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ABSTRACT This study investigates  the influence of equity ownership structure on  the operating performance of quoted Nigerian banks from 1998 to 2007. A  dataset  on  bank  equity  ownership  structure  and  bank  profitability,  covering  one hundred and eighty observations from eighteen out of the presently quoted twenty one banks was used for the study. A non probability sampling method was applied to select the banks used in the study. Overall, the ...

ABSTRACT The study therefore examined the determinants of debt maturity in selected Nigerian firms. The study evaluated the determinants of debt maturity of selected firms in Nigeria using the following variable: independent variables; firm size, firm leverage, firm’s asset maturity and firm credit quality and dependent variable debt maturity. The study is set out to: ascertain the nature of relationship between firm’s size (x1) and debt maturity (Y); establish the ...

ABSTRACT This study examined the determinants of non-performing loans in emerging economies with evidence from the Nigerian banking industry. The study adopted the ex-post facto design. Time series data for the period 1993-2014 were collated from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and Financial Statement of banks for the period. The Ordinary least square regression was used to test the five hypotheses stated. Non-performing loans measured by the natural ...

ABSTRACT Some of the tropical issues posing serious problems in both the private and sector are advances in technology. The sector that has been most radically affected is the financial sector. This information technology has become a critically business resource because its absence could result in poor decision and ultimately business failure. In this regard, the researcher intends to find out the impact of information technology on the growth and ...

ABSTRACT The motivation for this study arose from the need to place the African Continent on the part of sustainable economic development. Most Countries in Africa have been adjudged to be among the poorest nations, in sharp contrast with the abundant resources in the housing sector. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. Annual longitudinal data from 1997 to 2014, a period of 18 years were collected from various ...

ABSTRACT This research work is on the problem and challenges of Nigeria contributing pension scheme to Nigeria civil servants specifically as it effect regular payment of pension, arrear/debt of pension, issue of ghost pensionnaire, effect of change of jobs and pension administrator and the level of implementation and supervision of rules, regulation and standards in the industry. The researcher employed questionnaire, chi-square for the research work.  This  method  was  applied ...

ABSTRACT Research into corporate governance in Nigerian Bank was born out of necessity to investigate the frequent collapse of some banks ever since the post-independence period. Bank failure is so disturbing because it sits at the centre of the economy. Upon further enquiry, this study arrived at the conclusion that central to the causes of bank failure is the poor management in institutions. The first chapter succinctly discussed the issues ...

ABSTRACT Within the framework of this project “Perceived impact of Prudential Guidelines on the services and performance of Commercial Banks in Nigeria”, the researcher has attempted to reiterate the importance of prudential guidelines in helping banks to improve on their performance. The study set out to examine its impact on bank safety and confidence of Nigerians especially depositors among others. The researcher employed both primary and secondary sources of data ...

ABSTRACT Results of monetary policy outcomes suggest that Nigeria does not enjoy ideal conditions for adopting a monetary policy regime aimed primarily at stabilizing prices under a freely floating exchange rate. The reasons often advocated is that Nigeria faces a very volatile macroeconomic environment and a more acute inflation-output  trade-off  than other emerging market economies  which have embraced price stabilization  programs and thereby abandoning their exchange rate anchors. Moreover, Nigeria ...

ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the impact of Nigeria’s economic growth on the Nigerian capital market by investigating the impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange market capitalization ratio; impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange turnover ratio; impact of economic growth on the Nigerian Stock Exchange value traded ratio; impact of economic growth on new issues in the Nigerian Stock Exchange; impact of economic ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of taxation and government expenditure on the performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria for the period 1981 to 2017. Specifically, the study sought to; (i) examine the effect of taxation on the capital base of deposit money banks in Nigeria for the period 1981-2017, (ii) assess the influence of government expenditure on credit creation by deposit money banks in Nigeria for the period ...

ABSTRACT The study assessed the impact of Print MIS systems  on digital printing  enterprise  in Nigeria. Four purposes and four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive  survey research  design was adopted.  The researcher  conducted  the study in six cities selected from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria namely:  Jos,  Kaduna,  Abuja,  Enugu, Port Harcourt and Lagos.   The selection was based on the fact that the cities have ...

ABSTRACT Recently, video art concepts in Africa have been haunted by tentacles of universalism, transculturation and acculturation that threaten their socio-cultural thresholds prospectively. The implication of this includes a muted indigenous voice and the possibility of the genre not being indigenously personalised by African artists in the course of its development. The intent of this research is to address this. Methodologically, it is strictly but flexibly constrained to video art ...

ABSTRAKT Diese Masterarbeit untersucht das literarisch-politische Engagement, mit dem Brecht durch sein Drama Widerstand gegen die Hitlerregierung geleistet hat. Der Begriff Engagement unter den deutschen Schriftstellern war nicht statisch. Man sucht sich ständig von den Ketten des Diktaturs zu befreien. Das literarisch-politische Engagement   ist ein Konzept, das die gesellschaftlichen Fragen der  damaligen deutschen Gesellschaft  sowie unseres heutigen Nigerias  beantwortet. Engagement  mit  den  Schriftstellern  des  20.  Jahrhunderts  war  sowohl  literarisch  als ...

ABSTRACT Traditional marriage gives different groups and individuals the opportunity to showcase their glamorous attire e.g. a cultural group like “ikorodo” and others. In Nsukka, traditional marriage is viewed as a major event over white wedding with excessive display of costume and decorations that are patterned after the colour of the day by the chief celebrants (bride and groom).  The dress code complements the traditional marriage ceremony within the Nsukka ...

REMERCIEMENTS Je voudrais  exprimer  ma reconnaissance  la plus  sincère à  tous  ceux  qui, de près  ou  de  loin,  ont contribué  à  la  réalisation de ce mémoire. D´abord, je remercie Dieu, Le Tout Puissant pour Son amour et Ses bénédictions. Ensuite,  ce travail  a  vu  le  jour, grâce  aux  conseils  de mon directeur   de la recherche, Monsieur le Professeur   M.A.E Okolie. Il a dirigé  ce travail d´une manière spéciale. Ses idées ...

ABSTRACT As  the  demand  in  society changes  so  is  the  demand  of church  music changing.  Since  music  is  one  of the  most integral  and  part  of church service, there is need to improve the practice of Pentecostal church music. The purpose of this study is to identify the training needs of Pentecostal musicians  in  Benin  City,  with  the  view  to  ensure  improvement  in  the performance of music in Pentecostal church. ...

ABSTRACT This  study investigated Art  Education and  Entrepreneurial Skills  in  youths Empowerment in Esan Land of Edo State, Nigeria. Four research questions relating to Art education and entrepreneurial skills in youths empowerment were  formulated  to  guide  the  study.  The  study  employed  the  descriptive research design. The population of the study consisted of two thousand, five hundred (2,500} youths between the ages of ten to thirty, drawn from Ubiaja and Uromi ...

ABSTRACT The modern artist is in constant search of access to improve technology that makes possible the use of foreign medium, tools and devices as a result of constant demand of our growing society. This new trend has drastically shifted the focus of most African artists who clamour for the aesthetics and to ‘what is selling now syndrome’. Ikwuemesi (n.d.) concur with this view as he says “In the aftermath ...

ABSTRACT The poor performance of the music students in Nigerian Colleges of Education has been a major concern of educational stakeholders over the years. Finding solution to  this problem motivated  this  study.  The  study  examined  attitude  and  interest  as  predictors  of  music students’ achievement in Nigerian Colleges of Education. Purposive and multistage random techniques were used to select 141 students (96 from Federal College of Education, Abeokuta and  45  from ...