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FISCAL STANCE AND MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

OMOJOLAIBI, JOSEPH AYOOLA (2012-07)

Nigeria’s fiscal deficits have persistently exceeded the conventional benchmark of 5.0% as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) when it averaged 9.8% per annum between 1970 and 2008. Over the same period, the mean ...

OPTIMAL EXPENDITURE PATH FOR FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GHANAIAN ECONOMY

INSAH, BABA (2012-07)

Fiscal non-sustainability which has remained a major challenge in Ghana in the last three decades was precipitated by the uncontrolled procurement of external loans and aid as well as the consequent debt overhang problem. ...

FOREIGN EXCHANGE-RISK PRICING IN THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET

OLOWOOKERE, AFOLABI EMMANUEL (2012-07)

Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) is a major source of liquidity to domestic firms. However, foreign exchange-risk makes returns to foreign investors uncertain thereby discouraging FPI. This uncertainty is more pronounced ...

NON LOCATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF LAND, HOUSING AND RENTAL VALUES IN ONITSHA, NIGERIA

ILECHUKWU, VICTOR UJU (2012-09)

The factors responsible for the growing disaffection and public outcry against increasing urban land, housing and rental values in Nigeria have been a contentious issue in the literature. The dominant position identified ...

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA

KILISHI, Abdulhakeem Abdullahi (2012-10)

The importance of economic and political institutions to economic growth has been demonstrated in the literature. However, little is known on how such institutions impact on growth and what determine the quality of economic ...

EFFECTS OF CONSOLIDATION ON EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA, 2001-2008

OKE, David Mautin (2012-10)

Bank consolidation was one prominent aspect of the 2004/2005 banking sector reforms in Nigeria. It led to 1150% increase in the minimum capital base of the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from N2 billion in 2004 to N25 billion ...

THE EFFECT OF SLOPE AND MULCH ON SPLASH EROSION IN MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

IORKUA, SALEMKAAN ALOYSIUS (2012-11)

Splash erosion leads to the remover of top soil particles and nutrients needed for plant growth. There are many factors that can affect splash erosion including slope, soil surface cover, soil properties and rainfall ...

IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COCOA PRODUCTION IN WEST AFRICA

OFORI-BOATENG, KENNETH (2012-12)

West Africa’s supply of 70% of world cocoa output generates 2 billion US dollars annually and contributes substantially to the economic development of the region. Climate change has led to new patterns of temperature and ...

SPATIAL PATTERN AND UTILISATION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA

AMHANYUNONSEN, AZUKA JULIUS (2013-05)

The spatial distribution of Primary Health-Care (PHC) facilities in Nigeria does not meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) distance threshold bench mark. This has consequently affected accessibility and utilisation of ...

PATTERN OF RAINFALL ANOMALIES IN NIGERIA (1901-2000)

UMAR, ALIYU TAMBUWAL (2014-02)

The pattern of rainfall anomalies have been largely neglected in the literature on climatology in Nigeria in spite of their significance to agriculture. This study examined the pattern of rainfall anomalies in Nigeria with ...

MIGRATION, HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

OLARINDE, OMOLOLA MARIA (2014-07)

Labour moves across countries in a bid to earn better returns. This has motivated labour into accumulating human capital in order to enhance employment potentials. Human capital makes production more efficient, thereby ...

SOIL AND VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN SECONDARY FOREST REGENERATION IN DEGRADED RUBBER PLANTATION, OROGUN, DELTA STATE

ICHIKOGU, Victor Idigu (2014-07)

In Nigeria, secondary forests of different types are increasing in area, and becoming increasingly important for species diversity conservation and soil fertility regeneration. Previous studies on the dynamics of soil and ...

URBAN HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMAND IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

EBHOHIME, PATRICIA IYORE (2014-10)

Urban population growth exerts pressure on energy demand resulting in inefficient supply. This consequently leads to increase in prices of energy sources. The literature on the determinants of urban household energy use ...

CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

FATAI, OGUNLANA OLAREWAJU (2014-11)

Corruption constitutes one of the major obstacles to economic growth. It misdirects capital expenditure, shortens factor productivity efficiency and distorts consumers' tastes for goods and services. In Nigeria, the average ...

DETERMINANTS OF INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE BETWEEN ECOWAS AND EUROPEAN UNION

ARAWOMO, DAMILOLA FELIX (2014-11)

Economic Community of West African States‘ (ECOWAS) total trade has reflected deficit in the last two decades. It was $1.42 billion in 1990, increased to $3.32 billion in 2000 and $6.24 billion in 2009. This trade imbalance ...

DETERMINANTS OF INTERNATIONAL DEMAND FOR TOURISM IN NIGERIA

ISIAKA, MUIDEEN ADEJARE (2014-11)

The average international tourists arrival per thousand populations for the period 2000 to 2009 was 7 in Nigeria compared to 22 in Ghana. The major sources of these receipts were business tourists from France, United Kingdom ...

OIL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE AND SECTORAL PERFORMANCES IN NIGERIA, 1970 - 2010

OSIGWE, AUGUSTINE CHIDIEBERE (2014-12)

Oil Resource Abundance (ORA) has dominated the Nigerian revenue since the 1970s, contributing over 70.0%. Empirical literature have focused on the effects of ORA on aggregate macroeconomic variables (annual average growth ...

QUALITY OF CORPORATE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND SHARE PRICE BEHAVIOUR ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

FADIRAN, Taiwo Phebe (2014-12)

Equity investors operate under conditions of uncertainty with the associated risk of Share Price Dispersion (SPD). This risk, being the difference between market Share Price (SP) and its estimated Intrinsic Value (INTV), ...

GENDER PATTERNS IN HOUSEHOLD HEALTH EXPENDITURE ALLOCATION IN NIGERIA

OLASEHINDE, NOAH ADEOYE (2014-12)

Healthcare seeking behaviour among household members often depends on the decision-making structure and headship of the household. In Nigeria, the male is assumed to be de-facto head who takes daily socio-economic household ...

GLOBALISATION AND HUMAN WELFARE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (1980-2012).

MAKU, OLUKAYODE EMMANUEL (2015-01)

The world has become more linked owing to the increased intensity of globalisation across regions. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has become relatively more integrated into the world economy as shown by increasing degree ...

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