Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Forensic accounting and financial crimes in Nigerian public sector

Dada Samuel O.
  • Dada Samuel O.
  • Accounting Department, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Nigeria.
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Jimoh Fatai B.
  • Jimoh Fatai B.
  • Accounting Department, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 08 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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