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The Imperativeness of Data Governance In The AfCFTA
The adoption of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) promises to bring together over 1.2 billion people to a single market with a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of…
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Delivering Basic Education Amidst Information Asymmetry, Resource Constraints, and Sticky Social Norms in Nigeria
Beyond the relationships that empirical papers try to establish between proximate determinants of education and learning outcomes, little is known about the mechanisms through which developing countries’ education systems transform…
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Following FACTS to Recover and Revamp Nigeria’s Education System During and Beyond COVID-19
Before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic stalled learning for students in Nigeria, the nation’s education system was facing an epidemic of its own: a deeply inadequate and inequitable education system that…
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Will Nigeria’s Liquidity Shortage Morph into a Solvency Crisis?
In November of 2020, Zambia became the first African country to renege on its debt service obligations since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Since then, official and private lenders as well…
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Regional Economic Integration can accelerate Africa’s Energy Transition
Energy production from non-renewable sources contributes significantly to total global greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions from the African continent are far less than from other regions. Yet, there is a worldwide consensus,…
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Pandemic-related school closures were unprecedented – but they are not the biggest threat to children’s learning
While governments worldwide are continuing to struggle to implement forms of remote learning with equal access for all, the education crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic is still being exacerbated…
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DRAWing away from the curriculum of the past
A primary revelation in this pandemic-era world is the importance of digital readiness. While the pandemic is disrupting socio-economic activities, it is fortunately also happening at a time of rapid…
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Reopening Schools for Learning amid Covid-19
Over the past six months, the coronavirus-induced school closures have limited access to learning for students worldwide, resulting in learning losses that could last a lifetime. In Nigeria, where learning…
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Strengthening International Cooperation in the time COVID-19: A Perspective on African- China Relation
The past three decades have been defining moments in human history. More than 1 billion people have been lifted out of poverty and humanity has rallied around a common purpose…
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Poor and Vulnerable in Kenya
The COVID-19 has now spread to every country in Africa, as of August 28, 2020, there are 1,220,511 confirmed infections, 28,850 deaths, and 953,643 recoveries across the continent. In Kenya,…
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Prospects for Building Fiscal Buffers to Manage Unprecedented Shocks in Nigeria
The outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic was accompanied by an unprecedented shock, with colossal impact on economic activities worldwide. One of the major effects is the global economic lock-down…
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Assessing Africa’s digital response strategy to Covid-19
Digital technologies have proven to be a crucial factor in the fight against covid-19, and response strategies to reduce the social and economic impacts of the pandemic. With the restriction…
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Are agriculture and economic development still antithetical? Reflections for a post-COVID recovery plan
If evidence were still required, the coronavirus pandemic and the consequent nosedive of oil prices has once more reminded us of the shortcomings of Nigeria’s oil dependence. Despite decades of…
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COVID-19 and the Shrinking Fiscal Space for Education in Nigeria
The immediate costs of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on education in Nigeria are evident. With school closures that have persisted for ten weeks, students – especially the most vulnerable, are missing…
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Covid-19: Opportunity for reflecting on prospects for inclusive growth in Nigeria
There is huge uncertainty regarding the extent to which the current coronavirus pandemic would impact globalization and economic growth in the near future. Some experts have predicted an initial decline…
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The Impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s Pre-Existing Vulnerabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devasting effects in many countries across the globe, affecting every aspect of humanity. The scale of the crisis was unprecedented, with both developed and developing…
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