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...
TABLE OF CONTENTSCover pageTitle page iDeclaration iiDedication iiiCertification ivAcknowledgement vTable of contents viAbstract xiCHAPTER ONEIntroduction 11.1 Background of the Study 11.2 Statement of the Problem 41.3 Objectives of the Study 61.4 Research Questions 71.5 Hypothesis of the Study 71.6 Significance of the Study 81.7 Scope of the Study 91.8 Limitations of the Study 101.9 Definition of Operational Terms 10CHAPTER TWOReview of Related Literature 122.0 Introduction 122.1 Sustainabil...
ABSTRACT Tax has impacted significantly on economy globally. In addition to the revenue generation function it performs for the government, it has also proved to be a useful tool of fiscal policy in achieving the country’s macro-economic objectives. In Nigeria, revenue generation from taxes has contributed substantially to the income of the government although the role of tax in promoting economic growth has not been adequately felt. Past documentations have revealed that revenue from taxes...
ABSTRACT Abstract The study examined the effect of internal control on financial performance of selected federal parastatals with emphasis on educational institution. The main objective of the study was to establish the effect of internal control systems on financial performance in federal parastatals. The study specific objectives were; to determine the effect of control activities, risk assessment, control environment, information and communication and monitoring on financial performance of...
ABSTRACT This paper investigated the effectiveness of monetary policy in controlling inflation in Nigeria using secondary annual data spanning from 1981 to 2019. Money Supply, Treasury bills rate, monetary policy rate and exchange rate were the variables used in the study to check inflation. The paper employed cointegration method to check for the long run relationship between the variables, Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test to check if the variables are stationary or nonstationary, Gran...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the reasons for and the problems associated with the low quality and the unemployment saga of the marketing graduates that have impeded the growth of tertiary marketing education in Nigeria. Marketing which should take the centre stage in the holistic development of the nation has continued to play a second fiddle with consequent loss of professionalism in marketing practice and in marketing education. This study also grappled with the problem of lack of stude...
ABSTRACT This research work was embarked upon with a view to determine the impact of the capital market on the economic growth of Nigeria. The capital market was set up to achieve specific objectives which would boost the economy such as encourage domestic savings and increasing the quantity and quality of investments. The capital market offers access to a variety of financial instruments which are very essential for government and other institutions in need of long term funds. The data was o...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria aims to become one of the leading developed economies in the world by the year 2050 (Obi et al, 2016). A crucial strategy towardsobtaining this aspirationis the development of a well-structured exchange rate policy. Exchange rate refers to the amount units of aeconomy’s currency (the home country) when it comes to another economy’s currency. It is the recommended number of denominations of a currency that can purchase one or mor...
ABSTRACT The research work “The impact of Financial Accounting Reporting on the corporate performance of Business Organizations”, basically aims at ascertaining how financial accounting reporting has helped in advancing the objectives of corporate organizations. In the process, it investigated the effected that financial accounting bear on the performance of a business. Furthermore, if sought to ascertain the compliance of relevant statues by corporate organizations and the overall satisf...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the impact of small and medium scale industries on the Nigerian economy, spanning from 1986 to 2010. The study adopted Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Linear Specification model. Using unit root test, the work shows that small scale industries significantly contributed to the economic growth in Nigeria despite poor funding by commercial banks. The work recommends among others that government should improve its monetary policies so as to reduce to an acceptable leve...