52 research outputs found
Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives.
Get PDFIn an attempt to correct economic shortfalls, authorities in Nigeria deployed consolidation as the main policy instrument in the 2004-2006 reform of the banking industry. The Central Bank of Nigeria drew lessons from similar challenges faced by Malaysian and Indonesian authorities. Nigerian banks were given an 18 month window, to achieve an increased minimum capital base of N25 billion. To survive, banks could either raise the new requirements on their own or engage in mergers or acquisitions. The process of consolidation resulted in the reduction of banks from 89 to 24 and the emergence of three categories of banks namely: Stand alone, Common ownership, and Common interest banks. Primarily, this study examines change management practices of senior bank managers directly involved in implementing consolidation in Nigeria, and the impact of consolidation on credit availability to the private sector. Aggregate secondary data on the Nigerian banking industry from 2001-2009 were analysed and used to inform in-depth semi-structured interviews with thirteen senior bank managers and a respected independent financial analyst. Mixed methods were used to conduct further analysis. A conceptual framework was developed through an extension of Pettigrews 1988 model, while a modified Berger et al. 1998 model was deployed to test credit availability. Findings indicate that most aspects of organisational change were successful, but a lot more needs to be done to improve cultural integration and employee motivation. The successes achieved by Nigerian banks, resulted in higher levels of credit being made available to the private sector. There is, however, scope for further improvement to be made. For example, senior bank managers should deploy a more holistic approach to planned change, and there should be an improved collaborative approach between the government and private sector which could help enhance alternative credit delivery channels such as micro finance firms, venture capitalists and business angels
Exact solutions to certain difference equations models of the logistic differential equation, 1983
No full textLarge data query for the exploration of employee wellbeing in a call center
No full textThe need for instant customer service has increased as the reliance on technology has become our main source of assistance. Call centers provide customers with 24 hour access to customer service, but at what cost? In this exploration, the need to assess what employee wellbeing is, and how it is being affected in the Navy Federal call Center has been brought to the forefront
Towards Analyzing Violent Contestation for Power in Mali, 2012 – 2021
No full textAbstract: This study aimed at analyzing the dynamics of Malian crisis between 2012 to 2021. Descriptive research design that depended on the judgmental sampling technique was adopted. The secondary source (books, journal articles, internet materials and monographs) were sourced from Nigerian libraries and internet; subjected to content analysis, before qualitatively analyzed for the study. Findings revealed that colonial legacy, political alienation and economic marginalization triggered Malian crisis of 2012. The crisis had led to humanitarian and economic crisis as well as human rights abuses. Economic Community of West African States, African Union, France, United States, European Union including United Nations had intervened. Though, findings have deepened frustration – aggression theory, regrettably, the solution is still wanting. The study recommends restoration of democratic regime, practice of good governance, inclusive dialogue as well as international cooperation as panacea for Malian crisis.
Keywords: Crisis, region, intervention, Islamists, marginalization, contestation, violent, frustration, aggression.
Title: Towards Analyzing Violent Contestation for Power in Mali, 2012 – 2021
Author: Ekanem, Ekanem Asukwo, Nebeife, Chigozie Joseph, Celestine Okafor
International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences
ISSN 2394-9694
Vol. 9, Issue 4, July 2022 - August 2022
Page No: 40-52
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 22-August-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7014718
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https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Towards%20Analyzing%20Violent%20Contestation-22082022-3.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, ISSN 2394-9694, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co
Refugee Camps: In Search of the Locus of the Accountability of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Under International Law
Get PDFIn this dissertation, I investigate the question how, and to what extent, can the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) be held accountable, under international law, for its contribution to the harms to the environment and lives of refugees resulting from refugee encampment in refugee camps that it helps create, fund, and manage?
Using data from primary and secondary sources and borrowing from certain theoretical paradigms and schools of thought, I theorise about the policy-context; the decision-making processes that produce refugee encampment; the locus of accountability for the injurious consequences of refugee encampment in refugee-hosting states in the global south; the international rules and principles for protecting refugees and the environment; the rules and principles constituting the regime of accountability under international law; and the strengths and limitations of the regime. I identify observable implications that flow from each theoretical proposition I posit and buttress these with evidence from both primary and secondary sources.
I demonstrate that the UNHCR is the architect of refugee encampment in many refugee-hosting states in the global south and show how it appropriates the framework governance of these states on refugee policy and practice. I argue that accountability for the consequences of refugee camps on the environment, refugees, and host communities must, therefore, follow the locus of power and be laid upon the author of the framework decisions that produce refugee encampment. My central thesis is that because the UNHCR, albeit a subsidiary organ of the United Nations (UN), is an independent actor on the international plane, with considerable influence, it should be held accountable for its authorship of the framework decisions which produce refugee encampment, resulting in harm to the environment and damage to the lives of refugees living under deplorable conditions of encampment; some for over twenty-five years.
