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Strategies for Effective Coordinating and Stimulating of Staff in Secondary

School Management

Sa’adatu Bello                                                                                                                         1-12

Leadership Re-Orientation and Engendering Human and Environmental

Sustainability in Nigeria

Nanji R.U.                                                                                                                                13-24

Analyses of the Performance Distribution of Junior Secondary Schools

Certificate Examination/Available Facilities 

(A Case Study of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State)

Omogunloye O.G., Qaadri J.A., Oladiboye O.E. and Omogunloye H.B                                                25-43

The Ecology of Administration in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the

Ebonyi State University, Nigeria

Udeajah V.N. and Okereke, E.                                                                                                  44-49

IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIAN FIRMS THROUGH STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

DIBIE, V.M.
Department of Marketing
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State.
E- mail: v.dibie@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This study focused on improving productivity in Nigerian firms through staff training and development programmes. The study was carried out through a descriptive survey of four manufacturing firms across Lagos metropolis. A well structured questionnaire was used to generate relevant data from 50 potential respondents (10 from each firm), which include top management staff, senior managers and managers across disciplines, within the firm, through a simple random selection process. The findings of the study revealed that staff training and development programmes bring about improved staff performance in task execution; and as well enhance skills, knowledge and abilities of managerial staff to handle different responsibilities. This led to the conclusion that staff training and development programmes are quite necessary for Nigerian firms, in order to reap the full dividends attached. Based on the findings and conclusion of the study, major recommendations given include: Nigerian firms should give more attention to staff training and development programmes, periodically. The firms should evaluate services from training and development programmes and use data generated for planning. They should also operate flexible policies regarding selection of staff for training and development among others.

THE CHALLENGES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

KYENGE .J.
Department of Public Administration
Fidei Polytechnic Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria
E-mail: johnkyenge@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This paper captioned the challenges of local government Adminitration in Nigeria explored the meaning of local government and local Administration and examine the historical background of local government administration in Nigeria from pre-colonial to colonial period and independent Nigeria. The paper higlighted local government reforms in Nigeria and evaluated the problems of local government in Nigeria where emphasis was placed on lack of
autonomy which leads to undue interference by state government making local council as appendage of state government, unskilled staff and indiscipline among other things. The paper suggeted ways of putting local government Administration in Nigeria in the right path for efficiency and productivity.

Does Mobile Banking Influence Service Delivery? An Empirical Investigation of the Nigerian Money Deposit Banks

OLADEJO M.O. and YINUS .O.
Department of Management and Accounting,
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: yinusoluwaseun003@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
E-banking is revolutionizing the way business is conducted in every industry. Banks are no exemption to this revolution, this study aim by the side of investigating the influence of mobile banking on service delivery of Nigeria money deposit banks. The study was carried out in Abuja (FCT) with Three hundred (300) Questionnaires administered and distributed to both senior & junior staff of the selected banks, Twenty (20) staff each was picked from the fifteen (15) selected banks. Two hundred and Sixty (260) Questionnaires were found useful for the purpose of the study representing 86.7% of the total questionnaire distributed. Data collected coded and analyzed using frequency table, percentage and mean score while non-parametric statistical test, ANOVA was used to test the formulated hypothesis using STATA 10 data analysis package/software to investigate the influence of mobile banking on service delivery by the Nigeria money deposit banks and the relationship between mobile banking and service delivery in the sampled banks. The result of the findings reveals that there is significant relationship between mobile banking and service delivery of the Nigeria money deposit banks. The result of hypothesis tested showed that mobile banking has a positive influence on the performance of Nigeria money deposit banks through service delivery and also influence the level of economic activities. To this end, It is recommended that Investment in Mobile technology should form an important component in the overall strategy of NMDBs operators to ensure effective performance, The bank management should provide adequate Mobile banking service technology and proper training should be given to the employee in other to meet the quality of service needed by the customers. Finally Customers’ interest and orientation should be seen as ultimate in the implementation of this machinery especially in the usage of the devices

The Ecology of Administration in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Ebonyi State University, Nigeria

UDEAJAH V.N. AND OKEREKE, E.
Medical Laboratory Science Department,
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki.
Email: vakaduja45@yahoo.com,

Analyses of the Performance Distribution of Junior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination/Available Facilities (A Case Study of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State)

