencies of broiler and egg production enterprises in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 108 broiler and 108 layer farmers. …
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CASSAVA PROCESSING AND MARKETING KOGI STATE, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT This research work examined the economics of processed cassava products and marketing in Kogi East of Kogi State, Nigeria. Among other objectives the study sorts to: identify and describe different processing/marketing channels of selected the value added chain in cassava processing, and describe the …
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES AMONG CROP FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The broad objective of the study was to analyze the economics of soil conservation practices in Enugu State. This study employed multistage random sampling technique for selecting the respondents. First stage involved simple random selection of one local government area from …
VOICE PEDAGOGY IN DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES A CASE STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT This study presents a critical review of the teaching and learning of voice as instrument of study in Nigerian Universities. Department of Music, university of Nigeria, Nsukka was used as a case …
THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND BANK INSPECTORS IN THE DISTRESS CONDITION OF BANKS ABSTRACT Over the years the Nigerian banks have been ravaged by the phenomenon called bank distress. The role of bank Inspectors and External auditors in this regard cannot be over emphasized. when it became apparent that the distress was leading …
THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS IN NIGERIA) ABSTRACT This research was undertaking to ascertain the role of Internal Auditors in a depressed Economy with particular reference to Banks in Nigeria, the main purpose of the study is to look at the Internal Auditing Department …
THE ROLE OF THE INTERNAL AUDITING DEPARTMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS IN ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT Nigeria emerged from colonial rule with little technological know-how. This attributed to the fact that the colonial masters made no attempt at laying foundation for acquisition of the know-how required to build the economy. Despite …
THE USEFULNESS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES AS GUIDE TO INVESTMENT DECISIONS ABSTRACT Corporate organizations owe a duty to fully disclose matters concerning their operations so as to aid investors in making investment decisions because investment decision makers rely on information obtained from financial statements to predict future rate of …
USES AND IMPACT OF AUDIT IN MANAGING MEDIUM SCALE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT A lot of human, material and financial resources are trapped in medium scale businesses. They must be properly guided to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Where audit succeeds in adding value to the growth and development of these companies, labour unemployment problems …
WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE PROFITABILITY. ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN FIRMS, 2007 – 2012. ABSTRACT Recently, the issue of many business failures in Nigeria had been linked to mismanagement of working capital in the form of high bad debts, high inventory costs and deterioration of firms’ credit standings. In view of the above, this study …
WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FIRMS PERFORMANCE A STUDY OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between working capital management measured by account receivable period (ACRP), inventory period (INVP), cash conversion cycle (CCC) and sales Growth (SG) and profitability performance measured by returns on assets (ROA). The study utilized secondary data …
THE ROLE OF INTERNAL CONTROL AS THE FOUNDATION OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT A STUDY OF THE BROADCAST MEDIA IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This project titled “The Role of Internal Control as the Foundation of Quality Management: a study of the Broadcast Media in Nigeria” is both a descriptive and an analytical study designed to evaluate the role …
THE EFFECTS OF QUALIFIED AUDIT REPORT ON A COMPANY A STUDY OF UACN PLC AND PZ CUSSONS PLC ABSTRACT The research topic is the effects of qualified audit report of a company. A study of UACN Plc AND PZ Cussons Plc. It is a known fact that some business organizations are in the habit …
THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL MARKET ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (2000-2015) ABSTRACT The study empirically examined the impact of capital market on industrial development of Nigeria using a time series data covering a period of 16years (2000-2015). The industrial sector was proxied by Real gross domestic product of the industrial sector, industrial loan and …
THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL MARKET ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ABSTRACT The researcher’s mind on the topic, “The impact of the Capital market on the Nigerian Economy with emphasis on the role of the Nigerian Stock Exchange” was captured when a similar topic was discussed …
THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER IN PROCESSING ACCOUNTING INFORMATION IN NIGERIA COMMERCIAL BANKS [A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK PLC] ABSTRACT The impact of Computer to Nigeria Commercial Banks especially Union Banks Plc cannot be over emphasized. Many banks have realized the used of the computer as a means of improving their chequeing transaction and …
THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTING PROFESSION IN AFRICA [A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA] ABSTRACT This work is on the professional accountancy bodies and their impact on the development of accounting profession in Africa with more concentration in Nigeria. In order to find out the impact of these professional bodies …
THE IMPACT OF TAX INCENTIVES ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA. (A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL PROMOTERS NIGERIA LIMITED, SPRINGFIED NIGER ABSTRACT The impact or effect of tax incentives and its associated economic and industrial development is studied in this research project. The study specifically focused on three …
THE IMPACT OF TAXATION ON BUSINESS DECISION MAKING IN NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY, NIGERIAN BREWERY, ALO ALUMILIUM, ANAMCO, EMENITE AND UNITED AFRICAN COMPANY (UAC) ABSTRACT Decision –making is a class responsibility of an executive. It is expected of the executive, by virtue of position or knowledge, to make decisions that have significant impact on the …
THE ROLE AND CHALLENGES OF ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES IN ENHANCING PRUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (THE CASE OF ICPC AND EFCC) ABSTRACT All over the world, no country has been adjusted to be totally free from any iota of corruption. Even in the Bible I Sam. Chapter 8 v 1 – 4, the two sons …
THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING IN THE CONTROL OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) ABSTRACT This research work is titled “The role of Accounting in the control of public expenditure” the incessant incident of budget deficit, misappropriation and embezzlement of project fund due to lack of good accounting …
THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS ON PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA. ABSTRACT The study examined the compatibility of the public sector reforms and the accounting systems in the Nigerian public sector. In particular, the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007, being a major framework for carrying out the public sector reforms in …
RECAPITALIZATION IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY PROPOSED PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT ABSTRACT Performance of an economy determines the position of the particular nation in the world. The better the performance of an economy and the large economic resources it holds, the higher the level of influence of such country in the entire world. There are many …
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIA BANKING SECTOR ABSTRACT In recent times a new high technology, information, and innovation based environment has gradually taken the centre stage in the global economy. Under the new dispensation, knowledge, ability, skills, experience and attitude of workers, assume greater significance even as organizations use …
RELEVANCE AND CREDIBILITY OF AUDIT REPORT IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN NIGERIA. ABSTRACT Audit report is indeed very relevant to public sector organizations. As such, its credibility is highly needed. When an audit report losses these two qualities; relevance and credibility, it looses its worth and can no longer be relied upon. The study …
RESPONSIVENESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT This study is aimed at examining the responsiveness of organizational performance to environmental accounting information of motor vehicle manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria. Past studies show that there is a gap as a result of …
