Izon / Social Studies Seminar Topics for Final Year Students

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Can the material for “Growth and Development of Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State (1976-2013)” be used as a guide for History Seminar?

Yes it can be used — Mushin is a Local Government Area in Lagos. It is located 10 km north of the city core, adjacent to the main road to Ikeja, and is largely a congested residential area with inadequate sanitation and low-quality housing. It had 633,009 inhabitants at the 2006 Census. The objective of the research is to examine the growth and development of Mushin Local Government administration. Indeed, many works have been written on local government, but none has specifically been concentrated on Mushin Local Government. This work will therefore be focusing on a neglected area. The case study will highlight the growth and development of Mushin Local Government administration. This research work shall draw heavily from secondary sources such as textbooks, journals, periodicals, …

Can this topic “The Implications of Treasury Single Account (TSA) on the Nigerian Banking Sector and Economy” be used for Banking and Finance (BF) Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This study was embarked upon by the researcher to ascertain the implication of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) on the Nigerian Banking Sector and the Nigerian economy as a whole. To achieve the set objective, data was sort both from primary and secondary sources. Questionnaire items were designed from the research questions to assist the researcher to draw meaningful conclusions. This study adopted the chi-squared as its instrument for data analysis. From the data gathered, both from the respondents and computations (simple percentage and chi-square), it was discovered that the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has no significant adverse effect on the Nigerian banking sector. In terms of its effect on economic development, Treasury Single Account (TSA) also has a significant …

Can this topic “The Role of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Capital Formation” be used for Economics Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This study was carried out to determine the effect of stock market on capital formation in Nigeria. The variables included in the model were, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, value of share traded, interest rate, inflation rate, commercial bank investment indicator, and Stock Market Capital. Data were sourced from CBN statistical bulletin (2011). The study employed OLS technique to determine the effect of stock market on capital formation. The empirical finding shows that stock market capital, commercial bank investment indicator, inflation rate, interest rate, value of share traded and Gross Fixed Capital Formation. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made. The total liberalization of the financial sector and encouragement of Nigerians to take advantage of the stock exchange. …

Is the topic “Bureaucracy and Efficiency” recommended for Public Administration (PA) Seminar?

Yes it is highly recommended — This research project is on Bureaucracy and efficiency (A case study of Enugu State civil service). It is been carried out to assess the level of efficiency in the bureaucracy and the functions of the bureaucracy. It is hoped that the study will help to educate civil servants on their expected roles and factors that can make them to be more efficient in the delivery of social service to the citizenry. The work contains five chapters. The researcher adopted the bureaucratic theory as theoretical frame work. The bureaucratic theory lays emphasis on the adherence of the idea type principles of bureaucracy as advocated by Max Weber. In the course of the research work, the researcher discovered several issues about the …

Can the material for “The Impact of N-power programmes on Employment” be used as a guide for Entrepreneurship Seminar?

Yes it can be used — N-Power is a youth empowerment scheme sponsored by the Federal Government of Nigeria. N-Power addresses the challenge of youth unemployment by providing a structure for large-scale and relevant work skills acquisition and development while linking its core and outcomes to fixing inadequate public services and stimulating the larger economy. Besides, some of the participants are disqualified for various reasons, ranging from being over-age, to falsification of information and being currently gainfully employed. The efforts on the part of the government in alleviating and eradicating poverty among the youth in Lavun Local Government Area, Niger State have paradoxically led to more problems for the youth in the state. This study is therefore faced with the problem of appraising the impact of …

Can this topic “The Impact and Challenges of Internal and External auditors in Manufacturing Companies” be used for Accountancy / Accounting Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This work the impact and challenges of internal and external auditor in manufacturing companies was chosen by the researcher so as to enable and prove the essence why auditors are needed in companies. The study is aimed at investigating the behavior of both workers, auditors, employees, managers in the auditing of manufacturing companies. The study is divided into five (5) chapters. The first chapter is the introductory chapter which gave definitions of auditing, manufacturing companies, internal auditor and external auditor. Chapter two gave us more about auditors i.e their qualification, impact, problems and challenges, their work with the law and companies. While chapter three gave practical example with data collection and illustrations and also chapter four, finally chapter five gave concluding …

Can the material for “Collective Bargaining as a Tool for Industrial Harmony in 7Up Bottling Company Plc” be used as a guide for Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (IRPM) Seminar?

Yes it can be used — This research project tends to examine Collective Bargaining as a Tool for Industrial Harmonyin 7up Bottling Company Plc. Survey design was employed with the use of a well structured questionnaire. Respondents were selected based on simple random sampling technique. Sample size of One Hundred (100) respondents were selected from the staff of 7up Bottling Company Plc. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested with the use of Chi-Squre analysis. The analysis resulted to rejecting all null hypotheses and hence accepting the three alternate hypotheses. Based on decisions of the tested hypotheses conclusions were reached thatCollective bargaining has effect on industrial harmony in 7up Bottling Company; There no relationship between collective bargaining and performance; Management of industrial conflict does lead to performance. It was recommended …

Can this topic “The Auditor as an Indispensable Part of a Profitable Business Organization” be used for Accountancy / Accounting Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — Auditors have relationships with a wide range of employees and managers and it is important for them to have confidence in the audit process. The aim of the study is to investigate the Auditor as an Indispensable Part of a Profitable Business Organization using Union Bank as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were set out to ascertain the impact of audit on business, examine the performance of accounting system in business organization, if it is up to standard, examine if a good internal control is being practice in the business, identify the problems organization face as a result of the introduction of audit, and examine the facts contained in the audit of business finance. …

Can the material for “The Problems Militating Against Effective Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State” be used as a guide for Social Studies Education Seminar?

Yes it can be used — The study investigates the Problems Militating against Effective Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area Enugu. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to Identify the problems facing the teaching and learning of Social Studies, Ascertain whether some of these problems are very serious, serious or not serious, ascertain whether the same problems are facing both public and private schools in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area Enugu. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents for this project. A total of 133 (one hundred and thirty three) respondents were selected for this study to represent the …

Can the material for “Problems Associated with Immunization of Children Among the Illiterate Mothers in Esan West Local Government Area” be used as a guide for Sociology Seminar?

Yes it can be used — This study is attempted to provide a general information and knowledge about the problems associated with immunization among illiterate mother in Esan West Local Government Area from the findings, it was observed that ignorance and inability of mothers to get their child immunized lead to death of children so government area advised to explain the main importance of immunization to mothers in order to increase the rate of immunization. …