International Journal of Public Administration and Management Research

Enhancing Performance Sustainability: Unveiling the Challenges for Public Enterprises in Nigeria's North-Central States

Chia Innocent Igbadoo, Vivien Anna Ugba, Kadoon Faith Ayatse — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Public enterprises in Nigeria’s North-Central States play a crucial role in delivering essential services, fostering economic growth, and promoting regional development. Despite their significance, these enterprises often face persistent challenges that hinder their performance sustainability and service efficiency. The inability to maintain operational effectiveness has been linked to issues such as poor staffing structures and excessive government interference. This study investigated the factors influencing the performance sustainability of public enterprises in Nigeria’s North-Central States. Specifically, it aimed to: (i) assess whether staff composition affects the efficiency of public enterprises, and (ii) determine whether government interference affects the quality of service delivery. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire administered on a sample of 191 employees and management staff of selected public enterprises across the region. Data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics to evaluate relationships between variables. The findings revealed that staff composition significantly influences the efficiency of public enterprises, as inappropriate skill distribution and recruitment practices reduce productivity and innovation. And that, government interference negatively affects service quality by disrupting management autonomy and operational decision-making processes. Based on these findings, the study recommends that public enterprises adopt merit-based recruitment and that, the government should minimize undue interference and allow professional managers to exercise operational independence, ensuring improved service delivery and long-term performance sustainability.

Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program and Poverty Reduction in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Hassan Achimugu, Comfort Enegole Egbe — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study examined the role of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme in contributing to poverty reduction and household welfare improvement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. Anchored on Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach as the theoretical framework, the research employed a survey research design with a sample size of 300 respondents. The analysis focused on two objectives: assessing the extent to which the CCT contributes to poverty reduction and identifying the major challenges affecting its effectiveness in Abuja. Findings revealed that the CCT has positively enhanced household welfare by improving the ability of families to meet basic needs, increasing school attendance among children, and promoting better utilization of healthcare services. The programme was also found to reduce reliance on borrowing for essentials, thereby serving as a viable social safety net. However, several challenges undermine its effectiveness, including irregular and late payments, inadequate transfer amounts amidst inflation, targeting errors that exclude eligible households, and weak monitoring and enforcement of conditionalities. These systemic issues limit the programme’s long-term sustainability and developmental outcomes. The study recommends that government should strengthen CCT implementation by ensuring regular and timely disbursement, increasing the transfer amount to reflect the rising cost of living, and improving targeting accuracy through the National Social Register. Furthermore, lifting the suspension on the CCT since the onset of the Tinubu administration, digitalizing payment systems, and strengthening monitoring frameworks will be critical in ensuring that transfers translate into sustainable poverty reduction and enhanced human development outcomes in the FCT.

Compensation Management and Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Kogi State, Nigeria

Yunusa Acho — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The banking sector played a role towards the nation’s economic and social development considering the fact that it serves as the reliable avenue through which funds are transmitted towards driving the economy. However, performance of banks significantly depends on the extent to which the employees are compensated towards rendering their services enthusiastically. This research titled: Compensation management and performance of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Kogi State is carried out to examine the extent to which compensation management influences performance in Deposit Money Banks in Kogi state. The study adopts a descriptive research survey design with a total population of 1232 who are employees of some selected DMSs in Kogi state but a sample of 293 was determined using the Godden sample size statistical formular. But, out of the total sample size of 293 respondents reached only 214 completed and returned the questionnaire giving a retrieval rate of 73%. The study elicited data using a twelve (12) items structured questionnaire designed in a five points Likert scale. The two (3) formulated hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression. The findings revealed that there is significant positive relationship between compensation management and performance of Deposit Money Banks in Kogi State. The study specifically revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between financial compensation and employee performance (r =.768, p-value <0.05 and there is a significant positive relationship between non-financial compensation and employee performance (r =.876, p-value <0.05. Premised on the findings, this research therefore recommends that deposit money banks should review and strengthen its performance-based compensation packages to ensure that it adequately motivates employees to exceed expectations thereby meeting the firms immediate and strategic objectives. This can be accomplished by creating an integration between performance and rewards by making it more transparent and ensuring that employees feel fairly compensated for their efforts.

