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The Impact of Functional Quality Service Delivery on Customer Satisfaction in Nigerian Insurance Industry: A Case Study of Insurance Industry in Osun State

Olaoye, T.B, & Ekundayo, O.A                                                                                                 1-19

An Assessment of E-Shopping Preference and Awareness: The Case of Undergraduate Students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria

Abdulrahman Ali Shuaibu                                                                                                       20-47

The Impact of Wastes Generated from Purified Water on the Business Environment Study of Selected Businesses in Ejigbo Local Council Develoment Area, Lagos State.

Bamisile, Julius Ojo, & Hanafi, Dele Ibrahim                                                                          48-64

Foreign Direct Investment, Portfolio Flows and Economic Growth in Niger (1980 – 2014)

Ozigbo .A. Sylvester                                                                                                                 65-79

INVESTMENT DECISION AND PROFITABILITY IN BREWERY INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BREWERY PLC)

^*Adegbola Olubukola Otekunrin, Tony Ikechukwu Nwanji, Samuel Abiodun Ajayi, Frank Dayo, Awonusi, Adebanjo Joseph Falaye, Damilola Felix Eluyela

Department of Accounting and Finance,

Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Email: otekunrin.adegbola@lmu.edu.ng, nwanji.tony@lmu.edu.ng, ajayi.abiodun@lmu.edu.ng,awonusi.frank@lmu.edu.ng,falaye.adebanjo@lmu.edu.ng, eluyela.damilola@lmu.edu.ng

ABSTRACT

One of the problems faced by companies is that of making investment decisions. Since resources such as men, materials and money are limited, it therefore means that companies must have certain objectives in mind to enable them make rational decisions. The principal aim of this research work is to examine the rationale behind selecting  various types of investment open to companies vis-à-vis choosing that alternative course of action that yield the greatest future benefits. This project is primarily concerned with the strategies or techniques available to companies for evaluating investment proposals in relation to their expected return and risk in order to create and add value to the business. It was found in the study that various types of investment decisions are open to a company and that investment projects are carried out based on the cost and the funds available to the company. Also there are various techniques for measuring the payoffs from these projects. Finally, the project yields useful suggestions on how companies can improve their decisions on investment and thus their level of profitability.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND THE FIRM PERFORMANCE

Bagudu, Ahmad Ibrahim & Bappa, Isa Magaji

Office Technology and Management (OTM) Department

Federal Polytechnic Bali, Bali, Taraba State.

Email: zibagudu@yahoo.com, bappamagaji@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Corporate governance has been bounded by controversy due to the recent unfortunate events of unethical and irresponsible behavior by the managers as related to fraud and economic crises of international corporations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the theoretical and empirical literature on board leadership structure and the firm performance. The review willidentify the context in which corporate governance occurs as potential to international trends that focus on extensive body of knowledge on how CEO/Chair duality would influence the firm performance, and to figure out whether CEO/Chair duality has any certain impact on firm performance with reference to agency and stewardship theory, as there are mixed results produced by researchers. Finally, is of paramount important, if further theoretical studies are carried out to improve national and international standards concerning corporate governance with the aim of balancing the interests of organizations and their stakeholders.

Keywords: Corporate governance, Board leadership structure, Firm performance

BANKS LENDING RATE: PANACEA FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

Ighoroje Ese James

Department of Banking and Finance,

Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro

ABSTRACT

The study seeks to evaluate the Banks Lending Rate: Panacea for Manufacturing Sector Performance in Nigeria. Data was sourced from the CBN statistical bulletin (various issues). The data were subjected to descriptive statistics and the Parsimonious Error Correction Mechanism of the OLS was used to test the hypotheses. It was find out that there is a significant relationship between sub-prime lending rate and the performance of the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. The study went further to recommend that the Central Bank of Nigeria should review downward the monetary policy rate.

Keywords:  Lending Rate, Manufacturing 

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Investment Decision and Profitability in Brewery Industry (A Case

Study of Nigeria Brewery Plc)

Adegbola Olubukola Otekunrin, Tony Ikechukwu Nwanji, Samuel Abiodun

Ajayi, Frank Dayo, Awonusi, Adebanjo Joseph Falaye, Damilola Felix Eluyela                       1-37

Corporate Governance: The Theoretical Perspective of Board

Leadership Structure and the Firm Performance

Bagudu, Ahmad Ibrahim & Bappa, Isa Magaji 38-54                                                          

Banks Lending Rate: Panacea for Manufacturing Sector Performance in

Nigeria

Ighoroje Ese James   55-74