Explore Project Topics on: Due process and accountability as a strategy for fighting corruption in Nigeria local government

A CASE STUDY OF SOUTHERN IJAW LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF 1999-2010, BAYELSA STATE. ABSTRACT In Nigeria, about 75 percent of the populace are rural dwellers. As such, local government system was created to bring the government closer to the people at the grassroots.... Continue Reading

Abstract The present situation in Nigeria is face with multiple issues of corrupt practices which threaten the survival of her states and economy. The viral nature of this phenomenon is such that combating it is consistently proving abortive. Although this menace is present in varying degrees in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study was on the Role of Antigraft Agencies in Fighting Corruption: A study of Economic and Financial Crime”. Graft is a cancer which has not only eaten deep into the fabrics of the Nigeria polity but also soiled the image... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is the aim of this study to find out the problems, process and prospect that has characterized the budget implementation in the local government administration in Nigeria. This research work has five chapters that contain general discussion in budgeting with its unique comprehensive details as an important tool in governance. The... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is the aim of this study to find out the problems, process and prospect that has characterized the budget implementation in the local government administration in Nigeria.  This research work has five chapters that contain general discussion in budgeting with its unique comprehensive details as an important tool in governance. The... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to study the impact of effective internal control system in the local government in Nigeria as a process of achieving financial accountability. Also to show what happens when such a system is found ineffective.  It equally aimed at providing possible solutions based on the findings and making of some... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to study the impact of effective internal control system in the local government in Nigeria as a process of achieving financial accountability. Also to show what happens when such a system is found ineffective. It equally aimed at providing possible solutions based on the findings and making of some... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work examined corruption in local government administration in Nigeria. Corruption is a practical problem involving the outright theft, embezzlement of funds or other appropriation of the state property, nepotism and granting of favor to personal acquaintances. It has been argued that corruption involves behaviors which... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work examined corruption and local government administration inNigeria. Corruption is a practical problem involving the outright theft, embezzlement of funds or other appropriation of the state property, nepotism and granting of favour to personal acquaintances. It has been argued that corruption involves behaviors which... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The general consensus among economists and policy analysts at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other international agencies is that corruption is a universal problem, but with more debilitating effects felt in emerging and developing countries, such as those... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT There is in the air today, as there has been throughout the global history of the past five thousand years, a lot of resentment to hypocrisy and misunderstanding of the phenomenon popularly called 'corruption'. The hypocrisy came from ruling classes, the misunderstanding is practically... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     INTRODUCTION           The louts of sovereignty by various polities that dotted Nigerian landscape at the beginning of the twentieth century and the subsequent amalgamation of 1914 that tried to create a nation out of the multi-cultural and political... Continue Reading

There has been a persisting challenges of accountability and transparency in local government councils in Nigeria. The objective of this study has been to ascertain whether accountability and transparency has put to check the circumvention of due process in financial and non-financial activities of the Local government council in Nigeria. A survey... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ix LIST OF TABLES LIST OF ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS xi ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Problem Statement 2 1.3 General Objective 2 1.4 Specific Objectives 2 1.5 Research... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT There has been a persisting challenges of accountability and transparency in local government councils in Nigeria. The objective of this study has been to ascertain whether accountability and transparency has put to check the circumvention of due process in financial and non-financial activities of the Local government council in Nigeria.... Continue Reading

There has been a persisting challenges of accountability and transparency in local government councils in Nigeria. The objective of this study has been to ascertain whether accountability and transparency has put to check the circumvention of due process in financial and non-financial activities of the Local government council in Nigeria. A survey... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION I APPROVAL fl LIST OF TABLES iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS v CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1 .0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1 . I. I Historical perspective 1 I . I .2 Theoretical perspective 3 .1 .3 Conceptual perspective 3 • 1 .4 Contextual perspective 5 1.2 Statement of the problem 5 1.3 General... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT There has been a persisting challenges of accountability and transparency in local government councils in Nigeria. The objective of this study has been to ascertain whether accountability and transparency has put to check the circumvention of due process in financial and non-financial activities of the Local government council in Nigeria.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigated the Local Government Legislative Council and Accountability in Nigeria’s local Government system with focus on Imo state. It utilized the qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection and analysis; with the theory of post-colonial state serving as the theoretical framework of analysis. The findings... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study was to establish whether MDLG had in place a budgetary process and its role on service delivery. The study was evoked on the fact that LGs have a lot of financial and nonfinancial resources at their disposal, yet some of them are performing poorly. As a result, citizens have feelings that service delivery is weak in all the... Continue Reading

 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page  Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Abstract v Table of Contentvi CHAPTER ONE Introduction1 1.1 Background of the Study1 1.2Statement of the Problem2 1.3 Objective of the Study3 Significance of the Study 4 Limitation of the Study5   Scope of the Study5 Research Questions6       Statement... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Abstract v Table of Contentvi CHAPTER ONE Introduction1 1.1 Background of the Study1 1.2Statement of the Problem2 1.3 Objective of the Study3 Significance of the Study 4 Limitation of the Study5 Scope of the Study5 Research Questions6 Statement of Hypothesis6... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study           Elections were first organized and conducted in Nigeria in 1922 by the British colonial government in response to the pressures of the nationalists who were agitating for greater participation in the colonial administration (Enojo, 2010). Following the elections,... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Financial management in the content of local administration is the discipline on the part of the leadership, management and staff of the local government to prepare a realistic annual budget, collect revenue efficiently and put into effective use of the resources of the council in providing socio –... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Financial management in the content of local administration is the discipline on the part of the leadership, management and staff of the local government to prepare a realistic annual budget, collect revenue efficiently and put into effective use of the resources of the council in providing socio –... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT          Nigeria political and economic system has been characterize by series of crisis in which corruption surface to be one of the major challenges. Thus, this project work examined corruption among the Nigeria Police Force and as it affect the entire public attitude. The findings of this work will enhance Nigeria as a state in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study was carried out on internal audit and reliability qffinancial accountability in local governments in uganda looking at Amolatar District Local Government as the cave study The objectives qf the research were to investigate the level qf internal audit, examine the level of accountability qf public finances and establish the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Due to the tagged stereotype that what belongs to the government belongs to nobody; there has been the unfortunate general feeling among Nigerians that “it is no crime to misappropriate to personal use, government resources or funds with careless abandon”. Against this backdrop there is a problem of financial management and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Due to the tagged stereotype that what belongs to the government belongs to nobody; there has been the unfortunate general feeling among Nigerians that “it is no crime to misappropriate to personal use, government resources or funds with careless abandon”.  Against this backdrop there is a problem of financial management and... Continue Reading

ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC SECTOR A PRE-CONDITION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. (A CASE STUDY OF N NEWY-NORTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF ANAMBRA STATE) PROPOSAL The object of this study is to find out how relevant accountability is to our nation Nigeria. Accountability in public administration refers to produce in financial and material... Continue Reading