scholarly journals Assessment of operational performance of public sector funded infrastructure in Nigeria: the airports perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Ikechukwu A. Diugwu ◽  
Obioma R Nwaogbe ◽  
Victor Omoke ◽  
Solomon T Johnson ◽  
Ashem E Egila
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cargo Throughput

The study assessed the performance of public sector funded infrastructure in Nigeria, with a special focus on airports. It utilized secondary data obtained from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) covering the period 2004 to 2016.  A simple regression analyses of the data were carried out using total number of employees as the predictor variable and the total aircraft movement, total passenger movement, and total cargo movement as the dependent variables. The results of the analyses show that the p values calculated were < 0.05 alpha value, implying existence of a statistical relationship among the dependent variables (aircraft movement, passenger throughput, and cargo throughput) and independent variable (number of employees). Furthermore, the time series graphs show fluctuations in growth of the outputs (passenger throughput, aircraft movement and cargo throughput) for the Nigerian air transport system at various periods. This study has shown that there is a need for the government and stakeholders to take immediate actions in tackling factors responsible for the decline and fluctuations in the air transport industry.

Analysis of Financial Performance of Public Sector Banks in India: CAMEL

2020 ◽  
pp. 097674792096686
Author(s):  
Yudhvir Singh ◽  
Ram Milan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Public Sector Banks ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Asset Quality

Public sector banks have been merged by the government in the last few years. This is the rationale behind conducting this study. The purpose of this article is to determine the factors affecting the performance of public sector banks in India and the interrelationship between bank-specific determinants and performance of public sector banks. In this article, we shall analyse the financial data of all the public sector commercial banks for a period spread across 11 years (2009–2019); Capital adequacy, Assets quality, Management efficiency, Earning, and Liquidity (CAMEL) has been used as a performance determinant; system generalised method of moments (GMM) analysis has been used to find the effect of determinants on the performance measurement of public sector banks; and CCA (canonical correlation analysis) has been used to find the interrelationship between the bank-specific determinants and the performance of public sector banks. The finding has important implications in terms of performance in the banking sector. Certain limitations of this study are: It is based on secondary data. The study only covers the financial aspects and not the non-financial aspects. It is found that the asset quality is negatively related with performance of public sector banks. Liquidity and inflation are inversely related to performance of public sector banks in India. Capital adequacy is positively related with banks’ performance, but inversely related with banks’ interest margin. GDP growth has a significant positive impact on banks’ performance, but inversely related with banks’ interest income. Inflation rate is inversely related with banks’ performance. Banking sector reforms are insignificantly related with banks’ performance.

scholarly journals Air transport liberalisation in the European Union and its impact on development of the civil aviation sector in Poland

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Pisarek
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Market Structure ◽  
European Community ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Traffic Dynamics ◽  
Structure Changes

The objective of this paper is to present an overview of the process of air transport liberalisation within the European Community and its influence on development of the aviation market in Poland. The paper describes the stages of air transport liberalisation in the European Community and its implementation to the Polish market. The special focus is given to problems of existing effects of air transport liberalisation and perspectives of its development. The study primarily intends to examine market structure changes of the Polish civil aviation sector and air traffic dynamics over the years of Polish integration with the European Union, presenting the most up-to-date available statistics

Australia's Internal Air Transport

1963 ◽  
Vol 67 (625) ◽  
pp. 11-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Imperial College ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Lecture Theatre ◽  
The Government ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
British Commonwealth ◽  
Australian Department

The Eighteenth British Commonwealth Lecture, “Australia's Internal Air Transport” by Mr. John L. Watkins, O.B.E., B.E., D.I.C., F.R.Ae.S., Director of Engineering, Trans-Australia Airlines, was given in the Lecture Theatre of the Society on 11th October 1962. The President of the Society, Mr. B. S. Shenstone, M.A.Sc, F.R.Ae.S., F.I.A.S., F.C.A.S.I., presided.Before the lecture Sir Roy Dobson, President of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, presented certificates of S.B.A.C. University Scholarships to the following who had completed, or were about to complete, their courses: J. M. Chaney (Blackburn Aircraft, College of Aeronautics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology), B. C. Latter (Blackburn Aircraft and College of Aeronautics), R. A. Newnham (Handley Page—College of Aeronautics), R. A. Williamson (A. V. Roe & Co.—College of Aeronautics), D. F. Pilkington (A. V. Roe & Co.— Imperial College), R. J. G. Archer (de Havilland Engine Co.—Imperial College) and C. E. H. Joy (Bristol Siddeley—Imperial College).Introducing the Lecturer, Mr. Shenstone said that unlike many of the lecturers in this series, Mr. Watkins had been raised in the country of which he was to speak. He had taken his degree of Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Adelaide in 1930 and then took a post-graduate course at Imperial College, London. In 1932 he joined Vickers-Armstrongs and worked on early geodetic work under Dr. Barnes Wallis. Returning to Australia in 1934, Mr. Watkins joined the Air Board, which later became the Australian Department of Civil Aviation. During the war Mr. Watkins had worked on special projects for the RAAF in the Australian Department of Aircraft Production, with the Army Inventions Directorate, and on many other projects. When Trans-Australia Airlines was formed in 1946 he was appointed Technical Superintendent and since 1953 had been Director of Engineering. One of the jobs he was most noted for outside Australia was his responsibility for choosing aircraft for TAA and also for British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines when that Airline existed as a separate entity. In 1950 Mr. Watkins had been loaned to the Government of India as Technical Adviser to the Indian Air Transport Inquiry Committee.Mr. Watkins had been awarded the O.B.E. for his services to Australian Civil Aviation in 1958 and had been a Fellow of the Society since 1956. He was a past Chairman of the Melbourne Branch of the Australian Division.