SOCIAL ACCOUNTING A METHOD OF ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF NIGERIAN ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ABSTRACT The project work discusses Social Accounting: A method of assessing the impact of enterprises development activities. This study was therefore necessitated by the need to give appraisal of the recognition and growing of sophistication of Social Accounting Techniques for …
STRATEGIES FOR THE MINIMIZATION OF AUDIT PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN NIGERIA. ABSTRACT Accounting system including the system of auditing in the public sector of the Federation was patterned to the system obtainable from the British system due to colonial influence before Nigeria’s independence in October 1960. As a result of this, there is …
TAX AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study assessed how Tax Audit and Investigation has ensured voluntary compliance by tax payers in Nigeria. The study aimed to (i) examine the extent to which tax audit and investigation has reduced tax evasion (ii) examine the extent to which tax audit and investigation …
TAX REVENUE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA (1981-2015) ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the impact of tax revenue collected by federal government on the economic growth of Nigeria, while looking at the specific objectives which include: assess the impact of companies’ income tax on economic growth of Nigeria; ascertain the …
THE ANALYSIS OF VALUE ADDED TAX AND ITS IMPACT IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY ABSTRACT This study was carried out to analyze the value added tax (VAT) and its effect in the economy and to identify areas of shortcomings and to make recommendations for corrective measures. The scope of the study was limited to Enugu …
THE DETERMINANTS OF TAX PAYERS ATTITUDE IN SOME SELECTED STATES (NIGERIA) ABSTRACT In the tax administration of any country, in-depth knowledge of tax paying attitude is very pertinent. This is very consistent with this study the determinants of tax payers attitude in Nigeria and whose purpose was to examine the variables that account for …
THE EFFECT OF HISTORICAL COST ACCOUNTING ON THE REPORTED PROFIT OF A COMPANY AN EVALUATION OF CURRENT COST ACCOUNTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE REPORTING METHOD ABSTRACT This study evaluates the effect of historical cost accounting on the reported profit of a company: An evaluation of current cost accounting as an alternative reporting method. In a …
IMPACT OF COST ACCOUNTING INFORMATION ON PRICE DETERMINATION. A Case study of some Nigerian manufacturing companies ABSTRACT This research study was conducted to determine the impact of cost accounting information on price determination in some manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine the components of manufacturing cost information and …
IMPACT OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON FIRMS EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN PORT HARCOURT) ABSTRACT Working capital has been found to be an essential ingredient for the survival of a typical business organization. The way this is carried out could affect the profitability or effectiveness of the firm. This study …
IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF EFCC IN NIGERIA (2009 – 2012) ABSTRACT Several years of military misrule and mismanagement had weakened the economic management processes and institution in Nigeria. There was no transparency and accountability in government (Public Sector) and private sector and Nigerians becomes notorious for endemic corruption. …
INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME SELECTED QUOTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA. ABSTRACT Environmental costs comprise both internal and external costs of environmental degradation due to industrial activities. The internal costs includes; pollution costs, costs for prevention and control, waste disposal, effluent control technologies, treatment, sanitation and clean up expenditure, material …
INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTANTS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was to substantiate the influence of ICT on the role of accountants and find out if Accountants are still relevant. In this study, five performance proxies were considered. The main objective was to determine the extent to which Information …
INTERNAL CONTROL IN AN ORGANIZATION AS A WATCHDOG FOR FRAUDULENT PRACTICES ABSTRACT This study looks at Internal control in an organization as a watchdog for fraudulent practices. Internal control being an integral part of corporate governance has seen a lot of reform due to the corporate scandals and financial crisis in the economic environment …
MICRO-FINANCING IN NIGERIA, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS, AND SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN ENUGU NORTH METROPOLIS) ABSTRACT The study focuses on ‘Micro Financing in Nigeria; Problems encountered, future prospect and their solutions. The case study area was small and medium scale enterprises owners within Enugu North metropolis. The benefactors of …
PLACE OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the contribution of accounting education to entrepreneurial success in Nigeria. The research identified business success factors as well as business obstacles, and ascertained the impact of accounting knowledge/skills on the competitive ability of the entrepreneurs in the South-east of Nigeria. Ex-post …
HUMAN RESOURCES ACCOUNTING AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND ABSTRACT This study focused on how to recognize human resources, particularly in the Industrial Training Fund. Primary and secondary data were used. The area Offices of the Fund were taken to be primary sampling units and a clustering sampling method was applied in administering …
EVALUATION OF USEFULNESS OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (A STUDY OF SOME SELECTED BEVERAGE COMPANIES) ABSTRACT It has been generally accepted that for any organization to produce and satisfy its stakeholders, such organization must have good management team that manages the resources of the organization using some laid down rules. In manufacturing concerns, inventories constitute a …
EXPANDED PROFIT MOTIVE AS A FUNDAMENTAL FACTOR FOR FAILURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL EFFORTS ABSTRACT Many factors have been fingered and blamed for low productivity of Nigerian economy, prominent among which is the weak industrial base. And this weakness is indicated by the low level of the index of capacity utilization in the manufacturing sector and …
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATION OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES ABSTRACT Public budgeting as a field of study has grown tremendously in recent years. Budgeting is one of the most important areas in policy making as it sets priorities within overall spending limit so as to influence the economy and enhance development. The issue of …
FINANCIAL RECORD KEEPING IN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS A CASE STUDY OF CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ENUGU DIOCESE ABSTRACT This research project concerned a study of the financial record keeping of religious organizations: A Case Study of Catholic Churches in Enugu Diocese. A sample of sixty-three parishes was made from the diocese. Investigations were carried on their …
Fraud and other financial malpractices in the Nigerian banking system a study of selected banks in Nigeria ABSTRACT Commercial Banks occupy an indispensable position in the Nigeria economy. They are the picot upon which other business firms and other activities revolve and “a conduit pipe through which all financial transactions pass”. However, literature in …
EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIT REPORT ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN FEDERAL PARASTATALS A Study of Educational System ABSTRACT The “Effectiveness of Audit Report on Improvement of Financial Management in Nigeria Federal Parastatals with emphasis on the educational system in Nigeria. The study aims at determining or examining the effectiveness of audit report in …
EFFECTIVENESS OF TAXATION AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE CONTROL OF MONEY IN CIRCULATION ABSTRACT This study examined the Effectiveness of Taxation As An Instrument For the Control of Money in Circulation. Taxation which is an instrument used by the government to levy individuals and corporations directly or indirectly as a source of getting money …
EFFECTS OF CREATIVE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ON AUDIT RISK AND AUDIT FAILURE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the effect of creative accounting practices on the audit of financial statements. The conflict of interests within corporate firms has been largely linked with creative accounting behavior. Management may engage in fraudulent financial reporting …
ENHANCING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTOR (A case study of selected Public Sector Organizations in Enugu State) ABSTRACT The Nigerian public sectors like their counterparts in the private sector have neglected fundamental principles that should be adhered to in ensuring accountability and transparency in their various sectors. This research work is …
