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Analysis of Environmental Factors Influencing the Performance of Small Business Enterprises in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)

ABSTRACT This research work analyzed the environmental factors influencing the performance of small business enterprises in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).  Available literatures and Empirical studies reported that small and medium scale businessesimpacted greatly to the development of the economy of Nigeria. Some selected small scaleenterprises from Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) wasusedasastudyand questionnairewereadministered. The researcher used primary data gathered through ...

GOVERNMENT AND THE MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA

Abstract This study examines critically government and the management of security challenges in Nigeria and to explain its effect on the development of Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study was 776,298 (Seven Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-Eight) of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) out of which a sample size of 200 was taken through cluster sampling technique. Data was analyzed using the Linkert’s frequency ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT IN BWARI AREA COUNCIL ISSUES AND OPTIONS

ABSTRACT This study examines the Local Government Administration and Grassroots Development in Bwari Area Council: Issues and Options. The objectives of the study was to; examine local government administration as an instrument of grassroots development, to examine the factors limiting local government administration in achieving the goals of grassroots development and to examine the measures to promote grassroots development through the local government. The study made use of the statistica...

THE EFFECTS OF BANK FRAUD IN NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (21ST CENTURY EXPERIENCE)

Fraud is gradually becoming rampant and a daily occurrence in our banking industry, while the bank management is busy working out means of detecting, checking fraud, the fraudsters on the other end are busy designing new method of circumventing those measures in conjunction with some dishonest bank staff. It should be pointed out that effect destabilizes banks not only that, hinders growth of banks. Hence we have good numbers of banks that were distress, acquired by other banks and merged wit...

The Financial Management in Co-Operative Financing Agency (A Case Study of Kwara Co-Operative Financial Agency L.T.D Ilorin)

ABSTRACT Co-operative financing agency are not different from other types of business with respect to efficient management of their funds they are required to used funds very carefully and judiciously because their source of funds tend to be limited.           The peculiar limitation imposed by co-operative principle make it very difficult for co-operative to obtain sufficient funds from outside e.g. that interest payment must not exceed percentage.           As a catalyst ...

The Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between the Agricultural Sector and the Industrial Sector as a Strategy for Economic Growth and Development in Nigerian. (A Case Study of Nige

PROPOSAL This project study the empirical investigation of the relationship between the Agricultural sector and the industrial sector as a strategy for economic Growth and development in Nigeria. The major objective and aims of this project work is to look at the effect of agricultural sector and the industrial sector in Nigeria. The data used in this project are mainly from primary survey data (by the use of questionnaire), personal interview with the respondents and secondary survey data. ...

The Effectiveness of Tax Administration in Nigeria (A Case Study of the Federal Boards of Inland Revenue Ilorin, Kwara State)

ABSTRACT The project title: effectiveness of tax administration in Nigeria  is meant to explain  in details the administration  and management of tax in Nigeria  fails means to enlighten and farouse consciousness on the students who intend going  into the profession on the challenges besetting effective administration   of tax in Nigeria  and practical way by which it can be combated. Chapter one  deals with the introduction  , statement  of the problem , scope and justification ...

The Effectiveness of Raffle Draw as a Promotional Strategy in the Sales of Soft Drinks A Case Study of Nigeria Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc Ilorin Kwara State)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1    Intorduction 1.2    Background to the problem 1.3    Aims and objectives 1.4    Significance of the study 1.5    Scope of the study 1.6    Definition of key terms CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1    Historical background of the bottling company 2.2    Sales promotion defined 2.3    Types of sales promotion 2.4    Objectives of sales promotio...

Manpower Development and Utilization in the Local Government System in Nigeria: A Case Study of Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu State (2002-2010).

ABSTRACT  This study examines manpower development and utilization in organizations using Uzo- Uwani L.G.A as a case study. The importance of personnel training and development in any organization cannot be overemphasize if we recognize the fact that the structure that sustains the organization depends on the individuals that operate it. The major aim for personnel training is to endow the staff with the required knowledge to qualify him for a particular position of employment. The theoretic...

Power Sector Reforms and the Management of Transition Challenges in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company.

ABSTRACT  The need to ensure efficiency and enhanced electricity generation and distribution informed the reform of the Nigerian power sector. Successive administrations made the power sector reform a central policy of governance. However, the reforms and unbundling of Power Holding Company of Nigeria generated a lot of interest across the nation in the face of heightened hope for better service delivery. In the light of this, this research therefore, examined Power Sector Reform and the man...

Democracy and the Politics of Resource Control in Bayelsa State

ABSTRACT  The Niger Delta question represents one of the most intractable sources of political destabilization, constitutes a profound threat to national security, and economic development of the Nigerian state. Therefore, the study of the intricate dynamics among multinational oil corporations, the Nigerian state, and insurgent militias illuminates the root causes, society schisms and the political economy of resource induced conflict in Africa’s major oil producing nation state. This cas...

Female Trafficking as Organized Crime in Nigeria A Study of Public Perception in Onitsha, Anambra State

ABSTRACT The study was aimed at finding the public perception of Onitsha inhabitants on female trafficking and organized crime in Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to look at female trafficking and organized crime in Onitsha, and suggest ways of reducing or eliminating the crime. The specific objectives included: to ascertain why Nigerians engage in female trafficking; to find out the organized criminal networks that facilitate female trafficking in Nigeria; to find out the links...

Private Enterprises and Rural Development in Anambra State

ABSTRACT  This work centered on private enterprises and rural development in Anambra state. The objectives include: to ascertain the extent to which private enterprises have contributed to rural development in Anambra state; to find out the challenges facing private enterprises in rural development in Anambra state; to examine the measures to enhance participation of private enterprises in rural development in Anambra state.It is a survey type of research since it investigated what happened ...

Police-Public Relation A Case Study of Anambra State Police Command

ABSTRACT  It seems to be a reality of modern urban life that, from time to time, tensions can develop between law enforcement and community members or groups. Given this reality, it is worth doing some thinking about the best ways to prevent these tensions from developing in the first place, and of resolving them when they do. As for mutual understanding, the public is well aware that the average policeman's day can be stressful, but again, that is not excuse for being rude, obnoxious, and d...

Low Uptake of Constituency Development Fund among Small and Medium Enterprise(SMEs) in Kafue, Zambia

 The purpose of this study is to explore the low uptake of constituency development fund among small and medium enterprise(SMEs) in Kafue, Zambia. The data for this study will be obtained from face to face interviews with 50 respondents using semi- structured questionnaire in Kafue Constituency and focus group discussion. The method in this study sought to explore the low uptake of constituency development affecting the performance of SMEs and the study adopted a qualitative and employed a p...


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