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EFFECT OF BRAND POSITIONING ON CUSTOMER PATRONAGE AND RETENTION IN ACCESS BANK PLC, LAGOS
No full textThis study examined the effect of brand positioning on customer patronage and retentionin Access bank plc Lagos. The study focused on Primary source of data collection.Structured questionnaires were administered to 97 respondents through a web link whoare the population of the study. The Taro Yamane formula is applied to determine theappropriate sample size based on the population at 95% confidence interval and 5%error margin. The study employed Spearman rank correlation (rho) for the bivariatecorrelation analyses. The results revealed that there is a positive significant relationshipbetween brand positioning and customer\u27s patronage. It also shows that brandpositioning does not influence customer retention in Access bank plc Lagos. The studytherefore, recommends that Access bank should focus on the important determinant ofpositioning for their consumers such as delivery, differentiation and relevance which thebank has to keep up in using to influence the customer patronage and retention positivelyto their advantage
Socio-Economic Impact of Ileya Festival in Ilorin, 1990-2020
No full textIleya festival is one the Muslim festivals are known as Eid-l-Adha or Eid-l-Kabir which involves the slaughtering of ram(s) by every adult and capable Muslim. Ileya festival was annually celebrated with pomp and pageantry in Ilorin where many sons and daughters of the city usually come home from far and near to take part in the festival celebration. Thus, the city of Ilorin always witnessed a high influx of people from a few days to the day of the Ileya festival and there were several age long interesting socio-economic activities that sprang up in the course of the celebration of the festival. Most of these activities have become part of the cultural practices of the people. This paper examines the socio-economic impacts of Ileya festival in Ilorin. It analyses the social and economic activities of the festival as well as their impacts. The method of research and information gathering used were secondary and primary sources, mostly, oral interviews with old, and young men and women in Ilorin as well as ram sellers, livestock feed sellers, petty traders, market brokers and Local Government revenue officials, amongst others
Global Economic Uncertainty and Monetary Policy Intervention: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan African Countries
No full textThis study examined the impact of conventional and unconventional monetary policy intervention on economic uncertainty in Sub-Saharan African countries, between 1980 and 2019. Panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag model was employed with a cross-sectional analysis. Findings of the study revealed that, in the short-run using the general panel result, unconventional monetary policy has significant interventional capacity to resuscitate economic uncertainty and restore steady state, while the conventional monetary policy (interest rate) could not have any significant impact. However, in the long-run period, both policies did not indicate any significant impact. Individually, cross-sectional coefficients showed clearly that, in the short-run, both conventional and unconventional monetary policies improved economic uncertainty. The individual speed of adjustment indicated a significant correction of the uncertainty back to a steady state, though at different levels and speeds which could depend on different local factors. The study, therefore, recommends that countries could further reduce their official interest rate as it is quite high compared to other developed nations. Also, though, conventional monetary policy is still effective in the short-run, based on individual countries, the unconventional monetary policy should be given priority in improving economic uncertainty and making nations return to a steady state
Factors Associated With Entrepreneurship Development among Graduates in Abuja Municipal Area Council
No full textThis study examines various factors associated with entrepreneurship development as it examines the perception of unemployed graduates on entrepreneurship in AMAC. The sample size of 395 was derived using Taro Yamane Statistical Formula. The study employed cluster sampling in the selection of respondents as 350 questionnaires were administered and 45 respondents interviewed. The quantitative data (obtained through questionnaire) was analyzed using simple statistical percentages while the qualitative data (derived from interview) was analyzed in narrative and descriptive form. Beside chi-square, contingency was used to determine significant test. The research findings demonstrated that skills development whether domestic, business, agriculture, technical and computer will facilitate job creation though, negative displacement factors like unemployment, job insecurity, etc tend to encourage entrepreneurship. On the other hand, the study further revealed that lack of fund, entrepreneurial skill, policy inconsistency, inadequate infrastructure, innovative ideas and risk are factors preventing entrepreneurship. The study proffers recommendations that entrepreneurial trainings should be provided by experienced entrepreneur or qualified consultants to provide expertise knowledge and mentorship, development of skills should be encouraged as skill acquisition centres is developed in all twelve (12) political wards in AMAC for easy accessibility. AMAC and Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (MFCT) should collaborate with Bank of Industry (BOI) to provide credit facilities to interested graduates to enhance more participation in entrepreneurship and government should embark on infrastructure development to reduce unit cost of production in AMAC particularly in satellite communities
