An Appraisal of the Role of Nigerian Police Force and Challenges of Democratic Process in Nigeria
Jibrin Ubale Yahaya – May 2018 Page No.: 01-05
This paper gives highlight on the issue of policing, internal security and challenges of Democracy in Nigeria. However, Nigerian democracy was full of a lot of abnormalities since the return of Democratic practice from May 29, 1999. Since then, one of the contending issues affecting democratic process in Nigeria was the failure of relevant security institutions to address the lingering issues of insecurity for a very long time. The papers basically identify some of key areas where insecurity has turned to become one of the major factors that militated against the operation of democracy and good governance in Nigeria. The country has every potential resource to meet the level of global index for development in terms of economic and political dimension but the reverse is the case, Nigerian Democracy is having so many problems of insecurity which resulted to damages of property and killing of many lives . The paper suggest for the peoples of Nigeria to enjoy the full dividend of Democracy and good governance as well as other African countries to copy from our governance practice, Nigerian democratic process must provides responsive and responsible leaders that can make things better in the country in the area of effective security structure, electoral reforms, economic recovery, social welfare services and conduct of good governance in Nigeria which will features accountability, transparency, peoples engagement in governance activities as well as observing the principles of fundamental Human Rights.
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Jibrin Ubale Yahaya
Political Science Department, Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
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Effects of Informal Institutions on the Probability of Democratization in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
Yahaya Yakubu – May 2018 Page No.: 06-14
Contrary to expectations, regularization of competitive politics in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic did not bring about the demise of influence of non-political determinants of political outcomes. Rather the underlying informal institutions of political clientelism and neopatrimonialism have co-existed alongside formal institutions of liberal democracy and affected probability of. Upon analyzing primary data sourced from Afrobarometer AB and reviewing relevant literature the study contends, formal and informal institutions interpenetrate each other, supplement or may even replace each other. Also both institutions could impede or foster prospects of democratization. However, the mechanisms through which they do are likely to differ contextually. Subsequently, the theoretical and parochial interrogation of institutions depicts the far reaching effects of the informal institution of political clientelism as a definite attribute of practical politics in the Fourth Republic. Hence the study assents with pluralist’s, arguing an objective appraisal of the prospects of contextualizing the practice of democracy in line with prevailing norms, values and beliefs.
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Yahaya Yakubu
Department of Political Science & International Relations, Nile University of Nigeria
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Third Term Craze and Democratic Diplomacy in Africa; East and Central Africa as Case Study
Gideon O. Adeniji – May 2018 – Page No.: 15-23
We cannot really say democratic practice has matured in Africa the way it has in the West because in comparison to European and American countries, democratic practice in Africa is still in infancy. However, most African countries have been long enough in the game to at least move towards the strengthening of the rudimentary prerequisites of democratic practice such as: free and fair elections and high regard for constitutional provisions. Some scholars have argued that the reason for the aberrations we find in the practice of democracy is because the system of government is alien to Africa and was an imposed system. While this may be true to some extent, the question to be asked is whether a preferable system of government does exist asides democracy that really takes cognizance of the rights of the masses and imbues the people with so much freedom and power?.
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Gideon O. Adeniji
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Role of New Media in Education
Dr. Hemlata Thakur – May 2018 Page No.: 24-25
It is essential to analyze how people learn with the help of computers and which learning activities they deploy during this process. Essential to distance learning is the way new media like internet and intranet can support the learner. It is important to know what expectations learners have from computer assisted studying. It regards the development of effective learning environments, by focusing on two sides of the construction process. The first is the side of the media and their functionalities, both activated and potential, and their disfunctionalities. The second is the exploration of three types of learning activities: cognitive, regulative and affective. Based on these two, we are in pursuit of an optimal mix of media, old and new.
