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Item Safety Management Practices Adopted in Building Construction Sites in Niger State, Nigeria(Benue State University Journal of Education (BSUJE), 2019) Aisha, A. M.; Igwe, C. O.; Okwori, R. O.The study was designed to determine the utilization of safety facilities in building construction sites in Federal Capital territory Abuja and Niger State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in FCT Abuja and Niger State, Nigeria. A total of 181 respondents consisting of 20 contractors, 71 builders and 90 tradesmen with 43 items structured questionnaire were used. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was determined using Cronbach alpha method and coefficients of A ꞊ 0.889 & B ꞊ 0.727 respectively. Weighted mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while ANOVA was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the respondents agreed with that of the safety facilities were utilized by the construction site worker while some were not complied. This implies that, safety facilities needs to be utilized in building construction. The findings revealed that there was significant difference in the mean ratings of the responses of the three groups of respondents (20 contractors, 71 builders and 90 tradesmen) as regard the of safety facilities. Similarly, there was no significant difference in the man ratings of the respondents as regards the extents of utilizing safety facilities in building construction sites. It was therefore recommended among others that contractors, builders and tradesmen require appropriate training/induction regularly on the use of safety facilities in building construction site base on their peculiarities. There should be appropriate information concerning the use personal protective equipment (PPE) at work to prevent accident from site. Working environment should always be cleared and kept free from all objects that can cause harm or injure the workers in building construction site.Item The Effects of Abandonment of Projects in Plateau State, Nigeria(International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, 2021) Alaezi, J.O.; Rugu, E.A.; Marut, J.J.; Igwe, C.O.Public Project particularly infrastructural projects are intended to provide new products and services to the community and at the same time promote the beauty of the environment however, their abandonment has led to so many negative effects. The study has determined the effects of abandonment of projects in plateau state, Nigeria. Quantitative method of data collection was employed in the study using close ended questionnaire. The data analysis tool that was employed for this study is the relative importance index (R.I.I). The RII was used to analyzed data obtained for the effects of abandonment of projects; the highest value of RII was ranked 1 and so on. Also descriptive statistics was employed to analyze the background of the respondents. It has been discovered from the research that, project abandonment has at least (15) far-reaching effects on national development. Cost overrun which was ranked first (1 ) with 91.00% is a very significant effect of project st abandonment, when projects are abandoned it leads to increase in the initial cost of the project, the final cost of the project will be exceeded leading to the initial cost of the project as a result of non-completion of projects within the agreed contract period. Other effects of project abandonment include: discouragement of investment is 89.00%, wastage of expended resources 88.00%, affects economic growth 86.00%, leads to unemployment 85.00%, hide out for criminals 83.00%, time overrun 82.00%, disappointment to the prospective users 81.00%, increase risk and project becomes obsolete and affects the aesthetics of the built environment 80.00%, affects quality 79.00% and reduces revenue 79.00%, technological backwardness 78.00% and finally reduces standard of living with 72.00%. It can be inferred that project abandonment has great effect on costItem The Role of Religion in Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Nigeria(UMYUK Journal of Economics and Development (UJED), 2018) Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Joseph DavidThe religion, due to its proximity to the poor, remains one of the major stakeholders of poverty alleviation. The paper studied the role of religion in alleviating poverty in Nigeria using a 250 crosssectional data randomly collected across the country. Employing descriptive statistics and Logistics (Logit) regression model, the result obtained revealed that Religion; Zakah; the provision and creation of jobs by religious bodies; and conflict resolution are increasing functions of poverty in Nigeria, while Tithing; charity (Waqf); Educational aid (scholarships); and the provision of social amenities by religious bodies are poverty alleviating mechanisms in the county. The authors thus recommends the actions of the clerics of individual religious groups in the county to further encourage individuals towards charity/alms giving, provision of social amenities, scholarships and the compliance with ZakahItem PRUDENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA(DUTSE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (DIJSER), 2019) Joseph David; Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Ladan Amina ShuniThis study employs the ARDL bound testing technique to empirically investigate the impact of prudent macroeconomic management on poverty reduction in Nigeria from 1980 to 2017. Empirical results indicates the existence of co-integrating (long-run) relationship between poverty and macro-economic variables (economic growth, inflation rate, exchange rate, employment rate, Balance of Payments, loan and credit, lending interest rate, agricultural sector’s growth, and democracy). In addition, the results demonstrate that in the short-run, the past value of poverty rate, economic growth, exchange rate, Balance of Payments, and lending interest rate have a significant negative impact on poverty, while employment rate impact poverty positively in the short-run. Therefore, recommended the policy makers should put in place police programmes that will increase the growth of Nigerian economy by increasing effective loan and credit, employment and jobs, Balance of Payments surplus, agricultural growth, and democracy while reducing and stabilizing the general price level, exchange rate, and lending interest rate.Item AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA USING ERROR CORRECTION MODEL (ECM) 1985 - 2014(Lapai International Journal of Administration, 2017) Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Musa Salihu EwugiNigeria with a population of over 160 million people has the highest numbers of workers in the informal sector in Africa. Informal sector therefore, plays a significant role in the Nigerian economy for it creates employment and reduces poverty. This study therefore, examines evolution of the impact of the informal sector on economic growth in Nigeria from 1985 to 2014, using Error Correction model (ECM) to analyze the data. The result reveals that informal sector has long-run and positive relationship with economic growth but statistically insignificant. Based on these findings, the study recommends fiscal regulation and employment policies to foster economic growth and development. And thereby, concludes that informal economy is a