Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

LGD 304 — Local Government Finance and Budgeting

LGD department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Students should be able to:
define financial management and its tools in the public service
explain these tools generally and as they relate to local government administration
assess how these tools provide for more effective financial management at LG level including accountability; and
identify and explain key challenges of budgeting in local government

Course contents

Theories or Financial Management. Major Tools of Financial Management. Perspective and Rolling Plans. The Annual Budget. The Financial Memoranda (F.M.) and other existing Financial Rules and Circulars. Strengths and Weaknesses of Financial Management in Nigeria Local Government. Probity and Accountability in the system.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study LGD 304.

LGD 304 — Local Government Finance and Budgeting

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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