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CSEA hosts its founder Dr. Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala
CSEA hosted its founder, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at a breakfast session in Abuja Nigeria, together with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria Mr. Cui Jianchun; Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Nigeria, H.E. Zdeněk KREJČÍ; Lukas Schifferle, Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Switzerland in […]
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Can Information Communication Technology Unlock Tax Revenue Mobilization in Sub Saharan Africa
This study examines the effect of ICT on tax revenue mobilisation in 23 sub-Saharan African countries between 2000 and 2020. To address our objectives, it utilises a feasible generalised least squares approach that accounts for both heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation challenges. Particularly, six measures of ICT (import of ICT goods, export of ICT goods, ICT trade, […]
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Nigeria Economic Update(Issue 5)
There was a general increase in transport fares across different modes of transportation in the country in December 2022. The report on transport fares released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in January 2023 revealed that the average fare paid by passengers for bus journey within the city per drop increased from N637.10 in […]
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 48)
According to the Food Prices Watch by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the average price of some selected food items in the country rose in October 2022.1 The report showed that the average price of a 500g loaf of sliced bread rose year-on-year by 36.7% to N523.2 in October 2022. Also, 1kg of rice […]
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CSEA participates in the 14th Africa Policy Circle Conference
The 14th Africa Policy Circle conference was held in Lagos, Nigeria on the 17th and 18th of November 2022. This year’s theme, “Africa in the 2020s And Beyond-Challenges and Possibilities”, provided a platform for participants drawn from think tanks across Africa to unpack some of the critical challenges affecting the continent’s possibilities of economic recovery and ethical and political […]
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 33)
Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows that as of 17th August 2022, the official exchange rate of Naira to the US dollar was N420.83 for a dollar suggesting a N5.15 depreciation compared to the N415.68 reported at the end of the previous month (July).2 This fall in value of the domestic currency can be attributed […]
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 28)
The data from the June 2022 Money and Credit Statistics published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows that the net credit to the economy rose to N57.3 trillion at the end of June 2022 from N48.5 trillion at the end of December 2021, indicating an 18.02 percent increase in the first half of 2022 (H1 […]
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CSEA participates in the launch of the report on Tobacco Industry Capture of the Virtual Space in Nigeria
CSEA Research Associate, Augustine Iraoya represented the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa at the launch of the report: Tobacco Industry Capture of the Virtual Space in Nigeria organized by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) on Monday, June 20, 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. The report examined Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, […]
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RISE Educators Fellowship
CSEA is proud to announce the launch of the RISE Educators Fellowship. The program is designed to prepare Corps members for productive employment post-NYSC. The first cohort will begin in May 2022 and take place during the third term of the school year. Programming: The program includes an opportunity to receive the following: Intensive training […]
Read MoreWEBINAR INVITATION: STRENGTHENING WOMEN IN TRADE IN THE AFRICAN REGION
Join us to discuss the challenges and opportunities for women in trade in Africa. Participants will have the opportunity to provide insights and suggestions on policies that would support more inclusion of women and address the binding constraints to women empowerment in domestic and international trade. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pZf6ROckSH2RgliNWanPnw?t=1645001351445
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 2)
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased on a month-on-month basis, from 15.40 percent in November 2021 to 15.63 percent in December 20211. This represents a 1.8 percent increase, breaking an eight-month streak of headline inflation declines since April 2021. However, on a year-on-year comparison, the headline inflation rate […]
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 50)
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited remitted N511.7 billion to the federation account between January and October 2021, against the projected sum of N2.09 trillion, resulting in a shortfall of N1.58 trillion.3 This is according to data obtained from the NNPC. The shortfall can be attributed to two main factors: low revenue generation by […]
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 1)
Discussions are underway between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a range of foreign and Nigerian trading houses with the NNPC aiming to raise $1 billion oil prepayment towards the revamping of the Port Harcourt refinery.¹ The funds acquired are expected to be repaid through the delivery of refined products over a span of […]
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Inequality and female labour force participation in West Africa
This study examined the impact of income inequality on female labour force participation in West Africa for the period 2004 to 2016. The study employed the Gini coefficient, the Atkinson index and the Palma ratio as measures of income inequality. For robustness, the study also utilises female employment and female unemployment as measures of female […]
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