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Niger-Delta Crisis and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study focuses on the Niger Delta Crisis and its Impact on Socio-economic Development in Nigeria. The region accounts for the huge revenues to the government generated from its oil wealth. Despite the fact that the region’s major resources serves as the mainstay of the economy, the region is characterized by lack of social infrastructure, poverty, unemployment and environmental degradation, which is usually as a result of oil spillages and leaks from the oil exploration activit...

Boko Haram Insurgency and Gender Based Violence in North East Nigeria (2007-2015)

Abstract Since the dawn of this millennium, terrorism has been on a steady rise worldwide. In fact, terrorism, arguably, is the biggest threat to global peace and security in this era. In Nigeria, the dynamics and manifestation of Boko Haram insurgency have led to the death of thousands of Nigerians. The worst hit among the causalities and fatalities of the attacks by this group that is riding on the back of Islamic revivalism and fundamentalism is women and girls, particularly in north east ...

Attribution Style, Self-Esteem and Marital Status as Predictors of Life Satisfaction

ABSTRACT This study investigated attribution style, self-esteem and marital status as predictors of life satisfaction. Participants were three hundred and fifty (350) junior and senior staff of Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (Park Lane Hospital) and the University of Nigerian Teaching Hospital, Enugu (UNTH). Their ages ranged between 24 to 53 years, with a mean age of 35.85. Cross sectional design was adopted. Three instruments were used for data collection. Satisfaction with life S...

Cohabitation And Its Impact on Religion in Ggaba Mission Makindye Division Kampala District

ABSTRACT The research was carried out in Kampala-Makindye Division; Ggaba Mission, central Uganda to assess issues of cohabitation and its impact on religion, Causes, impacts and strategies for managing cohabitation were discussed. The researcher used questionnaire, interview format and observation methods to find out the information. Stratified sampling and purposive sampling techniques were employed; also the researcher used descriptive and exploratory design to get the findings. The causes...

Leadership Styles and Employee Performance in Selected Sub-counties, Bushenyi District Uganda

ABSTRACT The study assessed the effect of leadership styles on local government employee erformance in selected sub-counties in Bushenyi district and was based on four specific objectives: (i) to determine the demographic profile of the respondents in terms f gender, age, marital status, educational level, kind of employment and working experience; (ii) to determine the level of leadership styles, (iii) to determine the level of ocal government employee performance, (iv) to establish whether ...

Management Skills and Quality of Business in Selected Small and Medium Enterprises in Addiss Ababa, Ethiopia

ABSTRACT The study carried out on the Management Skills and Quality of Business in selected Small and Medium Enterprises in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The data was collected from 210 respondents using questionnaire and interview. The objectives study were; (i) to determine the level of the management skills of small and medium enterprises in Addis Ababa Ethiopia (ii), to investigate the level of quality of small business enterprises in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (iii) to establish whether there is a ...

Mobilizing and Performance of National Savings by Social Security Fund of Rwanda (SSFR) from 2OO2~2OO9

ABSTRACT The study was carried out with the intention of finding out the profile of the respondents in terms of Age, Gender, Marital status, Occupation of respondents. Lev& of education, Profession, And Time in business/institution, the level of mobilizing the performance of national savings in Rwanda, the extent of the SSFR in mobilizing the performance of national savings and determine whether there is a significant relationship between the extent of SSFR and the level of mobilizing nationa...

Stakeholders Involvement and Project Implementation in Somalia: A Case Study of Bosaso Airport Road Construction Project

ABSTRACT The study sought to examine stakeholders involvement and project implementation in Somalia: A case study of Bosaso Airport Road Construction Project. The study objectives were; to determine the effect of stakeholders’ planning on Project implementation of Bosaso Airport Road Construction Project, to assess the effect of stakeholders monitoring and evaluation on Project implementation of Bosaso Airport Road Construction Project and to establish effect of resource mobilization in pro...

Local Government Decentralization and Poverty Alleviation in Gal-mudug State, Somalia.

ABSTRACT Somalia has been confronted with the challenge of object poverty that lasted well over two centuries. Local government decentralization is one of the strategies adopted by its government in the hope that its implementation could engenders a downward review of the nation’s poverty profile.This study is aimed at investigating the role of local government decentralization in poverty alleviation in Galmudug-Somalia. The objectives of the study were; to determine the nature of local gov...

Information And Communication Technology Resource Availability and Distance Education in Selected Universities In Somaliland

ABSTRACT The research intended to investigate ICT resource availability and distance education in selected universities in Somaliland. It also intended to achieve objectives such as, (1) to identify the demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of gender, age, qualifications under the ICT discipline and number of the years in distance education field, (2) to determine the level of ICT resource availability in selected universities in Somaliland (3) to determine the extent of dis...

Rwanda Development Bank (Brd) And Achievement of Rwanda Vision 2020 In Gasabo District-Rwanda.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to find out the role of BRD in promoting private sector led economy vision as one of the pillar of Rwanda vision 2020. The objective of the study was to prove that BRD is of paramount importance in achieving Rwanda vision 2020 mainly in its pillar “a private sector-led economy” The related literature was reviewed to understand the concepts and to show the relationship between different concepts under study. Primary data was collected by use of ques...

Project Procurement Processes and Project Performance of Selected International Non-Governmental Organizations In Hargeisa, Somaliland

ABSTRACT The study is about project procurement processes and project performance of CARE International and Save the Children in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The study examined the relationship between project procurement processes and project performance of these two selected International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO5). The specific objectives of the study were to find out the extent to which project procurement processes is implemented among the selected International NGOs in Hargeisa, Som...

Beneficiary Participation and Project Sustainability in Action Aid International Uganda Projects Masindi Local Rights Program

ABSTRACT The study was to establish the relationship between Beneficiary Participation and Project Sustainability in Action Aid International Uganda- Masindi Local Rights Program “, the study intended to determined the; (i) Identify the demographic characteristics of respondents in terms of gender, age, and experience in project management, (ii) Establish the level of beneficiary participation in Action Aid-Uganda, Masindi Local rights programs and (iii) Determine the extent of project sus...

The Perceived Impact of Multinational Corporations on National Development: A Study of Oguta Local Government Area, Imo State.

ABSTRACT Nigeria is endowed with oil and mineral resources and these attracted multinational corporations. They were seen as agents of development but it was not so. There was exploitation, environmental pollution and underdevelopment in the oil producing states. This caused pollution, low standard of living, oil spillage and unemployment. The general objective of the study was to ascertain the contributions of multinational corporations to the development of Oguta local government area. The ...

Millennium Development Goals (Mdgs) and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Enugu State (2008-2015)

ABSTRACT Globally, prominent among the current greatest threats to human existence, are poverty and hunger. In fact, to state that the scourge of poverty has assumed the dimension of a global epidemic, is a repetition of the obvious. We have a situation where a greater of the world population lives below one dollar a day or can hardly afford a meal. In the third world countries, of which Nigeria is one, the situation remains pathetic and pitiable. Subsequently, the 189 United Nation member-St...


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