Abstract The study examined the link between credible elections and the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria, with focus on the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Anambra state. Specifically, the study evaluated the political and other settings for the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Anambra state. It also examined the political, legal, economic and other problems created by […]

ABSTRACT The major concern of this research work is to assess the role of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State in rural development of its constituent communities. In achieving this, the research work relies on descriptive approach and structured questionnaire and interview for data collection. A simple size of one hundred and fifty […]

ABSTRACT The research is an assessment of government‟s counter terrorism strategy in Nigeria‟s internal security between 2009-2013. Apart from the challenges of poverty, unemployment, sectarian crisis, economic and political crisis, as well as the Niger Delta Militancy, Nigeria is currently facing a deeper and profound challenge of terrorism, especially at the North-East of the country. […]

ABSTRACT Civil Society Organizations played an instrumental role in the restoration of democracy in Nigeria and Ghana and in recognition of their important role in democratic transition in both countries they were considered by both scholars and international organizations as a veritable tool for democratic consolidation. The argument that CSOs aid democratic consolidation in both […]

ABSTRACT This research, “An Assessment of the Right to Self-Determination as a Strategy for Resolving the National Question in South Sudan” was undertaken with the view to finding why and how the people of Southern Sudan came to identify themselves as a nation, irrespective of their religious and ethnic differences. The study adopted a thematic […]

Abstract In 2004, a major reform policy was undertaken in the Nigerian banking sector with the view to removing or minimizing certain operational constraints thereby enhancing the fiscal strengths, stability and efficient service delivery of the banks. This study assessed the impact of banking consolidation in order to ascertain whether it has yielded or yielding […]

ABSTRACT Since the evolution of modern state sovereignty donates the final authority of the state over its population and territory. This authority may be exercised by the government of the day. The state which is sovereign is free from external aggression. In the contemporary world the meaning of sovereignty has changed the concept is now […]

ABSTRACT The history of human existence is replete with one form of violence or another. Violence is therefore not a recent development. It has occurred and may occur whenever and wherever there is a clash of interest between individuals and or groups. Violence is also used as a weapon by some people to realize or […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background of the Study Terrorism according to lodge is an illegitimate means of attempting to effect political change by the indiscriminate use of violence (Lodge 1988:5). Also Madunagu (2001:51) maintains that terrorism is “the use of violence to achieve political objectives”. The bottom line of the above definitions is that terrorism […]

Abstract This study examines the role of mass media in a democratic governance. Specifically mass Media are generally assumed to play an important role in democracies, but how effective are they in performing this function within specific states hence this study. The study adopts four specific objectives to the study  which are (i) To ascertain the level of […]

Abstract This study is on the media and elections in Nigeria. The total population for the study is 200 staff of INEC, Abuja. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made electoral commissioners, presiding officers, senior staff […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background to the Study Corruption is a natural phenomenon; hence it has become a household name in modern society. In fact, the existence of ‘corruption’ dates back to the fourth century BC (Bardhan, npn). Noonan (235) says …corruption, it seems, is everywhere a “world of evil and disease”. In his own […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION In any organization, the financial capability of employees is a very important factor as it determines the level or the extent to which he or she is motivated to expend his effort on the job performance. The financial capability and other motivating modules that are at the disposal of a worker(s) […]

ABSTRACT The research study was meant to investigate the leadership roles and motivation in Nigeria’s Universities especially University of Benin and carefully trace the reaction of the subject heading to the productivity of the employees in these institutions. And to this effect, a research statement of problems poses as follows. The problem of leadership roles […]

ABSTRACT January 2012, economic activities has been grounded through out the country with strike embarked by labour union and civil society group to protest the removal of fuel subsidy and resultant increase in petrol pump price from IM65 to N141and N140. The strike action which has a ready swilled down several billions of naira has […]

ABSTRACT In a world where information is fast becoming instrument to development especially in business effort need to be focused in ways by which it could be improved upon. In realization of this fact, this research work was conducted on Communication as an instrument for the realization of organizational goals. Communication is crucial or important […]