EVALUATING CORPORATE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL THROUGH MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS. (A STUDY OF SOME SELECTED BANKS IN NIGERIA). ABSTRACT This study ascertains the influence of merger and acquisition as a growth and survival strategy. The crisis facing so many corporate firms as a result of capital inadequacy has led to the collapsing of so many …
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Firms make several financial and strategic decisions which are usually moderated by the workings of operating business environment. Understanding how the fluctuations of these economic variables moderate variations in firms’ financial performance is crucial and germane to meeting cooperate goals and objectives. Insensitive …
EFFECT OF DISPERSED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM ON PERFORMANCE IN A STAGFLATED DEVELOPING ECONOMY A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study looked at the impact of dispersed manufacturing system on performance of Nigerian firms. The need to reduce cost of production has made organizations to adapt to the many challenges the manufacturing industry …
EFFECT OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM ON MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL RESOURCES OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The globalizations of economies, technological advancements, complexity of business and allegations of fraudulent financial reporting have sharpened the ever-increasing attention to internal control in organizations. These developments have thus led to a continuous reflection of internal control and …
EFFECTIVE INTERNAL CONTROL IN ENHANCING FOUNDATION FOR SAFE AND SOUND OPERATION IN AN ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN ENUGU) ABSTRACT Effective Internal controls are system consisting of specific policies and procedures designed to provide management with reasonable assurance that the goals and objectives important to the entity will be met. …
EFFECT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING ON MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA, 1980-2007 ABSTRACT This study analyzed the effect of public expenditure and national income accounting on macroeconomic performance in Nigeria for the period, 1980 – 2007. The study empirically verified the effect of public expenditure on growth of the economy. The study …
BUDGETING AS TOOL FOR PLANNING AND CONTROL IN A MANUFACTURING FIRM (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY PLC, ENUGU) ABSTRACT The increased complexity of the society and high level of competition in the business world has made it imperative for business organization to do serious planning and control in order to survive volatile …
CHALLENGES OF ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTING TOOLS FOR MACRO-ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS ABSTRACT Electronic Accounting or E-Accounting as it is popularly called is one of the areas that technology has affected. Previously, financial accounting was done manually leading to a great deal of paper work until the introduction computers which …
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES A STUDY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA. ABSTRACT The quest for improving corporate governance as a pre-requisite for better performance has become an increasingly important issue in Nigerian Universities. Efficient corporate governance is the bedrock for proper and effective management of institutions world over including …
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (NEEDS) ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY ABSTRACT This research work, “A Critical analysis of the performance of the National Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDE) on the Nigerian Economy”, seeks to look at the major causes of Nigeria’s economic misfortunes and this is …
CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE NIGERIA TAX LAWS AS ADMINISTERED BY ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT 2000-2010 ABSTRACT Since advent of the oil boom in Nigeria, taxation as the major source of public finance was neglected. The Nigerian major source of revenue became proceeds from crude oil Now that there is imbalance in allocation of revenue from …
BEHAVIOURAL ASPECT OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIAN COMPANIES A STUDY OF ANAMCO, EMENITE NIGERIA PLC ENUGU AND NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC ENUGU. ABSTRACT This study was carried out by the researcher on accounting system, behavioural content of management accounting system and its concern in planning and control. It also looked at the impact of natural …
AUDITOR’S ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE GOING CONCERN CONCEPT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study dealt on Auditors role in safeguarding the going concern concept in Nigeria. The burden of preparing the financial statement lies with the director, the auditor is required to report on these financial statements. A lot of people have failed to understand …
AUDIT QUALITY IN THE NIGERIAN-BANKING SECTOR IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2006 CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR BANKS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Corporate governance encompasses the legal and regulatory framework governing the actions of firms, organizations, institutions, their internal policies and controls established by the institutions themselves. The objective of corporate governance is to ensure that the …
APPRAISAL OF FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM ABSTRACT A tax is a compulsory levy imposed on the income or profit of an individual, partnership and corporate organisations for the financing of government expenditure without recourse to a corresponding benefit from tax payer. Assessments are raised on total profit at the rate of either 30 …
ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF VAT TO THE REVENUE PROFILE OF NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ABSTRACT Assessment of the contribution of VAT to the revenue profile of Nigeria is the Works contained in this Project. It contained an indepth evaluation of the contribution of VAT to the revenue profile of Nigeria, the extent to which VAT proceeds …
APPRAISAL OF ACCOUNTANTS’ ROLE IN STRATEGIC PRICING FORMULATION ABSTRACT In any flourishing business today, pricing has been their key function. This is so because the rate with which modern business is growing coupled with the worldwide inflationary trends, more dimensions will be added to the problem of pricing. In any market economy where goods …
APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN APPRAISING RIVAL PROJECTS IN SITUATIONS OF RISK AND UNCERTAINTY ABSTRACT In the practical word of business, certainty is a luxury rarely enjoyed by investors. Quite often, investor have to make very important investment decisions in situations of uncertainty and risk. This study looked into the use of …
ANALYSIS OF MANAGEMENT OF REVENUE GENERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF SELECTED PARASTALS IN NIGERIA) ABSTRACT The Management of revenue and accountability in Nigeria telecommunication limited and power holding company of Nigeria came under focus in recent time. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects, and …
AN EXAMINATION OF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE. ABSTRACT This research work tends to examine the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) in the Nigerian civil service. This is a program introduced by the Federal Government supported by the World Bank as one of the measures of …
AN EVALUATION OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA (A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PREMIUM PENSION LTD & SIGMA PENSION FUND LTD) ABSTRACT The research work evaluates pension fund administration in Nigeria “a comparative analysis of Premium Pension Ltd and Sigma Pension Ltd as a case study. Key problems facing pension scheme in Nigeria was identified …
AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE A CATALYST FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAN ORGANIZATIONS (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY PLC, 9TH MILE CORNER ENUGU) ABSTRACT The study is focus on Educated Workforce: A catalyst for human resource development in Nigeria organizations using (NBC) Nigerian Bottling company Plc 9th Mile Corner Enugu as an areas of …
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SACRIFICE RATIO IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study empirically analyzed the sacrifice ratio in Nigeria for the period 1970-2013, using the Instrumental Variables Generalized Method of Moments (IV-GMM) technique. The results revealed that inflation inertia has a significant negative impact on the actual rate of inflation in Nigeria. It was also …
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DETERMINANTS OF WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of wage differential in Nigeria. The contribution of wage differential or inequality to total income inequality in Nigeria cannot be under-estimated. This goes without saying that the gross income inequality reckoned in Nigeria could be reduced by tackling …
