1. CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LIBRARIES FOR ENHANCED COLLECTION USEFULNESS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
Background of the Study
The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata (1979) and Edoka (1992), refers to a library that caters :or the needs of those enqag...
2. A CRITICAL STUDY ON THE MARKETING OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Libraries are a country's knowledge and information basis. A library gathers, organizes, and makes information resources available to people of various ages, backgrounds, and interests. According to Islam (2004), a library is...
3. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ITS IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Poverty has been on the rise in the Nigerian economy for the past two decades, and the plague was particularly severe in the 1980s. As a result, it becomes critical to use all relevant economic factors to correlate economic growt...
4. AN ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC VARIATIONS AND ITS EFFECTS ON REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The Nigerian civil war, which lasted from 1967 to 1970, disrupted many areas of the economy. If we omit the civil war experience, cyclical fluctuations in oil receipts exercised a significant impact beginning in 1974, according to Okongwu (19...
5. AN EXAMINATION OF TWITTER BAN AND ITS IMPACT ON GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Background of the study
Transparency and accountability are essential for the effective operation of a contemporary democracy and the promotion of societal well-being. Many powers are allocated to governmental bodies in most countries. The delegators, t...
6. FINANCIAL RECORD KEEPING AND CHALLENGES IN MICRO FINANCE BANKS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Micro-finance is the supply of loans, savings, and other basic financial services to the poor. People living in poverty, like everyone else, need a diverse range of financial instruments to run their business, build assets, stabi...
7. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The production of information for insiders such as firm managers is known as management accounting (Anyanwu, 2010). Managers utilize this data to track their progress toward their objectives and identify any possible issues ahea...
8. ECONOMICS TEACHERS PERCEPTION ON THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Human capital is a key factor of economic success. As a component of human capital, education improves socioeconomic indices. Endogenous growth theory has highlighted the importance of the relationship between education and econo...
9. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE CORPORATE PERFORMANCE OF GLAXOSMITHKLINE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Organizations in today's world are continuously under pressure to enhance service and production. The precariousness of the external working environment, along with the quick pace of technology development, necessitates new w...
10. APPRAISAL OF METHOD OF TEACHING BUSINESS STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Business Education programs are part of the total educational program in Nigeria. Co-ordinated efforts on the part of business educations, school administration and guidance counsellors have brought the necessary changes. Hi...
11. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY
Background Of The Study
Maternal and child mortality are not new concepts in the social and medical sciences. They both pose serious threats to human survival especially in the future generations. It is a saying, that the future of any society depends o...
12. EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN ENSURING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE BANKING OPERATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The need for supervision and control of commercial banks activities is to ensure that they adhere to the stipulated monetary policies, rules and regulations as well. The last three decades has seen industrialized countries around...
13. MOTIVATION: A CATALYST FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY
Background Of The Study
Motivation is a common word often discussed by people in any given organisation and it shall be discuss in terms of management and employees relationship. Basically, management involves planning, organising, directing, coordinati...
14. ADMINISTRATION IN PURCHASING OF HOSTEL BUSINESS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In this nation today, as economic activities advance, administration activities are changing fast. New markets are emerging, trading blocks are extending, and communication channels are diversified. Even selling of services are...
15. ROLE OF INSPECTION IN PRODUCT QUALITY MANAGEMENT DRIVE
Background Of The Study
Doug Wallace, a Materials Management subject expert with Life Cycle Engineering [L.C.E] Consultancy Company Charleston, South Carolina; in a paper presentation titled “Maintenance and Reliability Inventory Management”...
16. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY
Background Of The Study
Maternal and child mortality are not new concepts in the social and medical sciences. They both pose serious threats to human survival especially in the future generations. It is a saying, that the future of any society depends o...
17. TAXATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
One of the most commonly discussed issues in economics is on how taxes as means of fiscal policy at stabilizing the general economy relate to economic growth of developing countries such as Nigeria. A lot of studies have tend t...
18. TAXATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
One of the most commonly discussed issues in economics is on how taxes as means of fiscal policy at stabilizing the general economy relate to economic growth of developing countries such as Nigeria. A lot of studies have tend to...
19. THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA (2000–2009)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Prior to 1993, only very little was known of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Nigeria. The idea of VAT started with the acceptance of the recommendation of Dr Sylvester Ugoh led study group on Indirect Taxation in November 1991. The deci...
20. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
This study is aimed at finding out the cost of economic cultivation of cassava in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is one of the world’s most important staple food crops and provides a major source of carbohydrate to those w...
21. CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LIBRARIES FOR ENHANCED COLLECTION USEFULNESS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
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The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata...
22. THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE INTERFERENCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
Before the 19th century, the study of language was made. Sir Williams Jones (1786) suggested affinity of Sanskrit and Persian with Greek, opening the study of genetic relationship between languages. With this revelation of affini...
23. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION
Background of the study
This study is aimed at finding out the cost of economic cultivation of cassava in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is one of the world’s most important staple food crops and provides a major source of carbohydrate to...
24. EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Today’s business environment produces change in the workplace more suddenly and frequently than ever before. Mergers, acquisitions, new technology, restructuring downsizing and economic meltdown are all factors that contribute to a growing climate of uncertainty. The ability to adapt to cha...
25. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ICT ON THE MARKETING OF AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
As to the review of information technology, it combines the collection, gathering, recording, storing, processing and communication or dissemination of information from one source to another where the information is being passed....
26. ETHNIC MILITIA AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Nigeria, a sovereign state with multi-ethnic groups was amalgamated in 1914 by Fredrick Lugard, the then Governor-General of the Federation. Prior to this period, each ethnic group was administered by traditional rulers with basi...
27. EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN ENSURING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE BANKING OPERATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The need for supervision and control of commercial banks activities is to ensure that they adhere to the stipulated monetary policies, rules and regulations as well. The last three decades has seen industrialized countries around...
28. THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA (2000–2009)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Prior to 1993, only very little was known of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Nigeria. The idea of VAT started with the acceptance of the recommendation of Dr Sylvester Ugoh led study group on Indirect Taxation in November 1991. The deci...
29. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON FOREIGN POLICY MAKING IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The recent advances in information communication technology (ICT) especially on the aspect of foreign policy making are becoming central to other processes, such as socio-economic and political development of nation states and ho...
30. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA’S PUBLIC ACADEMIC LIBRARIES (A CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY UYO)
Background To The Study
With the invention of Information and Communication Technology, libraries now use various types of technologies to aid the services they render. Everyday new technological advances affect the way information is handled in librari...
31. WELFARE SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MOTIVATION OF WORKERS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.
Purpose work in a organization for the purpose of meeting certain needs, these news inferences people’s behavior as Simon (1957:217) has aptly pointed out of the behaviour of individuals in a organization is largely orient...
32. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Financial management is concerned with the planning organizing, procurement and utilization of government financial resources as well as the formulation of appropriate policies in order to achieve the aspiration of members that society. Premchand...
33. A SURVEY ON THE CHALLENGES FACING HANDICRAFT BUSINESSES IN IMPLEMENTING PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR THEIR PRODUCT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Marketing and promotion is a strategic tool for the business development and it helps in the proper growth and endurance of micro, small and medium enterprise. It plays a crucial role for the success of any enterprise and the lar...
34. CAUSES OF THE REDUCTION IN THE ENROLLMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Business education is a field of education which deal with business experiences for specialized occupational uses. Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and process of business. As an arm of vo...
35. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AS A CATALYST TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Economic policies are deliberate actions by the authority geared towards influencing total spending, output, income, cost of money, employment and other economic activities in an economy. Economic development on the other h...
36. CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT IN BUGGETARY SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Budgeting is an important concept that is pertinent to any organization (Schadone, 2012). In very generic terms also, Igbara, Tordee, Nwadike and Abuba (2016, p.1) described the budget as the distribution of resources (most often...
37. CHALLENGES OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
In every society, there must exist some problems. These problems could be in the areas of politics, commerce, education, agriculture, communication, housing, transportation, health etc. In order to solve these problems as they mi...
38. AN ASSESSMENT OF REVENUE GENERATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY
ABSTRACT
Every local government in Nigeria desires quality service delivery as it is pertinent to the sustainability of grassroots development. The fundamental factor in achieving quality services, are adequate and reliable of the revenue sources as wel...
39. DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF FINANCIAL FRAUD IN NIGERIAN BANKS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Nigerian banking sector continues to be a vital part of the economy. Even since the inception of the nation’s first bank in the 19th century, banks have recorded tremendous growth. In spite of the hardship in the economy, people still rush to w...
40. BUDGETING SYSTEM AND BUDGETING CONTROL: AS A MEANS OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
ABSTRACT
The need for effective and proper planning necessitated the adoption of budgeting and budgetary control system. It is hoped that effective budgeting and budgetary would enhance effective performance, thereby, help in the attainment of the organ...
41. THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON NIGERIA CRIME RATE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine an empirical study on the effect of unemployment on Nigeria crime rate among unemployed male and female in Oredo East local government, Edo State. Specifically the study aims at highlighting...
42. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BORNO STATE (A STUDY OF MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is one of the tools used to achieve a society’s goal towards development. Through a well planned educational structure, the manpower needed by the community can be provided. Education helps to integrate the indivi...
43. ECONOMICS TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background to the Study
The issues of poor academic performance of student in Nigeria have been of much concern to all sundry. The problem is so much that it has led to the widely acclaimed fallen standard of education. Education has been described as t...
44. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Background to the study
The paper discussed the concepts educational technology, lifelong learning and sustainable development in detail. The paper also described how instructional media and technologies can be employed to facilitate lifelong learning,...
45. EFFECTS OF INDECENT DRESSING IN THE NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EKIADOLOR-BENIN, OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
Indecent appearance has come to characterize the dress pattern of many students on campuses of higher learning in Nigeria, there is hardly any higher institution of learning in this country that is not faced with his nauseating problem. The way students on theses campuses of learning particularly...
46. EFFECT OF CASHLESS POLICY ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The recent evolution of technology for financial transactions poses interesting questions for policy makers and financial institutions regarding the suitability of current institutional arrangements and availability of instruments to guarantee fi...
47. FRAUDS IN NIGERIA BANKS :ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The commercial world today has been devastated by random breaches of business ethics. This has resulted to rampant occurrence of white collar crimes committed mostly by top and highly educated professional personnel, these crimes are sometimes eu...
48. HEALTH EDUCATION AS A PARAGIDM TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER
Background to the Study
According to Professor Emmanuel Ofeme, in Owerri, while delivering lecture at the 2nd Sam Okwaraji Memorial Lecture, Published by Chimaobi Uchendu, in the Sun News online sports of Friday, September 19, 2008, he said that unlike vision 2010, whic...
49. EFFECT OF SKILL MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEES’ EFFICIENCY AT NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY [NDLEA]
ABSTRACT
The study attempts to examine the impact of skill management on employee's efficiency in an organization. Consequently relevant literatures were reviewed on the subject matter. National Drug Law Enforcement agency (NDLEA) was selected...
50. AN EVALUATION OF BUILDING FAILURE AND COLLAPSE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The frequency of collapse of building structures on Nigeria in the past few years and recently had become very alarming and worrisome. Many lives and properties have been lost in the collapse of buildings mostly in Port Harcourt, Abuja and La...
