This study investigates the influence of financial sector development on the economic growth of Nigeria. It examines how financial access, financial depth, financial stability, and financial efficiency affect Nigeria's gross domestic product using annual series data from 1986 to 2021, and sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria data bank. The descriptive, unit root, co-integration and Parsimonious error correction as well as the Granger Causality test were adopted at the 95% confidence level. From the analysis, all variables are integrated at order one; and presented of long-run cointegration. The Parsimonious error correction model confirmed that financial access and its depth are both positive and significant to gross domestic product, whereas financial stability and efficiency are both positive but insignificant to gross domestic product. The Granger causality test demonstrated a one-way movement from to gross domestic product to financial access, and a two-way causality between financial depth and gross domestic product only. In conclusion, the expansion of Nigeria's financial industry has a substantial impact on the growth of her economy. The study thus suggests that financial institutions should continue to allocate more funds to the private sector in the form of credit in order to stimulate more growth prospects in the economy. In addition, interest rates paid to depositors should be improved to attract more deposits; while simultaneously cutting back the rate charged on business loans and advances in order to encourage investors to borrow funds and invest in profitable ventures that will quicken growth.

In view of the growing controversy on financing of budget deficits, this study investigates the implications of deficit financing in the Sub-Sahara African countries and how it has impacted on their growth rate. Specifically, it looked at how domestic debt, external debt, external reserves, and budget deficit affects real gross domestic product (RGDP). The study utilized panel data gotten from the statistics databank of the various Central Banks in the Sub-Sahara region and the development indicators of the World Bank for period 1986 - 2021; thus, giving a total observation of 144. The Hausman statistics gave the panel fixed effect regression technique as the most appropriate analytical method, which revealed short run relationship at the 5% significant level. From the result of the study, both external reserves and domestic debt are positive and significant to gross domestic product; external debt is negative and insignificant to gross domestic product; while budget deficit is negative and insignificant to gross domestic product. In conclusion, deficit financing affects the growth rate of most Sub-Sahara African economies. The study recommends among others that both fiscal and monetary agencies of the Sub-Sahara countries should maintain optimum level of domestic debt as it is one of the mechanisms for economic growth. Also, is the enforcement of economic policies to aid increase in external reserves.

This study aims to test and analyse the effect of Work-Life Balance on Job Satisfaction with Work Motivation as mediation for lecturers working in Universities in West Kalimantan. The research approach used in this research is quantitative research. The method used is a survey method by distributing questionnaires to 100 lecturers in West Kalimantan; the data is then processed by the Structural Equation Model (SEM) method. The results of data analysis were carried out with the help of Smart Pls 4.0. The results obtained are work-life balance affects work motivation; work motivation affects job satisfaction while work-life balance affects job satisfaction when fully mediated by work motivation.

The study examines the involvement of women of Item in Bende LGA of Abia State, Nigeria using the ‘isu-aefifia’ technique in conflict resolution. Both primary and secondary data were used. Primary data was from interview while secondary data were collected from textbooks, peer-reviewed journals articles, among others. 30 people were interviewed and data was content analyzed. The study observed that while conflicts are part of human existence, some unscrupulous people who benefit from it, may not want it to end. Most importantly, because of the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian society, women are hardly included in the affairs of the community when it comes to serious matters such as dispute resolution or management because of their perceived feminine nature. However, the ‘isu-aefifia’ approach used by women has become a veritable tool for dispute resolution in Item Bende LGA. It is recommended that other communities explore the method of conflict resolution.

This study aims to investigate the effect of Islamic work ethics and knowledge sharing behavior to organizational citizenship behavior and its impact on employee performance. The study uses two-stage sampling – purposive sampling and simple random sampling. The data is analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM) AMOS 21. The study shows that Islamic work ethics has a significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior; whereas it does not have a significant effect on IMFIs employee performance. Knowledge sharing behavior affects significantly to IMFIs employee performance; however, it does not contribute significant effect on organizational citizen behavior. Organization citizenship behavior has a significant effect on employee performance.