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Assessing the Freight Transport and Modal Logistics Infrastructure Connectivity in Apapa Seaport
No full textThis study focuses on freight transport and modal logistics infrastructure connectivity in Apapa Seaport. The present system of freight movement and distribution from Nigerian seaports is not consistent with the best practices. The delay in cargo clearance from the port to the hinterland is a constraint to logistics schedule of road haulage. Primary data were obtained through the administration of structured questionnaires to clearing agents in Apapa Port and truck drivers that were systematically sampled at the Apapa exit gate. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and Anova analysis. The study revealed the availability of major modal logistics infrastructure connectivity that aids onward delivery however some of these logistics infrastructure are obsolete and in poor condition. Furthermore, result using Anova test revealed a statistically significant difference in the mean spatial distribution of cargo. It is therefore recommended that, there is need for a modal shift from road to rail or inland waterways for onward delivery of cargo to different inland container depots (ICDs) in the hinterland to promote sustainable transport system in Nigeria. And also an effective model for integrating different modes of transport in the Port for onward delivery
EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
No full textThis study examined the impact of financial inclusion on poverty alleviation in Nigeria using econometrics model, for the period 2010 to 2021. The data was sourced from the United nation office for coordination of Humanitarian affairs UNOCHAindicators,2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria financial inclusion report, the world bank financial inclusion indicator and the united states agency for international Development USAID 2020 report. The study employed the ordinary econometrics regression technique. Financial inclusion is found to exert significant impact on per capita income, reduces poverty level and improves standard of living. Specifically, the result shows that not for profit organization (NGO) cash transfer activities had exerted positive impact on per capita income, increase standard of living and contributes to poverty alleviation. The finding also reveals that number of automated teller machines/ point of sale services enhanced financial inclusion, income generation and poverty alleviation and was statistically significant. The study recommends that the Central Bank of Nigeria needs to come up with effective monetary policies that can influence financial inclusion and alleviation of poverty. This will encourage accessibility to financial services at affordable cost for poverty alleviation purpose
IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS: A STUDY OF MANIFESTATIONS AND FACTORS PROPELLING CIVIL SERVICE CORRUPTION
No full textCorruption is a phenomenon no country is immune to, a fact that the classical view on corruption to concern only less developed countries, even though these countries do score systematically worse in corruption rankings, does not hold. The corruption ofpublic resources in Nigeria has become a daily occurrence and an accepted norm within the public domain. This indeed is the environment the Nigerian civil service exists and operates cumulating into its declining performance. As a colonial heritage, the service has not been able to prevent and immune itself of corrupt practices despite series of reforms, anti-graft agencies like EFCC, ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal among others. It is from this stand point drawing from extent literature and content analysis as the methodological basis of the paper, the paper\u27s research findings established that manifestations and factors propelling civil service corruption have severely affected the productivity of the civil servants and exposed the service to the corrupt external tendencies. Therefore, there is need for a pragmatic effort to end corruption in the civil service in collaboration with all anti graft stakeholders. While the civil servants leads, the government must becomes responsive in creating the right working environment that will get rid of the identified factors manifesting and propelling civil service corruption in Nigeria in order to restore the productivity of the workers and its lost glory
BEARI FORMULA, AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
No full textThe Beari formula is an administrative formula designed to stimulate and reinvigorate ailing economy to stabilize, grow and develop simultaneously in line with the planned economic objectives. The formula is a technique that is practically oriented. This is because there is an inherent monitoring, supervising and evaluation in the system. In conclusion therefore, the activities of Beari formula will transform the rural areas into urban cities
EFFECT OF HARMFUL CULTURAL PRACTICES ON WOMEN DEVELOPMENT IN OBIO/AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE
No full textCulture is an essential principle of man with specific cultural values and norms which society always conserve and defend against foreign interference. The crux of this research is to consider the effect of cultural traditions on women development in Rivers State: a case study of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council. The population of the study consists of all the indigenes of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area and due to the large scale of the indigenes, the indigenes were limited to a sample size of 200 respondents from four communities namely; Ozuoba, Rumuigbo, Elelenwo and Oginigba. The sample size was selected with the aid of simple random techniques and the data from the field were subjected to a descriptive analysis such as frequency tables, simple percentages imputed on the SPSS version 25 software. The study discovered that child marriage, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation were minimal in the study area while degrading widowhood practices remain widely practiced. A corollary of these negative activities is the school dropout phenomena recorded among young girls due to stigma associated with these harmful and inhuman cultural practices. Based on the findings, the study also proposed that consultation should be conducted by the government to reduce the proliferation of cultural traditions that are inimical to the community
