BUSINESS AND THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NIGERIA(A CASE STUDY OF GUINNESS NIGERIA PLC BENIN BRANCH)

It has been a controversial issue among business enterprises in Nigeria whether to accept social responsibility or not. This project work on business and their social responsibilities in Nigeria (a case study of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Benin branch) is aimed at examining the need and importance of social responsibilities on the entire operator of the company as it relate to employees, government and work that business and their social responsibilities is not loyal debate, but moral obligation that business has to do assume desirable objectives. The methodology used in this study comprises of randomly selected persons and they were 20 in number. The sampling technique was simple random sampling method. The distribution and the collection of the questionnaire administered contain only closed questions. The information collected was analyzed simple percentage and chi-square method. After a proper analysis base on the respondent’s responses, it is believed that people accept and welcome the concept of social responsibilities of a business as an avenue of developing the social needs of people. Therefore it’s a function that should not be neglected. Business organization in Nigeria should ensure that social responsibilities are actualized in the communities by creating employment opportunities and basic infrastructural amenities in such area of operation.