International Civil Aviation Organization

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-204
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
International Civil Aviation Organization ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Government ◽  
Air Navigation Services

The second part of the eleventh session of the Council of ICAO was convened in Montreal on September 27, 1950. The government of Spain dispatched a delegation to Montreal to take part in the meetings and arrange for that government's entry into the International Civil Aviation Organization. The agenda included: 1) appointment of members to serve on the Air Navigation Commission, Air Transport Committee, the Committee on Joint Support of Air Navigation Services, and the Finance Committee; 2) the proposals of the Secretary-General, Dr. Albert Roper, for reorganization of the secretariat and the question of his successor for 1951; 3) the site for a permanent office for the far east and the Pacific; 4) schedules for meetings of the subordinate bodies of the organization for 1952; and 5) a preliminary scale of contributions for 1952. The work of the Air Navigation Commission was surveyed in the report of the commission on 1) “differences” from ICAO standards, 2) sites for AIR, OPS and COM division meetings, and 3) necessary changes in abbreviations and symbols. Special attention was given to the formulation of ICAO's position on charges for airline operated agency messages carried over the aeronautical network and a study of this problem was to be undertaken in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union. The Council also was to discuss the communication to the Universal Postal Union on air mail charges upon which the member governments had made comments.

scholarly journals Predictive Modeling Of Office Rent In Selected Districts Of Abuja, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Namnso Udoekanem ◽  
James Ighalo ◽  
Yekeen Sanusi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Commercial Property ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
Office Rent ◽  
The Government ◽  
Space Data

Abstract This study examined the drivers of office rents in selected districts of Abuja, Nigeria. These districts are Asokoro, Maitama and Utako. Primary and secondary data were utilized for the study. Primary data include office rental levels and office space data in the study areas for the period 2001-2012, and were obtained through structured questionnaires administered to real estate surveying and valuation firms which are active in the commercial property markets in the study areas. Secondary data for the study were obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and consist mainly of macroeconomic variables in Nigeria during the study period. Using single-equation regression analysis, the developed office rent model accounted for 76%, 72% and 75% of the variation in office property rents in the commercial property market of the Asokoro, Maitama and Utako districts respectively. The study also revealed that real GDP growth and vacancy rate are the major determinants of rental growth in the office property market in the districts of Asokoro and Maitama, while real GDP growth is the major driver of office rents in the Utako district. The socioeconomic implication of the findings is that the government can generate substantial revenue from property rate through sustained commercial property rental performance in the study areas. Such revenue can be deployed to provide and maintain public infrastructure, thereby improving the wellbeing of the citizenry.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Education Policy Reforms of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KP) Pakistan since 2008-18

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Shakeel Khan ◽  
Muhammad Hashim Khan ◽  
Dur-e-Nayab Gul
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Educational Reforms ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Statistical Report ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government

The aim of this study is to compare the educational reforms of two governments in public sector schools within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) region and finds the difference in educational reforms between the government elected in 2008 and government elected in 2013 in KPK. The study uses quantitative approach and used secondary data which is collected from the Annual statistical Report issued from 2009 to 2015. This research explains relationship between independent variables and dependent variable through linear and multiple regression technique. The analysis shows that three independent variables namely Basic facilities, Number of teachers, Number of institution has great impact on student’s enrollment which shows changes made by present government in the education policy has increased the student’s enrollment in public sector schools. The study focuses only on three independent variables while there are some other factors which can affect the student’s enrollment in public sector school.

scholarly journals The Effect of Foreign Debt And Taxation on Government Expenditure In Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Angela Mucece Kithinji ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Foreign Debt ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Correlation Statistics

