Administration In Nigeria Research Articles

ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC FUND MANAGEMENT IN IFE CENTRAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.

The current financial predicament of Local Government Councils and constant pressure for increase in allocation has been in the front burner of Local Governments Administration in Nigeria. The focus of this research paper examined Local Government Finance in Nigeria using Ife Central Local Government. Data for the study were gathered from face-to-face interview and available records in Ife Central Local Government. The data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics (simple percentage) and content analysis. The study explored various sources of financing local governments in Nigeria. It also explained financial relationship of Nigerian local government vis-à-vis State and Federal Government using theory of decentralization. The study went further to explain financial management in Ife Central L.G. Result obtained from the analysis shows that financial transfers from federal government (Statutory Federal Allocation) are the most viable and reliable source of local government revenue and that without Federal Allocation no capital project can be embarked on. Therefore, to arrest this financial situation that local government find itself, that is over dependence on federal allocation, this work submitted that local government should increase their revenue base by laying more emphasis on the internal revenue sources, especially those areas that are hitherto neglected or not been fully exploited.

Trend analysis of the impact of indigenous oil and gas companies tax on economic growth in Nigeria

This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of indigenous oil and gas producing companies’ tax on Nigeria economic growth. The study adopted ex-post facto research design, and time series data from 1986 to 2015 were sourced from the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin. The ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis with the aid of E-view was used to analyze the data obtained. Research results show that there is a significant relationship between indigenous oil and gas firms’ tax and economic growth in Nigeria. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the Nigerian government as a matter of urgency should carry out and implement reforms that will promote the operation of local players in the industry as well as strengthen petroleum profit tax administration in Nigeria through the effective implementation of the petroleum industry Act of 2021.

Obstacles to Human Rights Administration in Nigeria: An Appraisal

Obstacles to Human Rights Administration in Nigeria: An Appraisal

Community Life System of Consecrated Persons: Implications for Public Administration in Nigeria

Community Life System of Consecrated Persons: Implications for Public Administration in Nigeria

Insecurity and development administration in Nigeria: A cross-road

Development Administration is primarily concerned with the various strategies adopted to achieve accelerated national development, especially in developing countries. In Nigeria, various strategies for achieving national development seem not to achieve the desired objectives. The country has been bedevilled by various development problems which permeate all the sectors in the country. One of the problems is the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria. The paper examines the state of insecurity in Nigeria and its consequences on the quest to achieve Development Administration in the country. The paper adopts qualitative analysis as the bulk of data is collected from official documents, books, journals, newspapers and magazines, among other instruments. The results showed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria perpetuated by different forms and groups of criminals significantly affects the national development in Nigeria. The results showed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria perpetuated by different forms and groups of criminals significantly affects the national development in Nigeria. The situation reflected the rate of unemployment, poverty, disruption of farming and other economic activities, destruction of lives and property, and out-of-school children among other problems. The paper suggests renewed and vigorous efforts at providing employment opportunities to the youths, engaging the criminals who are ready for peace, engaging the various traditional institutions and religious bodies in the fight against criminal elements, and adopting high tech in the fight against criminal elements, voting for leaders with the requisite knowledge, honest, and those that would be above primordial sentiments.

Information and Communication Technology(ICT) as a Tool in Revenue Generation and Tax Administration , A Study of Firs Abakaliki,Ebonyi State-Nigeria

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has opened a new visage to globalization in revenue generation and tax administration. The deployment and integration of ICT facilities into revenue generation and tax administration for internet access and a web portal implementation that enable the organizations in charge of revenue generation and tax administration in Nigeria;federal inland revenue service(FIRS) to carry out most of its activities ubiquitously on the internet is steadily growing in Nigeria. This has enabled many financial operations such as Pay-direct,E-tax,M-banking,E-banking,E-fiiling,E-assessment,E-auditing among others.In Nigeria,quite a large number of revenue generation and tax administration organizations in different state have either developed their portal or have had one deployed for the purpose of ICT-related operations. This development has had tremendous impact on revenue generation and tax administration or management. It now provides these organizations with opportunities for e-revenue and tax operations.Taxation can be defined as the imposition by government of compulsory contributions or levies on the citizens, property, income, commodities, transactions and so forth, for the purpose of raising revenue for government expenditure.The purpose of the study therefore is to review the roles of ICT in revenue generation and tax administration in federal inland revenue service Abakaliki,Ebonyi state-Nigeria. Keywords: ICT,Renenue Generation,Tax Administration,Firs,Ebonyi State DOI: 10.7176/CEIS/13-5-02 Publication date: October 31 st 2022