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REMITTANCE INFLOWS AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (IMPLICATION FOR THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA) ABSTRACT This study analyzes the interactions between remittance inflows and human capital development: implication for economic growth in Nigeria. Using Nigeria most recent data set on remittances inflows, human capital development and economic growth this …
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE PREMIUM IN NIGERIA (1970-2007). ABSTRACT This work evaluates the trends in the parallel market exchange rate premium, its determination and impact on the foreign exchange market in Nigeria. It examines the impact of existing demand and supply gaps in the overall foreign exchange market on the determination …
AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH LEXIS AND STRUCTURE OF STUDENTS’ WAEC COMPOSITION A CASE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, KURU, NASARAWA STATE ABSTRACT This aim of the work is to demonstrate the error students often commit in their written compositions in the West African Examinations Council examination (WAEC), which by extension, shows their language …
AN EVALUATION OF AYN RAND’S ETHICAL SYSTEM ABSTRACT Rational egoism encapsulates Ayn Rand’s ethical system. According to this theory, the only ethically good actions are those that are channeled towards self-aggrandizements. Reason which is the basic surviving and epistemological tool of man is the only means for discovering what is good and bad .Emotions and …
AN EVALUATION OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON BANKS’ PROFITABILITY; A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FIRST BANK PLC AND FIDELITY BANK PLC ABSTRACT This study; An Evaluation of Credit Management and its Effects on Banks’ profitability; A comparative study of First Bank PLC and Fidelity Bank PLC is concerned with examining the process of …
AN EVALUATION OF CUSTOMER CARE SERVICES IN RESTAURANTS (A STUDY OF SOME SELECTED QUICK SERVICES RESTAURANTS IN ENUGU METROPOLIS) ABSTRACT One of the greatest mistakes which an organization be it production, wholesaling, retailing, manufacturing or services-oriented-can make is to neglect the concept of customer care services in its operations. This is because customers care services …
AN EVALUATION OF GLO SPONSORSHIP OF NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ABSTRACT This study evaluates the event sponsorship of the Glo Nigeria Professional Football League. The study was based on the event management operations model. Using a survey research design, the study sampled 396 respondents from a population of over sixteen million residents of southeast Nigeria. …
AN ASSESSMENT ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECT OF GULLY EROSION ON DWELLERS OF OKIGWE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE ABSTRACT Soil erosion is the systematic removal of soil including plant nutrients from the land surface by various agents of denudation. This study intends to examine the community assessment on the social and economic effect of …
AN ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPACT OF QUALITY SERVICE ON CONSUMER (A CASE STUDY OF ARIK AIR LIMITED, ENUGU). ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of Quality Service in business organization. Some firms aspire to be market leaders without considering their customers as being vital to their success. This has led to the collapse of erstwhile …
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF RURAL BROADCASTING IN REDUCING POVERTY IN SOUTH-EAST, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT With the development of new communication technology, the power of mass media has gained greater importance. The media is pivotal in defining what we think, how we look and our social place and issues in the society. The study investigated …
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL TWO (UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION) IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA (2000-2012) ABSTRACT The study was an assessment of the Implementation of Millennium Development Goal Two (Universal Basic Education) in Enugu State of Nigeria. The poor infrastructural facilities in the school system and high rate of school drop out …
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF IMAGE LAUNDERING PROGRAMMES OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE ON NIGERIANS A STUDY OF SOUTH-EAST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE ABSTRACT This study focuses on the assessment of the impact of Image Laundering Programmes of Nigeria Police Force on Nigerians: A Study of South-East Geo-Political Zone. It empirically examined the perceived failures or otherwise …
AN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICATION OF HEALTH-CARE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABSTRACT Young adults are increasingly using social media for seeking health-care information. The nature of social media makes veracity of posted health information questionable. It is against this backdrop that this study assesses the level of acceptance and application of health information …
AN ASSESSMENT OF POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMES IN ENUGU STATE (2003-2011) ABSTRACT Since independence in 1960, successive governments in Nigeria have come up with various poverty alleviation strategies aimed at empowering Nigerians in rural and urban areas. Several of these programmes not withstanding, poverty in Nigeria remains an issue of great concern as over 75 per …
AN ASSESSMENT OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AND FRAMING OF THE SUBSIDY REINVESTMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME (SURE-P) IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study content analysed Nigerian newspapers’ pattern of frames in the news coverage of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The study was not just interested in whether the SURE-P was covered by Nigerian newspapers, but …
AN ASSESSMENT OF EMBEDDED POWER GENERATION IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT In the last decades, the power industry has had a gradual and steady change from the centralized bulk system (grid) where power is injected to the transmission network from generator to a more decentralized system where power is injected directly to a distribution network (embedded generation). …
AN ASSESSMENT OF INTERNET COMPLIANCE NEWS GATHERING BY JOURNALISTS IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study assessed internet compliance by journalists in news gathering in Southeast Nigeria. The technological determinism, the uses and gratification and the diffusion of innovation theories supported the work as theoretical frameworks. The study adopted two research designs- survey and interview. …
AN ASSESSMENT OF AUDIENCE ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEAK HOUR COMMERCIALS IN SOUTH –EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigated audience attitudes to peak hour commercials. The objectives of the study were: to find out the level of exposure of the audience to peak hour commercials, to examine viewers extent of recall of commercials in peak hour programme, …
AN ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SMALLHOLDER CROP FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study was conceived in regard to the empirical reality that farming in Enugu State, as it applies to all parts of Southeastern Nigeria, is constrained by the adverse effects of climate change. It was therefore, considered necessary …
AN APPRAISAL ON THE EFFECT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON MANUFACTURING FIRMS’ SHARE VALUE. (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA) ABSTRACT The purpose of this research work is to highlight an appraisal on the effect of dividend policy on manufacturing firms’ share value. Dividend Policy is one of the three major policy areas of …
AN APPRAISAL OF THE PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY IN POST CONSOLIDATION ERA ABSTRACT The current credit crisis and financial turmoil have questioned the effectiveness of bank consolidation programme as a remedy for financial stability and monetary policy in correcting the defects in the financial sector for sustainable development. The project attempts to examine the …
AN APPRAISAL OF KANT’S PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN KNOWLEDGE ABSTRACT There is a dialectical relationship between theory and practice, which finds expression in Kant’s philosophy. From the Socratic era to the modern period of Philosophy, philosophers were preoccupied with the investigation into the nature, scope, and limits of human knowledge, an enterprise that culminated in the …
AN APPRAISAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING PROGRAMME IN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA ABSTRACT The work is on the critical re-appraisal of staff training programme in University of Nigeria Nsukka. Specifically, it examined the types of existing training programmes, the beneficiaries, the utilization of trained staff in the University, and the effect of these on the …
