Publications
Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 Macroeconomic Policies: Are They Climate Change Friendly?
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to arguably the most challenging global health crisis in modern times. Its impact has been felt by most sectors of the global economy, resulting…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 18)
The monthly report by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on the global movement in oil prices revealed that crude oil prices increased in April 2023. Specifically, the OPEC…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 17)
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for March 2023, has stated that prices of food items such as beef, yam, beans, etc., witnessed…
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The role of digitalisation in inclusive governance: A case study of sub-Saharan Africa
This study discusses the transformative impact of technology on society and on understanding how technological innovation in the public sector is driving citizens’ participation in governance.The study also examines the…
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Fostering Collaboration among Young Think Tankers in the Global South
As we approach the midpoint of the timeline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is more important than ever to prioritise the contributions of the Global South’s fast-growing…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 16)
The prices of key energy products – petrol, kerosene, cooking gas, and diesel – have increased significantly in March 2023 compared to their respective levels in March 2022. According to…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 15)
Electricity demand increased in Q3 2022, as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report shows.Specifically, the report showed that total customer numbers increased by 1.20 percent from 10.81 million in…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 14)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained Nigeria’s economic growth projection for 2023 at 3.2 percent in its recent world economic outlook update, titled “A Rocky Recovery,” for April 2023.…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 13)
As of the end of December 2022, Nigeria’s total debt stock stood at N46.25 trillion, comprising 40.4 percent (N18.7 trillion) in external debt and 59.56 percent (N27.55 trillion) in domestic …
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 12)
As of the end of December 2022, Nigeria’s total debt stock stood at N46.25 trillion, comprising 40.4 percent (N18.7 trillion) in external debt and 59.56 percent (N27.55 trillion) in domestic…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 11)
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its 147th meeting, has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 18 percent.1 This represents an increase…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 10)
Headline inflation in Nigeria stood at 21.91 percent in February 2023, representing a month-on-month increase of 0.09 percent over the 21.82 percent reported in January, and a year-on-year increase of…
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Nigeria Economic Update(Issue 9)
Transport fares continued to increase across different modes of transportation in January 2023. According to the National Bureau of Statistics report on transportation in January, the average fare paid by…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 8)
According to the oil market report by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for January 2023, global oil price slightly increased in the month of January 2023, contrary to…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 7)
According to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the cost of main petroleum products like kerosene, diesel, and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) all increased in general in…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 6)
According to direct communication data in February 2023 from the oil market report produced by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in January 2023, Nigeria’s crude oil production increased…
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