Impact of Corona-Virus on the Nigerian Public Sector; A Case Study of the Kwara State Civil Service
No full textThe study assessed critically the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on public sector, the broad objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of Coronavirus on the activities of Kwara State Civil Servants. Specifically, the study seeks to examine the effect of Coronavirus on Kwara State Civil Service, questionnaires also seek to capture the concerns and expectations of public sector workers in dealing with the pandemic, and to glean suggestions on how best to manage the situation. the researcher used a purposive sampling to choose the sample for the study. Its implications for the future of work was also assessed and recommendation such as restructuring of the civil service, overhauling the social investment program, and development of realistic fiscal plan were suggested as solution towards tackling any future expected threat such like the pandemic
AN EXAMINATION OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND CRIME PREVENTION IN NIGERIA
No full textCorrectional centers are institutions established to house people who have been convicted of crime or are awaiting trial; the study was aimed at evaluating prison administration and crime prevention in Nigeria, specifically the Correctional Service Center at Dutse, Jigawa StateCommand. Survey research method was adopted and the data was collected through primary and secondary sources. The primary source was obtained throughquestionnaire and In-depth Interview.While, the secondary source was obtained through reading of books, academic journals, conference and workshoppapers and eresources. The population of the study was the correctional staff and inmates fromDutse Commanded; a total number of 100 respondentswererandomly selected; out of which 90questionnaireswere returned. The data collected were analyzed, using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software package; findings of the study revealed that lack of functional correctional facilities, inequitable distribution of resources and poor working attitude of some of the prison staff were the internal factors which constrain the correctional institution from effectively performing its statutory functions. The studywas limited by the reluctance of the inmatesto grantinterview toget relevant data. The study recommends thatincrease in budgetary allocation, establishment of Open University fortraining and retraining of staff and inmates organizing regular workshops, provision of places of worship such as church and mosque within the prison yards, as well as periodic review of reforms policies would reduce corruption among the prisons officials and enhance effective correctional administration and crime prevention in the Custodial Centres
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTABILITY ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
No full textNigeria, a country blessed with abundant human and natural resources, is still backward economically, politically and socially. After several years of independence and democracy, Nigeria is still struggling to attain growth and development as a result ofcorruption, uneven distribution of the state resources, lack of transparency, ineffective service delivery systems, lack of political determination to combat against the ills of poor governance among others. The paper is qualitative in nature and utilized secondary data to explore the impact of accountability on good governance in Nigeria. The study concludes that Nigerian has not achieve good governance as a result ofcorruption, abuse of due process, among others.The paper therefore recommended among others that there is the need to ensure that the basic structures of government such as the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary are made to live up to their responsibilities, the leadership must demonstrate the capacity, courage, will and sincerity of purpose in tackling the identified challenges, political leaders and public office holders must be properly educated and exhibit intellectual enormity before coming into public leadership this will enable such leaders to be able to rise above corruption and selfishness
EFFECTS OF PARENTS` STATUS ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI, NIGERIA
