Some World Bank studies claim that privatization has a progressive impact on employment and quality of labour. Significant literature and the persistent high unemployment rate since the advent of privatization in Nigeria do not buttress this claim. The controversial privatization of the Nigerian...

The economic growth or productivity of any country depends to a very large extent on the quality of its manpower. The Banking Sector in Nigeria today is facing acute Manpower problems characterized by poor leadership, lack of requisite skills as well as role conflicts. The Banking Sector is...

A country like Nigeria well blessed in terms of mineral and human resources has not been able to eradicate poverty in the society. The Federal Military Government of Nigeria (as it then was) sought a way of combating poverty by the establishment of the Family Economic Advancement Programme...

Nigeria has a long and sad history of bank failures. The problem became worse in the 1990s when many banks failed and in 2011 when several hitherto strong banks failed due to largely poor bank liquidity risk management. The Central Bank of Nigeria spent over US$6.8bn in purchasing the...

In a strong sense, a country is a close reflection of its public policy which is the main driver of its governance architecture. The present study was therefore designed to explore the possible relationship between public policy and governance. Obviously, diagnosing the quality of governance...

Although the typical Nigerian entrepreneurship has always been conceived at the family level success would depend on possession of basic qualities in addition to the skills and knowledge about the technical and functional aspects of owning and managing an enterprise. Entrepreneurship growth and...

The Nigerian financial system was highly liberalized in 1986 with the Decree that established the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) with effect from September of that year. One of the highlights of that Decree was the introduction of the then Second Tier Foreign Exchange Market (SFEM). The...

Prior to 2000, and before banks in Nigeria embraced BPR the NBS was inefficient, characterized by frauds, long queues, nonperforming loans, illiquidity and distress. As one way of overcoming these challenges banks started to focus on BPR as a veritable tool to drive efficiency, customer...

The high levels of corruption, unemployment and abysmal development reflect a situation of poor macroeconomic management in Nigeria. Sound macroeconomic policies and management contribute in many ways to high quality growth that has positive correlation with poverty reduction. Increased and more...

Political will is the ultimate driving force for national integrity, effective reform management and sustainable development. Political will is an essential tool to fight corruption and mismanagement in society. It is the driver of a robust private sector, resilient media, vibrant civil society,...