ABSTRACTThis research work is based on consumption patterns and preferences switching among consumers from foreign to local rice in umuahia metropolis abia state, Nigeria. Over the years The Nigerian food sector has been characterised by excess demand over supply, through primarily to a high population growth rate of about 3% per annum, high rate of urbanization and rising per capital income stimulated by both export revenue boom and wage increases, Nigerian market summary, Consequently, fo...
ABSTRACTThis research work is based on the evaluation of internal control measures and corporate governance of firms in Nigeria: a survey of selected manufacturing companies in rivers state. The primary objective of all business organization is profit maximizing. Consequently, a lot of management effort is geared toward increasing revenue through sales and minimizing cost. As a result of this all business organization use what is known as corporate governance. With respect to research quest...
ABSTRACT This research project is on Bureaucracy and efficiency (A case study of Enugu State civil service). It is been carried out to assess the level of efficiency in the bureaucracy and the functions of the bureaucracy. It is hoped that the study will help to educate civil servants on their expected roles and factors that can make them to be more efficient in the delivery of social service to the citizenry. The work contains five chapters. The researcher adopted the bureaucratic theory a...
ABSTRACT The efficiency and effectiveness of any organization weather small or big depends on the people that manage it. And manning an organization has been a serious problem of small and medium scale companies like Nigeria and because of this, these companies have not been able to achieve their goals. It is against this background that this research work was conducted to investigate such problems as sources of recruitment and selection of workers, human resources development and motivatio...
ABSTRACT This research work on A Comparative Study of Expenditure Controls method in Government and private Hospitals is aimed at studying and analysing the different methods of expenditure control that is being adopted by these hospitals, their practical application and their level of effectiveness. It is aimed at carrying out a comparative analysis of two hospitals. To achieve the aim of this research, secondary data through textbooks and journals were used to review some of the related l...
ABSTRACT This research work is designed to develop effective strategy for pension administration in the Nigeria public sector, using pension commission as a study. The research work reveals how some retirees are forced to continue to work throughout their life, not out of choice but for lack of means of sustenance at old age. The sources of data collection for this work are primary and secondary sources, the researcher in this process of data collection for the research regarded the que...
ABSTRACT Willingness to pay is the largest sum of money an individual is agreeable to pay for a product or service. In other words, it is the maximum sum a consumer is willing to pay to acquire some good or service, or the maximum sum an individual is willing to pay to avoid a prospective loss (Wise Geek 2014). In general, willingness to pay (WTP) is a reflection of the maximum amount a consumer thinks a product or service is worth. It is considered when developing and asking price for produc...
ABSTRACT One of the significances of development in the economy of any nation is the transition from a dependent nation to an independent nation. It is also referred to as a period when nations are struggling to solve some tasks (economic problem). One essential development task of every nation is to attain a steady and sustainable economy. In Nigeria as a developing country, several efforts have been made to provide a suitable means to aid economic development such measures include; the esta...
ABSTRACT The problem under investigation is “problems and prospects of financial management in local government system”. The researcher is well aware that accounting and financial reporting in the public sector particularly at the local government level was not given adequate attention. The purpose of this study is to identify and examine the problems of the local government finances and account; and ascertain the prospects of improving sources of local government finances. The study po...
ABSTRACT Finances is crucial to any investment decision, this study however is aimed at finding out the effects of commercial banks credit to small scale industries or economic growth in Nigeria. The purpose of this is to ascertain the nature and present scope of this effect in Nigeria economic growth. This study is divided into five chapters highlight the performance of small scale industries financed by commercial banks credit and other financial institutions, and the problems financing the...
ABSTRACT The general objective of this work was to find out the socio-economic effect of subsidy regime in Nigeria within the period of 1999-2014. Subsidy being a policy in Nigeria was meant to cushion the suffering of the masses and to encourage industries especially growing industries to be able to compete favorably in the market. This study was a survey research. And the methodology adopted was the simple random sampling technic. Primary and secondary sources were used to gather necessary ...
ABSTRACT Farm credit accessibility has been seen as the surest way of breaking the vicious cycle of poverty in the rural areas of developing countries, particularly in sub Saharan Africa. This study examines the challenges of farm credit accessibility by small scale farmers in Nigeria.Farming in rural Nigeria has widely changed from being activity aimed at providing food and fiber for household subsistence to one providing for the market (commercial farming). Like every competitive commercia...
AbstractIn this study the independence of auditors was critically evaluated and the importance of auditors’ independence in financial statement credibility was analyzed. In order to make informed decision it is important for the financial statement to be credible. The auditors are expected to audit the financial statement of companies in order to present a true and fair view or otherwise of the financial statement. The data used for this work were collected from both primary and secondary s...
INTRODUCTION: Recent dynamism in levels of competition and efficiency in the banking system can contribute to greater financial stability, product innovation, and access by households and firms to financial Services, which in turn can improve the prospects for economic growth in this respect, concerns are that state-dominated monopolistic, inefficient, and fragile banking systems in Kenya and many low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa majorly impact economic development. Pe...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMSCHAPTER TWOREVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE2.1 FINANCIAL REPORTING – AN OVERVIEW 2.2 THE MEANING OF FINANCIAL REPORTING2.3 MEANING OF ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND CONVENTIONS2.4 S...