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Community Participation and Rural Development in Iheowere, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, 2012-2014

ABSTRACT This project report studied community participation and rural development in Nigeria, from 2012- 2014. The study has both broad and specific objectives. The broad objective is to determine whether communities in Nsukka local government area participated effectively in community rural development. The specific objectives are as follows: (i) To ascertain the extent of community participation in community development in Ihe-Owere. (ii) To determine whether the problem of inadequate fund...

Associated Gas Flaring and Re-Injection Policymaking and Implementation in Nigeria (1960-2010)

ABSTRACT A number of oil-producing countries in the World (Norway, Britain, Venezuela, Canada, Brazil, etc) have successfully implemented regulatory policies and put in place gas reinjection technologies to curb gas flaring and venting in their offshore/onshore oil fields. Conversely, since 1969 Nigeria has been battling with same gas flaring and venting regulatory regimes without success. This study therefore examines the adequacy of consultancy and utilization of indigenous science and tech...

Economic Analysis of Public Expenditure Growth and Optimal Size of Public Sector in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Public expenditure1 is not only used for stimulation of aggregate demand, it is also a useful tool for redistribution of wealth and provision of public goods. Consequently, the size and object of government expenditure becomes a leading policy issue of general concern in most national and international gathering. To proffer the much needed professional guidance on such occasion at the local level, this study therefore carried out economic analysis of public expenditure growth and opt...

Influence of Family Socio-Economic Status, Gender and School Location on Students Perception of Examination Malpractice.

ABSTRACT The study of investigated Influence of Family Socio-Economic Status, Gender and school location on students’ perception of examination malpractices. Three hindered and frothy-six secondary school (ss1) students participated in the study. Participants were within the age range of 14 and 18 years with a mean age of sixteen years. Three hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis 1 states that there will be no statistically significant difference in perception of examination malpractices betwe...

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Interest Rate Policy and Financial Sustainability of Umurenge Sacco as a Microfinance Institution in Rusizi District, Rwanda

ABSTRACT The study focused on “Interest Rate Policy and Financial Sustainability of UMURENGE SACCO as Microfinance Institution in Rwanda”. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between interest rate policy and financial sustainability of UMURENGE SACCO. It was guided by the following objectives: to establish relationship of interest rate determination on sustainability of UMURENGE SACCO, to analyse the relationship of interest rate application methods on sustainabilit...

Contribution Of NGOs in Mountain Gorilla Conservation in Rwanda: A Case Study of Karisoke Research Center

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out what has been the work of Karisoke Research Center in conservation of the mountain gorillas over its 40 years of existence in Rwanda, its impact and the challenges the center faces in accomplishment of its mission. For most tourists coming to Rwanda, the mountain gorillas of the Volcanoes National Park is their principal attraction. This makes that park the most visited tourist site in the country, and thus, the first site to generate most inco...

Impact Of Internal Control Systems on the Petrol Station Inventory Management in Uganda: A Case Study Of Kampala Stations Operated By Petro Uganda Limited.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of internal control systems on inventory management at Petro Uganda stations in Kampala district. The first objective was to establish the nature and scope of internal control system employed at Petro Uganda. The second objective was to examine the impact of internal controls on successful management of inventory at petro Uganda stations in Kampala district. The third objective was to assess the effectiveness of the existing intern...

Self-Efficacy, Peer Pressure and Gender as Predictors of Altruism Among Adolescents

ABSTRACT The study investigated self-efficacy, peer pressure and gender as predictors of altruism among two hundred and eighty-eight (288) Secondary School students of Learning Field International Secondary School, Our Lady High Secondary School and In Land Doors Secondary School all in Onitsha, Anambra State. They consisted of one hundred and fifty six (156) males and one hundred and thirty two females aged 12-17 years with mean age of 14.5 years. Three instruments were used in this study: G...

Evaluation of Social Services Delivery at the Local Government Level in Abia State: A Case Study of Umuahia North Local Government

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to examine and evaluate social service delivery in Umuahia North local government. Six wards were selected out of the twelve wards through sample survey. The wards that were selected are Aguiri wards, Ibeku East ward, Umuhu ward, Nkwoachara ward, Ndume ward, Urban ward 2, The data obtained were analyzed using simple percentages for easy interpretation. The findings showed that Umuahia North local government do not provide effective and efficient service del...

The Media in Policy Making Process in Uganda

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to establish the actual role of media in the policy making process in Uganda. It was guided by the following , to examine the effectiveness of media policy making process in Uganda, the level of awareness of government media policies in Uganda and also establish the contribution of media in the policy making process. The study adopted descriptive design which used qualitative and quantitative research methods on a sample of 150 respondents purposely selected f...

Determinants of Nigeria’s Non-Oil Import Demand

ABSTRACT Primarily, the paper assesses the determinants of non-oil import demand with the aim to empirically measure the relative strengths, weaknesses and nature of the determinants, and subsequently assess the extent to which results are in conformity with those previously obtained on a wider aggregate of the Nigerian economy. An econometric method of analysis which encompasses wide range of test was employed, using data from the Nigerian economy over the period 1970 to 2009. Results of the...

Motivation Tools and Work Productivity of Academic Staff in Private Universities in Central Uganda

ABSTRACT This study was intended to establish the relationship between motivation tools and work productivity of academic staff in private universities in central Uganda. Specifically, the study was to investigate the way motivation tools are applied in private universities in central Uganda as a mechanism for encouraging academic staff to conduct assigned work, to determine the Level of work productivity of the academic staff in the private universities in central Uganda, to establish the re...

The Impact of Internal Security Controls on Cash Management Mukwano Group of Companies Limited.

Abstract The thesis is about the effect of Internal Security Control Systems (ICS) on cash management of a given organization where in these case Mukwano Group of Co. ltd., was the major organization evaluated. The primary purpose of the study was to examine and evaluate the impact of internal security controls on cash management established by the management of the Mukwano Co. ltd., Kampala main branch with the aim of suggesting corrective measures that can be adopted to ensure that the syst...

Fisheries Co-management And Gender Roles in Lake Victoria Fishing Communities of Busia and Mukono Districts, Uganda

ABSTRACT Women play crucial roles in fisheries, particularly in the processing and marketing. Despite this, women’s knowledge and abilities are overlooked in research and policy making. Therefore a research was conducted to assess the effect of co-management of fisheries on the traditional gender roles at household and community as well as the [ishing roles; obstacles encountered by women in the co-management of fisheries and the coping and transformative strategies; the women’s benefits ...


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