Cases of high levels of public debt have mostly been reported in many developing countries part of which is debt borrowed abroad. Foreign debt is more preferable by many developing countries because it is cheaper to service in terms of interest costs. These countries tax their citizens heavily to raise enough finances to pay foreign debt. It was thus feasible to establish the influence of the foreign debt and taxation on expenditure of the Kenyan government. The study employed a causal research design. The period under study ranged from 2002 to 2017. The study used secondary data which was extracted from the National Bureau of Statistics, and National Economic Surveys which were available at the Government of Kenya website. Correlation statistics were conducted to establish the association between variables. Regression analysis was used to establish the effect of foreign debt and taxation on government expenditure in Kenya. The findings revealed that foreign debt and taxation influences government expenditure individually. However, on the test of the joint effect, only taxation was found to influence public expenditure significantly unlike foreign debts.

scholarly journals Administrative and Ethical Issues in Ghana’s Public Administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 573-594
Author(s):  
Nick Fobih
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
National Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
The Government

This study examines some of the major administrative and ethical challenges facing Ghana’s public administration, with regard to the issues associated with the country’s governance processes and public sector service delivery. The methodology used is based on the qualitative approach with combined sources from primary and secondary data and the case study method. The findings in the study show that whereas Ghana’s democracy has made significant inroads over the years since the 1992 democratic transition, a number of administrative and ethical issues hinder the country’s public administration processes and procedures, which require immediate government attention to address them more appropriately. The study recommends that the government (executive branch) and the bureaucracy (Ministries, Departments and Agencies) should make frantic efforts towards promoting effective and efficient service delivery system and government accountability for accelerated national development. The study’s implication for theory is that it will inform its readers about the different perspectives on the topic discussed. Given the service delivery and corruption challenges in Ghana’s public sector, the recommendations will go a long way to help address some of the problems facing Ghana’s MDAs and the government in general. The significance of the study is that it provides key insights into important issues in Ghana’s public administration, which can serve as useful lessons for the government, public institutions and the bureaucracy. The outlined challenges and recommendations will inform the government, MDAs and other government agencies of the need to improve governance and administration in order to accelerate the country’s political and socio-economic development. This study further contributes towards academic discussions on the administrative and ethical issues hampering the effective delivery of services and public and administration in Ghana and Africa in general.

scholarly journals The Dilemma of Accountability and Good Governance for Improved Public Service Delivery in Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehinde David Adejuwon
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Service

The public sector in Nigeria is irrefutably beset with gross  incompetence and ineffective management. Perplexing difficulties endure in the Nigerian public sector in spite of a number of reform programmes that have been designed to enhance efficient and effective service delivery for almost two decades. The fact that public service has failed dismally to achieve its laudable objectives is the reason for the vote of no confidence passed on its administrators by majority of the Nigerian populace. The article examines the dilemma of accountability and good governance in Nigeria and demonstrates that the critical point in achieving meaningful developments in the country intrinsically lay with improved service delivery in the public sector. The basic reason why the public service has become the scorn of the people is because for too long, both the government and public servants have paid lip service to the crucial issue of effective and efficient service delivery. The article argues that improved service delivery will improve both the performance and the image of public service and re-awaken the citizens’ interest and trust in them to do business with public servants. It suggests that  in order to bring sanity back to the Nigerian Public Service,  all unprofessional tendencies such as ethnicity bias and nepotism in appointments and promotions, lack of security of tenure of office, and appointment of non-career public servants into key positions in the public service must stop. Also,  effective service delivery must be tailored to the circumstances of Nigeria. The study made use of secondary data obtained from various sources. It therefore concludes that without a reawakening of the culture of accountability and transparency lost over the years, the trusting relationship needed to forge between the government and the governed for the actualization of good governance will not materialize.

scholarly journals Does Monetary Policy Induce Economic Growth? An Empirical Evaluation of the Nigerian Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 331
Author(s):  
Anthony Ilegbinosa Imoisi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Monetary Policies ◽  
Vector Error Correction ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Government

Monetary and Fiscal policies are instruments which the government of any nation can employ to effectively achieve the desired growth of their respective economies. This study investigates the extent to which monetary policies can promote economic growth in Nigeria from 1980-2017. Secondary data were used from the Statistical Bulletin of the apex bank in Nigeria (CBN) and National Bureau of Statistics. Unit root test, Johansen co-integration and the vector error correction model (VECM) were employed in analyzing the data collected for this study. The result showed that approximately 62% of GDP is explained by variables in the model while 38% is accounted for and explained by other variables not included in the model but are captured by the error term. In addition, monetary policies did not have a significant impact on Nigeria’s economic growth in the short run, but significantly affected the country’s growth in the long run.

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