Revenue generation is the nucleus and path to modern development. This study assessed the impact of internally generated revenue on the development of Nigeria, a case study of Akwa ibom State. This is because the state as the second tier of government needs revenue to provide basic social amenities to the people. Thus, the study specifically sought to ascertain the extent to which Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has contributed to the provision of such infrastructure as water, electrically...
Abstract/Overview This chapter uses evidence from the Parenting across Cultures (PAC) project to illustrate ways in which longitudinal data can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; https://sustainabledevelopment. un. org/). The chapter begins by providing an overview of the research questions that have guided PAC as well as a description of the participants, procedures and measures. Next, empirical findings from PAC are summarized to illustrate implications for six specific ...
Abstract/Overview Kenyan government has persistently failed to collect adequate resources to finance its budget, and continues to rely on external and domestic debt to finance its developmental activities. Its public debt surged to trillions with 44.5% external and 55.5% domestic debt. This has raised concerns among policymakers that the rapid increase in public debt has the potential of eroding the country’s sovereign rating. Public debt management is the process of establishing and ex...
Abstract This paper explores the extent of use of collective efficiency among the wood enterprises in Kenya and its effect on the infrastructure planning and development. Small manufacturing enterprises are known to contribute to economic dynamism, entrepreneurship and industrial development in less developed countries. However, they are handicapped by lack of capacity to accumulate capital, develop infra- structure and acquire technologies necessary for competing in a liberalized global mar...
Abstract/Overview A well formulated and properly implemented budget has the capacity to promote socio-economic well-being of the people, finance development projects and support public service administration. However, Siaya County has faced a major challenge in enhancing the credibility of its budgets by reducing the gap between planned and actual targets. It has registered actual under performance both for revenue and expenditure in comparison to budgeted targets across the financial yea...
The dynamic nature of organizational activities such as changes in techniques tools, application of roles, duties, policies e.t.c has made it imperative for employee to be trained and retrained to keep abreast a latest innovation that will result in possible high performance on the job. Qualifications obtained by an employee will have to go through series of checks and vettings to verify the credibility and standards of the employee. Training focuses on the acquisiti...
Abstract: Quality service provision remains elusive for most organizations. Like other government services before, LAPCAS was initiated as an information technology tool to improve service delivery to members of the public. This study evaluates the initiatives used to market and publicize this project and the success rates of those initiatives. To gauge the perception of the public to this initiative, the study measures the service experiences of a sampling of members of the public at three ...
The effectiveness of a budget lies in early planning, early approval, implementation and auditing. If any of these four stages of a budget cycle is defective and fraught with errors, there is the tendency that such budget may either yield poor result or become counter-productive. This study examines the theoretical and empirical necessity of control measures such as fiscal responsibility, assessment of projects by certified agencies, oversight functions of the members of National Assembly, et...
The effectiveness of a budget lies in early planning, early approval, implementation and auditing. If any of these four stages of a budget cycle is defective and fraught with errors, there is the tendency that such budget may either yield poor result or become counter-productive. This study examines the theoretical and empirical necessity of control measures such as fiscal responsibility, assessment of projects by certified agencies, oversight functions of the members of National Assembly, et...
An issue that requires attention is the impact of political turmoil on the progress of the education system in Nigeria. Consequently, the researcher has selected the subject of "the impact of political unrest on educational progress in Nigeria," aiming to ascertain the repercussions of political upheaval on the improvement of education in Nigeria, specifically in Edo State. Chapter one of the study focused on a specific research issue, which led to the formulation of five research questio...
ABSTRACT The research project titled “Traditional Institutions and Democratization process in Nigeria 2015-2020, was guided by three research objectives; to find out contributions of traditional institutions in Nigeria democratic process, to investigate the relationship between traditional institutions and modern day democracy; to discover challenges facing traditional institutions within the Nigeria democratic space. The research adopted descriptive survey and Purposive sampling was used...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the public perception of the relationship between youth unemployment and criminality in Nigeria. Questionnaire was administered on participants which comprised 1200 members of diverse groups drawn from three major cities; Enugu, Ibadan and Kaduna in three main ethno-geographical regions of the country using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding established a signific...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the public officials and waste management in Mogadishu Somalia. The study objectively thought to; examine the role of public officials in controlling of waste in Mogadishu Somalia, to identify the factors hindering responsible officials from attaining sustainable waste management systems and to suggest strategies to improve sustainable waste management in ways that are environmentally responsible, socially accountable and economically. The study used correlatio...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to assess the Somali university contribution towards higher education quality assurance in Mogadishu Somalia —. The objectives of the study were guided by both general and specific objectives. The general objective of the study is to assess Somali University Contribution towards higher education quality assurance in Somalia, where by the specific objectives are to evaluate Somali University quality assurance program in Mogadishu-Somalia, to analyze ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated Management Skills and Sustainability of Community Income Generating Projects in Ngai Sub-County, Northern Uganda. The study was based on the following objectives: to identify the demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of: gender, age, educational level, and work experience; to determine the level of management skills among community based organizations in Ngai Sub County, Qyam district; to examine the level of sustainability among various co...