ABSTRACT Developing countries generally have a major problem in making potable and clean water accessible to their people in both the urban and rural communities. There is the need for individuals, groups, institutions and the government to find ways to curb this situation which is affecting rural and urban communities in Ghana. Micro financing is the “provision of small size loan and other financial services to low income household.” (Montgomery & Weiss, 2006,). It is important to note t...
Abstract The concept of quality has been in existence since the concept of Taylorism championed the attainment of quality through inspection (Connor, 1998). A boom of this concept in the nineties brought about the Total Quality Management (TQM) movement, while the creation of the Baldrige award has motivated more firms to adopt the practice of TQM in their operations. TQM requires the involvement of every employee in the organization. It also involves the use of teamwork for continuous improv...
ABSTRACT The development of the country is severely hampered by a lack of research into our problems and effective ways of solving them. This underdevelopment of the nation’s research capabilities is attributable to a lack of data that is necessary for information to be produced by the research. Using Ghana’s e-government policies and the National Information Technology Agency as a case study, this paper discusses how the data availability level is promoted or undermined as Ghana’s inex...
ABSTRACT The insurance industry in Ghana represents one of the vibrant areas of the fast growing service sector. The objective for the study was to find out the perceptions customers had regarding the level of service quality provided during the service encounter and how it translated into forming the right image for the company. The study showed that majority of customers who had received service at CDH Insurance was of the opinion that, the service was of high standards. It was also showed ...
ABSTRACT Studies indicated that women and men experience conflict, displacement and return differently. In post-war contexts, gender aspects of returnee reintegration have however not been adequately addressed by researchers and policy makers. This study, therefore, examined the gender aspects of the governance of reintegration of returnee refugee Liberian women. It identified the challenges and factors affecting reintegration. Qualitative methods of data collection were employed. One hundre...
ABSTRACT A public pension system is the only system that guarantees income security for the aged, regardless of any economic change in the future. In this regard, a pension is seen as a social and economic necessity that society should embrace in the quest to alleviate poverty and provide economic security that will enable individuals to cope with life's major risks. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of the current tier-three pension scheme in providing adequate so...
ABSTRACT The general objective of this paper was to investigate the relevance and efficiency of Yoruba gods in the administration of punishment and justices on crime commitment. Two Yoruba gods (Sango and Ogun) were principally chosen. Six hundred (600) participants were conveniently sampled from three localities from three geo-political states in the western part of Nigeria. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used in the description of the samples and frequency distribution tables were e...
The relations between state and society under authoritarian rule in Africa has been described as a case of states without citizens (Ayoade 1988). The consolidation of single parties, president-for- life, extensive security establishments, widespread inequalities, and personal rule has involved the denial of the peoples' right to participate in the decision-making process and sometimes the suspension of the constitution which defined those rights. Governance has often been reduced to the pra...
ABSTRACT Malaria contributes substantially to maternal mortality in Nigeria, especially in Ibadan, which is a holo-endemic area. Despite the introduction of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) programme, evidence shows that the incidences of maternal mortality due to malaria persist. Most studies on malaria have focused on preventive behaviour related to environmental and hygiene practices; however little attention has paid to how social factors influence adequate treatment procedure, case managemen...
ABSTRACT Electoral engineering the purposeful manipulation of electoral rules, relating to party organisation and electoral formula, has been established in comparative political studies as a tool for managing ethnicity in order to stabilise politics in divided societies. In Nigeria, ethnicity has been a major obstacle to democratic stability. Most studies on policy measures to address ethnicity in Nigeria have focused on federalism, federal character and political restructuring, with little ...
ABSTRACT The current global financial meltdown that began to take effect in late 2008, the worsening environmental crisis, the global food crisis, and the threat of global terrorism have raised serious questions about the stability and security of a world based on capitalism, without pointing to a clear alternative. Policy makers seem to believe that once national economies begin to grow, prosperity and happiness will return.
ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to investigate factors that influence driving behaviour in the city of Ibadan, ascertain some of the psychosocial factors that influence road crashes in Ibadan, and attempt proffering suggestions about dealing with the identified driving problems. The study employed a correlational design. It examined psychosocial factors (such as drunken driving, impressionistic/self-regulated driving behavior, disobeying traffic laws, excessive speeding, anxiety, ...
ABSTRACT The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pursued among other goals, low and stable domestic price level and output growth using various monetary policy instruments. Despite these efforts, output growth rate averaged 1.32% between 1980 and 1989 and 2.87% between 1990 and 1999. Also, the monetary authority’s inflation rate target of 5.00% in 1992 and 31.00% in 1995 escalated to 44.59% and 72.81% respectively. There has been limited attempt to investigate the channels through which mone...
ABSTRACT Decent Work (DW) is productive work in which workers‟ rights, adequate income and social protection are guaranteed. However, competition and diversity in labour market affects DW. Previous studies concentrated on decent work deficits, but few focused on the effects of work reorganisation on DW. This study, therefore, investigated the influence of work reorganisation on decent work in the Food and Beverage industry in Lagos State, Nigeria. Neo-liberal and Social Action theories pro...
ABSTRACT Choosing a career is a very challenging process especially among youths. Although career choices and career dynamics are given considerable research attention in the developed countries, these subjects do not attract sustained attention in developing countries. This study tried to fill this research gap and also rekindle desired attention in this research area. The study analyzed Nigeria s publicly available Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) s statistics for 2003 and...