ABSTRACT Non-oil export has been an alternative way to diversify Nigerian economy so as to absorb any shocks from the international oil (crude oil) market, since revenue stability is not guaranteed from crude oil again. Therefore, the study examines the diversification to non-oil export as a panacea for checking poverty, unemployment, low revenue and economic recession through inclusive economic growt...
Introduction The Relationship between Law and Morality The Notion of Law The Notion of Morality Similarities of law and Morality Differences between law and morality Issues in Morality Legal enforcement of morals in Nigeria Theories- Naturalist and culturalist
It is universally accepted that for the smooth functioning of a money market and economic growth of a country, an efficient and good banking system is a must. Modern technology has taken the world by storm in recent decades. Particularly, the advent of the computer has completely revolutionized the way people live, work and play. Computers have affected businesses in numerous ways, allowing them to run more efficiently. However, there is a dark side to computers when individuals use them to l...
ABSTRACT Management of working capital which aims at maintaining an optimal balance between each of the working capital components, that is, cash, receivables, inventory and payables is a fundamental part of the overall corporate strategy to create value and is an important source of competitive advantage in businesses (Deloof, 2003). The main objective of the study was to establish the impact of working capital on business performance of First Bank Nig. PLC. The research used both des...
DETERMINANTS OF DIVIDEND POLICY IN NIGERIA (A case Study of Manufacturing Firms) Abstract This study seeks to examine determinants of dividend policy in Nigeria. The determinants of dividend policy studied are firm size, firm’s performance and liquidity. The study employed the use of secondary data from annual reports whose results were analyzed using the E-view...
ABSTRACT The proliferation of poverty and global inequality between and within the countries has resulted in an emerging consensus among the actors in the field of international development on the importance of social policies in the process of development. Different policies and structural programmes has, over the years, been instituted as mechanisms for tackling poverty and empowering individuals and one of such recent social policy measures employed by the MDGs is the Conditional Cash ...
This is a Research Project done to achieve a Bachelor's degree from Oxford Brookes University. The case study is on Dangote Cement with comparative analysis of Lafarge Cement Plc. Analysis was done using Financial ratios and Business models like PEST and SWOT. The project objective was achieved using these tools, with references extracted from secondary sources.
ABSTRACT The study was embarked upon to review and examine taxation as a means of generating revenue that will serve as a way forward from declining oil revenue in Nigeria. The study’s objectives are; to look into taxation as a way forward from declining oil revenue, to review the impact of taxation on the economic grow and development, to run through the Nigeria tax system regarding its administration, enforcement, collection and remittance of taxes and consider ways of making the Nigeria...
ABSTRACTThe study evaluated the effects of oil price fluctuations on economic growth in Nigeria. The industrial production index was used as a proxy for gross domestic product that served as a function of oil price, exchange rate and interest rate that are the explanatory variable. The research made used of secondary time series data, The data on industrial production index, exchange rate and interest rate were obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin while that of oil p...
Calamities and other forms of hardships or difficulties happen among people, societies or nations times after times. Sometimes, the calamities, hardships or difficulties happen naturally while some other times they are caused or invited by people. People experience hard times like wars, communal, ethnic or religious clashes, famine, plague, high cost of life etc. These hard times normally cause untold hardships to people ranging from loss of lives, lost of properties, displacement and other f...
The basic minimal structures required for a country to lay claims to the practice of federalism include a political system in which there is power sharing under a written constitution with a government consisting of at least two orders: a central or federal government and the governments of the constituent units. Each order of government receives an allocation of financial resources tailored to their specific requirements. Nigeria has been a federal state since 1954, yet even this basic requi...
THE CAUSES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF HERDSMEN-FARMERS CONFLICT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA By Afeez Tijani Osumah Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Phone: + (234) 07065020634, E-mail: osumahinnocent@yahoo.com Abstract The paper attempt to ascertain the rationale on mass exodus of herdsmen southward part of the country and to determine the causes of the clashes between the herdsmen-...
THE IMPACTS, EFFECTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO HERDSMEN-FARMERS CONFLICT ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA By Afeez Tijani Osumah Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. ABSRACT The study critically examines the impacts and effects of conflicts between the herdsmen-farmers in vulnerable communities and the exact response of government to nip the crisis in bud. However, the conflict has a negative reflection o...
A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC PLURALISM AND POWER POLITICS IN NIGERIA By Afeez Tijani Osumah Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Phone: + (234) 07065020634, E-mail: osumahinnocent@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Political power is a key issue in Nigeria politics; this is because of diverse ethnic groups that composed of Nigeria as a sovereign state. These ethnic diversities in N...
This study examined the influence of perceived organizational support among workers in KPMH Nigeria, Lagos. It also examined the influence of role ambiguity on work life balance among workers in KPMG Nigeria, Lagos. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The subject of the study comprised staff of Tax, Audit and Business support departments of KPMG Lagos State. A total of 85 (44 males 51.8% and 41 females 48.2%) participants filled out the questionnaires completely. The groun...