The Paternalistic employment relations practice was in existence in most areas now known as Nigeria before the advent of the British colonialists (Ubeku, 1993).The British colonialists replaced the Nigerian Paternalistic employment relations system with their Voluntarist employm…
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The concern about how business should behave as one of the dominant institutions in society, widely referred to as corporate social responsibility, has been a subject of interest among academics and practitioners all over the world. The increasing global outlook of business acti…
Self Supply Systems (SSS) can be defined as privately owned household level water sources. The research focus is on urban self supply hand dug wells in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Self supply wells serve an estimated 45% of Abeokuta’s population. SSS can be gradually upgraded to improve …
This study investigated factors affecting housing finance supply in Nigeria. Housing finance is a major factor determining the quality and tenure of housing consumption, the overall financial portfolio of the public and the stability and effectiveness of the financial system. In…
History particularly, African history, African diaspora and diplomatic history has always been my passion. Ever since I started my career, that passion has continued to grow and manifest. It has also allowed me to look and understand events differently. This thesis has given me …
The processes of globalisation have created an arena for cooperation between nations, institutions, and private sector agencies. Several studies have indicated that among these private sector agencies, are Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)- a sector now commonly referred to …
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore ethnic conflict in Nigeria and the lived experiences of Nigerians who emigrated to the Pittsburgh Region in the United States. The study also ascertains the lessons learned from Nigerians who emigrated to the United States reg…
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute to economic development and create 80% of the jobs in Nigeria. However, 80% of SMEs are not sustained beyond 5 years. Grounded in stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies SME …
This qualitative single case study examined the factors that contributed to the successful transition of Mondial Printing Services (MPS)—a family business in Nigeria—to the second-generation. Secondly, this study investigated to what extent, if any, did formal succession plannin…
U̠t-Ma'in is a Kainji, East Benue-Congo language, spoken in northwestern Nigeria (ISO 639-3 code [gel]). This study contributes to our understanding of Benue-Congo languages by offering the first indepth look at nominalization phenomena in any Kainji language. Kainji is an undesr…
Schools have a position in society that could provide tools for students to move toward more positive intergroup relations and to shape their nation as desired. In this dissertation, I present an analysis of how and whether schools in Nigeria, particularly unity schools (FUCs), …
Cultism is one of the problems plaguing the Nigerian educational system, which preventseffective teaching and learning. Since education is the most effective tool for achieving overalldevelopment in the nation, the impact of cultism in the educational system leaves a lot to bede…
This project develops a curriculum that provides biblical guidance about alcohol abuse among young adults and then implements the teaching through a training course in five Baptist Churches in Abia state.
This project seeks to equip members of the Radiant Life Christian Ministry in Nigerian to mentor Biblically. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of RLCF and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 explains three passages of scriptures, Ruth 1-4, Mark 3:14, and Secon…
Before the Second Vatican Council, it was commonplace to think that the new churches in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were pastoral communities. However, following the missiological breakthrough of the Second Vatican Council, the Church of Christ, which is by nature missionary…
This dissertation comprises essays focused on women’s development issues. Specifically, it discusses minimum marriageable age policy, early marriage, and female education in Nigeria. Essay 1 discusses the factors that affect state adoption of the minimum marriageable age policy …
Purpose - The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the prominence and framing of economic news in Africa using three distinct theoretical approaches - imperialism, structural theory of international news flow and framing. Through an analysis of news content in two of Afric…
The field of stock returns and assessing stock returns utilising financial ratios has attracted substantial interest from various stakeholders. In terms of previous research, the role of financial ratios on stock returns has been based on studies in developed markets, with limit…
Background : Beginning in 2010, an unprecedented lead-poisoning outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed more than 700 children and endangered thousands more. The outbreak exemplified the intersection of global inequality, material poverty, economic globalization, and poverty-dri…