Raymond A Njoku
Dr. Raymond Amanze Njoku hails from Umuohiagu in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area in the Oweri East Senatorial Zone of Imo State, of Nigeria. He attended Umuohiagu Central School and Enyiogugu Secondary School, all in Owerri, Imo state, for his Primary and Secondary education respectively. He later studied at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D in Public Administration (Human Resource Management), M.Sc in Public Administration and Masters in Business Administration (Management). He had a glorious stint in journalism before embracing his natural calling-academics. He is currently a Lecturer in the department of Public Administration/ Policy and Administrative Studies, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. He has published widely in Local and International Journals. He has equally authored books which include:
1. Strategic Manpower Development and Utilization.
2. Economic and Social Development
3. Public Personnel Administration
4. Comparative Public Administration
5. Human Resource Management
6. Administrative Management
Phone: +2348055660062
Address: Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria
1. Strategic Manpower Development and Utilization.
2. Economic and Social Development
3. Public Personnel Administration
4. Comparative Public Administration
5. Human Resource Management
6. Administrative Management
Phone: +2348055660062
Address: Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria
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every society whose strength and dynamism are essential in the process of development
engineering. Unfortunately, in some developing countries like Nigeria, the government has not
really embraced the youth as a central factor in its development efforts. Successive
governments apart from mere ceremonial recognition of the youth as “Leaders of tomorrow”,
have not articulated concrete policies for youth mobilization as a necessary tool for good
governance and development. It is against this backdrop that this article examined the need to
strategically mobilize the youth for development in Nigeria. To achieve this objective, content
analytical method was adopted as relevant data were sourced from secondary sources mainly
textbooks, articles from reputable journals and periodicals. After critical analysis, it was found
that Nigerian government has not done enough in the case of youth mobilization for good
governance and development. Sequel to this observation, some strategic policy measures were
recommended. These include making effective youth entrepreneurship policies for gainful
employment and self-fulfillment, provision of qualitative education opportunities for the youth
and sustainable civic education programmes for youth re-orientation. These suggestions
among others if adopted and implemented by the government would definitely help in the
country’s quest development.
capital investments, etc including its expenses on its own administration. Public
expenditure on investments and productive activities is expected to accelerate the pace
and level of economic activities in the economy, thus leading to higher levels of
production and growth. This study therefore seeks to examine the nature and impact of
Federal Government Expenditure on Nigeria’s economic growth for the period 1992 –
2011. Time series data for the twenty year period were sourced from secondary sources
and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) multiple regression technique was used to estimate the
hypothesis formulated in line with the objectives of this study. Real Gross Domestic
Product, proxy for economic growth is adopted as the dependent variable while Total
Recurrent Expenditure and Total Capital Expenditure constitute the independent
variables. The results of this study show that the Federal Government Expenditure has a
positive and insignificant impact on the economic growth of Nigeria for the period under
study. In view of this, it is recommended amongst others that government should allocate
more of its resources to the priority sectors of the economy such as agriculture and
industry as well as to infrastructural development, in order to encourage growth of the
economy.
Public Organizations. The study was guided by three specific objectives which included the identification of
leadership functions necessary to enhance organizational performance. The study was a desk research; hence,
secondary source of data was used through the review of theoretical and empirical literature relevant to the
study. The study adopted Fielder’s contingency theory as theoretical framework of analysis. The findings
clearly indicate that though leadership plays vital roles in improving organizational performance, many people in
leadership positions in public organizations do not readily understand what constitute leadership functions,
qualities and the dynamic nature of leadership styles. A major implication of the study is that organizational
performance in Nigeria’s public organizations will continue to deteriorate if nothing is urgently done to address
the leadership challenge. The study therefore, recommends among others that organizational leadership should
have a full knowledge of the functions and responsibilities of their positions to enable them perform effectively.
It was also recommended that organizations should invest in the development of strategic human resources and
leadership skills in situational analysis as such skills will help them find out important contingency factors that
influence their leadership style.
improving economic development in Nigeria. It specifically considered the adoption of IFRS.
IFRS has been adopted in many countries of the world including Nigeria due to the quest for
uniformity, reliability and comparability of financial statements. The population for this study
was drawn from the quoted money deposit banks (preparers) in the Nigeria Stock Exchange
and the investment analysts & firms (users) identified from the list of capital market operators.
