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Microfinance Institutions and Rural Social Economic Development in Rusizi District, Rwanda

ABSTRACT The major objective of study was to identify and bring awareness on the role of microfinance institutions to the Rural Socio economic development in Rusizi District Rwanda. By conducting an assessment one can determine the social economic impacts of MFI’s interventions in the area then propose solutions to increasing economic growth, promotion of self dependency, helping the unemployed to generate additional jobs for themselves, This study used correlation analysis. The target popu...

Stress Levels, Health Seeking Behaviors and Academic Performance Among Students of Kampala International University (Kiu), Uganda.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between stress levels, health seeking behaviors and academic performance among students of Kampala International University (KIU) Kampala, Uganda. The study was guided by three stated objectives: To determine the relationship between stress levels and academic performance among students; To examine the difference between the levels of stress experienced among male and female students; To establish relationship between health...

SSA Research 81 PAGES (20526 WORDS) Psychology Thesis
Training/Development and Workers Efficiency in Some Selected Civil Servant of Kaduna State Nigeria

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between training I development and work efficiency in some selected civil servants of Kaduna state, Nigeria. In fulfilling the purpose of the study, the study determined the profile of the respondents, extent of training and development of the Kaduna state civil servant, level of work efficiency of the civil servant and lastly, relationship between the extent of training and development and workers efficiency in the Kaduna S...

ANALYSE THE BENEFITS AND DANGERS OF FOSTERING A BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE UK

Introduction TheUKisanimportanttradepartnerformanycountriesthatseektoboost theireconomiesthroughtradeandinvestment.TheUK’sproximitytotheEU makesitanaturalchoiceformanycountriesseekingtostrengthenEuropean ties.However,somechallengesmustbeconsideredifacountryisconsidering enteringabilateraltradeagreementwiththeUK.Firstofall,theUK’seconomic performancehasbeenlacklusterinrecentyears.Thismeanstheymaybeless incentivetoagreewithyou,especiallyiftheywantyourcountrytojointheir free-tradezone.Second...

Impact of Government Health and Education Expenditure on Economic Growth in Nigeria: Econometric Approach of Autoregressive Distributive Lag Model (ARDL)

The study examined the impact of the impact of government health and education expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: (i) determine the impact of government health expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria; (ii) ascertain the impact of government education expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria and (iii) evaluate the impact of Primary school enrolment rate on economic growth in Nigeria. This study made use of ex post-facto research design. The data anal...

Impact of Non-Oil tax revenue on economic growth in West Africa: Multivariate panel data approach

This study examined the impact of non-oil tax revenue on economic growth in West African Countries. Specifically, the study sought to: investigate the impact of value added tax on economic growth in West Africa; examine the impact of company tax revenue on economic growth in West Africa; determine the impact of personal tax revenue on economic growth in West Africa. The variables used in the study were value added tax (VAT), company tax revenue (CIT), personal tax revenue (PIT) and real GDP g...

Determinants of Software as a Service (SaaS) Adoption By Nairobi Securities Exchange Listed Companies

Software as a Services (SaaS) is a revolutionary licensing and distribution model used to deliver software applications over the Internet. It is a compelling value proposition for customers who are keen to avoid tying high capital expenditure that characterizes implementation of on-premise business applications, as it presents customers with the option of pay-as-you-go operating expenditure model as opposed to large upfront capital expenditure. Despite the economics and other adoption facilit...

Materialism, Work-Family Conflict and Gender in Marital Satisfaction

ABSTRACT The study examined the role of materialism, work-family conflict and age in marital satisfaction. Three hundred and eighteen (150 married men and 168 married women) academic and non-academic staff of Meteorological Training Institute, Obosi, aged between 20 and 70 years with mean age of 45 participated in the study. Marital satisfaction was measured using Index of Marital Satisfaction Scale. Richins and Darwson’s Materialism Scale and Carlson, Kacmar and William Work- family Confli...

Edu Frontiers 83 PAGES (14978 WORDS) Psychology Thesis
Impact of Staff Training in The Productivity of Workers in Public Sector in Nigeria: A Case Study of Personnel Services Department University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 2000-2010

Abstract Every organization whether public or private, at every instance desires to satisfy the needs of its clients, this will only be possible with an enlightened and well trained staff therefore, the role played by staff training cannot be over-emphasized as many have come to recognize that training offers a way of developing skill, enhancing productivity, guaranteeing quality of work and build worker’s loyalty to the firm. The work was guided by the following research questions What ar...

An Economic Study of the Effects of Climate Change on Food Security in Taraba State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The study examined the climate change (climate change extreme events and household climate change adaptation practice) effects on the food security status of the households in Taraba State Nigeria. The primary data used in this work was collected using a random sampling selection of three (3) agricultural zones, 5 local government areas, 10 communities, and 120 respondents from the sample frame. The 3 agricultural zones selected were zing, Bali, and Wukari. Five (5) local government ...

Problems and Prospects of Community Development in Ebonyi State

ABSTRACT This study examined the problems and prospects of community development in Ebonyi State. Community development is a positive improvement in socio-cultural, economic, political and physical structures within the environments, which enhances man’s standard of living. It is a process of education by which people of all ages and all interests in the community, learn to share their thoughts, their ideals, their participation, their joys and their sorrows and in a large measure to mould ...

Agricultural Development Programme in Poverty Alleviation and Food Security in Abia State, Nigeria, 2000-2010

ABSTRACT 6 The study has as its objectives, to examine the twin issue of Poverty Alleviation and Food Security in Nigeria. In addition, to deepen our understanding of how Poverty Alleviation Programmes had been implemented overtime and the effect of those strategies and programmes on food security in Abia State. The study applied the chi-square (X2 ) techniques to test the hypotheses on Abia ADP Programme on Food Security vis: the impact of Abia ADP Programme on Food Security, food sufficienc...

The Impact of Inflation on Private Consumption Expenditure and Economic Growth in Nigeria

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page……………………………………………………………………………… i Approval page………………………………………………………….......................... ii Certification…………………………………………………………………………… iii Dedication…………………………………………………………................................ iv Acknowledgement……………………………�...

Edu Frontiers 94 PAGES (24245 WORDS) Economics Thesis
The Local Government Legislative Council and Accountability in Nigeria’s Local Government System: The Case of Imo State

ABSTRACT This study investigated the Local Government Legislative Council and Accountability in Nigeria’s local Government system with focus on Imo state. It utilized the qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection and analysis; with the theory of post-colonial state serving as the theoretical framework of analysis. The findings indicate that poor oversight functions of the local government legislative council over budget implementation, investigation of the executive, use of im...

Representative Bureaucracy in Nigeria: Influence on Nation Building, 2004-2014

Abstract Nigeria as a heterogeneous society consists of different people with various ancestral origins, languages, and cultures. It is therefore imperative to guarantee equity, justice and fairness in the allocation and distribution of resources, wealth and positions to the various ethnic groups in order to keep Nigeria as a single entity. There had been conflicts among different ethnic groups as a result of marginalization in resource sharing. This study therefore investigated the effect of...


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