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Police-Public Relation; A Case Study of Anambra State Police Command

ABSTRACT  It seems to be a reality of modern urban life that, from time to time, tensions can develop between law enforcement and community members or groups. Given this reality, it is worth doing some thinking about the best ways to prevent these tensions from developing in the first place, and of resolving them when they do. As for mutual understanding, the public is well aware that the average policeman's day can be stressful, but again, that is not excuse for being rude, obnoxious, and d...

Nigeria-Israeli Economic Relations (1992-2010)

ABSTRACT  The research work examines the economic relations of Israel and Nigeria from 1992 to 2010. In order to ensure an in-depth comprehension of this relationship, in this study, Nigeria’s foreign policy towards Israel relating to foreign investment, bilateral trade, foreign Aid and diplomatic interactions, were reviewed. Undoubtedly, Nigeria’s foreign policy towards Israel was seldom subjected to referendum or public hearing to arrive at a peoples’ oriented resolution and adoption...

Impact of Foreign Aid on Saving in Nigeria

ABSTRACT  Most developing countries strive to attract foreign aid because of its anticipated efficacy in fostering economic development in recipient countries. This study examines the impact of foreign aid on savings in Nigeria, using a two step approach of Engle-Granger procedure in a co-integration analysis. The study uses time series on a number of macroeconomic variables, spanning for the period 1970-2009. Secondary data were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulleti...

Problems of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Africa A Critical Analysis of the Congolese Question. 1960-2011

ABSTRACT  Africa has been by far the most important regional setting for the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations. This is as a result of decades of unending and increasing tensions which have been complex and multidimensional in Africa. This research gives a general background on the emergence and causes of conflict in Africa. It critically analyzes the reasons why most countries engulfed by war especially the Democratic Republic Congo have always allowed the United Nations to medi...

Role of Self-Esteem and Gender in Self-Report Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents.

ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of self-esteem and gender in self-report of depressive symptoms among adolescents in a sample of two hundred and sixty one (261) Secondary School Students in Enugu State Capital of Enugu State of Nigeria comprising adolescents from various socio-economic backgrounds. It hypothesized that self-esteem and gender would not play any significant role in the participant's self- report of depressive symptoms. ANOVA statistics was used to analyze the data. The...

Multivariate Time Series Modelling of Select Macroeconomic Indicators in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This work, in trying to ascertain some of the major macroeconomic factors that would drive the nation’s economic growth, examined the causal relationship among all share index (ASI), nominal exchange rate, foreign direct investment, oil exports and GDP using quarterly data spanning from 1985Q1 to 2014Q4. In a bid to determine if long-run relationships existed among the variables, the Johansen cointegration approach was used after subjecting the series to the Augmented Dickey Fulle...

Labour and Economic Reforms in Nigeria; Case Study of Federal Government Deregulation of Petroleum Prices (1999-2005)

ABSTRACT  The poor performance of Nigeria’s oil sector has affected the socioeconomic development of the country. This has made the government to formulate a deregulation policy to reform this ailing sector of the economy and to boost production and performance. However to understand the acceptability of this policy by organized labour, this study becomes very important. In this study three research questions were raised they include; why is government deregulating the petroleum sub-sector...

Supply Chain Analytics

A wealth of data is continually being produced by supply chain networks. This data contains trends and patterns that can be found using analytics to provide useful information. The supply chain network's overall effectiveness and efficiency can then be stated to benefit greatly from analytics. The value and function of analytics in the supply chain industry are examined in this study through a critical analysis of the prior literature, a look at some major obstacles to supply chain analytics ...

Impact of Non-Renewable energy on economic growth in Nigeria Autoregressive distributive lag model (ARDL)

The study examined the impact of non-renewable energy on economic growth in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to: investigate the impact of coal energy on economic growth in Nigeria; examine the impact of natural gas energy on economic growth in Nigeria and determine the impact of petroleum/crude oil energy on economic growth in Nigeria. This study made use of ex post-facto research design. These variables of the study consist of economic growth (RGDP); natural gas energy (GAS), petrole...

What are University of Johannesburg student's views on the social movement activism against Gender Based violence and Harm (GBVH)?

Social movements are diverse coalitions of people who are linked by a common desire for social change (Delle & Mattoni 2015). Social movements can mobilize to support a specific social change or to oppose a social change that is being promoted by another organization (Della & Mattoni 2015). To be called a social movement, these movements do not need to be formally coordinated (Della & Mattoni 2015). Various alliances may work together for popular goals while still being considered a social mo...

Administration of Budget in Ghana Education Service: A Study of Selected Educational Institutions in the Volta Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT Article 179 (1) of the 1992 Constitution enjoins the President to cause to be prepared and laid before Parliament at least one month before the end of the financial year, estimates of the revenues and expenditures of Government for the ensuing year. However, determined budget administration in educational institutions in Ghana, using educational institutions in the Volta Region. The study employed both the qualitative and the quantitative research approach.  The population of the st...

Knowledge of Infant Nutritional Needs in Enugu State Implications for Child Health in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT The study was located in Enugu State of South Eastern Nigeria and the focus of the study was to examine the knowledge of infant nutritional needs. The study population was drawn from five local government areas of the state, namely, Nsukka, Enugu North, Udenu, Isi-Uzo, and Igboeze South. The population of Enugu State in the 2006 census exercise was three million, two hundred and fifty-seven thousand, two hundred and ninety-eight (3,257298) persons (FGN, Official Gazette, 2007). The ...

Impact of Non-Renewable energy on economic growth in Nigeria Autoregressive distributive lag model (ARDL)

                                                                         Abstract The study examined the impact of non-renewable energy on economic growth in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to: investigate the impact of coal energy on economic growth in Nigeria; examine the impact of natural gas energy on economic growth in Nigeria and determine the impact of petroleum/crude oil energy on economic growth in Niger...

Trans-Border Co-Operation and the Enforcement of Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea

ABSTRACT Trans-border co-operation in the mitigation of maritime insecurity has remained a veritable and time-honoured measure for the control of illicit maritime activities the world over. Essentially, this is because of the trans-boundary character of such criminal activities. The resource-laden Gulf of Guinea region has remained largely under-utilized because of the high incidence of piracy, sea banditry and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing within the maritime domain. Thi...

The Impact of Public Policy on the Education Sector in Nigeria A Study of Kogi State, 1992-2011

ABSTRACT Public policies on education form a framework of the direction governments intend the education sector to take with the view to enhancing the efficiency and productivity of its human resources in order to achieve the nation’s needed development. This is due to the prime place the human capital occupies in coordinating the other factors of production. Therefore, this study sought the impact of public policy on the education sector in Nigeria, with a focus on Kogi state, 1992-2011. ...


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