Taxation in a Decentralized Value Added Tax Regime: Implications for States in Nigeria

The study examined the implication of a decentralized Value Added Tax system for states in Nigeria. It is a theoretical presentation that made is made of journals, articles, and data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) accessed on Google Scholar Websites. A total of eighty (80) articles were accessed. Results from a theoretical review revealed that while few states in Nigeria are in favor of a decentralized VAT administration in the country, quite a number of them (States) are averse to the new VAT regime due to differences among the states in terms of volume of business activities and economic power as many of the states rely on federal allocation. The study, therefore, recommends Partial Decentralization (PD) of VAT administration in Nigeria as a measure of autonomy for states that will guarantee fairness in resource control in the Nigerian Society.

The Implications of Requirements Engineering For Public Administration in Nigeria

ABSTRACT The major constrain to effective Requirements Engineering in Nigeria is ecological issue which the government regulates. Therefore, it is imperative to examine its implications for effective government decisions and actions. This paper discusses these issues and profer tenable solutions. Keywords: Public Administration, Nigeria, Requirement Engineering, Solutions Government Regulations.

Legal Framework on Land Administration in Nigeria

Land Administration in Nigeria dates back to pre-colonialism Nigeria. Before the advent of colonialism, customary land laws applies in different parts of the country especially southern Nigeria while Islamic law applies in most parts of Northern Nigeria. After the advent of colonialism, several ordinances and proclamations were passed by the colonial administration on land administration. This paper aims to identify key laws and stakeholders in land administration with intent to suggest improvement on land administration in Nigeria. Several laws govern land administration in post independence Nigeria. The Land Use Act 1978 is one of the extent laws on land administration in Nigeria. The court, the Bar and the Executive are key stakeholders in land administration in Nigeria. Use of modern technology, training of staff and staff welfare are some important suggestions for better land administration in Nigeria. Doctrinal methodology was adopted in this paper due to its nature and objectives.

NIGERIA: THE IMPERATIVES OF INTERNAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT – PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Among the issues of governance confronting Nigeria, security is generally regarded as crucial. There is no doubt about the strong relationship between security and development. This paper takes an opposing view to the dominant approach of a colonially-foisted statist and law-and-order conception of security by successive administrations in Nigeria. The paper emphasizes certain small things that matter for securing the lives of Nigerians, and ensuring sustainable development in the country. These include socio-cultural, economic and political factors that should catalyze citizens’ participation in the national security architecture and in the country’s development aspirations and goals. Data is drawn from secondary sources for the conceptual and theoretical sections of the paper. Primary data is drawn from events analyses, interviews with selected experts in University of Ibadan and from content analyses of selected documents on contemporary politics, economy and society in Nigeria. This is supported by interactions with respondents in selected markets and locations around the country. Political culture, with focus on the prebendalist perspective, is deployed for the paper’s analytic frame. Keywords: Security threats, Endemic corruption, Political culture, Citizens’ participation.

Effect of Treasury Single Account (TSA) on Corruption and Fraud Management in the Nigerian Public Sector (A Conceptual Overview)

The Nigeria nation is bestowed with abundant natural and human resources, yet, it is still classified as a developing nation as these resources are yet to be impactful on the wellbeing of the citizenry. Corruption and fraud in the nations’ public sector have been described as the greatest challenges of our time and prevalence of high level of corruption in governance has been identified as one major obstacle militating against the rapid growth and development. This study examines the extents to which the implementation of the TSA policy has affected the minimization of corruption and other unwholesome fraudulent practices in the Nigerian public sector. The study was conducted as a conceptual study by reviewing the works of several other researchers regarding the effect of TSA. The study concluded that notwithstanding the various strategies put in place by successive administrations in Nigeria to combat corruption and public sector fraud, it has persisted because of the lack of political will to put a definite end to the monster. The study therefore recommends that the government through appropriate agencies should strengthen the process of TSA compliance. Additionally, legislations should be enacted that will institutionize the TSA across all tiers of government therefore avoiding deviation at the Federal level by other successive governments. Public Sector Accountants should be trained to meet up with the challenges of TSA operations. Finally, bureaucratic challenges surrounding the TSA should be minimized to the least possible level.