ABSTRACT This study is intended to examine federalism and crises management. This study was guided by the following objectives; to critically evaluate the Nigeria federal state and its workability, to identify and highlight the factors responsible for the emergence of Boko Haram, to investigate a case story which illuminates the challenges of modern federalism, to […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1A BRIEF HISTORY OF WARRI-NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA The Warry North Local Government Area has its administrative headquarters at Koko. It came into existence following the federal government creation of more local governments in September 1991. When the defunct Warri local government was divided into Warri South and Warri North local government […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTON 1.0 Background of the Study It is now a common phenomenon in many Nigerian organizations to see some workers sleeping on their tables or indulging in gossips in their offices when there are heaps of works in the office to do. Also, it is a very common say nowadays among the workers […]

ABSTRACT This research work titled “Oil Multinational Corporations in Nigeria and Environmental Degradation : A Case Study of the Niger Delta Areas aims at exploring the activities of the Oil Multinationals in respect to oil explorations,exploitations and their attendant relationship with the environment, particularly in their operational areas. The work further explores the effect of […]

ABSTRACT The research topic of this study is “The role of financial statement in investment decisions” – a study of selected banks in Enugu metropolis. The purpose is to identify the relationship between financial statement and investment decisions, and the impact of financial statement in investment decision making and also to know if investment decisions […]

ABSTRACT This research work titled “Oil Multinational Corporations in Nigeria and Environmental Degradation : A Case Study of the Niger Delta Areas aims at exploring the activities of the Oil Multinationals in respect to oil explorations, exploitations and their attendant relationship with the environment, particularly in their operational areas. The work further explores the effect […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Before 1960, the region now known as Nigeria was made up of independent kingdoms. While some were large, others were small. The small ones tend to take shelter under the big kingdoms for protection and security as well as free trade. This reliance on bigger kingdom is due to territorial closeness, […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTON 1.0 Background of the Study It is now a common phenomenon in many Nigerian organizations to see some workers sleeping on their tables or indulging in gossips in their offices when there are heaps of works in the office to do. Also, it is a very common say nowadays among the workers […]

ABSTRACT The dynamism and complexity of Nigeria’s federalism has attracted academic scrutiny. This is because it has generated so many problems capable of threatening the corporate existence and continuity of the Nigerian state. This paper, therefore, inquired into the causes of dissatisfaction and violent agitation arising from fiscal federalism and the adopted allocation formula. In […]

ABSTRACT The oil rich Niger-Delta region of Nigeria has been embroiled in crisis between the government forces and some militants elements that are aggrieved over certain fundamental issues affecting the region which has lead to peacelessness. Since the last two decades, militants have fought with government forces, sabotaged oil installation taken foreign oil workers hostage […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1A BRIEF HISTORY OF WARRI-NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA The Warry North Local Government Area has its administrative headquarters at Koko. It came into existence following the federal government creation of more local governments in September 1991. When the defunct Warri local government was divided into Warri South and Warri North local government […]

ABSTRACT This study is on Africa reaction towards globalization. The total population for the study is 200 staff from the office of the secretary general office. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made office assistants, secretaries, […]

ABSTRACT This study is intended to examine federalism and crises management. This study was guided by the following objectives; to critically evaluate the Nigeria federal state and its workability, to identify and highlight the factors responsible for the emergence of Boko Haram, to investigate a case story which illuminates the challenges of modern federalism, to […]

ABSTRACT January 2012, economic activities has been grounded through out the country with strike embarked by labour union and civil society group to protest the removal of fuel subsidy and resultant increase in petrol pump price from IM65 to N141and N140. The strike action which has a ready swilled down several billions of naira has […]

ABSTRACT The research study was meant to investigate the leadership roles and motivation in Nigeria’s Universities especially University of Benin and carefully trace the reaction of the subject heading to the productivity of the employees in these institutions. And to this effect, a research statement of problems poses as follows. The problem of leadership roles […]

