1. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF APAPA PORT ACCESS
Background To The Study
It's important to emphasize the importance of Apapa Creek Road. Any traffic congestion on it would undoubtedly cause several glitches in the logistics company, which is the primary operation on this route.
Creek roa...
2. A SURVEY ON SHIP FINANCING: EXPERIENCE OF NIGERIA
Background to the study
Shipping has been around for almost 5000 years, with the earliest known marine commerce network connecting Mesopotamia, Bahrain, and the Indus River. Shipping is always evolving, and today's shipping is very different from wh...
3. AN EVALUATION OF THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN AND ITS EFFECT ON IMPORTATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Importing raw materials and machinery is one way to increase profit margins. Importing items has a lot of advantages, including excellent quality, affordable pricing, and advantages associated to international trade. An importer...
4. THE IMPACT OF ENAIRA IN TRACKING MONEY LAUNDERING AND FRAUD IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The promotion of cashless policies has become a driving factor for global economies to investigate currency digitalization as it fast tracks online transactions. Various uses of e-transaction, includin...
5. ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY CONTROL TECHNIQUE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PROFITABILITY IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The ultimate aim of any manufacturing company is the production of quality goods and services for the satisfaction of its customers and to maximize profit.
The quality production may be checked by the following:
...6. A SURVEY ON THE CHALLENGES FACING HANDICRAFT BUSINESSES IN IMPLEMENTING PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR THEIR PRODUCT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Marketing and promotion is a strategic tool for the business development and it helps in the proper growth and endurance of micro, small and medium enterprise. It plays a crucial role for the success of any enterprise and the lar...
7. EVOLUTION AND RESEARCH TRENDS OF CONTAINER SHIPPING
ABSTRACT
The shipping industry was transformed by the expansion of international trade and technological innovation, notably containerization, since the 1960s. Accordingly, this was followed by a significant increase in research addressing different aspe...
8. EFFECT OF CORONA VIRUS ON GLOBAL ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
At present the new name of fear is Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is not only killing the people around the world but also causes economic downturn which destroy the country in both ends. Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses that ca...
9. A STUDY OF CHOSEN LOCALLY OWNED SHIPPING COMPANIES CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF THE CABOTAGE ACT ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND
According to the findings of Ekwenna's (2017) Fleet Expansion Feasibility Study, he discovered that more than 80 percent (by weight) of all worldwide sea-borne trade is dependent on merchant ships for transportation. Ocean transport was absolutely necessa...
10. AN ASSESSMENT OF MARITIME SECURITY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Background of the study
Worldwide port and maritime activities, as well as their accompanying facilities and infrastructure, pose one of today's most serious unresolved threats to national security and the globalization. According to Koburger (2016), the reason port...
11. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Material management is a process that may be characterised as the coordination of planning, analysing the demand, sourcing, purchasing, transporting, storing, and regulating of materials, with the goals of avoiding material waste and improving pr...
12. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF MARINE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA'S INLAND WATERWAYS
Background to the study
An accident on a vessel is an occurrence that was not planned for. Its severity might range from no damage to the vessel to the loss of the vessel in its whole, from no damage to the cargo to the loss of all of the cargo, and fro...
13. AN INVESTIGATION ON NIGERIAN PORT PRIVATIZATION ITS EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS
Background of the study
The market environment in which ports operate has undergone tremendous transformation in recent years, particularly as a result of the growth of vertical and horizontal integration within the international marine transport chain. This development...
14. ASSESSMENT OF SHIPPING TRADE AND ITS EFFECT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA 1976-2015
BACKGROUND
Shipping has long been considered as a powerful accelerator for socioeconomic growth. Adams Smith observed in 1776 that "a firm operating in a country town with no connections to the outside world will never attain high levels of efficie...
15. THE ROLE OF MARITIME ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Background to the Study
The legislative device known as cabotage is used to restrict access to or reserve marine or aviation trade within the territorial jurisdiction of a country for the capacity of the local companies. Following calls by prominent maritime specialists...
16. EXAMINATION OF MARITIME SECURITY AND THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Port and maritime activities throughout the world, together with its accompanying facilities and infrastructure, collectively pose one of the single largest unmet threats to the economic and national security of countries in the mode...