Eco-narratives as Potent Platforms for Eco-consciousness in Nigeria

Moses Africa Adakonye, Emmanuel Inedu — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The devastating effects of environmental as well as climate-related issues caused by the unsustainable human activities is of central concern of most Nigerian “eco-narratives. Eco-narratives are aimed not just to raise awareness but to provoke an emotional response, encouraging readers to engage more deeply with climate change and consider their role in driving change towards sustainable practices. Eco-writers as eco-warriors use story telling techniques to highlight the environmental impact and explore the potential consequences of the current ecological issues. They write to call for the urgent need to mitigate the damage caused by the unchecked human activities, like climate change, pollution, habitat destruction, the loss of biodiversity and livelihoods. This negative human impact creates a less stable and potentially inhospitable planet Earth for the present and future generations. Despite these severe potential threats, many Nigerians are still oblivious and apathetic about this impending danger on the “planet Earth”. As such, there is urgent need to educate and change the mind-sets of people who are still unconcerned about this impending environmental danger, if the planet earth is to be preserved. It is against this backdrop that this paper explores eco-narratives as potent platforms for ‘Eco-consciousness’ in Nigeria. It employed socio-ecological literary theory as its theoretical framework to analyse Garrick Chimeka’s Tomorrow Died Yesterday (2020), Mary Ifeoma Nwoye’s Oil Cemetery (2015), Niyi Osundare’s The “Eye of the Earth” and Nnimmo Bassey’s “Do Watchmen Sleep?” in order to highlight their Eco-concern and call for ‘collective Eco-nonviolent action’ over the widespread pollution and environmental damage caused by human activities. This is to portray Nigeria’s eco-narratives as potent platforms for “fostering and inspiring eco-justice/eco-activism” to challenge the present anthropocentric worldviews and promote sustainable practices and equitable future.

Resource Control in Hospitality Firms: An Information Management System Dynamics

Okigbo Ferdinand Chukwunwike, Mbamalu Sophia Chisom, Asogwa Sheila Ogochukwu — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Despite the critical role of data in modern enterprise management, hospitality firms in this region have yet to fully leverage the potential of IMS to optimize operational excellence, hence necessitating this study to examine the impact of Information Management Systems (IMS) on resource control dynamics within the hospitality industry in Anambra State, Nigeria. Adopting a descriptive survey research design, the study focused on managerial and ICT personnel across 24 selected hotels in the urban centres of Awka, Onitsha, and Nnewi. A census approach was utilized due to the manageable population size, resulting in 184 valid responses analyzed through the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression method, and hypotheses tested at a 5% significant level. The empirical results revealed that all three dimensions of IMS exert a statistically significant positive effect on operational efficiency. Information analysis emerged as the strongest predictor, with a one percent improvement leading to a 30% increase in efficiency by enabling accurate forecasting and identifying areas of wastage. Information quality and information security contributed 21% and 13% variances in operational efficiency, respectively, by ensuring data reliability and safeguarding sensitive organizational assets. The study concluded that IMS serves as a foundational pillar for sustainable resource management in the digitalized competitive market. Recommendations included the automation of core operational processes, such as reservations and financial tracking, and the implementation of rigorous cybersecurity policies.

Organic Agricultural Practices and Sustainable Production Among Farmers in Central Agricultural Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria

Lawson Enang Isong, Ofem Ibor Esekpa, Nkoyo Adednego Essien — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study examines organic agricultural practice and sustainable crop production among farmers in central agricultural zone of Cross River State, using the theory and principle of organic agriculture with emphasis on addressing the challenging roles and factors that limit the organic and crop production in the central zone. Both primary and secondary data were obtained to analyze and identify the various initiative programmes embarked upon by government. the paper sought to establish the relationship between organic agricultural practice and crop production and to achieve the purpose of the study, research questions were posed and hypothesis were formulated and tested at 0.05 level significant. Relevant literature was reviewed, and field survey was carried out and stratified and purposive sampling techniques were used in three (3) selected communities with a population of 150 using descriptive statistical table sample percentage and analysed by exploratory factor. The findings of the study revealed a large extent that organic agricultural produce and crop production has significant relationship among farmers in the central zone of Cross River State. Base on the result of the finding, it was recommended that Improved communication channels and joint initiative co-operative should be initialed to encourage crop production in the central zone of Cross River State and Nigeria at large.