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An Empirical Investigation of the Interactions Between Remittance Inflows and Human Capital Development (Implication for the Economic Growth in Nigeria)

ABSTRACT This study analyzes the interactions between remittance inflows and human capital development: implication for economic growth in Nigeria. Using Nigeria most recent data set on remittances inflows, human capital development and economic growth this study investigated how remittances inflow influences education and health spending in Nigeria. To unravel this, we adopted an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. We estimated an error correction equation due to the long-run nature...

Edu Frontiers 63 PAGES (18337 WORDS) Economics Thesis
Motivation And Teachers’ Performance: A Case Study of Selected Urban District High Public Secondary Schools In Zanzibar. Tanzania

ABSTRACT The study focused on “Motivation and teachers’ performance; taking the case study in UDHPSS, with three objectives. Assessing the contribution of working environment on teachers’ performance, assessing how remunerations affect teachers’ performance, and investigating the contribution of appreciations and promotions on teachers’ performance in UDHPSS. The identified problem was lack of motivation to teachers in UDZHPSS. The researcher used books, journals, magazines, newspap...

Organizational Culture and Employee Performance in Selected Departments: Of Public Service Delivery in Juba, South Sudan

ABSTRACT This study investigated organizational culture and employee performance in selected public service delivery in Juba,-South Sudan. The study was based on the following research objectives: to determine the level of organizational culture in the selected Public Service delivery in Juba; to ~examine the level of employee performances in the selected public service delivery in juba and to establish the relationship between organizational culture and employees performance. The study emplo...

Effects of Ethnic Nationalism on Internal Security in the Niger Delta Region (1999-2014)

ABSTRACT Ethnic nationalism is a common phenomenon in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Ethnic nationalism in Niger Delta has been agitating for so long for self-determination and to control their God giving resources, in their quest to achieve their aims, their actions sometimes has generated a lot of tension to Niger Delta region. The study examined ethnic nationalism and internal security in Niger Delta region, Nigeria. The study examined the research questions. Has ethnic nationalism affect the inter...

Empirical Test of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to test empirically if Nigeria’s pattern of production and trade is consistent with the Heckscher-Ohlin framework. It was necessitated by the fact that Nigeria is abundantly endowed with labour resources, fertile land, and good climatic conditions among others. In addition, there have been varying results among different existing studies of empirical evidence of the Heckscher-Ohlin framework in different countries of the world. Most of these studies showe...

Edu Frontiers 120 PAGES (21582 WORDS) Economics Thesis
Organizational Climate, Work-Family Conflict and Resilience as Predictors of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Turnover Intentions Among Telecommunication Workers

ABSTRACT The study examined organizational climate, work family conflict and resilience, as predicators of organizational citizenship behaviour and turnover intention among telecom workers. Three hundred and fifty (350) telecom workers participated in the study. The participants comprised 219 males and 131 female telecom workers. The participants were randomly drawn from four major GSM telecommunication (Glo, MTN, Airtel and Etisalat) companies’ branches in Lagos state, Port Harcourt and al...

Manpower Training and Development in Nigeria Public Enterprises: The Case Study of Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company Ltd (Anamco)

Abstract This study was aimed at discovering how staff training and development enhance organizational effectiveness. The study also aimed at finding out how training needs are determined in Anambara Motor Manufacturing Company. It also tried to examine the various training programmes provided in ANAMCO and tried to investigate the impact of Staff Training and Development on productivity rate in ANAMCO. The study started with an introduction, which occupied the first chapter. It explored the ...

The Role of the United States’ Government in Regime Change and Neoliberal Reforms in Libya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page - - - - - - - - - - i Approval page - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - - iv Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - v List of Tables - - - - - - - - - - vii List of Figures - - - - - - - - - viii List of Abbreviation - - - - - - - - - ix Abstract - - - - - - - - - - x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - - - - 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - 7 1.3 Objective of the Study - -...

Exchange Rate Variations and Migrants’ Remittances to Nigeria: 1980- 2010

ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between exchange rate variations and migrants’ remittances to Nigeria. The time-series econometric method of Vector Error Correction (VEC) was applied to estimate the demand-supply equation for remittance transfers. An empirical model that links remittances to its potential determinants was specified and estimated using multivariate Johansen co-integration test and complemented by impulse response and variance decomposition analyses. The key res...

Edu Frontiers 86 PAGES (23709 WORDS) Economics Thesis
Oil Politics and Nigeria-United States Relations, 1999-2007

ABSTRACT Nigeria-United States relations can best be described as a tale of two giants representing the centre and the periphery. Since 1989, the United States has remained undisputed super power in a unipolar world. Nigeria on the other hand is a regional hegemon. Its petroleum and its substantial standing military force guarantee its prominence in International relations. The expanding large consumer market and petrodollars have made Nigeria-United States relations inevitable. Since the dem...

The Relevance of Islamic Financing Instruments on COVID 19 Recession in Nigeria

This study examined the relevance of Islamic financing Instruments on COVID 19 Recession as it affects different sectors of the economy in Nigeria. A comparative analyses of the Islamic Finance Instruments such as Musharakah, (Equity Sharing) ,Mudarabah, (Silent partnership),Murabahah(Cost Plus),Salam, (Forward Sale) , Istisna (Manufacturing Financing), Ijarah (Leasing), Partnership) Al-Musaqat, (Contract of Irrigation) Qard Hassan (Beneficence Loans) ,Wakalah, (Agency contract) funds fo...

Analysis of Stock Prices and Exchange Rate Interactions in Nigeria

ABSTARCT The need to capture stock market and foreign exchange market nexus in Nigeria is underscored by the rapidly expanding financial markets integration due to trade and financial liberalization policies which seem to have enhanced the inflow of capital as well as accelerated investment/business interactions. Theoretically, the relationship between stock prices and exchange rate can be either positive or negative and can also run either way. This study therefore captures returns/mean and ...

Edu Frontiers 113 PAGES (35039 WORDS) Economics Thesis
Evaluation of the Deregulation of the Downstream Sub-Sector of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry (2003-2012)

ABSTRACT This study evaluates the deregulation of the downstream sub-sector of the petroleum industry. This study arose out of the need to find solution to the sorry state of the four refineries, the inefficiency in the distribution, the poor pricing of petroleum products and the negative effects of monopolistic structure of the downstream sub-sector. The study attempt to identify the challenges associated deregulation of the downstream sub-sector and to examine the effects of deregulation of...

The Role of Credible Elections On the Consolidation of Democracy: A Case Study of Anambra State from 2003 - 2006

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 the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Anambra State. Utilizing the theory of post colonial state which, focusing on the Nig...

Integrated Strategies of Crime Control in Contemporary Nigeria: A Study of Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State

ABSTRACT This study is on integrated strategies of crime control in contemporary Nigeria with Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra state as its study Area. It is prompted by the need to findout not just what the residents of the Local Government Area perceive the integrated strategies to be but what on how they effective perceive them to be. The findings of five indepth interview with the officials of the 5 key agents and institutions of crime control was triangulated with the respo...


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