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM There is always a close connection between morality and politics of a particular group of people. Infact, some people insist that politics cannot be dissociated from a moral framework. Every human society has a set of ideas about what is good or bad, right or wrong and […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Prior to the advent of commercial oil production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958, the region was essentially a pristine environment which supported substantial subsistence resources for the mostly sedentary population. The region accounted for a large percentage of Nigeria’s commercial fisheries industry (Afinotan, 2009). For centuries therefore, […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study Contemporary world economic order shows that women have become critical in the affairs of any nation especially in economic and national development process, either in the formal or informal sector, urban or rural areas. The participation of women in the economic life of a country like Nigeria, is […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study The word “restructuring” has acquired widespread usage, with sonorous reverberations, particularly in Nigeria’s public space within the last 18 months of the coming to office of the Buhari Administration. In historical terms, it must be emphasized that this is not the first time that words with prefixes such […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study The public sector has a huge impact on people’s lives (Lane, 2000). Over the recent decades, the public sectors of the Western countries have implemented considerable reforms in response to the challenges of technological progress as well as to regional and global changes. These wide-ranging public sector […]

ABSTRACT The effects of trade unionism and its influence on management policies implementation in Nigeria (a case study of Life Breweries Plc, Onitsha) is of interest both to management, government and worker alike, workers need to be organized and protected in order to speak out with one voice. The researcher also highlight the contribution of […]

ABSTRACT The press has been defined as the fourth estate of the realm. It has undergone a sustained or a continuous system or repression by those who control the state machinery. But fortunately, one of the most intriguing phenomenon of this century intellectualism, is the widespread interest in the press, expressed without a critical analysis […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study It is believed that change is the only permanent factor in life and nothing is more permanent than change. These changes include growth in persons and thing which are commonly characterized by events that are either pleasant or unpleasant, desirable or undesirable and sometimes necessary or unnecessary. […]

Abstract Local governments are not sovereign unlike independent nation-states. It is a subordinate government, which derives its existence and power from law enacted by a superior government. The nature and structure of transactions or interactions between the three tiers of government determine the degree of autonomy. Local government in Nigeria is rooted on historical antecedents […]

Chapter one Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Security as an essential concept is commonly associated with the alleviation of threats to cherished values, especially the survival of individuals, groups or objects in the near future. Thus, security as the name implies, involves the ability to pursue cherished political and social ambitions (Williams, 2008:6). According to […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study This study argues democracy is correlated to development either exogenously or endogenously although this view is mainly Eurocentric its application in this  context might be instrumental to diffusing the problem of under development in the African continent, despite the rise in number of electoral democracies around the […]

CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The history of elections in Nigeria can be traced back to 1922 as was conducted by the British Colonial government in response to the pressures of the nationalists who were agitating for greater participation in the colonial administration. Subsequently, Nigerians were offered the first opportunity to occupy […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the study Religion has been an indispensible phenomenon in Nigeria. It had become an important factor in political discourse (Adigwe and Grau, 2007). The influence of religion is not only limited to politics but its power influences virtually all other facets of life. Political power affects economic prosperity, social relation, […]

ABSTRACT This study investigated the guidance needs of Rivers state women towards improving representation in political leadership. The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational, vocational and personal-social guidance needs that Rivers state women need towards improving representation in political leadership. The study was guided by six (6) research questions and six (6) […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study Rural development in the world generally and in the third world in particular has assumed the front-burner status since early eighties because governments have realized that except given the seriousness it deserves and closing the gap between theory and practice in this area, the goals of achieving […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study Nigeria as a developing country has evolved from stage to stage since the period of Colonialism.  It would be of paramount importance to be acquainted with the history and development of adult education in the country.  The history of adult education can be trace as far back as the […]

ABSTRACT The study is geared towards identifying and analyzing the contributions of women to socio-economic and political development in Nigeria with particular emphasis in Anambra State. It was carried out using both primary and secondary sources of data. The secondary source of data are employed in analyzing the key concepts while the real issues canvased […]

