In this episode, we dive deep into the growing challenge of youth unemployment in Nigeria, highlighted in our latest report. With over 400 million young people, Africa stands at a critical point to harness its youth for economic growth and job creation. But what are the obstacles, and how can we meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 8—ensuring decent work for all by 2030? Read more of our publications on youth employment, to unpack the data, and explore solutions to drive progress across the continent on our website at www.cseaafrica.org 

The unmanageable increase in debt over the last few years and the bad effects of climate change on Nigeria's economy for more than a decade have brought about the need for climate and development debt swaps. In this episode, we dig into the facts in one of our publications with Africa Growth Initiative titled "Debt for Climate and Development Swaps in Nigeria".

https://youtu.be/VHg1xl6eyGo

A nation cannot develop in the face of endemic corruption. The fight against corruption cannot be won unless the rationale (how and why) for the act of corruption is understood and intensive strategies to block those channels are implemented.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fzuqQLRKdk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf1JmJc1VU

Public procurement plays a pivotal role in shaping the efficacy of public service delivery and fostering a conducive environment for inclusive growth in Nigeria. In this episode of the Research Table, our research and communications assistant, Great Nnamani, shares insights on Nigeria's public procurement processes, the challenges inherent in the system, and reforms that can help the country over them.

Read our publications on procurement:

Public procurement in Nigeria: How to reform the unreformable

Can we change the narrative on corruption in public procurement in Nigeria?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9rff8vNl8E

Development Gateway (DG) has partnered with CSEA for the second phase of the Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI). TCDI 2.0 aims to advance the work achieved in TCDI 1.0, which focused on improving tobacco control policies by providing governments, civil society, and academia of six African countries with country-specific data. To strengthen this partnership, Development Gateway organised a kick-off workshop in Lagos Nigeria.

The workshop enabled both teams to streamline their understanding and expectations of the program as well as provide some capacity building on the processes used in the first phase of the program, which will also be used on TCDI 2.0.