AN APPRAISAL OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN NIGER DELTA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT This study appraised the corporate social responsibility of multinational oil companies (MNOCs) to social economic problems in Niger Delta Nigeria with the following specific objectives sought to: (i) determine the extent to which MNOCs provide jobs …
AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO ANALOGUE-DIGITAL TRANSITION IN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING ABSTRACT The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has directed some countries of the world to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting service before June 17, 2015. This transition has many challenges which have been approached in many ad hoc ways by several countries. This study …
AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO ANALOGUE-DIGITAL TRANSITION IN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING ABSTRACT The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has directed some countries of the world to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting service before June 17, 2015. This transition has many challenges which have been approached in many ad hoc ways by several countries. This study …
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT This study is aimed at analyzing the problems of foreign exchange management with a view to evaluating the belief of the public that the Central Bank of Nigeria was to blame for the foreign exchange problems and …
AN ANALYSIS OF THE POVERTY-GROWTH –INEQUALITY –NEXUS IN NIGERIA- 1992-2010 ABSTRACT The issue of poverty is posing serious threat to the development of the Nigerian economy. Growth was seen as the driving force for poverty reduction by studies carried out in the 1980s. But, recent attention has now been shifted to the role of income …
AN ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF CELEBRITIES IN BILLBOARD ADVERTISING IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This work was aimed to discover Public Perception of the use of celebrities in Billboard Advertising in Southern Nigeria. In pursuit of the objectives of the study, four research questions were formulated as a guide to this study. …
AN ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE HOLDINGS AND MACROECONOMIC STABILITY IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study stems the depletion of Nigeria’s Reserves in recent times and the possible implications of this fluctuation of the Foreign Exchange Reserves on the macroeconomic stability of Nigeria in tandem with factors like holding of Reserves in excess and the desirability …
AN ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PRACTICES OF GSM OPERATORS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Studies have revealed divergent views on corporate social responsibility (CSR), especially, with regard to its meaning and the way it is practiced by organisations around the globe. Meanwhile, while a lot of studies have been done to reveal how CSR is understood …
AN ANALYSIS OF FICTION LITERATURE FOR PRE- ADOLESCENTS PUBLISHED IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research analysed fiction literature for pre-adolescents published in South East Nigeria by Nigerian authors. Thirty fiction books from thirteen registered publishing companies were critically examined. These novels were the only ones published with the ten years interval from 1999 to …
AN ANALYSIS OF BEAMS ON NON- HOMOGENEOUS ELASTIC FOUNDATION USING INITIAL VALUE APPROACH ABSTRACT The paper presents an analysis of beams on non-homogeneous elastic foundation, where the deformation is partly localized and partly continuous. The soil was modeled to be in layers, in which two layers within the soil strata were considered. The different layers …
AN ALGORITHM FOR MOBILE LOCATION ESTIMATION IN A 3G NETWORK ABSTRACT Locating the position of a mobile user with a high degree of accuracy is a trending research interest. It holds the key to a breakthrough in many service challenges faced by operators in the wireless communication industry. With a success in this field, it …
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING POTENTIALS OF UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-EAST AND SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the alternative funding potentials of Nigerian universities. The alternative sources of funding available to Nigerian universities that could be tapped for financial autonomy due to ownership, age and location of the universities were explored. This study adopted …
ALTERITY AND REVERSIBILITY IN MERLEAU-PONTY- A DISCOURSE ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MINORITY RIGHTS ABSTRACT Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming an inevitable feature of most modern states. This is because trade, tourism, international dialogue amongst scholars, scientists and artists and the movement of skilled labour as well as migration have ensured that few countries do not …
ALKYLATION OF (PT2(µ-S)2(PPH3)4) WITH BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVES BY PRESSURIZED SAMPLE INFUSION ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY (PSI-ESI-MS) TECHNIQUE ABSTRACT This project work present the alkylating reaction of [Pt2(μ-S)2(PPh3)4] with boronic acid alkylating agents.The reactivity of the metalloligand [Pt2(μ-S)2(PPh3)4] with the boron-functionalized alkylating agents BrCH2(C6H4)B(OR)2 (R = H or C(CH3)2) was investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry …
ALIOHA’S LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO PENTECOSTALISM IN IGBOLAND (1912-1997) ABSTRACT The aberrations that exist among Pentecostals in Igboland of Nigeria have created doubts on the minds of people on what true Pentecostal spirituality is all about. The excesses which include monetization of anointing, flamboyant life-style of some Pentecostal preachers and prosperity gospel among others have …
ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT FOR FINGERPRINT IMAGE ENHANCEMENT USING WAVELET PROCESSING ABSTRACT Biometrics is a physical, electronic and biological means of providing dependable and accurate identification of people. It entails data acquisition, storage and subsequent matching at points of access or identification. Biometrics is an emerging technology that identifies people by their physical and/or behavioral characteristics and …
ALGAL DIVERSITY AND WATER QUALITY OF ASATA RIVER ENUGU, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT An assessment of the physicochemical, parameters, algal diversity and bacterial flora of Asata River Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria was carried out for six months. Water samples and periphyton were collected fortnightly from four locations namely: Okpara Coal Mine, University of Nigeria Teaching …
AIR AS A MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION IN SCULPTURE ABSTRACT Artists are inspired in many ways from several things they see in their environments, such as objects and through their activities with those objects. Artistic inspiration may also come from such things as weather, thoughts, feelings, mood, words etc. It is the strength of the …
ALCOHOL USE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OWERRI NORTH L.G.A OF IMO STATE ABSTRACT The study was to determine the Alcohol Use Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Secondary School Students in Owerri North L. G. A. of Imo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, 12 objectives with corresponding research …
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND YIELD INFORMATION SYSTEM ABSTRACT The concept of Agriculture products and yield information system has been described as the integration and utilization of information technology system in farming related operations. Agriculture is a traditional trade and operations involved in production, having largely remained habitual in nature. Traditional methods of farming incorporated little or …
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION NEEDS OF FARMERS IN TELFARIA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN ENUGU NORTH AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the agricultural extension needs of farmers in Telfaria production and marketing in Enugu north agricultural zone of Enugu state, Nigeria. Four Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely: Udenu, Nsukka, …
AGGREGATE STABILITY OF NKPOLOGU SANDY LOAM SOIL UNDER DIFFERENT SOIL AND CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ABSTRACT A study was conducted in the runoff plots at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Teaching and Research Farm, in 2010 and 2011 to monitor the changes in aggregate stability, and some selected physicochemical properties of Nkpologu sandy loam soil under …
AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AND POLITICS OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA, 2000-2012. ABSTRACT This study evaluated the impact of the implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on the development of Nigeria’s textile industry, particularly the export of Nigerian textiles and apparels to United States of America. It adopted the qualitative descriptive …
AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEN AND CHRISTIAN HEALING MINISTRIES IN NIGERIAN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY- A COMPARATIVE APPROACH ABSTRACT The concept of healing in both African Traditional Religion and Christianity poses serious problems to the understanding of healing in our society. Although the thoughts of both religions concerning healing appear to be same, there is bitter disagreement on …
AETIOLOGY OF THE FUNGAL ROT OF CUCUMBER FRUIT (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) AND THE EFFICACY OF ITS CONTROL WITH PHYTOCHEMICALS FROM CRUDE EXTRACTS OF TWO PLANTS. ABSTRACT The aetiology of the fungal rot of cucumber fruit (Cucumis sativus L.) in Enugu State was investigated. Five fungal pathogens were isolated from diseased cucumber fruits. They were identified …
ADOPTION OF OBA 98 MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BY FARMERS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study was carried out to examine the adoption of Oba 98 maize production technologies by farmers in Delta State. Specifically, the study ascertained major sources of information on Oba 98 maize production technologies; determined the extent of adoption of Oba …
ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING OF NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS ABSTRACT The main objective of the study involved the assessment of the impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on the performance reporting of Nigerian Deposit Money Banks using financial ratios, while the specific objectives involved the examination of …
ADOPTION AND DISADOPTION OF SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS (L) LAM) PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES BY FARMERS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the adoption and disadoption of sweetpotato production and processing technologies by farmers in the South-east zone of Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: determine the level of awareness of the …
AESTIVATION INDUCTION AND EVIDENCE OF CONFORMATIONAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OXY-HAEMOCYANIN AND DEOXY-HAEMOCYANININ AESTIVATING AND NON-AESTIVATING SNAILS ABSTRACT Haemocyanin is a high molecular weight, dioxygen, transport, copper-glycoprotein with a di-copper active site found in the haemolymph of several marine and terrestrial invertebrates belonging to the phyla Mollusca and Arthropoda. Haemocyanin exists in two distinct conformers: the T-conformer …
ADOPTING CORPORATE STRATEGY FOR PROFITABILITY IN THE NIGERIAN BREWING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT Recently, there has been growing concern about the frequent collapse and poor performance of industries in our country. Business organisations are becoming more complex due to rapid changes in the environment. It is increasingly becoming difficult to predict the environment accurately. In such an …
ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS SCHEME IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA (2003-2011) ABSTRACT The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) essentially was construed as an instrument of national unity and socio-cultural integration. It was established by the General Yakubu Gowon Administration in Decree no. 24 of 1973. Seen and conceived as a rallying and …
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS IN ENUGU AND ANAMBRA STATES, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the administration and collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) in government parastatals in Enugu and Anambra States. A structured questionnaire made up of 38 items in addition to 24 …
Adamawa State Library- A Study of Passive Control Systems for Thermal Comfort in a Hot and Dry Tropical Environment. ABSTRACT One of the main goals of this study is to provide a comfortable study environment. The quest for comfortable useable and livable space is the reason for the creation of a new field in science …
ACQUISITION PRACTICES IN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study is centred on acquisition practices in state university libraries in North Central Zone of Nigeria. The study specifically sought to find out the acquisition polices in state university libraries in the North Central Zone of Nigeria, ascertain the acquisition pattern, …
ACQUISITION AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigates acquisition and utilization of information resources in National Library of Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study us 465, consists of all the NLN staff in the five (5) professional departments of the National …
ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN DIAMOND BANK (A Case Study of Diamond Bank Plc) ABSTRACT The aim of this study is for achieving organizational effectiveness and efficiency through information technology in diamond Bank. The resolution in information technology in recent years, aptly captured by the establishment and accesses to a global …
ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY- A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE- (2007-2014) ABSTRACT The attainment of national development and socio-economic recognition in the global economy no longer depend alone on natural and physical endowment. What is most important now is the level of human capital development of a nation. So for …
ACCIDENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH I-REPORT FACILITIES ABSTRACT This project is an accident information management system with i-report facilities. Accident information is necessary as accident rate has increased tremendously and lives and properties are destroyed every day in Nigeria by road accidents. In other to reduce its reoccurrence, proper documentation of accident information is necessary. …
ACCESSIBILITY OF CREDIT FACILITY FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BY SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study tries to look at the accessibility of credit facility from financial institutions by small and Medium Scale Enterprises: Evidence from Nigeria. Small and Medium Scale Enterprises have been faced with poor funding when developing nations like …
ACCESSIBILITY OF CREDIT FACILITY FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BY SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA Abstract This study tries to look at the accessibility of credit facility from financial institutions by small and Medium Scale Enterprises: Evidence from Nigeria. Small and Medium Scale Enterprises have been faced with poor funding when developing nations …
ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF LEGAL DEPOSIT MATERIALS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA. ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the accessibility and utilization of legal deposit materials in the National Library of Nigeria. The objectives were to find out the types; the extent of accessibility; methods of accessibility; nature of users; the extent of utilization; …
ACCESS TO CREDIT AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT In spite of the attempts made by some studies to explore access to credit and its effect on output of small scale farmers in Nigeria, most of these studies did not apply the widely accepted impact assessment methodologies and therefore, may be subject …
ACADEMIC USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA ABSTRACT This work is an investigation into the academic use of social networks among undergraduates in federal universities in south east Nigeria. In carrying out this project, five research questions were set to elicit answers to the research problem. The researcher …
ACCESS AND USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG RURAL FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This work examines the access and use of information communication technologies (ICT) among rural farmers in Enugu State. It is the contention of this study that there is a lacuna between access and usage of ICT among the rural farmers …
ACADEMIC PORTAL FOR ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA ABSTRACT Internet is a huge technology that has brought life to computer and its applications. Most forms of information management and data sharing are done using the internet. The World Wide Web has made this possible. With a browser running on your PC, you can …
A WEB-BASED UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS TUTOR ABSTRACT This work reports on the Web-based undergraduate mathematics tutor developed by the author for use by the undergraduates of Computer science department in higher educational institution. It briefly analyses the traditional method of teaching undergraduates mathematics and uses ideas so gathered to design a new one. The new method …
A WEB- BASED MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME ABSTRACT A web-based information management system for national health insurance scheme(NHIS) will assist the body to have an online registration of people, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), accredited heath care providers, etc. Looking at the Nigerian population, access to health insurance is denied to a …
A THREE-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION MODEL FOR IMPROVED SECURITY ABSTRACT Cloud computing has not only emerged as an accepted computing paradigm, but is fast penetrating into major sectors of human endeavor. These include banking, human resources management, justice administration, investigation, academia/research, commerce, health administration etc. Based on the public and experts concerns about cloud applications in the …
