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JOURNAL OF SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, 2023

This research analyses the influence of working capital management on the financial performance o... more This research analyses the influence of working capital management on the financial performance of publicly traded consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Also, to determine if the working capital variables such as cash conversion cycle CAC, account receivables period ARP, account payables period APP, and inventory turnover period ITP have a substantial impact on the financial performance of publicly traded consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Through the exchange rate channel, the Nigerian economy's underperformance spilled over to the non-oil sector, which fell by 0.2 percent y/y, the lowest performance since 1985. The novelty of this research examined the performance of the listed consumer goods industry during the covid-19 and the 2015-2017 recession periods, because cash flow was constrained throughout these periods. The study used macroeconomic variables such as inflation and interest rates as control variables to achieve the objectives; this study employs a longitudinal research design. Resources-based and contingency theories were adopted. The study examined a period of 2003-2020; the hypotheses were tested using panel data regression. The null hypothesis is rejected; an increase in APP leads to a decrease in the firms' performance, and an increase in CAC leads to an increase in the firms' performance. Also, an increase in the IFR and ITR reduces the firms' performances. The CAC and ARP of consumer goods firms had no significant effect on their performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and recession period, demonstrating the necessity to be prepared for unexpected and unforeseen conditions.

This study evaluates the interaction between the management of liquidity and profitability of com... more This study evaluates the interaction between the management of liquidity and profitability of companies on the Nigerian exchange producing industrial goods. Ordinary least squares regression technique was employed to analyze the panel data extracted from the financial statement of the sampled ten (10) quoted industrial goods producing company for 6 years (2015-2020). The empirical findings reveal that the return on assets invested by the industrial goods producing companies in Nigeria, which represent profitability, was negatively and statistically insignificantly influenced by their liquidity management represented by the current ratio which was in conformity with the trade-off theory adopted for the study. The control variable, which includes the age of the companies, their size, and degree of leverage adopted, played an interacting role in predicting the association of liquidity and profitability. Both age of the companies and leverage positively influence profitability, while the size of the companies negatively influences profitability. The study recommends that an optimal level of liquidity balance must be maintained by quoted industrial goods producing companies in Nigeria to ensure their profitability. Furthermore, companies producing industrial goods in Nigeria should adopt maturity transformation of current obligation and current asset investment. The key factors influencing the profitability of quoted industrial goods companies in Nigeria appear to lie in their ability to maintain a robust internal control system for cash, debtor and creditor management, which favorably enhances their liquidity position.

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In recent times, financial technology advancement has been growing in volume of transactions. The... more In recent times, financial technology advancement has been growing in volume of transactions. The increasingly used payment system has prompted concern on the long run impact of electronic payment on liquidity of the Nigerian banking sector. The study investigated impact of financial technology on the liquidity of the Nigerian banking sector. A case study research design was used to determine relationship existing between electronic payment services and banking sector liquidity in Nigeria. The study covered nine years period, using quarterly data spanning from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2017. Secondary data was also collected in order to estimate the model. The dependent variable was proxied by loan to deposit ratio while the independent variables was proxied by automated teller machine, point of sales, mobile payment and automated clearing system-cheque. A unit root test was employed as a pre-estimation technique for this study, hence the variables where stationary at first difference. The study employed the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag or Bounds test approach in order to establish the short run dynamics and long run relationship of the model. Findings from the study suggested that there was a notable impact of electronic payment (fin-tech) on liquidity among all Deposit Money banks in Nigeria. Due to this finding the study concluded that an e-system in the banking sector will bring about financial development. Deposit Money banks should be encouraged to adopt electronic payment systems so as to brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk

Abstract Africa has underdeveloped stock markets that have failed to meet the continent’s capita... more Abstract
Africa has underdeveloped stock markets that have failed to meet the continent’s capital needs, such as rapid economic growth. This research analyzes the key drivers of
stock market development in Africa from a macroeconomic perspective. The study
examines several macroeconomic variables, including credit to the private sector, foreign direct investment, external reserves, money supply, external trade, per capita GDP,
inflation, and lending rate to explain stock market development in Africa. The study
builds a panel data consisting of eight African countries from 1994 to 2018 and applies
the pooled mean group estimation technique. The analysis shows that in the long run,
credit to the private sector, external reserves, and inflation are the most important
factors that influence stock market development, while in the short run, income and
trade openness are significant in explaining stock market development in Africa. The
study recommends that policies to develop African stock markets should center on developing the private sector through access to credit, increased per capita income, and
effective foreign reserve management to boost local and foreign investors’ confidence
keywords: private sector credit, African stock markets, trade
openness, external reserve, per capita GDP, money
supply, lending rate

