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Advantage of imitation and innovation for economic development and sustainability

 Annotation: There are a few who invent great ideas that renew the past and move the future. Imitation takes place in all area of life, from educational sphere to Business, IT Technology Companies, Car Manufacturing companies, Building and construction companies, furniture’s and decorating firms, Engineering, law, medicine, government institutions, press publishing companies, TV, etc. The road to development and sustainable growth lies in the power and art of imitation.  We can see these ...

WORLD WAR 1 AND 2 SHIFTS IN MILITARY STRATEGIES

1.1     INTRODUCTION The purpose of military strategy is to win wars; the scholarship over the last thirty years has shown that the period from 1914 through 1918 introduced the biggest changes in war fighting strategies, tactics and technologies in all human history. With a few significant exceptions, almost everything about how large-scale combat operations are conducted today traces its origins to World War I. If an infantry battalion commander of August 1914 were to jump ahead a sc...

NIGERIAS ROLE IN LIBERIA AND SIERRA-LEONE CRISIS

1.1              BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Liberian conflict was the first to reveal the scale of governance deficits in African states. West Africa was home to many authoritarian regimes, which were shored up by superpower allies during the Cold War and which could no longer count on that support in a new dispensation (Kuna, 2013). Thus, it was possible to reveal the structural instability in many of these states where governance was characterized by patronage politics and...

NIGERIA PEACE KEEPING CONTRIBUTION

1.1              BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Liberian conflict was the first to reveal the scale of governance deficits in African states. West Africa was home to many authoritarian regimes, which were shored up by superpower allies during the Cold War and which could no longer count on that support in a new dispensation (Kuna, 2013). Thus, it was possible to reveal the structural instability in many of these states where governance was characterized by patronage politics and...

FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AS THE BANE OF NIGERIAS NATIONAL SECURUTY

TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION 1.2    NATIONAL SECURITY, TERRORISM AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 1.3    THE REALITY OF NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGE IN NIGERIA CHAPTER TWO 2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.2 SECURITY OPERATIONS 2.3RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT AND SECURITY OPERATIONS 2.4 MANAGEMENT EVALUATION AND CONSTRAINTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE IN SUPPORT OF SECURITY OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA CHAPTER THREE 3.1 NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA 3.2 NATIONAL SECURITY CHAL...

THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN KANO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs)

Abstract Training and Development are essential factors in financial performance. If small and medium enterprises are concerned to achieve a better and improved financial performance levels, the owner/managers should preferably focus on effective training and development for the achievement of their firm`s goal. The broad objective of the study is to assess the effects of training and development on financial performance on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kano metropolis. Hence, a surv...

CIVIL SERVICE AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF THE ROLE OF SERVICOM

ABSTRACT  The problem of inefficiency has been a growing problem within the Nigerian Civil Service. This inefficiency manifests itself in almost if not all the area of government administrative work and has been perpetuated by the lack of will of the government to sanitize the Civil service.  This study evaluated the efficiency of the Nigerian Civil Service in reference to one of its primary functions of policy implementation and also the extent to which SERVICOM, an agency created to ...

The Concept of Political Gladiator within the Nigerian political system

ABSTRACT Godfatherism is an age-old problem in the Nigerian political system, but while some  see it as a problem, others believe it is a necessity or at the very least a necessary evil. The  argument of those in support is based on the notion that it can serve as a very viable means to  an end, where an individual who possesses the right mix of leadership skill and development  ideas but lacks the financial or political grit has a chance through one Godfather or the other  to get into ...

PRUDENTIAL GUIDELINE AND THE PROFITABILITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANK IN NIGERIA (A Study of selected Banks in Nigeria-2008-2017)

PRUDENTIAL GUIDELINE AND THE PROFITABILITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANK IN NIGERIA (A Study of selected Banks in Nigeria-2008-2017) ABSTRACT This research project work concerns itself with the prudential guidelines and the effect on the profitability of Deposit Money Bank. The major objective is to examine the effect of prudential guideline on the profitability of Deposit Money Bank. The researcher reviewed literature adequately and accordingly. The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analy...

THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY ON ECONOMIC ROWTH IN NIGERIA   ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of monetary policy on the Nigerian economic growth and also ascertained the relationship between the monetary policy and interest rate target, for the period of 2000-2014. The data used in running the analysis are Broad money supply (M2), Real interest rate (RIR), Real exchange rate (REXR) and Gross domestic product (GDP). The data was sourced secondarily from CBN statistical bulletin 2014...

The Significant Relationship Between Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Bank Liquidity Management

ABSTRACT Introduction of Treasury Single Account is as a result of numerous corrupt practices that exist in the country’s public accounting system, lack of transparency and accountability. The paper assesses the significant relationship between Treasury Single Account and bank liquidity management and also the economy of Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to the staff of three selected banks with a population size of 32 sum from these banks. The correlation co-efficient was employed...

THE INFORMATION SEEKING-BEHAVIOUR AND THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES: A CASE STUDY OF CIU POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

The concepts of information-seeking behaviour (ISB) and electronic resources are mutually inclusive in that the increasing  use of electronic resources and the tools for information searching and retrieval employed necessitated the need for a readjustment in  the information-seeking behaviour. Electronic information is becoming prevalent worldwide, and its use is growing at astronomical proportions as more and more users are recognizing the potential that it offers in terms of ease of acces...

IMPACT OF FISCAL POLICY ON ASSET PRICES

ABSTRACTThis research was designed to investigate the impact of fiscal policy and asset prices; an empirical investigation. A time series data of the all share price index as proxy for asset prices and the various sectoral expenditure on agriculture, education, transport/communication and the government recurrent and capital expenditures from 1985-2014 were sourced from secondary sources and was subjected to a multi regression analysis using the ordinary least square (OLS) estimator at 5% le...

Corporate governance and the financial performance of Pension Fund Administrators in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study was designed to empirically investigate the effect of corporate governance on the financial performance of pension fund administrators in Nigeria within the period of 2004 – 2014. The study employed the use of secondary data sourced from the websites and audited financial statements of pension fund administrators in Nigeria. For the purpose of the study, board size and board composition were used as the proxy for corporate governance and return on asset was used a proxy...

THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of monetary policy on the Nigerian economic growth and also ascertained the relationship between the monetary policy and interest rate target, for the period of 2000-2014. The data used in running the analysis are Broad money supply (M2), Real interest rate (RIR), Real exchange rate (REXR) and Gross domestic product (GDP). The data was sourced secondarily from CBN statistical bulletin 2014. The ordinary least square method (Multiple Regression) was ...


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