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How To Resolve The Tariff Disputes Blocking Nigeria’s Solar Project Pipeline?
In 2016, Nigeria signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) worth US$2.5 billion with 14 independent power producers (IPPs) to build a total 1,125 megawatts of installed solar capacity for the national…
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Effects of 2019 Elections: Predicting the Economy’s Response in Nigeria
The stability of the country’s political environment is an essential element in determining and predicting the level of economic growth in a democratic economy. The traditional assumption in the political…
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The need to boost political will for tobacco control policies in Nigeria
Tobacco use and the exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases some of which are the leading cause of preventable death in Nigeria. In…
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Tobacco Tax Revenue in Nigeria: To Earmark or Not to Earmark?
Champions of tobacco control both home and abroad have applauded the Nigerian government for its recent approval of higher excise duty on tobacco product. While this duty remains below the…
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Achieving Abundant and Affordable Energy in Africa: Is there a place for nuclear power in Nigeria?
Nigeria and Russia has signed agreements to set up four nuclear power plants and a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in Nigeria. This piece examines the prospects of nuclear…
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Why Nigeria needs higher taxes on tobacco products
Rising tobacco consumption in Nigeria is expected to increase fiscal and health burdens on the general public and government. A bold and innovative policy response is required and tobacco taxation…
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CBN Cash-less Policy; A more impactful approach
Cashless economy involves transactions of economic activities using an electronic form of money for payment, rather than physical banknotes or coins1. It involves a painstaking gradual transition, rather than rushed transformation which can…
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Managing Africa’s Rising Debt: Time for a Multi-Pronged Approach
Debt sustainability in Africa has emerged as a key concern among policymakers and development finance institutions (DFIs). Currently, 19 out of 54 countries in Africa exceed the 60% debt-to-gross domestic…
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Migration and Demography: Shaping Migration Policies for Demographic Dividend in Africa
The 8th African Policy Circle (APC) meeting which was hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and Global…
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Educational Performance in Nigeria
Six research projects were chosen for the first “Southern Voice on the State of the Sustainable Development Goals” (SVSS) report. The Southern Voice “State of the SDGs” initiative will provide evidence-based analysis…
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The Socioeconomic Implications of Exclusion of the Girl child in Education
Throughout the world, millions of girls are being deprived of a fundamental right – the right to education. This all-important right set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights…
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Achieving Quality Education For All in Nigeria
Quality education is a crucial tool for improving the prospects of higher income levels for individuals, and for the economic growth of nations. Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable…
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Untapped Economic Potentials in West Africa Region
Economic or trade unions all have something in common; to form a sizable market that can position its member states in a vantage standpoint needed to influence trade negotiations or…
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Making a Case for Tobacco Tax Increase in Nigeria
The impact of tobacco use on health, mortality as well as economic and social well-being is enormous. Tobacco use is the most preventable cause of death worldwide with an approximate…
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Invest in Nigeria’s Most Valuable Resource
Human development indicators show that Nigeria does not adequately invest in its people. Nigeria continues to perform abysmally in key health and education indicators. The country is the second largest…
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3 Things You Need to Know About The Economic Implications of Budget Delay
Public budget is an estimate of government expenditures and revenues for a financial year. It is a tool of economic planning and fiscal policy. It is also a key tool…
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