ABSTRACT This research is concerned with inquiring. The use of committees and group meeting in enhancing decision making in Anambra State House of Assemble. The problems facing this research work is the inadequate use of committee and group meeting in solving the day to day problem of the House. The main purpose of this study […]

ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to examine the political corruption and its effect in the Nigerian government and politics. The study looked into political livies of Anambra state citizens being the case study of the work. For comprehensive understanding of the place and its impact of this study. The work has been […]

ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to examine the political corruption and its effect in the Nigerian government and politics. The study looked into political livies of Anambra state citizens being the case study of the work. For comprehensive understanding of the place and its impact of this study. The work has been […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria and political corruption – political corruption is not a recent phenomenon that pervades the Nigerian state. Since the creation of modern public administration in the country, there have been cases of officials misuse of resources, embezzlement of funds, looting of government property for personal enrichment “the rise […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1           Background of the study Nigeria became an independent nation on the 1st of October 1960. A country richly endowed with monumental geographical and diverse natural resources ranging from crude oil to gas (natural), coal al, et. Nigeria possesses potential market ability for rapid economic development. However, inspite of these obvious resources and […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word “corrupt” when used as an adjective literally means “utterly broken”. It was first used by Aristotle and later Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habit. Corruption is a form of dishonest and unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position […]

ABSTRACT Nigeria women has been relegated to the background of Nigeria politics in this research we set out to study the political participation of women in Abia State. And to know why women have not been achieving involved in the process of shaping the political system. The objectives of this research work is to find […]

ABSTRACT The dynamic role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries have been highly emphasized. These enterprises have been identified as means through which the rapid industrialization and developmental goals of these countries can be realized. This project work explores the impact of SMEs in developing countries. This work ensured from the […]

ABSTRACT This  study examines the relationship between the third world countries and the western capitalist countries. It shows dependency as a phenomenon or problem of relationship that gave rise to the economic growth and development of the western world in expense of the third world societies which are economically underdeveloped, and lack  the capacity  and ability to control […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Rural areas are a key sector in every nation’s economy and their rapid development and modernization have gained the attention of policy makers and governments all over the world. This is because a sizeable majority of the population lives therein therefore; the future of the country depends […]

ABSTRACT The study is to the assessment of the role of government financial institutions in the development of agriculture in Nigeria. The practice of government financial institutions in Nigeria is culturally rooted and dates back many years to the poor performances of the agricultural sector in the country’s economic developments which can be attributed to […]

ABSTRACT This study examines, investigates, and surveys opinion of Nigerians on some of the factors that influence party and party system development in Nigeria, using data elicited from the three Senatorial Districts of Edo State, Nigeria.  The exercise was embarked upon against the background of widespread desire of Nigerians for the country to attain the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Presently in Nigeria, the formation of ethnic and religious have completely taken over the stage and also have played a noticeable role with socio-political interactions of the Nigerian state. The scenario of this ethnic militia has posed itself to be a threat to Nigerian democracy and security, spanning […]

ABSTRACT Corruption in Nigeria has deeply entrenched/ingrained in the national ethics, politics, civil society, public and private sectors and has been deeply permeated by a pervasive and debilitating culture so much that it is best regarded as been institutionalized, until the recent fight against it. The longtime reign of corruption in the country has impacted […]

ABSTRACT For so many years, the Niger Delta Region has been oppressed by the Military and Civilian Government. This research work examines the effect of Militancy on the Development of the Nigeria states. It relied on secondary source such as books, journals, newspaper articles. It focuses on damage and the negativity as a result of […]

