1. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTIVE CLAIMS MANAGEMENT AND THE GROWTH OF NIGERIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Background of the Study
The history of insurance industry in Nigeria according to Augustine and Brennan(2012) could be traced to the British colonial trading companies that established agency offices in Nigeria, on behalf of insurance companies in UK. A...
2. THE ROLE OF COMPUTER IN FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Since 1986 when structural adjustment programme was introduced, the banking business changed. As the number of branches grow form sixty five in 1985 to one hundred and fifty five in 1994, the techniques of delivering bank s...
3. THE ROLE OF THE FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT IN FRAUD DETECTION IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
The trend and the volume are increasing on a daily basis and all levels of the society are involved. The rich, the poor, the young and the elderly, the male and female all are neck deep in fraud and fraud related activities that say a lot about...
4. AUDITING AS A TOOL FOR FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT IN COMMERCIAL BANKS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The recent global financial crisis, which had its roots in the banking sector, highlighted, except from the existing regulatory gaps, the lack of proper and efficient internal audit functions within the banking institutions in or...
5. COMPUTER AND ITS ROLE IN FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN THE NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Fraud is perhaps the most fatal of all the risks confronting banks. The enormity of bank frauds in Nigeria can be inferred from its value, volume and actual loss. A good number of banks’ frauds never get reported to the appropriate authorities, rather they a...
6. THE ROLE OF THE FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT IN FRAUD DETECTION IN NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
A definition credited to Gordon Brown Chancellor of the Exchequer June 2004 is that forensic accounting is the identification, interpretation and communication of the evidence of economic transactions and reporting agents. It is the application of...
7. CAPITAL MARKET AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This research work examines the role of the forensic accountant in fraud detection in Nigeria with comparative analysis of public and private sectors. Forensic accountant plays a significant role in the Nigeria organizations whereby he investig...
8. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIT EXPECTATION GAP IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the assessment of audit expectation gap in Nigeria using ICAN Lagos state as the case study. Specifically, the study aimed at ascertaining the responsibility and reliability factors which contribute to...
9. THE EXTENT OF LIABILITY OF BANKS FOR E-BANKING FRAUD
ABSTRACT
In this study, our focus was on the extent of liability of banks for e-banking fraud, Enugu State as case study. The study is was specifically focused on examining the e-banking fraud risks that are of high concern in the Nigerian banking secto...
10. EXAMINATION OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AS A TOOL FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION
ABSTRACT
This study was intended to evaluate the extent to which forensic accounting can be used as a tool in fraud detection. This study was guided by the following objectives; to identify the role of a forensic accountant in an organization, to know if forensic accoun...
11. FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AS A TOOL FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION
ABSTRACT
The study examines the effect of forensic accounting as a tool for fraud detection and prevention in an organization. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between fraud detection, prevention and forensic accounting. To achieve...
12. FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AS A TOOLFOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine forensic accounting as a tool for fraud detection and prevention in Nigeria in Surulere Local Government, Lagos State. Specifically, the study examined the role of Forensic Accountant in an organ...
13. FRAUD IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND THE AUDITORS LIABILITY
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on fraud in financial institution and the auditors liability using Access Bank, Ikeja, Lagos State as case study. To achieve this 4 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the...
14. FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AS A TOOL FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION
ABSTRACT
This study was intended to evaluate the extent to which forensic accounting can be used as a tool in fraud detection. This study was guided by the following objectives; to identify the role of a forensic accountant in an organization, to know if forensic accoun...
15. EFFECT OF CREATIVE ACCOUNTING ON STAKEHOLDER’S WEALTH
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The current business environment and even more economic recession, have in recent times pushed the top management of many organizations into paying attention to how to make the financial statements of their organizations look bet...
16. EFFECT OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING ON FINANCIAL FRAUD IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Fraud is an endemic that are gradually becoming a normal way of life in both public and private sectors, from the presidential cabinets, down to the political officer, to the ward councillors, from managing directors of companies...
17. THE EFFECT OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING APPLICATION ON FRAUD DETECTION IN PUBLIC SECTOR (CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The problem of fraud, money laundering, and other unethical behaviors in commercial and government organizations has demanded the use of forensic or investigative accounting and the practice of those accounting methods. Investiga...
18. THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE ANALYTICAL PROCESSING (OLAP) FOR DECISION SUPPORT IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF GTBANK)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The term OLAP stands for Online Analytical Processing. OLAP analyzes corporate data in several dimensions and allows for complicated computations, trend analysis, and advanced data modeling. Many Business Intelligence (BI) soluti...
19. FRAUD IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND THE AUDITORS LIABILITY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The problem of fraud in financial institution in Nigeria has remained one of the disturbing features of the banking sector. The menace is of the great concern to regulatory authorities the government and the general public...
20. ANALYSIS OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CREDIT CARD DETENTION SYSTEM ON FRAUD
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
It has already been mentioned that the losses of a credit card fraud can affect all consumers, merchants and issuing banks. Therefore, it is important to establish techniques for detecting and preventing credit card fraud. This research contains...
21. FRAUD AND FRAUD CONTROL IN A COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
Fraud has been identified as the major cause of distress and unprogressive nature of most business organization in the country. Even though, there are intelligent people who work round the clock to fault the system; but there are more int...
22. IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN EDUCATION SECTOR
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on improving the effectiveness of accounting system in education sector using Auchi polytechnic as case study. To achieve this, four significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design w...
23. AUDIT TENURE AND QUALITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Measurement of audit quality over the years has been treated thoroughly. The relationship between audit tenure and audit quality is treated in this research. The research instrument used in collecting data is the questionnaire, which is a prima...
24. THE EFFECT OF TREASURY SINGLE ACCOUNT ON FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The treasury single account have gone a long way in the reduction of fraudulent activities in Nigeria. The study aid at resolving the issue of fraud in most of the public sector of the Nigeria economy and to help the federal government of Niger...
25. THE IMPACT OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING IN AN ORGANIZATION
Abstract
Fraudulent practices in Uyo local government council have led to increased losses in the LG, hence the need to use forensic accounting services to detect and prevent such fraudulent activities. The council is a very important institution with...
26. THE IMPACT OF INTERNAL AUDIT ON FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Internal Audit on fraud detection and prevention with Power Holding Company of Nigeria as a case study. The effectiveness of the internal audit were carefully examine and the aim of the study is to ascertain...
27. THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS IN FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN BANKS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the role of internal auditors in fraud detection and prevention in banks in Nigeria using Sky Bank as case study. To achieve this 4 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and t...
28. FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT ROLE IN FRAUD DETECTION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
This research work examines the role of the forensic accountant in fraud detection in Nigeria. Forensic accountant plays a significant role in the Nigeria organizations whereby he investigates with the use of technological equipment in its assignment. The researcher employs pri...
29. AN ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN NIGERIA FIRMS: A STUDYOF SELECTED FIRMS.
ABSTRACT
This research work was undertaken to asses the corporate fraud prevention and detection in Nigeria firms a case study of selected firms. The work was intended to achieve the following objectives to identify some of this effect, causes and examine the factors that induce staff t...
30. AUTOMATED FORENSIC AUDITING AND FRAUD CONTROL IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION, PORTHARCOURT)
ABSTRACT
The topic “Automated forensic auditing and fraud control in Nigeria” is a critical concept in modern days accounting, and our country Nigeria is not left out in its practice. This research aims at pointing out the rationale behind fraudulent practices as well as exa...
31. BOARD ATTRIBUTES, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND REPORTING QUALITY IN A POST-IFRS REGIME: A DIFFERENCE-INDIFFERENCE REGRESSION TECHNIQUE
ABSTRACT
The study examined board attributes, ownership structure and reporting quality in a post-IFRS regime. The difficulties to control for confounding factors on accounting quality in IFRS reporting regime and the sensitivity of different measures of reporting quality motivated this...
32. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CREDIT CARD FRAUD DETENTION SYSTEM
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
It has already been mentioned that the losses of a credit card fraud can affect all consumers, merchants and issuing banks. Therefore, it is important to establish techniques for detecting and preventing credit card fraud. This research contains...