Journal of Accounting & Marketing, 2014

Consistent, comparable and understandable financial information is the lifeblood of commerce and ... more Consistent, comparable and understandable financial information is the lifeblood of commerce and making investment. The idea of global harmonization of accounting standards stems from lack of comparability of financial statements across the country. Increasing cross border investing and proliferation of financial products have posed a challenge to companies as they faced multiple standards. Harmonization and convergence with IFRS can greatly contribute to the efforts to build global financial reporting infrastructure. This resulted in international initiative of convergence of Accounting Standards to a common standard viz. the International Accounting Standards/ International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In India, the ICAI formulates the accounting standards on various issues. But since last few years, the aim has been following the IFRS to the extent possible. Henceforth, while issuing accounting standards, IFRS need to be adopted suitably. However, deviations from IFRS have been noted due to some unavoidable reasons like legal and regulatory requirements, economic environment, level of preparedness, conceptual differences etc. Thus, it can be argued that even if there has been a lot of deliberation on convergence of Indian accounting standards with IFRS, it is difficult to adopt IFRS considering the indigenous problems. In order to resolve this problem, the ICAI has given a roadmap through which, IFRS can be adopted in India in a phased manner. This analytical Paper deals with concept, objective and benefits of convergence with IFRS and explores the way how we converge the Indian GAAP with IFRS. Problems and challenges faced in the process of convergence in Indian perspective have been thoroughly discussed. This paper also focuses on IFRS prospects in Indian scenario. This paper puts forward a view point that convergence will bring forth galore benefits to investors, industry, professionals and the economy as a whole.

CYBERSECURITY ISSUES AFFECTING ONLINE BANKING AND TRANSACTIONS IN NIGERIA, 2023

Online banking and transactions have become the trend of the century. Most transactions and busin... more Online banking and transactions have become the trend of the century. Most transactions and businesses are done through the means of internet and other electronic devices as a result of globalization. However, threats of this innovation in banking and businesses have eroded its benefits due to insecurity. This paper investigated numerous cyber security issues affecting both online banking and online transactions in Nigeria with the objective of building the resilience of the financial system to these systemic risks. The researcher adopted both primary and secondary data in order to explore the old and new trends in cyber security affecting online banking and online transactions. Findings from this research revealed that: hacking into customer's account, delay in transferring money from one bank to another among others, do affect online banking and transactions in Nigeria. It is concluded that adequate security is essential for the thrive of online banking and transactions across the globe, especially Nigeria to enhance the growth of the economy. This study therefore recommends increased cyber security capacity building and sensitization seminars, engaging system penetration testers and frequent infrastructure/system review and upgrade among others in order to bridge cyber security gaps.

Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University

Major companies of the world face the challenge of differentiating the amount to pay as dividend ... more Major companies of the world face the challenge of differentiating the amount to pay as dividend and the amount to retain for internal use. This research study therefore wants to examine major determinants of dividend policies of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to examine how determinants like earnings, liquidity, state of the economy, and total assets of the companies significantly impacts the dividend payout ratio of listed manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Twenty listed manufacturing companies were selected using the simple random sampling technique and secondary data was gathered from their financial statement from 2010 till 2020. The fixed effect and the random effect regression analysis was used to estimate the gathered data while other post estimation techniques like the Hausman test was used to select between the fixed effect and the random effect panel regression that was the best fit for the study. The Hausman test selected the fixed effect regression. Therefore, findings from the fixed effect regression showed that earnings and state of the economy were positively significant in impacting dividend payout ratio. Total asset was negatively significant while liquidity was not significant in impacting dividend payout ratio. The study therefore recommended, among others, that Nigerian manufacturing firms should build and manage their total assets effectively and efficiently as this would determine and influence their dividend policy decisions.
Keywords: Dividend Policy; Dividend Payout Ratio; Earnings; Liquidity, Manufacturing companies

African Journal of Accounting and Financial Research ISSN: 2682-6690 Volume 6, Issue 1, 2023 (pp. 1-20, 2023

ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the impact of digital financial services on the Nigerian econo... more ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the impact of digital
financial services on the Nigerian economy, a study of Nigerian
deposit money banks (DMBs). An expo-facto data analysis was
carried out on independent variables of digital financial services:
volume of ATM transactions (VATM), volume of POS transactions
(VPOS), volume of WEBPAY transactions (VWBP) and volume of
mobile banking (VMOB) regressed on Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) as a dependent variable. These were obtained from the
2017 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin using the
ordinary least square regression (OLS). Findings from the study
revealed that the volume of mobile banking, point of sales, and
volume of automatic teller machines transactions have positive
impact on the economy of Nigeria with the volume of automatic
teller machines having the highest impact on the gross domestic
product of Nigeria as a proxy of economic growth while the
volume of web services has a negative impact on the Nigerian
gross domestic product. The study therefore recommends
improvement on the operationalization of the independent
variables: (ATM, POS, WEB PAY and MOB) by the monetary
authorities, Fintech (financial technology), and the DMBs
(Deposit money banks) to enhance the dependent variable of gross
domestic product in Nigeria as a global economy while putting
more effort on the security, safety, and literacy of these
innovations to eliminate or reduce the negative impact of the web
services innovation on the Nigerian economy.
KEYWORDS: Digital financial services, Digital financial
inclusion, financial technology, monetary policy, gross domestic
product, Nigerian econom

WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

The research empirically examines effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Financial succe... more The research empirically examines effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Financial success of Quoted Insurance Companies in Nigeria. It has become expedient in the face of the drastic increase in Mergers and Acquisitions activity in recent decades and the fact that there has been very little empirical evidence of positive wealth effects and particularly the success of M&A in the insurance sector. This has arisen because most studies in Nigeria have rather focused on the banking sector. Data was obtained from Quoted Insurance Companies from 2003 to 2016 and the Regression Techniques were employed in the study. The result indicated that there exists a positive effect of M&A on Corporate Financial Performance of Insurance Companies. It revealed that a unit increase in merger led to about 4% increase in the Corporate Financial Performance of the merged firms. In effect, a unit increase in Earnings after Merger actually led to about 8% increase in the Corporate Financial Perform...

There has been tremendous growth in mobile banking penetration in many countries in the developed... more There has been tremendous growth in mobile banking penetration in many countries in the developed and developing economies and most interestingly in a number of developing countries such as Nigeria. Yet there are numbers of opportunities and threats in the mobile banking systems. However the major threat of mobile banking is its non-adoption by the banking customers. This research focuses on the perceived barriers to mobile banking adoption in Nigeria as a developing economy. The study adopted an exploratory qualitative research method and this was conducted among banking customers spread across three regions of North, West and East of Nigeria. The basis of participants’ selection was being active customers of the Nigerian banks. Findings, however, indicate that there is intention to adopt the mobile banking services; unfortunately, the intentions cannot be translated into action due mainly to lack of trust on issues such as the delivery channels/technology, communication infrastruc...

i-manager’s Journal on Management

Corruption is no doubt endemic in our society, Nigeria. Evidences abound of how successive govern... more Corruption is no doubt endemic in our society, Nigeria. Evidences abound of how successive government’s effort at curbing its menace had fizzled out with time. The debilitating socio-economic situations of Nigerians have heightened the potential for corruption and sharp practices in public and private sectors of the economy. Besides, leaders and followers get entrenched in corruption because they lack independent economic base; hence they rely on the state of survival. It is on this note that this study examines employee’s perception of the possibility of corruption eradication. To consummate this study, Edo and Delta states were made the case study to which questionnaires were administered. Further determinants and control of corruption was explored. Frequency distribution and the analyses of Variance were used in the analysis. The findings confirmed that age and educational attainment does have no significant impact on employees’ views on corruption eradication. It was also confirmed that total eradication of corruption is not significantly feasible. Key Words: Corruption eradication, Rationalization, Transparency

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

Journal of Business Management & Economics

In recent past, there has been upward movement of bank frauds in Nigeria. For instance, the figur... more In recent past, there has been upward movement of bank frauds in Nigeria. For instance, the figure rose to N8 309.83billion in 2004 as against N 3399.39 billion in 1994 representing an increase of over 350%. This no doubt has lowered the confidence of the public and bank customers and hence the need for this research. The banking system is the medium through which funds flow into and out of the country. Some factors were identified as causes of fraud and illegitimate acquisition of wealth. This study empirically tested if there is no significant relationship between deposits on the one hand, and the following explanatory variables-fraud, actual/expected loss and MLA between 1989 – 2004. The Ordinary Least Square method (OLS) was employed in the study. Furthermore, correlation coefficient, t-test, F-test and the standard error were used in testing the relationship between the variables formulated in the hypotheses. From the four tests carried on the fitted regression model, three of them show that the regression is very useful in explaining variability in deposits.

