The primary objective of this paper is to test the hypothesis that a debt Laffer curve exists for the Nigerian economy. A debt Laffer curve is a smooth inverted U shaped parabolic function showing a non-linear relationship ...

The World Bank puts the number of poor persons in Africa, based on the international poverty line of US$1.90 per person per day, 2013 at 389 million, a figure that is more than the number of poor persons in all other regions ...

This study investigated the dynamic relationship among government spending, trade openness and economic growth in some selected sub-Saharan African countries; covering a period of 1980 to 2015 with an annual data. The ...

This brief highlights problems posed by the law as the Establishment Act seems to create confusion on the applicable legal regime in the areas of personal income tax, capital gains tax and stamp duties payable by ...

This brief seeks to review the FOI Act with a view to propose an amendment to the Act thereby strengthening and make it complementary to other strategies designed to reinforce accountability and transparency in the public ...

The need for access to university education has become very essential in the country. The increase in University age population may be one of the factors responsible for the increase in demand for University education. Another ...

This policy analysis has robustly scrutinized the Nigeria’s foreign reserve management with a view to determining its adequacy and better management strategies. Our perspective analysis showed that the rising levels of ...

The Federal Government has over the years adopted several frameworks to enhance credit supply to the agricultural sector. Given these efforts, this brief examines available related data with a view to know whether Deposit ...

The use of Executive orders by the President Mohammadu Buhari administration has become a regular point of interjection in the country’s economic management toolkit. Whether or not these executive orders are effective in ...

Sales of national assets has been a highly controversial issue that evokes sharp reactions and divide among the political actors and the populace in general. National assets sale is a situation where the government or its ...

The principle of checks and balance requires that the three arms of government are autonomous and operate as a watch dog to one another. This relationship can however, be dampened when the financial autonomy of these organs ...

The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) articulates the Nigeria’s vision for the period-2020, and lays the foundation for long term growth. Among other things, it also articulates the strategy for aligning fiscal, ...

In view of the threat by the Egmont Group, a 152-nation network of national financial intelligence units, to suspend Nigeria in 2018, the bill to grant financial and operational autonomy to the unit the Nigerian Financial ...

As part of its effort to drive its diversification agenda, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced its plan to set up 6 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across the country. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment ...

One of the major challenges facing the Muhammed Buhari led Federal government like previous governments is the issue of huge budget deficit financing. The 2018 Budget just like other previous budgets is premised on oil ...

This brief presents various financing options and their implication for the revitalization of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. Basically, some of the viable financing options espoused in this brief include: government ...