ABSTRACT This study is designed to show how cooperative societies can alleviate poverty in Arochukwu North Local Government Area, Abia State. The sample consist of 25 farmer cooperative society members, 25 marketing cooperative society members, 25 credit and thrift cooperative society members and 25 consumer cooperative society members. The main instrument used for collecting data […]

ABSTRACT  The aim of this project was to find out the role of Nkanu Women Co-operative Society Development, Nkanu Local Government Area in Enugu State. The subjects used for the study consisted of four hundred and ninety-nine (499) Women Co-operatives from six 96) registered women co-operatives in the same Local Government. Sample size was used […]

ABSTRACT Without needing to be told, the topic liability of cooperative insurance in Nigeria portends the gross nature of its many facts. The topic is more or loss as open one as most people would  however, the research thought it right to limit the study to the first Enugu international cooperative insurance for the sake […]

ABSTRACT Co-operative is institution of a dual native.  They are organized by groups of persons based or self-interest, initiative and active participation of the persons who are members and business undertaking which are established, managed and financed by the members of the co-operative enterprises for the promotion of their individual enterprises and for house holds. […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Bus 213  is a code given to a course titled Co-operative Development.  The course is being offered the whole students in the school of business studies, but housed in the Department of Co-operative Economics and Management (CEM).  It  was offered during the first semester of my NDII. The course was provided with […]

ABSTRACT This research work was conducted to ascertain the effect of share price volatility on the economic growth of Nigeria. The research used series of test such as the unit root test that was used to test for stationarity, the co-integration test  was used to check for the long run and short run relationship between […]

ABSTRACT  In recent decades, the main and potential contribution of agriculture to economic growth has been a subject of much controversy among development economists. As some contend that agricultural development is a pre-condition for industrialization, others strongly object it and argue for a different path. This study tries to look at the drivers of Agricultural […]

Abstract Nigeria is endowed with huge expanse of fertile agricultural land, rivers, streams, lakes, forest and grassland, as well as a large active population that can sustain a high productive and profitable agricultural sector; yet the country is an import dependent nation even of the commodities she would have ordinarily produced, given her natural endowment. […]

ABSTRACT This research work tries to investigate the analysis of human capital formation and economic development in Nigeria between 1981 to 2015. Major issues such as human capital formation and economic development, human capital formulated efforts in Nigeria, strategies for human capital development; problems of human capital formation in Nigeria as well as theoretical framework […]

ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between twin deficit and manufacturing sector of Nigerian economy for the period of 34 years (1981 to 2015). The study adopted the time series data using the OLS estimation technique to analyze the data. The model was estimated using a linear specification methodology. It was discovered Current account deficit […]

Abstract The importance of manufacturing sector to the growth of any economy and survival cannot be overemphasized. In an attempt to advance on this, this study attempts to investigate the assessment of the impact of manufacturing sector on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 – 2015, Ordinary Least Square (OLS) econometric technique was used on […]

Abstract Housing problems in Nigeria are multi-dimensional. They occur both in the urban and rural areas. They are qualitative, quantitative, psychological and socio-cultural in nature. These problems are consequences of the inability and ineffectiveness of both the public and private sectors to meet the housing needs of the populace. As a result of this, any […]

ABSTRACT Several years of military misrule and mismanagement had weakened the economic management processes and institutions in Nigeria. There was no transparency and accountability in government (Public Sector) and private sectors and Nigeria became notorious for endemic corruption. The result was the inability of government to deliver services to the Nigeria public. Most private companies […]

Abstract Terrorism in whatever dimension poses threat and insecurities to human existence in regards to which defenseless nations live in perpetual fears and anxiety. Knowing full well that Security is presently a major challenge in Nigeria and Nigerians are killed on daily basis and in their numbers. Though the government claims to be on top […]

ABSTRACT This study investigates and examination of the role of cooperative thrift and credit societies to the development of urban area. The study was based on the orphanage mother multipurpose cooperative society. The research reviews the literature of related study and was duly acknowledge data collected through constructed questionnaires methods, comprising members of the study […]

ABSTRACT This research work focus on the appraisal of Macroeconomic Policy on Inflation in Nigerian Economy, also to determine how it enhances the growth of Nigerian Economy. The aim of this research work is to look into challenges and numbers of hypothesis were drawn. Information necessary to address the test of hypothesis was gathered through […]

