economic practice

Impact of Corporate Governance on Firm Performance - A Case Study of Deposit Money Banks INTRODUCTION Recently, there is growing concern on corporate management and this has been the major area of concentration for researchers. Many organisations are in doubt over capital problems and the rapid change in processes towards enhanced competitive advantage and effectiveness. There seems to be much corporate failures and misappropriation of funds, which point to management style and audit independence, ethics, corporate social responsibilities, professionalism, conflict of interest and nefarious practices of board members (Olannye and Anuku, 2014). For investors one of the most important aspects when making an investment decision is level of implementation of corporate governance principle, that is, public disclosure of information, protection of...

Operations, Development and Strategies Employed Towards Optimizing the Gas Pipelines and Reducing Unnecessary Risk of Failures   CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION Crude petroleum and natural gas are trapped in the earth's crust by geological selectivity. These entrapments are in many cases far removed from the reservoir to the use points of the products. The necessity to move these products to their use points economically, efficiently, reliably, responsibly and safely has given rise to pipelines and pipeline network. In Nigeria, crude oil and natural gas are produced over vast area in the Niger delta region. The requirement of gathering these products for export at seaports and at refineries has generated a massive network of pipelines for crude oil and natural gas. A pipeline has been defined as a...

A Study on Accounting and Management Problems of Small Scale Industries in Nigeria BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Small and medium businesses are commonly recognized as the bedrock of long-term economic development. According to UNDP (1974), developing countries, including Nigeria, have shown increased interest in the promotion of small and medium scale enterprises since the 1970s for three main reasons: the failure of previous industrial policies to generate efficient self-sustaining growth; increased emphasis on self-reliance; and recognition that dynamic and growing SMIs can contribute (Zhu, 2015). Among the objectives are effective resource use, employment creation, mobilization of domestic savings for investment, promotion, expansion, and development of indigenous entrepreneurship and technology, and income distribution. As a result, the...