Volume 6, Issue 2 (December)

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Research Article

Electronic Banking Services and Customer Pattern of Behaviour in Selected Banks in Ilorin Metropolis

Mustapha Shehu^*, Nurudeen Bello Ahmed, Lawal Wahab

The study examined electronic banking services and customer pattern of behaviour in selected banks in Ilorin metropolis. Multistage sampling method was used for the selection of 210 e banking customers as respondents for the study and data were collected using a closed ended structured questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis using STATA version 11 was employed. Findings revealed a significant ...

Dec, 2024 pp. 1-16

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Research Article

Entrepreneurial Competencies and Performance of SMEs in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Delta State

Nwajei Felix Liberty^*, Ebomah Ernest Monday

The study investigated the effect of entrepreneurial competencies on the performance of SMEs in the pharmaceutical industry in Delta State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study focused on the interplays and interactions between marketing competency and pharmaceutical-based SMEs performance, time management competency and pharmaceutical-based SMEs performance, decision-making competency and pharmaceuti...

Jun, 2024 pp. 17-37

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Research Article

Financial Expertise’s and Corporate Social Disclosure: Evidence from Financial Firms

Abdulrasheed Jamiu Alabere^*, Babatunde Alanamu Rasaq, Jimoh Ismail, Safura Abdullahi Sikiru

Recently, there has been an increasing acknowledgment of the significance of incorporating sustainability considerations into corporate governance frameworks, notably in the financial sector, for its transparency, fiscal responsibility, and ethical business practices. As a result, this study investigates the influence of financial expertise on sustainability disclosure practices, and corporate gov...

Jun, 2024 pp. 38-50

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Research Article

Financial Inclusion and SME’s Growth in Ojo Local Government Lagos State, Nigeria

YUNUS Abdulrasheed Bolaji^*, OPEFOLU Francis Olatunji, Muhammed Lawal SUBAIR, MUSTAPHA Adamu Zubairu, AJAYI Ayodeji Samuel

This study looks at the connection between the growth of SMEs in Lagos State's Ojo local governments and financial inclusion. As part of their overall strategy for economic and financial growth, many emerging economies aim to promote financial inclusion, which gives low-income households and small businesses greater access to financial services. Some fund providers refuse to lend to people who don...

Dec, 2024 pp. 51-64

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Research Article

Effect of Compensation and Work Environment on Employee Performance Among Public Secondary School Teachers in Kano: The Role of Work Motivation

Umma Lawal Sulaiman^*, Mukhtar Shehu Aliyu, Ahmed Abdu Maiyaki

The study examines the effect of compensation and work environment on employee performance among public secondary school teachers in Kano, Nigeria. The role of work motivation. The population of the study consists of 11834 teachers and a sample size of 372 was drawn from the population. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were u...

Dec, 2024 pp. 65-84

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Research Article

Formal Financing, Country Risks and Livestock Output in Nigeria

Lukman Adebayo-Oke Abdulrauf^*, Sheriff Akanji Ibrahim, Safura Abdullahi Sikiru, Jimoh Ismail

Livestock, which accounts for 30% of employment among Nigeria's rural population, is essential to the country's local economy and efforts to reduce poverty. The growth of the livestock subsector is hindered, nevertheless, by a range of concerns, such as political, economic, and financial uncertainty, as well as insufficient government budget allocation. In light of this, the purpose of this study ...

Dec, 2024 pp. 85-98

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Research Article

Response of Selected Macroeconomic Variables to Oil Price Shocks in Nigeria

Buhari Bello^*, Dr. Yakubu Alfa, Lawal Ahmed Tanimu

The question of how exchange rate, oil revenue, inflation rate and other macroeconomic variables response to oil price shocks in Nigeria has generated tremendous interests among economic scholars for decades. This study examines the responses of exchange rate, inflation rate, oil revenue and government expenditures as macroeconomic variables to oil price shocks in Nigeria using time series techniq...

Dec, 2024 pp. 99-118

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Research Article

Mediating Role of Burnout on the Relationship Between Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict and the Performance of Vice Principals

Attahiru T. M^*, Malachy O. D. Y, Ladan S, Musa, I

Studies in the literature have shown that the number of analyses on the effects of role ambiguity, role conflict, and burnout on employee job performance has been inconsistent and limited. Therefore, this study examines the mediating role of burnout on the relationship between role ambiguities, role conflict and vice principals performance. The population of the study were all vice principals serv...

Dec, 2024 pp. 119-137

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Research Article

Effect of Risk Management on Financial Performance of Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

Ahmed Abdullahi Ibrahim^*, Haruna, Mohammed Aris

This study examined the effect of risk management on the financial performance of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study used an ex post facto design, targeting 19 listed deposit money banks in Nigeria as of 31st December 2022. A sample of 14 banks was purposively selected, meeting the criteria of being listed before 31st December 2014 and having complete annual reports for the 2014-2023...

Jun, 2024 pp. 138-165

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Research Article

Tax Planning Strategies and Financial Performance among Quoted Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria

Abdulrasheed Jamiu Alabere^*, Bello Muhammed, Rabiu Sherifdeen Adebola, Safura Abdullahi Sikiru

High tax rates have been a problem for consumer products companies in emerging economies, especially in Nigeria, where it has had a big effect on their financial performance. This study looks at how leverage tax planning techniques and research and development (R&D) affect the financial performance of Nigerian enterprises that manufacture consumer goods. The study, which uses cross-sectional data ...

Dec, 2024 pp. 166-178

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Research Article

Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

Mohammed Aminu Bello^*

The study investigates the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the economic growth of Nigeria by examining the long run and the short run relationship between the variables over the period of 1978 to 2022 using the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag approach (ARDL). The study finds that in the long run, FDI, gross fixed capital formation and labour force participation have positive effect on...

Dec, 2024 pp. 179-204

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Research Article

Impact of Taxation on Wealth Creation in Nigeria: 2010-2023

Fadheela Uba Jahun^*, Kabiru Isah Dandago

The study examines the impact of taxation on wealth creation in Nigeria for a period of fourteen years (2010-2023). Data was collected from published reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regressions. The study found that taxation (direct and indirect) is generally an inst...

Dec, 2024 pp. 205-221

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Research Article

The Mediating Role of Dividend Policy in the Relationship between Board Diversity and Firm Value: Evidence from Nigeria

Mohammed Aminu Bello^*

This study investigates the mediating role of Dividend Policy in the relationship between Board Diversity (gender, age, educational, and ethnic diversity) and Firm Value (measured by Tobin's Q) among publicly listed firms in Nigeria. Using a sample of 636 firm-year observations, we analyze the direct and indirect effects of various dimensions of board diversity on firm value. The findings indicate...

Dec, 2024 pp. 222-242