"CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE NIGERIA TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY: AN ANALYSIS OF MTN-NIGERIA. LOKOJA ZONE"
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In the Nigeria society, corporate social responsibilities (CSR) has been a highly contemporary and contextual issue to all stakeholders including the government, the corporate organization itself and the general public. This paper is therefore, intended to consider the imperatives and benefits of CRS on the Nigeria society. The method used in this research is from primary and secondary source, relying heavily on the relevant information available from the telecommunication sector and other sources. The findings of the study are as follows :( 1). Corporate social responsibility is not a new subject, neither is it strange to telecommunication industry,(2). Profit objective is the major and primary objective of every firm, but no responsible firm will neglect the all important corporate social responsibility objective. (3). There is a well formulate corporate social responsibility policy in the telecommunication sector and which is strictly Adhered to. This policy is also made to comply with the directions of regulatory authorities and also government policies. The paper recommendations on the issue of corporate social responsibility is that, government should enact laws that will guide the activities of Nigerian telecoms sector that is to say, a collection of policies and practices linked to relationship with key stakeholders, values, compliance with legal requirements and respect for people, communities and the environment at large as they go about their businesses.
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