Volume 6, Issue 2 (November)

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Research Article

Competitive Advantage and Performance of Furniture Manufacturing Businesses in Maiduguri Metropolis, Nigeria

Ayuba Alhaji Aminu^*, Musa Usman, Mohammed Isa Bazz, Abba Umar Waziri

The 21st business environment is portrayed by significant degrees of rivalry, dynamism and technological sophistication. This is extremely difficult for Small Scale Business Owners/Managers since they must plan and implement methods to attain and sustain greater performance. Consequently, competitive advantage plays an important role as businesses aim at gaining high performance. This study examin...

Nov, 2022 pp. 1-15

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Research Article

Stock Market Reaction to Covid-19 Lockdown Announcement in Nigeria: An Event Study Approach

Mohammed Aminu Bello^*

The study examined COVID-19 lockdown announcement effect on the Nigerian stock market. The study investigated the extent of the lockdown announcement impact on the Nigerian stock market and examined whether the reaction of the market prior to the lockdown announcement is the same with the post-lockdown period reaction. The research employed the event study methodology and computed the market model...

Nov, 2022 pp. 16-29

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Research Article

Interest Rates and Stock Returns of Nigerian Quoted Insurance Firms

Mustapha Olanrewaju Aliyu^*, Amina Muhammad Liman, Shukurat Moronke Bello, Aisha Aminu

The study used the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) estimation model to establish the short-run and long-run relationship between interest rates and the return on the stock of insurance firms listed in Nigeria. The study adopted ex-post facto research design because it used secondary sources to extract data regarding the exchange rate of the Nigerian naira to the United States dollar, inflati...

Nov, 2022 pp. 30-45

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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

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

Moderating the Role of Entrepreneurship Education on the Relationship between Perceived Access to Finance and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Undergraduate Students in Kaduna State University

Abubakar Abdullahi^*, Zainab Dabo, Yusha'u I. Ango, Helen A. Andow

Extant literature on access to financial resources and entrepreneurial intentions have produced a mixed result, but whether entrepreneurship education moderate this relationship remain un-researched. Consequently, this study sought to explore the moderating role of entrepreneurship education on the relationship between perceived access to finance and entrepreneurial intentions among students in Ni...

Nov, 2022 pp. 95-111

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Research Article

Moderating Role of Organisational Culture on the Relationship between Strategic Thinking, Knowledge Management Capabilities and Organisational Performance: A Conceptual Model

Idris Dahiru^*, Garba Bala Bello, Murtala Aminu Ibrahim

This study investigated the relationship between strategic thinking, knowledge management capabilities and organizational performance through the moderating role of organisational culture. The study sourced relevant literature through google search engine and other related search engines. In the extant literature, the study discovered contradiction on the relationship between the variables. Based ...

Nov, 2022 pp. 112-133

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Research Article

Impact of Board Meeting and Board Size on Financial Performance of Listed Industrial Goods Companies in Nigeria

Ahmed Mohammed^*, Kehinde Samson Oladejo

The importance of the board of directors to an organization’s capacity to gain investor confidence and enhance financial performance is unquestionable.This paper investigated the relationship between board meetings, size and company financial performance of 13 listed industrial goods companies in Nigeria using a 10-year data set (2012-2021). The data set was extracted from the Nigerian Stock Excha...

Nov, 2022 pp. 134-146

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Research Article

Women Empowerment through Cooperative Societies and Entrepreneurship in Northwestern Nigeria: A Conceptual Analysis

Kaltume Mohammed Kamselem^*

Empowering women entails outfitting women to be financially autonomous, have positive self-esteem that can confront any challenging situation and take part in development and decision-making activities. This conceptual study is aimed at promoting women empowerment through cooperative societies and entrepreneurship. This study reviewed the existing literature and eventually developed the conceptual...

Nov, 2022 pp. 147-159

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Research Article

Exchange Rate and Price Volatility in Nigeria: Implications on Macroeconomic Stability

Musa Samuel Olayinka^*, Ugoji Chinyelu Nwakaego, Nwolisa Chinyere Ugonwa

This research centered on exchange rate and price volatility in Nigeria. Exchange rate and price volatility are becoming serious concern in the Nigerian economy because of their rapid changes and high volatile trend leading to macroeconomic instability. We aimed to empirically investigate volatility of exchange rate and general price level in Nigeria and their effects on macroeconomic stability. T...

