The study focused on the economic analysis of fish farming and its contribution to household poverty alleviation in Akure South and Owo Local Government Areas of Ondo State, Nigeria. A multi stage sampling technique was used to select 100 fish farmers for the study during the 2013 production cycle. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive stat... Continue Reading
Financial ratios constitute a most popular, easy, and useful analytical tool. Analysts often have pre-determined targets with which to compare the performance and judge the financial condition of an organization. In ratio analysis one of such targets is industrial averages. Noting that empirical research has proved the utility of ratios, the study ... Continue Reading
This essay on research problems is presented in four chapters. Chapters I and II discuss research activities in general with emphasis on the Nigerian situation. It was observed that Nigeria lacks concrete policy on research activities. There is no one organization that co-ordinates all government-sponsored research activities in the country. Most o... Continue Reading
Financial reporting is a hub of capital market as accounting information remain the most vital variable being used by the users of accounting information for their various decisions. Although financial reports are prepared based on accounting concepts, conventions and standards, the quality of the reports is adversely affected by the judgment and d... Continue Reading
This study focuses on the relationship between agriculture and economic development and how agriculture has contributed to economic development of Soba Local Government area.In order to achieve this, we adopted survey research method where we obtained data from primary sources using the instruments of questionnaire backed by interviews while second... Continue Reading
This study examined the determinants of profitability of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to determine whether leverage, liquidity, board size, firm size, cash flows and audit committee meeting significantly affect profitability of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria. This was necessitated by the c... Continue Reading
The quality of service rendered by the private medical are in relation with the fees they charge, the conditions in public hospitals that forced dry dweller to turn to private medical services: and the ability of this sub-sectors to shoulder the additional burden of maintaining professional ethics in the current economic condition of the Nation pro... Continue Reading
This dissertation entitled, Effects of Public Service Reforms (1988 and 1994) on the performance of the civil service in Nigeria: a study of selected federal Ministries and Extra Ministerial Departments and Agencies is aimed at examining the 1988 and 1994 civil service reforms and how they affected the performance of the Nigerian civil service on i... Continue Reading
This research is on the impact of industrial and finance companies on economic development in Nigeria using the Kaduna Industrial and Finance Company, Limited as a case study. The research examines the activities of the company since its inception in 1977 as a machinery for economic development. The financial resources and the criteria applied by... Continue Reading
Fiscal federalism emphasizes the need to share the functions and finances of the public sector between the federal and sub-federal units of a country. This is done to enable each unit of government to provide goods and services in areas of their competence. However, fiscal federalism, as it is practised in Nigeria, has brought some challenges to th... Continue Reading
Exports play a crucial role in the growth of any economy. It is an avenue for raising national income of the country. However, in Nigerian, oil export accounts for over 90 percent revenue to the government while non-oil export is less than 10 percent. This thesis therefore examines the performance of non-oil exports over the years as well as the re... Continue Reading
The Federal Board of Inland Revenue Service is a Federal Tax authority charged with the responsibility of Assessements and Collection of Federal Taxes like companies Income Tax; Witholding tax on companies; Petroleum profit Tax; Value Added Tax; Education Tax and Capital Gains tax on resident of FCT, Abuja, bodies corporate and Non-resident individ... Continue Reading
This study assessed the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in curbing corruption in Nigerian Extractive Industry. The high incidence of corruption, lack of accountability and transparency in the extractive industry in spite of the establishment of the NEITI possess a great challenge to good governance and the socio-econom... Continue Reading
The study analyzed the food security status and the coping strategies adopted by rural farm households against food insecurity in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Primary data were used for the study and the research work was conducted in 2015. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from rural farm households. The list of rural farm households fro... Continue Reading
This disertation covered the inventory management in manufacturing industries: A case study of Zaria Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Interviews were conducted to obtain the data meeded which was complemented with taking a closer look at the records maintained by the company. The essence is to excrminc to what extent the manufacturing industries h... Continue Reading