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AUDITING AS AN AID TO ACCOUNTABILITY (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT BOARD (PPSMB)

ABSTRACT  An economy moves as efficiently or inefficiently as the people who manage its affairs. Business cannot thrive if we do not have an adequate number of men with their requisite knowledge, skill and competence. It is in recognition of these fact that an effort is made in this research work to show the impact of auditing in public sector.  For the sake of clarity and orderly presentation of relevant materials, the body of this work is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is the Int...

INTERNAL AUDITING AS AN INSTRUMENT OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT ( A CASE STUDY OF IMT ENUGU)

ABSTRACT The  study was carried out essentially to find   out  the place of  internal  auditing  as  on instrument of effective  management, taking IMT, Enugu  as a case  study. It looked into the extent the internal audit  has  faired in this  role, the definitions and objectives of  internal audit. Four  research question were analyzed  to establish the instrumentality of internal  audit  to effective management to senior and junior staff of the  audit and bursary  dep...

THE PROBLEMS OF FINANCING SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA ( CASE STUDY OF GARRI PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN ABAKPA NIKE ENUGU)

ABSTRACT Since independent Nigeria the giant of Africa has spent much time and resources both human and material trying to convince the developed countries and indeed the whole word that she (Nigeria) is capable of developing her industrial capabilities. Much of the efforts made in this direction have found expressions mostly in international conference and seminars, newspapers report, radio announcements and various national development plans. Industries have actually increase since after th...

THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA (2000 – 2009)

ABSTRACT This project work “The Analysis of the Impact of Value Added Tax in Revenue Generation in Nigeria (2000 – 2009)” was necessitated by the need to assess the performance of Value Added Tax and ascertain it impact on revenue generation in Nigeria. It focused on the effect of VAT on vatable persons especially as it relates to the demand and sales of it product, its profitability, contribution to the total revenue generated by the Federal Government, the entire economy and finally ...

OVERHEAD COST AND CONTROL IN A MANUFACTURER INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE NIGERIA LIMITED ENUGU)

ABSTRACT The primary aim of any business enterprise is to make profits: however, the level of profit made is a function of cost incurred and revenue earned. This research work was an appraisal of costs and control, a case study of Emenite Nig. Ltd Emene Enugu. The responses from questionnaire were analyzed using table and percentage, while chi-square (x2) distribution was used for professional testing. Professional and academic opinion on the topic was adequately considered based on the findi...

THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS IN PROPER MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR. ( A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT).

ABSTRACT This project work examines the role of accounting records in proper management of the public sector in the federal parostatals (Federal Ministry of Environment as the case study). There has been significant attempt by the researcher to examine whether the role of accounting records as should be kept is being adopted by the ministry. The problems facing the good accountability in the sector was identity and solution has been provided to enhance the system of accountability in the fede...

BANK FRAUD AND ITS EFFECTS ON NIGERIAN’S ECONOMY (A CASE STUDY OF UNION NIGERIA PLC ENUGU)

ABSTRACT Cases of frauds and foreign in banks have not only become incessant but have also been on the increase in recent years. Although frauds and foreign in banks are global phenomena, their growth in Nigeria Deposit insurance Corporations (NDIC) annual report for instance, presents a disturbing picture of rising trends of fraud. In banks from N3602 million in 1992 to N3519 million in 1991. Fraud, in bank is clearly unacceptably something’s drastic aught to be done to gently stem the fid...

BUDGETING AS AN EFFCETIVE TOOLS IN CONTROLLING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE (A CASE STUDY OF SOME GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS).

ABSTRACT This research project was initiated to highlight how budgeting can be fully used in the control of government expenditure, using some government parastatals as a case study. As we know budgeting is a system that sees the plans of government in terms of revenue and expenditure in motion. Hence budget is a plan, a system that sees the plans of government, in order words budget in the creation often world which he imbibed on what we call the four dimension of creation. It then implies t...

THE STUDY OF FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF A SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES (A CASE STUDY OF NNEWI TOWN IN ANAMBRA STATE)

ABSTRACT The rate of which an economy progress is determine by the level of industry and human capital development.  Nigeria is one of such economy where Small and Medium-Scale Industries have the prospect in main-stream contribution in the growth and development process.  Ironically, this vital aspect of an economy faces obvious difficulty poor financing.  Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises act as a shock absorber to the economy in where heavy-duty/heavy machine industries are sparsely lo...

REVIEW OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES IN THE NIGERIA ECONOMY

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYThe Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) started with effect from 2002 fiscal year, adopt a medium term perspective monetary policy framework. Unlike earlier program which where designed for one year, the new programmes is for a two year period beginning January 2002 to December 2003. the shift is in recognition of the fact that monetary policy actions affect the ultimate objectives of policy with a substantial lag. Thus, the current shift will free monetary po...

THE IMPACTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF IDEMILI LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

ABSTRACT In this research work, the researcher intended to have a general discussion with local government as my background.  But lack of space may not allow me for detailed discussion and analysis. However, all essentials part of the impacts of local government administration on  economic and social development in Nigeria are discussed. In chapter one, I discussed the background, the problem, purpose of the study, scope, hypothesis, significance and some definition terms.  In chapter two,...

THE IMPACT OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM ON NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ABIA STATE)

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 out if women are actively involved in the politics of Abia State.  And again, to find out factors responsible for how level of women participating in the politics of Abia S...

THE IMPLICATION OF CREATIVE IDEAS TO AN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT New product development (NPD) projects are typically managed through a series of screens, or gates, where ideas compete for resources. Ideas are carved into projects, and these projects are reviewed, and approved or terminated through the screening process so that only the best performing projects continue to subsequent stages of design, development and testing, are released into the market place (Krishnan and Ulrich 2001; Terwiesch and Ulrich 2009). Most large innovative organizati...

A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING CO-OPERATIVE LAWS (A CASE STUDY OF COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY)

ABSTRACT This research work is focused on the study of critically the origin, reasons, importance and the problems affecting the co-operative laws. It specifically dealt with different sections of the co-operative laws and their importance and prospects with co-operative economics department.  In order to carryout this research work five research questions were formulated. The research reviewed related literature written and used, questionnaires as well as personnel interview in gathering da...

THE INFLUENCE OF MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF GUNINNESS NIGERIA PLC)

ABSTRACT The main focus of this research work is to examine the influence of multi-national co-operations in the economic development of Nigeria.  MNC’s are agent of development in the sense that they constitute the source of capital investment, employment for the people, technological transfer etc.  However, many detest their existence because they are agents of exploitation of the people they came to develop. In this regard, the objectives of this work is to ascertain the extent of invo...


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