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PROBLEMS OF ETHNICITY IN THE NIGERIA FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

INTRODUCTION Since Nigeria had political independence in 1960 certain key problems have played dominant roles in determining the nature, character and direction of government and politics in the country.  Most of these issues have been described by scholars and commentators on Nigeria politics as the legacies of the country’s colonial experience, whose origins can be traced back to the almost one hundred years of colonial domination. One of the issues or fall-outs of the Nigerian federal ...

THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA STATE CIVIL SERVICE

ABSTRACT Civil Service as a government institution plays important part in insuring that government policies result in tangible services for the population. In fact, without the body of professional civil servants, national government cannot function effectively and efficiently. In Nigeria, the Federal Civil Service has been enmeshed in myriads of problems: weak governance structure, red-tapism, weak accountability, low professional standards, waste and corruption, poor productivity, and lack...

AN APPRAISAL OF REVENUE COLLECTION METHODS IN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS. (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL ENUGU)

ABSTRACT   The intention of the this research work is to analysis the various methods of revenue collection in government establishments and to find out how far these methods of revenue collection achieved the objectives of the organisation, university of Nigeria teaching Hospital Enugu as a case study. The research will be carried out through series of oral interviews and distribution of questionnaires, the data that will be collected will be analyzed as well as interpreted by the researche...

BUSINESS EDUCATION AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTIONThe availability of white collar jobs is on a continuous decline, courtesy of national and global economic recession. The worse is felt move in Nigeria where the unemployment rates is over 40%. This will likely exacerbate unless urgent steps in the right direction are taken.  Apart from dwindling fortunes of the Nigerian economy, other factors have been adduced as among causes of the high unemployment index. These include, low competence of many school leavers and graduates makin...

PREVENTION OF FRAUD THROUGH CONTROL TECHNIQUES (A SURVEY OF SELECTED FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT)

ABSTRACT The alarming rate at which fraud is being perpetrated in the business world has been a thing of great concern to the accountancy profession and well – meaning individuals in the society. This has given rise to discourses in the academic papers, etc. on circumstances that lead to fraud perpetration and ways of curbing this menance. A study was conducted to determine the extent of fraud in companies in Port Harcourt and Aba and the control techniques that could be adopted to prevent ...

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON NIGERIAN CONSUMERS.

ABSTRACTThis research project focused on the consumer protection laws in Nigeria and its implications on Nigerian consumers. The researchers utilized both secondary primary data sources in order to gain insight on consumer protection laws in Nigeria and its implications. Questionnaire was carefully designed to obtain relevant information from respondents within the Enugu metropolis. The questionnaire utilized both alternative choice and multiple choice questions, open ended question wee al...

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RESOURCE CONTROL AGITATIONS AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH-SOUTH)

PREFACEThis treatise is borne out of the desire to make a modest contribution to the quest for a political stability in Nigeria. It analyses the role of resource control agitations and its implication on the Nigerian federalism, while the south – south serves as a case study.It provides a background with an introduction in chapter one and an account the evolution of revenue allocation of the country in chapter two, and subsequently takes a critical look at the contending perspectives on res...

PUBLIC POLICY AND GRASS ROOT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME ON ASARI-TORU L. G. A OF RIVER STATE)

ABSTRACT In am attempt to develop and improve the standard of living and eradicate poverty in Asari – Torm local government area this study was carried out, it highlighted public policy and grass root development in Nigeria, with a critical appraisal of the National Poverty Eradication Programme. The programme uses personnel, money and material resources to achieve its goals and objectives.  The study is aimed at heightening the significant role of effective and efficient implementation of...

PROBLEMS FACING THE STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET IN NIGERIA

INTRODUCTION  In this first chapter of this project work, it is pertinent to define the team, STOCK EXCHANGE before I proceed.  Stock Exchange could be defined as a market in which the activities of buying and selling of shares, stocks, bonds, debentures, and other securities are facilitated. Therefore, it is essentially a secondary market for buying and selling of already existing securities.     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  In Nigeria, the Stock Exchange market started as the Lagos Stock ...

EFFECTS FRAUDULENT ACT IN THE BANKING SECTOR

ABSTRACTAt that place were so many difficulties which this research work was confronted with bank officials were so loath to give out helpful information about this problem and there was likewise the cost of research and limited  time for learning analysis and prop or interpretation of   data effort was reached by the researcher to personally visit places where the above secondary data were turned up. In the absence for the need for primary data question pairs administration was deemed unqu...

DISTRIBUTION OF BREAD IN ENUGU METROPOLIS PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS (A CASE STUDY OF MACON’S BREAD)

ABSTRACT The modern managers need problem identification and adequate information in these complex conditions of business in order to stay in the market and also to make viable decisions.  These information are mostly gathered from effective and efficient research project and it is in these that the decisions are based. In other words, this project research is aimed at giving such vital information that will aid the management of Macons bread to know their distribution effectiveness and fact...

THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENY TO NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1960

.Theoretical issues  It  is  generally  agreed  that  economic  development  implies  sustained  increases  in  income  per capita  coupled  with positive  structural  changes  (political,  cultural  and  social  etc)  within  an  economy  over  a long  period  of  time.  It  follows  that  economic  growth  may  not  result  in  economic  development.  For  development  to  occur,  there  must  be  visible  positive  changes  to  income  ...

THE EFFECT OF THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE POLICY ON THE MANUFACTURING A CASE STUDY OF ANAMMCO MANUFACTURING COMPANY

ABSTRACT This work is intended to critically examine the effect of the current exchange rate policy on the manufacturing sector. Anammco Manufacturing Company was used as the case study.  The exchange rate regime is a very crucial monetary tool for shaping the thrust and direction of a national’s economy. In 1995 a dual exchange rate policy was introduced and this policy was still maintained in 1996-2003. Review of related literature highlighted the evolution of exchange rate and the vario...

MOTHER-DAUGHTER SEXUALITY COMMUNICATION PATTERN ON ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN ENUGU STATE).

Introduction 1.1Background of the Study The period of adolescence span through the second decade of life and it is characterized by major bio-psycho-social changes which have great implications in the area of adolescent reproductive health. These changes include adjusting to the altered appearance and functioning of a sexuality maturing body, learning to deal with sexual desires, confronting sexual attitudes and values, experimenting with sexual behaviors, and integrating these feelings, atti...

JOURNAL OF INTERNET BANKING AND COMMERCE EXPLORING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF MOBILE COMMERCE

ABSTRACT  This study presents an extended technology acceptance model that integrates innovation diffusion theory to investigate what determine user mobile commerce acceptance. This paper models the factors relationships such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, personal innovativeness, subjective norms, behavioral control and intention to adopt mobile commerce. The proposed model was empirically tested using data collected from a survey of mobile commerce consumers. Empirical dat...


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