1401. AN EVALUATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VALUE ADDED TAX ACT IN REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA

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This research work aims at evaluating the role and significance of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act in Revenue Generation in Nigeria. This examines the role played by the Value Added Tax as one of the source of government‟s revenue. It also assesses the fact whether it has achieved the essence of its introduction. In this research doctrinal method of research was adopted in discussing the subject matter. This work delved into the legal framework of value added tax in Nigeria....

1402. AN EVALUATION OF THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF TAX APPEALTRIBUNAL IN NIGERIA

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The role of tax as a major source of income for government cannot be overemphasized. The imposition, collection and administration of tax are matters which are within the exclusive domain of positive law. Not a kobo would be levied on any citizen unless there is a clear Statute that provides for such a levy. The courts have also construed taxing statutes strictly allowing no room for any intention or assumptions. These factors have made tax disputes between the tax authorit...

1403. AN EVALUATION OF THE OPERATION OF NON-INTEREST BANKING UNDER THE EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN NIGERIA

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This Dissertation aimed at evaluating the Operation of Non-Interest Banking Under the Existing Legal Framework in Nigeria. The work has evaluated the regulatory powers of Central Bank of Nigeria in designating products of Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence as banking business in Nigeria. In exercising those powers, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria issued Circular on Framework for the Regulation and Supervision of Institutions Offering Non-Interest Financial Services in...

1404. AN EVALUATION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL SHIKA, ZARIA

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The incidence and mortality from breast cancer in Nigeria is on the increase. The health care system in Nigeria is overburdened by the task of providing proper treatment and care to breast cancer patients. Preventative strategies in the fight against breast cancer have not been fully adopted. Anti-cancer drugs are not readily available and are expensive. This retrospective study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic protocol used in the management of breast cancer in a N...

1405. AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE CENTRAL BANK ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS (A CASE STUDY OF ACCESS BANK NIG PLC LAGOS BRANCH)

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This research project tends to evaluate the impact of supervision and control of the Central Bank on the performance of commercial banks. Access Bank Nig Plc Lagos Branch was used as the case study. To aid this research both primary and secondary data were collected. The instruments used to collect data are questionnaires and oral interviews. The respondents comprised of male and female from the bank and the population put together is 150 and sample size is 109. The researc...

1406. AN EMPIRICAL VALIDATION OF BEGINNING READING SKILLS FOR NIGERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS USING THREE STRUCTURED METHODOLOGIES

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This study examined the empirical validation of beginning reading skills for Nigerian primary schools using three structured methodologies. Specifically the study was designed to find out whether there would be reading gains on the part of the pupils following the application of the three methods and their levels of effectiveness including which one would be discovered most effective following the pupils’ performance on test. The sample was made up of two hundred and...

1407. AN EVALUATION OF THE APHRODISIAC AND FERTILITY ENHANCING EFFECT OF THE METHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT OF CISSUS POPULNEA Guill.And Perr. (Vitaceae)

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Aphrodisiac activity of Cissus populnea was assessed using physical, biochemical and psychological methods. Rats were randomized into five groups of six rats. The first group received normal saline (10ml/kg), the second, third and fourth groups received extract doses of 250mg/kg, 500mg/kg and 1000mg/kg respectively while the fifth group received 5mg/kg of sildenafil citrate orally for 28 days. On the 24th day, the effect of the root extract of Cissus populnea (CPRE) on moun...

1408. AN EVALUATION OF FADAMA III POLICY ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ETHIOPE WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE.

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The study examines, critically, policies and programs and their varying degrees of successes as it relates to description, explanation and justification of the causes and consequences of government activities especially with respect to sustainable rural development using research design. It further explains some basic reasons and how to reduce rural-urban drift, encourage agro-industries for processing of raw materials and finished goods; and promote export oriented commerc...

1409. AN EVALUATION OF DRACUNCULIASIS AND THE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES ADOPTED FOR ITS ERADICATION IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

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Interventions adopted for the eradication of dracunculiasis in Borno State were evaluated between July 2003 and June 2004 to assess the feasibility of the 2009 target date set for the eradication of guinea worm. Data on cases in Nigeria; North east zone, and Borno State from 1995 - 2007 were obtained from Nigeria Guinea Worm Eradication Programme. Primary data on the cases occurring during the 2003/2004 were obtained through active surveillance. The various intervention str...

1410. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA (1980–2011)

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The study investigates the impact of government expenditure on economic growth of Nigeria from the period  1980-2011.  The objective was set to address the problem of utilization of revenue targeted to improving the economic condition of Nigeria. The review of theoretical and empirical literature provided a basis for the selection and specification of model which was used to show if government capital and recurrent expenditure has positive or negative impact on ec...

1411. AN ASSESSMENTOF THE IMPACT OF COUNTER TERRORISM ON NON DEROGABLE RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW

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International Human Rights Law provides adequate safeguard and protection against Human Rights violation even in times of Public Emergency which threatens the life of a nation such as when a state faces the threat of continuous terrorist attack. On the other hand, the problem of terrorism which has gained notoriety since after the 9/11 attacks in America has impacted heavily on international law, particularly international Human Rights Law. This research thus addresses a fe...

1412. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NIGERIA

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The aim of the study is the assessment of rainfall and temperature variations in parts of Northern Nigeria. To achieve the aim, the study set out the following objectives (i) to determine variations in rainfall characteristics in terms of number of rain days, extreme rainfall amounts, variability and ranges; (ii) to determine variations in maximum, minimum and mean temperature patterns and using the time series to determine any trend in the change, (upward or downward) (iii...

