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EFFECT OF SHARI'AH REVIEW AND FATAWA ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF NON INTEREST FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

Aisha Mahmoud HAMMAN^*

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of Shari'ah Review and Fatawa on product development of Islamic banks in Nigeria. The data is survey in nature while primary data was employed using questionnaires to collect data. Multiple regression was used as a tool of analysis. It was found that Shari'ah review significantly affects product development positively. This implies that the...

Dec, 2016 pp. 1-19 16 views 7 downloads

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BANK LIQUIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA

Abbas Usman^*, Shehu Usman Hassan, Zainab Dabo

There have been divergent views on the impact of corporate liquidity on profitability of firms and this was a stimulant to this study in order to find out the reality. The main objective of the paper is to examine the impact of liquidity on profitability of listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria for the period 2005 2014. The study used ex-post factor and correlational research designs. The ...

Jul, 2016 pp. 1-26 11 views 4 downloads

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DETERMINANTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN ADAMAWA STATE

GEMU Aliyu Audu^*

This study addresses the promotion of entrepreneurship development in Nigeria (with specific emphasis on Adamawa State). Hence, the entrepreneur’s capacity development, business environment/ infrastructure, source of start-up (seed) capital, and skills development formed the core indices that were used to measure entrepreneurship development. The content analysis approach was adopted to analy...

Dec, 2013 pp. 1-15 13 views 7 downloads

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MONITORING CHARACTERISTICS AND EARNINGS QUALITY OF LISTED BUILDING MATERIALS FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Hussaini Bala^*, Murtala Abdullahi, Adamu Idris Adamu

The existing literature provides mix of results on the relationships between governance mechanisms and earnings quality. Hence, the nature of their relationships remains to be controversial. This paper is aimed at investigating the relationship between board characteristics and earnings quality of listed Building Materials Firms in Nigeria for the period of 2005 to 2012.The data was obtained f...

Dec, 2013 pp. 16-32 27 views 13 downloads

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FIRM-SPECIFIC DETERMINANTS OF FINANCE LEASE OF LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Musa-Mubi, Aliya^*, Mohammed, Lawal

Leasing as a source of financing investments in tangible assets has made significant contribution to capital formation of firms in the Nigerian economy over the years. However, the lease finance industry in Nigeria as a whole, seeks growth in conformity with the levels obtainable in developed economies. In spite of theoretical expositions on capital structure which extensively acknowledged th...

Dec, 2016 pp. 20-43 14 views 4 downloads

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FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: DO AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARACTERISTICS MATTER?

Abubakar Bawa Wali^*

The role of audit committee (a sub-set of the larger board) in corporate governance and whether its presence affects financial reporting quality have attracted a lot of research and diverse opinions. This study investigated the relationship between financial reporting quality proxied by earnings management and Audit Committee characteristics of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The ...

Jul, 2016 pp. 27-48 9 views 4 downloads

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PRAGMATIC PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH TO WEIGHTING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE IN ACCOUNTING RESEARCH

Mohammed Lawal^*, Mohammed Mustapha Bagudo

The philosophical perspective which underpins any research is fundamental to the outcome of the inquiry and the applicability of its findings. Generally, accounting research was dominated by the interpretive philosophical paradigm during the ‘golden age’ of accounting research, while contemporary accounting research has been largely dominated by positivism. Notwithstanding the popularization ...

Dec, 2013 pp. 33-52 10 views 7 downloads

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EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM ON INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY OF LISTED CONGLOMERATE FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Lawal Aminu^*, Abubakar Muhammed Audi, Shehu Usman Hassan

This study explores the relationship between Accounting conservatism and investment efficiency in Nigeria. The study model examined the relationship between the independent variables (Accounting conservatism) and the dependent variable of investment efficiency, by applying the simple regression analysis of 10 years data Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) which cover the period of 2006-2015.All of t...

Dec, 2016 pp. 44-57 13 views 9 downloads

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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA

Ademokoya, Alade A^*

Strategic management is important for an overall goal setting and direction of an organization and lays emphasis on long range planning in order to achieve firms set goals and objectives.Despite the presence of highly professional personnel at the top management of Nigerian banks there have been cases of increased competition, poor loan delivery, distress, and unsustainable performance g...

Jul, 2016 pp. 49-66 3 views 1 downloads

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TIME-SERIES CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL DISCLOSURE ON MARKET VALUE OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Anifowose Mutalib^*

The aim of this study is to examine the impact of intellectual capital (IC) disclosure on market value of listed firms on main board of Nigerian Stock Exchange. This study applies the signalling theory in formulating hypothesis that guides the result analysis. Using content analysis of sampled 30 most capitalised firms, the study generates IC disclosure scores from annual reports. IC is surro...

Dec, 2013 pp. 53-68 9 views 5 downloads