OMOGUNLOYE O.G.1, QAADRI J. A.2, OLADIBOYE O.E3. AND OMOGUNLOYE H.B4
1Dept. of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos, Lagos
2Dept. of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Oyo State
3Dept. of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Yaba Tech, Lagos
4Dept. of English Language, University of Lagos, Lagos
E-mail: gabolushohan@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This research project focuses on the application of GIS to the performance distribution of Junior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination/available facilities in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area. The data used in the course of the project were results of the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area from 1997 to 2004, the Administrative Map of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, the GPS point position coordinates of the various schools, the Digital photographs of the schools and data on the facilities available in each school such as Library, Sports field and Laboratory. The data were structured in such a way that it can be queried to obtain the required result so as to achieve the aim and objective of the study. The AutoCAD 2000 was used to digitize the raster image of the study area. The attributes were attached in Arcview environment. Various queries were performed on the database created of all the junior secondary schools within the study area, and necessary conclusions and recommendations were made.

Leadership Re-Orientation and Engendering Human and Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria

NANJI R. UMOH
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Jos, Nigeria.
E-mail: nanjiumoh@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The quest for positive transformation at all levels of human existence whether individual, corporate, societal or national is endless. This quest also reflects the needs of the public who are the customers of the government, the scarce resources available to satisfy these needs and the role of the leadership in determining what ends to pursue to ensure service delivery and customer satisfaction for posterity sake. Doing this entails the evaluation of the desired outcomes in the light of the situations at hand, the formulation of relevant policies based on available alternatives, human and material resources and a commitment to human and environmental sustainability. These bring to the fore, issues relating to the administrative behaviour of policy makers with regard to their actions or inactions as determined by the value systems or premises and idiosyncrasies they choose to uphold. The theoretical base of the paper is derived from aspects of Herbert Simon’s decision making theory and Robert Dahl’s Three Problems in the Science of Public Administration to give an insight to influences on administrative behaviour that affect the attainment of the Meta-Values which Christopher Hodgkinson believes should constitute the Philosophy of Public Administration. The paper relies on secondary data sources and its general objective is to reiterate the value of transformational political leadership in national development. Specifically, it analyzes relevant sections of the speeches of Barack Obama at his re-election in America and Bukola Saraki at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria in an attempt to proffer reasons for the apparent disconnect between political leadership, governance and transformation while developing templates for charting the way forward in Nigeria. Furthermore, it is expected that the paper will contribute to knowledge and provide guidelines for designing target-oriented strategies for adoption and application as palliatives in the light of the prevalent lapses in governance.

Strategies for Effective Coordinating and Stimulating of Staff in Secondary School Management

SA’ADATU BELLO
Department of Educational Foundations
Federal College of Education, Yola
ABSTRACT
There were two challenges to the management of secondary schools the Northern Senatorial Zone of Adamawa State which the paper identified. They are coordinating activities and stimulating staff for optimum performance. Two purposes of the study were outlined. Two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The area of the study was the Northern Senatorial Zone of Adamawa. The Zone comprised 5 Local Government Areas, namely, Mubi North, Mubi South, Maiha, Michika and Madagali. A structured questionnaire, developed by the researcher and validated by 3 experts in educational management, was pilot tested on 22 respondents using the test re-test method of estimating reliability. The two tests were separated by a space of 2 weeks. The two results were correlated and the Pearson r was 0.87. The instrument was then administered on a sample of 474 respondents, made up of 302 teachers and 172 administrators. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The study has found that regular supervision of staff and students, as well as workshops and laboratories, participation of staff in policy and decision-making, creating a line structure and promoting communication are methods or strategies for coordinating school activities. The study also found that coordination among various units in the school is also a vital strategy for effective public school management. Other findings of the study are that delegation of responsibility, promotion of staff; prompt staff development and appreciation of skills and abilities are methods for stimulating staff towards optimum performance. Yet other methods are award for excellence, guiding teachers and involvement of staff in decision making for greater performance. To enhance school administrators’ management skills, the study recommended among others, government needs to provide a conducive school environment so that administrators can functionally utilize their knowledge and skills. Government needs to train administrators in order for them to improve their management skills and knowledge. The society needs to support the administrators especially in the area of enforcement of discipline in schools. Teachers need to stand by the administrators, for together, they are able to achieve, to a large extent, the aims of the schools.