This study examines the determinants of organizational performance in trade associations with specific reference to professional bodies in Nigeria. Based on a purposive sampling framework, 10 professional bodies in Nigeria were selected as sample for the study. The procedure was adopted because...

This paper investigated the level of awareness and prevailing attitudes of the people towards renewable energy in lagos Nigeria focusing on biofuel energy with the use of Oshodi/Isolo Local Government area as a case study. This study also aimed to highlight the importance of implementing energy...

Experts had reiterated that sustainable development is aimed at meeting the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This had made every continent to focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), officially known as...

Studies have strengthened the importance of financial development as a veritable tool for poverty reduction. This study contributed to the existing literature by examining the effect of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in Nigerian rural communities using data from 1996-2013. Data sourced...

A competitive market is considered an ideal form of market while the concept of monopolistic competition is more realistic than perfect competition and pure monopoly. The study reviewed the extent of competitive condition of Nigerian banking sector for the period of 1986-2012. This period...

We examined the effect of institutional quality and firm-specific factors on corporate investment in Nigeria using fifty-four (54) quoted non-financial firms within the period of 2002-2012. We applied dynamic panel estimator proposed by Arellano-Bond (1991). The results showed that regulatory...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the possible relationship between financial inclusion and shadow economy in selected African countries. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses panel data estimation technique and Toda and Yamamoto causality approach. The data of selected African...

Purpose: Financial inclusion policy focuses on bringing the less privileged groups into the formal financial system. Financial inclusion has a lot of benefits in the society. It can reduce the level of poverty, inequality and encourage business startup. This study aims to examine the impact of...

Purpose: This paper aims to draw on extant literature to ascertain the relevance of remittance receipts in improving the level of crime control in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses time series data spanning for a period of 1986–2017. It adopts dynamic ordinary least square...

The study examines the impact of the insurance market on economic complexity in 28 OECD nations within a period of 1995-2020. The study also examines whether the impact of life insurance on economic complexity would be different from that of the non-life insurance sector within the insurance...