Articles

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Research Article

Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Graduate Employability: Study in Federal Polytechnic Offa

Akabo Gimba^*, Brimah Amudalat Bolatito, Lawal Azeez Tunbosun, Victoria Ayoola Ademilua

This study examines the role of entrepreneurship development as a catalyst for graduate employability in Kwara State Tertiary Institutions. The study’s population is made up of graduating students from Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria. A questionnaire is used to collect information from respondents. The collected data are analysed and the simple linear regression method of analysis i...

Nov, 2023 pp. 69-91

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Research Article

Impact of Accounting Measure of Performance on Dividend Payout Ratio of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria

Abdul Hakeem Sa’adu^*, Aminu K. Kurfi, Garba Bala Bello

This paper examined the effect of accounting measure of Performance on Dividend Payout Ratio of listed manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Accounting measures of performance proxied by Return on Asset (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Return on Investment (ROI) and Net Profit Margin (NPM) were used as independent variables while dividend payout ratio (DPO) of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria rep...

Nov, 2022 pp. 73-94

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Research Article

ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT TO PUBLIC BUDGET CREDIBILITY IN NIGERIA

Ibrahim Shehu^*, Bashir Aminu Yero, Yahaya Danzaria

Effective oversight function of budget by the Legislative arm of government is a sine qua non to the success of a nation’s budget. Indeed, it is a constitutional requirement in every democratic setting. The conduct of oversight functions is one of the most effective techniques that the Legislatures all over the world have adopted to influence the executive branch of government. The National Assemb...

Dec, 2025 pp. 76-93

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Research Article

Human resource management practice and the efficiency of Listed deposit Money Banks in Nigeria.

Nicodemus Urube Ola^*, Patience Ote Ola, Anthony Idoko Onoja

The study examined the effect of human resource management practice on the efficiency of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. Human resource management practice was proxy by staff recruitment and training (RT), staff remuneration (SR), health care and safety (HCS) while organizational efficiency is measure by return on asset. Using an ex-post facto research design, the requisite data for analysi...

Oct, 2024 pp. 76-88

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Research Article

Exploring the Impact of Role Congruence on Work-Related Stress and Employee Productivity in Public Health Facilities: A Qualitative Study in Kwara State, Nigeria

Kamoru Lanre Akanbi^*

Currently, healthcare facilities in Kwara State are characterized by massive expansion and high rate of patients’ enrolment seeking for medical care which is creating so much misunderstandings leading to physical assaults of healthcare workers by patients’ relatives who wrongly assumed they are not getting the required attention and care from these workers but was majorly caused by stress due to s...

Sep, 2023 pp. 78-95

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Research Article

Debt Financing and Firm Financial Performance: Evidence from Non-Financial Sector of Nigeria

Adamu Yahaya^*, Jamilu Abdulkadir, Ahmed Balarabe Musa

Obtaining an optimal mix of debt and equity that will significantly improve firm performance has been challenging. This study seeks to examine the effect of debt financing on the financial performance of firms in the non-financial sector of Nigeria. A total of 74 listed firms were drawn for the period of 9 years, between 2012 and 2020. The study employed two-step system generalized method of momen...

Apr, 2022 pp. 78-90

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Research Article

Assessing The Influence Of Audit Quality On Share Prices In The Financial Services Sector: The Roles Of Audit Fees, Audit Tenure, And Audit Firm Size

Ogbu, Godwin Otseme^*, Tyoakosu, Simon A

This study addresses the critical issue of the relationship between audit quality and share prices in Nigeria's financial services sector, a key driver of economic growth that has experienced significant fluctuations in market valuations. The main aim was to examine the effects of audit fees, audit tenure, and audit firm size on share prices. Utilizing a sample of 32 financial service firms listed...

Oct, 2024 pp. 89-105

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Influence of Social Networking Sites on Online Purchase Behaviour: Mediating Role of Consumer Purchase Intention: A Pilot Test

Asiya Usman Maude^*, Ahmad Audu Maiyaki, Mukhtar Shehu Aliyu

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of social networking sites on online purchase behaviour regarding masters’ students of Dangote Business School Bayero University Kano. Survey research design is adopted and Quantitative method of data collection and analysis was used. Thus, a structured questionnaire based on Five -point scale Likert-type scale also adapted from different s...

Apr, 2022 pp. 91-103

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Research Article

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARACTERISTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURE: MODERATING ROLE OF BOARD GENDER DIVERSITY IN NIGERIAN BANKS

Umaru Hussein Omeiza^*, Salisu Mamman, Salisu Abubakar, Bello Sabo

The study investigated the role of board gender diversity as a moderator on the traits of audit committee and sustainability disclosure among Nigerian deposit money banks. The increasing stakeholder pressure for transparent environmental, social, and governance disclosure, exacerbated by corporate governance inefficiencies exposed by global financial scandals, has heightened the need for an effect...

Jun, 2026 pp. 92-115

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Impact of Risk Pooling Strategies on Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Insurance in Jigawa State.

Oyekanmi Dele Jerry^*, Mahmud Nura Ringim, Aliyu Rabiu, Ezebunwa Judith Onyinye

This study examines the efficacy of risk pooling strategies for enhancing smallholder farmers' access to agricultural insurance in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey of 389 farmers insured by the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) from 2019 to 2022, descriptive statistics and regression analysis were employed to explore the adoption and effectiveness of risk ...

Nov, 2023 pp. 92-105