EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS, 2004 – 2014 ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of ownership structure on performance of Nigerian banks. The research population comprised banks operating in Nigeria between 2004, to 2014. Panel dataset obtained from the published accounts of the banks under study were used for the research. […]

EFFECTS OF MONEY SUPPLY ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY, 1987-2013 CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Nigerian economy has not fared as well as expected despite its rich human and natural endowments and its claim to be the ‘giant’ of Africa.  When compared with the emerging Asian economies, particularly, Thailand, Malaysia, China, India […]

EFFECTS OF INFLATION ON INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA, 1987-2011- Banking and Finance Project Materials ABSTRACT   Economists tend to emphasize that inflation causes economic damage by distorting investments and consumption decisions. These distortions could result from households and businesses’ uncertainty about the effect of increases in prices of goods and services. When inflation is stable, people are […]

EFFECTS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS ON MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA (1987-2012) DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY AWKA ABSTRACT This study investigated the causal relationship between foreign investment inflows disaggregated into foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment inflows and macroeconomic performance in Nigeria. Most emerging economies around the world strive to attract […]

EFFECT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1981-2013) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The subject of government involvement in resource allocation stems from the failure of market mechanism to effectively and efficiently perform this task. From the very inception, government is not to be involved in the day-to-day running of an […]

DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR MONEY AND ITS STABILITY IN NIGERIA (1991-2014) ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of the broad money demand and its stability in Nigeria over the quarterly period 1991:Q1 to 2014:Q4. Most studies on the determinants and stability of the money demand function have been focused on the advanced economies. Only a […]

DETERMINANTS OF BANK EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIA: A PANEL EVIDENCE ABSTRACT This study is motivated by the recent global financial crisis that lasted between 2007 and 2009 and affected the world at large but started partly due to the inefficiency of banks in the United States. There have been however several reforms in the financial sector […]

Credit Risk Management Perception in Nigeria commercial Banks: A Case Study of First Bank of Nigeria Plc and Union Bank of Nigeria Plc ABSTRACT The research was undertaken to evaluate credit risk management Perception in Nigeria commercial banks using First bank of Nigeria Plc and Union bank of Nigeria Plc as a case study.The work […]

CREDIT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) PLC. GBOKO BRANCH-GESA PINGA ABSTRACT This work was carried out to appraise credit management techniques in United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Gboko. Primarily, the work sought to find out the credit management techniques adopted in United Bank For Africa (UBA) Plc. Gboko, to trace the […]

CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FOODS BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO SECTOR CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Capital structure, otherwise referred to as, financial structure, is the means by which an organization is financed. It is the mix of debt and equity capital maintained by a firm. The […]

ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAPITAL MARKET IN A DEREGULATED ECONOMY, THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE 1986-2006 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The capital market is a financial market that provides facilities for mobilizing and dealings in long-term funds for economic growth and development. Wilkinson (2007) defines capital market as “any place or […]

AN EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET ON THE INDUSTRIALISATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY: 2002 – 2008 ABSTRACT One of the major economic objectives of every nation is to maintain a sustained increase in economic development, through a continuous rise of the economic indicators like the Gross Domestic product (GDP) and capital […]

A TEST OF REVERSE CAUSATION IN CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the impact of Nigeria’s economic growth on the Nigerian capital market by investigating the impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange market capitalization ratio; impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange […]

AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON FIRMS’ EARNINGS. A CASE STUDY OF OANDO PLC._ Banking and Finance Project Materials ABSTRACT  This research work captioned ‘An Evaluation of the Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Firms’ Earnings. A Case Study of Oando Plc’ involves the trend analysis of three year pre-merger and three […]

AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPEDIMENTS TO STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT It is no gain saying that Nigerian banking and financial system has undergone remarkable changes over the years, in terms of the number of institutions, ownership structure, as well as the scale of operations driven largely by the deregulation of the […]

AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIP AND IMPACT OF STOCK MARKET, MICRO AND MACRO-ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS ON STOCK PRICING IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT   Since the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630s, cycles of bubbles and bursts in stock markets have become commonplace across the world, hence, this has gained a reasonable academic attention. However answers as to […]