ABSTRACT This research work is set to identify the effects of tax evasion, tax avoidance on the Nigerian Economy with particular reference to the Lagos State Internal Revenue Services. This project work is designated to find out the factors responsible for tax evasion in Nigerian Economy. The deviation effects and specifically considers different way in […]

ABSTRACT There has been a high and growing incidence of poverty in Lagos State in the last two decades. Overtime, what can be discerned in the various approaches to poverty alleviation in Lagos State is that the State is determined largely by making a choice between growth promoting policies and poverty focused strategies. The reality however […]

ABSTRACT This study is on the effect of exchange rate and inflation on foreign direct investment and its relationship with economic growth. Its main objective is to find the effect of inflation and exchange rate and the bidirectional influences between FDI and economic growth in Nigeria. A twenty one year period was studied. A linear […]

ABSTRACT The study which was conducted in lfako ljaye Local government area of Lagos state examined the influenceof micro credit on poverty alleviation policy in Nigeria.  The study among other things examined the importance Of small and medium enterprises in the development any given economy can not be over emphasized, hence, the need to undertake this study it was equally the focus of this study to examine the various ways that micro credit could […]

ABSTRACT Merger and acquisition as stated in study must be seen as an available means of saving companies from serious financial distress or liquidation, in that it provides such business with new management and better access to financial resources. Merger and acquisition enable the acquiring company to spread its risk, while still maintaining the firm’s […]

ABSTRACT This research work tries to investigate the effectiveness of macroeconomic policy in promoting economic growth in Nigeria. Macroeconomic policies, which is defined as government actions designed to affect the performance of the economy as a whole.  Data used in this research (GDP, government expenditure, money supply) was mainly secondary, specifically from the Central Bank of […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The impact of Small Scale Enterprises to the development cannot be neglected in every economy, more especially developing nations where sustainable economic development is highly desirable small business enterprises have such a crucial impact to play in the development of an economy in such a way that […]

ABSTRACT The study is an empirical analysis of the impact of regulation and supervision on the activities of Nigerian Banks with emphasis on the role of the Central bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation.  It evaluates the roles and contributions of CBN and NDIC to the Nigerian banking sector.  Extensive field survey and library […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to access the impact of devaluation of the naira on Nigeria’s balance of payment. Before the dominance of the oil sector, particularly between 1960-1970, the balance of payment was less erratic. However, since 1970, the balance of payment has swunged at one time or the other from a […]

ABSTRACT A nation cannot experience economic growth without human capital development. For human capital to actually have any impact on economic growth some investment has to be made. Investment in human capital consist of ;education, training, health and other social services, that will help in enhancing productive capacity of labour. This project examines the impact […]

ABSTRACT The highly unsuitable economic conditions in Nigeria has been a major source of concern among economic and policy makers in recent time.  These economic problems can be attributed to the existence of market failure and the inability of the price mechanism to efficiently allocate scarce among economic agents. This research sets out to examine […]

ABSTRACT The problems that are associated with urbanization in Lagos State had not been over-looked by policy makers, however, the formulated policies that were targeted towards combating the products of urbanization has not been effective enough. The consequential objective of this research work is to examine the various policies and to determine the effect of […]

ABSTRACT The effectiveness and growth of capital market in Nigeria economy is a problem that has assumed of recent an intractable dimension.  The concept market is one of the compartments of financial system that promotes harm and investment in an economy.  The stock exchange market is one of the key institutions of the capital market, […]

ABSTRACT Rural development is a veritable tool for fighting poverty and achieving economic prosperity at the grass root level. The concept of rural development embrace by most countries connotes a process through which rural poverty-is alleviated by sustained increase in the productivity of agriculture and income of low­-ncome workers and households. The major thrust of […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION The role of exchange rate and its effects on macroeconomic performance has continued to generate interest among economists. Many economists argue that exchange rate stability facilitates production activities and economic growth. They are also of the view that misalignment in real exchange rate could distort production activities and consequently hinders exports growth and generate […]

ABSTRACT Economics of communication transformation deals with the motivation, attitudes, gratification beliefs and goals, the interest depends on some factors which are the social environment past experiences, motivational needs, moods and attitudes. This topic provides a comprehensive review of major work on communication transformation. It looks at the Television Stations and the radio stations which […]

ABSTRACT The foreign exchange management policy of an economy serves as one of the major factor that contributes to the economic development of such nation. To the federal government, FOREX is a very crucial resource for conducting international transaction; therefore, the government felt once earned should be judiciously managed. The extent of the effective management […]

