(ayoolafelix@ymail.com) Department of Accountancy ‚ OSun State Polytechnic‚ Iree‚ Nigeria. Introduction In Nigeria‚ credit has been recognised as an essential tool for promoting small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) About 70 percent of the population are engaged in the informal sector or in agricultural production. The Federal and State governments have recognized that for sustainable growth and development‚ the financial empowerment of the rural areas is vital‚ being the repository of the predominantly
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ABSTRACT The development of agriculture since 1960 and its contribution to the growth of the economy has been discussed in the course of this study. It is however obvious from the analysis that though agriculture has contributed positively to economic growth‚ there are fundamental problems attributable largely to the characteristics of Nigerian agriculture. It is also evident that unfavourable environments as well as poor implementation of economic policies were detrimental to output increase in
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and the role of advertising in the national development of Nigerian or other African countries. This study‚ which explored the meaning of development‚ the debate on the role of culture and mass media on social modernization‚ African political economy as well as Nigerian history‚ politics‚ economic and communication development efforts‚ serves as an attempt to bridge that gulf. The study focused on the role of advertising in the process of social mobilization and modernization in Nigeria by examining
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THE ROLE OF TECHNICAL TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE REALIZATION OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA By Ehud Yakubu Garba ehudygarba@ymail.com Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum‚ Yobe State Abstract Countries of the world are classified as developed or under developed based on the level of education of its citizenry and their ability to use knowledge‚ skill and attitude to translate scientific ideas in attending to the problems of mankind. Technical education is the right
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The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Development: the Experience of the World Bank | | | | | In both industrialized and developing countries‚ there is a growing body of experience‚ which attests to the positive roles that non-profit organizations (NPOs) play in development. (Clark‚ 1991) These roles include‚ in particular: - * providing goods and services - especially meeting needs which have not hitherto been met by either the State or by the private sector; * assisting the government
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specific references to Nigeria. Introduction Organization is the human capacity to harness all available information‚ knowledge‚ resources‚ technology‚ infrastructure‚ and human skills to exploit new opportunities and to face challenges and hurdles that block progress. Development by this position is believed to be comeby through improvements in the human capacity for organization. The view also underscore the argument of the development scholars known as social development theorists who posit that
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Bendigo Bank Case Study 2011 Question (1): Capital Structure and Financing in the Banking Industry Introduction Australian banks are an interesting case of capital structure and financing considerations as far as companies go‚ in that they are regulated in a number of ways by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Considerations of capital structure have the effect of reducing the cost of capital and so in turn increase the value
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BASEL III AND ABOLITION OF UNIVERSAL BANKING MODEL – IMPLICATION FOR NIGERIAN BANKS Introduction: In the aftermath of the economic recession which pulled down many global banks and exposed multiple weaknesses in regulation and banking structures‚ the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to new rules on the minimum level (capital ratio) and composite structure of Banks capital on the 12th of September‚ 2010. Broadly speaking‚ the new rules which are widely referred to as Basel III (and are
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Role concepts Anita C. Perkins Research College of Nursing Role development in Advanced Nursing NU6060 Dr. Jan Andrews February 04‚ 2013 Role concepts This article touched on the role concept of transition that the nurse practitioner experiences when starting out in their new role. The key theme of the article was role transition. Role transition is a change in the direction from one state to another state and functioning in a different manner (Hunter & Lops‚ 1996). In this article
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) takes a number of monetary policy decisions‚ including a change in the level of money supply (M2)‚ the Minimum Rediscount Rate (MRR)‚ or a change in the exchange rate. The central bank defines money supply in two ways: narrow and broad money. Narrow money (M1) is defined to include currency in circulation plus current account deposits with commercial banks. Broad money measures the total volume of money supply in the economy and is defined as narrow money plus savings
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