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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Quantity surveying is concerned with controlling and managing construction projects. The Nigerian construction industry is faced with uncertainties. With construction targets not being met and high rate of abandoned construction projects, there is great need for proper risk assessment and... Continue Reading

: The construction industry requires continuous evaluation and formulation of risk management index, but Nigeria is yet to introduce a risk rating tool for the industry. This paper therefore assessed risk management practice in Nigeria construction industry and establishes Risk Management Index (RMI). Structural questionnaire were administered to... Continue Reading

: The construction industry requires continuous evaluation and  formulation of risk management index, but Nigeria is yet to introduce a risk  rating tool for the industry. This paper therefore assessed risk management  practice in Nigeria construction industry and establishes Risk Management  Index (RMI). Structural questionnaire were... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Quantity surveyors due to the essential services they render private and virtually to everyone as well as the indispensable position they occupy in this age of travel boon and shelter they cannot be left out in this world of computerization. More so, when one talks of the huge capital that is involved in the establishment and running of... Continue Reading

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED BILL OF QUANTITY SYSTEM FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS (A CASE STUDY OF OKOLO, OKOLO & CO.) ABSTRACT Quantity surveyors due to the essential services they render private and virtually to everyone as well as the indispensable position they occupy in this age of travel boon and shelter they cannot be left out... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Quantity surveyors due to the essential services they render private and virtually to everyone as well as the indispensable position they occupy in this age of travel boon and shelter they cannot be left out in this world of computerization. More so, when one talks of the huge capital that is involved in the establishment and running of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Quantity surveyors due to the essential services they render private and virtually to everyone as well as the indispensable position they occupy in this age of travel boon and shelter they cannot be left out in this world of computerization.  More so, when one talks of the huge capital that is involved in the establishment and running of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The world over, a vast number of developing countries are trying to achieve sustainable economic growth in every sector and more equitable distribution of the benefits of growth. The United Nations millennium development goals have identified key areas for development which also embrace environmental development. It forms part of its... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is interesting to bring to light the demands challenges and development in the twenty-first century the key role of the quantity surveying profession in the economic with emphasis on an appraisal of the quantity surveyor cost control in Nigeria construction industry. The work shall attempt to explore the quantity surveyor who is... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is interesting to bring to light the demands challenges and development in the twenty-first century the key role of the quantity surveying profession in the economic with emphasis on an appraisal of the quantity surveyor cost control in Nigeria construction industry. The work shall attempt to explore the quantity surveyor who is... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study appraises how Estate Surveyors and valuers are project managers in the management of a project. Every project in Nigeria is a complex task that require effective management, skills and techniques for it to be accomplished, and Wilcon shopping mall is not an exception, lack of effective management of this project during... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The investigation of the challenges of implementing the RBIA in the ZNA was prompted by the growing calls for effective, efficient and economic utilisation of the finite audit resources to achieve the most impact in terms of IA service. The objectives of the study were to identify the key tenets of a RM framework, determine the role of IA... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Road traffic accident (RTA) has become an important public health concern over the past decades as an estimated Global figure of 1.3 million people loses their lives in every year. It is believed that almost 3,400 lives are lost every day and millions of people suffer various degrees of injuries and disabilities as a result... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Knowledge Management (KM) capabilities provide the supportive structure required to share knowledge within the context in which it is required in an organizations. Previous researches have shown that at least more than half of failed KM initiatives and the problem of ineffective KM occur as a result of firms not assessing their... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Construction of a project consists of the integration of professionals, contractors and client(s) and the other participants, manufacturers, suppliers and government bodies.          Walker (2002) affirmed that construction industry is essentially a service industry whose responsibility is... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Cholera is an acute enteric infection caused by the ingestion of bacterium Vibrio cholera present in faecally contaminated water or food. Primarily linked to insufficient access to safe water and proper sanitation, its impact can be even more dramatic in areas where basic environmental infrastructures are disrupted or have been destroyed.... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .1 APPROVAL DEDICATION AKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES vW LIST OF FIGURES ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Statement of the problem 3 1 .3 Objectives of the study 3 1.3.1 General objective 3 1.3.2 Specific objectives 4 1 .4 Research questions 4 1.5 Scope... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Facilities management (FM) adds value to organizations in a variety of ways. For instance, FM offers an integrated approach to maintaining, improving and adapting the buildings and other infrastructure of an organization in order to create an environment that strongly supports the primary objectives of the organization (SFMS, 2006).... Continue Reading

Abstract Customers of the banks expect their bankers to provide them with loans and advances to make up any short fall in their funds requirement for transactional motive. This project is sub-divided into five chapters, which focuses on risk management in Nigeria... Continue Reading

Abstract Customers of the banks expect their bankers to provide them with loans and advances to make up any short fall in their funds requirement for transactional motive. This project is sub-divided into five chapters, which focuses on risk management in Nigeria Banking Sector. Questionnaires were distributed to collect the relevant information... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Facilities management (FM)  adds value  to  organizations  in a variety  of  ways.  For instance, FM offers an integrated approach to maintaining, improving and adapting the buildings and other infrastructure of an organization in order to create an environment that strongly supports the primary objectives of the organization... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The subject of this research investigation is “The Role of Internal Auditor and the method of Internal Control in Local Government in Enugu state specifically. The objective of the study is to know whether the function of the internal audit department are performed in compliance with the established standards and policies and how much... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between driver’s risk perception, risk-taking attitudes and risky driving behavior. The purpose of the study was to explain the variance in risky driving behavior, an outcome variable, as accounted for by risk perception and risk-taking attitude and to expand the knowledge of these personality... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Table of contents Abstract CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Objectives of the study 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Statement of hypothesis 1.6 Research Question 1.7 Scope and Limitation of the study 1.8 Definition of... Continue Reading

(A CASE STUDY OF FIDSON HEALTHCARE LIMITED.) ABSTRACT Risk is at the center of life itself. How pharmaceutical companies successfully implements an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programme, to identify and manage potential risks, can mean the difference between financial freedom and financial... Continue Reading

(A CASE STUDY OF UBA PLC)   ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine the pattern of credit risk management and the consequential effect of bad, doubtful and uncollectible debts. In most banks, colossal debt burden has continued to mount pressure on their ability to balance liquidity in value asset... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work looked at the insurance industry and risk management in Nigeria (A case study of NICON Insurance Corporation). It is aimed at X-raying the inherent problems associated with the adjustability and adaptability of risk management. The essence of risk management is to evaluate all pure risk exposures, insurable or... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Treatments of risk in the international management literature largely focus on particular uncertainties to the exclusion of other interrelated uncertainties. This paper develops a frame work for categorizing the uncertainties faced by firms operating internationally and outlines both... Continue Reading

                   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study Risk Management is the identification assessment and prioritization of risks. It is the effect of uncertainty on objectives, whether positive or negative followed by coordinated and economic of... Continue Reading

IN UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC, KADUNA ABSTRACT The study examines risk management and Credit Administration in Union Bank Plc, Kaduna. The research questions that guided this study were: How is risk managed in Union Bank? What are the constraints militating against risk management and credit... Continue Reading