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Dr. Hemlata Thakur
Librarian, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Psychosocial Support and Well-Being for Orphans and Vulnerable Children as a Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Cross River and Ebonyi States, Southern Nigeria
Inah E. Okon, Takim Asu Ojua – May 2018 – Page No.: 26-41
Though, Nigeria has achieved high economic growth rates in the last 5-10 years (6.5 per cent annually), there is high inequality in this growth. For example, of an estimated 54% of the population who lives below poverty line, 64% and 33% are located in the rural and urban areas respectively. In Cross River State, the population of OVC is estimated at 408,124 and in Ebonyi over 565,600 OVC as at 2015. Poverty is widespread and HIV epidemic has revealed a broad range of vulnerabilities faced by children and their families which has invariably increased the number of orphaned children. Over 310,000 children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cross River and Ebonyi States aside other social factors that has continually increased the vulnerability of children. The sample of 824 tools was selected using a multi two-stage sampling design. In the first stage, 6 LGAs were selected, two from each senatorial district in Cross River and Ebonyi States. The LGAs were purposively selected using the rural – urban criteria and categorized as such. This definition of urban or rural was relative, one chosen Local Government Area relative to the other and therefore only for the purpose of this survey. From the selected LGAs, a (political) ward was chosen using a population based random sampling method to represent a cluster. In this second stage a total of sixty (60) clusters, thirty (30) from each State were selected and, Thirteen (13) households from each cluster were identified using simple random sampling. Focus group discussion with some caregivers as well as organisations that offer help to them was also carried out. To analyse OVC situation in the study area, 15 themes from the 2012 MEASURE evaluation core indicators of child and caregiver/household well-being was adopted. A household survey questionnaire comprising of three sections was utilized to collect quantitative data on households and children 0-9 years, and 10-17 years old respectively. The study showed distribution of the orphans in both States. For Cross River State, 155 (14.2 %), 426 (38.2 %) and 270 (24.7%) were maternal, paternal and double orphans respectively of the 1,093 children who responded, while in Ebonyi State 100 (12%), 547 (66%) and 447 (54%) accounted for maternal, paternal and double orphans respectively. It was further revealed that 35.7per cent and 20.9 per cent of children less than 5 years have had diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks prior to interview date in Cross River and Ebonyi States respectively. Furthermore, about 69.2 per cent and 65.5 per cent respectively for Cross River and Ebonyi States records children less than 5 years of age who has been ill with a fever within the last two weeks just before the interview. The percentage of children in Cross River State 0-9 and 10-17 years who were too sick to participate in daily activities accounts for 53.6 per cent and 49.5 per cent respectively. And in Ebonyi State, about 55.6 per cent and 39.5 per cent were too sick to participate in daily activities for 0-9 years and 10-17 years respectively. Findings further revealed that percentage of children less than 5 years of age who are undernourished in Cross River were found to be 69.0 per cent (0-4 years) while in Ebony State, it is given as 61.4 per cent (0-4) years old. Most of the caregivers of the households surveyed are widows and with very low income as about 75.1 per cent and 86.9 per cent in Cross River and Ebonyi respectively indicate that they earn below N10,000 (less than $30) per month. This implies the inability of over 90 per cent of household heads to attain the $2 per day living standard as recommended by the World Bank. This further confirms the high level of poverty amongst these households with its attendant negative consequences, especially with regards to meeting the needs of the inhabitants of such households. The inability of the people (Caregivers and their OVC) to access basic needs is largely due to the poverty levels in these States which is worse in the rural communities. Economic insecurity at household level lies at the heart of the OVC problem in these two States and therefore remains core part of the solution. The need to increase access of members of the households in the communities of intervention to access micro-credit facilities is critical if the needs of the OVC must be sustainably met. The Ministry of Social Welfare in both States should assist the poorest of the poor through their” Project Hope” and “Comfort” Interventions for indigent people.