JOURNAL OF SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, 2023

This research analyses the influence of working capital management on the financial performance o... more This research analyses the influence of working capital management on the financial performance of publicly traded consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Also, to determine if the working capital variables such as cash conversion cycle CAC, account receivables period ARP, account payables period APP, and inventory turnover period ITP have a substantial impact on the financial performance of publicly traded consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Through the exchange rate channel, the Nigerian economy's underperformance spilled over to the non-oil sector, which fell by 0.2 percent y/y, the lowest performance since 1985. The novelty of this research examined the performance of the listed consumer goods industry during the covid-19 and the 2015-2017 recession periods, because cash flow was constrained throughout these periods. The study used macroeconomic variables such as inflation and interest rates as control variables to achieve the objectives; this study employs a longitudinal research design. Resources-based and contingency theories were adopted. The study examined a period of 2003-2020; the hypotheses were tested using panel data regression. The null hypothesis is rejected; an increase in APP leads to a decrease in the firms' performance, and an increase in CAC leads to an increase in the firms' performance. Also, an increase in the IFR and ITR reduces the firms' performances. The CAC and ARP of consumer goods firms had no significant effect on their performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and recession period, demonstrating the necessity to be prepared for unexpected and unforeseen conditions.

This study evaluates the interaction between the management of liquidity and profitability of com... more This study evaluates the interaction between the management of liquidity and profitability of companies on the Nigerian exchange producing industrial goods. Ordinary least squares regression technique was employed to analyze the panel data extracted from the financial statement of the sampled ten (10) quoted industrial goods producing company for 6 years (2015-2020). The empirical findings reveal that the return on assets invested by the industrial goods producing companies in Nigeria, which represent profitability, was negatively and statistically insignificantly influenced by their liquidity management represented by the current ratio which was in conformity with the trade-off theory adopted for the study. The control variable, which includes the age of the companies, their size, and degree of leverage adopted, played an interacting role in predicting the association of liquidity and profitability. Both age of the companies and leverage positively influence profitability, while the size of the companies negatively influences profitability. The study recommends that an optimal level of liquidity balance must be maintained by quoted industrial goods producing companies in Nigeria to ensure their profitability. Furthermore, companies producing industrial goods in Nigeria should adopt maturity transformation of current obligation and current asset investment. The key factors influencing the profitability of quoted industrial goods companies in Nigeria appear to lie in their ability to maintain a robust internal control system for cash, debtor and creditor management, which favorably enhances their liquidity position.

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In recent times, financial technology advancement has been growing in volume of transactions. The... more In recent times, financial technology advancement has been growing in volume of transactions. The increasingly used payment system has prompted concern on the long run impact of electronic payment on liquidity of the Nigerian banking sector. The study investigated impact of financial technology on the liquidity of the Nigerian banking sector. A case study research design was used to determine relationship existing between electronic payment services and banking sector liquidity in Nigeria. The study covered nine years period, using quarterly data spanning from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2017. Secondary data was also collected in order to estimate the model. The dependent variable was proxied by loan to deposit ratio while the independent variables was proxied by automated teller machine, point of sales, mobile payment and automated clearing system-cheque. A unit root test was employed as a pre-estimation technique for this study, hence the variables where stationary at first difference. The study employed the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag or Bounds test approach in order to establish the short run dynamics and long run relationship of the model. Findings from the study suggested that there was a notable impact of electronic payment (fin-tech) on liquidity among all Deposit Money banks in Nigeria. Due to this finding the study concluded that an e-system in the banking sector will bring about financial development. Deposit Money banks should be encouraged to adopt electronic payment systems so as to brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk

Abstract Africa has underdeveloped stock markets that have failed to meet the continent’s capita... more Abstract
Africa has underdeveloped stock markets that have failed to meet the continent’s capital needs, such as rapid economic growth. This research analyzes the key drivers of
stock market development in Africa from a macroeconomic perspective. The study
examines several macroeconomic variables, including credit to the private sector, foreign direct investment, external reserves, money supply, external trade, per capita GDP,
inflation, and lending rate to explain stock market development in Africa. The study
builds a panel data consisting of eight African countries from 1994 to 2018 and applies
the pooled mean group estimation technique. The analysis shows that in the long run,
credit to the private sector, external reserves, and inflation are the most important
factors that influence stock market development, while in the short run, income and
trade openness are significant in explaining stock market development in Africa. The
study recommends that policies to develop African stock markets should center on developing the private sector through access to credit, increased per capita income, and
effective foreign reserve management to boost local and foreign investors’ confidence
keywords: private sector credit, African stock markets, trade
openness, external reserve, per capita GDP, money
supply, lending rate

Journal of Accounting & Marketing, 2014

Consistent, comparable and understandable financial information is the lifeblood of commerce and ... more Consistent, comparable and understandable financial information is the lifeblood of commerce and making investment. The idea of global harmonization of accounting standards stems from lack of comparability of financial statements across the country. Increasing cross border investing and proliferation of financial products have posed a challenge to companies as they faced multiple standards. Harmonization and convergence with IFRS can greatly contribute to the efforts to build global financial reporting infrastructure. This resulted in international initiative of convergence of Accounting Standards to a common standard viz. the International Accounting Standards/ International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In India, the ICAI formulates the accounting standards on various issues. But since last few years, the aim has been following the IFRS to the extent possible. Henceforth, while issuing accounting standards, IFRS need to be adopted suitably. However, deviations from IFRS have been noted due to some unavoidable reasons like legal and regulatory requirements, economic environment, level of preparedness, conceptual differences etc. Thus, it can be argued that even if there has been a lot of deliberation on convergence of Indian accounting standards with IFRS, it is difficult to adopt IFRS considering the indigenous problems. In order to resolve this problem, the ICAI has given a roadmap through which, IFRS can be adopted in India in a phased manner. This analytical Paper deals with concept, objective and benefits of convergence with IFRS and explores the way how we converge the Indian GAAP with IFRS. Problems and challenges faced in the process of convergence in Indian perspective have been thoroughly discussed. This paper also focuses on IFRS prospects in Indian scenario. This paper puts forward a view point that convergence will bring forth galore benefits to investors, industry, professionals and the economy as a whole.

CYBERSECURITY ISSUES AFFECTING ONLINE BANKING AND TRANSACTIONS IN NIGERIA, 2023

Online banking and transactions have become the trend of the century. Most transactions and busin... more Online banking and transactions have become the trend of the century. Most transactions and businesses are done through the means of internet and other electronic devices as a result of globalization. However, threats of this innovation in banking and businesses have eroded its benefits due to insecurity. This paper investigated numerous cyber security issues affecting both online banking and online transactions in Nigeria with the objective of building the resilience of the financial system to these systemic risks. The researcher adopted both primary and secondary data in order to explore the old and new trends in cyber security affecting online banking and online transactions. Findings from this research revealed that: hacking into customer's account, delay in transferring money from one bank to another among others, do affect online banking and transactions in Nigeria. It is concluded that adequate security is essential for the thrive of online banking and transactions across the globe, especially Nigeria to enhance the growth of the economy. This study therefore recommends increased cyber security capacity building and sensitization seminars, engaging system penetration testers and frequent infrastructure/system review and upgrade among others in order to bridge cyber security gaps.

Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University

Major companies of the world face the challenge of differentiating the amount to pay as dividend ... more Major companies of the world face the challenge of differentiating the amount to pay as dividend and the amount to retain for internal use. This research study therefore wants to examine major determinants of dividend policies of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to examine how determinants like earnings, liquidity, state of the economy, and total assets of the companies significantly impacts the dividend payout ratio of listed manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Twenty listed manufacturing companies were selected using the simple random sampling technique and secondary data was gathered from their financial statement from 2010 till 2020. The fixed effect and the random effect regression analysis was used to estimate the gathered data while other post estimation techniques like the Hausman test was used to select between the fixed effect and the random effect panel regression that was the best fit for the study. The Hausman test selected the fixed effect regression. Therefore, findings from the fixed effect regression showed that earnings and state of the economy were positively significant in impacting dividend payout ratio. Total asset was negatively significant while liquidity was not significant in impacting dividend payout ratio. The study therefore recommended, among others, that Nigerian manufacturing firms should build and manage their total assets effectively and efficiently as this would determine and influence their dividend policy decisions.
Keywords: Dividend Policy; Dividend Payout Ratio; Earnings; Liquidity, Manufacturing companies

