APPLICATION OF AL- QURṬUBĪ’S LEGAL EXPOSITIONS IN AL- JĀMICU LI AḤKĀMI’L- QUR’ĀN ON SELECTED SOCIAL VICES IN NIGERIA  

2019-07-24
Tafsīr is a very important aspect of the Qur’ānic science in the sense that it deals with exposition of the context, contents of the Qur’ān and its intent. The obligation ...

DETERMINANTS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS’ (IFRS) COMPLIANCE AMONG LISTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA  

2019-07-25
Many listed companies claim that their financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRSs but the reality is different due to varying levels of compliance because the burden of complying ...

EFFECTS OF PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION, QUESTIONING AND ASSIGNMENT TEACHING METHODS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA  

2019-07-25
The study examined the effects of programmed instruction, questioning and assignment teaching methods on the academic achievement of students in business studies in Oyo state, Nigeria.The study sought to determine ...

EFFECT OF OUTSOURCING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IN KWARA STATE  

2019-08-06
Business functions have increasingly become complex in the face of globalization and rapid competition. Thoroughly examining the motivations, expectations, and justifications for outsourcing critical operations functionality enables organizations to make ...

IMPACT OF RISK MANAGEMENT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA  

2019-08-08
Financial management crisis around the world has proven that risk management practices are indispensable for organizations that aim at sustaining customer and shareholder patronage. The bank’s motivation for risk management ...

EFFECTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS ON EARLY SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS (LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA)  

2019-08-13
Early submission of financial reports was seen to be very crucial to the shareholders and other users of financial statements of banks in Nigeria. Delay in the presentation of annual ...

INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF SORGHUM-COWPEA COMPOSITE BISCUIT ON STARCH-HYDROLYSING ENZYMES  

2019-08-13
Mixtures of whole grain food products are known to have some health benefits including anti-diabetic, anti-cancer and anti-hyperlipidemic. Hence this study evaluated the starchhydrolysing enzymes inhibitory effect of sorghum-cowpea composite ...

MULTIMODALDISCOURSEANALYSISOFSELECTEDPOLITICALCARTOONSINNIGERIANNEWSPAPERS  

2019-08-14
Overthe pastfew decades,communication has becomemultimodalbecauseamessagethatis;multimodalismoreconvincingthanamessagethatismonomodalinnature.Infact,viewerawarenessandunderstandingincreasewhenthereisafusionofmorethanonesemioticresource,becauseeachofthesemioticresourcesplaysitsownroleindevelopingatextormessage.ThestudyaimsatanalysinglinguisticandnonlinguisticsemioticresourcesofselectedpoliticalcartoonsintwoNigeriannewspapersinordertoinvestigatehowtheywereusedtoprojectsocio-politicalissues.Fourteen(14)politicalcartoonsthatdepictedvariouspoliticalactivitiesduringthe2019generalelectioninNigeriawereanalysedusingKressandvanLeeuweenvisualsocialsemioticapproachtomodalityastheoreticalframework.Resultsoftheanalysisrevealedthatthelinguisticsemioticresourcewhichisthetextualcomponentofthecartoonhelpsincomplementingthemeaningsofthenonlinguisticsemioticresources.Itwasalsoobservedthatthelinguisticsemioticresourcesprovidethereaderwiththesurface(semantic)meaningwhereasthenonlinguisticresourcesprovidetheviewerwiththehidden(pragmatic)meaningofwhatthecartoonistintendstopassacrosstothetargetaudience.Thestudyconcludesthatvisualimagesarelinguistictoolsthatcanbeusedforinterpretationandunderstandingofsensitiveissuesmostespeciallywhenstrongandpowerfulpoliticalissuesarediscussed. Keywords:Multimodal,Politicalcartoon,Semioticresources,Nationaldailies

IMPACT OF RISK MANAGEMENT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA  

2019-08-14
Financial management crisis around the world has proven that risk management practices are indispensable for organizations that aim at sustaining customer and shareholder patronage. The bank’s motivation for risk management ...

IMPACT OF CREDIT RISK INDICATORS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS’ IN NIGERIA  

2019-08-14
Banks today are the largest financial institutions around the world, with activities that influences everyday human life. Deposit money banks, notwithstanding their importance, are facing risks in the course of ...