ABSTRACT In this research work, the researcher intended to have a general discussion with local government as my background. But lack of space may not allow me for detailed discussion and analysis. However, all essential part of the role of local government administration in economic and social development of rural areas in Nigeria are discussed. In chapter one, I discussed the background the problem of the study, the scope, some research questions and research hypothesis, significant and...
Abstract Objective: Maternal deaths are alarmingly high globally due to relatively non-availability and non-use of maternal health services by a sizeable proportion of women in rural communities. Women in North-western Nigeria are presently experiencing the worst survival due to key components of maternal health services not being provided at Primary Health Centres (PHCs). The study, therefore, explores the attitude of women toward access and utilization of Maternal Health Services (M...
This study was conducted to examine the effect of oil price fluctuations on the price of selected agricultural commodities in Nigeria using time series data sourced from Central Bank website, United States Energy Information Administration (E.I.A) website and Food and Agricultural Organization Statistics (FAOSTAT) between January 2000 and December 2015. The variables employed include oil price, exchange rate, the price of agricultural commodities (rice, wheat, soybean, palm oil). The Non-Line...
Abstract The relationship between the legislature and the executive is pivotal to any constitution and is one of the central characteristics of a model of government. This research examines the implications of executive-legislative conflicts in the Nigeria's Fourth Republic. Nigeria political development has been hampered by the conflictual political relationship existing between the key actors of policy making and policy execution. Thus the study, adopted a qualitative approach relies on sec...
It is a fundamental fact that Boko Haram has stepped up assaults in the northeast of Nigeria since it rejected government claims of a ceasefire, showing it remains the biggest security threat to Africa's biggest economy and top oil producer. The series of deadly attacks across many states in the north have made the Boko Haram rebellion the most widespread in Nigeria’s post-independence history). the worry is not just about the debilitation the insurgency is steadily causing the countr...
Abstract Electoral violence connotes all forms of violence (physical,2psychological, administrative, legal and structural) at different stages engaged in by participants, their supporters, and sympathizers (including security and election management body staff) in the electoral process. The broad objective of the study is to provide contributions towards eradication of electoral violence in the forthcoming 2019 general election. The ex-post facto research design was e...
n order to strengthen the competitive and operational capabilities of banks in Nigeria with a view towards returning global and public confidence to the Nigerian banking sector and the economy in general, the Central Bank of Nigeria instituted a banking reform in 2004. Mergers and Acquisitions have taken charge in creating a market niche by making top notch service delivery achievable through the synergy that is achieved after M & A takes place. The Nigerian banking sector has seen many lar...
The Nigerian prisons were first established as native authority outfits, these were at old Calabar, Onitsha, Benin, Sapele in addition to the one in Lagos. However, the Native Authority prison system has now assumed the status of an octopus federal organization with a unitary command system, radiating the same structure, implementing the same policies and aspiration all over the country (Adelola and Atere (2002). Prison is an institution where inmates are confined to serve sentences in excess...
ABSTRACT The study is aimed at examining how the big-five personality traits influence Organizational Citizenship Behaviour. This emanated from the series of speculations as to whether or not Organizational Citizenship Behaviour are been influence by individuals personality in Nigeria. The number of participants used for this study were 100 consisting of 66 males and 34 females. Using the big five inventory (BFI) and the organizational citizenship behavior scale, five hypotheses (there would ...
Background to the Study Disaster is a sudden event such as flood, storm or accident which causes great damage or suffering (UNESCO, 2017). A disaster describes a situation where the occurrence of abnormal infrequent events that has impact on vulnerable communities, causing substantial damage, disruption and possible causalities and leaving the affected communities unable to function normally without external assistance (Kellogg, 2017). Otero and Marti (1995) define dis...
The paper examined the relationship between lean management and corporate vitality in organizations. The paper noted that lean management is considerably gaining attention among organizational scholars and as a tool for organizational sustainability of which healthy firms can adopt in terms of been proactive to the constraints that arises from the competitive business environments. The problem stated was clearly focused on lean readiness i.e. the unwilling intent of organizational mem...
This research study is an attempt at exploring the practice of good corporate governance among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and how it impacts on business sustainability. The factors or variables considered within the context of this study were stakeholder relationship, transparency and accountability in management, and the level of awareness of corporate governance. The study reviewed various sources including mostly online journal papers, articles, textbooks, white paper publications...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the influence of Foreign Direct investment (FDI) and Domestic investment (DI) on the economic growth of Nigeria. The study employed Augmented Dickey-Fuller test to test for time series property of the data. Johansen co-integration was also examined and consequently error correction model was employed. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method was used in the data analysis. Findings show that indeed FDI impacts significantly on economic development. It ...
ABSTRACT Fraudulent practices in Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBS) have led to increased losses and collapse of deposit banks, hence the need to use digital forensics services to detect and prevent such fraudulent activities. The banking industry is a very important institution with many internal controls in order to overcome the fraudulent practices. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of digital forensics services on fraud detection and prevention among deposit money ...
Population growth and its interaction with food security and economic growth is the crux of the matter in this study. It has been documented that Nigeria is experiencing very high population growth rate due to aggravating high birth rate and plummeting death rate. The extent to which population growths affect food security and economic growth was therefore examined. Using time series data pooled from 1981 to 2016, tested for stationarity, co-integrated and corrected for error, the study obser...