FRAUD IN NIGERIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS, A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOME SELECTED NIGERIAN BANKS

ABSTRACT The role of commercial banks in the growth and development of a nation’seconomy cannot be understated. Since commercial banks operations are vitalfor   economic   advancement,   factors   that   impair   its   operations   will   have   anegative effect on economic development. Hence, it is important to know thesefactors. Fraud is one of the major causes of problems that face the commercialbanks. Hence, the researcher deemed it imperative to search further into all thatis necessary to be known about fraudulent practise in banks. The   purpose   of   this   research   work   is   to   provide   information   throughwhich fraud can be detected, prevented, eradicated for efficient operation ofcommercial banks and to compare the level of fraud in the old generation banksto that of the new generation banks. To this end, this work is divided into five chapters. While chapter onedeals with general introduction, chapter two review of relevant literature. In chapter three, the various method used by the researcher to collect data wereexamined.   Chapter   four   however   dealt   with   data   presentation   and   analysis.Hypotheses made were tested for acceptance and rejection using chi-square. The summary of findings was made by the researcher in the last chapter.Conclusions were drawn from findings and recommendations were thereaftermade.
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification  Dedication  Acknowledgement Table of content  Abstract CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of research problem  1.3 Objective of the study  1.4 Significance of the study  1.5 Statement of hypothesis  1.6 Limitations of the study  1.7 Research methodology  CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 background  2.2 causes of fraud 2.3 types of fraud 2.4 effects of fraud on commercial banks  2.5 detection and prevention measures 2.6 control measures  CHAPTER THREE 3.1 research methodology  3.2 population/sampling procedure  3.3 method of data collection  3.4 statistical tool for analysis CHAPTER FOUR 4.1 presentation and analysis of data  4.2 bank officials responses 4.3 customers’ responses 4.4 test of hypothesis CHAPTER FIVE  5.1 summary of findings  5.2 conclusion 5.3 recommendation   REFERENCES