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THE EFFECT OF FUEL SCARCITY ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY: A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ENUGU URBAN:

ABSTRACT Fuel is a form of energy, according to Longman English Dictionary; fuel is a form of energy used for production. In that case, its scarcity will affect the living standard of the people in various ways. 1).It increases the cost of transportation 2).Social unrest 3).Electrical Faults 4).The cost of food items and living  5).Adulteration of fuel The effects of fuel scarcity in Enugu metropolis cannot be over emphasized for it is of the very player for all economic attribute to move on...

FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ENUGU STATE MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Financial control and accountability as the name implies means the proper management and control of financial aspects, the efficiency effective and management of finance of the organisation.  The finance control and management law 1968 is designed for control and management for the public financial and maters connected there with and it stipulates under section 33 that the accountant general shall under to the auditor general accounts showing the finan...

THE PROVISION OF QUALITATIVE SERVICES RENDERED TO CUSTOMERS IN COMMERCIAL BANKS

ABSTRACT The banking business has experienced structural changes over the decades like other business. The government continually encourages the expansion of the services rendered by bank and also facilities both in the urban and rural area. In other to provide comprehensive banking in the country. Banking has been in existence as far back 2500 B.C. Nigeria Government intervention began in 1975 where the military government restructured and Nigerianised in stages in the banking system. It has...

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES

ABSTRACT The significance of the service industries in the economic development of Nigeria cannot be undermined. However, liquidity problems constitute a major constraint on the development of this industry. This study addresses the practical measures in the service industries needs to adopt and effectively manage their liquid resources especially taking cognizance of the current economic recession in the country. This study shows that economic recession and over investment in stock are the m...

OVERVIEW AND IMPACT OF FRAUD IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)

ABSTRACT Fraud is an awful phenomenon, which like a vein has invaded Nigeria banking industries and the society in general, and puts any organization that it comes into in a state of liquidation. This study highlights the bank fraud, extent of fraud in banks, effects of bank fraud, detection, and presentation and control measures adopted by management to check fraud incidents. This study highlights the nature and various types of fraud, causes of bank fraud, extent of fraud in banks, effects ...

THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Auditors have a role to play in the economic development of Nigeria, but this is not achieved because of the problems are uncompromising attitude on the part of their client’s staff, conflict during report writing, absence of accounting manuals in the organisations, the ambiguous nature of the Nigeria companies, decree and other acts.  The project investigates the causes and solutions to the problems. Form the findings, the true position is that, the problems of auditors range fro...

THE SOURCES OF REVENUE AND BUDGETING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  As the need for development in every part of a sovereign nation arose, it became important a device a means through which the source of development will reach to every part in question. The local government concept holds that the key to challenge all other developed areas and achieving a general goal concept of ability to give everybody in a given country, allocations according to what the person needs most. The local government is a tier of the go...

EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIA CAPITAL MARKET AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATION’S INVESTMENT PROGRAM

ABSTRACT Paper examines various theoretical views about the role Nigeria capital market can play in the economy with a view to showing that the effective development of the market holds sway for the successful economic and emancipation of Nigerian in the emerging 21st century special emphasis has been place on the of Nigerian capital market in the economic development of Nigerian acting to provide a means of raising finance to assist companies to expand and modernize, providing a means of all...

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AUDITING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

ABSTRACT Today in the public sectors, staffs have decided in involving themselves in fraud, misappropriation of fund mismanagement of assets entrusted on them, and abuse of their profiles for their different personal interests.  But, auditing has become a tool for ensuring good accountability. Through auditing, the account of individuals, partnership, co-operative and public sectors can at any time be examined by an auditor which enables him to express his opinion of true and fair view, by t...

ACCOUNTING AS AN AID TO INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM

ABSTRACT This research project is on accounting as an aid to internal control system. The problem study of this research is to find out whether Enugu State Government Accounting records are properly kept according to the provision of the state financial instruction as it concerns the state government. Again to know if there is any loophole in the accounting records as it concerns their internal control. Any organization wishing to conduct its business in any orderly and efficient manner and t...

COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR PROFIT PLANNING AND CONTROL

INTRODUCTION “There have been some academic assertions to the effect that accountants and managers who are employed in the industry do not use most of the mathematical decision making tools, cost-volume-profit analysis inclusive”. 1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY “Some industries today are encountering problems raised by expansion through increased sales and the introduction of new products. Many on the other hand are facing problem of contraction due to the introduction of substitute materials,...

RELEVANCE OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING COMPANY

ABSTRACT The relevance of effective accounting system on the performance of a manufacturing company was intended to investigate the effect of mediocre and lack of comprehensive accounting system, financial accounting system and management accounting system. The research work also received work done by others in respect to his subject matter by using text books, questionnaires, professional journals and conference papers by prudent scholars. The statistical research study also revealed that th...

THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING ON ORGANISATION EFFECTIVENESS A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL PAY OFFICE, ENUGU

ABSTRACT The need for keeping prompt and accurate record of transaction in the government services of the receipt and disbursement of public fund cannot be over-emphasized. This is why the officers of the Accountant –General of the federation in whose hands this duty falls, has over the years been engaged in the determination of procedure to achieve an optimum effectiveness of these recordings.  The management of public fund regimes an appropriate and comprehensive accounting system. This ...

EMPOWERING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN THEIR INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE IN ENUGU STATE

1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY The history of local government is closely tied up with the history of British colonialism in the country. It represented a system of indirect rule, which aimed at establishing a form of local Administration through traditional authorities. According to the 1979 National Guideline on local Government Reforms defined Local Government as: “Government at the grassroots level exercised through representative councils, established by law to exercised specif...

THE COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY IN P.Z. INDUSTRIES NIGERIA PLC, EMENE, ENUGU,

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The term communication is as old as man himself. It is believed that as soon as a child is born into the world, he starts communicating by crying (Amadihe Ezugu: 1999, P.Z). it is a word, that so many people give different meaning to depending on how one looks at it. Meaning can include the equipment used in passing of information like telegram, telephone, television, radio etc. Communication is the process of transmitting and receiving of information. ...


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