The myriad of problems facing the Nigerian financial institution today include, self-control influence, complex banking structure and weak internal control system. These have resulted into financial distress and liquidation of some banks. This has resulted in loss of confidence by customers since they have not been able to curb the ugly event called poor management of depositor's funds and internal structure (Onuba, 2017). According to Uwaleke (2017) the Nigeria justice system is very slow and, therefore, fails to act as a deterrent to weak internal structure among banks in Nigeria. Equally are lapses in internal control and structure systems of Nigeria banks, which are circumvented by fraudulent staff sometimes with the connivance of auditors. The importance of organisational structure in bank performance has been the subject of debate among managers, researchers, and policymakers in the last two decades due to among other factors, the rise in decline in bank overall performance, poor bank service delivery, bank staff communication gap, fraudulent financial reporting, and bank collapses. Several studies including Aleksić and Jelavić (2017), Latifi and Shooshtarian (2014), Ogbo, Nwankwere, Orga, and Igwe (2015), Sammoudi (2016) among others have conducted study on the relationship between organisational structure and organisational performance in different sectors without considering the link between organisational structure dimensions (centralization, bureaucratic structure, divisional structure, number of layers of hierarchy and formalization) and bank performance. Furthermore, most of these past studies on the influence of organisational structure on

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Transportation and physical distribution are elements of logistics management which organizations realized that improvement in logistics would enable them to gain competitive advantage and achieved higher profitability around the world. Transportation of livestock (sheep, rams, cattle, goats) from the north to the south in Nigeria is very expensive and risky business among illiterate livestock dealers. Also, the livestock are kept standing, and some cases lying in the vehicles throughout the long journey of between 2-3 days with bad shape of most Nigerian roads which trucks and vehicles are prone to accidents. This study examined the effect of transportation and physical distribution management on profitability of livestock dealers in selected livestock markets in Ogun State, Nigeria. This study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised 1678 livestock dealers across four main divisions (Remo, Ijebu, Yewa, Egba) of Ogun State. The sample size estimated through raosoft sample size calculator was 407 selected through a multi-stage sampling technique.This sampling technique was used because livestock dealers are scattered across the four main divisions of Ogun State. A structured and adapted survey questionnaire was validated and used for collecting of data for the study. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the constructs, ranged from 0.782 to 0.838. The response rate was 79.7%. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (Partial Least Square Structural equation modeling). Findings revealed significant influence of transportation management activities on the profitability of livestock dealers in selected markets in Ogun State β=.495, t=11.814, p<0.05). Physical distribution management had effect on profitability of livestock dealers in selected livestock markets in Ogun State (β=.839, t=41.453, p<0.05). The study concluded that logistics management has the opportunity to increase the profitability of livestock dealers and to be recognized for that contribution by implementing initiatives in the areas of transportation management activities and physical distribution management. It recommended a channel that enables faster distribution of livestock and at lower cost should be put in place. Also, it is necessary because physical distribution of livestock is essential for livestock dealers to realize their potential revenue and achieve customer satisfaction.

The banking sector is an essential aspect of economic development. The performance of the sector in terms of commitment of employees has been declining due to lack of adequate strategic planning. Efforts have been put in place by managers of banks yet performance is still at a decline. This paper examined the effect of mission statement on organisational commitment in selected deposit money banks in Lagos state, Nigeria. The target population was 1,268 employees of selected deposit money banks in Lagos Nigeria. Cochran formula of 1997 was used to determine the sample size for the study and stratified sampling techniques was used to collect the samples for the study. A wellstructured and validated questionnaire was used collect the data for the study. Data was analyzed using descriptive and linear regression analysis. Results revealed that mission statement significantly affected employee commitment in the selected deposit money banks in Lagos state (β = 0.443, R 2 = 0.182, F = (1,414) = 92.057, p <0.05). The paper concluded that mission statement significantly affects organisational commitment of the selected money deposit banks in Lagos state, Nigeria was. Sequel to finding of the study, it is recommended that Nigerian banks should reevaluate their vision and mission statements to include such activities that they are out to deliver. In doing this, employees' roles will be spelt out and they will know exactly what to do in the discharge of their duties in the banks

(10) years (2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). Data were analyzed using panel regression analysis. The study supported the hypothesis that corporate governance positively affects performance of firms. In conclusion, the study shows that poor asset quality and corporate control (defined as the ratio of non-performing loan to credit) and loan deposit ratios negatively affect financial performance and vice visa.