1. 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...
2. AN EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PUBLIC SPENDING IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Two key government policy papers in Nigeria examine agriculture's potential contribution to economic development: I the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS), and (ii) the New Agricultural Policy Thru...
3. 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...
4. AN INVESTIGATION OF VALUE-ADDED TAX AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY OF SME'S IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
For a long time, small and medium-sized businesses have been seen as a source of financial development and improvement. As a result of this growing recognition, the World Bank Group has made small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) a...
5. SMALL SCALE BUSINESSES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT TO THE LABOR FORCE
Background of the Study
Small-scale businesses are an important part of Uganda's economic sector, and they helped the country get through difficult periods when all of the economy's sectors were in disarray (Brown, 2000). Uganda...
6. THE EFFECT OF E-NAIRA ON SME'S IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Many impoverished individuals in emerging nations face declining living conditions and unemployment as a result of economic downturns. This has been exacerbated by the fact that the formal economy has been steadily losing jobs wh...
7. THE CHALLENGES AFFECTING THE STANDARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION
When the issue of challenges affecting the standard of secondary education in Nigeria is raised, the first set of through that comes to mind are decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractice, mass promotion syndrome and the...
8. THE CHALLENGES AFFECTING THE STANDARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION
When the issue of challenges affecting the standard of secondary education in Nigeria is raised, the first set of through that comes to mind are decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractice, mass promotion syndrome and the likes...
9. THE IMPACT OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERI
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Nigerian government has made significant efforts in recent years, not only in the fair distribution of such facilities to different parts of the country but also to increase the quality and improve the quality of such facilities.
The de...
10. HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
In the global terms, knowledge on all ramification of human endeavor, be it engineering, marketing, medicine and so on, is the pivot upon which the fulcrum of wisdom gravitate. This accounts for the differences in development on the private life and national life of individuals and the nations al...
11. THE PRIVATIZATION POLICY IN NIGERIA AN EVALUATION OF ITS IMPLICATION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation and the petroleum ministry appear desperate to maintain their hold on the downstream sector of the oil industry by planning new refineries and voting more money to maintain the existing...
12. ANALYSIS OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION ON PLANTAIN AND BANANA FARMERS IN OVIA SOUTH WEST AND OVIA NORTH EAST IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
One of the most challenging problems comforting the Nigeria nation today is how to significantly address the problem of a widespread and rising incidence of poverty among the populace. Available statistics shows that as much as 7...
13. A SURVEY ON THE CHALLENGES FACING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) are largely viewed as the engine wire of any nation’s economic growth and they are regarded as justifiable means that propel development globally. SMEs are labour intensive; as much...
14. ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC DEBT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY (1980 - 2020)
Background to the study
Citizens, government institutions, privately held corporations such as banks, and the economy as a whole are all affected by a country's debt structure....
15. INPUT NEEDS OF WATERMELON FARMERS IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL, FCT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to Adeoye (2012), Nigeria has been said to have the capacity to produce adequate food for the country, particularly in terms of land and people resources. To achieve food self-sufficiency, as stated by Balogun, et al.,...
16. EXAMINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA AS CORRELATES OF YOUTH PREPARATION FOR SMALL SCALE BUSINESS
Background to the Study
Higher institutions in Nigeria have been saddled with the main responsibility of training both youths and the nation’s professional personnel such as managers, scientists, engineers and technicians who participate in the de...
17. IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Background of the study
One of the important objectives of macroeconomic policy in has been the rapid economic growth of an economy. Economic growth is defined as “the process whereby the real per capita income of a country over a long period of time.” Econo...
18. A REVIEW ON THE IMPACT OF OFFICE ENVIRONMENT ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF OFFICE WORKERS
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- Background to the Study
- Background to the Study
The effectiveness of employees is influenced directly or indirectly by the conditions under which they are re...
19. ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AS A KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY FOR SUSTANABLE DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Economic history provides strong evidence that an agricultural revolution is a necessary precondition for economic progress. Ayoola (2015) opined that the agriculture sector has the ability to serve as an industrial and economic springboard...
20. ASSESSMENT OF TOURISM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF OSUN STATE)
Background of Study
The United Nations of World Tourism Organization defines tourism as the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside his/her usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for any purpose includin...
21. ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AMONG NURSES - A TOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT USING GENERAL HOSPITAL SABON TASHA, KADUNA STATE AS A CASE STUDY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Studies on entrepreneurship in higher education have recently been conducted on a number of occasions during the Covid-19 pandemic. These studies have taken the form of discussions, seminars, and workshops, and they have e...
22. INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Despite successive governments' efforts to alleviate poverty, Nigeria's condition is rather concerning, as the tale of poverty reduction appears to be bleak throughout the years (Abbas, 2017). It is not surprising, however, that impoveri...
23. ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (NDE) IN POVERTY REDUCTION IN EBONYI STATE A STUDY OF AFIKPO NORTH L.G. AREA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
There is empirical data to imply that poverty and unemployment are a major worry for policymakers in many developing nations. This is crucial in light of the World Bank's prediction that Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA)...
24. EFFECT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE ECONOMY A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA NYANYA
Background of the study
Transportation and property are critical in the physical and economic development of towns and cities around the world. Property and land prices tend to rise faster in locations with developing transportation networks and fall mo...
25. EFFECT OF IFRS ADOPTION ON SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISE IN NIGERIA ( A STUDY OF FRIESLAND CAMPINA WAMCO NIG PLC, SANA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The globalization of economic activities has resulted in an increased demand for high quality, internationally comparable financial information that will guide companies and investors operating beyond borders. The Internatio...
