Documentaries

Public Procurement in Nigeria: What are the Challenges and How Can We Overcome Them?

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 […]

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Advancing Tobacco Control in Africa

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 […]

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How Mobile Money can help solve Nigeria’s ongoing Naira scarcity

Nigeria continues to miss its financial inclusion targets. Because of the numerous constraints surrounding the formal banking system, a significant proportion of the Nigerian population remains excluded from the formal financial sector. This article emphasises the importance of strengthening mobile money as a means of driving financial inclusion in Nigeria. Read the full article here.

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The Poor man’s Pandemic

CSEA investigates the depths of the impacts of Covid-19 on Nigeria’s poorest people.Click here for more insights on our research on Covid-19.

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Investigating the Historical Demand for Education in Nigeria – (Episode 1) Chief Onyeama of Eke

Within our Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) Project across Nigeria, we investigate the compelling story of late Chief Onyeama of Eke and his impact on education there and beyond.

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CSEA Nigeria

This film is a part of a series that captures key lessons learned by African Think Tanks that participated in the Think Tank Initiative over the last 10 years. This video features interviews with staff members from Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), a think tank based in Nigeria. The series, […]

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An assessment on livelihood opportunities for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria (Pt2)

In 2015, the majority of the IDPs population arising from the Boko Haram insurgency constituted 79 per cent of the IDPs population in Nigeria. These Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) including widowed women and children orphaned by the conflict, are largely catered for by international humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and agencies of the United Nations, in […]

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An assessment on livelihood opportunities for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria (Pt1)

In 2015, the majority of the IDPs population arising from the Boko Haram insurgency constituted 79 per cent of the IDPs population in Nigeria. These Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) including widowed women and children orphaned by the conflict, are largely catered for by international humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and agencies of the United Nations, in […]

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CSEA: Highlighting Our experience as a Think Tank in Africa

Since inception in 2008, the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) has provided evidence-based research in an effort to enhance development outcomes in Nigeria and Africa. Our research includes: Public financial Management and Growth, Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, Education, Health and Population Dynamics, Trade Investment and Growth, Global Economic […]

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Nurturing the Leaders of Tomorrow

A film on the cost-effectiveness of the school feeding and scholarship programs in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Global Development Network (GDN)

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