ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the role of Youth Employment Agency in combating unemployment in Ghana by examining the effectiveness of the programmes introduced and the challenges of the agency in carrying out its mandate. A qualitative design and a case study approach were employed to undertake the study. A semi-structured interview technique was used to collect data. The sample size for the study was eighteen (18) comprising three (3) Directors and fifteen (15) beneficiaries of the ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated how culture influences the enforcement of code of ethics at the Ministry of Health (MOH).Using the qualitative approach, the case study design option was employed to examine the phenomena in depth. Primary data was collected through in-depth interviews with various officials at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Accra. Through a review of existing documents, reports and other scholarly publications, the primary data was effectively triangulated. Analysis o...
ABSTRACT “Roads, and means of transport, make a crucial contribution to economic development and growth and bring important social benefits Poorly maintained roads constrain mobility, significantly raise vehicle operating costs, increase accident rates and their associated human and property costs, and aggravate isolation, poverty, poor health, and illiteracy in rural communities This study highlights the economic and social importance of regular road maintenance and recommends ways to ach...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine stakeholder participation in the formulation and implementation of FSHS policy by assessing the stakeholder dynamics and implications on formulation and implementation of the policy. The study observed that various stakeholders engaged in the formulation and implementation of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy in Ghana entails relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, FSHS implementation Committee, CHASS, Religious groups, significant NGOs and ...
Abstract This study set out to examine the role of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Ghana in resolving the transportation challenges in Accra. The study employed qualitative research approach with semistructured interviews as its main instrument of data collection. In all, a sample size of thirty includes policy makers of Bus Rapid Transit affectionately called Ayalolo at the Ministry of Transport, management members of the BRT. The study was conducted only in Accra, where the BRT has been pi...
Abstract This study set out to examine the role of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Ghana in resolving the transportation challenges in Accra. The study employed qualitative research approach with semistructured interviews as its main instrument of data collection. In all, a sample size of thirty includes policy makers of Bus Rapid Transit affectionately called Ayalolo at the Ministry of Transport, management members of the BRT. The study was conducted only in Accra, where the BRT has been pilo...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the prospects and challenges of Ghana’s current industrialization policy the 1D1F, using the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly (ANMA) as a case. Using qualitative methodologies, the case study design was used. Primary data for the study was collected by interviews, and they were supplemented with secondary data from scholarly materials, reports, and bulletins. The study found that three 1D1F factories have been set up in the municipality so far. The roles pla...
This study focuses on investigating the relationship between the Inspectorate Cadre ranking system and the decline in discipline, professionalism and work performance in the Nigeria Immigration Service (a case study of Osun State Command). The research employed the Likert type questionnaire to collect data from a target audience of one hundred and seventy six (176) officers and men of Osun command. This data was subjected to a quantitative analysis. Also, the formed hypotheses were analysed ...
Budgeting in the public sector is a document or a collection of documents that refers to the financial condition of the government (Turns, 2006). A budget is prospective in the sense that it refers to expected future revenue and expenditure. This assignment write-up examines Gombe state 2018 approved budget tagged “Budget of Enhance Economic Growth and Development” as what could be partly referred to as a follow up budget of the erstwhile 2017 budget tagged “Budget of Sustainability�...
On September 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton was regarded by post-debate polls to have defeated Donald Trump in the first Presidential debate, and her odds of election in the Bet fair prediction market increased from 63 to 69 percent. Given that most financial markets are typically quiet during that time, movements in asset prices likely reflect market participants’ collective view of the impact of the 2016 election. During the debate event window, U.S., UK and Asian stock markets rose, crude o...
An in-depth introduction and summary of "development administration"
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the dangers of recycling leadership or political governance on the future of any nation and the development of the young talents and potentials. It suffices to say that it is antithetical to youth development and detrimental to the future of the nation. It is a common practice in Africa to see old people in their 70s and 80s still clinging to political powers. With particular reference to Nigeria, youth participation in the actual governance of the nation has re...
This work tends to examine the nexus between service delivery and development in Nigeria, highlighting the public service delivery agent in Nigeria as proponents of this, and whether it has been able to thrive towards affirming development in the Nigeria society. This study is apt, and adopted a qualitative method to arrive at its findings and recommendations
The phenomenon of poverty has always occupied the central discourse of many organised polities especially given its attendant consequences in a society where it is dominant. Scholars and practitioners have in various ways debated profusely on what causes poverty and its reduction process. While some hold the profound view that the causes of poverty are largely exogenous, others submit that the causes of poverty are endogenous. They largely ascribe poverty to government corruption with limited...
In spite of the conscious steps taken by successive governments in Nigeria to combat power shortages and outages over the years, the problem of inadequate power supply in the country perpetuates. This study, therefore, attempted to assess the various policies initiated by the Nigerian government to improve on the provision of electricity in the country over the years. Data for the study were collected through secondary sources. The findings of the study revealed that since the National Ele...