I conclude that, in theory at least, the UNHCR can be held accountable, under international law, using two possible legal routes: (a) internationally wrongful acts, and (b) liability for injurious consequences of activities that international law does not prohibit. In practice, however, both legal routes have have gaps or limitations
DATABASE/RISK MANAGEMENT COMPTENCIES REQUIRED OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (OTM) GRADUATES OF POLYTECHNICS IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT
No full textAbstract: This study ascertained database and risk management competencies required of polytechnic OTM graduates in Gombe State, Nigeria for electronic records management. Two research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted survey research design, and 66 administrative supervisors were studied without sampling. A Self-developed questionnaire with 25 items which was face validated by experts in Business Education and Measurement and Evaluation were used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was determined using pilot testing and data calculated analyzed using Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded correlation values of .91 and.85 for clusters B1 to B2 respectively with an overall reliability value of .88. Mean, standard deviation, ANOVA and t-test were used for data analysis. Findings showed that database management competencies, and risk management competencies were highly required of OTM graduates of polytechnics in Gombe State, Nigeria for electronic records management. Years of experience and educational attainment were not significant factors in the mean ratings of respondents on the extent database management competencies were required of OTM graduates of polytechnics for electronic records management. However, while years of experience did not moderate risk management skills, educational attainment moderated respondents’ opinions in this regard. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers concluded that; OTM graduates in polytechnics in Gombe State, Nigeria highly required database and risk management competencies for effective management of the institutions’ records. It was recommended that administrators of Nigerian polytechnics should constantly re-train OTM graduates working in their institutions by providing in-service programmes such as workshops, seminars and conferences to enable them up-date their database and risks management competencies for effective records management
Keywords: Database Management Competencies, Risk Management Competencies, OTM, Electronic Records Management.
Title: DATABASE/RISK MANAGEMENT COMPTENCIES REQUIRED OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (OTM) GRADUATES OF POLYTECHNICS IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Author: C. M. Ile, Okafor Emily Chinelo
International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning
ISSN 2394-9686
Vol. 10, Issue 3, May 2023 - June 2023
Page No: 1-10
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 23-May-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7962433
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https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/DATABASERISK%20MANAGEMENT%20COMPTENCIES-23052023-10.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, ISSN 2394-9686, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co
SOCIAL MEDIA EFFECTIVENESS IN VOTER MOBILIZATION AND EDUCATION: A STUDY OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER USE DURING THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA
No full text<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> This paper examined the effectiveness of Facebook and Twitter in voter mobilization and education during the 2023 general election. The study objectives are to ascertain the extent to which Nigerian electorates, especially the youths, were politically educated and mobilized to vote during the 2023 general election on account of the information provided to them via Facebook and Twitter; and to find out whether the messages relayed by the presidential candidates through these social media platforms influenced the voting behaviour of the electorates. The study relied on technological determinism theory propounded by an American economist and sociologist, Thorstein Veblen, as its framework of analysis; and it used survey method as the research design. Hence, a total of 372 sampled respondents, purposefully drawn from Anambra State were surveyed, using structured questionnaire administered through WhatsApp platform. Upon the analysis of the research data, the researchers found out, amongst other things, that all the presidential candidates used Facebook and Twitter to educate and mobilize voters, that even though the respondents believed the messages provided to them through these social media platforms, they were not enough to educate them about the personality and programmes of the candidates, and that the voting behaviour of most of the sampled respondents were not influenced by the social media messages. In view of the forgoing findings, the study recommends, amongst other things, more robust social media used for political communication as a way of shoring up the dwindling youths turn figures that characterize elections in the country. </p><p><strong>Key words:</strong> Social media, Voter education, Voter mobilization, Election, Democracy, Voting Behaviour.</p><p><strong>Title:</strong> SOCIAL MEDIA EFFECTIVENESS IN VOTER MOBILIZATION AND EDUCATION: A STUDY OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER USE DURING THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA</p><p><strong>Author:</strong> Dr. Collins Obiorah, Vincent Okafor</p><p><strong>International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences</strong></p><p><strong>ISSN 2394-9694</strong></p><p><strong>Vol. 10, Issue 6, November 2023 - December 2023</strong></p><p><strong>Page No: 1-8</strong></p><p><strong>Novelty Journals</strong></p><p><strong>Website: www.noveltyjournals.com</strong></p><p><strong>Published Date: 28-November-2023</strong></p><p><strong>DOI: </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10212580"><strong>https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10212580</strong></a></p><p><strong>Paper Download Link (Source)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/SOCIAL%20MEDIA%20EFFECTIVENESS%20IN%20VOTER%20MOBILIZATION-28112023-2.pdf"><strong>https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/SOCIAL%20MEDIA%20EFFECTIVENESS%20IN%20VOTER%20MOBILIZATION-28112023-2.pdf</strong></a></p>
Axworthy, Charest, Okafor and Studin: Canada must defend its international civil servants against attack
No full textAuthor: Professor Obiora Okafo
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