1413. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PRIVATE SECTOR ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (1980–2010)

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The study examines the private sector as the engine of economic growth and development in Nigeria. A model was specified and data were collected from the period of 1980-2010. The method used in this research work is the ordinary least square (OLS) regression model and variables which are: gross domestic product (GDP) as the dependent variable while foreign private investment (FPI), domestic private investment (DPI), total private savings (TPS), and total bank loans (TBL) ar...

1414. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (1985–2011)

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One can hardly find a country without monetary policy. As a matter of fact, monetary policy  has  gained  a  solid  ground  in the Nigerian economy. However, in light of various economic problems in Nigeria, it would seem the benefits of monetary policy are yet to be fully harnessed. The purposed of this study is to analyse the impact of monetary policy with Nigeria  being the case study. With regards to the data analysis, regression analy...

1415. AN ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALAIZATION ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Most developing nations define industrialization as a central objective of their economic policy they see; industrialization goes with agricultural progress as an integral part of growth and structural change. Some economist and analysts are of the view that industrialization plays a major role in the economic growth and development of any nation.

Thus in this research work, effort is made to assess the impact of industrialization on economic gro...

1416. AN ASSESSMENT OF USER SATISFACTION WITH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) PROJECTS IN SELECTED UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS

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Government at all levels are forced to prioritise and restrict public expenditures due to budget deficits and the inefficient management of large infrastructure projects. Due to the shortage of resources for healthcare delivery leading to decline in the quality of care, there is considerable interest in PPP initiatives for the provision of finance and management of health care to ordinary people. The PPP option due to its complexities has led to some projects failure leadin...

1417. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANK ON THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NIGERIA (1980-2011)

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This research study, by means of a robust statistical analysis investigates the impact of deposit money bank on the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. Data from 1980-2011 were examined. The empirical analysis carried out showed that the lag of exchange and commercial bank credit have a significant and positive impact on manufacturing sector in Nigeria within the period under review, and as such the monetary and capital market in Nigeria should be further developed to meet sta...

1418. AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE (EKC) IN WEST AFRICA (1980 – 2012)

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This study focused on the empirical examination of Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in West Africa and tried to discover whether or not the EKC held in West Africa for carbon emissions (CO2) which is an indicator of environmental quality. The study included the entire sixteen countries located in the West African region and spanned the time period from 1980-2012. The panel data estimation technique was carried out and the result generated from our analysis was that of the...

1419. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MONEY SUPPLY, INFLATION AND OUTPUT IN NIGERIA (1970-2016)

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This study examined the relationship between Money Supply, Inflation andOutput level in Nigeria with view to ascertaining the existence or otherwise of the Tobin effect. To achieve this, the study employed the ARDL bound testing approach to cointegration on annual series of Money supply, CPI and real GDP growth rate from 1970-2016.After controlling for the observed structural breaks in the series using the dummy variable approach, the short run model shows that Money supply...

1420. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF ISLAMIC LAW (MAQASID AL-SHARI’AH) IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE FIVE ESSENTIAL VALUES (NECESSITIES) (MAQASID AL-SHARI’AH)

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It is undisputable fact that nowadays, the Muslim world in particular has realized the dire need to write, translate and produce many books and articles on the topic of maqasid due to its importance in addressing and solving modern issues challenging the Muslim Ummah. It is in this regard that this topic entitled “Assessment of the Objectives of Islamic Law {Maqasid Al-Shari’ah} in the Preservation of the five Essential Values” was chosen. This research to...

1421. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS’ WELFARE SERVICES IN UNIVERSITIES IN THREE GEOPOLITICAL ZONES IN NORTHERN PART OF NIGERIA

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This study focused on “An assessment of the management of students’ Welfare services in universities in three Geo-Political Zones in Northern part of Nigeria” The study was specifically interested in finding out the types of welfare services available in the system and the impact they have on the students’ behaviour. The inadequate provision of the students, welfare facilities and their management were assumed by the stakeholders and members of the p...

1422. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF ETHNO- RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA

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In its 50 year history as an independent nation, Nigeria has experienced over two hundred recorded violent ethno-religious disturbances. The first major ethno-religious disturbance exploded in 1966 as a direct result of political crisis in one of the regions that spiraled out of hand and led to the fall of the federal government. A civil war ensued which threatened the corporate existence of Nigeria. After the civil war, a decade of relative peace followed in the 1970s. Eth...

1423. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR DEALING WITH CORRUPTION IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE, 1999-2020

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One of the major challenges of governance in Nigeria is corruption especially in the public service. In response to this challenge, the Federal Government established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to combat corruption and promote transparency and accountability. Over the years however, the fight against corruption seems not to have achieved the...

1424. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA.

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This study examines the impact of stock market development on economic growth in Nigeria using annual time series data covering the period between 1980 and 2019. The techniques employed are Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test, Johansen Cointegration Analysis, Ordinary Least Square and Granger causality test. The unit root test results show that all variables are not stationary at levels but became stationary at first difference i.e. I(1) variables. The Cointegration test...

1425. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1981 – 2010)

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This research work examines econometrically the impact of manufacturing sector on economic growth in Nigeria, from 1981 to 2010. It assesses the effect of manufacturing output (mangdp), investment (inv), government expenditure (govexp) and money supply (m2) on log of real gross domestic product (lrgdp). Appropriate multiple regression model is specified with parameters, which are estimated using the ordinary least square (OLS) technique. Test of hypothesis is carried out an...