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THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE AGING PROCESS

DR. DEJO, A; ABDULRAHMAN (1988-11-28)

In the developing countrie~, the proportion of the population over the aee of sixty is still typically small. Life expectancy irimodt cas~S ~ti1i' fankes between forty-five and fifty~five years. Fo~ ih~taric~,-· life ...
PERCEPTION OF POVERTY AND THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANISATIONS IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Dejo, A.A (journal of Socia! Sciences & Administration,, 1999-06-01)

This paper examines the perception of poverty in two semi-urban communities, the relative success of their community-based organisations in alleviating perceived community poverty and the reasons for this relative ...
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP IN A DEMOCRACY-ORIENTED SOCIETY

ABDULRAHMAN, D.A (Journal of Social Sciences & Administration, 1999-12)

The idea and practise of democracy originated in the Greek city states which were essentially tribaUprovincial states. Increasing social complexity has led \0 the modification of the full democracy as practised by the ...
The Obasanjo Administration's Reform Agenda

DEJO ABDULRAHMAN (14th General Assembly of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria, 2003-08-11)

Since his reelection in 2003, the President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has embarked on a series of reforms which he hopes and believes will take Nigeria out of the doldrums to the promised land of socio-economic, political ...
PERCEIVED CAUSES OF MALARIA AMONG MARKET WOMEN ,IN IBADAN, NI,GERIAPERCEIVED CAUSES OF MALARIA AMONG MARKET WOMEN ,IN IBADAN, NI,GERIA

Jegede, A.S; Amzat, J; Salami, K.K; Adejumo, P.O; Oyetunde, M.O (African Journal for thePsychological Study of Social, 2005)

Malaria is a major public he,alth problem in sub-Saharan Africa. About 300 million cases occur each year resulting in, at least, one million deaths in Africa. A life threatening parasitic disease transmitted from person ...
Corporate governance mechanisms and firm financial performance in Nigeria

Ahmadu, S.; Aminu, S.M.; Tukur, G (African Economic Research Consortium, 2005)

Recent global events concerning high-profile corporate failures have put back on the policy agenda and intensified debate on the efficacy of corporate governance mechanisms as a means of increasing firm financial ...
WHAT WOMEN DO TO PREVENT AND TREAT MALARIA IN IBADAN

JEGEDE, A.S; AMZAT, J; SALAMI, K.K; ADEJUMO, P.O; OYETUNDE, M.O (African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social, 2006)

Malaria is a life threatening parasitic disease transmitted from person to person through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito. Malaria constitutes one of the health problems, which slow the level of development in ...
DO BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT FIRM PERFORMANCE? Empirical Evaluation of Some Corporate Governance Mechanisms in the Nigerian Stock Exchange

Ahmadu, U.S.; Tukur, G.; Aminu, S.M. (Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies, 2007)

The board of directors and the features that characterize them have been said to have significant effects on firm performance. In this paper, we examine a number of characteristics of the board of directors of the ...
Analysis of Trends in Vegetation Avhrr-Ndvi Data Across Sokoto State 1982 – 1986 Using Remote Sensing and GIS

Yelwa, S.A; Isah, A.D (Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science, 2010)

The current situation in vegetation productivity across Nigeria and indeed in Sokoto State is being affected by climatic change and other unfavourable environmental conditions. Time-series Remotely Sensed data within ...
Board Independence and Firm Financial Performance: Evidence from Nigeria

Ahmadu, U.S.; Tukur, G.; Aminu, S.M. (African Economic Research Consortium, 2011)

This study examined the relationship between board independence and firm financial performance, using data of varying sample size (ranging from 89 firms for regression to 205 firms for descriptive analysis) obtained from ...
SHOCKS, COPING STRATEGIES AND SUBJECTIVE POVERTY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA’S NATIONAL CORE WELFARE INDICATORS QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY 2006

Tukur, G. (Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 2011)

This study investigates the determinants of active coping strategies and the influence of household characteristics, economic and climatic shocks on subjective poverty in Nigeria. The study uses Nigeria Core Welfare ...
The Relationship between Domestic Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria

Abdulmumini, B.A.; Tukur, G. (International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 2012-08)

This study aims at investigating the relationship between domestic investment and economic growth in Nigeria using secondary time series data set sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin for the year ...
Public Expenditure and Economic Growth: An Application of Cointegration and Granger Causality Tests on Nigeria

Tukur, G.; Sabiu, Y.A. (Journal of Economic and Social Research, 2013)

This study aims at investigating the long run and causal relationships between public expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria. The study uses annual time series dataset for a sample of 39 years from 1970 to 2008, on ...
The relationship between air pollution, fossil fuel energy consumption, and water resources in the panel of selected Asia-Pacific countries

Rafindadi, A.A; Zarinah, Y.; Khalid, Z.; Phouphet, K; Ghulam, A. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014)

The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between air pollution, fossil fuel energy consumption, water resources, and natural resource rents in the panel of selected Asia-Pacific countries, over a period ...
CORPORATE BOARD DIVERSITY AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA: AN APPLICATION OF PANEL DATA APPROACH

Tukur, G.; Balkisu, A.A. (Asian Economic and Financial Review, 2014)

The major objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between board diversity and financial performance of insurance companies in Nigeria, with specific reference to how gender diversity, ethnic diversity, ...
Do the dynamics of financial development spur economic growth in Nigeria’s contemporal growth struggle? A fact beyond the figures

Rafindadi, A.A; Zarinah, Y. (International Journal of Methodology, 2015)

This paper investigates whether long-run economic growth can be fostered by the impact of financial development in Nigeria, and what could be the empirical explanations for the factors attributable to the continued ...
Are the Contentious Issues of Exchange Rate Misalignment in Nigeria a Prelude to the Country’s Currency Crisis?

Rafindadi, A.A (International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2015)

Several pioneering studies have established that the period of exchange rate misalignment is characterized by currency appreciation and depreciation. These studies conclusively assert that if currency overvaluation occurs ...
Econometric Prediction on the Effects of Financial Development and Trade Openness on the German Energy Consumption: A Startling Revelation from the Data Set

Rafindadi, A.A (International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2015)

This study aims to predict the effects of financial development and Trade openness on the German energy consumption. To ensure this, the study used time series data from 1970- 2013. Following to this, the Zivot-Andrew ...
Could the Expanding Economic Growth and Trade Openness of the United Kingdom Pose a Threat to its Existing Energy Predicaments?

Rafindadi, A.A (International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2015)

This study examined whether the expanding economic growth prospects of the UK could pose a threat to its existing energy predicaments. To ensure this, time series data from 1970-2013 was used while the Zivot-Andrew structural ...
Natural gas consumption and economic growth nexus: Is the 10th Malaysian plan attainable within the limits of its resource?

Rafindadi, A.A; IIhan, Ozturk (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review published by Elsevier, 2015-03-02)

The 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) is a strategic plan focused on attaining a level of economic growth that will enable the country to attain a developed nation status by 2020. As a result of this ambitious plan, this paper ...

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