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Inah E. Okon
Department of Geography & Environmental Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Takim Asu Ojua
Department of Social Work, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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Inah E. Okon, Takim Asu Ojua “Psychosocial Support and Well-Being for Orphans and Vulnerable Children as a Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Cross River and Ebonyi States, Southern Nigeria” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.2 issue 5, pp.26-41 May 2018 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-2-issue-5/26-41.pdf
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Perception of Academic Dishonesty and Participation by Undergraduate Students of Kogi State University, Anyigba
Venatus V. Kakwagh – May 2018 Page No.: 42-45
This study was carried out to analyze the perceptions of academic dishonesty and participation by students of Kogi State University, Anyigba-Nigeria. Data for the study were collected through the application of self administered structured questionnaire. The study has shown that many of the students had engaged in academic dishonesty and/or witnessed their colleagues engage in the practice. The study has also shown that most of the students perceived cheating in examinations by copying their colleagues’ work, sharing of answers for assignments and the exchange of money for marks as less serious offences. This perception of academic dishonesty is due to the non distribution of institutional guidelines to the students and the lack of orientation programmes about academic dishonest behaviour. It is therefore recommended that concerted efforts should be made to address academic dishonesty in all institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. Managers of higher institutions of learning should pay particular attention to this to avoid the transfer of these practices to the workplace. Universities particularly should ensure that institutional rules on academic dishonesty are distributed to the students at the time of registration. Orientation programmes should be periodically carried out to acquaint the students and reawaken their understanding of the consequences of academic dishonest behaviours. School administrators should be more innovative in designing the orientation programmes to avoid dishonest behaviours. It is when this is done that the Nigerian public will begin to develop confidence in the quality of our graduates and even in our academic institutions as being capable of raising future leaders with integrity.
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Venatus V. Kakwagh
Department of Sociology, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria
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Assessment of Economic Benefits of Fire Insurance on Commodity Markets in Nigeria
Momoh, Omowumi, Ayoni, Ajiboye, Lawrence Oluwasanmi – May 2018 Page No.: 46-52
Fire insurance is an effective tool in the mitigation of fire risks in Nigeria. This paper therefore examines the economic benefits of fire insurance on commodity major markets in Nigeria.Few large markets within Ibadan, Oyo State Capital were selected for this study. It was discovered that most of the shop-occupiers at those markets were ignorant of the meaning and importance of fire Insurance. The paper further investigated major causes of fire in the market, its effect on the individual shop occupiers and the business, the level of insurability of the shop occupier and the economic benefits of fire insurance. 500 questionnaire were administered on the randomly selected occupants but only 472 questionnaire were returned. Chi – square was used to analyze the data collected along with the degree of freedom under the level of significance of 5%. Findings indicated that the fire outbreak has effects on the occupants business to the extent of closing down or losing some of their customers. It is therefore recommended that fire insurance should be made as part of the compulsory insurances in Nigeria so as to reduce the economic burden of losses on the occupants and government. Effective and adequately equipped fire brigade should be assigned to protect markets against fire incidents.
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Momoh, Omowumi, Ayoni
Department of Insurance, Faculty of Financial Management Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Ajiboye, Lawrence Oluwasanmi
Department of Insurance, Faculty of Financial Management Studies, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Historic Preservation: Prospects and Challenges
Stephen Olayiwola Soetan, Oluwaseun Samuel Osadola – May 2018 – Page No.: 53-56
The significance of historical elements in their different forms cannot be overemphasized. They served as relics of the present which connects us with the past. They are the one providing us with insight into the past. It is the need to examine the need, prospect and the challenges facing this task that forms the focus of this paper In a place where lip service and lack of political will prevails and dictates attitudes to historical sites, the needs to highlight the importance of this sites for historical social and economic should be studied and implemented. This paper derives its data from both primary and secondary sources.
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Stephen Olayiwola Soetan
PhD, Department of History and International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Oluwaseun Samuel Osadola
PhD Candidate, Department of History and International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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Impact of Political Influence on Educational Sector in Nigeria
Olayisade Rhema Olayinka – May 2018 Page No.: 57-59
Education plays vital role in any community, communities are guided by laws and order, shaping and molding issues on education that are formulated through educational policies. This rightly shows that implementation of educational policies operate within the political framework of the community. Political instability has led to inconsistent policies due to the rapid turnover of education ministers with different interests and lack of educational expertise. This implies that the educational policies are influenced by the political administrators in the country. This paper takes a critical look into the impact of political influence on educational sector in Nigeria. The relationship between both of them, the positive and negative influences from the environment by the political actors, various policies made during the civilian and military administration, and steps taken to rectify the challenges encountered in the political environment through unfavorable policies.
