EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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Can the material for “Design and Implementation of a Computerized Criminal Record Database Management System” be used as a guide for Computer Science (CS) Project?

Yes it can be used — A Computerized Criminal Record Database Management System is an application software that enables police to have accurate statistics to draw analysis from, on information of a case, the year a crime was committed and who investigated it. The aim of the study is to Design and Implement a Computerized Criminal Record Database Management System using State C.I.D. Headquarters Enugu as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were set out as follows to develop a database system that can be used to record criminal record, implement a system that can be used to easily find existing criminal record, develop a system that can aid investigation of criminal records by querying the database based on specific criteria …

Can the material for “An Approach to Mitigating Risk of Seismic-Induced Building Collapse in Nigeria” be used as a guide for Building Project?

Yes it can be used — Buildings world-wide are one of the most essential assets of humanity, and they serve as a major contributor to the sustainable development of any nation. The consequences of building collapse is usually colossal ranging from loss of lives, damage to property and its attendant socio-economic implications, etc. This menace appears to be worse-off in developing countries like Nigeria where capacity to manage disaster is lacking. Recent incidence of seismic actions in hitherto geographically aseismic zone, has led to advice by researchers to brace up for earthquake in the nearest future. This research attempts to compute the seismic hazard of buildings in Lagos State, a densely populated area of Southern Nigeria. Based on known seismic ground motion for south-western Nigeria, a …

Can the material for “Une analyse contrastive des phonemes segmentaux francais et tiv; implication dans l’apprentissage FSL (french as second language)” be used as a guide for French / Tiv Project?

Yes it can be used — L’étude contrastive a pour objectif d’examiner les différences existant entre les langues et les défis qu’ils posent aux apprenants de langue seconde. Ce document se concentre sur une analyse contrastive de la phonèmes segmentaux des langues Tiv et anglaise, l’accent étant mis sur l’implication de la différences dans l’apprentissage de l’anglais langue seconde par des personnes dont la langue maternelle est le Tiv. le L’étude révèle que, même si la langue Tiv a plus de consonnes que l’anglais, les deux langues ont le même nombre de voyelles, mais les voyelles Tiv / a / et / o / ne sont pas trouvées en anglais, tout comme l’anglais les voyelles / ∂ / et / æ / ne sont pas présentes …

Can this topic “Design of a Guest House” be used for Architecture Project?

Yes it can be utilized for research — For the fact that there are human activities and social functions that always take place within Enugu capital, there is need to establish a hospitality institutions, for instance Guest House. This project aims at proffering solution to the establishment of Guest House. In order to achieve this, some research work was carried out. The research work is aimed at realizing a good architectural design for a Guest House. The work comprises of five chapters. Chapter one is the introduction, chapter two deals on the related literature and history of a Guest House in Enugu. While chapter three deals on method of research and case study while carrying out the design. Chapter four discusses the plan guide (tools that will guide …

Can the material for “The Strategies for Improving Low Academic Performance in English Language” be used as a guide for English Language Project?

Yes it can be used — This study examines strategies for improving low academic performance in English language in secondary schools in Kaduna state. Over the years, there has been a consistent decline in students’ performance in English Language. This sordid situation has caused teachers, parents, curriculum experts and evaluators a serious concern. To carry out this investigation, data were collected from thirty eight (38) English language teachers randomly from twenty secondary schools in Kaduna North Local Government Area. Analysis of the data revealed that poorly trained English language teachers, poor instructional delivery, lack of infrastructural facilities, teachers’ attitude toward innovation, and the traditional content/knowledge oriented curriculum were factors associated with students’ low performance in English language. Based on the findings recommendations were made on strategies …

Can the material for “Utilization of Public Relations in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Cultism Eradication” be used as a guide for Mass Communication (MC) Project?

Yes it can be used — The research work provides a brief historical perspective to the issue of using public relations as a veritable tool in eradicating cultism in the Nigeria eradication system. The many destructive tendencies of cultism are also highlighted alongside the educational sub-sector, with particular reference to the tertiary institution. The study was carried out to investigate the utilization process of Public Relations in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Cultism Eradication using Federal Polytechnic Nekede as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to know the reasons for joining cultism on campus and examine the policies and programmes of FEDPOLYNEK management in cubing cultism. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to …

Can this topic “Assessing the Contribution of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in Manpower Development in Nigeria” be used for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This project undertakes a comparative study of assessing the contribution of industrial training fund n manpower development of Nigeria with references to ITF Emene. The researcher made use of a very developed questionnaire and distributed it by himself. The population for the study consists of staff draw from vital department of ITF Emene. The departments are: Top management, Middle management, andLower management. The entire population of this study was staff and 40 staff responded to the request of the researcher. The source of gathering data further study was through primary and secondary data. The primary source consist of oral interview while the secondary data consist of information gotten from contributing companies, ITF seminar paper presented at conference meeting, library and test books. Data …

Is the topic “Identification and Ranking of Difficult Topics in Teaching and Learning of English Language At the Basic Level” recommended for Education Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — This had been an attempt to identify and rank difficult topics in teaching and learning of English Language at the basic level in Lagos State. In carrying out the study, a descriptive survey research design was used. A total of two hundred and thirty six respondents were drafted from English teachers and students at the basic level from Education District IV of Lagos State. The researcher designed ‘‘Teachers and Students questionnaire on Difficult Teaching Topics in English Language”. The study found out that the topics which are difficult to students in English language at the basic level are poetry, composition writing, debates and active and passive verbs. The most difficult topic in English language at the basic level is debate seconded …

Can the material for “Power Electronics Devices with Its Application” be used as a guide for Electronics Project?

Yes it can be used — Power Electronics deals with the applications of solid state electronic devices in the control and conversion of electric power. Power Electronics has seen a tremendous growth in recent times and almost all the applications today use power electronic devices in some or the other form. Hence it becomes essential to study the advantages of these devices, which made it so popular. The aim of the study is to scrutinize the Power Electronics Devices with Its Application. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to deal with the study of the part of engineering that deals with the application of power semiconductor devices for the control and conversion of electric power and find out the application areas …

Can the material for “Management of Organizational Conflict in Government Agency” be used as a guide for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it can be used — The cause of conflict, it’s consequences and the management of conflict in the Nigerian security printing and miniting company limited have been studied in this project. Survey questionnaires was adopted in collection of data. Respondents were drawn equally from all the departments of the company. Sample selection was by stratified probability sampling and it constitutes only the senior employees of the company. Data generator were analyzed using single percentage. Question were drawn is such a way that enabled the respondents the opportunity to express their consequences and ways it can be effectively managed. The result and findings of the study revealed that the causes of conflict in the Nigeria security, printing and miniting company limited was largely due to lack …