Browsing by Author "Charles, Nwekeaku"

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    EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SERVICE COMMISSION, ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-03-01) Ahmad, Ismail Ibrahim; Charles, Nwekeaku; Aliegba, Becky Ade
    This study examines the effect of human resource development practices on performance of the National Assembly Service Commission, Abuja. The study measures human resource development with training, compensation management and performance appraisal. Hence, the specific objectives of the study are to examine the effect of training, compensation management and performance appraisal on performance of National assembly service Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire designed in a four Likert scale manner to extract information from the staff of the Commission. The study employed Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test to check for the reliability of the primary data. Ordinary least square regression analysis was employed to analyse the data. The study revealed that training, compensation management, performance appraisal all have significant positive effect on performance. Based on these findings, the study concludes that human resource development practices have significant effect on performance of National Assembly Service Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. The study therefore recommends that National Assembly Service Commission management should employ and sustain training as human resource development strategy and should allow employees’ to participate actively in designing compensation policy so that the management will be aware of the aspect of compensation policy that stimulate their job satisfaction, this will enhance employees sense of responsibility entrusted onto them.
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    EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF PENSION REFORM ACT 2004 AND THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL SECURITY . IN NIGERIA
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2019-03-01) Abimiku, John; Charles, Nwekeaku
    The 2004 Pension Reform Act, which was a contributory system, was designed to address a plethora : of problems associated with the previous schemes and improve social' security in Nigeria. The objective of this paper is to appraise the implementation of the New Pension Act and ascertain the extent it has improved social security in Nigeria. Both primary data, generated through a survey method with the instrumentality of structured questionnaire, and secondary data through documentary observation, were used for the analysis, while Systems theory as propounded by David Easton, was adopted as a theoretical framework. It was observed that the Nezv Pension System has not guaranteed prompt and regular payment of pension benefits to retirees, many establishments are yet to adopt the system; it marginalized millions of Nigerians who are not public servants; some pensioners still die on verification queues; diversion and mismanagement of pension fund was still prevalent; while social security has remained a far cry in Nigeria despite over 11 years of the implementation of the New Pension Act of 2004. It is recommended that immediate over-hall of the New System, adequate funding of the scheme, removal of all bureaucratic and legal bottle-necks, imposition of sanctions against defaulters of the new scheme, as well as enlightenment of the populace for improved active participation of a significant percentage of the citizenry on the New Pension Scheme.