ABSTRACT The capital market is one the compartment of financial system that promote savings and investment in an economy, by providing the means of gathering saving and making them available to borrower. The aim of this research work is to examine the effective market capitalization and the Nigeria stock market growth between the periods of […]

ABSTRACT This study succinctly examined FDI development and its impact on the Nigeria Economy from 1995 – 2010. This trend show that FDI  although had some drawbacks due to economic instability and other economic factors that militated against its rise until recent democracy and economic reforms, improved and characterized its changes significantly. The ordinary least square […]

ABSTRACT Information Communication Technology (ICT) has the potential to contribute to development, especially in rural areas of developing countries. But the mechanisms through which ICT can be combined with development agendas and an understanding of the actual development process and impacts of ICT are less well understood or properly defined in the academic literature. The […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     INTRODUCTION Financial deepening is defined as the process of development and expansion of financial institutions such as, banks, stock markets, and insurance companies etc relative to the size of a country’s economy. It also refers to the increase in the provision of financial products and services with a wider choice to all level of the […]

ABSTRACT Several macroeconomic policies have been used in Nigeria, which have directly and indirectly influenced agriculture output growth. This study of fiscal policy on Agriculture development. The result show that the government expenditure exerts a negative influence on the economy while government revenue affects the economy positively. Inflation as a control for economic stability is […]

ABSTRACT Poverty has the consequences of breeding social disillusionment with respect to what the objectives are and members responsibilities towards attainment of the objectives just as ignorance maintains poverty, so also can poverty perpetuate ignorance, since the victims cannot think. And pray beyond where the next meal is coming from. The magnitude and extent of […]

ABSTRACT This study examines the disaggregated effect of government expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria. In the introductory section, the reason why government expenditure has been on the increase over the years in Nigeria was analyzed. We started by stating the objectives of the study which include; role of government expenditure, trend of government expenditure, […]

ABSTRACT This research works examines the health indices and the Nigeria’s economic Growth. In particular, the researcher is interested in knowing the type of correlation that exists between health indices and economic growth thereby, representing health indices such as infant mortality rate and life expectancy at birth. The researcher also represents the economic growth of […]

ABSTRACT The impact of Banking Sector Reforms on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises is a phenomenon that needs proper and adequate attention in the wake of global economic depression affecting the world generally as proper attention can put a full stop to problem of unemployment confronting Nigeria as a whole. The study conducted and assessed the impact […]

ABSTRACT In this research project Export Processing Zone (EPZ) is defined as zone designed and designated by the Government of a nation, to attract local foreign investment towards industrial development of export purposes. EPZ enterprises and developers enjoy a liberal operating environment with range of incentive provided by the EPZ Act (such as long period […]

ABSTRACT The banking sector is quite key to economic growth. More key is the cost of banking as it determines mobilization of savings, level of investment and hence industrial growth. Meanwhile, what is referred to as cost of banking is the interest rate. The nature of interest rate just like any typical price – mechanism […]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this project was to examine critically on the Impact of Leadership styles on employee motivation and job performance. In gainingmore insight into this topic, we reviewed some literature and work of some reputable authors in the area related to leadership styles used by management. Four research hypotheses were formulated to avoid […]

Abstract This study examines the determinants of corporate social responsibility disclosures in Nigerian quoted companies. The broad objective of the study is to examine the determinants of corporate social responsibility of corporate entities. Specifically, the study examines the relationship between company size, profitability, industry type, firm’s origin and environmental responsibility measured by extent of environmental […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to examine the impact of macro economic policy on poverty alleviation in Nigeria. In order to test the hypothesis formed on the study, secondary data were collected from reliable sources like CBN official bulletins FOS etc, three general models were formulated and tested using ordinary least square analysis where the […]

ABSTRACT This research study investigated the impact of microfinance on entrepreneurial development of small scale enterprise that are craving for growth and development in a stiffened economy called Nigeria. In an attempt to provide a basis for the research, a background of the study is provided and accompanied by a review of related literatures. A […]

ABSTRACT This study examine internal control as an effective tool for management with national petroleum investment management in focus and the objectives of study include: Investigate the effectiveness of internal control system in resolving business issued in order to facilitate growth. Assess if internal control is highly prioritized to prevent mistakes and fraud. Examine the […]

ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of micro finance as an effective tool for poverty alleviation in Nigeria. There has been an intensified and concerted effort by the government to eradicate poverty in the nation and international level because of the poor standard of living in the country. It is a very big problem in the society […]

ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of Micro Finance Banks on individuals, small scale Business e.t.c. It shows the extent Micro Finance can achieve the following: (1)    Poverty eradication, if not totally but to a large extent. (2)    Increase wealth by reducing the gap between the rich and the poor on the long run. (3)    Provision and availability […]

ABSTRACT The research study is directed towards a monetary policy and banking performance in Nigeria. The research investigates the effectiveness of monetary policy on the bank’s profitability by using first bank of Nigeria: as a case study.  The structure of commercial bank’s general policies and principles. The research composition was based on secondary data. The data collected from […]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to describe and investigate the monetary policy and exchange rate in Nigeria and effect on economy over the period 1990-2010, using Econometrics technique. The researcher used Regression Analysis to analyze the data with the help of social science statistical package SPSS. Two models were used by the researcher; […]

ABSTRACT The subject matter of inquiry is “Monetary Policy as a tool of Achieving Price Stability in the Nigerian Economy”. The study therefore examined the influence of money supply Monetary Policy Variable on Consumer Price Index (CPI), the effect of interest rate Monetary Policy Target Variable on domestic private investment and impact of money supply […]

ABSTRACT This study is designed to study the various ways by which monetary policies are used to examine and show empirical analysis of the impact of monetary policies on economic development in Nigeria. Monetary policies are used to influence the various aggregate in the real sector such as employment, price levels growth rates, balance of payments, exchange […]

ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of depreciation of naira on Nigeria economy, causes effect and remedy using time series analysis and annual data from 1990 – 2009. The regression analysis model were used to capture both the long-run and short-run dynamics of the variables in the model. The empirical results indicate that depreciation of […]

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to examine personal income taxation incidence in ” Nigeria economic; implication and effect on the employees(A case of Agege local Government Area, Lagos State) The entire research work was divided into five major parts which .include: Introductory aspect ,which is chapter on containing introduction, Background of the study, statement […]

ABSTRACT This research work was undertaken to examine the tax and economic performance in Nigeria. The study is aimed at putting together those factors that constitute those variables which the government uses to manipulate the economy. The result of the research shows that in this country, a great proportion of government revenue, which should have […]

ABSTRACT The research examines the contribution of communication sector to economy development in Nigeria. The qualitative and quantitative evidence related to allocative and productive efficiency of NITEL in the wake of its commercialization and deregulation in 1992. The communication industry has expanded in terms of increased availability of telecommunication facilities, improved services, low can completion […]

ABSTRACT In this research work, we considered “The Economy impact of the deregulation of the Telecommunication Industry in Nigeria”. Our major concentration was on the Nigeria market because Telecommunication is a very broad research topic. This project has helped us know that deregulating the Telecom sector has contributed immensely to the Nigeria Economy positively. In […]

ABSTRACT This research investigate the effect of capitalization on the Nigeria financial system. Using ten selected banks which include the banks that merged, acquired and neither merged nor acquired. The research employed the secondary data obtained from the annual reports and accounts. Ordinary least squares method (OLS) regression method was used, with the equity capital […]

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to examine empirically the effect of exchange rate policies on Nigerian Manufacturing Sector, because most policies put in place by Nigerian Government from time to time focus on the margin between official rates and parallel market rate (Unofficial rates). In July 1987, a merger of the erstwhile […]

ABSTRACT The global phenomenon in the financial service industry is the consolidation of the financial activities towards ensuring financial stability. It is occurring at a rapid pace due to changes in economic environment, which often alter the constraints faced by financial service firms. The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of […]

ABSTRACT This study is to examine the role of monetary policy in achieving price stability in Nigerian economy and the objectives are as follows; to examine the effectiveness of interest rate in achieving price stability in Nigerian economy and also to examine the effectiveness of money supply in achieving price stability. The method applied in […]

ABSTRACT This research work is based on the effect of Deregulation of telecommunication Industry inNigeria In 1992 through the promulgation of Nigeria communication commission (NCC)Decree No. 75 of 1992 introducing private participation in the provision of telecommunication service in Nigeria thus ending the state owned (NITEL) monopoly of the sector and ushering in competition. The objectives of the research project […]

ABSTRACT In many developing countries, structural reform of petroleum markets has been a critical component of macro-economic liberalization policies.  The role of government in the petroleum sector is being re-defines and markets are being deregulates that is state interventions such as special treatments of states owned oil companies, price control and restriction to trade are being […]

