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Rhetorical Discussion On "See Who Wants To Be President Of Nigeria" And The Impact Of Language On Politics And Communication/Advertising In The Era Of Change Agenda Abalaka, J.N; Ajiteru,S.A.R; Sulaiman T.H
International Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): International Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
Publisher : Asosiasi Penelitian dan Pengajar Ilmu Sosial Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62951/ijsw.v2i1.326

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Building agreement and influencing public opinion need effective communication. As a means of expressing ideas, language creates emotions that are used for political advantages during an electoral campaign. Human existence and the maintenance of connections depend on communication, a complex process. In actuality, human interactions are lubricated by this substance. Despite its importance, communication has two sides and can be applied either favorably or unfavorably. From the standpoint of its capacity for complexity, Boulton (2019, p. 41) pointed to the negative social intent of language. She also noted that language is frequently employed to deceive rather than to communicate. Human existence and the maintenance of connections depend on communication, a complex process. In actuality, human interactions are lubricated by this substance. Despite its importance, communication has two sides and can be applied either favorably or unfavorably. According to Boulton (1978, p. 41), from the standpoint of language's capacity for complexity to the detrimental societal intent of language. She also noted that language is frequently employed to deceive rather than to communicate. Therefore, this discourse examines how the political advertisement "See who wants to be President of Nigeria" exposed ignorance and ineptitude as unacceptable in a moral and democratic society such as Nigeria. It is a political communication activity that uses word choice and language as a means of rejecting a candidate in the April 2015 Nigerian presidential election.
A Critical Assessment of Social Responsibility in a Selected Nigerian Cement Company and its Organizational Relationships Sulaiman T.H; Abalaka, J.N; Ajiteru,S.A.R
Management Dynamics: International Journal of Management and Digital Sciences Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): International Journal of Management and Digital Sciences
Publisher : International Forum of Researchers and Lecturers

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/managementdynamics.v2i2.172

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The inability of the organization to act in a socially responsible manner and to see why it should act morally has been pointed out by numerous social critics. The tremendous pressure from different interest groups has been assigned by commercial organizations to recognize and address the social issues in which they have a direct stake. The relationship between corporate social responsibility and organizational performance is identified and examined in this study. Nowadays, the majority of businesses employ social responsibility to enhance their reputation, generate revenue, and stay in business. A thorough explanation of social responsibility was provided, including its definition, mode, school of thought, dimensions of involvement, limitations, ways to improve it, and relevance to individuals, organizations, and society at large. One hypothesis was developed to give the opinions of other writers and authors on the topic direction and emphasis in order to conduct this study successfully and efficiently. Statistical methods were used to gather and examine the data, which offer the Consequently, social responsibility improves the performance of organizations.
Analysis of Relationship Between Dividend Policy and Financial Performance in Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria Abalaka, J.N; Ajiteru,S.A.R; Sulaiman T.H
Global Economics: International Journal of Economic, Social and Development Sciences Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): March: Global Economics - International Journal of Economic, Social and Develop
Publisher : International Forum of Researchers and Lecturers

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70062/globaleconomics.v2i1.191

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This study set out to investigate the connection between Nigerian deposit money banks' financial success and their dividend policies. This is accomplished by reviewing existing theoretical and empirical the signaling hypothesis served as the foundation for the study and the creation of literature. The Financial Statements and Annual Reports of 18 (18) Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria for the years 2015–2019 provided the data for this study, which used a longitudinal survey research approach. The arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values, and the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) regression technique were used to analyze the data produced for this study using both descriptive and inferential statistics. E-Views version 10 was used to calculate these. The study's conclusions showed that dividend policies had a mixed impact on the financial performance of Nigerian deposit money institutions. However, the dividend pay-out ratio significantly and negatively correlates with financial performance (return on equity), dividend yield has no discernible impact on the financial performance (ROE) of Nigerian deposit money institutions. The greatest African economy is that of Nigeria, which was rated as Determining the percentage of dividend payments that would improve financial performance in terms of return on equity requires management of deposit money banks to have a strong and sound dividend policy in place. They should also put in more effort to raise dividend yield and improve its influence on the financial performance (return on equity) of deposit money banks in Nigeria.