Comparative Overview of Tax Amnesty Policy Implementation in Nigeria

Nigeria between 2016 and 2019 implemented several tax amnesty programmes successively. Tax amnesty is the release from the consequence of non-compliance with a tax obligation. The repetition of tax amnesty schemes within a short period indicates that there are lapses in tax administration in Nigeria. This paper examines the role of Tax amnesty in catalysing domestic resource mobilisation and voluntary compliance to tax obligations in Nigeria; drawing from the lessons presented by the experiences of Ghana, South Africa, Mauritius, Kenya, Ireland, Indonesia and the United Kingdom. The doctrinal research methodology is adopted in this research. The paper will contend that for a tax amnesty to succeed there is need for an effective tax administrative system that has the capacity to enforce tax laws and sanctions. It recommends that a sectorial tax amnesty is preferable for Nigeria.

Nation Building and Security Enhancement: The View of Comtemporary Counsellor

Nation-building is a developmental process of constructing or re-structuring a national identity using the state power which aimed at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run. Nigeria and many other African countries have consistently and persistently pursued the ideal nation building and development plan designed to integrate the citizenry both at home and in diaspora as a means of fostering unity and all round development. Nigeria as a nation, continues to develop integral policies and framework for short, medium and long term development plans of nation-building with conscious efforts to ensure peace, prosperity and security of lives and property. Against this backdrop, this review paper examined the role(s) of political elites, the academia and the collective struggle in the overall project of building the nation called Nigeria. This paper focuses on the need to ensure peace in Nigeria through conscious nation building programmes of successive administrations in Nigeria. Information were sourced from books and journal articles, and was content analyzed in relation to the scope of the paper. The paper concludes that without peace and effective leadership provision, no nation-building is achievable. The paper concluded by admonishing the government at the centre to development policies and implement programmes that would cater for all ethnic groups and her citizenry.

Records and Archival Identity of People of North Central Nigeria: A Forensic Victimology Study

Forensic victimology take evidence-based approaches to help victims to be detached from the trauma, victimization, and stigmatization as well as to reveal the extent of such abuse. The paper points to the victimogenesis of the “pagan people” of north central Nigeria as victims of the Lugardian administration in Nigeria. The position of Lord Lugard from investigations point that he was not misconceived but, aware that the people were victimised. Eliciting for restorative measures is pertinent to restore the “project Nigeria” where there is inclusiveness and sense of belonging. The paper concluded that use of records and archival identity of the people from documents which also suggested the prioritization of remedies that starts with the collation of records and archival resources to exhume the needed evidence that can facilitate the settlement of the people victimized during the Lord Lugard regime to be able to sustain the “project Nigeria”. Keywords: Archive: Forensic: People of North Central Nigeria: Records: Victim: Victimology.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC VALUE: AN ASSESSMENT OF NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of Public Value in the management and administration of Local Government in Nigeria. As the third tiers of Government, Local Government have the best potentials to foster generation of public interests through creation of public value in the management processes based on hominization of the functions which the third tiers of Government were established. To attain its goals, it adopted theoretical and conceptual review of literatures whereby descriptive and multidimensional frameworkwill help improve and better public services deliveries, improved administrative performance and creation of social value at the grassroots level. Limitation: The new concept of Public Value creation in Local Government administration in Nigeria will need conceptual and theoretical practices to validate the much expected good governance as the third tiers of Government which should aid visionary and missionary leadership to thegrassroots governance as its strives to deliver impactful social amenities and social governance as obliged in the federal constitution. This paper adopted narrative approach and observatory methodinto the strategic advantages and coherent approaches in bringing values to provision of public services and delivering their constitutional obligations through public utilities and services provisions, develop innovative and efficient service delivery. It ended by addressing hindrances in delivering of public values utilities and recommend panaceas for better services delivery and adoption of public value to the system.

The Historical Development of Local Government Administration and Its Contemporary Realities in Nigeria

Local government is the government at the grassroots closest to the people. It is the tier of government administration that coordinates the activities of citizens at the local community levels. Local government as a concept of government existed long before the arrival of the colonialists. There were forms of local government administrations in Nigeria before colonial rule. During colonialism, the British's indirect rule system was built upon existing local administrations in Nigeria. However, the story is not the same for local government administration regarding structure and organization in the country today. The study x-rayed the various phases and eras of local government development in Nigeria. It further analyzed the present realities of local administration in the country. The study employed a qualitative approach. The qualitative data were generated from interview responses from relevant stakeholders (such as Traditional leaders and senior local government administrative staff). Also, data were gathered from existing relevant literature. Data collected were analyzed using the context analysis method. The study revealed that local government administration in Nigeria has passed through torturous phases. It identified the lack of local government autonomy amongst others as the main challenge bedeviling its development in the country. The study concluded with recommendations to reposition local government for effective service delivery as Nigeria's third tier of government.