ABSTRACT In view of the important of SMEs, government has been playing an appreciation role in promoting their survival and growth, various policies towards this has enunciated plan and the ongoing three year rolling plan, priority was accorded industrialization with emphasis on SMEs. Thus, it has been stated that the panacea for solving the problem […]

ABSTRACT This research work investigates the impact of exchange rate on export of agricultural products by the monetary authorities of Nigeria, using the least squares Statistical package .The data utilized for least square spanned between 1998-2008. From the finding of this research work, it was observed that the success of export of agricultural products critically […]

ABSTRACT Monetary policy consists of discretionary measures designed by monetary authorities to regulate and influence the supply, cost and direction of money and credit provided to the economy. This aspect of macroeconomic policy remains one of the cornerstones of economic policy formulation and implementation. Monetary policy is relevant respective of the economic framework in place. […]

ABSTRACT This research work investigates the impact of foreign exchange management by the monetary authority of Nigeria, the Central Bank on the Nigerian economy using the ordinary least squares regression technique for time series data spanning 1981 to 2007. From the findings of this research work, it was observed that the success of foreign exchange […]

ABSTRACT The primary of objectives of this study is to examine the impact of foreign private investment on Nigerian economy. Furthermore, the favourables used to test the impact of foreign private investment on Nigerian economy shows that the role play by the foreign private investment is very minimal and it is hoped that the policy […]

ABSTRACT This research work attempts to examine the impact of globalization on growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. In this research work, the method of estimation is based on the use of multiple regression technique. A unique relationship between globalization and poverty alleviation contributions was established. Our empirical findings also suggests that there is significant relationship […]

ABSTRACT This study was designed to explore the significant impact of government expenditure on poverty alleviation in Lagos state. For the purpose of the study secondary data were collected from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical bulletin 2008. The data collected span from 1977-2007. The data collected were subjected to regression analysis with the aid of […]

ABSTRACT This research work was undertaken to examine the impact of taxation as a tool of fiscal policy. The study is aimed at putting together those factors that constitute those variables which the government uses to manipulate the economy. The source of data to this research work are both from gathered from Secondary  data, which is from […]

ABSTRACT This research work studies trade liberalization how it was put place to rationalize the use of scarce resources to sustain Pareto optimality perspectives and promote efficiency in the development of manufacturing sector in Nigeria. However, the main aim and objectives of the study is to analyze the importance of trade liberalization coupled with the […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     INTRODUCTION National Economic Employment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) was developed by the National Planning Commission, then headed by Charles Soludo. The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria as a poverty alleviating strategy endorsed it. The aim of the scheme was to meet the Millennium Development Goals of curbing the menace of poverty in Nigeria […]

ABSTRACT This research work investigates the Roles of Agricultural sectors on Economic Growth and Development in Nigeria using the multiple regression analysis method. The data utilized spanned between 1981 – 2010. The research work analyses and describes the past methods of agricultural development In Nigeria and this helps to know the current dispensation and the possible direction that could […]

ABSTRACT This research work is aimed at showing the role of capital market on development of Nigeria Economy. It also examined the various economic theories that have postulated the key role of capital accumulation in the process the economic development of any nation. The data used were secondary data sourced from CBN and FBS statistical bulletin and […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The capital market is a highly specialized and organized financial market and indeed essential agent of economic growth because of its ability to facilitate and mobilize saving and investment. To a great extent, the positive relationship between capital accumulation real economic growths has long affirmed in economic theories […]

ABSTRACT Monetary policy consists of discretionary measures designed by monetary authorities to regulate and influence the supply, cost and direction of money and credit provided to the economy. This aspect of macroeconomic policy remains one of the cornerstones of economic policy formulation and implementation. Monetary policy is relevant irrespective of the economic framework in place. […]

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the impact of interest rate deregulation on savings mobilization in the Nigerian Economy, using a time series annual data of \980-2008. The central focus of this work is to investigate whether deregulated interest rate mobilizes savings as against the Pre-SAP era which was a fixed rate […]

ABSTRACT The study examines the impact of Human Capital Development (HCD) Nigeria on Economic Growth in Its analysis is predicted on multivariate co integration where real GDP growth rate is the dependent variable while recurrent expenditure on education, real gross capital formation, primary enrolment; post primary education enrolment and tertiary education are independent variable. It […]

ABSTRACT The world economy is facing the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression of the last century. The risk of global recession has heightened significantly and volatility of commodity prices, which is the mainstay of most developing countries like Nigeria, has increased further. If this situation continues to deteriorate, developing countries could be […]