Out of a population of 248 persons (preparers & users of financial statement) a sample of 153
was adopted using stratified random sampling method. A total number of 153 structured
questionnaires were administered to this target audience out of which only 124 were dully
filled & returned. A modified type of likert scale (1-5) was adopted while Pearson Product
Moment Correlation was used for purpose of data analysis & test of hypotheses. The study
revealed that there is a significant relationship between IFRS adoption and economic growth.
The study also showed that IFRS adoption enhances efficiency of capital allocation. It was
recommended that adequate resources & facilitators should be put in place to support the
sustainable implementation of IFRS.
every society whose strength and dynamism are essential in the process of development
engineering. Unfortunately, in some developing countries like Nigeria, the government has not
really embraced the youth as a central factor in its development efforts. Successive
governments apart from mere ceremonial recognition of the youth as “Leaders of tomorrow”,
have not articulated concrete policies for youth mobilization as a necessary tool for good
governance and development. It is against this backdrop that this article examined the need to
strategically mobilize the youth for development in Nigeria. To achieve this objective, content
analytical method was adopted as relevant data were sourced from secondary sources mainly
textbooks, articles from reputable journals and periodicals. After critical analysis, it was found
that Nigerian government has not done enough in the case of youth mobilization for good
governance and development. Sequel to this observation, some strategic policy measures were
recommended. These include making effective youth entrepreneurship policies for gainful
employment and self-fulfillment, provision of qualitative education opportunities for the youth
and sustainable civic education programmes for youth re-orientation. These suggestions
among others if adopted and implemented by the government would definitely help in the
country’s quest development.
capital investments, etc including its expenses on its own administration. Public
expenditure on investments and productive activities is expected to accelerate the pace
and level of economic activities in the economy, thus leading to higher levels of
production and growth. This study therefore seeks to examine the nature and impact of
Federal Government Expenditure on Nigeria’s economic growth for the period 1992 –
2011. Time series data for the twenty year period were sourced from secondary sources
and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) multiple regression technique was used to estimate the
hypothesis formulated in line with the objectives of this study. Real Gross Domestic
Product, proxy for economic growth is adopted as the dependent variable while Total
Recurrent Expenditure and Total Capital Expenditure constitute the independent
variables. The results of this study show that the Federal Government Expenditure has a
positive and insignificant impact on the economic growth of Nigeria for the period under
study. In view of this, it is recommended amongst others that government should allocate
more of its resources to the priority sectors of the economy such as agriculture and
industry as well as to infrastructural development, in order to encourage growth of the
economy.
Public Organizations. The study was guided by three specific objectives which included the identification of
leadership functions necessary to enhance organizational performance. The study was a desk research; hence,
secondary source of data was used through the review of theoretical and empirical literature relevant to the
study. The study adopted Fielder’s contingency theory as theoretical framework of analysis. The findings
clearly indicate that though leadership plays vital roles in improving organizational performance, many people in
leadership positions in public organizations do not readily understand what constitute leadership functions,
qualities and the dynamic nature of leadership styles. A major implication of the study is that organizational
performance in Nigeria’s public organizations will continue to deteriorate if nothing is urgently done to address
the leadership challenge. The study therefore, recommends among others that organizational leadership should
have a full knowledge of the functions and responsibilities of their positions to enable them perform effectively.
It was also recommended that organizations should invest in the development of strategic human resources and
leadership skills in situational analysis as such skills will help them find out important contingency factors that
influence their leadership style.
improving economic development in Nigeria. It specifically considered the adoption of IFRS.
IFRS has been adopted in many countries of the world including Nigeria due to the quest for
uniformity, reliability and comparability of financial statements. The population for this study
was drawn from the quoted money deposit banks (preparers) in the Nigeria Stock Exchange
and the investment analysts & firms (users) identified from the list of capital market operators.
Out of a population of 248 persons (preparers & users of financial statement) a sample of 153
was adopted using stratified random sampling method. A total number of 153 structured
questionnaires were administered to this target audience out of which only 124 were dully
filled & returned. A modified type of likert scale (1-5) was adopted while Pearson Product
Moment Correlation was used for purpose of data analysis & test of hypotheses. The study
revealed that there is a significant relationship between IFRS adoption and economic growth.
The study also showed that IFRS adoption enhances efficiency of capital allocation. It was
recommended that adequate resources & facilitators should be put in place to support the
sustainable implementation of IFRS.