African Journal of Accounting and Financial Research ISSN: 2682-6690 Volume 6, Issue 1, 2023 (pp. 1-20, 2023

ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the impact of digital financial services on the Nigerian econo... more ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the impact of digital
financial services on the Nigerian economy, a study of Nigerian
deposit money banks (DMBs). An expo-facto data analysis was
carried out on independent variables of digital financial services:
volume of ATM transactions (VATM), volume of POS transactions
(VPOS), volume of WEBPAY transactions (VWBP) and volume of
mobile banking (VMOB) regressed on Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) as a dependent variable. These were obtained from the
2017 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin using the
ordinary least square regression (OLS). Findings from the study
revealed that the volume of mobile banking, point of sales, and
volume of automatic teller machines transactions have positive
impact on the economy of Nigeria with the volume of automatic
teller machines having the highest impact on the gross domestic
product of Nigeria as a proxy of economic growth while the
volume of web services has a negative impact on the Nigerian
gross domestic product. The study therefore recommends
improvement on the operationalization of the independent
variables: (ATM, POS, WEB PAY and MOB) by the monetary
authorities, Fintech (financial technology), and the DMBs
(Deposit money banks) to enhance the dependent variable of gross
domestic product in Nigeria as a global economy while putting
more effort on the security, safety, and literacy of these
innovations to eliminate or reduce the negative impact of the web
services innovation on the Nigerian economy.
KEYWORDS: Digital financial services, Digital financial
inclusion, financial technology, monetary policy, gross domestic
product, Nigerian econom

WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

The research empirically examines effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Financial succe... more The research empirically examines effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Corporate Financial success of Quoted Insurance Companies in Nigeria. It has become expedient in the face of the drastic increase in Mergers and Acquisitions activity in recent decades and the fact that there has been very little empirical evidence of positive wealth effects and particularly the success of M&A in the insurance sector. This has arisen because most studies in Nigeria have rather focused on the banking sector. Data was obtained from Quoted Insurance Companies from 2003 to 2016 and the Regression Techniques were employed in the study. The result indicated that there exists a positive effect of M&A on Corporate Financial Performance of Insurance Companies. It revealed that a unit increase in merger led to about 4% increase in the Corporate Financial Performance of the merged firms. In effect, a unit increase in Earnings after Merger actually led to about 8% increase in the Corporate Financial Perform...

There has been tremendous growth in mobile banking penetration in many countries in the developed... more There has been tremendous growth in mobile banking penetration in many countries in the developed and developing economies and most interestingly in a number of developing countries such as Nigeria. Yet there are numbers of opportunities and threats in the mobile banking systems. However the major threat of mobile banking is its non-adoption by the banking customers. This research focuses on the perceived barriers to mobile banking adoption in Nigeria as a developing economy. The study adopted an exploratory qualitative research method and this was conducted among banking customers spread across three regions of North, West and East of Nigeria. The basis of participants’ selection was being active customers of the Nigerian banks. Findings, however, indicate that there is intention to adopt the mobile banking services; unfortunately, the intentions cannot be translated into action due mainly to lack of trust on issues such as the delivery channels/technology, communication infrastruc...

i-manager’s Journal on Management

Corruption is no doubt endemic in our society, Nigeria. Evidences abound of how successive govern... more Corruption is no doubt endemic in our society, Nigeria. Evidences abound of how successive government’s effort at curbing its menace had fizzled out with time. The debilitating socio-economic situations of Nigerians have heightened the potential for corruption and sharp practices in public and private sectors of the economy. Besides, leaders and followers get entrenched in corruption because they lack independent economic base; hence they rely on the state of survival. It is on this note that this study examines employee’s perception of the possibility of corruption eradication. To consummate this study, Edo and Delta states were made the case study to which questionnaires were administered. Further determinants and control of corruption was explored. Frequency distribution and the analyses of Variance were used in the analysis. The findings confirmed that age and educational attainment does have no significant impact on employees’ views on corruption eradication. It was also confirmed that total eradication of corruption is not significantly feasible. Key Words: Corruption eradication, Rationalization, Transparency

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

Journal of Business Management & Economics

In recent past, there has been upward movement of bank frauds in Nigeria. For instance, the figur... more In recent past, there has been upward movement of bank frauds in Nigeria. For instance, the figure rose to N8 309.83billion in 2004 as against N 3399.39 billion in 1994 representing an increase of over 350%. This no doubt has lowered the confidence of the public and bank customers and hence the need for this research. The banking system is the medium through which funds flow into and out of the country. Some factors were identified as causes of fraud and illegitimate acquisition of wealth. This study empirically tested if there is no significant relationship between deposits on the one hand, and the following explanatory variables-fraud, actual/expected loss and MLA between 1989 – 2004. The Ordinary Least Square method (OLS) was employed in the study. Furthermore, correlation coefficient, t-test, F-test and the standard error were used in testing the relationship between the variables formulated in the hypotheses. From the four tests carried on the fitted regression model, three of them show that the regression is very useful in explaining variability in deposits.

