In spite of many attempt by government at all levels to provide basic educational opportunity for all children of school-age irrespective of gender, physical condition, geographical location, or socio-economic status of parent, there remain inequalities in access to basic education in Nigeria. The basic education sector continued to face the chal... Continue Reading
This study examines the impact of Capital Market performance on economic growth of Nigeria for the period 1983 – 2010. Economic growth was proxied by gross domestic product while capital market performance was measured by market capitalization, total new issues, volume of transaction and listed equities. Data was collected using secondary source ... Continue Reading
The aim of this thesis is to analyse the activities of field level bureaucrats to describe how they act to overcome barriers that affect policy implementation. While most polices rely on field level bureaucrats for their implementation, there is still a lack of empirical studies that provide an adequate understanding of how field bureaucrats can ov... Continue Reading
This investigation is an attempt to evaluate the performance of a viable Nigerian Bank with a particular reference to Afribank Nig Plc. The study revealed that this bank is liquid and healthy financially. This implies that the operators of the banking industry did what was expected of them in terms of strategy formulation and implementation and a... Continue Reading
Oversight is one of the key functions of the National Assembly meant at identifying and avoiding inefficiency and waste, determination of government effectiveness and compliance with legislative intent. It is also a veritable tool for the fight against corruption and a constitutional tool for the realization of accountability of the government to t... Continue Reading
Advertising is a prominent feature of modern business operations. One could encounter advertising messages, while watching TV, reading magazines, listening to the radio, surfing the internet or even simply working down the street, as advertising has a stimulating influence on purchasing behavior of the consumers. Empirical evidence has proven that ... Continue Reading
In performing this function at a time when costs have become more critical than ever before, marketing managers have to ensure that resources available to them are effectively utilised to achieve set objectives. This study is an attempt to investigate the application of the concept of market segmentation in marketing petroleum and allied products ... Continue Reading
The business environment is turbulent and laced with uncertainty which is continuously changing and is full of opportunities and challenges. However, studies that assess economic, socio-cultural and technology environment on performance of SMEs in Oyo State are insufficient. As a result, this study investigated the effect of external business envir... 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
The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of the Ministry of National Planning (MNP) as the coordinating ministry of National Development Planning in Nigeria. Questionnaires designed and administered on principal subjects in the MNP, other Federal Ministries, State Governments and Organised Private Sector (OPS) were to classify the level of p... 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
This study is on place of marketing management in the present day banking industry taking Savannah Bank of Nigeria Plc, as a case study. Marketing Management is changing the banking business and is becoming increasingly necessary in today's competitive banking environment. Marketing management actually change any business. The traditional role of b... Continue Reading
The best method of achieving National Development is by improving on the standard of living, and the levels of productivity of the citizenry. Furthermore, the best medium to access the grassroots is the third tier government or local government. However, while the impact of rapid growth of towns and agglomerations often known as urbanization has ... Continue Reading
The Nigerian educational system has for long, been a subject of criticism as a result of some perennial problems such as poor quality and lack of sufficient teachers, decaying infrastructure and lack of discipline which result in poor academic performance. The desire to solve these problems has made different governments to introduce various Reform... Continue Reading
Financial performance is a rallying point for all stakeholders, be it management, regulators, investors and potential investors. The continuous survival and growth of any business is dependent on its performance and as such the need to look for factors to enhance the continuous performance of firms. It is to this end that the study examines the imp... Continue Reading