THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF EFCC IN PROMOTING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Several years of military misrule and mismanagement had weakened the economic management processes and institutions in Nigeria.  There was no transparency and accountability in government (Public Sector) and private sectors and Nigeria became notorious for endemic corruption.  The result was the inability of government to deliver services to the Nigeria public. Most private companies […]

STRATEGIES FOR THE MINIMIZATION OF AUDIT PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN NIGERIA

STRATEGIES FOR THE MINIMIZATION OF AUDIT PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN NIGERIA.   ABSTRACT Accounting system including the system of auditing in the public sector of the Federation was patterned to the system obtainable from the British system due to colonial influence before Nigeria’s independence in October 1960. As a result of this, there is […]

SOCIAL ACCOUNTING: A METHOD OF ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF NIGERIAN ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Social accounting as an approach began developing in the U.K in the early 1970s, when the Public Interest Research Group established Social Audit Limited. This organization carried out, and publicized investigations into the operations of large public companies, without necessarily gaining their permission or co-operation. Whilst lending […]

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME AN ALTERNATIVE TO HEALTH CARE FINANCING

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.        BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: This document has been prepared against the historical background of the growth and development of the health services, the previous attempts to formulate national policies on health and the present state of the health services.  The policy proposed and the strategies emerging from it have been based […]

Local government financial management in Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY           Local government is the third tier of government, exercising authority within a defended area in a state. It is designed to mobilize the people at the local level and to ensure popular participation, by bringing the government nearer to the majority of the population, put […]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE CONTROLS A CASE STUDY OF OYE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OYE EKITE

CHAPTER ONE   GENERAL INTRODUCTION   INTRODUCTION Local Governments, the third tier of government in Nigeria, are statutory creations. They derived their powers from the constitution just like the other two levels of government, namely: Federal and State governments. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1979 (as amended to date) requires a […]

EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE RATIOS

EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE RATIOS: STUDY OF QUOTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background Of Study When an individual is charged with the responsibility of running the affairs of an organization and adopts a process for discharging such responsibility, this is known as management (Modum, 2005). Thus, there […]

IMPACT OF PRIVATIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES ON THE NIGERIA ECONOMY

ABSTRACT   This research work is titled “Impact of Privatization and Commercialization of Public Enterprises on the Nigerian Economy”. One of the economic policies of the government is the widening up of its developmental project and with the conceptual views of enhancing the development of a vibrant private sector with marginal public participation in the […]