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Poverty reduction has been a long concern fol' all African co1mtl'ies since  independence. The high incidence of po1·crty in Nigcl'ia has been a greatest  obstacle to the development of the nation at large.  This research work examined the role of the government in Poverty Alleviation  Programmes in Nigeria in orde!' to reduce poverty to... Continue Reading

It is a long held belief that the greatest area of waste, corruption and  misappropriation in the public sector is on procuremen t and contract  management. These executive excesses are largely a tribute ted to lack of proper  regulation and adequate control. This research is designed to look into the issue.  The en tire resea rch work wa s... Continue Reading

Globally, youths are not only seen as essential part of an emerging society and are  regarded as its strength and greatest asset in the quest for development. They are also  an integral and instrumental workforce that must be carried along in the scheme of  nation building. In fact, it comes to reason that no country can survive politically, ... Continue Reading

Agricultural products like Cocoa, Palm Kernel/ Oil,  Groundnut, Cotton, Timber amongst others, formed the  bedrock of the Nigerian economy in the pre-independence  period. Hence, non-oil exports sustained the Nigerian  economy and served as the source of the country's  foreign exchange earnings from around 1 900 up to 1965.  However, the... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION In a modern economy, there is distinction between the surplus economic units and the deficit economic units and inconsequence a separation of the savings investment mechanism. This has necessitated the existence of financial institution whose jobs include the transfer of funds from savers to investors. It is generally expected that... Continue Reading

The main research question for this study is; what is the relationship between social policy, economic development, education, and the level of unemployment in the Nigerian economy? This study contributes information to employers, investors, policy makers, labor planners, academicians, employees and the job seekers. The research focuses... Continue Reading

1.1 Background to the Study With the increasing focus on the good corporate governance and emphasis on revenue generation by the government, it is more critical now than ever to comply fully with the law including ensuring that tax filling and payment deadline are met. This assertion should not be overemphasized when considering a great deal of... Continue Reading

One of the major challenges of governance in Nigeria is corruption especially in the public service. In response to this challenge, the Federal Government established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to combat... Continue Reading

Background to the Study Performance management system is a continuous process of improving individuals, team and organizational performance. Performance management has to be the core of all organizations since it gives strategic direction and how resources are going to be distributed towards the achievement of set goals and objectives. Employee... Continue Reading

 INTRODUCTION Revenue is a very essential element in the running of any administration or government, this government could be federal, state, or local or even private establishment or organization. This is because it is through the revenue as a source of finance to the organization that the said organization will be able to carry out its... Continue Reading

Despite the pervasive corruption in Nigeria, which led to the underdevelopment of its institutions and economy. There still some impediments on its effective administration and tackling of these menace. Which the economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) is established to tackle it. The research work attempt to examine the viability... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Nigeria is in dire need of accountability in Public Spending. This is because accountability Public Spending is cost effective to promote social and economic development. Public Spending has the potential to enhance democratic process by promoting fairness, civic responsibility and social – economic development. They add value to a... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY One of the major problems confronting management today is that of motivation to perform assigned task to meet or surpasses predetermined standard. Motivation is that energizing forces that induces or compels and maintains behaviors. Human behaviour is motivated it is goals directed. It is not easy to motivate an... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Generally, humanbeings are the most precious part of civilization and most troublesome resources to manage in an organization. The responsibility build is more important than leadership in an organization. The development of people without leadership (in an organization is impossible because leadership is the back-borne of the... Continue Reading

Background to the Study Career development and employee retention are key strategic considerations for all organization regardless of size, sector, market or profile. The development of the capacity and capability of the organizations managers has a fundamental impact on efficiency, effectiveness, morale and profitability of an organization. High... Continue Reading

Background to the Study The migration of intellectual worker and skilled personnel from the less developed countries, particularly from the poor countries, to the more develop or advanced countries termed as Brain-Drain is a global phenomenon. However, it hurts more, particularly in the area of science and technology and in the progress of poor... Continue Reading

The main purpose of this research work was to examine building professional administration and achieving improve service delivery in sokoto south local government; an appraisal of man power development polices and practice this was prompted by the fact that there are no better ways of delivering service to the local government level which... Continue Reading

The main purpose of this research work was to examine the Federal Character Principle and Quota System in Nigeria and its relationship with the recruitment exercise in the public service. This was prompted by the fact that there is growing disenchantment in some quarters about the implementation of the federal character principle and... Continue Reading

Background to the Study The disappointing performance of the agricultural sector in many developing countries of the world is receiving increasing attention of the monetary and exchange rate policy makers. This intervention in agricultural markets is widespread and is practiced in rich and poor countries alike. The policies on money supply,... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The concept of capacity building has become a buzz word in education reform discourse internationally both in developed and emerging economies. However, despite its wide usage, it is an often misunderstood social construct. For conceptual clarity then, capacity building has to do with the allocation of, and investment in... Continue Reading

VISIONING UGANDA FOREIGN POLICY 1.1 INTRODUCTION The emerging state of interdependency in the region follows from the intertwined nature of security political, social and developmental problems. This in part creates mutual vulnerability and heavy costs of maintaining and protecting one's sovereignty. Yet with increasing interactions due... Continue Reading

Poverty reduction has been a long concern fol' all African co1mtl'ies since independence. The high incidence of po1·crty in Nigcl'ia has been a greatest obstacle to the development of the nation at large. This research work examined the role of the government in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nigeria in orde!' to reduce poverty to... Continue Reading

Abstrack In recent time, government expenditure on public and other ad-hoc establishments has been on the increase. This can be attributed to the resolve of govenunent for rapid and accelerated development including the welfare of the citizen hence, the underlying objectives in the establishment of public enterprises and corporations. Thus, the... Continue Reading

This study is aimed at identifying the problems of development-policy making in Obudu local government area of Cross River state. The theoretical framework adopted in this study is the planning theory propounded by Fainstein (2000). This research adopted the survey method given the nature of data. The population of the study consists of... Continue Reading

This study examined the impact of the National Youths Service Corp (NYSC) on youths' development with particular focus on its Community Development Services (CDS). Thus, the study set out to, among other things, investigate the ways NYSC CDS programmes have contributed to the development of Corps' members as well as to ascertain ways... Continue Reading