The establishment and promotion of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) by the Central Bank of Nigeria is prompted by the need for a special purpose vehicle to free banks of their toxic asset burden and restore public confidence in the financial service industry. Hence, the establishment of AMCON constitutes the critical step towards the... Continue Reading
Since the aftermath of global financial crisis in 2008, and its subsequent effect on the Nigeria financial sector, relentless competition drive banks to constantly adapt, reconfigure and renew, their core processes and capabilities in responses to market changes so as to improve performance. These routine activities are in line with the notion of d... Continue Reading
The need for corporate entities to disclose their social and environmental activities in their annual reports is increasingly becoming a topical issue globally. This study examined the effect of corporate characteristics on social and environmental disclosure of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the extent t... Continue Reading
Globalisation stimulates competition in the banking sector which makes the concept of efficiency more important to banks in order to remain viable. The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of globalisation on the efficiency of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. Secondary source of data was used by the study, panel data was re... Continue Reading
Environmentalism has fast emerged as a worldwide phenomenon, leading business firms to be part of the phenomenon by practicing green marketing strategy. Consequent upon this, this study aims at examining the influence of consumers‟ environmental concern, awareness of green product, price and brand image on their purchase decision. 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 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
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 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
The need for corporate entities to disclose their social and environmental activities in their annual reports is increasingly becoming a topical issue globally. This study examined the effect of corporate characteristics on social and environmental disclosure of listed industrial goods firms in Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the extent t... 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
This study empirically examines the effect of board diversity on the financial performance of listed DMBs in Nigeria. Gender, foreign diversity and ethnic minorities were used as proxies for board diversity and a market based measure, Tobin’s Q was used to measure performance. Board size was also used as control variable. Data for the study ... Continue Reading
This study examined the Effect of Conflict Management on the Performance of Sunseed Nigeria Limited, Zaria. The study adopts survey design and is cross sectional in nature. The population of the study consists of 112 staff of Sunseed Nigeria Limited, Zaria. Multiple regression was utilized in analyzing the data. The study found that collaboration s... 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
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