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Olayisade Rhema Olayinka
Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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Influence of the Level of Citizen Participation on Governance of Projects in County Governments in Kenya
Moi Edna Jemutai, Iravo Mike, Minja David – May 2018 Page No.: 60-63
The level of citizen participation in decision making processes tends to be low. The citizens are often also very little informed about what is being discussed and decided, even though it is supposed to be in the public interest. That has even been the case in the most fundamental expression of the socio-political contract between state authorities and citizens. This paper describes the influence of the level of citizen participation on governance of projects. It is based on the study of the level citizen participation in local governance of projects carried out in Elgeiyo Marakwet and Nandi Counties in Kenya. This study was anchored with the theory of New Public Management (NPM) where it emphasized on a situation that is more transparent, responsible and predictable, and therefore, prompts advance good governance at the local levels. A qualitative research method was the most suitable approach of collecting and analyzing the data. The study found out that citizens were still at the level of tokenism as their power have not been felt though their voices have been heard. When citizen participation is increased sometimes seen as a way to increase the efficacy of regulation, improve the provision of public goods and services, and boost outcomes in areas such as health and education that overlap the boundaries between citizens and their governments. Local government is a platform that all citizens can participate in local issues efficiently and effectively. Their participation is considered as an important factor for the success and prosperity of local government.
Page(s): 60-63 Date of Publication: 03 June 2018
Moi Edna Jemutai
PhD Student, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Iravo Mike
Professor, Department of ETLM, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Minja David
Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, Kenyatta University, Kenya
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Moi Edna Jemutai, Iravo Mike, Minja David “Influence of the Level of Citizen Participation on Governance of Projects in County Governments in Kenya” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.2 issue 5, pp.60-63 May 2018 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-2-issue-5/60-63.pdf
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Building Local Consensus for Food Security: Collaboration between Accra Metropolitan Assembly and Chiefs in Accra, Ghana
Richard Abankwa Agyepong – May 2018 – Page No.: 64-69
Ghana remains food insecure despite the growth of agriculture’s contribution to national development. This is explained by lack of community food security policies. Local governments in Ghana are responsible for the overall development of the country hence expected to lead food security policies. Recognizing the multi-faceted nature of food security in Ghana, collaboration between local governments and chiefs hold the key to local food security in Ghana. Chiefs remain important in Ghana’s governance. Chiefs in Accra control land for farming and other developmental activities, whiles the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is responsible for agriculture and land use policies. The paper examines the extent to which chiefs in Accra collaborate with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly for local food security. The paper employs qualitative approach to collect and analyse the data. The paper concludes that there is weak collaboration between the chiefs and the local government which negatively affects food security programmes.
Page(s): 64-69 Date of Publication: 03 June 2018
Richard Abankwa Agyepong
Centre for African Studies, University of Education Winneba, Ghana
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Teacher`s Perception of Relationship Between Communication and Administrative Efficiency in Senior Secondary Schools in North-Eastern Region of Nigeria
Dr. Gambo A. Danladi and Adamu Gambo – May 2018 Page No.: 70-73
Every activity in an organization requires human beings to interact, exchange information and co-ordinate other peoples` efforts. Such information becomes the basis for decisions affecting product lines, operation planning, marketing strategy, etc. Thus, almost everything managers do to facilitate the attainment of organizational objectives requires effective communication and without the means and capacity to communicate, every activity will fail. This study was conducted to examine perception of relationship between communication and administrative efficiency among teachers of secondary schools in north-eastern region of Nigeria. To achieve this objective, the researchers developed and administered a questionnaire on two hundred and fifty (250) teachers in north-eastern region of Nigeria. Data analysis was made using Mean, Standard deviation and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient scores was used in testing the null hypotheses formulated. Among the findings were that significant difference of perception of relationship exists between communication and efficiency of co-ordination among teachers of secondary schools in north-eastern region of Nigeria. The study concluded that effective organizational communication is necessary for administrators, teachers and all members of an organization to increase efficiency, quality, and innovation and gain competitive advantage. Therefore, the paper recommends the proper co-ordination of various units or departments to encourage the administrators to co-ordinate the affairs of the schools.
