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FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION

INTRODUCTION  The financial control of the Public Purse is in the hands of Government administration. Government business whether in form of policies, programmes, activities or functions, are formalities that become rigorous especially in relation to the accounting and reporting for the collection and use of government fund which supports the process of governance. Public accountability is not a new phenomenon it is old as man in his social relations with his fellowman. This is because in a...

AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROBLEMS OF FINANCING SMALL SCALE BUSINESS BY COMMERCIAL BANK IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UNITY BANK, ABA).

INTRODUCTION Small business is the dominant form of business enterprises in any economy whether developed or developing. This means that small business can play active role in the economic development of most countries. Despite this fact, they have not been accorded the respect and given the necessary financial and other support they deserve in the country, considering the fact that such giant industrial corporations like ford and general motors and many of today’s Nigeria giant enterprises...

APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARD IN MODERN ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

INTRODUCTION Accounting Principles as a term is said to be a set of rules that govern accounting practices. They are rules that companies must follow when preparing and reporting financial statements. These principles are meant to be followed and adhered to in the determination and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses for financial reporting. Accounting standards on its own are pronouncements or statement issued by accounting regulatory bodies such as Financial Accounting ...

ROLE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING ON A SMALL BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

INTRODUCTION Within the last thirty years, there have been quite some revolutionary changes in the application of accounting techniques to assist all grades of management in achieving efficiency by the presentation of suitable financial information. This revolution in the application of accounting technique has been a difficult task in Nigeria both in public and private sectors of the economy. For example in government sector, to convince administrators of the advantages to be derived from in...

THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (A CASE STUDY OF ABA NORTH AND SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS)

INTRODUCTION Since the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 by Sir Lord Fredrick Lugard, there had been this sporadic attempt to restructure local governments, assign functions to them and establish district frame work for separation of powers between the executive, legislature and, the carrier servants in administration of local governments in Nigeria. The above was not realized until after the 1979 constitution when the civilian government made little e...

Impacts of Capital Management On the Productivity Of Nigeria Companies (A Case Study of Seven Up Bottling Company, Aba.

INTRODUCTION The success of every business organization has on the volume of its working capital. The volume of a business working capital determines the extent of its operation. Adequate working capital fund enhances an organization’s operations, create room for expansion enable a business to plan and achieve targets. Hardly can a business operate optimally without adequate working capital fund to enable it operate successfully and overcome some business challenges. Working capital is def...

INTERNAL AUDTING – AN INSTRUMENT OF CONTROL IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. (A CASE STUDY OF ABIA STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)

ABSTRACT This research work is an attempt made to enforce the roles played by internal audit department in the public sector towards the appraisal of management efficiency. There are five chapters that represent the main topic of discussions of the project. The introductory part of the project is written in chapter one comprising background of the study, statement of problem, goals to be actualized, scope and limitations, which I encountered as a student were clearly stated. Important terms u...

Managing Records as the Basis for Effective Service Delivery and Public Accountability in Development: An Introduction to Core Principles for Staff of the World Bank and Its Partners

INTRODUCTION The sections which follow examine the importance of good record keeping within the public sector and explore the need to manage information as a strategic resource. They outline the purpose of records and archives management; define the key terminology, theories, and principles underpinning records and archives care; and present a rationale for developing an integrated records management program. They review the legal and regulatory infrastructure for records and archives and con...

VARIETY REDUCTION AS A TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE MATERIALS CONTROL (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY PLC)

Abstract This research study is based on variety reduction as a tool for effective material control, a case study of Nigeria Bottling Company Plc. To understand the research work better, efforts was made at the introductory stage to explain the general importance of variety reduction with special consideration being placed on company especially Nigeria Bottling Company Plc, Kaduna. Also the general problem was also emphasized on such non recognition of the role of variety reduction on storage...

USE OF RAW MATERIALS INSPECTION AND ITS IMPACT ON QUALITY OF PRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION The ideal situation for inspection is of course one in which no inspection is necessary. This is because the quality assurance effort cooperatively mounted by the purchaser and supplier has resulted in outstanding quality performance and reliable supporting supplier generated records.  However not all organizations have reached this enviable goal, examining some of the more common ideas surrounding inspection and quality control is useful conversely. Adequate drafting or writte...

TIME MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANIZATION (A Case Study of seven Up Bottling Company plc of kaduna)

INTRODUCTION The management of time is an issue which is fundamental to job performance. In the past, attention to the relationship between time and job performance was restricted to manual workers and then, by means of organization and methods to clerical workers. The consideration of time utilization for managerial and professional grades has not received much attention until recently current approaches are based on the assumption that personal effectiveness at work is primarily a function...

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CORRELATION OF FEMALE CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA [A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA PRISON]

ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to describe the extent and type of female involvement in crime and analyse the type of crimes in which women have been most visible. A total of 23 questionnaires were distributed to respondents (inmates.) The location of the study was Kaduna State. The units of response were the female inmates in Kaduna prisons. This was because the female inmates were in a better position to furnish the researcher with the information needed on the socio-econom...

THE SIGNIFICANT OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS

ABSTRACT This research work seeks to investigate THE SIGNIFICANT OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS. The National board for Technical Education (NBTE), a federal government parastatals in charge of technical education was used as the case study. Three objectives were set. To find out whether the National Board for Technical Education has achieved the goals which was established to achieve; to study the style of leadership is effective in achieving organizationa...

The Role Of Voluntary And Open Membership In Increasing The Efficiency Of Cooperative Societies

ABSTRACT This study examines the role of Voluntary and Open Membership Principle in societies. A survey method was used for the study. They were members of NNPC-KRPC Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society. A 5-item questionnaire was used for the study. The questionnaire was based on liker scale. Four (4) research questions were developed to guide the study. Frequencies and mean scores were used as statistical analysis. Research findings show that Voluntary and Open Membership Principle is wel...

THE ROLE OF STOCK BROKERS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA

INTRODUCTION In any economy there is a financial system  that is responsible for regulating  the financial environment of the society determining the types  and use of funds to be issued, source of funds to be put. The financial system is really made  up of two major markets, namely money and capital stock market. The many market is the market for short term funds and securities including treasury bills, treasury certificate negligence of deposits, commercial paper and other funds of   w...


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