Drawing from personal and programming experience, historical documentations and analytical sources, I have examined the various framings of GS to show that it embraces multiple meanings as ‘discipline,’ research, programmes and discourse. I have also engaged in a historical and reflective analysis of the evolution of GCS at three levels; global, continental and local/national to reveal that GS has a long discursive tradition that has been borne out of activism and scholarship. I have show...
In the present wave of increasing democratization, women’s movements remain critical to the advancement of democratic reforms and political change. In Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the focus of this analysis, women have mobilized around human and economic rights and peace and security over the last two decades with some considerable success although not without challenges. This paper examines emerging trends in the agenda and tools/strategies that the women’s movements have...
The paper examines the dilemma of African unity against the background of the multiplicity of political interests and agenda. It examines this in the contest of the African Union and it sub-regional groupings and in relation to external political interests such as donors, multi-laterals and bilaterals. It argues that the on-going unity efforts have been simplified and enmeshed in a return to a tradition that from the onset had not understood the complexities of the continent and its histor...
This chapter contributes to the process of knowledge recreation by initiating a process of “retrieving” wisdom, tullum from the past, which I argue has possibilities for development. It entails the retrieval of living wisdom that resides with women and not a relic located in a museum. This living wisdom has been nurtured and guarded by African women, has been used to mitigate crisis and to support everyday living. It is wisdom that has survived all forms of domination, whether patriarchal...
This paper questions Oyeronke Oyewumi’s (1997) claim in her thought-provoking work, ‘The invention of women: Making an African sense of Western gender discourse,’ that gender in African societies is a colonial project. It interrogates Oyewumi’s project of contesting meanings that lack understandings and appreciation of history and culture. Using conceptual analysis and desk reviews interlaced with anecdotal snippets, the paper attempts a re-reading of Oyewumi interrogations of social ...
Abstract The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of performance incentives on employee efficiency in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State, Northwest-Nigeria. The population of the study comprised the sixty (60) employees of all the DMBs in Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina State, Nigeria (vis-à-vis First Bank Nigeria Ltd., United Bank for Africa PLC and Unity Bank PLC), of which a sample of 52 respondents was drawn using the proportional s...
Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes
INTERNAL AUDIT SYSTEM AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING PROFITABILITY OF A BANK “A case study of International Commercial Bank South Sudan Ltd” BY: JOB MADUT NUER MAROR Index no: 11-SMS-085 A Research Project Submitted in a Partial fulfillment for the requirement of the Award of Bachelor Degree of Science in Accounting DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF JUBA 2017 DEDICATION This research is dedicated t...
ABSTRACT This study examines the role played by NAICOM in the institution of good corporate governance culture in the Nigerian insurance industry. This was done by determining how successful the NAICOM, as the insurance industry regulator, has been in instilling a sound corporate governance culture in the industry. The Nigerian insurance industry have over the years been plagued by under-capitalization, poor human capital and professional skills, poor returns on capital, insurance premium fl...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY All over the world, the importance and relevance of the police institution have been acknowledged. The acknowledgement is predicated on the need of community interest in terms of rights, duties and obligations which are different facts of the contractual nature of the human society (Smah, 2012; Zems, 2013). The police of the community are a beacon of hope and pride at any point in time. They owe the duty to protect the territorial integrity ...
Essay On Effect Of mass media in a society (3067 words) OUTLINES:- INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA NEGETIVE EFFECT OF THE MASS MEDIA: POSITIVE EFFECT OF MASS MEDIA THE SOLUTIONS TO AVOIDING NEGETIVE INFLUENCE: POSITIVE EFFECT OF MASS MEDIA CONCLUSION
Abstract The lack of adequate finance has led to decline in the growth of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SME) sector in Nigeria even with various instruments and policies put in place. This study employed Co-integration and Error Correlation Method (ECM) techniques to investigate the impact of commercial bank credits on SME growth in Nigeria between 1980 and 2016. The results revealed that SMEs and selected macroeconomic variables included in the model have a long run relationship wit...
Abstract The later part of the twentieth century recognized that procurement function can strategically position firms and are unceasingly utilizing its developing role. There are outstanding indications in most markets that cost is the order winning criterion and there are also many other markets that form their winning criteria through on-time and ethical supply for goods and services. Surprisingly, procurement function not only ensure the need to supply timely or ethically but also to con...
Abstract Key words forensic accounting DMBs pressure opportunity rationalization The primary role of the forensic accountant/examiners is the depending fraudulent litigations before a competent court of jurisdictions. In addition the forensic accounting index sore (FAIS)if followed strictly will of no doubt prevent financial malpractices in the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) listed in Nigeria. The main objective of this study is to investigate the moderating role of forensic accounti...
This paper was written to define, determine and evaluate the various roles a corporate leader plays in a changing socio-economic environment and organization renewal. This paper evaluates the socio-economic environment and how it affects an organization, also the various type of corporate leadership style that would suit different level of organization renewal was reviewed, and the paper also focused on the various implications and impacts of a corporate leader’s decisions and cause of a...