Page(s): 70-73 Date of Publication: 03 June 2018
Dr. Gambo A. Danladi
Foundations Department, School of Education, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Adamu Gambo
Curriculum Department, School of Education, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria
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A Review of the Literature on Ethnic Identity in Malaysian Indian Adolescent
Charles Ganaprakasam – May 2018 Page No.: 74-79
Positive discrimination or affirmative action is most prevalent issues in Malaysia education context conferring preference on Bumiputera in general and Malay in particular (Hwok-Aun Lee & Muhammad Abdul Khalid, 2015). The greater essence of education in multiethnic societies is to provide great ethnic interaction among students from various ethnic backgrounds (Tan Yao Sua & R. Santhiram, 2014. Diverse ethnic groups are further segregated and this is demonstrated from friendship designs among school children which primarily express a strong in-group partialityTherefore, school is a powerful social climate which has promising capability to encourage interracial interaction by eliminating the presence of discrimination, prejudice and stereotype. Every minority individual should comprehend and educate them regarding the notion of ethnic identity which enables them to cope effectively the occurrences of discrimination and prejudice.The existence of inequality has greater potentiality to lower one’s self-efficacy and will effect academic achievement. According to Ganaprakasam & Abdul Majid (2017) positive ethnic identity contributed to the development of self-efficacy. Given this point, school administration and teacher should abandon the practice of inequality and boost the formation of ethnic identity among minority’s students.This paper reviews the previous literature and the important notion of ethnic identity of Malaysian Indian adolescent.
Page(s): 74-79 Date of Publication: 05 June 2018
Charles Ganaprakasam
Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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The Role of Innovation Capability on Batik Fashion Industry as an Intervening Variable
Ayesha Saleem, Dr. Muhammad Imran Hanif, Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid – May 2018 Page No.: 80-85
This study aims to examine as a role of business innovation, entrepreneur competencies, quality management and innovation capability on batik fashion industry and performance. The issue of the examination is the secret to enhance development capacities and execution of SMEs woven and fashion industry in Multan. The sample in this study is SMEs woven and fashion industry employees and owners in Multan comprising of 105 individuals by utilizing a purposive inspecting strategy. The information is gathered by overview technique through meetings, surveys and Questionnaire. The result of data analysis using SPSS demonstrate that the significant and positive influence of business innovation, entrepreneur competencies, quality management towards fashion performance industry. Performance significantly and positively impacts on competitive advantage. Based on the judgments of this study, innovation capabilities and fashion performance industry can be enhanced through the development of business innovation, entrepreneur capabilities, and quality management.
