The privatisation of Nigeria's electricity sector, initiated to enhance service delivery, infrastructure, and efficiency, has not achieved its intended objectives. Communities and individuals continue to bear the financial ...

Flooding has been a recurring ecological problem in Nigeria with attendant consequences of fatalities, injuries, displacements and other impact on infrastructural damage, agricultural loses as well other health hazards. ...

The Federal Character Principle remains one of the most contentious and debated constitutional innovations introduced to manage and curtail horizontal inequalities in the political-administrative sphere within Nigeria. ...

This policy brief argues that most of the factors hampering the development of the girl-child in Nigeria are institutionalized and require a systematic approach to tackling them. Factors such as poverty, cultural and ...

This paper examined government by the people and national security in Nigeria: A strategic panacea for good governance. Government by the people is a function of the “will” of the people. This was practiced by people of ...

The cumulative effect of the numerous bank charges as a result of the various Central Bank policies has become burdensome for many Nigerians especially low-income earners and small business owners who are struggling with ...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is a phenomenon that can never be over emphasized from the perspective of growth, empowerment sustainability as the case maybe. This scheme has played a critical role in Nigeria's economic ...

The paper examines the historic pattern of democratisation in Ghana and Nigeria, respectively. Election management and subsequent transfer of power have been largely problematic in Africa. It also follows the trend that ...

Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has successively witnessed decline in voter turnout at elections. This is in spite of the humongous amount of money expended on the conduct of elections in the country. Although authors have ...

Nigeria continues to battle diverse and high-level security challenges, including Boko Haram insurgency, kidnappings and crude oil theft; it has seen the emergence of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), ...

The Trump-era tariffs pose a significant challenge to the Tinubu Administration's efforts to diversify Nigeria's economy and promote sustainable growth. The immediate impact of the 14% tariff is a potential disruption to ...

Among the major ways that Women organizations seek to influence policy outputs in relevant sectors are through access to public institutions and officials. Ghana and Liberia despite having a large number of women organizations ...

Nigeria’s pension system, governed by the Pension Reform Act 2014, aims to provide a sustainable and equitable retirement income for workers in both public and private sectors. However, inflation, which has risen ...

Nigeria's identity management ecosystem has long been fragmented, with multiple agencies issuing various forms of identification. This leads to duplication and inefficiencies that may give rise to security vulnerabilities. ...

This brief delves in to the implications of the 2024 United States presidential and congressional elections, particularly Donald Trump's return to the presidency, present critical lessons for Nigeria as it navigates its ...

Over the years, extant literature by various scholars has been in existence on the propelling forces of trafficking in persons, however, this study examines globalization as being the catalyst of the illicit trade of Human ...

This brief presents an assessment of the possible implications of the development in Chad, following the sudden death of President Idriss Deby, for Nigeria’s internal security and the fight against terrorism. While the ...

About seven million children with disabilities are out of school in Nigeria, constituting over 50% of total out-of-school children. Providing education access for these children is challenging despite the enactment of ...

Nigeria's electricity sector has struggled with inefficiencies and a lack of accountability post privatization, with consumers frequently facing estimated billing, ineffective complaint mechanisms, and self-funded ...

The importance of women in the society cannot be downplayed. Today, what has become a social problem is women-women marginalisation in politics and political process despite the fact that women constitute significant ...