IMPACT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF CPC‚ CAFON AND CEON BY AMZAT SHERIFFDEEN ADEWALE MATRIC NO: 06076963 A PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION‚ FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY‚ AGO-IWOYE‚ OGUN STATE. MARCH‚ 2012 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Consumer protection is defined as the efforts of the government and private organizations
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INTRODUCTION The Management of PROCTER & GAMBLE once stated : ” Our business is based on understanding the consumer and providing the kind of products that the consumer wants. We place enormous emphasis on our product development area and our marketing area‚ and on our people knowing the consumer.” The human mind is the most complex entity in the whole universe as it is very unpredictable how a person would behave in or react in
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The impact of ICT on accounting practice in Nigeria CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In the recent past centuries‚ before the inception of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)‚ the accountants of an organization were using a socially acceptable behavioural method of reporting accounting and economic reports‚ carried out during accounting year ends‚ the preparation of accounting records‚ book such as the profit and loss account‚ the balance sheet
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IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE ON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRI ABSTRACT Microfinance is the provision of savings accounts‚ loans‚ insurance‚ money transfers and other banking services to customers that lack access to traditional financial services‚ usually because of poverty. It is the provision of financial services to the low income households and micro and small enterprises. The general objective of this study was to investigate the impact of Microfinance on financial empowerment
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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produced in Nigeria is largely due to the fact that apart from other facets of the economy which affect the manufacturing environment‚ electricity has been a largely contributing factor especially the running cost of private generators‚ rather than diminishing is increasing in leaps and bounds. The main thrust has been on the cost of spare parts for maintenance of generators and the rising cost of AGO (Diesel). Industry uses more than 10percent of the energy consumed in the Nigeria (figure 1)
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Globalisation would finish small scale industries in india INTRODUCTION The world is changing. The change is fast enough to notice the factors acting behind. Globalization is one of them. A factor that needs no introduction. Ever since‚ developed countries like USA and European countries have marched to conquer the rest of the world‚ developing countries have no solace but to succumb to what these developed nations call for. Days have gone when these developed nations ruled by the concept of
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How Can Small Businesses Survive in Today’s Economy? The idea of working for yourself and managing your own time is interesting. Thinking about some advantages of being your own boss‚ many professional designers are trying to find their place in the market. Discussing when is the best time to start a business‚ if it’s really worth‚ and how to get started are relevant issues. When this important decision‚ there are many view points to consider. Why do people start their own business? Some are
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Types of Measurement Scales Marc Waters MKT/441 June 9‚ 2014 Cyndie Shadow Types of Measurement Scales Introduction For this week’s assignment‚ students are to select four types of types of measurement increasing order of sophistication; they are Nominal‚ Ordinal‚ Interval‚ and Ratio. These are categories in which numbers are grouped. This paper will also demonstrate how they can be effective in surveys or questionnaires. Nominal The number we assign to some object‚ idea‚ or behavior is
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THE EFFECT OF EXTERNAL DEBT ON THE NIGERIA ECONOMY (1989 - 2009) ABSTARCT This study is meant to examine the effect of external debt on gross domestic product using econometric analysis. The research revealed that Nigeria’s external debt has contributed immensely to the gross domestic product. This has affected investment on the domestic productivity and hence invariably affected the economic growth and development. Due to the macroeconomics distortion in
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