The study assessed communal conflict as bane to socio-economic development in Ihima community, Kogi State. Needless to say, the ugly hand of the conflict caused by competition for resources; ethnic loyalty; drive for authority etc. hashampered socio-economic activities in the community. The study therefore assessed communal conflict as bane to tour... Continue Reading
Financial scandals around the world are blamed on widespread alteration in accounting earnings by managers. Board characteristics are expected to curtail the opportunistic behaviors of management. Hence, the study investigates the effect of Board characteristics on earnings management of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria. Board characteristics va... Continue Reading
Earnings management has been a debatable topic to researchers, regulators, standard setters, and investors in the 21st century. It raised a great concern among the stakeholders because of some accounting practices that threaten the quality of corporate financial reporting and erode public confidence in the reported earnings. Managers have a tendenc... Continue Reading
The most crucial level of control in every organization is board of directors. However, the role of a diverse board on the financial performance of a firm can never be over emphasized. Diversity in terms of gender, foreign director and board composition (outside director) are expected to affect the advisory role of board of directors due to the div... Continue Reading
This study looked at the impact of free cash flow and managerial ownership on agency cost, using listed conglomerates in Nigeria as study population, for the period 2007 to 2012. The study formulated three hypotheses bordering on whether free cash flow and managerial ownership significantly impacts on agency cost, and whether free cash flow conditi... Continue Reading
Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) limited's Tin and Drum Manufacturing Plant was commercialised in 1987 due to dismal performances, with the objective of optimum returns on investments. Thus far, this has not been achieved. The highest capacity utilised was 44% in 1991 with net income (before taxes) of #10.58 million. The objective... Continue Reading
This study examined the socio-cultural factors and challenges affecting girl-child education in Sabon-gari and Zaria Local Government Areas of Kaduna State(2009-2013). The problem investigated revolved aroundearly marriage, purdah system, government policies and programmes. The study aimed to determine the extent to which early marriage and purdah ... Continue Reading
The issue of unemployment is at the front burner of policy discussions in both developed and developing countries today. This is because, when left unchecked, the scourge of unemployment has the capacity to destabilize the most peaceful of societies and crash the most buoyant of economies. The study assessed the contribution of the National Directo... Continue Reading
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the programme of women education centres on economic status of rural women in Bauchi and Gombe States. The objectives of the study are: 1) To find out the difference in the economic status of rural women before and after training at the women education centres. 2) To find out the opinions of gra... Continue Reading
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria(SMEDAN) was established to perform certain functions which are taken as the objectives which include promoting and facilitating development programmes, instruments and support services to accelerate the development and moder nization of micro small medium enterprises, linking MSMEs to inter... Continue Reading
Bank distress is a phenomenon which involves poor liquidity, under capitalization, maturity obligations of deposits, excessive growth (over – trading) and lack of regulation, supervision and politicization. The phenomenon surfaced in the Nigerian Banking system in 1930 when about twenty one (21) banks failures were recorded prior to the establish... Continue Reading
This study attempts to examine Second National Fadama Project implementation through the Community-Driven Development strategy in Kaduna and Katsina states with the aim of finding out whether the project implementation has achieved its objectives of poverty reduction among the participating communities or not. Three hypotheses were formulated to as... Continue Reading
Dispute is a haste characteristic of every society. There is no society that exists without conflicts. In (he same vein trade unions encounter conflicts in their work environment which is referred to as trade disputes. Nigerian laws have provided legal, institutional and administrative mechanisms for the resolution of trade disputes. The Trade Disp... Continue Reading
Chapter one introduces the general status of women in the family which found support and basis from the Bible, culture and traditions as well as the misinterpretation of Islamic injunctions, which resulted in making women a disadvantaged sex. It provides problem statement of the research regarding the rights of women within the meaning of "... Continue Reading
The machinery for effective management of this industry must be properly put in place to achieve the desired goals. This ts because, proper structural arrangement in an organisation can be used to identify and describe the role performance needed for the attainment of Its goals. The study adopted the structural Functional model as its theoretical F... Continue Reading