TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0     Introduction 1.1     Historical Background of the Study 1.2     Aims of the Study 1.3     Objectives of the Study 1.4     Scope of the Study 1.5     Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND STATISCAL TOOL(S) 2.0     Introduction 2.1     Nigerian Economy and oil …. 2.2.    Inflation in Nigerian economy 2.3     Effect of the global economic meltdown on the Nigeria economy 2.4     Consolidation in the banking system 2.5     Capital base and bank soundness 2.6     Statistical tools

CHAPTER THREE; METHODOLOGY 3.0     Introduction 3.1     Methods of data collection 3.2     Problems encountered in data collection 3.3     Data presentation

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS 4.0     Introduction 4.1     Data analysis 4.2     Discussion of result

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 5.0     Introduction 5.1     Summary 5.2     Conclusion 5.3     Recommendation