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THE RELEVANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (EPM) PROCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE CASE OF SUSTAINABLE IBADAN PROJECT (SIP), NI

ABSTRACT Nigerian cities which are supposed to be development centres are currently plagued with environmental problems of various types. There has, however, been the recognition that better city management practices will facilitate attempts at minimizing those environmental problems .. Moreover, combined efforts of the federal. state and local governments, as well as those of the private sector will be needed in order to deal effectively with urban problems.

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF ELECTORAL REFORMS IN GHANA: THE CASE OF BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION

ABSTRACT Ghana returned to constitutional rule in 1993 and has made tremendous strides in its democracy. This has won the country international acclaim. The country has often been described as the beacon of democracy in the West African sub-region. This has been made possible with the smooth conduct of peaceful elections coupled with electoral reforms. The adoption of these electoral reforms has gone on to ensure a relative sense of electoral integrity albeit with challenges particularly in t...

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF PER CAPITA INCOME CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

ABSTRACT The incidence of cross-country per capita income convergence has been debated for long by economists; all in the attempt to either validate or reject the per capita income convergence hypothesis as predicted by the Human capital - augmented Solow model (HC-ASM). However, researchers seem to have given little attention to Sub-Saharan African (SSA) in this ongoing discourse despite the wide per capita income disparity gap in the region. This present study fills this gap by conducting a...

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THE ADOPTION OF IFRS AND AUDITOR SWITCHING: A CASE OF GHANAIAN LISTED COMPANIES

ABSTRACT Given the growing levels of corporations through international trade and the significant changes global economies have seen over the last few years have resulted in significant changes in business operations world over. Prominent among such changes the financial sector has witness is the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The purpose of the study was to examine the extent of compliance with IFRS by Ghanaian companies, its association with auditor switchin...

INTERNAL AUDIT AS A CONTROL FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES IN GHANA

ABSTRACT This research aims to examine the influence of internal audit on effective corporate governance in SOEs in Ghana. A questionnaire was used to collect data and was distributed to the 100 top senior level officials and internal audit department of the SOE sectors. The regression model that was used in this study was five dependent variables: internal audit independence; proficiency and due professional care; nature of work; quality assurance and improvement program; and managing the in...

THE IMPACT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: A CASE STUDY OF FIDELITY BANK LIMITED

ABSTRACT The study assessed the impact of customer relationship management on customer satisfaction at Fidelity Bank Limited. Specifically, the objectives of the study were; to identify the customer relationship management strategies of Fidelity Bank Limited, to investigate which of the customer relationship management strategies of the bank has the most impact on its customer satisfaction and finally to examine the impact between customer relationship management strategies and customer loyal...

Conceptualizing Continuity and Shifts in the African and the Black Diaspora Performance Traditions

ABSTRACT In engaging the challenge of evolving a shared pedgogy of Black and african knowledge systems on the continent and African Diaspora(s)

Child Labour in Fostering Practices: A Study of Surulere Local Government Area Lagos State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT Many studies in Nigeria have been carried out to examine the trend and outcome of fostering practices and child labour independently but such studies have been generally overlooked the issue of child labour in fostering pratices.

BUSINESS REPONSE PATTERNS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: AN APPRAISAL OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT In recent years, advocates of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have argues that CSR should be a strategic engine for a long term corporate profits and responsible social development.

PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STATE AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL OIL INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT The participation of countries in the international oil industry in the form of national oil companies started in 1914 and has continued to this date. Although their role in market systems has been seen in literature to be a major cause of inefficiency, active state participation does not seem to be waning. This is primarily because of state dependence on oil products, growth of major state-owned oil companies and the belief that state control over its resources is a major sign of na...

ADOPTION OF AN ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION (EbA) APPROACH IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPROVING LIVELIHOODS IN FRINGE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WOROBONG SOUTH FOREST RESERVE

ABSTRACT Extreme human activities couple with climate change have the potential to reduce the resilience of communities whose livelihoods depend on the forest ecosystem services. As a way of building resilience of society using the same resource also has the capacity to derive co-benefits for the forest ecosystem upon which livelihoods activities operate. To this end, the study sought to adopt the Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to identify Ecosystem services of the Worobong South Forest Res...

CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF GROUP LENDING IN MICROFINANCE SERVICE DELIVERY: EVIDENCE FROM WOMEN GROUPS WITH THE BONZALI RURAL BANK IN TAMALE.

ABSTRACT Globally, microcredit has risen to prominence at a rapid speed after its large-scale success in the 1970s in Bangladesh with Grameen Bank. Its central idea is that traditional banks find the poor too costly to serve due to their lack of steady income and collateral. To address the issue of a lack of collateral to secure loans, some rural banks and microfinance companies have taken to group guarantees as a form of social collateral to provide loans. This study delves into the group l...

PERCEPTION ON DISTANCE EDUCATION AMONG UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST DISTANCE STUDENTS IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the perception of students of distance education about distance learning in Ghana. Specifically, this study assessed; the opinion of distance students regarding distance education in Ghana, the main factors contributing to the demand for distance education, the level of distance students’ satisfaction of distance education, and the challenges faced by the students offering distance education. A cross-section survey and quantitative method wer...

The effect of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in Sub Sahara Africa: Does threshold matter?

This paper investigated the threshold effect of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using an annual dataset spanning 2010 to 2017, the Hansen’s estimation and Differenced generalized method of moments (GMM) methods were used to estimate the threshold level of financial inclusion that will reduce poverty and factors that influence financial inclusion respectively. The results showed that beyond a threshold level of 0.365, financial inclusion would lead to po...

NON-ENFORCEMENT OF THE DISABILITY RIGHTS LAWS IN GHANA: THE HEARING IMPAIRED AND ACQUISITION OF DRIVERS’ LICENSES

ABSTRACT Non-enforcement of policies regarding persons with disability (PWDs) is a major national problem, especially when it comes to the hearing impaired and acquisition of drivers’ licenses in Ghana. The hearing impaired persons mobility to accessing some basic services such as education, social and economic activities, health and other cultural activities could depend on their mandate to drive to places in seeking for these basic services, hence the need for drivers’ licenses to ply t...


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