Department of Economic and Social Research: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
South Africa’s 2018Q1 Economic Recession Report: Lessons for Nigeria
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-09)For the first time since 2009 South Africa is experiencing a technical recession. The contractions have the poor performance of other emerging economies. 2. Others have noted that investment in manufacturing and development ... -
Scrutinizing the Capital Allocation to the Federal Ministry of Finance in the 2018 Appropriation Bill
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)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, ... -
Revisiting the Proposed Sales of Some Selected National Assets: Need for Legislative Support
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)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 ... -
Providing Solution to Housing Problems in Nigeria: The Need for National Housing Database
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-04)Access to quality and affordable housing is one of the fundamental needs that is crucial to achieving a number of social policy objectives, including reducing poverty, enhancing standard of living and social inclusion. ... -
Proposal on Financing Options for Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-03)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 ... -
Need for the Establishment of a Forensic DNA Databank as a Potent Crime Control Measure
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-05)The fingerprint left at the scene of a crime, or evidence related to a crime is the most reliable means of confirming the presence of a person at the scene, since no two individuals, even identical twins, have identical ... -
Mass Emigration of Nigerian Medical Personnel: Need for Urgent Action
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-03)The critical role of medical personnel, especially doctors and nurses, in maintaining and sustaining the health of the people and ultimately the human capital of any nation cannot be over-emphasised. Therefore it should ... -
Legislature – Judiciary Relations and Budget Implementation in Nigeria: 2005 – 2017
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)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 ... -
INECs House to House PVC Distribution Policy in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-09)Although Nigeria has favourable ranking in the support of democracy amongst other African nations, support for democracy in Nigeria based on survey conducted within 1999 to 2015 shows that the support declined from 80.9% ... -
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 ... -
FGN 2018Q1 Revenue Performance: Implication for 2018 Budget Implementation
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-10)As government revenue performance for 2018Q1 falls below expectation by 22.85%, poor implementation of FGN 2018 budget implementation is imminent. Unfortunately, the nation’s debt sustainability indices, would not make ... -
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 ... -
Federal Government Debt Rebalancing Strategy: Is it a Policy Path for Sustainable Debt Management?
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-03)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 ... -
Executive Orders, Policy Implementation and the Role of the National Assembly
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)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 ... -
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 ... -
Effect of the National Assembly on the 2018 FGN Budget: Implication for Sectoral Performance
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-07)On June 20th 2018, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). This data brief examines the structure of the budget 2018 budget vis-à-vis ... -
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 ... -
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 ...