26. IMPACT OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS ON THE GROWTH OF MICRO ENTREPRISES IN BIDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE
Background to the study
Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are viewed as tools for alleviating poverty in Nigeria and enhancing the country's economy.
Economic development is a long-term process in which an economy's actual...
27. MICRO MEDIUM AND SMALL ENTERPRISE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN BOKI LGA IN CROSS RIVER STATE
BACKGROUND STUDY
Poverty alleviation in any country may make a significant contribution to the betterment of people's lives and the country's economic progress (Akpata 2016). This necessitates industrialization, with micro and small bu...
28. SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMES) CREDIT FINANCING, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
The importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in achieving economic growth, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria, cannot be overstated. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to be the bedrock and...
29. THE IMPACT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN DEMOCRATIC SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF NGOS IN BORNO STATE).
Background of the Study
The concept of democratic principles is described as a form of political organization that incorporates a number of basic principles that place importance on human life and dignity and, in many cases, defines procedures fo...
30. THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
The history of Nigeria's economic growth has been somewhat turbulent. According to the research that has been done, the economy initially functioned as a single-crop economy, with agriculture serving as the primary contributo...
31. POLITICS OF POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study titled “Politics of Poverty Reduction in Nigeria” A study of the activities of Ebonyi State Community Poverty Reduction Agency” (EB-CPRA) in Abakaliki LGA was carried out. The broad objective of the study is to...
32. POVERTY ALLEVIATION: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME (NAPEP) IN BENIN CITY
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the impact of Poverty Reduction Programmes as a Development Strategy in Benin – City through the National Poverty Eradication Programme.
The study examined issues of poverty and underdevelopment in Nigeria, a...
33. THE IMPACT OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
ABSTRACT
This study assesses the following factors which may figure prominently in explanation of women’s increasing empowerment (1) social-economic development (2) rising gender equalization attitudes that transform economic development into cult...
34. THE IMPACT OF MICRO CREDIT ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This research project sought to empirically examine the impact of microfinance institutions on poverty in Nigeria. To conduct this research, structured questionnaire was used. The questionnaire consisted of 25 questions which focused on the 4 areas of microfina...
35. DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION
Abstract
This study examines the factors that associated with the decision of consulting medical treatment and the choice between health care service providers using primary data collected from Choba community, River state....
36. FISCAL POLICY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
A good financial power of a nation is a function of satisfactory and efficient fiscal policies. Fiscal and monetary policies are the twin policy instrument used by a nation to regulate the level of government spending, taxation a...
37. IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT’S POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMES IN NIGER STATE
ABSTRACT
This study examined the Impact of Government’s Poverty Reduction Programmes in Niger State; A cas...
38. GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION: THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE
ABSTRACT
This work covers the growth and poverty reduction: the role of agriculture, a case study of Gboko local government area in Benue state, Nigeria. On the course of this work three research questions and objectives were formulated and the descriptive/survey resear...
39. THE ROLE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF KENYASI IN THE ASUTIFI NORTH DISTRICT
- Background to the Study
The role of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) as engines of endogenous development...
40. THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The Nigerian financial system experienced series of reforms and amidst these reforms an important component of the sector, the financial market has demonstrated an impressive performance evidenced from its growth especially in the last decade. Coupled wi...
41. THE IMPACT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES FINANCING ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Nigeria, like other developing countries, has continued to grapple with the menace of poverty despite several economic policies and programmes implemented by various governments. This study was therefore undertaken to assess the impact of small...
42. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA AS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the impact of poverty reduction programmes as a development strategy in Nigeria. The study first of all examined issues of poverty and underdevelopment in Nigeria, attributing it to lack of employment, high rate of illiteracy among the citiz...
43. A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (NEEDS) AND HER CONTRIBUTION TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION
National Economic Empowerment Development strategy (NEEDS) is described as a Nigeria’s plan for prosperity, popularly Christened a “Home grown programme” by the formal president of Nigeria Chief Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo, it is a four years...
44. AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty reduction because it serves as supplements to domestic savings and it is often accompanied with technology and managerial skills which are indispensable...
45. THE IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN POVERTY REDUCTION
ABSTRACT
Poverty reduction is a function of many factors which include funding by microfinance banks. The effort to transform innovations into economic goods certainly would require reasonable level of funding which appears elusive due to global economic...
46. THE ROLE OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVEERNMENT AREA IN ANAMBRA STATE,NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study assessed the role of female entrepreneurs in poverty alleviation in rural communities of Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. It specifically analysed the socio-economic characteristics of women entrepreneursh...
47. IMPACT OF POVERTY REDUCTION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Extreme poverty is a global challenge facing all regions of the world including developed economies of Europe and North America but particularly serious in developing countries of Asia and Africa. Indeed, poverty reduction is an indispensable precondition for s...
48. LANGUAGE OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN AFRICAN LITERARY WORKS (A STUDY OF PURPLE HIBISCUS AND YELLOW-YELLOW)
ABSTRACT
This project basically examine the language of gender discrimination in African literary works with special reference to PURPLE HIBISCUS and YELLOW-YELLOW. In the past few years, women folk have been rendered invisible or stereotyped by their male c...
49. AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty reduction because it serves as supplements to domestic savings and it is often accompanied with technology and managerial skills which are indispensable...
50. ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF MICRO-FINANCE BANKS IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN ADAMAWA STATE
Background of the Study
With all the measures implemented to encourage new business, help existing businesses grow and to ultimately improve the economy, there is still a growing concern of business development. As a means to address this concern, microfinance banks were introduced to c...