ABSTRACT The Project work studies capital market as a tool for economic growth in Nigeria and other countries. The method of data collection is the use secondary data from CBN statistical bulletin using the Multiple regression Analysis. The Major Findings of the research work is to find out the Impact of the Capital Market on […]

ABSTRACT The impact of foreign capital inflows on the economic growth of sub-Saharan Africa, with emphasis on West African Monetary Zone, WAMZ member countries was studied using panel Data Regression Models and Hausman Test. Outcomes of the study revealed that there is positive and significant relationship between capital flows and the level of economic growth […]

ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of inflation on investment and economic growth in Nigeria. Since Nigerian financial sector liberalization is anchored on interest rate and exchange rate deregulation and the inflation targeting monetary policy, therefore exchange rate was incorporated in the study. The OLX technique was used in this study to estimate the two […]

ABSTRACT A critical review of the most recent literatures on labour turnover and productivity was done. It was revealed that there is a significant relationship between labour turnover rates and labour performance. And that labour turnover affects company productivity level. But, welfare services in another way affect labour turnover rate. Also, the finding shows that […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0       INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A bank deposit insurance scheme (DIS) is a financial guarantee to depositor particularly the small ones, in the event of a bank failure bank deposit insurance scheme developed out of the need to protect depositor, especially the uniformed, from the risk of loss and to also protect the […]

ABSTRACT This study takes a critical evaluation at the measurement and determinants of poverty in the Nigerian economy. Poverty concerns individual’s inability to cater adequately for the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. It reflects inability to meet social and economic obligations; lack of gainful employment, skills, assets and self-esteem. It is anchored on […]

ABSTRACT This study set out to empirically examine the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the economic growth in Nigeria between 1970 and 2010. The paper makes the proposition that there exists controversies over the effect of FDI on the economic growth of developing nations. However, the results obtained showed that FDI has some […]

ABSTRACT The study investigated the impact of Nigerian Stock Exchange on economic development in Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was used in the study. The target population comprised employees in the employment of financial institutions in Lagos metropolis. A sample of 200 senior management employees was randomly selected from ten financial institutions in the metropolis.  A […]

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0     INTRODUCTION In the world today, record keeping is very necessary in any business organization, this leads to accounting. Accounting can be defined as the application of professional knowledge in the field of cost analysis and cost accounting to provide necessary information that is useful to the management in the […]

ABSTRACT The research work aimed at examining the role of Small and Medium Scale enterprises (SMEs) in an economy using Eddison Aluminum Company as a case study. The main instrument used to generate data for the study was the questionnaire, sixty (60) in number which received 93.33% response rate. The key issues uncovered by the […]

ABSTRACT The crisis that has rocked the Global economy in the past few year has been nothing but of great interest to governments, experts and scholars in different fields of study worldwide. Several phrases have been used to describe the situation. Indeed names like; Economic Depression, Global Meltdown, Economic Downturn, Economic Recession, and Economic Crunch […]

ABSTRACT This study shows the relevance of human capital development to the growth of the economy. It evaluates human capital development and economic growth in Nigeria by adopting conceptual analytical framework that employs the theoretical and ordinary least square (OLS) to analyze the relationship using the GDP as proxy for economic growth; total government expenditure […]

ABSTRACT Money supply is one of the important macroeconomic variables. The control of money supply is an essential tool in conducting monetary policy within the monetary targeting framework. The success of monetary policy critically depends on the controllability the monetary authority has over money supply. In view of this, this research work aimed at identifying […]

ABSTRACT This study empirically examined the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria. Time series data was generated covering the period 1970 through 2009. The study used electricity consumption and real gross domestic product to test for this relationship. By applying unit roots, the co-integration techniques, and static regression analysis, the results derived […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.2.BACKGROUND OF STUDY Commercial banks play an important role in economic development of developing countries. Economic development involves investment in various sectors of the economy. The banks collect savings from the people and mobilize savings for investment in industrial project. The investors borrow from banks to finance the projects. Special funds are […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY One of the most important aspects of macro economics is monetary policy which is being used as a tool to determine aggregate and average figures in the economy. This considers what determines total employment and production consumption total, investment in raising productive capacity, and how much a country imports and exports. It […]

CHAPTER ONE 1. 0 NTRODUCTION The growth and development of the Nigerian economy has not been stable over the years as a result, the country’s economy has witnesses so many shocks and disturbances both internally and externally over the decades. Internally, the unstable investment and consumption patterns as well as the improper implementation of public policies, […]