17. AN EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF NIMASA IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Most recently, in a number of nations, efforts have been made to achieve greater efficiency in the transportation business by modifying the structure and institutional framework of the sector. The role of government, and the Fede...
18. IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE GROWTH OF NIGERIA ECONOMY
Background to the Study
Trading is an essential component of all multinational businesses, whether they operate in a single country or on a worldwide scale. Goods are manufactured in one nation, distributed in another, and transported across borders to...
19. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN ECONOMY
ABSTRACT
It is imperative to explore avenues that exert impact on the citizenry of Nigeria Vis-à-vis an improvement material per capita income, hence, improved material income and standard of living. Shipping as a capital and/or Inland water trade has tremendous...
20. THE IMPORTANCE OF SHIPPING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study investigates the impact of Ocean shipment trade on Nigeria’s economic development, covering the period, 1976-2006. Ocean shipment trade in thousands of tones served as the independent variable in all the three hypothesis defined...
21. CARGO FREIGHT RATE IN LINER SHIPPING AND IT'S CORRELATION TO HIGH PRICES OF IMPORTED GOODS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The research is organized into five chapters. The objective of research is to assess the impacts of high freight rates to prices of imported goods in Nigeria. Chapters one, two and three dealt with introduction, literature review and methodolo...
22. ASSESSMENT OF MARITIME SECURITY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Worldwide Port and Maritime operations and their associated facilities and infrastructure collectively represent one of the single greatest unaddressed challenges to the security of nations and the global economy today. The reason th...
23. CABOTAGE ACT AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
In 2003 the cabotage law was enacted with provisions to empower local investors to take control of the domestic shipping trade and from it develop enough muscle to assume the right of place for Nigeria as a maritime nation in the movement of h...
24. MARITIME SECURITY AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
The maritime industry is a global transporter of the goods of modern globalized economies. Shipping plays a vital role in today’s economy, with over 90% of the world’s trade carried by sea. The efficient transportation of cargoes impact on both cons...
25. MARINE POLLUTION IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS TO SHIPPING OPERATIONS AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT
ABSTRACT
The study examine effect of marine pollution in sub Saharan Africa, with emphasis on Nigeria: analysis of the impacts to shipping operations and marine environment, This study was undertaken majorly to assess the effect of marine pollution in Nigeria. Spe...
26. THE EFFECT OF COST REDUCTION TECHNIQUES AND PRODUCTIVITY IN MANUFACTURING FIRM
Abstract
This work was carried out to appraise the Cost Reduction Techniques and Productivity in a Manufacturing Firm. Cadbury Nigeria Plc. was chosen as a case study. The researcher is assessing the Cost Reduction Techniques and Productivity of Manufac...
27. THE EFFECT OF LOGISTICS INDUSTRY ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY)
Statement of the Problem
Policy inconsistency has been one of the problems encountered in maritime sector in Nigeria, the issue of inadequate policy formulation and implementation; hence the contribution of the maritime sector to economic growth has bee...
28. THE EFFECT OF PACKAGING ON CONSUMER BUYING DECISION
Statement Of Research Problem
Packaging is a very important element in marketing the product especially in the detergent industry.
This research will sensitize firms in the importance of adhering to good and alterative packaging and the conseq...
29. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONINC INVOICING SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
This research work is concise and generally summarizes the activities duly carried out in the design and implementation of an electronic invoicing system in Gamzaki store. The system is designed to efficiently handle the movement and tracking of goods throu...
30. MARITIME ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The Nigerian experience revealed much confusion for several reasons. Apart from getting involved in the turbulent politics of ocean-borne trade right from the start without grooming and nurturing local competence, first, it totally ignored the need to create a...
31. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERISED STOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
A stock management system is a key part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, put away and picking. The systems also dir...
32. A STUDY ON SHIP FINANCING IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The core thrust of this study is to investigate the ship financing structure in the Nigerian middle of the expedition. Nigerian companies face problems far more enormous than their inability to raise the capital is far more historic than others.
The purpose of this st...
