This study focused on Organizational Change (OC) and employees’ performance in banks in North Central of Nigeria. The study ascertained the effects of tolerance to change and the activities of fraud, and strategy change, organizational structuring, attitude of employees towards change and organizational culture on the performance of banks employee in North Central of Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study for Benue State is 168 and Kogi State is 202. The sample size of the study was 189. Multistage random sampling technique was adopted. Data were analyzed using Multiple Regression. Findings showed that tolerance to change, activities of fraudsters, organizational structuring, strategy change and organizational culture have effect on the performance of banks employee. Finding shows that complexity, attitude of employees towards change and tolerance to change have significant and negative influence, and that perceived advantage and employee motivation has positive and significant influence on the change acceptance of bank employees. The study concluded that OC is pivot to banking practices. The study recommended that bank leaders should sustain change tolerance level, devise better strategic approach to dealing with fraudsters and their activities; this may facilitate employees’ improved performance in North Central of Nigeria.

This study focused on the legislative-executive conflicts from the perspective of human relations in Nigeria. The study examined the significant effects of executive-legislature relations and conflicts on the perceived socio-political development of Kogi and Lagos States. Survey research design was adopted. The data gathered were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential analytical techniques. Multiple regression analysis using the ordinary least square (OLS) approach was used for analysis. Findings revealed that struggle for political power, disagreement on budget & financial matters, polarized relationship, legislative arrogance & gridlocks on policies of government have strong significant effects on the perceived socio-political development of Kogi and Lagos States. Furthermore, findings show that struggle for political power & domination, processes re-engineering, pride & personality clash and oversight function of the legislature have effects on the perceived socio-political development of Kogi and Lagos States. The study concluded that management of the legislature-executive relations and conflicts in the Nigerian presidential democracy is vital to socio-political development process of the nation. The study recommended that the executive and the legislature arms should consistently take into account "struggle for political power, disagreement on budget & financial matters, polarized relationship, legislative arrogance & gridlocks on policies of government" as they do not only pattern executive-legislature relationship but also predict the possibility of improved sociopolitical development of Kogi and Lagos States. Contribution/ Originality: This study is the first to use new estimation methodology with respect to the subject matter. The study is also the first to have investigated legislative-executive conflicts from the perspective of human relations in Nigeria. Duffy (2011) proved that conflicts have destructive implications. Cooperation in the Nigeria political context may be highly risky. Though in the general context, it is expected to be productive and constructive. It is difficult to ascertain whether conflict or cooperation dominates with benefits or liabilities. Legislature-executive conflict is