Nov, 2022 pp. 160-180

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Research Article

Gender Discrimination and Employment Decision in Selected Nigerian Banks

Emmanuel Olaniyi Dunmade^*, Bolanle Odunlami Ibojo

Discrimination has been observed to be a cankerworm that had eaten deep into the fabric of most workplaces particularly in the developing countries like Nigeria and this has resulted in the inefficient hiring and promotion practices. Based on this, this study investigated the impact of gender discrimination on the employment decision in the selected Nigerian Banks, with a focus on First Bank Ltd.,...

Nov, 2022 pp. 181-203

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Research Article

Youth Empowerment Schemes and Unemployment in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria

Emmanuel Olaniyi Dunmade^*, Kolawole Jayeola Asa

For Nigeria, the so called giant of Africa to stand out economically as one of the best countries in the continent and also in the world, it must effectively empower its teaming youths. This is not only to better the lots of its young citizens, but also to enable them to contribute maximally to the national economic growth, while equally minimizing the high rate of criminality in the country. Henc...

Nov, 2022 pp. 204-220

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Research Article

Management Factors Affecting Lecturers Performance: A Systematic Review and Synthesis for Future Research

Suleiman Salihu Shuaibu^*, Ahmed Aliyu Palladan, Victor Ayuba, Muhammad Adamu Ahmad

This paper offered a systematic review of literature on the empirical studies on managerial factors affecting university lecturers’ performance. In line with that, the paper reviewed empirical studies conducted on African universities. Specifically, the included papers referenced how at least one managerial factor influences lecturers’ job performance in an African university. Employing systematic...

Nov, 2022 pp. 221-234

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Research Article

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Enhancing Business Performance in Nigeria: A Study of Kedco

Razika Ismail Hassan^*, Zainab Isah

This study examined the impact of corporate social responsibility on enhancing business performance in Nigeria. The specific objectives are impact of philanthropic Social Responsibility on business performance of KEDCO; impact of legal Social Responsibility on enhancing business performance of KEDCO; impact of economic Social Responsibility on business performance of KEDCO; and impact of ethical S...

Nov, 2022 pp. 235-253

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Research Article

Effect of Risk Management on Profitability of Banks in Nigeria

Shonubi Taiwo Anthony^*

This study assessed the effect of risk management on profitability of banks in Nigeria and suggested measures towards mitigating their effects on the banking sector in Nigeria taking a case of fourteen selected banks. The study covered a 13-year period from 2008 to 2020. The data for the study were obtained from secondary sources including the annual reports and financial statements of the selecte...

Nov, 2022 pp. 254-269

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Research Article

Modelling the Link between Entrepreneurial Orientation, Learning Orientation and SMEs Performance: The Moderating Role of Technological Orientation

Shamsudeen Muazu Salisu^*, Aliyu Audu Gemu, Hafsat Ahmed Duro, Muhammad Yazeed, Mohammed Aliyu Dantsoho, Abubakar Ado Adamu, Mohammad Nura Ibrahim Naala

The primary goal of this study is to investigate the link between entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation and SMEs performance, with a particular emphasis on the moderating role of technological orientation. The paper used cross-sectional survey design to collect data from the sample of 272 SMEs operating in Kaduna Metropolis. The preliminary analysis was conducted using SPSS and the hyp...

Nov, 2022 pp. 270-290

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Research Article

Integration Challenges of Expatriates in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector

Ibrahim Garba Muhammad^*, Safiya Garba Nadama

In the oil and gas sector, expatriates play an essential role because of their numerous advantages in creating knowledge. The discovery of oil in Nigeria created an opportunity for domestic and international investors to establish subsidiaries and partake in importing and exporting crude oil. However, these expatriates suffer conflict in performance optimization due to internal and external differ...

Nov, 2022 pp. 291-307

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Research Article

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Nigerian Capital Market: The Imperative of Testing the Efficacy of Efficient Market Hypothesis

Hamza Zubairu Kofarbai^*, Mohammed Sani Umar, Usman Muhmmad Dakingari

In this paper we reviewed the efficacy of Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) on the outbreak of Covid-19 on Nigerian Capital Market. The EMH is a theory based on informational efficiency by the capital markets owing to their quick and instantaneous incorporation of new information. The study tested the market in two parameters: to confirm the randomness (efficiency of the market) using run-test, an...

Nov, 2026 pp. 308-330