Page(s): 80-85 Date of Publication: 07 June 2018
Ayesha Saleem
MS Scholar, Institute of Banking and Finance, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Imran Hanif
Assistant Professor, Institute of Banking and Finance, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Pakistan
Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid
PhD, Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Putra Business School (PBS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor. Malaysia
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Impact and Implications of Low Income Female Headed Households on Children’s Wellbeing: A Case of Dodoma Municipality
Deodata V. Mtenga, Dr. Rehema G. Kilonzo – May 2018 – Page No.: 86-95
Household headship is a major determinant for the wellbeing of the family members and particularly children who need more attention and materials for their growth and development. The emergency of female headed households has great negative impact and particularly to low income female headed household. This study therefore attempted to discover the impact and implications of low income female headed household to children wellbeing taking Dodoma Municipality as a case. Three wards were selected for the study namely Kizota, Hazina and Madukani. Generallythere is poor support to female headed household hence most of them find themselves in poor condition which make them hard to meet the basic needs for their family members and particularly children. This is to say low income female headed household has perpetual poverty situation as they do not have resources to break the cycle. They have low income, poor housing, less access to land and most of them have poor education which also leadlow employment opportunity. All These together compromises the provision of material wellbeing of their children thus impair their development and future prospect as adult. Children in low income female headed household usually have low education, poor nutrition, share poor housing with their parents and they denied their right to play. Therefore targeting to low income female headed households will be a good way of improving their livelihood with those of their children. Hence, the government and Non-governmental organizations including CBO and FBO should extend hand to include support to low income female headed households. Improvements their income earning opportunities by increasing their chance of accessing credits and business resources will make women improve in their livelihood thus better children wellbeing.
Page(s): 86-95 Date of Publication: 7 June 2018
Deodata V. Mtenga
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Development Studies, School of Social Sciences, College of Humanity and Social Sciences, University of Dodoma (UDOM), P. O Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Dr. Rehema G. Kilonzo
Senior Lecturer Department of Development Studies, School of Social Sciences, College of Humanity and Social Sciences, University of Dodoma (UDOM), P. O Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania
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Deodata V. Mtenga, Dr. Rehema G. Kilonzo “Impact and Implications of Low Income Female Headed Households on Children’s Wellbeing: A Case of Dodoma Municipality” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.2 issue 5, pp.86-95 May 2018 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-2-issue-5/86-95.pdf
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Analysis of Local Governments’ Service Delivery in Ondo State and Selected South West States of Nigeria
Dr. Fasunwon Adebayo Folorunso, Akungba Akoko – May 2018 Page No.: 96-102
The 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria identifies the Local Government as the third tier of government, and thus an instrument for the achievement of sustainable development at the grassroots. Certain basic functions are therefore ascribed to it by the constitution. Many researchers have been conducted on the performance of local governments in Nigeria, and other political systems in world. However, these researches have not used the constitutional functions of the local government as basis for the appraisal of the local government. Using the survey research method, this study not only seeks to investigate respondents’ perception on the extent to which local government had performed their constitutional roles in the South Western part of Nigeria, but also to compare and identify if there is any difference between the oil and non oil producing states of the region. The study discovered that the performance level of local governments is still below and expectation, and that there is a minimal difference in the local governments’ performance at both the oil and non oil producing states of the South West region of Nigeria. The study recommends that local government staff should be trained on their constitutional roles, and also local government administrations should be financially empowered to carry out their expected roles.
Page(s): 96-102 Date of Publication: 08 June 2018
Dr. Fasunwon Adebayo Folorunso
Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Akungba Akoko
Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
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Corporate Board Meeting Frequency and Financial Performance of Listed Building Materials Companies in Nigeria
SABO Usman – May 2018 Page No.: 103-107
The study examines the impact of corporate board meeting frequency on financial performance of listed building materials companies in Nigeria. The population of the study is made up of 12 listed building materials companies in Nigeria out of which 9 companies are selected to form the sample. The linear regression is used in analyzing the data. The findings of the study reveal that corporate board meeting frequency has positive and insignificant impact on financial performance. The firm size has positive and significant impact on financial performance of listed building materials companies in Nigeria. The study recommends that the number of meetings of the board of directors of these companies should not be more than eight (8) times in a financial year. The listed building materials companies in Nigeria should take measures to improve on the assets maintenance, assets renewal, leasing and hire purchase of assets which improve significantly the return on assets of such companies. These recommendations could be implemented by issuing an improved code of corporate governance by the central bank of Nigeria and Nigeria security and exchange commission.