A TEST OF REVERSE CAUSATION IN CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the impact of Nigeria’s economic growth on the Nigerian capital market by investigating the impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange market capitalization ratio; impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange …
A SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION ON SOME ASPECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND CRIME IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF UDI L.G.A. OF ENUGU STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was designed to investigate the extent to which social changes have influenced crime especially in Udi L.G.A. of Enugu State. Specifically, the study attempted to establish existing relationships …
A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE BEATIFICATION OF AREA BOY AND A PLAY OF GIANTS ABSTRACT Wole Soyinka has been rated as a man of commendable style. The parlance, “The man and the style” has become axiomatic in his literary writings. Soyinka has attained full relevance in the philosophy of his art and style. …
A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO 1999-2007 ABSTRACT On assumption of office as president, Obasanjo made diplomatic moves to redeem the battered and shattered image of the country which was as a result of the unending transition to democracy, increase in the abuse of fundamental human rights and the regular …
A TREND ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) PRACTICE IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPLICATION TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT This research work is a trend analysis/longitudinal study of EIA practice in Nigeria and its implication to tourism development. It must be noted that EIA is way into its second decade in the country; hence, the work …
A STUDY OF INDIGENOUS AND MECHANIZED POTTERY DECORATION PROCESSES IN SELECTED CENTRES IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Pottery is a unique and existing craft; it ranges from aesthetic, ceremonial to purely functional pots/wares. Origin of pottery is traced back to 4000BC in Egypt, where the earliest known example were urns used for holding the ashes of …
A STUDY OF GEOMAGNETIC STORMS AND ASSOCIATED SOLAR FLARES ABSTRACT Geomagnetic storms are temporal disturbances of the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by a prolonged southward interplanetary magnetic field and usually coinciding with the arrival of coronal mass ejections (CME). Most geomagnetic storms occur under disturbed condition making it intrinsically uneasy to distinguish one geomagnetic storm from …
A STUDY OF FE KA SPECTRAL LINES OF THE MAGNETIC CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES- V1223 SGR ABSTRACT We present the spectral analysis of a cataclysmic variable, V1223 Sgr, from Suzaku satellite archive. The Suzaku satellite observations of V1223 Sgr were made on 13-04-2007 for 42.2 kiloseconds. We resolved the neutral or lown-ionized (6.41keV), He-like (6.70keV), and H-like …
A STUDY OF CONSUMER PREFERENCE OF SOFT DRINK BEVERAGES IN ENUGU METROPOLIS AND NINTH MILE CORNER NGWO A CASE STUDY OF COKE, SPRITE AND PEPSI COLA. ABSTRACT This research work is a study of consumer brand preference for soft drink beverage drinks in Enugu metropolises. A case study of coke, sprite, Pepsi cola and Seven-up …
A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF URHOBO PROVERBS ABSTRACT This research carries out a sociolinguistic study of Urhobo proverbs. Its aim is to explore and analyze Urhobo proverbs from a sociolinguistic perspective in the context of English as a second language in Nigeria. This will go a long way to offer a sociolinguistic insight to the contributions …
A SECTORAL ANALYSIS OF CRUDE OIL PRICE, EXCHANGE RATE AND STOCK PRICES IN NIGERIA, (2009-2016) ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between crude oil price, exchange rate and sectoral stock prices in Nigeria from 2009 to 2016, using quarterly data collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Stock Exchange. Indices of the …
A SCHOOL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMMES AND FREE VOLUNTARY READING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IMO STATE ABSTRACT Free voluntary reading has the potential for increased self concept, reading ability, academic success, social, physical, mental, vocabulary and grammatical growth of secondary school students. The school library with its collections and reading programmes has the responsibility for …
A LINGUISTIC STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF MARKET PLACE LANGUAGE IN ENUGU METROPOLIS ABSTRACT The Primacy of language in human affairs is an incontrovertible fact. Being specific to humans, language serves as vehicle for communication. As man lives in society, language is essentially a social phenomenon by which interaction and cooperation among the members of the society …
A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF ABATETE, IDEMILI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT ………………… community, and possibly their potentials for archaeological investigation and interpretation in the future. This work is divided into five chapters. Chapter one introduces the topic while chapter two discusses the theories, theoretical and empirical, relevant to the study. Chapter three …
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION IN HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEM AT 132KV ABSTRACT In this thesis, a novel approach for the protection of transmission lines which utilizes only coefficient energy for both detection and classification is proposed. The fault current signals generated by workspace on MATLAB simulation model have been analyzed using Daubechie-4 …
A NON-LINER REGIME SWITCHING MODELS IN FINANCIAL SERIES WITH TWO REGIMES ABSTRACT In this study, two economic series which have changes in regimes were considered. Models considered for the two series are Simple Switching Mixture (SSM) model and Markov Switching Autoregressive (MS-AR) model. Predictions of future transition regime probabilities were performed using the Hamilton filter …
A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR EVALUATION OF ASSESTS RETURNS IN A VOLATILE ECONOMY ABSTRACT In recent years, advance in technology have made it possible for the stock markets to trade in real time and also for large dataset to be available for statistical analysis. Thus, we examined the impact of macroeconomic variables on the stock returns …
A HYDROCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE BRINE FIELDS OF AWE, KEANA AND GIZA AREAS, MIDDLE BENUE TROUGH, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research work presents findings of the extent and distributions of saline zone and the hydrochemical characteristics of the groundwater of Awe, Keana and Giza areas in the Middle Benue Trough of Nigeria. Staticwater levels(swl) of hand …
A HYDROCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE BRINE FIELDS OF AWE, KEANA AND GIZA AREAS, MIDDLE BENUE TROUGH, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research work presents findings of the extent and distributions of saline zone and the hydrochemical characteristics of the groundwater of Awe, Keana and Giza areas in the Middle Benue Trough of Nigeria.Staticwater levels(swl) of hand dug …
A HYBRID MODULATION SCHEME FOR CASCADED H-BRIDGE INVERTER CELLS ABSTRACT This work proposes a switching technique for cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) cells. Single carrier Sinusoidal PWM (SCSPWM) scheme is employed in the generation of the gating signals. A sequential switching and base PWM circulation schemes are presented for this fundamental cascaded multilevel inverter topology. With these …
A HISTORICAL STUDY OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHING IN NIGERIA, 1970-2014 ABSTRACT Prosperity gospel preaching is a double-barrelled socio-religious phenomenon which is fast becoming one of the most significant expressions of Christianity and is remarkably wielding a pervasive influence within the Nigerian religious space. As a dominant strain of popular spirituality, prosperity gospel has remained a …
A FAULT DETECTION AND PROTECTION SCHEME FOR A 200 MVA TRANSFORMER USING FUZZY LOGIC ABSTRACT Condition monitoring of Electrical power equipment has attracted considerable attention for years. The aim of this work is to use Fuzzy logic (FL) Tool Box in building a simulation system that will diagnose all kinds of incipient faults, phase to …
A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH EXPENDITURE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Out-of-pocket expenditure at point of seeking healthcare services is the major means of financing healthcare in Nigeria, among other financing mechanisms. This is because most households (over 95%) are excluded from the financial risk protection of health insurance. The decision to utilize health services by …
