Public Administration Research Papers/Topics

The Civil Service and Economic Development of Nigeria

Abstract. The civil service has over the period lost its inherited professionalism, political neutrality and developmental meritocratic ethos. The multiplier effect of which is the failure of the efforts made to date to reform and revitalise the Nigeria civil service and create economic development in Nigeria. In this speech, Prof. Ikenna Onyido explored the contributions of the civil service to the legitimisation of the Nigerian state generally and to the attainment of the country’s goal o...

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING MANAGEMENT/STAFF RELATIONSHIP IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

ABSTRACTIt is no longer news that the standard of education in Nigeria has drastically fallen. Different methods and approaches have been adopted severally to salvage the situation, but it has yielded no particular positive result. Bad teaching method, poor reading habits, poverty, ill-equipped laboratories and libraries, are among the claims put by scholars that had caused that standard of education in Nigeria. This paper examines the need to enhance the learning and teaching process in tert...

PROMOTION APPRAISAL SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON WORKER’S PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT  The research topic is on promotion appraisal scheme and its impact on worker’s performance in Nigerian organization. The study examines performance appraisal scheme as a means of improving employees’ productivity. Generally, the study investigated how human element combines the financial, natural and human resources of the enterprise to achieve the goals. It also examines if performance appraisal scheme have any relationship to the employee productivity. In order to achieve...

THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA STATE CIVIL SERVICE

ABSTRACTCivil Service as a government institution plays important part in insuring that government policies result in tangible services for the population. In fact, without the body of professional civil servants, national government cannot function effectively and efficiently. In Nigeria, the Federal Civil Service has been enmeshed in myriads of problems: weak governance structure, red-tapism, weak accountability, low professional standards, waste and corruption, poor productivity, and lack ...

ROLE OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA. (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA NORTH SENATORIAL ZONE)

ABSTRACT The colonial administration of the pre-independence era in Nigeria used traditional authorities on a large scale in governance. Ever since then, traditional authorities have found themselves confronted with providing complimentary leadership in their domain. Their relevance in the contemporary societies appears to be diminishing with the result that various tiers of government appear to perceive and use them in governance in different ways and levels. This study appraised the roles a...

THE ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICE ON NATIONS ECONOMIC SYSTEMS (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE)

INTRODUCTIONAt the federal level, the Nigeria Civil Service is the most important sectors of the nations economic systems at the same time when reviewed from the state level. It is seen as the most important sector of the states economics system. Specifically using Enugu state as a case study, one can observe that the civil service of the state is performing below expectations.This ineffectiveness notwithstanding, one sees it as a testimony that much priority is given to the administration th...

CORRUPTION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT Corruption remains the problem of Nigeria local government system and was the reason the researcher choose to wrte on impact of corruption in Nigeria local government system to findout the course and the impact of corruption in the system and also the protection solutions to those problems if possible. The research used questionnaire both structure and uninstructured where carrying out his research on the above topic.He mainly focused this ind on the staff of the local governmen...

ORGANOGRAM AS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION TOOL IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACTThis extended essay present the issue of organogram as an important communication tool in business organization.  This project is divided into three chapters, chapter one is made up of the background of the study, statement of the problem and the object of the study.  Chapter two contain the review of the existing literature related to this project, development of management structure, role of the chief executive and the principle of good organization. Chapter three deal wit...

EVALUATION OF TAXATION AS A SOURCE OF GOVERNMENT REVENUE (A CASE STUDY OF THE STATE BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE)

ABSTRACT The Nigeria tax system had its share in terms of being adequately  mobilized for an increased revenue and fiscal actions. The State tax revenue is no exemption or Exception to the fact that the revenue generating ability is grossly  inadequate to meet up its government functions. Taxation which is seen as compulsory payment made by the citizens of an entity (country) to the government is mis-constructed in terms, of what the government tax Agencies actually realizes from it...

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS

ABSTRACTInternal control is an important tool by which management aims to achieve its object, of ensuring as far as practical  the orderly and to efficient conduct of the business of the enterprise it is an indispensable aid to efficient management particularly in large scale organization where it is impossible for management to be physically present to all sense of action. The research project is control in the private sector in order to find out whether move is a difference betwee...

THE OVERVIEW OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE IN THE NEW MILLENIUM

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYFinance has been a problem facing the government.  The government of Nigeria is made up of the federal, state and local government which is preferably called the three tiers of government.  But however, this work is only limited to the local government. Local government forms the third tier of government in Nigeria.  The aim of creating local government is to decentralize government so that local government which is nearest to the people will enable t...

APPRAISAL OF TECHNIQUES FOR EXPENDITURE CONTROL IN GOVERNMENT OWNED HOSPITALS

THESIS ABSTRACTThe researcher has primary examined some of the expenditure control techniques that are and could be applied in government owned hospitals. Noting the obstacles and their rate of effectiveness, emphasis are laid on the techniques already in application. Data for the research were gathered through interviews, questionnaires and financial regulations. Percentages were used in the data analysis. The following are the research findings. Budgeting, internal control and audits are co...

SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE

ABSTRACTThe researcher treated about sustainable Educational policies and National Development but giving more emphasis on Educational Policy because they are government programmes or action plan meant to review existing educational practice or introduce a new method aimed at enhancing a better educational pursuit for its citizens.The impact of Educational policy makes man live and operate the way he does and his operational efficiency is best determined by his quality of education.Lastly, it...

THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN WASTE DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU URBAN (ENSEPA)

ABSTRACTThis research project is a very crucial study for the effective management of waste disposal is Enugu urban. This study was motivated as a result of the adverse effects of undisposal and improperly managed solid waste on the environment and health of the people.To solve the problem, both primary and secondary data were collected. The research instruments used in collection of the data were questionnaire, oral interview and personal observation. The respondents comprises of 200 ENSEPA ...

THE SOURCES OF REVENUE AND BUDGETING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As the need for development in every part of a sovereign nation arose, it became important a device a means through which the source of development will reach to every part in question.The local government concept holds that the key to challenge all other developed areas and achieving a general goal concept of ability to give everybody in a given country, allocations according to what the person needs most. The local government is a tier of the...


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