ABSTRACT
The development of an efficient transportation system is often regarded as crucial to the process of economic development of a country (Nigeria). This is because transport in any form is essential to the execution of daily economic and social activities in any given area.The Nigeria Railway corporation (N R C) which was established for this purpose of enhancing socio – economic activities in the country, is not living up to expectation. The corporation has been accused of inefficiency and ineffectiveness in providing the essential services they were set up to provide.This is as a result of a number of problems tacking the corporation which this research shall emphasize the managerial problems of Nigeria Railway corporation.These managerial problems have prevented the corporation from meeting its obligations to the country.Many reasons have been mentioned as being responsible for this poor state of the corporation. These include: lack of operational facilities and equipments, poor revenue generation, poor capital base, Lack of government financial support and investment, adequate manpower and most importantly managerial problems to mention but a few.All the above-mentioned problems took their roots from managerial problem.This Nigeria Railway Corporation at the stage of inception was rendering adequate services but we could recall that the managerial problems of the Nigeria Railway Corporation emanated after the indigenization, Act of 1976.
Therefore, this project examine the managerial problems of the Nigerian Railway corporation with the objective of establishing the factors responsible the factors responsible and ways solving these problems.In doing this, this prospect of the Railway system in our socio-economic development were established. At the process of rendering justice to this topic, it was handled as interline and was divided into three chapters. Chapter one treated the background and need of the study, statement of the problem scope of the study e t c.Chapter two on the other hand, treated the literature review them chapter three looked at research methodology.
This is the recommendation and the conclusion of the project.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background and need of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Scope of the study
1.4 Purpose of the study
1.5 Theoretical foundation of the study
1.6 Significance of the study
1.7 Limitation of the study
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
3.2 Findings, Recommendation and conclusion
3.3 Findings
3.4 The effects of government intervention of the corporation
3.5 Manpower Development
3.6 Staff migration
3.7 Urban mass transportation
3.8 Decay in the N R C
3.9 Present and future plans of the corporation
3.10 Recommendations
3.11 Conclusion
3.12 BIBLIOGRAPHY