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ASSESSMENT OF MARKET SEGMENTATION AND PERCEIVED SALES VOLUME OF TOYOTAAND HONDA VEHICLE PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA
Get PDFThe study looked into the effect of the market on a company's product or service sales volume. Market segmentation is critical for any company striving to compete in the global marketplace. Consumer needs are varied, and they must all be satisfied as efficiently as feasible. As a result, companies that provide a product or service must understand their numerous target customers and segment their products appropriately for each area. This research examines the segmentation process and how it may be used to increase the sales volume of an organization's goods or services. Trend analysis was utilized to assess data collected from both primary and secondary sources. According to the findings, once products or services are adapted to various sorts of consumer segments, the criteria will be met, resulting in satisfaction and increased demand for that product or service. The study suggests that successful consumer segmentation can boost an organization's demand for a product or service. It has also been suggested that if a profit-making corporation wants to improve sales, they should always work around segmenting customers of their product or service
THE NIGERIAN OIL RESOURCEAND SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND: AN INTERROGATION
Get PDFThis article interrogates the Nigerian oil resource and Sovereign Wealth Fund and also investigates what Nigeria must do if it must escape the resource curse. Nigeria has actively engaged in oil exploration for about six decades and is the largest producer of oil resources on the African continent. During the oil boom of the 1970s, oil was the primary source of government revenue, amounting to about 80% of total income. The paper adopts content analysis of mainly secondary sources to examine the research problem at stake using the resource curse theory. Findings reveal poor political institutions, corruption and lack of accountability, weak executive control of oil resource governance with apparent inadequate checks and balances, and the resultant conflicts and clashes of interests, manipulations, and inflation of oil contracts with favouritism in allocating oil blocs to cronies.Therefore, this articleshades in a newlight by interrogating the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure optimal benefits of oil wealth to all citizenry; it submits that measures must be adopted in building political institutions, reforming the Niger Delta Development Commission; diversification, building a welfare state, equitable distribution of oil wealth and the imposition of direct tax
ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Get PDFThis study investigated the influence of Community Based Organisation on community development in the selected local government areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design and utilized primary data obtained through the administration of questionnaires. A total of four hundred and twenty (420) members were randomly selected for the study from the two LGAs for the purpose of this study at Two Hundred and Ten (210) members per LGA, including the CDC executive members. Both the descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out on the data obtained with the aid of SPSS package. The study revealed that the nature of CBOs operation in the selected local governments can be seen in the construction of drainage facility; provision of electric poles; construction of town hall; Provision of borehole/pipe-borne water or community well; provision of blocks of classrooms for school(s) in the community; provision of furniture/equipment for the school and other key aspects of social and economic development. It was equally revealed that the people expressed high satisfaction with CBOs projects in the following areas; provision of electric poles, provision of transformer(s), provision of borehole/pipe-borne water or community well, construction of town hall and construction of drainage facility. However, they have low satisfaction in the area of rehabilitation of and/or construction of primary healthcare facility, provision of blocks of classrooms for school(s) in the community, and provision of furniture/equipment for the school. It was also established that the constraints to effective execution of projects by CBOs in the study area include mismanagement of funds by community project management committee, inadequate funds to execute projects, uncooperative attitude of project management committee members, uncooperative attitude of members of the community towards their contribution for community project, It was concluded from the study that Community Based Organisations has strong and significant influence and contribution on/to community development in the selected local government areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. Hence, it was recommended that government, NGOs and development agencies should recognise and reinforce the positions of CBOs in the rural development process
Credit Risk Management and Financial Performance: A Case of Union Bank Nigeria Limited
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to determine the link between credit risk management and Union Bank financial performance. The research took a case study approach and used both quantitative and qualitative methods. According to the study, the Bank has attempted to diversify geographically not just inside the country, despite the fact that the majority of loans are issued to different regions within the country, but also into neighboring countries such as Tanzania. The bank has approximately 35 branches around the country, including 21 in the center region and 14 in the north. Strong credit appraisal lays the groundwork for efficient credit risk management and gives businesses a competitive advantage in the marketplace. As a result, credit appraisal determines a bank's survival and profitability. At a 95% confidence interval, the adjusted R Square value was 0.978, indicating that the bank's performance varied by 97.8% due to changes in client appraisal, credit risk control, and risk diversification. The report suggests that the Bank's management evaluate their risk management procedures on a regular basis to check if they are still effective in the face of a constantly changing operating environment, such as new regulatory frameworks. For ease of understanding, the items should be customized to the local language. The study is unique in that it suggests a link between credit risk management and bank performance. These findings are useful for scholarly comprehension as well as policy formation by the bank's decision makers
An Examination of International Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflict: Perspective from the Legal Issues on War Crimes in Africa
Get PDFThe practice of law of war has its modern origin from international laws of armed conflict which vehemently prescribes laws governing resort to force and also seeks to regulate the conduct of hostilities. Its extension to the protection of innocent civilians against their killings and subjection to inhuman or degrading treatments is of paramount to this study against the backdrop of violation of such provisions by war criminals, led to the birth of international humanitarian law. Therefore, this article seeks to examine relevant cases of war crimes in Africa and its legal implications. The study argues that international humanitarian law on armed conflict governs the treatment of prisoners of war, civilians in occupied territory, the sick and the wounded personnel, prohibits inhuman methods of warfare and protection of human rights in situation of armed conflict (war). Furthermore, the study posits that any violations of these prescribed rules in the conduct of armed conflict simply known as war, invariably constitutes war crime and that offenders should not go unpunished. The paper made use of archival materials, historical analysis and review of related literature documents to address the issue of international humanitarian laws on armed conflict as it should be sustained. This study concludes that there should be adequate unilateral and collective security and sanctionable measures by the United Nationssufficient enough to protect innocent civilians, basic survival infrastructures, surrendered combatants, prisoners of war during armed conflict and that any warlord(s) who must have acted in contrary to the law of war as was codified at the Hague Conference of 1889 and 1907 as well as in fundamental breach of international law should be prosecuted accordingly by the International Criminal Court
