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Item An empirical investigation into urban informal tire repair service in Ilorin, Nigeria(Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture, 2011) Arosanyin, G.T; Ijaiya, G.T; Oludoyi, S.B; Ajayi, M. A; Ipingbemi, OThe employment generation capacity of the formal sector comprising the public and organized private sectors in Nigeria is shrinking. The informal sector therefore offers a ray of hope for employment and earnings for urban unskilled and semi skilled labour. The promotion of informal sector activities by the government requires an insight into their mode of operation for better policy targeting. This paper therefore examines the operational characteristics, financing, training, employment and earnings, and challenges of tire repair business in Ilorin, Nigeria. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and phi coefficient. The study finds that tire repair provides employment and income for low skilled labour, most of whom are underemployed, earning about US$7.36 per day. The study finds that age, apprentice access and tire repair service index have significant association with earnings. About 92% of the operators sourced their financing for start-up capital from the informal financial sector. The informal training required is through the apprenticeship scheme, which is largely deficient in safety issues relating to tire rating, maximum load, expiry date, resistance, etc. The safety gap in the apprenticeship training scheme should be bridged through training and seminar. The informal sector support agencies should be overhauled to provide financing, technical and extension services to the informal sector operators.Item Car wash service in Nigerian's road transport system: evidence from Ilorin(Nigerian Economic Society, 2007-03) Arosanyin, G.T; Ipingbemi, OThe informal sector is a vital segment of the economy of most developing countries, including Nigeria. Research on the urban informal sector in general and the road transport sector in particular in Nigeria has neglected road transport supportive services. These services are crucial to the effective and efficient operation of the road transport system. This paper therefore examines one of such services, the car wash service, and uses Ilorin as the case study. The survey revealed that it is a sole proprietorship business dominated by males. About 95 per cent of the operators used informal financial sources, to start the business. It provides employment and income to operators who are mostly unskilled and have little formal education. The number of vehicles washed and the age of the business were found to be positive determinants of earnings, while apprentice access was found to impact negatively on earnings. The major constraints in the industry are irregular water supply and lack of financial assistance for development and modernization. For the full potential of this informal business activity to be realized, the water board needs to guarantee adequate supply of water, while the formal financial institutions should make the provision of finance easier to enable the car wash operators to modernize their operations.Item Special issues in urban transportation in Nigeria(Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology, 2004) Arosanyin, G.T; Ipingbemi, O.