Browsing Policy Brief/Analysis by Author "Ikhide, Emily"
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Addressing the Brain Drain of Health Professionals in Nigeria
Ikhide, Emily (Department of Democratic Governance, 2021-07)Nigeria currently has 38 doctors per 100,000 population, far short of the WHO standard of 166 doctors per 100,000 population. The low doctor-to-population ratio is further aggravated by the high emigration of medical ... -
Improving Access to Education for People with Disability in Nigeria
Ikhide, Emily (2021)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 ... -
The Inefficiency of the Federal Government Staff Housing Board as a Framework for Providing Housing Access for Civil Servants
Ikhide, Emily (Department of Democratic Governance, 2021)Housing deficit in Nigeria is currently estimated at about 17 million units. The Federal Government Staff Housing Board (FGSHB) is inefficient and unable to bridge the housing gap for federal civil servants The FGSHB ... -
Reducing the Cost of Governance: Alternative Policy Options for Economic Sustainability
Ikhide, Emily; Onyimadu, Chukwuemeka (2021-06)The Nigerian government has proposed to harmonise the salaries of civil servants as a measure to control the high costs of governance amidst the shrinking revenue base. While the harmonisation of salaries across MDAs is a ...