Nigeria’s electricity sector has undergone significant structural and policy reforms, including the unbundling and privatisation of generation and distribution assets and the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2023, which ...

In 2025, Nigerian banks and financial institutions recorded losses of ₦25.85 billion to electronic payment fraud, representing a significant 51% reduction from the ₦52.26 billion lost in 2024, according to data presented ...

This Policy Brief examines the Nigeria Disability Act of 2018 and the need for enhancing the accessibility of PWDs through Legislative Intervention. Nigeria, with its diverse population, includes millions of persons with ...

Over the past five years, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded unprecedented operational successes in Nigeria’s fight against drug trafficking and abuse. Under its current leadership, the agency ...

Nigeria’s agricultural sector, central to food production and rural livelihoods, is under severe threat as armed bandits impose levies on farmers, demanding sums such as ₦50,000 per acre before planting or harvesting in ...

Over the past few years, Nigeria has implemented a set of bold economic reforms under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. These include removing the petroleum subsidy, unifying the foreign exchange market, fiscal ...

Nigeria Africa’s largest crude oil producer has experienced a persistent decline in oil output over recent years, undermining national revenue, fiscal stability, and long-term development goals. In December 2025, Nigeria’s ...

Recent media reports have drawn attention to rising tension within the Federal Civil Service and across several Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over alleged irregularities in salary payments and statutory ...

Executive Summary Across Nigeria’s major urban centres, particularly the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, and Port Harcourt, tenants are increasingly confronted with steep and often arbitrary rent increases that ...

According to Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index report released in February 2026, Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 182 countries with 26 points out of 100. This represented a slide from the 2024 CPI ...

Nigeria’s inland waterways remain critical transport routes for millions of citizens, particularly in riverine and rural communities with limited road access. States such as Niger, Kwara, Benue, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa, ...

In a press release in February 2026, Nigeria's foreign ministry issued an urgent warning over what it describes as the increasing illegal recruitment of its citizens to fight in foreign conflicts. It comes after Ukrainian ...

Democracy and Governance Digest is a publication of the Department of Democracy and Governance, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies. The digest provides in-depth analysis, policy, reflections, and ...

Just as it has been participating in the general and off-cycle elections including the Ondo gubernatorial election, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) also conducted a comprehensive ...

The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) conducted a comprehensive observation of the November 21st, 2024, Edo gubernatorial election, deploying over 25 observers across the state’s 18 Local ...

Many explanations have been put forward for the progressive decline in citizens’ interest in Nigeria’s political activities, particularly in electoral democracy since the beginning of the Fourth Republic. However, there ...

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has declared plans to begin a nationwide protest from August 6, 2025, following the Federal Government’s failure to address longstanding grievances. These include ...

According to reports, over 1,000 Nigerian citizens are currently stranded in conflict zones across Israel and Iran due to escalating hostilities, including missile strikes and infrastructure disruption. Many are taking ...

Nigeria’s education system, structured on a 9-3-4 model, aims to deliver functional education for national development but faces challenges including inadequate curricula, infrastructure, and a disconnect with labour ...

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 ...