No full textThe study examined the effects of parents` family status on the education of children with special educational needs in public primary schools in Bauchi, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey design and employed questionnaire to collect data from the respondents. The study targeted all parents of children with disabilities in the study area. Purposive sampling was used to sample 100 parents of children with disability to participate in the study. The validity and reliability of the instruments was ascertained by experts who were privy to the research. Pearson Product Moment Correlation formula for test-retest was used to compute the correlation coefficient in order to establish whether the content of the questionnaire was consistent in eliciting the same responses every time the instrument is administered. A correlation coefficient of 0.84 was obtained and considered high enough to judge the reliability of the instrument. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to generate frequency tables and Percentages to describe and summarize the data. The findings of the study revealed that, half of the parents that participated in the study have 7-10 children in their house hold, 7 parents have 11 and above children, 13 parents have 4-6 children while 19 parents have 1-3 children in their household. The study recommended that, Special Committee at the community level to be set up in collaboration with organizations of persons with disabilities to ensure the education of children with disabilities in general education schools. Parents of children with disabilities should be involved in all matters related to education of their children in regular schools. Enlightenment campaigns should be carried out by the mass media stressing the importance of education of children with disabilities in general education schools
BIRTH REGISTRATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA, NIGERIA
No full textThe availability of accurate birth registration data is a source of concern for researchers and thegovernment. Making use of data from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, this paperexamined the extent of completeness of birth registration and issues associated with this process.Primary (questionnaires and interviews) and secondary (documents and records) data from FCTAdministration and National Population Commission (NPC) were utilized. This paper adopts theFunctionalist perspective in examining the level of awareness and the extent of compliance toregistration of births. Findings reveal that 100% of the respondents are aware of the birthregistration process, however, only 78.6% registered the birth of their children. Out of the six AreaCouncils in the FCT, Abuja Municipal Area Council has the highest registered births with a totalof 308,642 and Kwali with the least registered births at 55,507. The extent of compliance to birthregistration in Abuja was highest in the year 2017 at 229,868 and lowest in 2020 at 13,450. Poorcompliance on the part of the parent(s), inadequate monitoring of the process by governmentofficials and some non-documentation of births by Traditional Birth Attendants are somecontributory factors to low registration figures. Birth registration is useful for various forms ofplanning, health care delivery services and relevant infrastructure for better quality of life forcitizens. It is recommended that the NPC should enhance publicity, improve accessibility toregistration centre and improve on their logistics to ensure that all births are registered andcaptured in a database
INVESTIGATING THE PERFORMANCE OF SELF-HELP GROUP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDNUT CAKE VALUE CHAIN: EVIDENCE FROM MOKWA LGA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
No full textIn an attempt to add to the body of knowledge on rural entrepreneurship development, this articleadapts women relationships framework in order to assess the impact of Self Help Group (SHG)established by rural women entrepreneurs in Niger State, Nigeria. The aim is to investigate theperformance of SHG management system and its impact on groundnut cake value chains activitiesin Makwa LGA, Niger State-Nigeria. Pragmatists paradigm otherwise known as mixed-methodswas deployed for this study using integrated research instruments for data collection, whilstutilising random sampling to select respondents, questionnaire was used to collect informationfrom 76 respondents whilst engaging the overt strategy with semi-structured interview to gatherthe views of 10 smallholder groundnut processors who are members of the SHG. The result of thequalitative in-depth interviews reveals that the rural women entrepreneurs’ perception of the SHGis an adventitious and gratifying type. This is because of its innovative nature where significantchange was seen from conventional entrepreneurial methods of processing to an innovative typefacilitated through women relationships such as women adopting division of labour amongstthemselves, having right to ownership of capital assets at hand, adoption of simple technologicalequipment which led to high rate of groundnut output. The result of the quantitative analysisrevealed that the level of participation on average is 14.28% in 2018 and 70.56% in 2021 withtotal amount of N 1,036,000 being disbursed within the same range while only N 993,000 wasrecovered from the beneficiaries. Whilst the revenue from the market chain was pegged at N1,287,540 in 2018 and N 2,273,585 in 2021. Also, SHG contributed to high level of supply whichhad satisfactorily met demands from the wider domestic markets. Which holds a greater prospectof exponential production. SThe study recommends that more support should be given to the SHGso as to become organized especially in the aspect of policy formulation