ABSTRACT
The project work of the topic “Budget and Budgetary control in local government”. The major problems that arise in respect of budget in government parastatals in Nigeria comprises of five chapters in which each chapter contain particular information related to the research work as follows. Chapter one contain introductary part of the research, aims and objectives of the project and also scope and coverage of the project, in this chapter the meaning or defination of budget and budgatary were stated. Chapter two contain literature review of many writers on the relavant topic which some books, journals, newspapers , etc. Was consulted. It is in this chapter that the statistical tools used in chapter four for data analysis are stated. Chapter three of the project contains the method of data collection in which the method used in data collection of the research was stated. The problems encountered during the data collection was also stated and the data collected was presented by the used of tables and diagrams. Chapter four of the research comprises of analysis of data collected in which the statistical tools stated in chapter two are asked in the analysis. The result obtained from the analyses was also disclosed. Chapter five contain the summary of the whole project, the conclusion of the result obtained from the analysis Recommendation of the result and the Bibliography.
CONTENTS
Titled page -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- i
Declaration -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ii
Certification -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- iii
Dedication -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- iv
Acknowledgment -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- v
Abstract -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vi
Table of Contents -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vii
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION
Background of the study -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1
Statement of the problem -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1
Aims and objectives of the study -- -- -- -- -- 2
Significance of the study -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3
Scope and limitations of the study -- -- -- -- -- 6
Research questions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7
1.7. Research Hypothesis -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
Definations of terms -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
CHAPTER TWO - LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1. Introduction -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11
2.2. Historical Background of zaria local Government- -- -- 13
2.3. Review of literature -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 18
2.3.1 Procedure and Preparation of Budget -- -- -- -- -- 21
2.3.2 Types of budget -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22
2.3.3 Functions of budget -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24
2.3.4 Budgetary Control -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25
2.4. Theoretical Framework -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 26
CHAPTER THREE – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Introduction -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31
3.2. Research design -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31
3.3. Population of the study -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36
3.4. Sample size -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37
3.5. Sampling technique -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37
3.6. Instrumentation or Sources of Data Collection -- -- -- 40
3.7. Procedure for data collection -- -- -- -- -- -- 40
3.8 Method of data analysis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40
CHAPTER FOUR – DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1. Introduction -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41
4.2. Data presentation and analysis -- -- -- -- -- -- 41
4.3. Findings -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54
4.4. Test of hypothesis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 55
CHAPTER FIVE – SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1. Introduction -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 56
5.2. Summary -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 56
5.3. Conclusion -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 57
5.4. Recommendations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 59
Bibliography -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 61
Appendix -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 63