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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Concern about corporate governance has developed historically in response to major crises of confidence, fraud and market failure and with it development of advances in our thinking about the socio economic role and contribution of corporate entities (Nerd berg... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research study is on determining the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility on the host communities particularly Guinness Nigeria, Plc. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The broad objective of this study was to find out the effects of firms’ and societal attributes on the disclosure level of environmental and social information of Nigerian quoted companies. The specific... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Employee extrinsic motivation in the health sector is one major issue that needs to be tackled in a manner that satisfied employees with their current employment and allowed them to develop a loyalty towards the organizations they work for. There are numerous... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work, the impact of microfinance bank on agricultural development, the growth of agriculture on any economy is dependent on the access of loan to farmers especially to low income farmers. The main aim of this study is to determine how microfinance institutions have... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The world is a global village and a hub of financial transactions and activities. Money is the life blood of societies and business which drive the economy. For a country to be regarded as an advanced economy, it must be able to maximize profits and minimize cost. The... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The role of banks and other financial institutions in economic development has been richly articulated in the literature. Pioneer contribution of Schumpeter (1934) was of the view that financial institutions are necessary condition for economic... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In this study, the effect of universal banking adoption on the Nigerian economy was examined. The empirical analysis began with determining the effects of universal banking on bank performance and then using the inference to justify the effect of universal banking on economic growth in Nigeria.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate in an empirical pattern, the macroeconomic effects of oil exportation from Nigeria, using a time series data from 1980 to 2011. The ordinary least squared econometric technique (OLS) is employed in the empirical analysis. The results from the empirical... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examines the impact of inflation on stock prices in Nigeria. It is argued that the efficiency of a stock market among other things depends on its ability to process external information and not allow it to distort market prices. Using annual time series data for a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The world has become a global village with telecommunication being an indispensable tool in the entire globalization process the impact of telecommunication have become highly essential in this process. In Nigeria, development in this vital sector has been very phenomena and the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In this research attempt was made to examine various theories of financial sector and banking system, and to examine more critically, the impact of financial sector reforms on the banking system. In Nigeria between 1990 to 2010. It also examined more... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There is no gain saying, the fact that banking business is a sensitive business highly induced with maximum risk from operations to image making among other things. However, the issue of risk management in the banking sector is gradually, gaining light and the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study investigates the empirical relationship between the capital market activities and economic growth in Nigeria. Using data covering the period 1980 to 2009, both statistical and econometric tools were employed to estimate the empirical relationships. The findings in the... Continue Reading

IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY ON IMPORTS IN NIGERIA 1980 to 2011 ABSTRACT The Study investigates the impact of exchange rate volatility on import demand in Nigeria. Apparently, the existence of such effect entails a level of external sector or external price impact on importation in the country. Econometric tools were employed in the analysis... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY As a result of increases in the wave of globalization and liberation since the 1980’s the penetration, banking and discriminating of barrier to trade investment capital flows and technology movements across national frontiers have... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Nomic growths were examined. The cointegration and Error Correction Methodology (ECM) were employed as the empirical strategy for estimating the relationships. Based on the analysis, the results show that human capital has a significant positive impact on RGDP both in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of foreign capital and capital market development in Nigeria. In the light of the empirical review and other discussions, a number of questions arose as to whether there is relationship between foreign capital and the development of Nigeria capital... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate in an empirical pattern the impact of banking sector reform on Nigerian economy using a time series data from a period of ten years 2001 to 2010. The ordinary least squared econometric techniques (OLS) is employed in the empirical analysis. the results... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The Study examines consumption-based capital asset pricing model (C-CAPM) in the Nigerian capital market, using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) technique on annual data covering the period 1985 to 2011. Consumption decisions related to assets returns were considered... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The Study aimed at exposing the implications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless economy policy with a view to also unearthing the possible prospects and challenges it poses to the Nigeria economy. Analytically, this thesis, employs descriptive... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In recent years, there has been a great rise in the growth of the Nigerian Stock Exchange as a result of growths in market capitalization, membership, value and volume traded. For example, by December 2009, the All Share index has grown massively to... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study empirically examines the main factors influencing customer’s loyalty in the Nigerian banking industry. Perceived quality, customer satisfaction, customer trust and customer commitment within the context of the banking industry in Nigeria has been... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examines the impact of agricultural output on per capita income in Nigeria, Using data covering the period 1980 to 2010, econometric tools were brought to bear in estimating the purported relationships. Following previous methodology, per capita income... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Food security has become an issue of global concern in recent times. Nigeria with her huge endowed natural and human resources is not spared. In Nigeria, food accounts for a larger and... Continue Reading