Abstract This study was carried out to examine the concept of god-fatherism and its influence on Nigeria politics and politician. There has been a lot of crises in Nigerian politics and Administration – a crisis of confidence in our elected officials, a lost of faith in our democratic government and an increasing frustration at government, […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     OVERVIEW “The third level of government is the local government. State governments have considerable powers over their local government council, but the functions of local government councils are now separately recognized by the constitution. Oshinsami. The issue of fund availability, utilization and accountability is of vital important to both public and private […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION The arrival of social media has greatly enhanced human communication. This brings to reality the prediction of Marshal McLuhan in 1964 that the world would someday become a “global village” where what happens in one part of the world would be known instantly and simultaneously worldwide. The emergence of social media […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF STUDY Governments across the globe have come to reassess their ownership and involvement in enterprises that could otherwise be managed by the private sector.  In many developing countries where state ownership of public enterprises were regarded as a necessary social service aimed at providing employment for their citizens, privatization […]

Abstract This study is on efficiency and effectiveness of security agencies in Nigeria ports. The total population for the study is 200 staff of Nigeria port Authority, portharcourt, Rivers state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents […]

Abstract Computer system is well known today as electronic device that accept input ecths in data representation and transform it to meaningful output. This project was conducted to access and solve the problem of paper ballot system that currently of used in conducting election by the (INEC).the way election are conducted determine the type of […]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page       –      –      –      –      –      –      –      i Certification    –      –      –      –      –      –      –      iii Declaration     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      iv Dedication      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      v Acknowledgement  –      –      –      –      –      –      vi Table of contents    –      –      […]

ABSTRACT The study examine effect of marine pollution in sub Saharan Africa, with emphasis on Nigeria: analysis of the impacts to shipping operations and marine environment, This study was undertaken majorly to assess the effect of marine pollution in Nigeria. Specific objectives of the study are: To examine the effect of marine pollution in Niger […]

  TABLE OF CONTENT PAGES Title         –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       i Approval Page  –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       ii Certification –   –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       iii Dedication –     –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       iv […]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Approval Dedication  Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents Chapter one 1.0        Introduction 1.1   Background of the study 1.2         Statement of the problem 1.3       Purpose of the study 1.4. Significance of the study 1.4       Research questions. 1.5       Research Questions 1.6       Scope of the Study 1.7        Scope of the Study 1.8         Definition of Terms […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study It is the most outstanding yardstick for differentiating amongst political parties in a multi-party democracy. The ideology constitutes a roadmap for the operations of viable political parties in the democratic society. The enthronement of civilian rule in May 1999 heralded the proliferation of political parties which are either […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The literal meaning of “democracy” comes from a combination of two Greek words, demos (people) and kratos (rule), and at its core, “Democracy is a form of government in which the people rule”. The term originated in Athens and was a part of the standard classification of regime […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION A thorough investigation into the economics of other developed countries like United States, Canada and Germany seem to point to the direction that federalism is harmonious with the Nations growth or development. There seems to be a consensus among scholars of fiscal federalism that decentralization of spending responsibilities in federal states bring […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the study Nigeria is a federal state made up of three tiers of governments. Accordingly, the constitutional assignment of responsibilities to each of the tiers in both the exclusive and concurrent lists carries financial burden (Edame, 2004:249). Observably, due to the about eighty (80) per cent financial dependent […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY According to the major world’s religious beliefs, all of mankind (both male and female) are God’s creation and are therefore equal before God. Ironically the reverse is the case in many countries especially in traditional societies, as the male have assumed superiority over the female. In the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This project will discuss the political leadership as well as attendant Electoral violence which marred the second republic. It will look into the origin, manifestation and negative debilitating effects of electoral violence in the subsequent electoral contest in other preceding republic as well as possible ways to […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Revenue is a major source of income for the development of any given organization be it governmental or private organization. They are free to carryout any specific development project. The implementation of the organizational programmes depends on the projected revenue accruing to the organization. Akpainyang D. (1989:28). […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Local government system has been defined differently by both scholars on this field and writers alike, but the one which will form our introductory definition is the one that look at local government as a grass root participatory democratic process which implies breaking down of a country into […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYThe Federal Government of Nigeria in its civil service Rules (2008) describe the civil service as a body or organ covering ministries and extra ministerial offices and enjoying continuity of existence. Interestingly, Section 318 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria gives the meaning of the civil […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria is one of the developing countries in Africa with 36 State presently. By the period of colonization by British Colonialism. It is perhaps true to say that outright rigging of elections in Nigeria, began with the general election of 1956 which was the immediate election after the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth with a population of about 140 million people and over 350 distinct language groups, successfully transmitted to democratic governance on May 29, 1999 after so many years of military rule. A federal system of government often arises from the […]

