TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of contents

1.0     CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1      Introduction

1.2      Statement of the problem

1.3      Objective of the study

1.4      Significance of the study

1.5      Research Question

1.6      Scope of the study

1.7      Limitation of the study

1.8      Plan of the study

1.9      Definition of terms

2.0     CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1      Review of related literature

2.2      Theoretical framework cost control method

2.3      Review of related reports

2.4      Appraisal of literature review

3.0     CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1      Research Hypothesis

3.2      Data Specification

3.3      Method of data collection

3.4      Population and sample size

3.5      Sampling techniques

3.6      Method of data analysis

4.0     CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1      Research methodology

4.2      Discussion of the analysis

4.3      Hypothesis testing

4.4      Discussion of findings  

5.0     CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1      Summary

5.2      Conclusion

5.3      Recommendations

Reference

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     INTRODUCTION

Nigeria Bottling Company was as a private company with authorized share capital of N200,000 divided into 400,000 ordinary share of 50k each.

            The entire share holding was owned by foreign shareholders notably late Anachosias George Leventis and connotative P. Leventis. The company was established for the purpose of manufacturing marking accredited table water, such as coca-cola, Fanta and sprite in Nigeria under a franchise agreement with coca-cola international through changing of distribution outlet over the country.

            However over past six decade the company has diversified tremendously into the vita areas through subsidiaries and associates. About eleven years age, Nigeria Bottling Company Plc acquired at Ikeja, the Lagos Bottling facilities and other assets of Nigeria Soft drinks company bottlers of shoppes range of product. The main purpose was to eliminate competition in the area of bitter lemon product around that time, the company took over the assets of Nigeria soft drinks and other sapanda industry limited, Aba, Imo State in the South. All were done to associate the company base and strength its competitive position. The maize product company operates the following agro-industry ventures which are integrated with the company farming activities.