Page(s): 103-107 Date of Publication: 10 June 2018
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SABO Usman “Corporate Board Meeting Frequency and Financial Performance of Listed Building Materials Companies in Nigeria” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.2 issue 5, pp.103-107 May 2018 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-2-issue-5/103-107.pdf
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‘The Effect of Organizational Innovation and Organizational Culture on the Market Performance of SMES in Pakistan’
Gulshad Hussain, Dr. Muhammad Imran Hanif, Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid – May 2018 – Page No.: 108-111
I. INTRODUCTION
All the organizations try the best for the improvement of performance and culture of the organization is one of the most important driver for the betterment of firm’s performance. Previous studies has focused on performance of the firm in term of organizational productivity, employees’ job satisfaction, and employees turnover rate that are significantly being affected by organizational culture.On the same time, innovation is found to have positive impact on the firm’s performance, nation’s overall economic climate, industry competitiveness and the standard of living of the nation. Innovations are important competitive instrument for long term organizations’ objectives accomplishment/ performance improvement and success. It is also considered most important source of gaining competitive edge through bringing changes in the technology, work environment as well support for proper implementation of organization’s initiative change. Both organizational culture and innovation has greater importance and playing major role for the firm performance. Several studies conducted on the culture, innovations relationship but that focuses job satisfaction, employees turnover and productivity. In others studies researchers focuses on organizational culture with innovation, product innovation, market innovation and check these factors impact on the market performance of the firm.there are just a couple of studies which have particularly displayed and observationally researched the idea of relationship between organizational innovation its culture, and organizational performance (Martins and Terblanche, 2003).
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Gulshad Hussain
MS Scholar, Institute of Banking and Finance, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Imran Hanif
Assistant Professor, Institute of Banking and Finance, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid
PhD, Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Putra Business School (PBS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor. Malaysia
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Personal Rule: The Bane of Democratic Survival in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
Yahaya Yakubu – May 2018 – Page No.:112-116
Contrary to expectations, democratic advancements and establishment of modern institutions of liberal cum regularization of periodic elections in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has not brought an end to personal. Rather prebendalistic perception of public office, alongside the twin incidence of neopatrimonialism and political clientelism has fostered the prevalence of personal rule. Upon examining the theoretical precepts of prebendalism the study claims; while personal rule negates the probability of democratization, individual networks wills of statesmen amongst other ethnic, political and social elites arguably remains the panacea of democratic survival. Consequently, as opposed to focusing on the negative effects of personal rule, the study propagates the need to take into account certain non-political determinants of political outcomes in the practice of democracy. Conclusively it posits, the need for the contextualization of governance in line with prevailing norms, ethics and values.
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Yahaya Yakubu
Department of Political Science & Int’l Relations, Nile University of Nigeria
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Yahaya Yakubu “Personal Rule: The Bane of Democratic Survival in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.2 issue 5, pp.127-132 May 2018 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-2-issue-5/127-132.pdf
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The Factor of Attitude towards the Implementation of the Aural – Oral Skills Component of the 9 – Year English Studies Curriculum at JSS Level in Katsina State, Nigeria
GIDE, Umar Saleh, IBRAHIM, Mohammed – May 2018 – Page No.: 117-121
This study assessed two variables related to the implementation of the English Aural – Oral Skills Component of the 9 – Year English Studies Curriculum at the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level in Katsina state. The objective was to find out whether the attitude of both teachers and students is favourable to the teaching and learning of the two skills. Two research questions related to the variables were used to guide the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data for the research. Forty one public, twelve community and eleven private JSS were used as school samples for the study. The target population was made up of 456 teachers of English and 170, 368 JSS students in all the 318 public, community and private JSS in Katsina State. The sample was made up of 210 teachers and 384 students proportionately distributed across the 64 sampled schools to reflect types of schools and Educational Zones. Simple frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the questionnaires. The major findings from the study showed that the attitude of both teachers and students is not sufficiently favourable for the successful implementation of the English Studies curriculum. This is in consideration that the English aural – oral skills are the backbone of the English language. In the light of the findings the researcher recommended among others that education authority and school proprietors should organise sensitization programmes to reorient teachers on the need to give primacy and importance to the teaching of the aural – oral skills. The researcher also proposed integrated approach to teaching the language so that students would be made to see the relationship among the skills in order to bring to limelight that oral skills can be instrumental to learning other skills. .
