Abstract Mining is viewed as the backbone of the economies of mineral rich countries and yet the exploitation of iron ore and other precious minerals in the communities of Lunsar and Bumbuna in the Northern region of Sierra Leone has nothing to write home about except severe environmental degradation and poverty. Nonetheless, the extraction of such minerals has greater potentials for economic development, industrial growth, social progress and the prosperity of a nation. Such minerals are ess...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study 1.2 A visit to any of the busy airports in Nigeria such as Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos or Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, you will notice the great outflux of Nigerians into many countries. More so Nigerians finding their way to more developed regions is becoming a function of employment-driven nature of Nigerian emigration. Also, Nigerian emigration to the West is highly selective of the educated, s...
Abstract: The acceptance of eco-friendly black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) as sustainable alternative protein ingredient in poultry feeds continues to gain momentum worldwide. This study evaluates the impact of BSFLM in layer chick and grower diets on the growth, carcass quality and economic returns. Mean weekly weight gain and total live weight per chick and grower varied significantly. The highest final weight gain was achieved when birds were provided diet with 25.6% BSFLM. Average da...
ABSTRACT The issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been an age long issue for quite some decades especially in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Enugu state, Nigeria. However, little or no attention has been given to the importance of foreign direct investment to the development of SMEs in the state. SMEs are the major drivers of employment in Enugu state and Nigeria at large, because statistics has it that 60% of Nigeria’s workforce comes through small and medium scale enterpr...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the relevance of strategic planning on organizational growth in the public sector. Business organizations operate in constantly changing and competitive environment. To survive, organizations must respond and adjust to the social, economic, and political environmental changes that occur. Unfortunately, in most organizations especially in the public sector, strategic plans are not carried out and implemented properly due to lack of appreciation and knowledg...
This research scrutinizes economic expansion, CO2 emissions and energy utilization relationship in Kenya by using FMOLS estimate. This study considers the causality matters among oil (Non renewable), electricity (Renewable) use, CO2 emissions, and GDP growth in Kenya by employing time series techniques and annual data for the period 1980–2017. The obtained empirical results from this study indicate that CO2 emissions and electricity effect negatively economic expansion while oil consumption...
Abstract: Global population growth, an increasing demand for animalproducts and scarcity of conventional feed ingredients drivethe search for alternative protein sources for animal feed.Extensive research indicates that insects provide goodopportunities as a sustainable, high quality and low-costcomponent of animal feed. Here, we discuss how insectfarming can promote inclusive business for smallholder farmersin the agribusiness value chain. Inclusive business modelsinvolving insects as ingre...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) as defined by the National Council of Industries referto business enterprises whose total cost excluding land is not more two hundred million naira(200,000,000) only. It has been argued that SMEs are an effective instrument for economic growthand development in development as well as less developed countries (Beyene, 2002; Nitani, 2005)this is because SMEs contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GD...
Abstract: There have been weaker growth rates, globally, being coupled with an increase in trade protectionist policies, fall in commodity prices, and high economic uncertainty in developed nations. Developing countries face weak external positions due to overreliance on trade to improve growth. In this context, this study uses the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ADRL) approach to evaluate the applicability of the trade led and domestic demand led growth (DDLG) hypothesis using a sample of ...
ABSTRACT The international legal framework on sustainable economic development is undergoing a transformation. It is built upon the previous unachieved sustainable development goals, as progress has not been very satisfactory and the world is facing further challenges. A review of the legislation and the different official reports that measure the outcomes puts forward that sustainable economic development is a concept in chaos, which compromises its importance and effectiveness. The concept ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of monetary policy in stabilizing the Nigeria economy. In the model specified inflation is the regress while cash research requirement, liquidity ratio, money supply, minimum rediscount rate, interest rate are the regressors. The government employs a deliberate manipulation of cost and availability of credit and money to achieve this economic objective. The CBN being the sole regulatory body combines measures designed to regulate the value, supply and ...
The people of awka-north, Anambra State, Nigeria have been living in Ilorin, Kwara State for decades and even though these group of people represent a small portion of the Igbo community in Ilorin, their impact to the social and economic development of Ilorin have not been noticed nor acknowledged. This study highlights the contributions of many Awka north indigenes living in Ilorin, Because many of them have become major stakeholders in the economic growth of Ilorin.
Abstract The main purpose of this study is to determine the impact of Oil Industry on the Economic Development of Nigeria. In doing this we concentrated on the major objective of the study which are: To identify precisely, the contribution of NNPC in Nigeria economic development. To identify the effect of oil revenue on the sector of the economy and point out the negative roles of NNPC and the oil industry. In carrying out this study, the research design used was survey method. The sample si...
Yam is an important crop in Nigeria, where it is produced both as food and cash crop. Fusariumrots of yam are among the most important postharvest pathogens of yam worldwide, causing a lotof postharvest losses in stored yam tubers. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) lower the pH and create anenvironment that is unfavorable to pathogens and spoilage organisms. In vitro inhibition offusarium spp by LAB was investigated; mono-culture and multi-culture were used. The inhibitiontests were carried out with...
ABSTRACT The importance of a firm’s productivity cannot be overemphasised as it not only results in the growth of firms but also contributes to the overall growth of an economy. More than half of the variation in economic growth across different countries is said to be explained by differences in total factor productivity arising from the firm level. One major challenge facing developing economies, including Kenya is extremely low productivity level at the firm. Studies have pointed to inno...