ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to assess the leadership and human resource development with a focus on Okrika Local Government Area (LGA). Interestingly, despite the numerous reforms, which had granted autonomy to the local governments for good performance, not much success has been achieved by the local governmTent. The study highlighted the importance of human resource development in building the leadership capacity of local governments in Nigeria using Okrika Local Government of Rivers...
ABSTRACT This study was motivated by the growing concern on the impact of Institutional Quality on economic outcomes. The study focused specifically on the Nigerian Stock Market due to its critical role in the economy as a vehicle for efficient resource allocation. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing procedure is employed using data from 1985 to 2012. The study used the ARDL model to ascertain the long-run impact of institutional quality on stock market development in Nig...
Abstract One of the fundamental challenges facing civil society organizations around the world is how to make democratic consolidation possible. While these organizations, in their various types and categories, in most countries of the world, continue to mediate and respond appropriately to emerging political imperatives, between the state and the individuals, civil society organizations’ effort towards the consolidation of democratic ideals in Nigeria appeared to be undefined, ambiguous an...
ABSTRACT The study investigated attitude towards bride price, educational status and socioeconomic status (SES) as factors determining self-esteem among Igbo women in Enugu State. A total of 300 Igbo women drawn from Enugu-North Senatorial zone (150 women) and EnuguEast Senatorial zone (150 women) of Enugu State participated in the study. The participants were drawn using accidental sampling technique. Condition for participation was based on marital status. All traditionally married particip...
ABSTRACT This study examined the role of labour in the downstream petroleum products pricing in Nigeria, from 2003 to 2010. Downstream petroleum products are characterized as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS, i.e. petrol), Automotive Gas Oil (AGO, i.e. diesel), Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK, i.e. domestic kerosene), to mention but a few. The specific objectives of the work were to: (i) investigate the main issues that orchestrated the problems of the downstream petroleum products pricing in Nigeria: (i...
Abstract The study investigated emotional expressiveness, locus of control and age as predictors of marital adjustment. Two hundred (200) married participants in Nsukka LGA, who were randomly drawn from Nsukka LGA Headquarter. Their age ranged between 25years to 59years and above. These participants were accidentally sampled. Three instruments were used: Emotional expressiveness Scale designed by Gross (2001), Locus of Control Scale designed by Rotters (1966) and Marital Adjustment Scale desi...
Abstract This study problematizes the issues of good neighbourliness and democratization in Africa, and analyses the effects of Nigeria’s economy on these. Focusing on the relationship between Nigeria’s foreign policy and the democratization process in Sierra Leone, the study examines the challenges Nigeria faced in trying to achieve her foreign policy goals as she spearhead conflict resolution in the sub-region. Utilizing dominant approach of conflict resolution theory as our explanatory...
ABSTRACT Income inequality is one of the major underdevelopment problems facing developing countries including Nigeria. Despite serious attention given to inequality in both theoretical and empirical literature, it is still understudied in the case of Nigeria because most empirical studies overaggregate analysis. This study departs from existing studies in two ways. First, the study disaggregates household consumption expenditure into food and nonfood and thus decomposes inequality into withi...
ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of cognitive style and context on students’ creativity using one hundred and twelve (112) participants drawn from Capital City Secondary School Awka, Nigeria. Participant’s responses from Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT) and Divergent Thinking Task (DTT) used in measuring cognitive style and creativity respectively were subjected to 2-wayANOVA statistical test. The results of the analysis shows that a significant main effect was observed for cognit...
ABSTRACT The issues of bribery and corruption have taken a central stage in the polity as a matter of grave concern to all well-meaning citizens and Nigerian government. This is in view of the endemic nature of the phenomenon in our society which hinders growth and indeed development. Concerned with the issue of bribery and corruption, the Nigeria government has set up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other institutions designed to combat the malaise and to promote good...
Abstract Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSSEs) have been generally acknowledged as engines for sustainable economic growth and development. Efforts to promote MSSEs in developing countries may be traced to as far back as the 1950s. Recently, Nigeria has shown increased interest in the establishment, enhancement and promotion of this sector in which about 70% of the population is currently engaged. Thus the promotion and development of MSSEs for increased performance have remained a primar...
Abstract Current scholarly endeavours have revealed that trade relations between Nigeria and Japan is understudied. While emphasis have been laid heavily on the trade relations between Nigeria and Western nations, not much have been done to investigate the impact of bilateral trade relations between Nigeria and Japan. This study seeks to address the gap by examining the following research questions: Did the volume of trade between Nigeria and Japan impact on Nigeria’s economic development? ...
ABSTRACT Real exchange rate affects production, employment and trade as a result it is important to understand the factors responsible for its variation. This study analyses the determinants of the real exchange rate and the dynamic adjustment of the real exchange rate following shocks to those determinants, using annual Nigerian data covering the period 1975 to 2010. It begins with a review of literature on the determinants of the real exchange rate. Contrast to previous analyses, this study...
ABSTRACT This research was born out of the desire to investigate the extent to which the second and fourth republic political parties impacted on national integration. As the great philosopher, Aristotle posited “man is a political animal”. This means that in every society, there must exist individual diverse interest and that of Nigeria is no exception Political parties are there to aggregate these diverse interests to make way for stability and national integration. To what extent have ...
ABSTRACT The National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) was initiated and implemented under Olusegun Obasanjo administration to strengthen the entire sectors of the Nigerian economy. This study therefore, critically evaluates the impact of the NEEDS on sustainable human development in Nigeria between 2003 and 2014. Using the Marxist instrumentalist theory as a theoretical framework of analysis and adopting the secondary source of data collection which includes books, schol...