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GIDE, Umar Saleh
Ph.D, College of Education, Alqalam University, Katsina, Nigeria
IBRAHIM, Mohammed
Ph.D, Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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GIDE, Umar Saleh, IBRAHIM, Mohammed “The Factor of Attitude towards the Implementation of the Aural – Oral Skills Component of the 9 – Year English Studies Curriculum at JSS Level in Katsina State, Nigeria” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.2 issue 5, pp.117-121 May 2018 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-2-issue-5/117-121.pdf
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Effect of Human Capital Management on Organizational Efficiency (A Study of Zenith Bank PLC Calabar, CRS, Nigeria)
Ogar, Cassius Ayam, and Igwe, Monday Nweke – May 2018 – Page No.: 122-133
The study critically and analytically ex-rayed the importance of Human capital management in contemporary business organizations. It is the key element in improving productivity, performance as well as competitiveness. This study thus examines the impact of Human Capital Management on organizational efficiency with particular references to the banking industry. Zenith bank PLC Calabar branch Cross River State Nigeria was used as case study. The study was anchored on the Human Capital Theory which describes HCM as the key competence, skills, knowledge and abilities of the workforce that contributes to organizations competitive advantage. One of the objectives of the study was to examine the extent to which human capital management influence organizational efficiency. The researchers pondered on what extent does human capital management influence organizational efficiency? The researchers asserted that: Human capital management does not increase organizational efficiency. An exploratory survey design was employed where questionnaire were administered to forty (40) respondents conveniently selected from staff of the Bank. Primary and secondary data were collected and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science Students (SPSS) and formulated hypotheses were tested using the simple regression model and ANOVA. The findings revealed that Human Capital has positive impact on organizations efficiency. The researchers recommended that Human Capital Development practices such as training and retraining, welfare incentives etc should be adopted often in organizations in order to galvanize the desired motivation and commitment from the workforce.
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Ogar, Cassius Ayam
Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Nigeria
Igwe, Monday Nweke
Accountancy/Business Administration/Banking and Finance, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria
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Performance Appraisal: A Tool for Employee Performance (A Study of Obudu Mountain Resort)
Ogar, Cassius Ayam, Igwe, Monday Nweke, Rosamond Effiom – May 2018 – Page No.: 134-143
This study focuses on performance appraisal as a tool for enhancing Organizational performance in Obudu Mountain Resort Cross River State Nigeria. The researchers aimed at exploring the following objectives; firstly to determine if performance appraisal enhances the attainment of organizational goals. Secondly, to determine the effect of performance appraisal on employee performance in an organization. To facilitate the investigation of the study, pertinent questions such as: Does performance appraisal aid the attainment of organizational goals? What are the effects of performance appraisal on employee performance in an organization? Some theoretical assumptions were made which included: Performance appraisal does not enhance the attainment of organizational goals. Furthermore, the descriptive survey design was adopted with an interpretivist philosophy and a deductive approach on a cross sectional time horizon. Primary data were collected randomly from selected respondents in the organization using close ended questionnaire and interview techniques. Secondary data were sourced from published works of scholars related to the subject under review. The population of the study was made up 256 employees working in the Ranch Resort and the Taro Yamane formula was used to draw out a sample size of 156 respondents of the population. Data were analyzed with percentage and frequency. The Z – test techniques was applied in testing the hypotheses of the study. The researchers concluded that the basic purpose of performance appraisal system should be to improve the employee performance that will help the organization succeed and attain it’s established predetermine goals. However, they recommended that a better detailed structure for performance appraisal should be put in place in the Resort.
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Page(s): 134-143 Date of Publication: 12 June 2018
Ogar, Cassius Ayam
Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Nigeria
Igwe, Monday Nweke
Accountancy/Business Administration/Banking and Finace, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Nigeria
Rosamond Effiom
Postgraduate Student, Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Nigeria
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