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S SPEECHES DURING NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ABSTRACT This research is on discourse analysis of the Independence Day speeches of President Goodluck Jonathan during the celebration of Nigeria’s Independence in 2012, 2013 and 2014. It studies the structure of these speeches, the ideologies of the President reflected through them, …
A DELPHI STUDY ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) MODEL FOR DECISION-MAKING IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to model Management Information Systems (MIS) for decision-making by administrators of Universities in South-East, Nigeria. Seven research questions and seven hypotheses guided the study. The design of the study was survey research. The …
A DECISION MODEL FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF INVENTORY PROGRAMMES IN A MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT A working inventory model is developed to incorporate the partial back ordering inventory with references to the back ordering inventory model by Jonah and Chukwu. The re-order point models of maximum expected cost and service level approach were also …
A CURRENT SOURCE INVERTER-FED CONSTANT AIR GAP FLUX CONTROLLED SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE ABSTRACT In this thesis, a current source inverter fed squirrel cage induction motor drive at constant air gap flux is presented. The drive scheme is conceived to take advantage of the short circuit withstand capability of the current source inverter and …
A CRITIQUE OF PAUL TAYLOR’S BIOCENTRIC EGALITARIANISMA ABSTRACT Contemporary societies have become bedevilled by environmental problems like drastic climatic change, health problems, and the loss of land, habitats, and wildlife. In most places these problems are a direct consequence of man’s exploitation of nature. Since it is arguable that attitudes influence action, the hitherto unquestioning …
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF GILBERT RYLE’S CONCEPT OF MIND ABSTRACT This study emerged out of the need to understand the contemporary global tension and agitations for freedom and self expression at all levels. Such quests that have resulted in so much agitations, terrorism and even outright wars in diverse places are also a result of …
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF MULTINATIONAL OIL CORPORATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT Multinational Oil Corporations (MOCs) are oil prospecting and mining industries with different subsidiaries in joint venture agreement with State owned Oil Companies in different regions of the world. In Nigeria, …
A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF THE POLITENESS STRATEGIES OF ENGLISH AND IGBO LANGUAGES ABSTRACT The focus of this research is to examine to some extent, the similarities and differences between the politeness strategies of the Igbo and the English languages. This will help us to recognize the difficulties a language learner encounters when learning a second …
A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF IGBO AND ENGLISH AFFIXATION ABSTRACT This research work hinges on the contrastive analysis of Igbo and English affixation. The Igbo and English languages are of different linguistic backgrounds and as such are characterized by differences in the affixation processes. Such differences create problem in second language learning especially in verbal affixation. …
A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF DERIVATION OF NOUNS FROM VERBS IN ENGLISH AND IBIBIO LANGUAGES ABSTRACT This research work is a contrastive study of nominal derivation in English and Ibibio languages. Both languages are two distinct languages genetically and typologically, as such they derive nouns from verbs at alternate positions. This remarkable difference explains why the …
A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND TIV SENTENCE STRUCTURES ABSTRACT This research work is on A Contrastive Analysis of English and Tiv Sentence Structures. The study shows that English and Tiv languages are from different linguistic backgrounds and typologically have areas of differences in their sentence structures. These differences are in the internal composition of …
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART AND ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN ABSTRACT This work has dealt with the comparative study on some aspects of sociolinguistics in the novels: Things Fall Apart and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Adichie respectively. The two authors applied …
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SEROLOGICAL STATUS FOR NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN LOCAL CHICKENS OF LIVE BIRD MARKETS AND HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT Newcastle disease (ND) is the most important viral disease of poultry in the world including developing countries. In Africa and Asia, it is a major constraint against the development …
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPINIONS AND PERCEPTIONS ON FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN IMO STATE AND EDO STATES OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT The phenomenon of human trafficking which is the recruitment, harbouring, transportation or receipt of persons within national and international borders for the purpose of exploitation has been very prevalent in Nigeria. Therefore, this study …
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLEFT FORMATION IN THE SYNTAX OF NSUKKA AND STANDARD IGBO ABSTRACT This research work is a linguistic endeavour aimed at exploring the grammatical components and structures of cleft sentences of the standard Igbo language in general on the one hand. On the other hand and forming the specific objective, is relating …
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AIR TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN PORT HARCOURT AND MURTALA MUHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS. ABSTRACT This research work is the relationship between air travel and tourism: a comparative case study of Murtala Muhammed International Airport and Port Harcourt International Airport. The work will assess/ explore the disparity and activities of the airports as …
A COMPARATIVE MORPHO-ANATOMICAL STUDY OF ALBIZIA ADIANTHIFOLIA (SCHUM.)W.F. WIGHT AND ALBIZIA CHEVALIERI HARMS. (FABACEAE-MIMOSOIDEAE) BY KATHERINE CHINWE EKWUTOZIAM ABSTRACT Morpho- anatomical features of leaf, rachis, stem (bark), root, fruit, flower and pollen of Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.)W.F. Wight and Albizia chevalieri Harms. were studied with the goal to assess the taxonomic (pleisomorphic and apomorphic) characters in …
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FLUCTUATING OIL PRICES ON NIGERIA’S AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ABSTRACT This study was the brain child of the earnest desire to unravel the impact of the incessant fluctuating oil prices on two crucial sectors of the Nigerian economy; the agricultural sector and the industrial sector which used manufacturing …
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA AND UNITED STATES, 1999-2014 ABSTRACT This study engaged in a comparative analysis of legislative process and democratic governance in Nigeria and United States. The difference in legislative process between Nigeria and United States which accounts for varying democratic governance in both countries necessitated this …
A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ABUJA CARNIVAL OF 2011 AND 2012 ABSTRACT I was moved to embark on this research in an attempt to have an insight into event management and Tourism Development and Promotion in Nigeria: A Comparative Assessment of Abuja Carnival of 2011 and 2012. This research work is divided into five (5) chapters …
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTORAL REFORMS AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA AND GHANA, 2010 – 2015. ABSTRACT The study compares electoral reforms and their implications on democratization in Nigeria and Ghana: in the light of the trends of knowledge on comparative African democratization, where Ghana is largely seen to be consolidated unlike Nigeria; and which …
A CLOSED LOOP PULSE WIDTH MODULATED VSI-BASED CONTROL OF SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTOR ABSTRACT This project presents a quality model of induction motor showing steady state and dynamic analysis using Volt/Hertz open loop, Volt/Hertz closed loop, Slip differences and constant flux methods. The main objective is to maintain the speed at constant rotor flux and …
3D SEISMIC INTERPRETATION AND PETROPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF STROH-FIELD ONSHORE NIGER DELTA ABSTRACT Petrophysical evaluation and 3D seismic interpretation were carried out on the hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs of Stroh field with the aim of maximizing the benefits of petrophysical evaluation and structural interpretation in the production and development of hydrocarbon in the reservoir of the ‘Stroh …
RELATIONSHIP BANKING AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR FIRMS: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study focused on examining the effect of Relationship banking on the performance of manufacturing sectors in Nigeria within the period of 2010 to 2014. This study was carried out to investigate the implication of banking relationship on firm’s performance in the …