TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE : INTRODUCTION 1.0 Overview 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Problem statement 1.3 Purpose of the Study 1.4 Objectives of the study 1.4.1 General Objective 1.4.2 Specific Objective 1.5 Research Questions 1.6 Scope of the study 1.6.1 Geographical scope 1.6.2 Time of the scope 1.6.3 Content of the scope 1.7 Significances of the study 1...
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the development and implementation strategies and policies of Information Commons in Ahmadu Bello University, Library Zaria. The data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Two survey instruments were used to collect the primary data. The Instruments include interview and documentary. The data was qualitatively presented and analysed through phenomenology research method. The study found that, provision of collaborative spaces...
Accounting concepts define the assumptions on the basis of which financial statements of a business entity are prepared. Concepts are those basic assumptions and condition which form the basis upon which the accountancy has been laid. Business entity concept This concept assumes that, for accounting purposes, the business enterprise and its owners are two separate independent entities. Thus, the business and personal transactions of its owner are separate. For example, when the owner in...
The prupose of financial accounting is to equip accounting proffessional with the knowledge of essiential framework of assumptions that underpun relaible skills to compile financial statements for sole traders.
ABSTRACT Understanding the attitude and behavior of customers is essential for every company where consumers differ in attitudes towards product/service. The consumer buying behavior in today's information-saturated world is based on how a product/service is marketed. However, the rapid diffusion of technology anchored growth and challenges on e-marketing trends. For instance, despite the widespread and large-scale adoption of e-marketing around the world, one does not see this trend happenin...
The study investigates the required skills and ethics of the forensic accountant in preventing fraudulent practices in the Nigerian public sector. The primary source of data was utilized for data collection. Using the simple random sampling (SRS), a total of 300 questionnaires were administered; 163 were retrieved. The data obtained was analyzed using SmartPLS - for measurement and structural model. One of the major findings revealed that skills requirement was significant predator of fraud p...
ABSTRACT This study has been done with the aim establishing the relationship between accountability procedures and performance of Local Government programmes, a case study of National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in Rukungiri district. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyze the data from respondents. The population included the stakeholders of NAADS with the experience in handling activities of NAADS in Rukungiri district. These respondents were su...
ABSTRACT This study dealt on Auditors role in safeguarding the going concern concept in Nigeria. The burden of preparing the financial statement lies with the director, the auditor is required to report on these financial statements. A lot of people have failed to understand that the role of an auditor is not to detect fraud or error but the key role of an auditor is to “examine the financial statement prepared by the director of the company and report on it to shareholders. This study soug...
Title page i Declaration ii Approval iii Dedication iv Acknowledgements v Abstract vi List of Tables x List of Figures xi List of Appendixes xii CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background to the Study - - - - - - - 1 1.2 Statement of the Research Problem - - - - - - 4 1.3 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - - 6 1.4 Research Questions - - - - - - - - 6 1.5 Research Hypotheses- - - - - - - - 7 1.6 Scope of the Study - - - - - - - - 7 1.7 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - 7 ...
TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE PAGE i APPROVAL PAGE ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENT v CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 9 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 10 1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 11 1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 12 1.6 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS 13 1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS 15 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 INTRODUCTION 16 2.2 CONCEPT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 18 2.3 THE NEED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 19 2.4 SOURCES OF LOCAL GOVER...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the impact of government expenditure on economic growth of Nigeria from the period 1980-2011. The objective was set to address the problem of utilization of revenue targeted to improving the economic condition of Nigeria. The review of theoretical and empirical literature provided a basis for the selection and specification of model which was used to show if government capital and recurrent expenditure has positive or negative impact on economic growth. The dat...
ABSTRACT This research’s main objective is to study the dynamic relationship between population growth and unemployment in Nigeria. The study is of utmost importance as it addresses a strategic aspect of the economy and also considering the fact that the country has been experiencing a slow growth rate and a severe decline in development. A regression model is used to describe the statistical relationship between population growth and unemployment. It is hypothesized that population growth ...
Chapter One 1. Introduction World Bank (1991:31) defined development as “a sustainable increase in living standard that encompasses material consumption, education, health and environmental protection”. Social scientists, particularly economists and sociologists, have for centuries been preoccupied with the subject matter of development. The economists have traditionally considered an increase in per capital income to be a good indicator of development (Hewick and Kindleberger, 1984; Kayo...
ABSTRACT Government expenditure has remained a significant and unavoidable instrument for fiscal policy. While government expenditure has been instrumental in driving most economies yet the impact and sectoral outcomes vary across countries. This study therefore investigates the impact of public health and education expenditure on their sectoral outcomes. Under-5 mortality rate and total school enrolment were used as health and education outcomes respectively. The study used vector error corr...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Many developing countries are currently undergoing substantial macroeconomic adjustment. It is not clear how such programmes are affecting government expenditures and hence longer-term economic growth and poverty reduction. Thus, it is important to monitor trends in the levels and composition of government expenditures, and to assess the causes of change over time. It is even more important to analyze the relative contribution of various ex...