33. SHIPPING TRADE AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA; 1976-2015
ABSTRACT
The study investigates the impact of Ocean shipment trade on Nigeria’s economic development, covering the period, 1976-2015. Ocean shipment trade, in thousands of tonnes served as the independent variable...
34. THE IMPACT OF THE CABOTAGE ACT ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS SHIPPING COMPANIES
ABSTRACT
In 2003 the cabotage law was enacted with provisions to empower local investors to take control of the domestic shipping trade and from it develop enough muscle to assume the right of place for Nigeria as a maritime nation in the movement of h...
35. AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS AND MERCHANDISE UNDER NIGERIAN MARITIME LAW
ABSTRACT
Maritime transportation operations and services consist of three types of activities: (a) international maritime transport (b) maritime auxiliary services (c) port services. These services and operations require one form of regulation or the other. Overall, these regulations an...
36. AN EXAMINATION OF CABOTAGE LAWS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIAN MARITIME INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
The Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act1 was enacted on 30th April 2003 to reform maritime business within the coast of Nigerian. With its coastline measuring over 800kilometers and a wealth of natural resources including rich hydrocarbon deposits, zinc and iron ore, Nig...
37. THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EFFICIENT CARGO DELIVERY IN NIGERIA PORT USING CALABAR PORT COMPLEX AS A CASE STUDY
Abstract
This report examines the impact of improved infrastructure and efficient Cargo Delivery in Nigeria Port (A case study of Calabar Port Complex). The research also carried out a review of related literature in chapter to give the study the necessary theoretical b...
38. EXAMINING THE STRESS LEVELS OF MEDICAL DOCTORS AND NURSES IN FCT ABUJA
Background of the Study
Stress is one of the most fundamental problems spanning through human endeavor. Nweze (2005) stated that for two and half decades, stress phenomenon has become a topical issue in management development, seminars and workshops in Nigeria. He...
39. A HISTORICAL SURVEY OF CHRISTIANITY AND EKWULOBIA CULTURE, 1913-2013
Background to the Study
Ekwulobia is one of the towns that benefitted from the coming of the European missionaries and their religion, Christianity in 1913. Christianity is no longer a new phenomenon in Ekwulobia. The process of Christianization in Ekwulobia which broug...
40. A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF IDEOLOGY AND MEANING IN SELECTED NOVELS OF CHINUA ACHEBE
ABSTRACT
Most previous studies on Chinua Achebe‟s novels have largely concentrated on thematic preoccupations, especially inter-cultural conflicts in Africa. Some of the works focus on ideology and meaning with emphasis on cultural nationalism. Nevertheless, they have not yet objectifie...
41. APPRAISAL OF THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SERVICE COMMISSION (2014 -2020)
Background to the Study
The legal Framework establishing a Parliamentary Administration is an integral part of Public Service Bureaucracy of the Legislature and a window to understanding how it is governed. In jurisdictions that develop a Parliamentary Service Act (PSA)...
42. EXAMINATION OF FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH OF INSURANCE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Regulation of Nigeria’s insurance industry has become substantially intensified in the last two decades. This paper critically evaluates the philosophy and challenges of insurance regulation in the context of post-authoritarian gover...
43. LIMITATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSURANCE IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Regulation of Nigeria’s insurance industry has become substantially intensified in the last two decades. This paper critically evaluates the philosophy and challenges of insurance regulation in the context of post-authoritarian governance a...
44. COMPUTERIZED TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Introduction
The transportation community has experienced the beginnings of a cultural shift toward embedding transportation system management and operation into our culture, work ethic Manufacturers, distributors, and third-party logistics companies all have specific b...
45. PORT PRIVATIZATION, EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine port privatization, efficiency and competitiveness using Grimaldi Shipping Line, Apapa Lagos as a case study. Specifically, the study aimed at ascertaining if port privatization has any positive effect on p...
46. IMPACT OF MARINE POLLUTION ON SHIPPING OPERATION IN THE SOUTH-SOUTH GEOPOLITICAL ZONE
Background of the study
The internationally recognized definition for the marine environment was developed by Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP), currently known as Aspects Of Marine Environmental Protection, which sta...
47. EFFECT OF PLASTIC POLLUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing env...
