Economics
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce
In order to remain economically competitive, Nigeria needs to develop a productive workforce. For this to happen, the country must address three key issues: growing youth unemployment; a widening skills gap; and an education system in decay. Read More...
On a Coding Diet The Place for STEM Development in Nigeria
Nigeria will need STEM development to participate in the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' and the evidence suggests that STEM development works best when it emphasizes already existing resource strengths. Read More...
Zombiescapes Africa's Megacity Addiction
Across Africa, governments are looking to megacities to solve urban problems. But African cities need to focus less on skyscrapers and more on city halls. Read More...
A Common Currency for West Africa Why ECOWAS Needs the Eco
Despite widespread scepticism towards the Eco, having a common currency in West Africa is not only a smart idea but also a huge step in the right direction towards regional development and stronger intra-African trade. Read More...
Development via Taxes Improving Domestic Revenue Mobilization in Africa
Effective taxation is crucial to economic development. In Africa, however, there are still challenges with domestic resource mobilization, and thus development, through taxation. Read More...
On Policy Reluctance and Economic Peril Nigeria and the AfCFTA
Recent efforts to promote intra-regional trade in Africa have met misguided reluctance from its largest economy, Nigeria. Read More...
Reading China What to Read on Africa-China Relations
Sino-African relations have waxed stronger in recent years, developing from political engagement in the 1960s to trade, economic... Read More...
Africa’s Development Path The Role of Institutions
With the new pledges from the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Nigeria’s foreign debt is set to increase. However, Nigeria has no strategic plan to manage and repay Chinese loans. Read More...
Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme
t has been more than 30 years since the Structural Adjustment era swept across the African continent, but... Read More...
Xi-Led Growth? Nigeria at FOCAC 2018
With the new pledges from the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Nigeria’s foreign debt is set to increase. However, Nigeria has no strategic plan to manage and repay Chinese loans. Read More...
