Articles

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Research Article

EFFECT OF BOARD DIVERSITY ON CARBON EMISSION DISCLOSURE OF LISTED ENERGY COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

Abdulkadir Kayode Ishola^*, Muhammad Mustapha Bagudo, Ibrahim Yusuf, I. A. Aliyu

Growing recognition of the firm's role in environmental change has drawn diverse stakeholders' interest. This has led to increasing pressure on firms to operate in an environmentally accountable manner and to disclose their environmental impacts. This study investigates the effect of board diversity on carbon emission disclosure of listed energy companies in Nigeria, using board independence, boar...

Dec, 2025 pp. 39-55

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Research Article

Capital Structure, Liquidity and Financial Performance of Listed Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria

Jibril Ramalan^*, Inuwa Jamilu, Olatoke Taofiq, Usman Adamu Babayayi

The study examines the moderating effect of liquidity decision on the relationship between capital structure and performance of listed consumer goods companies in Nigeria. The data were extracted from the annual reports and accounts of the companies for a period of 5 years (2018-2022). The study employed ex-post factor research design and Stata version (17) was used in analysing the data. The resu...

Oct, 2024 pp. 44-59

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Research Article

Mediating Effect of Customer Satisfaction on the Relationship between Service Quality and Customer Retention: A Study of Jaiz Bank Plc Operations in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

Salamat Ibrahim^*, Ahmad Audu Maiyaki, Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad

This study examined the mediating effect of customer satisfaction on the relationship between service quality and customer retention in Jaiz bank Plc, Kano Metropolis, Nigeria. Customer’s choice of a bank, loyalty and bank’s ability to retain such customer depend on the quality of service rendered by the bank. Structural equation model was analyzed using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) on the...

Nov, 2022 pp. 46-72

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Research Article

Moderating Role of Self-efficacy in the Relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and Venture Creation in Nigeria

Auwalu Inusa^*, Bala Ado K/Mata, Talatu Barwa, Ibrahim Garba Muhammad, Aisha Aminu

Self-employment is top on Nigeria’s national agenda because of the country's skyrocketing rate of unemployment, with the expectation that they may give alternative sources of employment. However, it is widely believed that university students' training has not successfully equipped them with the requisite skills and competencies necessary for venture creation. Therefore, this paper aims to examine...

Nov, 2023 pp. 47-68

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Research Article

Impact of Human Resource Development Programmes on Employee Performance: A Study of Academic Staff in FCE Zaria, Nigeria

Salihu Habiba^*, Bilkisu Ovosi Mohammed

The study was carried out with two specific objectives which are to examine the impact of in- service and workshop training programmes on academic staff job performance in College of Education, Zaria, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised in line with the objectives and hypotheses. Descriptive survey design was adopted for investigations and collection of data. The total population of the st...

Apr, 2022 pp. 52-65

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Research Article

THE EFFECT OF INFLATION ON PURCHASING POWER AND SAVING CULTURE IN NIGERIA

Salami Suleiman^*, Makeri Simon Chamba

Practical economic conditions in Nigeria over the past decade have been characterized by persistent inflationary pressures, rising living costs, and declining real household income, all of which have continued to weaken consumers’ ability to maintain stable consumption and savings patterns. These macroeconomic challenges have raised concerns about how inflation influences household financial behav...

Jun, 2026 pp. 54-91

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Research Article

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT CULTURE, KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A PROPOSED MODERATING FRAMEWORK FOR PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA

Idris Dahiru^*

The study proposes a conceptual model examining how knowledge infrastructure capability comprising information technology infrastructure, organizational structure, and human resources affects organizational performance of Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in Nigeria. It introduces employee involvement culture as a moderating factor that can strengthen this relationship. Given the historically poo...

Dec, 2025 pp. 56-75

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Research Article

Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction on the Relationship between the Training and the Academic Staff Performance of Selected Federal Polytechnics in North West, Nigeria

Shehu Umar^*, Murtala Aminu Ibrahim, Garba Bala Bello

This study is aimed at examining the mediating role of job satisfaction on the relationship between the training and performance of academic staff of some selected federal polytechnics in north-west Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey and the population was one thousand seven hundred and four (1704) while the sample size was four hundred and seventy drawn fro...

Sep, 2023 pp. 59-77

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Research Article

Determinants of Food Security In Sub-Saharan Africa: Effect Of ICT And Financial Improvement

Adeyinka Emmanuel Adeyemi^*, Olukayode Amos Odefunsho

Several issues have been identified as reasons for food security in Sub-Saharan African countries but the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) as well as financial improvement on food security cannot be ascertained. Sequel to this, the study investigates the influence of ICT and financial improvement on food security. The study selected 39 sub–Saharan African Countries to ca...

Oct, 2024 pp. 60-75

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Research Article

Mediating Effect of Firm’s Growth on the Relationship between Leverage and Performance of Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria

Ahmad Adamu Ibrahim^*, Abubakar Hamisu Umar, Yusuf Abubakar Saddiq

This paper examined the Mediating Effect of Growth on the relationship between Leverage and Performance of Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria for the period of 2012-2017. The sample consists of a balanced panel data of 17 companies from consumer goods sectors listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The study utilized econometrics regression models to test the mediating effect of growth on the relation...

Apr, 2022 pp. 66-77