Research Papers/Topics in Public Administration

THE COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY IN P.Z. INDUSTRIES NIGERIA PLC, EMENE, ENUGU,

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The term communication is as old as man himself. It is believed that as soon as a child is born into the world, he starts communicating by crying (Amadihe Ezugu: 1999, P.Z). it is a word, that so many people give different meaning to depending on how one looks at it. Meaning can include the equipment used in passing of information like telegram, telephone, television, radio etc. Communication is the process of transmitting and receiving of information. ...

EMPOWERING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN THEIR INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE IN ENUGU STATE

1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY The history of local government is closely tied up with the history of British colonialism in the country. It represented a system of indirect rule, which aimed at establishing a form of local Administration through traditional authorities. According to the 1979 National Guideline on local Government Reforms defined Local Government as: “Government at the grassroots level exercised through representative councils, established by law to exercised specif...

THE SOURCES OF REVENUE AND BUDGETING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  As the need for development in every part of a sovereign nation arose, it became important a device a means through which the source of development will reach to every part in question. The local government concept holds that the key to challenge all other developed areas and achieving a general goal concept of ability to give everybody in a given country, allocations according to what the person needs most. The local government is a tier of the go...

THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN WASTE DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU URBAN (ENSEPA)

ABSTRACT This research project is a very crucial study for the effective management of waste disposal is Enugu urban. This study was motivated as a result of the adverse effects of undisposal and improperly managed solid waste on the environment and health of the people. To solve the problem, both primary and secondary data were collected. The research instruments used in collection of the data were questionnaire, oral interview and personal observation. The respondents comprises of 200 ENSEP...

APPRAISAL OF TECHNIQUES FOR EXPENDITURE CONTROL IN GOVERNMENT OWNED HOSPITALS

THESIS ABSTRACT The researcher has primary examined some of the expenditure control techniques that are and could be applied in government owned hospitals. Noting the obstacles and their rate of effectiveness, emphasis are laid on the techniques already in application. Data for the research were gathered through interviews, questionnaires and financial regulations. Percentages were used in the data analysis. The following are the research findings. Budgeting, internal control and audits are c...

THE OVERVIEW OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE IN THE NEW MILLENIUM

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Finance has been a problem facing the government.  The government of Nigeria is made up of the federal, state and local government which is preferably called the three tiers of government.  But however, this work is only limited to the local government. Local government forms the third tier of government in Nigeria.  The aim of creating local government is to decentralize government so that local government which is nearest to the people will enable the people to...

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS

ABSTRACT Internal control is an important tool by which management aims to achieve its object, of ensuring as far as practical  the orderly and to efficient conduct of the business of the enterprise it is an indispensable aid to efficient management particularly in large scale organization where it is impossible for management to be physically present to all sense of action.  The research project is control in the private sector in order to find out whether move is a difference between the ...

EVALUATION OF TAXATION AS A SOURCE OF GOVERNMENT REVENUE (A CASE STUDY OF THE STATE BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE)

ABSTRACT The Nigeria tax system had its share in terms of being adequately  mobilized for an increased revenue and fiscal actions. The State tax revenue is no exemption or Exception to the fact that the revenue generating ability is grossly  inadequate to meet up its government functions. Taxation which is seen as compulsory payment made by the citizens of an entity (country) to the government is mis-constructed in terms, of what the government tax Agencies actually realizes from it. The te...

ORGANOGRAM AS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION TOOL IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT This extended essay present the issue of organogram as an important communication tool in business organization.  This project is divided into three chapters, chapter one is made up of the background of the study, statement of the problem and the object of the study.  Chapter two contain the review of the existing literature related to this project, development of management structure, role of the chief executive and the principle of good organization. Chapter three deal with summa...

CORRUPTION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT  Corruption remains the problem of Nigeria local government system and was the reason the researcher choose to wrte on impact of corruption in Nigeria local government system to findout the course and the impact of corruption in the system and also the protection solutions to those problems if possible. The research used questionnaire both structure and uninstructured where carrying out his research on the above topic. He mainly focused this ind on the staff of the local government ...

THE ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICE ON NATIONS ECONOMIC SYSTEMS (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE)

INTRODUCTION At the federal level, the Nigeria Civil Service is the most important sectors of the nations economic systems at the same time when reviewed from the state level. It is seen as the most important sector of the states economics system. Specifically using Enugu state as a case study, one can observe that the civil service of the state is performing below expectations. This ineffectiveness notwithstanding, one sees it as a testimony that much priority is given to the administration ...

ROLE OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA. (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA NORTH SENATORIAL ZONE)

ABSTRACT The colonial administration of the pre-independence era in Nigeria used traditional authorities on a large scale in governance. Ever since then, traditional authorities have found themselves confronted with providing complimentary leadership in their domain. Their relevance in the contemporary societies appears to be diminishing with the result that various tiers of government appear to perceive and use them in governance in different ways and levels. This study appraised the roles a...

THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA STATE CIVIL SERVICE

ABSTRACT Civil Service as a government institution plays important part in insuring that government policies result in tangible services for the population. In fact, without the body of professional civil servants, national government cannot function effectively and efficiently. In Nigeria, the Federal Civil Service has been enmeshed in myriads of problems: weak governance structure, red-tapism, weak accountability, low professional standards, waste and corruption, poor productivity, and lack...

PROMOTION APPRAISAL SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON WORKER’S PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT  The research topic is on promotion appraisal scheme and its impact on worker’s performance in Nigerian organization. The study examines performance appraisal scheme as a means of improving employees’ productivity. Generally, the study investigated how human element combines the financial, natural and human resources of the enterprise to achieve the goals. It also examines if performance appraisal scheme have any relationship to the employee productivity. In order to achieve the...

PUBLIC BUREAUCRACY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This research study dealt on Bureaucracy and National Development” a case study of Abia State. For the purpose of this study both primary and secondary data sources were used. The major data analysis technique applied were the frequency table simple percentage method and the chi-square tools. Moreso at the end of the study the major conclusion were thus: Bureaucracy in Abia State modern organizations in variation with the ideal type of bureaucracy, there are some socio-cultural fa...


76 - 90 Of 90 Results