source of income but it is difficult to ascertain its contribution to economic growth and development of Nigeria in the short run.Item ASSESSMENT OF SHORT RUN AND LONG RUN DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE IN NIGERIA 1980 TO 2015(Sokoto Journal of the Social Sciences, 2018) Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Mohammed YelwaThis study is based on the investigation of the determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria using time series data from 1980 to 2015 and employed Autoregressive Distributed Lagged Model (ARDL) and Error Correction Mechanism (ECM) to capture both the short-run and long run determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria. The results revealed that the past value of interest rate, current inflation rate and current government expenditure causes the Nigeria exchange rate to appreciate, hence, they have a negative relationship with the exchange rate while past value of exchange rate, current value of interest rate, past value of trade openness, past value of government expenditure and current value of foreign direct investment causes depreciation of the Nigeria exchange rate due to their positive relationship with the exchange rate. The author recommend that the monetary authority should employ strategies that will prevent the rise in the interest rate differentials and previous value of exchange rate as well increase the inflation rate by employing the expansionary monetary policy. In addition government should increase their consumption expenditure and reduce the openness of the Nigeria economy by employing trade barriers which will lead to appreciation of the Nigeria exchange rate. As such, the government should discourage the inflow of capital from foreign countries as they cause the Nigeria exchange rate to depreciate.Item THE DETERMINANTS OF DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA: A NEW EVIDENCE FROM NON-LINEAR AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG (NARDL) MODEL(Economics and Management, 2020) Joseph David; Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; James ObilikwuThis study employs an extended Nonlinear ARDL cointegration approach to examine the determinants of domestic investment in Nigeria over the 1980-2018 period. The result from bound testing reveal the presence of cointegrating relationship between domestic investment and the included variables. The empirical evidence demonstrates that domestic investment in Nigeria is determined by inflation, real interest and exchange rate, government spending, electric power consumption, savings, per capita income, credit to private sector and the interaction between government spending and oil price in the short-run; and inflation, interest and exchange rate, government spending, internal conflict, savings, and interaction between oil price and government spending in the long-run. The results also suggest that the impact of increase in interest, inflation and exchange rate is statistically different from their decrease. In essence, this study recommends the increase in government capital expenditure, savings, diversification of the economy, reduction of lending interest rate, maintenance of investment-friendly inflation rate, and conflicts control.Item THE BEHAVIOUR OF TAX REVENUE AMID CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE NON-LINEAR ARDL APPROACH(Economic Studies, 2022) Nurudeen Abu; Mohd Zaini Abd Karim; Joseph David; Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Onyewuchi Amaechi Ben-Obi; Awadh Ahmed Mohammed GamalOne of Nigeria’s greatest challenges is the generation of adequate tax revenue to meet her rising expenditure, and the country has continued to contend with corruption, particularly in its public sector. We employ the non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) technique to examine tax revenue behaviour amid corruption using Nigeria’s quarterly data over the 1999-2019 period. The result of the NARDL bounds test to cointegration demonstrates the presence of a long-run relationship between tax revenue and corruption along with income level, agriculture, inflation rate, foreign aid and female labour force participation. The results of estimation indicate the existence of asymmetry in tax revenue behaviour. We find evidence of a significant positive impact of negative changes in the control of corruption and a significant negative effect of positive changes in the control of corruption on tax revenue in the long run. Other long-run significant determinants of tax revenue in Nigeria include income level, foreign aid and female labour force participation. Based on these empirical outcomes, this study offers some recommendations.Item OIL PRICE AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE RELATIONSHIP IN NIGERIA: DOES THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION MATTER?(Economic Studies, 2022) Nurudeen Abu; Joseph David; Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Ben-Obi Onyewuchi AmaechiWe employ the non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) approach to examine if the oil price and public expenditure relationship are dependent on the level of corruption using Nigeria’s quarterly data during the 1996-2019 period. The result of the NARDL-bounds test to co-integration demonstrates that there is a long-run relationship between the variables, and we found evidence of long-run asymmetry in this relationship. The estimation results indicate that both positive and negative shocks to oil price have a significant positive effect on public expenditure in the long run, and the impact of oil price on public expenditure depends on the level of corruption. In addition, the marginal effect of oil price on public expenditure varies at different levels of corruption. Other important factors that drive public expenditure in Nigeria, in the long run, include spending on internal security and debt service. Based on these outcomes, we proffer some policy recommendationsItem Long-term Impact of FDI-Corruption Interaction on Domestic Investment in Nigeria(Economic Alternatives, 2024) Nurudeen Abu; Ben Obi; Mohd Zaini Abd Karim; Awadh Ahmed Mohammed Gamal; Musa Abdullahi Sakanko; Joseph DavidOver the past three decades, Nigeria has experienced unstable domestic investment and foreign direct investment inflows, and the country continues to face rising corruption and related problems. An ARDL technique has been adopted to explore the longterm FDI’s impact on domestic investment including evaluating if the FDI-domestic investment nexus is dependent on the control of corruption in Nigeria over this period. The bounds test result shows an evidence of a long-term relation amongst FDI, domestic investment and corruption control (including GDP per capita, lending rate, exchange rate and oil price). We find that increasing inward FDI reduces (crowd-out) domestic investment and greater corruption control (lowering corruption) leads to a higher domestic investment in Nigeria over the long-term. Also, the influence of FDI on domestic investment depends on (or varies with) the control of corruption. FDI crowd-in domestic investment at greater corruption control than at lesser corruption control in the long-term. Other significant long-term influencers of domestic investment are the exchange rate and oil price. Given these outcomes, the study offers some recommendations to boost domestic investment in Nigeria.