The paper investigates the extent to which stocks of commercial banks listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) are positioned on the selected profitability performance indices over the period 2000-2010. The profitability performance was determined using return on assets, return on equity, earnings...

This paper addresses a very important topic in corporate finance that is not well treated in many developing stock markets with particular reference to Nigeria. Beta is a major component of the capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) used in the determination of the required rate of return on equity...

One of the duties of government is to ensure the welfare of her citizens. This is also reflected in Nigerian constitution in Section 14(b) of the 1999 constitution which states that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. One way through which attempt...