The study attempted to assess the implementation of the public procurement Act of Kaduna State Government. The Act was put in place because of the weakness in the general procurement system of Nigeria and be sure that, Due Process is followed in the award of contract (Public Procurement). The study tried to find out how implementation of Due Proces... Continue Reading
Since the emergence of Global System of Mobile Telecommunication (GSM) sector in Nigeria, operators have and are still investing huge amount of money on advertising, upgrade of facilities and expansion to deliver superior (quality) service. The study examined how the Brand Association impact on Consumer Patronage of GSM Service Providers in Kaduna ... Continue Reading
Ordinary, National debt means the quantum of resources acquired by the Nation from within and outside the nation to finance development programmes especially when domestic (public) savings fall short of investment outlay. The economic or rather positive impact of this national debt is to specifically, amount to resources available to the government... Continue Reading
This study examines the capacity of the Local Governments in managing the education and health related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) programmes in selected Local Governments in Kaduna and Zamfara States. The federal government has sunk in enormous resources and effort to strengthen states and local government’s capacities in managing the MD... Continue Reading
This Research work is carried out to show and analyse the various types of services rendered by banks in Nigeria with special reference to commercial banks and Savannah Bank of Nigeria Pic. in particular and to Indicate whether or not such bank services are seen by beneficiaries or Customers to be adequately carried out. Further more, the study... Continue Reading
Bank fraud and fraudulent practices have proved to be a worldwide problem. Fraud is as old as the society and the menace has continued to blossom in most parts of the world, including Nigeria, for several factors. The plague has gotten into the Nigerian banking industry and Zenith Bank PLC, like other banks, is equally affected. The government, b... Continue Reading
The study addressed itself to the effect of advertising on the marketing of petroleum products with particular emphasis on Texaco Nigeria Plc and the study was restricted to the northern part of the Country. The aim was to evaluate Texaco's current advertising strategies and consequently come up with the ideal strategy for the company. Existing lit... Continue Reading
The main objective of this work is to analyse the determinants of book keeping practices of selected Small and Medium Enterprises in Zaria. The population of this study comprised all the Small and Medium Enterprises in Zaria as at 31 December, 2015. The methodology adopted by this research is the survey research design with two stage analysis appro... Continue Reading
The study examines corporate governance mechanisms on capital structure of listed food and beverages in Nigeria. The sole objective is to explore the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on capital structure for a period of ten years, from 2004 to 2013. The study employed secondary data from the annual reports and the Nigeria Stock Exchange (N... 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
This study is based on inventory management in the Hotel industry - a case study of Kwara Hotels Ltd Ilorin. The researcher has been able to introduce the topic by analyzing the objective of the study the seope of the study and the limitations of the study. She has also developed two sets of working hypothesis to buttress her findings and her recom... Continue Reading
This research was carried out with the objective of determining the impact of branding in enhancing profitability in manufacturing sector. A case study of Nigerian bottling company. Data for the study was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Table was used to present the data and percentage was used to analyze the data. The result rev... Continue Reading
This was however vitiated by the series of literature reviewed in this work as well as interview conducted. One of the successes of this research is the fact that it has provoke further inquiry by future researchers as the insights provided by the findings will be of immense value. Prominent in the list of findings is the fact that nobody is immune... Continue Reading
The importance and the need for marketing in banking was not recognised because for a very long period, banking was a sellers market. While most customers had the impression that they were privileged to enjoy the services of a bank. Additionally, bankers have traditionally been bank oriented coupled with the fact that marketing is a recent American... Continue Reading
This Study was set out to examine the impact of military rule on socio- economic development in Nigeria, with a particular focus on the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, from 1985 to 1993. The specific objective of this study was to examine whether the military rule in Nigeria has been able to achieve socio- economic development in the ... Continue Reading