Public Administration Research Papers/Topics

Personnel Recruitment and Primordial Factors in the Civil Service: A Case Study of Kogi State Civil Service Commission

ABSTRACT This research dissertation: Personnel Recruitment and Primordial Factors in the Civil Service ; A Case Study of Kogi State Civil Service Commission stems up as a result of the interest of the researcher in the management of Civil Service. The existence of the civil service carries responsibilities of not only maintaining law and order, but also ensuring that life is made comfortable for the majority of citizens in a country. This is the reason why every government is ever compel...

Relationship between the Inspectorate Cadre ranking system and decline in discipline, professionalism and work productivity (a case study of Nigeria Immigration Service – Osun Command)

This study focuses on investigating the relationship between the Inspectorate Cadre ranking system and the decline in discipline, professionalism and work performance in the Nigeria Immigration Service (a case study of Osun State Command). The research employed the Likert type questionnaire to collect data from a target audience of one hundred and seventy six (176) officers and men of Osun command. This data was subjected to a quantitative analysis. Also, the formed hypotheses were analysed ...

The Impact Of Organizational Silence On Job Burnout: A Case Study Of Nigerian Public School Teachers

INTRODUCTION: Organizations are demanding more from their employees when it comes to speaking up, accepting responsibility, and taking initiative. This is as a result of increased competition, consumer expectations, and more focus on quality (Quinn & Speizter,1997). Organizations need people to survive. Not just people but those who are responsive, can stand up for themselves and their team beliefs, not scared to share ideas and information and are able to respond/tackle challenges of the...

The Role of Auditing in Controlling Fraud in Government Establishment

ABSTRACT This research work was designed to see the role of auditing in controlling fraud in government Establishment with Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State as a case study, data for this study was collected from two major source, the primary and secondary sources of data collection. The primary sources was the use of questionnaire and the secondary sources was the use of texts books and journals. The data collected was analyzed using table and percentages to interpret data. Based on...

The Impact of Corporate Governance on The Productivity of A Firm

ABSTRACT The research looks into the relationship between corporate governance and organizational performance., through the processes of research multiple variables are  examined; the complex set of relationships between a Corporation and its board of directors, management, shareholders, stakeholders, customers, creditors and how effective Corporate Governance can improve the productivity of a firm. Due to the nature of the research, the methodology used was focused on extensive interview, t...

The Analysis of the Impact of Value Added Tax on Revenue Generation in Nigeria (2000 – 2009)

ABSTRACT This research work was designed to see the The Analysis of the Impact of Value Added Tax on Revenue Generation in Nigeria (2000 – 2009)as a case study, data for this study was collected from two major source, the primary and secondary sources of data collection. The primary sources was the use of questionnaire and the secondary sources was the use of texts books and journals. The data collected was analyzed using table and percentages to interpret data. Based on the findings it we...

The Relationship between Local Government Service Commission and the Local Government Councils across Kogi State

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Local government was nationally acclaimed as the their tier of government in 1976, it is a government. Exercised by democratically in 1976, it is a government exercised by democratically elected local council in line with the 1979 constitution, which recognized local government as the third tier of government.   Local government is widely acknowledged as a viable instrument for the delivery of social services to the people, it so strategically located to fully carry ...

Prospect of Privatization and Commercialization of Public Enterprise in Nigeria

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Government involvement in business enterprises in Nigeria and the predominance of state owned enterprises, reflected a desire to control the economy after wrestling political control from the colonialists enterprises and viable indigenous private sectors, the government had to move into the large empty spare left by society to take over the budding economy. Government played a very important role in many areas of economic and industrial development.  Moreover, provisi...

Problems of Local Government Revenue Generation (A Case Study Of Local Government In State)

INTRODUCTION           Revenue is the pivot of any economy, it is given priorities in the national budgets preparation because it is on the revenue available that expenditure is based. Revenue generation is never an easy task hence the available revenue checks expenditure at all levels of the economy.              The 1989 constitution states under section 160(9) that “Revenue” means any income or revenue derived by the government of the federation from any source an...

Problems And Prospects In Financing Local Government In Delta State (A Case Study Of Isoko North Local Government Areas)

ABSTRACT This project work seek to examine the problems and prospects in financing Local Government in Delta State Local Government account, control of expenditure and problems of revenue for local government. The study made use of both primary and secondary data. The study revealed that local government is a political subdivision of a nation (in a federal system) or state which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs including the power to impose taxes or to exact...

Poverty Eradication Programme In Nigeria: Problems And Prospect. (A Case Study Of Kogi State).

Abstract This study examined the problems associated with poverty alleviation programme in Nigeria. It also look at the prospect of these programmes in Nigeria using Kogi State as a case study. From the stud it was discovered that most poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria are good but the problem lies with the implementation of the policies. In carrying out this study data were sourced from both the primary and the secondary sources. In primary source questionnaire was drawn and distribu...

Poor Remuneration and Employees Productivity in the Nigeria Local Government

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         The management of remuneration policies is faced with economic problems in which created a lot of problems in management labour relation in most situations, the unions are being asked to make choice between two desirable alternatives either to accept or reduce workforce in the local government. The economic has reduce the bargaining power of unions and this has made the union leaders to spend substantial amount of time and effort in persuading employers...

Impact of Political Instability on the Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Political stability according to David Sanders is the discontinuity of a system or the frequency of unstable of unstable events in a political system (sanders 1981:49).Political instability has become a common place in Nigeria’s socio-economic and political society due to the heterogeneous background in which she is composed of. This instability most often arises from the interaction among members of the society of different; ethnicity political, cultural and religi...

THE ROLE OF AUDITORS WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND THIRD PARTIES

This study assessed the impact of employee motivation on workers performance in Nigeria Communications Commission. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between training and increased competence for staff of Nigeria Communications Commission, examine the relationship between financial incentives and work habits for staff of Nigeria Communications Commission and determine the effects of recognition on successful completion of task. The survey research design was used as ...

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC) KOGI STATE

Abstract The study aimed at evaluating the impact of effective leadership on organizational performance in Nigeria using National Youth Service Corps Kogi State office. The evaluation was done through the use of questionnaire and structured interview question, tailored towards: determining the impact of effective leadership on the performance of the organization; assessing the effect of the relationship between effective leadership and organizational performance in promoting maximization of t...


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