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Tackling Youth Unemployment: Need for a Coordinated Approach
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)Youth unemployment all over the world has attracted so much attention in many literature not only for the policy makers but also for the academia for young people are seen as the next generation of potentially productive ... -
Special Needs Education: Not a Priority in the 2019 Appropriation Bill
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)Persons With Disabilities (PWD) are among Nigeria’s most marginalized groups, resulting from socio-cultural norms and bias regarding disability as well as a lack of proactive government effort towards improving Special ... -
Effect of International Trade on Economic Growth in ECOWAS Sub-Region
(2020)This paper econometrically analyzes the effects of international trade on economic growth in the ECOWAS sub-region using a panel data set of fourteen ECOWAS countries covering 1995 to 2017. The Pooled Mean Group (PMG) ... -
Examining the fragments and causes of increasing out-of-school children in Nigeria
(Journal of African Studies and Development, 2021)In spite of various policy initiatives and institutional frameworks, a good number of school-age children roam the streets of Nigeria. Nigeria unduly tops the rank in the total number of out-of-school children in the global ... -
NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT, THE POWERS OF SUMMONS AND APPOINTMENTS’ RATIFICATION
(CJSMS, 2021)The legislature as First Estate of the realm represents citizens and sovereignty. It makes the law, serve as checks on the activities of the executive (oversight) and represent the citizens in constituencies. The ... -
Modeling the Determinants of Private health Spending across Sub-Suharan African Countries: A Macro Level Study
(The International Islamic University Malaysia, 2021)Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries faced huge health financing burden as out–of–pocket health spending remains the primary source of financing healthcare in the region. The region has experienced rising healthcare costs, ... -
The Nexus of Government Spending, Price, Output, and Money in the ECOWAS Sub-Region: Evidence from Panel ARDL and Causality Approach
(Economics and Business, 2021)The question of how macroeconomic variables dynamically interact is very crucial in any broad-based economic integration aiming at expanding economic growth and living standard in any human society. This study examined the ... -
Health Financing Progress Matrix-NIGERIA
(2021)The paper was presented during the WHO-Advanced Course on Health Financing for UHC 2021 Geneva, Switzerland March 1st –March 23rd 2021. -
Enhancing Nigeria’s Economic Growth: Areas for Legislative Intervention
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2021-03)The recent Report by the National Bureau of Statistics indicates that Nigeria has exited a two-quarter (Q2-2020 to Q3-2020) economic recession. At the end of Q4-2020, a positive economic growth at 0.11%, holds promise for ... -
AfCFTA, Dumping and Enforcement of Rules of Origin: Issues for Legislative Intervention
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2021-04)The recent launching of AfCFTA holds promise for the economic development of Nigeria and other AU member states. Despite the projected gains from the intra-Africa free trade, dumping is a key downside of AfCFTA, especially ... -
The Export-Led Growth Hypothesis and the Resource-Curse Scenario in 14 Oil-Producing SSA Countries: Evidence from Panel Decomposition Approach
(Covenant University, 2021-06)International trade theorists provide some mechanisms through which trade could be used as a driver of economic growth but nations of the world show different dispositions to these causing variations in economic growth. ... -
Addressing Inadequate Orthopedic Hospitals in Nigeria: Issues for National Assembly Consideration
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2021-09)Given a population size of over 210 million people, and the rising trends in injuries to bones, ligaments, and tendons, sustained by road accident victims, and insurgents’ attack victims, amongst others, the need for the ... -
Non-utilization of Primary Healthcare Centres for Skilled Pregnancy Care among Women in Rural Communities in Delta State, Southern Nigeria: Perspectives from Mothers, Fathers, and Healthcare Providers
(Journal of International Women's Studies, 2021-09)The study examines the barriers to maternal care utilization in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in eight randomly-select rural communities in Delta State, Southern Nigeria using qualitative methods. The study is a qualitative ... -
Assessing Health Financing Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria (2015-2022)
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, Abuja, 2023-08)Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is vital to achieving Sustainable Development Goals. It ensures that everyone has access to quality healthcare without financial hardship. Though the reliance on public health expenditure ...