Volume 1, Issue 1 (December)

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Research Article

ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CONFRONTING DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AT GRASS ROOTS IN NIGERIA

Shehu Dalhatu^*, Umar Abdulkadir Umar, Umar Uthman Mohammad

Local Government in Nigeria basically was established to fast track the level of grass roots development, be it human or economic development. This paper is critically designed to examine the role of local government in confronting development challenges at the grass root developmentin Nigeria and to also proffer solutions in solving those confronting problems bedeviling the survival and developme...

Dec, 2021 pp. 1-14

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Research Article

EFFECTS OF SELF EFFICACY, PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA

Abubakar Tabiu^*

Local government employees play a crucial role in the provision of goods and services to the general public at grassroot level. In practice, however, they are often beencriticized for providing inferior services due to deficiencies related to their employees’ ability, motivation and opportunity in performing their assigned responsibilities. This paper, empirically study the effects of Self Efficac...

Dec, 2021 pp. 15-28

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Research Article

THE NATO AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE: A REFLECTION ON THE JUSTIFIABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THE 21st CENTURY

Abdussalam Hassan Bello^*

This article examines the rationale behind the formation of the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO) as well as its relevance in the present-day world. The departure ofrigid bipolarity from the international system sequel to the demise of the Warsaw pact;coupled with the roles played by some of the leading members of the NATO in fermentingchaos and hardships to Africa, Asia and the Middle East...

Dec, 2021 pp. 29-36

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Research Article

EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN UMARU ALI SHINKAFI POLYTECHNIC, SOKOTO- NIGERIA

Umar Abdullahi Abboh^*

This paper examines the influence of organizational culture as the indicators that effect both high employee and organizational performance which has been the central concern of organizations for years. The research employed quantitative study, whereby data was analyzed using PLS-SEM. Also, the study used cross sectional method on 169 lecturers from Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic in Sokoto State o...

Dec, 2021 pp. 37-52

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Research Article

DOES EMPLOYEE TRAINING MATTER ON THE PERFORMACE OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA UNIVERSITY?

Umar Uthman Mohammad^*

Employee training is regarded as one of the vital instruments or strategy(ies) used to heighten the commitment and performance of any organizational personnel, University inclusive, towards actualizing organizational objectives. This study examines the effectof employee training on the performance of academic staff in Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU). Specifically, the study intends to: deter...

Dec, 2021 pp. 53-66

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Research Article

E-GOVERNANCE AND E-ADMINISTRATION AS TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA'S PUBLIC SECTOR

Mubarak Sulaiman Jamiu^*, Najibullahi Abdallah Nuhu

Nowadays, there is a big question on how the public institution can achieve a progress in its performance through implementing new information technologies in its operations, which is known as e-administration. Governments are in hurry to issue development plans aiming social and economic developments. Due to that, the E-corporate governance is highlighted by academics and researchers in order to ...

Dec, 2021 pp. 67-87

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Research Article

REVENUE ALLOCATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY: A STUDY OF DUKKU LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF GOMBE STATE

Aisha Balarabe^*

The Nigerian constitution provided for funding of Local Governments from three main sources: Allocation from the Federation Account, the 10% proportion of the monthly state Government internally generated revenue and the internally Generated revenue of the Local Government, yet the Local Governments continue to record setbacks towards the development of the grassroots. This ugly trend is usually a...

Dec, 2021 pp. 88-103

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Research Article

STRUCTURAL CONGRUENCY AND THE BANE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN NIGERIA

Usman Abbo^*, Sunday Afticus Iliya, Gambo Ahmad

The length and the bread of the interaction between Administrative institution and ecological forces operating within its ambiance is a topic which has generated a considerable amount of empirical inquiries and theoretical speculations within the field of Public Administration, wherenumber of models and frameworks were advanced by scholars in attempt to established a sound theoretical footing to t...

Dec, 2021 pp. 104-119

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Research Article

THE IMPLICATION OF CHINESE FIRMS ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA

Abubakar Salihu^*

The search for economic growth has necessitated most African countries’ search for more foreign investors who could come and establish their firms in most of these countries so as to impact on the GDP of the host country.Nigeria, being an African country with the highest human resources by virtue of its population, is not an exception to this notion. As such, many foreign investors establish their...

Dec, 2021 pp. 120-138

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Research Article

ETHICAL REORIENTATION FOR POSITIVE ATTITUDINAL CHANGE: AN URGENT NATIONAL IMPERATIVE

Riyauddeen Zubairu Maitama^*

Man by nature is a social being and inherently gregarious and thus has come to live in communities of various descriptions. Since man cannot live in isolation, then theneed to socialize is inescapable. However, social life demands orderliness, and to ensure its existence, norms and rules is an integral part and a compass for the ordering of the bevaioural patterns of the inhabitants of the society...

Dec, 2021 pp. 139-152