Course Title: Financial Management/Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management ... more Course Title: Financial Management/Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management
Session Facilitator: Ikpefan, O. Ailemen Ph.D, FCA, FCIB,ACSI, FNIM
Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to understand the following:
Module One
The nature, elements and importance of working capital, management of inventories, accounts receivable, accounts payable and cash, determining working capital needs and funding strategies
Module Two
Overview of treasury management and function of treasury management
Module Three
Financial questions required for good decisions on financial management for the business especially in the areas of:
o Investment in non-current assets
o Sustaining the company through initial loss-making periods
o Investment in current assets.

Objectives At the end of this course delegate will be able to understand the following: - You wil... more Objectives
At the end of this course delegate will be able to understand the following:
- You will have good working knowledge of the business model (bancassurance) and the opportunities therein.
- You will know the different partnership arrangements within the model that will best suit your organisation and business environment.
- You would have acquired the requisite knowledge for detail analysis and implementation of the business model to the advantage of your organization.
This course consists of three modules.
Module One - Consists of the introduction, concept of bancassurance, bancassurance across the world, motivation and trend in financial services industry
Module Two – Evolution/Historical development of Bancassurance, Guidelines on Bancassurance products, referral model of Banking and Supervision Department of CBN.
Module Three
Bancassurance as agent of change from bank and insurance perspective and the Bancassurance Business model.
Module Four -
Strategic alliances, Product development and effective remuneration and incentive scheme design
Module Five –
Benefit to all Stakeholders – bank, insurer, customer and government
Module Six
Critical success factor – legal framework, distribution channel, Brand IT etc

In an intensively competing global market place, without an effective cost accounting system, it ... more In an intensively competing global market place, without an effective cost accounting system, it is doubtful whether a business could survive. The ability to determine the costs of products using product costing techniques, planning and controlling the enterprise using budgeting techniques and making decisions about the future of the organization using appraisal techniques is paramount. This course is divided into three modules.
Module One dwell on: Cost systems – Job costing, activity based costing, process costing, Cost allocation - departments, joint products and by products.
Module Two explains the planning and decision making – Cost estimation, short-term profit, cost volume profit (CVP) Analysis, strategy and the master budget, strategy and analysis of capital investments while:
Module Three gives an exposition of Cost planning for the product life cycle – target costing, theory of constraints and strategic pricing, Operational level control, Operational performance measurement – cost variances and resources, capacity and management and control quality.

Course Title: Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management Session Facilitator: ... more Course Title: Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management
Session Facilitator: Ikpefan, O. Ailemen Ph.D, FCA, FCIB,ACSI, FNIM
Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to understand the following:
- Framework/The Nature and purpose of Accounting, Statement of Financial Position, Income statement and Statement of Cashflow.
- Working capital and its application, stock, creditors and cash etc. Optimising working capital, sources of funding
- You would have acquired the requisite knowledge for preparation/analysing and interpretation of statement of cashflow. This course consists of three modules.

Course Title: Insurance as a Risk Management Tools Session Facilitator: Ikpefan, O. Ailemen ... more Course Title: Insurance as a Risk Management Tools
Session Facilitator: Ikpefan, O. Ailemen Ph.D, FCA, FCIB,ACSI, FNIM
Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to understand the following:
Module One
The concept of insurance and fundamentals of insurance
Module Two
Types of insurance, classes of insurance as applicable to resources exposed to Risk
Module Three
Concept of Risk Financing – Why use insurance for risk management? Managing insurance relationship

This paper consists of three modules. Module 1 (1.1 - 1.8) covers internal control and risk manag... more This paper consists of three modules. Module 1 (1.1 - 1.8) covers internal control and risk management and includes corporate reporting and governance reporting. It aims to bring together elements of best practice for risk management; Module 2 (2.1 – 2.13) dwell on the Turnbull guidance and risk management; how boards discharge their responsibilities in relation to the existing and emerging principal risks faced by the company. Module 3 (3.1 -3.5) covers non-financial reporting – strategic report and Corporate social responsibility and CSR reporting in annual reports and accounts; narrative reporting requirement reflect sound business practice, and concludes on best practices from the practitioners perspective on Non-Financial Reporting. This paper consists of three modules.

