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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Climatic change is one of the greatest environmental issues of our time. There is a general consensus among scientists, economists and policy makers that the entire globe is facing a real and serious long term threat from climatic change (Obioha, 2009; Hanseur, Baethgeri, Osgood, Ceceato, et al,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of study Agriculture is the main stay of the economy of most countries the world over – providing food, employment, income, revenue, improving the countries’ balance of payment etc (Baffour-Awuah, 1987). In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development ( WCED ) drew attention to the immersed... Continue Reading

 The purpose of the study was to determine the role of agriculture in economic growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. The data used were collected from the statistical bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria and World Bank’s development indicators, and covered the period of 33 years ranging from 1981 to 2014. Multiple regression was... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background to the Study Social media has come to stay. It is a recent etchnological development that has caught the attention of people, organization, government and civil society. Social media is becoming more prominent in social interaction and activities. According to Abdulahi, Samadi, &Gharlehi... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In its 1956 history, the Nigeria news media has evolved from endorsing colonial missionary catechism through the spirited advocacy of the struggle for Independence and moved its post indigene mission and defining its role with the state, it is imperative to note that press had played and... Continue Reading

The study was to assess the gate keeping functions of the two media ownership in Nigeria (Government and Private media) and to highlight their points of differences. In doing this, two media, the Radio Nigeria, Enugu and the Cosmo Fm Enugu were surveyed as a case study in which wide differences in their gate-keeping pattern were... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION 1.1         BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2         STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 1.3         PURPOSE OF STUDY 1.4         SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.5         SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.6         RESEARCH QUESTIONS. CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1         LITERATURE... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study According to Flood (2009), youths are routinely exposed to pornography. They encounter sexually explicit images while on the Internet, some watch X-rated videos and, like adults, they live in a culture increasingly saturated in sexualised representations. This study explores the likely effects... Continue Reading

The thrust of thrust of this study was to ascertain how the credibility of our local news organization are being perceived by Nigerian audience, especially when they are compared with foreign news organization. In general, I looked at those factors that militate against the news organizations to be perceived as being credible. I raised a... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1         BACKGROUND TO STUDY 1.2         STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 1.3         OBJECTIVES OF STUDY 1.4         SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 1.5         RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.6         RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 1.7         CONCEPTUAL... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE:     INTRODUCTION 1.1              Background of the Study        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           1 1.2              Statement of the Problem        -          ... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter deals with the back ground of the study, statement of problems, objectives of the study, research question, significance of the study, hypothesis, scope limitation of the study and definition of items. 1.1        BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY       The banking system in Nigeria has undergone radical... Continue Reading

Chapter One  1.1 Background of Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Hypothesis Statement 1.5 Significance of the Study 1.6 Scope of Study 1.7 Limitation of Study 1.8 Definition of Key Terms Chapter Two  Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Concept of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 2.3... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Nigeria’s debt profile has been on the increase over the years, and the country may soon reach a debt threshold that would affect economic growth negatively. This may lead the economy to a debt trap. The study empirically examines the impact of external debt on economic growth in Nigeria. Descriptive and econometric analytical tools... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The importance of a vibrant, transparent and healthy banking system in the mobilization and intermediation of fund, for the growth and development of the economy need not to be over-emphasized. Worthy is of the fact that the level of functioning of the financial sector depends on the perception and patronage... Continue Reading

This research project work concerns itself with the prudential guidelines and the effect on the profitability of Deposit Money Bank. The major objective is to examine the effect of prudential guideline on the profitability of Deposit Money Bank. The researcher reviewed literature adequately and accordingly. The Analysis of Variance... Continue Reading

This study was designed to empirically investigate the effect of corporate governance on the financial performance of pension fund administrators in Nigeria within the period of 2004 – 2014. The study employed the use of secondary data sourced from the websites and audited financial statements of pension fund administrators in Nigeria.... Continue Reading

The subject matter of this research work examined the impact of Mortgage institutions on the National housing policy and Development in Nigeria. This study also examined the effect of mortgage finance and National Housing Fund on Nigerian Citizens towards acquiring their own houses. The work outlined and appraised critically the... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION This study examined the Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on Nigeria Economic Growth over the period of 29 years (1987-2015). Secondary data source was explored in presenting the facts in which all Nigeria’s economic outputs were considered. The secondary data are obtained from CBN annual reports. The model for the study has its... Continue Reading

This research work is geared towards the investigation of the effect of fiscal and monetary policies on commercial bank and other financial institution, government through various agencies issues fiscal and monetary which are assumed to  determine whether these polices have any significant impact on the commercial banks and other... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background to the Study The concept of credit can be traced back in history and it was not appreciated until and after the Second World War when it was largely appreciated in Europe and later in Africa (Kiiru, 2004). Credit risk management has been an integral part of the loan process in banking business. Credit risk... Continue Reading

The broad objective of this study is to investigate the implications of poor corporate governance practice on the banking system stability in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to; examine the effect of board composition on the banking system stability in Nigeria; to evaluate the effect of board size on the banking system stability... Continue Reading

  This research work was on the appraisal of internal control system as a means of preventing fraud in Nigerian Financial Institutions.  However for a more detailed study a case study was carried on First Bank Plc Onitsha Head Office.  The bank understudy was selected by simple random sampling.  This study was necessitated because of... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1           Background to the Study                                                                                            In every economy the banking sector is considered to be the vital source of financing economic... Continue Reading

Information and communication Technology (ICT) has become a key element in every house hold, economic development and every areas of human endeavor it is also seen  as  the backbone of knowledge base economics in terms of operations, quality delivery of services and productivity of services. Therefore, taking advantage on Information... Continue Reading