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Podcast: Covid, conflict and oil – a Nigerian economic story
While the Government’s response had proved effective at containing the Ebola virus just a handful of years earlier, Dr. Adeniran describes how it soon became clear that this new shock…
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CSEA wins the RISE Capacity Development Award
The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) has emerged winner of the RISE Capacity Development Award for its work on the Learning Trajectories Training. To celebrate the amazing…
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The Economic and Social Costs of Out of School Children in Nigeria
Out-of-school children (OOSC) has long been a global problem that affects a country in various ramifications. With 10.5 million OOSC, Nigeria is recognised to have the largest number of children…
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Harnessing The Potential of Demographic Dividend In Sudan
Sudan has transitioned to the era of demographic dividend. Yet, evidence from various sources shows that adequate policies have not been put in place to enable the country to achieve…
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The Potential of Accelerated Education Programmes in Solving the Out-of- School Children and Youth Problem in West Africa
In many countries, myriad policy efforts and initiatives have been launched toward achieving the goal of Education for All. These include: grass-roots lobbying for the importance of schooling, political declarations…
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Curtailing State Extremism In Data Governance
There is an increasing level of attention and growing conversations at the national, regional and global levels, around the imperative for a more effective set of rules and regulations to…
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Avoiding extremes in data governance: an Interview with Adedeji Adeniran
Data governance remains a difficult concept to unpack even as efforts to understand what good data governance looks like have recently multiplied across the world. CSEA is leading a number…
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Quantifying the impact on Nigeria of the African Continental Free Trade Area
Nigeria—the largest economy in Africa—signed the AfCFTA on July 7, 2019, becoming the 34th member of the trading bloc. Under the AfCFTA, Nigeria stands to gain from increased access to cheaper…
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Are African countries doing enough to ensure cybersecurity and Internet safety?
As the world continues to recover from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, coping mechanisms such as increased use of virtual workspaces, online marketplaces and e-governance have become the norm.…
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Strengthening Data Governance in Africa
This inception report focuses on the emerging trends in Africa’s digital and data environment. The study builds a case for mobilizing action at both regional and national levels, to strengthen…
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Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy from Nigeria Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe impacts on the macroeconomy and the livelihoods of households globally. The restrictions to movement alongside the associated uncertainty stimulated a sudden decline in the…
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The Role of Social Influence in Enforcing Tax Compliance: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
Economic development is linked with increased state capacity including the ability to mobilise domestic tax resources. For many developing countries, high levels of informality are a major constraint in this…
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Leveraging the AfCFTA to accelerate post-COVID-19 digital industrialisation for African MSMEs
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa have been particularly vulnerable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with demand for their products and services declining since the outbreak in…
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Why Digitalization and Digital Governance Are Key to Regional Integration in Africa
On January 1, 2021, the long-anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) became a reality. The benefits of creating a single African market under the AfCFTA are wide-ranging and potentially revolutionary. By reducing tariff…
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COVID-19 in Africa: The implications for macroeconomic and socioeconomic dimensions
The COVID-19 outbreak began in December 2019 in the Wuhan city of China and has continued to spread globally. As of this writing, 28.2 million cases have been recorded globally…
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Are Conventional Monetary Policies Regulating the Nigerian Economy?
The commitment of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stimulate the economy following the distortions caused by the coronavirus pandemic prompted the decision to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate…
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