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Administration of Cabotage Vessel Financing Funds (CVVF) in Nigeria: Issues for Legislative Consideration
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-09)
Recently, there has been concerns with the administration of the Cabotage Vessel
Financing Fund (CVFF) in Nigeria. Section 44 of the Cabotage Act provides that the
fund shall be collected by the National Maritime Authority ...
Capital Allocation to the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in the 2019 FGN Appropriation Bill: Issues for Legislative and Executive Consideration
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)
One of the ways the Federal Government seeks to achieve a growth target of 3% in 2019 from 2.38% as at 2018Q4, is through adequate funding of agricultural research. The Agricultural Research Council of Nigerian (ARCN) plays ...
Appraisal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007: Need for Legislative Amendment
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-01)
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 ...
Challenges of Insufficient Admission Space in Nigeria Universities: Options for Federal Government
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)
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 ...
Crude Oil Benchmark and the 2018 FGN Budget: Need for a Petroleum Revenue Heritage Fund in Nigeria
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-07)
Despite several efforts to diversify Nigeria’s revenue base, the annual budget of the Federal Government has continued to rely on revenue from crude oil sources. Bearing in mind that crude oil is a non-renewable energy ...
Federal Government Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy: Issues for Legislative Action
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-03)
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 ...
Foreign Exchange Reserve Management Policy in Nigeria: Issues for Legislative Consideration
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)
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 ...
Enhancing the Competitiveness of Nigerian Exports within the AfCFTA through Improvements in Trade Logistics and Infrastructure
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)
The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is aimed at boosting intra-African trade and promoting regional development. A major thrust of the agreement is the removal of tariffs from about 90% of ...
Enforcing Contracts and Business Survival in Nigeria: Calling Legislative Attention to World Bank 2018 Findings
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)
This brief examined enforcing contracts and business survival in Nigeria with a view to calling Legislative attention to World Bank 2018 easy of doing business survey findings. It noted that a business contract is only as ...
Does Deposit Money Banks Credit to Agriculture Support Government Diversification Agenda in Nigeria? Issues for Legislative Consideration
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)
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 ...