The study evaluates the impact of Taraba State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy on poverty alleviation in the state. The study adopted a correlational design method and uses data obtained from secondary sources. It uses longitudinal regression model to examine the impact of investment in agricultural sector, investment in small and med... Continue Reading
This study Evaluated Internal Revenue Generation in Sabon-Gari and Giwa Local Governments (2009-2013). The problem investigated revolved around taxable capacity, low yield of IGR and defective strategy for collection. The major objectives of the study are to determine the viable taxable capacity in the Local Governments, and to suggest different wa... Continue Reading
Despite various training courses attended by staff of Kogi State Judiciary, there has been low morale and no job satisfaction. The major objective of this research was to determine the effect of training on job satisfaction in Kogi State Judicial Service for the period of 2003 to 2012. Specifically, the study sought to find out the extent to which ... Continue Reading
The study examined the effect of investors’ sentiment on stock market return in Nigeria with consideration to bull and bear market cycles which most past studies neglected. The dependent variable was proxy by Stock Market Returns (SPR) while the explanatory variables were investors sentiment (SentPCA), Interest Rate(INTR), Inflation Rate (IN... Continue Reading
The research design was a survey research with data gathered from both primary and secondary sources. Questionnaires, interviews and personal observation were the instruments used for generating the primary data. The populations of the study were from the selected Local Governments of Sabon Gari, Chikun and Jema’a. Sample population were se... Continue Reading
Tax is a major and indispensable source of government revenue that sustains nations across the world. It is a compulsory and non refundable payment to the government by citizens and residents. Tax revenue from the non-oil sector in Nigeria, has been relatively low over the years and insufficient for any meaningful development thus the need for an e... Continue Reading
This study uses the confirmatory specification approach to develop a parsimonious multiple regression model for the purpose of explaining and predicting the dividend behaviour of a cross-section of 53 firms in Nigeria for the period 1993 to 2002. The model employs current earnings, previous dividends, cash flow, investment and net current assets ... Continue Reading
Immunization has proven to be one of the most significant and successful advances developed by human species in diseases prevention. Immunization is a cost-effective public health intervention aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality associated with infectious diseases. Over the years, substantial government and development partners’ resour... Continue Reading
The banking industry in Nigeria has become more competitive due to the reorganization of the banking service industry to make it more relevant for financing development projects. This has made the banks to invest more in information technology and introduced more products to ensure not only better returns but to enhance efficiency in service delive... Continue Reading
Education has over the years become an instrument for enhancing national development the world over. Accordingly, countries have tried to provide this social service in order to accelerate rapid socio-economic development. In Nigeria, the Universal Basic Education was launched in September 1999 as a strategy to meet the millennium development goals... Continue Reading
This study examines the relationship between audit quality and earnings management in the Nigerian chemical and paints sector over a period of seven years (2006-2012).The management of earnings was measured using Discretionary Accruals (a modified Jones model). Generalized Least squares technique was used to estimate the regression coefficients of ... Continue Reading
This study fills the gap by examining the impact of ownership structure on financial performance of quoted building materials firms in Nigeria. The population of the study consists of six (6) cement firms quoted on the Nigerian stock exchange as at 31st December 2013. Four (4) firms were selected using two criteria. Cement companies that made avail... Continue Reading
The aim of this study is to highlight the contribution of Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority to rural development in Sokoto State by identifying the socio-Economic benefits provided towards improving the living standard of the rural dwellers in the authority’s catchment areas. The data for the study was collected through questionn... Continue Reading
The series of ethnic and religious conflict in Kaduna State necessitated the research topic â€�“Effect of ethno-religious conflict on the development of Local Government in Kaduna State with the aim and objective to examine the effect of ethnic and religious conflict; and to find out how these conflicts at the Local Government level can be abat... Continue Reading
The research objectives includes determining funding pattern of the two Universities; to ascertain if funding has improved the quality of teaching, research and also to ascertain if funding has actually impacted on infrastructure in the two universities. Descriptive method employing survey device, questionnaire method augmented with interview and ... Continue Reading