1. IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Background To The Study
Human Resource Management (HRM) is of strategic importance in all organizations. It contributes to the success of the organization and creates competitive advantage for the organization (Rana & Rastogi, 2010). The way HRM practices and polici...
2. AN EVALUATION OF COST OVERRUN AND ITS CAUSES IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
Background of the study
Cost overrun is a global phenomena in the construction business, when projects are rarely completed within the projected cost. In a global assessment on construction project performance, cost overrun was recognized as the biggest...
3. THE IMPACT OF MORTGAGE BANKING IN NIGERIANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA (FMB)
Housing is one of the Importance factors that determine Urban forms and constitutes the single most serious problem facing large cities in Nigeria...
4. IMPACT OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT IN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Tuoyo (1982) pointed out the electricity occupies a strategic position in the social and industrial development or any country and in indeed any company n industrial age, .he further affirmed that without electricity, economic and industrial act...
5. EVALUATION OF MORTGAGE BANKING AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Housing is one of the Importance factors that determine Urban forms and constitutes the single most serious problem facing large cities in Nigeria today.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the need to finance housing in Nigeria re...
6. CONCESSION AS A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR PORTS EFFICIENCY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NIGERIAN PORTS
Background Of The Study
In today’s global commerce, seaports or maritime transport play an important role of being many nations’ major gateway for international trade and are a good instrument for measuring the economic health of a nation (O...
7. AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
ABSTRACT
In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which...
8. FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDE TO WORK OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Teachers occupy a every important position in the educational system of any country because it is upon their number, quality, devotion to study that system depends.
Teachers have many roles to play for effective teaching and learning &...
9. A STUDY ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Basically, communication touch every sphere of human activity, it informs or better still disseminate information/message to target audience. One of the peculiarities of the human race is communication among the members of the...
10. IMPACT OF CAREER MANAGEMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Background Of Study
The imperative of modern human resources practice articulates an integrated approach to manpower planning and administration as a corporate survival strategy. Career management as part of a larger human resource system must ensure th...
11. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH CLINICAL DATABASE INFORMATION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Integrated of documentation and knowledge based computerized services in information system is a tremendous means to help health professionals in their daily practice and to improve its quality.
Effort is continuously being made in designin...
12. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF APPLICATION OF MARKETING CONCEPT IN MARKETING OF HAIR DRESSING SERVICE
BACKGROUND TO STUDY
As modernity unravels, with its awe-inspiring issues and potential, the subject of marketing is getting growing attention from businesses, organizations, and governments. Marketing is both an ancient and new profession. It existed in the past, or sin...
13. AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF LOCATION ON RENTAL VALUES OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Background to the Study
Consumption and investment are both valid reasons to own residential real estate (Kee, 2022). It is bought for the purpose of owner occupancy since it is a consumption good. Additionally, the goal of the investment (property) may be to get...
14. DRUGS ABUSE IN BAYELSA AND RIVERS STATE FROM 2010-2020
Background of the Study
Various people describe drugs in a variety of ways. By definition, a drug is anything that when consumed by a living organism tends to alter one or a myriad of its functions. Owing to their chemical nature, drugs (legal or...
15. IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE MANPOWER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS
Background Of The Study
Every firm, whether it is one that produces goods or provides services, such as Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC, requires a significant amount of manpower force to perform indispensable functions. This indicates that no business can operate successful...
16. THE IMPACT OF HOSPITAL LIBRARY ON CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN NIGERIA
Background Of The Study
In the context of human beings, "health information" refers to the knowledge, facts, and news that are created from a variety of sources that are required for humans to be in excellent physical and mental condition. It...
17. THE IMPACT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND WORKERS PERFORMANCE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
Background to the Study
Nigeria is one of several nations that has been impacted by a "brain drain" of health workers in recent years. In quest of better health opportunities, thousands of highly qualified medical professionals have relocated...
18. ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS MITIGATING THE EFFECTIVE PREPARATION OF COST ESTIMATE AT THE DESIGN STAGE
ABSTRACT
This research assesses the factors mitigating the effective preparation of cost estimates at the design stage Accurate cost estimates are crucial to the effective realization of construction projects This research is aimed at examining the fact...
19. PARADIGM FOR TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING MAINTENANCE OPERATION
ABSTRACT
For many years the performance of building projects has continued to deteriorate. Many criticisms have been directed to the construction industry for general&nb...
20. INFLUENCE OF ESTIMATING PRACTICE ON COST PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING PROJECT
ABSTRACT
This study determined the influence of estimating practice on cost performance of building projects. The objectives were to identify the estimating practices used by cost consultants, appraise the critical factors influencing estimating practice used, and to de...
21. EFFECT OF BRAND EQUITY MEASUREMENTS ON SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE NIGERIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Background to the Study
In today’s economy, the financial services industry that insurance belongs is exposed to increasing performance pressures and competitive forces (Goergen, 2001). Modern media, such as the internet, have created new challenges for this indus...
22. EVALUATION OF THE USE OF TENDERS IN PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT
ABSTRACT
The subject matter of this study is to carefully evaluate the use of tenders in the public sector procurement. In a bid for better understanding of public procurement as to the Nigerian content backed by the Nigerian Procurement Act of 2007. This research...
23. EVALUATION OF THE AWARENESS LEVEL AND PRACTICES OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
ABSTRACT
In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which represents friendly struc...
24. INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSURANCE AS RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Abstract
The nature of construction business is risk versed. Most forms of construction contract recognized the use of insurance as risk management tool. Few studies however, evaluates its effectiveness as risk management tool. This study investigated the efficacy of in...
25. ORGANIZATIONAL CORE COMPETENCE AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
This study focused on the strategic role of core competencies on competitive advantage as applied by CIC General Insurance Company in Nigeria. CIC General Insurance Company Limited can be used as a case study in successful turn-around strategy. In 2005,...
26. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTIONS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
Background of the study
Job satisfaction describes the feelings attitudes or preference of individuals regarding work. It indicates how content an individual is towards his or her work. (Armstrong, 2006) defines job satisfaction as the attitudes and feelings people have about thei...
27. THE EFFECTS OF RISING COST OF BUILDING MATERIAL ON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
Abstract
Over the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the costs of building materials in Nigeria, and this development threatens the performance of the construction industry. The objective of the study was to assess the implications of...
28. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT AND USAGE OF ICT BY CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS
ABSTRACT
Information communication technology has brought numerous innovative success in the construction industry and this has lead to increase in productivity in construction industry. The study presented in his context is about adoption of informatio...
29. THE CONSEQUENCES OF HANDING OVER POWER TO GOVERNMENT FROM A DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTY TO ANOTHER
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A change of administration following a general election tests both the quality and the effectiveness of government. This research examines how such transitions have worked in Nigeria in the past, at different levels of the Nigeri...
30. EXAMINATION OF CAUSES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURES AND ABANDONEMTS IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Abandoned projects and construction failures includes construction projects and civil infrastructure development projects such as houses, churches, schools, roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, airfields, and harbors. . This study was conducted to investigate the ca...
31. THE IMPACT OF RADIO ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
ABSTRACT
The study is on the impact of radio for political participation in Uyo metropolis: Case of Nigeria 2011 general elections. This study has three major purposes: (1) determine the usefulness of radio-based political campaigns to vo...
32. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS STRATEGIES OF REBRANDING THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
Abstract
This research work assesses public relations as a tool for repositioning the image of the Nigerian Police Force using the Lagos State police command as a study. Over the years the Nigerian police have experienced public scorn and apathy d...
33. ASSESSMENT OF THE CAUSES AND IMPACT OF INADEQUATE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The issue of inadequate geotechnical investigation usually leads to over or under design of structural elements which eventually contributes immensely to project cost overrun and poor performance. This research aims to assess the impact of inadequate geotechnical investigation...
34. IMPACT OF CONTRACTOR SELECTION CRITERIA ON PUBLIC PROJECT DELIVERY IN ABUJA, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
ABSTRACT
There are so many contractors that are not technically and managerially competent. This makes procurement and contractor selection processes an onerous task to be performed by the client. Yet, without a proper and accurate method for selecting the most appropriate contractor, t...
35. MANAGEMENT OF PROCUREMENT RISKS IN FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Procurement in most developing economies is seen and treated as a ‘back-office’ function, this have confronted government procuring entities with the issues of effective procuring projects within the meagre budget of the government. This subject public building proj...
36. ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION TRUST FUND (ETF) LIBRARY INTERVENTION PROJECT IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LIBRARIES
ABSTRACT
The study assessed ETF library intervention funding in Nigerian colleges of education. Its objectives include among others to discover the library services provided by colleges of education libraries before the intervention funding was received, to examine the satisfaction of t...
37. EFFECTS OF PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA ON PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTORS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The effect of pre-qualification criteria on performance of contractors cannot be overemphasized. Problems faced in Project management can be attributed on poor prequalification criteria adopted by the public and private sectors as necessitated this study. The study aimed at eva...
38. DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE CONSTRUCTIION FIRMS IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA
Statement of the Problem
Over the years, SMCFs in Nigeria have recorded a low level of participation and have often been sidelined in large scale construction activities (Nnadi and Alintah-Abel, 2015). They have not had a fair share of major construction activities in the country, as th...
39. ASSESSMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) ASSISTANCE ON PROMOTION OF DEMOCRATIC NORM IN NIGERIA, 2003 -2015
ABSTRACT
This study evaluates United Nations Development Programme assistance for the promotion of democratic norm in Nigeria (2003 to 2015) in order to determine its impact on voter registration and confidence in the Election Management Body (EMB), as well as in law making, legislative...
40. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COST PLANNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is a known fact that the Nigerian construction industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation’s economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing or other service industries, (Aibinu and Jagboro, 2002). The...
41. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY IN PUBLIC SECTOR
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine performance appraisal and employees productivity in public sector using Nigeria Immigration Service as a case study. Specifically, the study find out whether there is any significant relation...
42. IMPACT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION ON YOUTHS EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
Background of Study
Several views and opinions have been in the past years argued on the meaning and the place of business education both at the levels of primary, secondary and university respectively. These developments have created moves in the inclu...
43. ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ON SAFETY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN OWERRI WEST LGA IMO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the analysis of the effect of reinforced concrete on safety of residential building in Owerri west LGA Imo State. Specifically, the study aims to iassess the extent at which concrete is used on resident...
44. PROMOTING INNOVATION IN VOCATIONAL CURRICULUM DESIGN
Abstract: This study promotes innovation in vocational curriculum design in Nigeria, exploring adaptive, flexible, and industry-responsive approaches to curriculum development and delivery that meet evolving industry needs and technological...