Challenges and Prospects Associated with Paradigm Shift in Land Administration and Surveying among Private Practitioners in Nigeria

The quest for land administration that is efficient and fit-for-purpose has brought about the paradigm shift in land administration in Nigeria. This paradigm shift has led to the introduction of modern approaches of land administration that every land-related profession should key into. This paper thus assesses the challenges and prospects associated with paradigm shift in land administration and surveying among private practitioners in Nigeria. The qualitative method of analysis based on review of literature was applied in this paper. The findings reveal that Nigeria’s Government has been taking steps towards a shift from sporadic method of land registration to systematic land titling and registration. This paper concludes that Nigeria as a nation is gradually moving towards the new trend in land surveying through initiation and piloting of Systematic Land Titling and Registration (SLTR) in some of the Nigeria’s states. Any practicing surveyor that will be relevant in this growing present dispensation in land administration should reposition his/herself through improvement of knowledge in modern techniques of land administration with reference to land surveying. This paper thus recommends regular training and retraining on modern surveying methods for private surveyors; and organization of workshops on applicability of modern survey techniques for their members.

Promoting Disabled Persons’ Belongingness in Elite Circles of Nigerian Public Administration Setups: Diagnosis and Treatment

This study analyzes the intrinsic causes of disabled persons' marginalization from elite circles in Nigerian public administration organizations. Its foci among other things are to proffer measures for Nigeria's context of disabled persons' advancement into public bureaucracies' assembly of decision-makers, promote their topmost belongingness in public policy governance, offer ways to sustain disability-friendly public personnel promotion stratagem, propose means to realize public sector-friendly disability inclusivity. Political culture theory is espoused as the theoretical framework. The study parallels the qualitative methodology of a phenomenological inclination. Perceptions, views, and notions on how to promote disability-friendly policies, across all Nigerian public ministries, departments, and agencies (MDGs), toward facilitating upward mobility of disabled public administrators into directorate positions in the public services, derived from questionnaires, interviews, and correlated document analysis constituted data for the study. Content analysis approach guided by heuristic re-constructionism epistemology was adopted for analyzing data. Data from questionnaires were presented in quantitative content analysis. The study finds that there persist low political will towards domestication and implementation of globally agreed affirmative statutes for sustainable advancement of the education, talents, employment, promotion, and generally inclusion of disabled persons, particularly into the elite circle of Nigerian public bureaucracies. The finding mentioned above highlights the immanent variables that constitute major obstacles to the disabled public personnel belongingness as elite public administrators in determining the outputs and outcomes of public administration in Nigeria. It recommends, amongst others, prioritization of disabled persons' inclusion into the top staff echelon of public administration's MDGs across all the Nigerian tiers.

Good Governance and the Challenges of Insecurity on Secondary School Administration in Nigeria

Good governance relates to use of state resources and power fairly and equitably to achieve and promote the well being of citizens of a nation. When power and resources are not well managed for the welfare of the citizens, it fosters problems . Insecurity has paralysed educational system in Nigeria. Secondary school administration is facing numerous challenges as a result of insecurity in Nigeria. The paper associated insecurity in Nigeria to lack of good governance in the country. The paper identified corruption, unemployment, ethno-religious conflicts and illegal armed groups as challenges of insecurity in Nigeria. The paper focused on good governance and challenges of insecurity in secondary school administration. To address the challenges of insecurity on secondary school administration it was suggested that competent school administrators be appointed to ensure safety in schools. Keywords: Good Governance; Insecurity; Secondary School Administration. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-6-04 Publication date: February 28 th 2022

The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information Systems (IPPIS) and Public Service Salary Administration in Nigeria

The study examined the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System on public service salary administration in Nigeria. The study used survey research design to sample opinions from the population of public servants that have enrolled on IPPIS. Questionnaires and key participant interviews served as the primary source of data collection while journals, textbooks, newspapers, government publication etc. were part of the secondary source. Research Advisor Table was used to determine the sample size while occupational cluster of probability and quota sampling of nonprobability sampling were adopted. The study found that IPPIS has been able to mitigate problems associated with salary payment of public servants but the irregularities that characterized the IPPIS implementation has stampeded salary administration improvement in Nigeria. The study recommends among others that: the IPPIS office should be given more autonomy from Office of Accountant General of the Federation in order to function optimally and that IPPIS consultants should redesign the software to accommodate more organizational flexibility and peculiarity.