NATIONAL SECURITY: A RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH CONCEPTS, STRUCTURES, AND PLANS
Get PDFThe paper has demonstrated how Nigeria national security strategy was militarily in the past and how the amended Nigeria national security strategy under the President Buhari’s administration brought human security to it which is in line with global best practices. Legally, the Nigerian constitution puts security in the Exclusive List which gives the Federal Government the exclusive jurisdiction to legislate on national security matters. The sub-national governments do not have the legal-rational authority to decide on security matters, as the federal government controls the national security architecture. Even with the emergence of the series of violent non-state actors which is threatening Nigeria’s national security, the federal government still has the monopoly of power over national security. Although this is a constitutional matter, it is a concern against the effective implementation of the National Security Strategy
BRITISH COLONIAL CONQUEST AND POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 1897– 1903
Get PDFThe panic and fear planted by the British forces in the minds of the people of Northern Nigeria during the conquest and the amount of destruction that took place led to large – scale movements of people. The destructive manner in which towns and villages were shelled and lives were brutally killed, using sophisticated weapons put the innocent population in most unsettled conditions. This uncertainty led to displacement and movement of people in all direction across and beyond the borders of Northern Protectorate. People irrespective of cultural, religious, ethnic or economic backgrounds migrated from their places of “origin” to unknown destinations within and without the region. This development is one of the neglected aspects of social histories of the colonial Northern Nigeria. This does not mean that there was no history of migration in Nigeria and in particular, Northern Nigeria prior to this period. However, the scale and extend of migration during conquest period was a unique one. In most (if not all) cases the migrations were unplanned and without a specific destination. In fact, it is safe to qualify this form of migration as “forced migration”. The paper therefore establishes how the British conquest of Northern Nigeria led to cross movements of people in the region and how these movements affected social well-being of the people in the early years of colonial rule. To achieve this, the paper relies heavily on written published and unpublished materials
COMMAND AND CONTROL OF MAJOR- GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON,1966 – 1970
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to examine how command and control by Gowon was used in winning the war. In the ensuing years after the war, very scant regard has been accorded to the study of command and control. The concept is one of the areas where there is always a shifting dynamic between command and equipment deployed for military operations.The study relied on secondary and tertiary sources for data. The study submits that despite the initial mis-steps which characterized the military assault by the federal forces, it able to turn the tide of events by command and control under the leadership of General Yakubu Gowon
Primordial Cause of Armament, Disarmament, Weaponry and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Get PDFThe entirety of humanity has been confronted with a serious threat to security, especially since after the cold war. To this fact, the concept of conflict and peace situate themselves in the heart of the contemporary man. This paper set to evaluate the level of primordial causes of armament, disarmament, weaponry and weapons of mass destruction. It used the change of attitude which led to the 1995/1996 review conference of the 1981 convention on prohibition or restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to the indiscriminate effect as guide in the study. It traced the intractable problem to the emergence of civil wars of diverse intensity which have painted the world with red, which also facilitated the proliferation and spread of illicit small arms, weapons landmines and weapons of mass destruction. The paper postulates that deadly conventional weaponry and weapons of mass destruction are destructive weapons bearing a symmetrical non pictorial design should be discouraged. Also threats of war, whether explicit or implicit has always been an instrument of policy whereby one government dissuaded another from pursuing certain courses of action, be encouraged. This paper x[1]rayed the effect of proliferations of armament and weapons of mass destruction. The paper adopted conflict theory as analytical framework. The paper arrives at the conclusion that the causes of armament, disarmament, weaponry and weapon of mass destruction needs concerted effort of all both in Africa and internationally. The paper recommends that considering the anarchical nature of the international system, the world truly needed peace. Armed proliferation, it sources, ranging from technological advancement, offensive and defensive systems, economic boom, expansionist policy, growing disparity between the rich and the poor should back up with effective law creation enforcement and protection
Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus
No full textThe aftermath of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin wall re-mirrored and reconfigured the nature and patterns of game and/or relations in the international ambiance. The international political system experienced an unprecedented and remarkable shift from a United States (US) led unipolar global order to a fresh wave or emergence of multiple competitors. This changed global context has led to continuing interest in (and increasing research focus on) regions, regional order and regional powers in terms of their roles (with other regional/state actors) in the international system. However,Nigeria with its endowed numerous natural and human resources which she utilized for the betterment of Africa; prompted her to assume the leadership role which she did by leading other African countries in the decolonization struggles and the fight against apartheid regime in South Africa. Thus, Nigeria's leadership role towards achieving stability and development in Africa cannot be overemphasized. These prominent role and contribution of Nigeria to Africa qualifies it more to be a regional hegemon among other contenders in the continent; but challenges such as poor leadership, unending terrorism, human rights abuses, widespread corruption, poverty, faulty democratic/electoral processes, non-strategic foreign policy among others continue to mar and/or diminish her chances to attain the status of a regional hegemon. The study makes use of hegemonic stability theory to appraise Nigeria's role and contribution in Africa as an essential tool for the country to assume regional hegemon in the continent. This study employs a qualitative method of analysis; as secondary sources of data were used in collecting data. The paper aims at examining the strategic nature of Nigeria's foreign policy and its leadership quality in booking a place for her in her quest to become a continental hegemon. The study concludes and recommends that until Nigeria looks inward by addressing its internal dynamics and/or challenges (unending terrorism, widespread corruption, poor leadership, faulty electoral processes, acute human rights abuses, etc), its quest to become a regional hegemon remains an illusion