ABSTRACT The study is to appraise the role of government in poverty alleviation in Nigeria with a special reference to National Poverty Eradication Programme NAPEP. The research introduces the background of the study in chapter one and brief historical background. Some of the objectives of this study is to identify the impact of NAPEP in […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1  Introduction The concept of globalization is global and dominant in the world today. It did not emerge spontaneously rather it was created by the dominant social forces in the world to serve their specific interest. It has been largely driven by the interest and needs of the developed world. Globalization is a […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Small scale enterprises constitute the fabric of national economy (Onuaha, 1998: 1). The Nigerian economy has been in a process of almost transition both economically as regards the economy. Obi (1998:4) start from primitive to modern and form a mixed economy to a market driven one. In […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study A critical examination of the role of foreign policy in the management of national security in Nigeria clearly shows that there is no better time than now, to dwell on this subject. This is because in Nigeria today, there are contentions as to whether the system of national […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Many scholars believe the Aburi question and its implication on the Nigerian Civil War has its origin in the creation of the Nigerian state. That is, the debate over the implementation of the Aburi agreement was the problem of how the origin  of the Nigerian state became tied […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION The pride of any government is the attainment of higher value level of any development in such away that its citizens would derive natural attachment to governance. However, for a nation to be in a phase of development three must be some pre-requisites, which include socio-political and economic stability. The gap between […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION The pride of any government is the attainment of higher value level of any development in such away that its citizens would derive natural attachment to governance. However, for a nation to be in a phase of development three must be some pre-requisites, which include socio-political and economic stability. The gap between […]

Abstract The study seeks to examine the effects of corruption on economic development in Nigeria. It highlights the probable root – causes of corruption, and the likely factors that give vent to its exacerbation in the Nigerian economy. The study examines the apparent machinery through which corruption impairs economic development in Nigeria. To meaningfully curb […]

SECTION ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY INTRODUCTION In any democracy, apart from death and taxes the next logical sure phenomena are elections. Nigeria a 1914 amalgamated entity, gained independence in 1960 became a republic in 1963, fought a civil war from 1965 to 1970, experienced coups and counter coups, returned to civil rule but still […]

CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background of the Study Election is generally conceived as a means of a peaceful change of leadership in societies. Post and Vicars (1973: 19), define election as the “process of actualizing representative democracy, which exposes people to the experiences of competition of powere through balloting”. These cardinal features of elections have eluded […]

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1   INTRODUCTION The concept of “Godfatherism” has its origin in Christianity. Godparents are chosen as surrogates to help biological (or adopted) parents raise a Christian child to become a Godfearing law-abiding adult, Anakwenze (2004). In Nigeria, one of the most dominant features of the Nigerian political arena is the […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The problem of fraud in the public sector has assumed immense proportions with the increase in the volume and complexity of the organizations within this sector.  No organization appears free from this malaise and there is clearly the need to address the problem seriously. The essence of. this […]

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is unarguably that democracy is the best form of government for any nation. And democracy is not a potted plant which can be transported into any soil and without work or effort. As aptly summed up by Larry Diamond (1992); it is one thing to get democracy. It […]

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY INTRODUCTION Year ago, banks had little understanding or regard for marketing. They did not know how to make a case for checking accounts saving, loan or safe deposit boxes. The bank building was created in the image of a Greek temple calculated to impress the public with the banker’s […]

ABSTRACT Self-help program and rural development, as the title implies is a strategy through the inhabitants of an area co-operatively undertaken the building or rehabilitation and provision of their basic needs of their community using their own effort and resources (Onajide et al 1990) based on the back ground, the research was conceived to examine […]