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    Assessment of Time Budgeting and Activity Pattern of Rural Women in Rural Development and Planning. Case study of Rafi Local Government area, Niger State
    (Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences.Faculty of Business and Social Science, University of Ilorin, 2009) Haruna Danladi Musa; Solomon N. Jiya
    A balanced participation of both genders results in a more comprehensive approach to issues of development. Indeed, their living conditions are more widely taken into account, thus leading to improved measures and their enhanced acceptance of rural development decisions. Decision-making has to be comprised of both men and women in a proportion, if the decisions made is to be valid. Women are the most threatened by the dangers that stem from global warming, war, disaster, etc. Therefore, defending the full range of women's human rights within the context of gender equality in addressing issues of spatial development is essential both to protecting women themselves and to cultivating their capacity for leadership, which so many lives depend on. Using questionnaire technique, 150 women from 10 district heads of Rafi Local government area of Niger state were interacted with to elicit information on the relationship between time budgeting and activity pattern of rural women in rural development and planning. The questionnaire probed into the background of each woman, such as age, educational qualification, occupation, monthly income and average percentage of income spent on family expenses. The study revealed that rural income is generally low because of the low level of social and economic activities. In a community where there is no supply of electricity and water, and the roads are almost impassable, it would be impossible for any meaningful economic activity to operate. Policy on the planning of the area should include the provision of social facilities and the establishment of industries capable of, among others, processing farm products.
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    Property Tax as a Tool for Effective and Sustainable Development (A Case Study of Minna Metropolis)
    (The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Niger State Branch, 2008) Ayoola Adeyosoye Babatunde; Adeogun Adekunle Sunday
    The property tax is an important source of revenue for state and local governments. On average, property taxes account for about 75% of state and local government tax revenues in the Unites States. These revenues are used to fund education, police and fire protection and other government services (Charles T. Floyd and Marcus, T. Allen, 2005). In a research conducted in Minna East and Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State, out of 150 people sampled about 35 people are aware of property rating which is a reliable source of local government finance. The remaining 115 people are ignorant of what property rating is all about. Also, at the State Inland Revenue office in Minna, only few property based taxes are in operation and collectible by this state constituted authority. The reason for this could be attributed to political, socio and economic problems associated with tax administration in the state. This paper emphasized the need to engage the services of estate surveyors and valuers as well as State Inland Revenue offices in our rating departments comprehensive enabling Edict, vigorous enlightenment campaigns, placing checks on multiplicity of rates and judicious use of tax should be juxtaposed with the provision of amenities and infrastructures among others. The paper concludes that, political will on the part of our government will in no small measure address the identified problems associated with property tax administration in the state.