ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of overpopulation on standard in Nigeria. Thus, Malthusian theory of population is relevant to Nigeria as a developing economy but this theory is not used in this research due to lack of empirical and scientific evidence. The study used trend analysis of the study with the scope spanning between 1985 and 2014. The study adopted ordinary least square method of analysis in examining the time series properties using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller unit ro...
The issue of unemployment is at the front burner of policy discussions in both developed and developing countries today. This is because, when left unchecked, the scourge of unemployment has the capacity to destabilize the most peaceful of societies and crash the most buoyant of economies. The study assessed the contribution of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to unemployment reduction in Ekiti State between 2011 and 2015. The NDE was created in 1986 to combat mass unemployment in...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to ascertain the Impact of Trade Globalization on the Nigeria Economy with the years under consideration being 1986 to 2016. The study seeks to examine the effect of Trade Globalization on the Economy of Nigeria. To achieve this, data was sourced from the World Development Index 2016 and the CBN Statistical Bulletin 2016. The data in return was subjected to econometric analysis and was run using the Eviews9.0 statistical software. Auto-regressive Distributed...
ABSTRACT The study is anchored on human resource development (HRD) as the critical element that propels the financial institutions towards achieving and sustaining competitive advantage in this age of explosive information technology which has brought in revolution in the global economic landscape with impact on individuals and challenges on businesses. It assesses the relevance of Human Resource Development in addressing the issues and also present techniques that may be appl...
The study determine the effect of branding strategy on the marketing of rice in Benue state. Statement of the Problem The demand for rice is rising speedily at an estimated rate of 10% per annum (NRDS, 2009), due to population growth and urbanization (Adejumo-Ayibiowu,2010; Inuwa et al., 2011). Even though, there is growing demand for rice in Nigeria, corresponding increase in supply is lacking thereby leading to persistentdemand - supply gap. Market performa...
ABSTRACT Prosperity Theology is the teaching that believers have a right to the blessings of health and wealth and that they can obtain these blessings through positive confessions of faith and the “sowing of seeds” through the faithful payment of tithes and offerings. However, the literature reveals that most adherents to the prosperity gospel are not prospering financially and prosperity preachers have been accused of feeding fat from the donations of church members. Even at that, m...
ABSTRACT Banking is in the midst of change that has arisen due to economic depression. As government seek to improve economic efficiency and better allocation of resources to solve the problem of economic depression, policy makers are shifting towards openness, competitiveness and market discipline. In response to the developments, Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria engaged in financial sanitizing, management strengthening, corporate refocusing, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), mergers and...
ABSTRACT This research work examined the roles of Project evaluation on business activities of Construction Companies. Emphasis is made on how Construction Companies go about the evaluation and selection of Projects to be carried out. The researcher used three (3) Construction Companies in Abeokuta South, Ogun State which are: Sato Engineering Nigeria Limited (IBB Boulevard Oke – Mosan), Abayomi Construction Company (Kemta Idi Aba) and Solution Construction Company (Abule Oloni). Seven res...
ABSTRACT This research work examined the roles of SMEs in the economic growth and development of Ogun State. The research work was undertaken to find out the reasons why SMEs in Ogun State has failed to performed its critical role of driving the State’s industrial transformation and development and also to identity the reasons behind the failure of most government programs and polices e.g. Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS) thus, identify remedial measur...
Capacity building and development must be based on a need analysis derived from a comparison of “actual performance‟‟ and behavior with “required performance‟‟ and behavior. Capacity building and development is one of the major ways organization invests in the workforce for greater return today and even in the foreseeable future (Williams, 2007) Organizational effectiveness rests on the ...
ABSTRACT The concept of labour relations is the same as industrial relation. This concept evolves from historical circumstances that accompanies the industrial revolution in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this study, we shall focus our attention on the relationship which exists between labour relations and productivity. The main aim of this project is to examine critically the effect of Labour Relation and Productivity in Mopa Muro Local Government of Kogi State; generally s...
ABSTRACT This research work was designed to determine the Relevance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in promoting Economic Growth and Development in some selected SME’s in Kogi State. Some selected enterprises were used as a case study and questionnaires were administered in order to extract information on this project. The objectives of the study includes to identify the relevance of small and medium enterprises in the development of the Kogi State economy and to evaluate the pr...
ABSTRACT The research work shows roles of micro-finance banks in the growth of small business in Nigeria. This views the importance of micro-finance to the SMEs, how they tend to help small scale business evolve round the world successfully through loans and other aids. The major aim or objectives of this work is to examine the effectiveness of micro-finance banks in the supply of funds to SMEs and also to identify challenges facing micro-finance banks in provision of funds to SMEs. Then the...
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of Audit committee characteristics on profitability of listed food and beverages firms in Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post factor research design and used Audit committee financial expertise and audit committee meeting as independent variables to represent audit committee characteristic. It used return on assets, return on equity and earnings per share as the dependent variables to represent profitability. Data were collected from the annual financ...
Introduction. Policy framework development; - Identifying and articulation of problem. - Background of the problem. - Baseline study. - development and identifying thematic. - Stakeholders involvement. - expert and empirical information. - stakeholders discussion and developing of a working document. - Advocacy to all critical actors institutions. - policy makers and regulators to deliberate. - legislation. - financial and budget implementation. - Public enlightenment. - Review of challenges....