Objectives As the economy of various countries in developed and developing countries such as Nige... more Objectives
As the economy of various countries in developed and developing countries such as Nigeria recovers from the recession caused by the collapse of the financial industry, Financial Market and instruments, Portfolio diversification and Code of Ethics and Professional Standards remains high on the agenda and an integrated approach to monitor and control risk confronting financial instruments is needed. This session will provide an exposition and get responses on some of the issues involved in financial market and instrument, Portfolio diversification, Code of ethics and Professional Standards. This paper consists of three modules.
Module One (1.1 -1.9) dwell on: Financial market and instruments,
Module Two (2.1 -2.7) explains the Concept of Portfolio diversification, Classification of Financial market instruments, Investment instruments, Classification of participants in the financial market, Understanding role, investment horizon and motives, Uses of financial Derivatives and Risk associated with financial Assets while:
Module Three (3.1- 3.17) gives an exposition of Code of Ethics and Professional Standards in the Nigerian finance service industry with emphasis on the Nigerian Insurance Industry.

Course Title: Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management/Financial Accounting S... more Course Title: Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management/Financial Accounting
Session Facilitator: Ikpefan, O. Ailemen Ph.D, FCA, FCIB,ACSI, FNIM
Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to understand the following:
- Framework/The Nature and purpose of Accounting, Statement of Financial Position, Income statement and Statement of Cashflow.
- Working capital and its application, stock, creditors and cash etc. Optimising working capital, sources of funding
- You would have acquired the requisite knowledge for preparation/analysing and interpretation of statement of cashflow. This course consists of three modules.
Module One
Framework/The Nature and Purpose of Accounting, Profit and Loss Accounts, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements, Their structure and terminology, Profit types - trading, asset and business, Inventory, Depreciation, Capitalized interest, Minority interests and consolidation, Exceptional and material items. Detailed review of the Balance Sheet including explanation of all significant accounting terminology.
Module Two
Control of working capital,stock, creditors, debtors and cash. Cost accounting and control. Optimizing working capital for your organization and the implications for negotiating with customers and suppliers.The distinction between profit and cash flow, considering sources of funding.
Module Three
Understanding cash flows, Detailed review of the Cash Flow Statement, Analysing and interpreting cash flows. Summarizing cash flows for analysis. Cash flow analysis. Dealing with the consequences of growth and no-growth

Objectives As the economy of various countries in developed and developing countries such as Nige... more Objectives
As the economy of various countries in developed and developing countries such as Nigeria recovers from the recession caused by the collapse of the financial industry, Money laundering prevention remains high on the agenda and an integrated approach to fight the risk is needed. This session will provide an exposition and get responses on some of the issues involved in money laundering and terrorist financing. This paper consists of three modules.
Module 1 (1.1 -1.5) dwell on concept of money laundering, causes and prevention of money laundering, the process of money laundering, terrorist financing and importance of money laundering.
Module 2 (1.6 – 1.9) of this paper consists of money laundering and terrorist financing and the impact on developing and developed countries/damage to corporations and countries, history of the fight against Money Laundering and US Patriot Act, what records must have to be kept and concept of suspicious transactions.
Module 3 (1.10 - 1.15) discusses how to identify suspicious transactions, internal reporting system, what must be reported to the authorities and how we report and records we need.

Course Title: Derivatives/Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management Session Fa... more Course Title: Derivatives/Finance for Non Finance Managers/Global Treasury Management
Session Facilitator: Ikpefan, O. Ailemen Ph.D, FCA, FCIB,ACSI, FNIM
Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to understand the following:
Module One
The use of derivatives to manage risk – Introduction to options, Spot Foreign Exchange, Foreign exchange Swaps, Foreign currency Options, Interest Rate Swaps, Interest Rate Options (IRO), The effective use of derivatives, swaption, Zero-coupon rates and forward-forward rates and valuing interest rates swaps
Module Two
Interest Rate Risk: Gap analysis – types and use and worked examples, terminology and pricing, interest rate management strategy, interest rate swaps, futures.