Impact of Credit and Financial Services in Transport Management in Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The administration of urban transportation in Nigeria follows the structure of government administration, that is, the three-tier form (Oni et al, 2006). This system manifested in form of serious expectation gap between citizen minimum expectation and the actual road construction delivery. In 1998, Nigeria needed N300bn to fix dilapidated roads and N54bn subsequently every year for maintenance and rehabilitation (National Pol...
Research Paper on the Nigerian Local Content Act in Human Capital Development in Oil and Gas Industry
This article examines the impact of the Nigerian Local Content Act on petroleum industry human capital development and the role of local Training Institutes could play in the effective implementation of the Act. Although,the main objective of the Act is to provide the legal foundation for the domestication of certain engineering and technological projects, fabrication and construction, thereby training local nationals and enhancing the transfer of technology; it also provides th...
Research Paper on the Distribution of Petroleum Products in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a country richly blessed with abundant natural resources and oil and gas has continued to play a dominant role in her economy. These resources if effectively harnessed and managed will better the lots of all Nigerians of today and the generations yet unborn. Unfortunately, the distribution of petroleum products in Nigeria is bedeviled with complex problems resulting sometimes in petroleum products shortage, inflated prices of products and contentions on the pump pr...
Great Customer Service as an Enabler of Small Business Ventures
INTRODUCTION: Every day people make decisions regarding how they spend their money. They decide not only what they are going to buy but, even more important,who they are going to buy those items from. Most products and services are available from more than one source. You can purchase laundry detergent at several different supermarkets or retailers. You can also choose among several department stores for your clothes and electronic items. The point of all of this is: People have choices whe...
Entrepreneurial Marketing as an Enabler of Small Business Ventures
ABSTRACT This research will discuss the concept of Entrepreneurial Marketing as an enabler of small business development and growth with special focus on the Nigerian movie and music industry. On the surface entrepreneurial marketing can be understood as “marketing with an entrepreneurial mindset”. By a combination of the definition of marketing by the American Marketing Association (AMA) and two conceptualizations of entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial m...
Research Paper on 2014 Ludian Earthquake in China
Abstract On August 3, 2014, the Ludian County of Yunnan Province in southwestern and northeastern Yunnan Province, China, was struck by an MS 6.5 earthquake at 16:30 (Beijing Standard Time). That was another destructive event after the MS 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, MS7.1 Yushu earthquake in 2010, and MS 7.0 Lushan earthquake in 2013. The earthquake which was very strong occurred on the margin of the Tibetan plateau in a rural area of Ludian county.The epicenter (103.3° E, 27.1° N) w...