IMPACT OF INFORMATION ASYMMETRY ON ACCESS TO FINANCE BY SMES: THE MODERATING ROLE OF FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
No full textThis study examined the impact of information asymmetry on access to finance by SMEs and themoderating role of financial regulations. Cross-sectional research design was employed to collectdata from the SMEs owners/managers in northern Nigeria. Population of the study consisted ofSMEs in the sixteen states out of the nineteen states in northern Nigeria, including FCT. The studyused data from 425 respondents out of 493 sample size adopted through stratified randomsampling. Questionnaires were distributed and collected through the personally-administeredmethod. A Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse thedata with the aid of Smart PLS 3.2.8 and to test the hypotheses of the study. The findings show thatinformation asymmetry has negative and significant impact on access to finance. Again, financialregulations do moderate the impact of information asymmetry on access to finance by SMEs inNorthern Nigeria. The study therefore, conclude that information asymmetry reduced SMEs accessto finance and effective financial regulations improve access to finance. Thus the study recommendthat CBN should continue to implement policies that will reduce information asymmetry and SMEsbe encouraged to make information more available to enable access to finance
EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON GRADUATES\u27 JOB CREATION: A STUDY OF 2021/2022 NYSC SERVING MEMBERS IN BIDA
No full textThe main objective of this study is to examine the effect of entrepreneurship education (coching,mentoring, supervision and simulation) on graduates’ job creation among Youth Corps membersof 2021/2022 set serving in Bida, Niger State of Nigeria. Entrepreneurship education is determinedby coaching, mentoring, supervision and simulation. The study adopted a survey research designand sample size of 201 Corpers were sampled out of 417 serving Youth Corps members in Bidausing simple random sampling technique. Questionnaire is the instrument for data collection. Datacollected were run in Statistical Packaege for Social Science (SPSS) and hypothesis tested usinglinear regression technique. The regression result shows that coaching, supervision andsimulation have significant effect on graduates’ job creation. However, mentoring has nosignificant effect on graduates\u27 job creation. The study concludes that entrepreneurship educationhas significant effect on graduates\u27 job creation. The study therefore, recommends thatentrepreneurial facilitators in the higher educational institutions should adopt coaching,supervision and simulation teaching techniques to improve students\u27 knowledge, skills andexperience for wealth and job creation. This is because the three study variables have significanteffect on graduates’ job creation
IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON SUBJECTIVE NORMS OF STUDENTS IN KADUNA POLYTECHNIC
No full textThe study examines the impact of entrepreneurship education on subjective norm of students inKaduna Polytechnic. Descriptive research design was used in a population of 287 students andthe sample size was 165 students of final year students (2020/2021 Academic Session) of KadunaPolytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria. The data were collected through primary source usingquestionnaire and regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The result shows thatentrepreneurship education has a positive and significant impact on subjective norms of studentsin Kaduna Polytechnic. The study, therefore, recommends that the school management shouldencourage every student to take a course in entrepreneurship in order to open up their minds tonew ways of doing things and getting themselves means of livelihood
IMPACT OF TAX REFORMS ON REVENUE PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE OF NIGERIA
No full textGlobal tax revenue performance has been falling steadily for the past two decades which haveforced both developed and developing countries to embark on tax reforms with a view of enhancingrevenue performance. However, studies to determine the impact of the tax reforms are scarce. Thisstudy examines the impact of tax reforms introduced in 2007 on the revenue performance of theFederal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria. The main objective of the study is to assess the impactof the reform on tax revenue of FIRS. The ex-post factor research design is employed becausesecondary data were used. Secondary data spanning twenty- four years was collected andanalysed using dependent sample t-test to benchmark the revenue performance before (1995-2006)and after (2007- 2018) the reform. The result shows revenue performance after the reforms wasstatistically significant and higher than the revenue performance before the tax reform. The studyrecommends that the reforms should be sustained
The Nigerian Textile Industries in Kaduna: Challenges and Economic Recovery Policy
No full textThe Nigerian textile industries faced many challenges that affected the local textileproduction. The main objective of this paper was to assess the Nigerian TextileIndustries revival in Kaduna. The specific objectives evaluated the impact ofintervention funds and restriction policy on the revival of the Nigerian Textile Industryin Kaduna. The study was conducted based on a descriptive survey design; it usedprimary data from a structured questionnaire administered. The population of the studywas 101 employees of industries considered while the same was adopted as the samplesize because the number was not too large. Convenience sampling technique was usedfor the survey while linear regression through the SPSS version of statistical packageswas used to analyze the data and tested the formulated hypotheses at a 5% level ofsignificance. The study shows that there is a significant impact between interventionfunds and the revival of textile industries in Kaduna, and concluded that the potentialof textile industries to contribute to long-run growth and development will thereforedepend not just on the attributes of the investor, but also the quality and effectivenessof government policies and their implementation, as well as adequate funding. Thepaper, therefore, recommends the provision of intervention funds by the government orprivate sectors to the textile industries in Kaduna and Nigeria at large to revive thecollapsed textile industries in Nigeria and boost the production of textile materials thatwill meet the demand of the Nigerian market