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Addressing Inadequate Orthopedic Hospitals in Nigeria: Issues for National Assembly Consideration
(NILDS-Department of Economic and Social Research, 2021-09)Given a population size of over 210 million people, and the rising trends in injuries to bones, ligaments, and tendons, sustained by road accident victims, and insurgents’ attack victims, amongst others, the need for the ... -
What Does Global Data Say about a Country’s HDI, Its Fertility Rate and National Minimum Wage? Insight for Nigeria
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-07)Nigeria has one of the lowest national minimum wages hence the debate to revisit the national minimum wage is a welcome development. Whereas marginal productivity play a significant role in determining wage negotiation, ... -
The Potential Implications of the Eligible Customer Scheme in the Electricity Sector
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-09)Eligible Customer Scheme in the power sector declared by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing is aimed at ensuring that big industrial consumers buy electricity directly from GENCOs. This has implications for electricity ... -
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Domiciliation Debate in the National Assembly
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)In view of the threat by the Egmont Group, a 152-nation network of national financial intelligence units, to suspend Nigeria in 2018, the bill to grant financial and operational autonomy to the unit the Nigerian Financial ... -
Tackling Youth Unemployment: Need for a Coordinated Approach
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)Youth unemployment all over the world has attracted so much attention in many literature not only for the policy makers but also for the academia for young people are seen as the next generation of potentially productive ... -
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 ...
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