ABSTRACT The study aims at evaluating the performances of the Islamic banks and the conventional banks before, during and after the global financial crisis. Variables that were used during the cause of the research include profitability performances, liquidity performance and credit risk of the various banking institutions. The study covers a period of five years 2006-2010. The study adopts the sample of 3 Islamic banks and 3 conventional banks from UAE, Bahrain and Britain. The study documen...
THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ABSTRACT Information and Communication technology has really improved the performance of the Nigerian stock exchange. This study aimed at exploring or exposing the ways through which information and communication technology facilitate the growth and development of the Nigerian stock exchange as a whole. However, for detailed and systematic chapters. Chapter one opens up by introducing t...
THE EFFECTS OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN NIGERIA (A study of MTN users in Owerri) ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the effect of telecommunication service on service delivery and customer satisfaction. To carry out this research work survey research design employing questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentage and ANOVA. The result review that MTN doe...
THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ABSTRACT Information and Communication technology has really improved the performance of the Nigerian stock exchange. This study aimed at exploring or exposing the ways through which information and communication technology facilitate the growth and development of the Nigerian stock exchange as a whole. However, for detailed and systematic chapters. Chapter one opens up by introducin...
The Nigerian broadcast media sector is a work culture of pressure, stress, overload, inflexibility, and excessive hours of work. Employees are stretched to their limits by work and deadlines, in a bid to attain professionalism. Central to radio and television production is desire to satisfy the communication information, education and entertainment needs of audience members. However, surprisingly, despite the rapid growth of the broadcast media, there has been a strong notion that programmes...
PATIENT’S PERCEPTION ON THE QUALITY OF PATIENT NAVIGATOR’S SERVICES AT LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NIGERIA Odumosu O*, Alabi AO**, Lawal AO**, Mbanugo E*, NICHOLAS IRURHE**, Yakubu CK**, Nwige**, Sowunmi AC**, Habeebu MYM** Fatiregun Olamijulo** *Run ...
ABSTRACT The new democratic dispensation in Nigeria was launched again in 1999 leading to the emergence of the fourth republic. This came after a long time of despotic military rule in the country. Democracy was highly embraced by all with expected hope that it will deliver good dividends and socioeconomic development. But not far into the fourth republic, the body polity became overheated by lots of challenges namely: corruption, electoral abnormalities, the politics of godfatherism, i...
The broad objective of this study is to examine the impact of foreign direct investment and domestic investment on economic growth in Nigeria for the period of 1986 to 2013. To achieve the broad objective, the following specific objectives were raised:(i) Analyse the trend of foreign direct investment, domestic investment and economic growth in Nigeria; (ii) examine the relative impact of foreign direct investment and domestic investment on economic growth in Nigeria; and (iii) investigate th...
Abstract The paper examines the effect of natural resource rents and institutional quality on financial sector development in West Africa. Using pooled OLS, fixed effect and system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimations with several robustness checks, the results indicate that natural resource rents have an adverse effect on financial development. Further evidence shows that institutional indicators, based on control of corruption, rule of law and government effectiveness, positively...
Abstract In view of the indispensable role of financial sector in both emerging and developing economies, there has been a notable spotlight on the financial sector development over the years in most African countries. Nonetheless, there are only a few studies on this topical issue, particularly for Nigeria. Hence, this study examines the long – run and short – run dynamic relationship between institutional quality and financial development in Nigeria over the period of 1984 – 2015 usin...
Disorganized offenders characteristically conduct blitz attacks on their victims due to a lack of social adequacy needed to verbally subdue their victims. They tend to have poor personal hygiene and are very reclusive (O'Connor & Scott 2004). A disorganized rapist will often blindfold his victim or batter her face in an effort to depersonalize him or her (Owen, 2004). Finally, a ‘disorganized’ crime scene will contain a myriad of fingerprints, footprints, and/or weapons used in the assaul...
I know what you're thinking--but hear me out. Plenty of reasons for doing background check exist, and not all of them are sketchy. Checking into the history of a prospective employee or even a new acquaintance or love interest is easy in this digital age. A simple Internet search can net substantial and interesting results. Better yet, working with a third party service ensures all reporting and disclosure rules are followed to the letter of the law. Either way, background information helps p...
ABSTRACT There is a belief that criminal profilers can predict a criminal’s characteristics from crime scene evidence. In this article, the author argued that this belief is more suitable and appropriate for psychological profiling than others. The role of the profiler, then, is to assist the police department in its investigations of the cases in which additional aid is sought for the successful resolution of a case, such as lust murder, rape, and the like. The successful profiler will ble...
ABSTRACT The over-riding aim of this research work is to examine the security threat in Nigeria, a case study of Nyaya and Jikwoyi communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council. To effectively carry out this research, data was collected in form of questionnaire from respondents who lives in Nyaya and Jikwoyi communities. Two hundred (200) questionnaires was administered, one hundred and sixty eight (168) was returned and one hundred and fifty (150) copies was used. After critical analysis of th...
ABSTRACT The over-riding aim of this research work is to examine the prevalence and effects of domestic violence against women in Lagos State, a case study of Mushin Local Government Area. To effectively carry out this research, data was collected in form of questionnaire from respondents who are people living and working in Mushin LGA. (150) one hundred and fifty questionnaire were administered, (118) one hundred and eighteen copies were returned and (100) hundred copies are used. After cr...