Social & Management Sciences

Social & Management Sciences Research Papers/Topics

THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE (A CASE STUDY OF NJIKOKA L. G. A.)

ABSTRACTThis research work was carried out in order to find out the roles played by community based organisations (CBOs) in community development.  The efforts the CBOs are making towards development and hindrances, obstacles they encounter to develop their communities.  The study was based on a survey of 170 respondents through the use of multi-stage sampling technique.  The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire.  Five stated research questions was use...

THE IMPORTANT OF MANPOWER TRAINING IN NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (A CASE STUDY OF ALL STATES TRUST BANK)

ABSTRACT This project writing is based on the importance of manpower training development in financial institution. A case study of All States Trust Bank. Many financial institutions in Nigeria could not be able to create a good service for their customers due to inadequate manpower training and development needed for the job. Effective training and development is of immense benefit to every staff of an organization especially banks and this will help the to improve their skills, knowledge an...

THE IMPACT OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS ON THE ECONOMY (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK AND FIRST BANK PLC)

ABSTRACT This study was able to ascertain a review of the investment activities of commercial banks – the impact it has on the economy judging from the fact that the consistent decline in the nations external reserve is as a result of little attention to the productive sector of the economy. This research work was able to identify the various forms of investment undertaken by the commercial banks specifically that of First Bank and Union Bank having identified them, it also went further to ...

PROBLEMS OF ETHNICITY IN THE NIGERIA FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

INTRODUCTIONSince Nigeria had political independence in 1960 certain key problems have played dominant roles in determining the nature, character and direction of government and politics in the country.  Most of these issues have been described by scholars and commentators on Nigeria politics as the legacies of the country’s colonial experience, whose origins can be traced back to the almost one hundred years of colonial domination.One of the issues or fall-outs of the Nigerian federal...

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 ...

AN APPRAISAL OF REVENUE COLLECTION METHODS IN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS. (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL ENUGU)

ABSTRACT   The intention of the this research work is to analysis the various methods of revenue collection in government establishments and to find out how far these methods of revenue collection achieved the objectives of the organisation, university of Nigeria teaching Hospital Enugu as a case study. The research will be carried out through series of oral interviews and distribution of questionnaires, the data that will be collected will be analyzed as well as interpreted by the resea...

BUSINESS EDUCATION AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTIONThe availability of white collar jobs is on a continuous decline, courtesy of national and global economic recession. The worse is felt move in Nigeria where the unemployment rates is over 40%. This will likely exacerbate unless urgent steps in the right direction are taken.  Apart from dwindling fortunes of the Nigerian economy, other factors have been adduced as among causes of the high unemployment index. These include, low competence of many school leavers and graduates m...

PREVENTION OF FRAUD THROUGH CONTROL TECHNIQUES (A SURVEY OF SELECTED FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT)

ABSTRACTThe alarming rate at which fraud is being perpetrated in the business world has been a thing of great concern to the accountancy profession and well – meaning individuals in the society. This has given rise to discourses in the academic papers, etc. on circumstances that lead to fraud perpetration and ways of curbing this menance. A study was conducted to determine the extent of fraud in companies in Port Harcourt and Aba and the control techniques that could be adopted to prevent f...

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON NIGERIAN CONSUMERS.

ABSTRACT This research project focused on the consumer protection laws in Nigeria and its implications on Nigerian consumers.  The researchers utilized both secondary primary data sources in order to gain insight on consumer protection laws in Nigeria and its implications.  Questionnaire was carefully designed to obtain relevant information from respondents within the Enugu metropolis.  The questionnaire utilized both alternative choice and multiple choice questions, open ended...

RESOURCE CONTROL AGITATIONS AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH-SOUTH)

PREFACEThis treatise is borne out of the desire to make a modest contribution to the quest for a political stability in Nigeria. It analyses the role of resource control agitations and its implication on the Nigerian federalism, while the south – south serves as a case study.It provides a background with an introduction in chapter one and an account the evolution of revenue allocation of the country in chapter two, and subsequently takes a critical look at the contending perspectives on res...

PUBLIC POLICY AND GRASS ROOT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME ON ASARI-TORU L. G. A OF RIVER STATE)

ABSTRACT In am attempt to develop and improve the standard of living and eradicate poverty in Asari – Torm local government area this study was carried out, it highlighted public policy and grass root development in Nigeria, with a critical appraisal of the National Poverty Eradication Programme. The programme uses personnel, money and material resources to achieve its goals and objectives.  The study is aimed at heightening the significant role of effective and efficient implementatio...

PROBLEMS FACING THE STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET IN NIGERIA

INTRODUCTION In this first chapter of this project work, it is pertinent to define the team, STOCK EXCHANGE before I proceed. Stock Exchange could be defined as a market in which the activities of buying and selling of shares, stocks, bonds, debentures, and other securities are facilitated. Therefore, it is essentially a secondary market for buying and selling of already existing securities.    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In Nigeria, the Stock Exchange market started as t...

EFFECTS FRAUDULENT ACT IN THE BANKING SECTOR

ABSTRACTAt that place were so many difficulties which this research work was confronted with bank officials were so loath to give out helpful information about this problem and there was likewise the cost of research and limited  time for learning analysis and prop or interpretation of   data effort was reached by the researcher to personally visit places where the above secondary data were turned up. In the absence for the need for primary data question pairs administration was dee...

DISTRIBUTION OF BREAD IN ENUGU METROPOLIS PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS (A CASE STUDY OF MACON’S BREAD)

ABSTRACT The modern managers need problem identification and adequate information in these complex conditions of business in order to stay in the market and also to make viable decisions.  These information are mostly gathered from effective and efficient research project and it is in these that the decisions are based. In other words, this project research is aimed at giving such vital information that will aid the management of Macons bread to know their distribution effectiveness and ...

THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENY TO NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1960

.Theoretical issues  It  is  generally  agreed  that  economic  development  implies  sustained  increases  in  income  per capita  coupled  with positive  structural  changes  (political,  cultural  and  social  etc)  within  an  economy  over  a long  period  of  time.  It  follows  that  economic  growth  may &nb...


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