Publications
Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 47)
The Debt Management Office (DMO) is set to issue Sovereign Sukuk bond valued between N200 – N250 billion before the end of the year. The government stated that the fund…
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Facilitating Finance and Global Trade for Small and Marginal Farmers in Africa
Agriculture has been an integral part of the human society, the most persisting productive human engagement across times and space. Globally, about 5 billion hectares are classified as agricultural land…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 46)
Estimates from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) show that Nigeria produced about 1.25 million barrels per day (mbpd) in October 2021. This is below the budgeted crude oil…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 45)
The Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) was established to create economic linkages between smallholder farmers (SHFs) and reputable companies (anchors) involved in the production and processing of key agricultural commodities. Its…
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Examınıng the Effectıveness of Health Warnıngs on Cıgarette Packagıng in Nıgerıa: A Modellıng Study
Tobacco consumption is associated with about 29,472 deaths in Nigeria alongside other health and economic impact. Meanwhile, evidence has shown that exposure to health warnings reduces tobacco consumption by providing…
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Balancing a Digitally Enabled Work Environment & Economic Policy Processes in Nigeria in an era of pandemic
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects globally, and necessitated changes in the routines and operations of institutions and societies.
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Doing Policy-relevant research
Differences in research quality is a key element of the assessment of universities, and most high ranking universities in the world have impressive scores in research quality
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Sport and Economy: The Fate of Developing Nigeria
Ever wondered why some countries win medals while others do not? Neither do they have the ability to win medals if they participate in sports event such as the Olympics?…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 44)
Nigeria external reserves exceeded US$ 40 billion on 18th November 2021 according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) dataset on external reserves.2 A total of US$ 5.5 billion external reserves…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 43)
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Schemes (TIES) to promote the culture of entrepreneurship among the undergraduates and graduates of Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics. The…
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COVID-19 fiscal policy response and climate change action in Africa
This paper analyses the fiscal policy measures adopted by African countries in response to COVID-19 and how these impact progress on their climate change actions of the countries. Specially, it…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 42)
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the average price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) commonly referred to as petrol increased by 2.36 percent year-on-year but experienced a month-on-month…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 41)
Under the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of its development finance initiative in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports…
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Health Burden and Economic Costs of Tobacco Smoking in Nigeria
Globally, tobacco consumption continues to cause a huge burden of preventable diseases. Nigeria has been leading tobacco markets in Africa and the absolute number of active smokers remains one of…
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Counting the costs: the diverse impact of the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa
About 30 million Africans were pushed into extreme poverty in 2020 as a result of the pandemic and it is estimated that about 39 million Africans could fall into extreme…
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 40)
According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), there was an increase in the country’s total public debt stock in Q2 2021 from the total recorded in Q1 2021.1 The total…
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