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ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING IN NSUKKA L.G.A

ABSTRACT The issues of Female Genital Cutting are currently pervasive phenomenon that affects the statues of women throughout the whole world thereby attracting global concern. Female genital cutting is a harmful cultural practice that infringes on human rights of women. It is a clear manifestation of the social disadvantages women face in Africa compared to their men counterpart. There are no justifiable or medically acceptable reasons to this practice. The objective of this study is to ...

Macro-human resource planning: The key to societal development in Shogunle Community

Abstract The need to pursue development in the society has been an issue of paramount concern. Almost in every place, people seek out ways through which their societies can be developed. In all the toil for a developed society, one crucial aspect that has been neglected is that of macro-human resource planning. This study unveils the importance of macro-human resource planning to societal development, using Shogunle community as a case study and adopts a descriptive survey method for its data...

THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL CONTROL ON PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This is aimed at finding out the impact of financial control on public sector accounting in Nigeria using Esan south East local government area of Edo State as a case study. The purpose is to find out if the control of public fund adopted by the local government is appropriate, to determine whether the public sector accounting principle applied by the local government is appropriate and effective and also to investigate whether the source of revenue to the local government is adequa...

Evaluating the Relationship between Economic Development and Labour Legislations (India as a Case Study)

In India, there is too much pressure emanating from the labour legislations which has led to the complicated Labour regulation system. The India Legislations are viewed as a major factor that negatively affects the economic growth of India. This paper thoroughly examined the interlinkages between labour legislation and economic development for India and also the Indian States. For taking into cognizance of the regulations governing the employment and labour markets in India as well as the eff...

Enhancing Capacities for the Promotion of Citizens Participation in the Oil and Gas Sector of Africa-The Case for Uganda

ABSTRACT Since 2006, Uganda is bracing itself for oil and gas production and  engaged in preparing and signing Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) with international companies. However, a major concern  for  oil  sector stakeholders  is the  current  low level  of  local gainful  participation. This concern  is  heightened  by  the  hard  fact  that  the  oil  and  gas  resource  is  non-renewable.  So implications  are  that  for  the  time  the  resource ...

Internal Auditing As An Effective Tool For Improving Public Sector Performance

ABSTRACT The study used a qualitative approach to assess the effectiveness of internal auditing at the ministry of Education and its agencies. The researchers’ specific objectives were linked to the internal control system, governance structures and risk assessment procedures used within the ministry of education and some selected agencies. Performance of the sewere measured using the principle of the 3Es. With the aid of an interview guide,asemistructuredinterviewwasconductedofwhichwehadt...

A STUDY INTO THE CHALLENGE OF INTERNAL AUDITS IN AN ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: It is generally agreed that finance is the main stay of any economy, be it public or private sector. This study identified the problems in internal audit department of public sectors, Found ways of improving on the internal audit of public sector, explained the meaning and significance of internal audit as an aid to public sector and obtained useful information that will serve as input for further research work. Simple random sampling with proportionate representation was used to d...

DEMOCRACY AND THE POLITICS OF MERGER AMONG POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA, 1999 TILL DATE

TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter 1 1.1       Introduction 1.2       Statement of the Problem 1.3       Objective of the Study 1.4       Research Questions 1.5       Significance of Study 1.6       Scope and Limitation of Study 1.7       Research Methodology 1.7.1    Research Design 1.7.2    Area of Study 1.7.3    Study Population 1.7.4    Sample Size and Sampling Technique 1.7.5    Sources of Data 1.7.6    Instrument of Research 1.7.7  ...

PROBLEM OF SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA LOCAL GOVERMENTS

ABSTRACT For an effective and efficient good governance system in the local government system certain crucial problem must be resolved and a long lasting solution could be given for the social services delivery. The problem of social services is as a result of the inadequacies of the political personnel in the government sector. Certain issues affecting the efficient system of the local populace so as to enable a system - vibrant system of Local Self Government in Nigeria. This constraints af...

Method of Performance Appraisal of Personnel in an Organization

People differ in their abilities and their aptitudes. There is always some difference between the quality and quantity of the same work on the same job being done by two different people. Performance appraisals of Employees are necessary to understand each employee’s abilities, competencies and relative merit and worth for the organization. Performance appraisal rates the employees in terms of their performance. Performance appraisals are widely used in the society. The history of performan...

An Analysis of Awareness of the Conventional Banks’ Customer with the Non Interest Banking product in Ijebu-Ode Local Government

An Analysis of Awareness of the Conventional Banks’ Customer with the Non Interest Banking product in Ijebu-Ode Local Government

IMPACT OF MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH

Abstract This research work focused on the impact of manpower training and development on organizational growth. Poor performance of workers, High labour turnover and decline in customer patronage were the major problems that inspired this research work.  The objectives of the study were to investigate the impact of manpower training and development on the performance of staff and to ascertain how manpower training and development affect labour turnover. Descriptive research design was used...

Bank Verification Number (BVN): A Panacea for Mitigating Fraud in the selected banks in Keffi metropolis.

Abstract: The advent of Bank Verification Number (BVN) in to our banking sector has brought a prevention of financial ill practices with their mixed feeling to all stake holders. BVNis a new phenomenon in the Nigerian banking sector that prevent fraudulent activities and enhances quality services for profit making.The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of BVN on fraud prevention in the selected banks. Data was collected using a well structure questionnaire which ...

The Problems of Waste Management in the Nigerian Urban Cities: A Study of Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency (ANSEPA).

The content of this research on the problems of waste management in Nigeria’s urban cities embodies useful information concerning the current situation of waste control and suggested solutions. The purposes of the study were to conduct an investigation on the defective attitudinal disposition of the citizens, the conspicuous and open dumping sites and employment of modern technology as it connected to efficient waste management in Nigeria. The research was descriptive in nature whereby a re...

The Impact of Electronic Banking on the Performance of Deposit money Banks in Nigeria ,A study of United Bank for Africa(Makurdi Branch)

ABSTRACT The adoption of Electronic Banking by commercial enterprise has been in existence since the mid 90s, much greater in number due to lower operating costs associated with it. Electronic banking has been in the form of automatic teller machines and telephone transactions. More recently, it has been transformed by the Internet, a new delivery channel for banking services that benefits both customers and banks. Access is fast, convenient, and available around the clock. Furthermore, custo...


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