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Appraisal of FOI Act: Need for Legislative Amendment
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Appraisal of FOI Act: Need for Legislative Amendment
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-02)This brief seeks to review the FOI Act with a view to propose an amendment to the Act thereby strengthening and make it complementary to other strategies designed to reinforce accountability and transparency in the public ... -
Appraisal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007: Need for Legislative Amendment
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-01) -
Appraisal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007: Need for Legislative Amendment
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-01)This brief highlights problems posed by the law as the Establishment Act seems to create confusion on the applicable legal regime in the areas of personal income tax, capital gains tax and stamp duties payable by ... -
Appraisal of the performance of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP): How far so far?
(National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies National Assembly, 2018-05)There is evident work in progress to ensure that the ERGP succeeds. Positive results are already manifesting in key economic indices such as real GDP growth year on year, growth in foreign reserves, and downward trend in ... -
Are Deposit Money Banks’ Credit to SMEs Enough to Stimulate Economic Growth in Nigeria? Issues for Legislative Consideration
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02) -
Calling Legislative attention to salient issues arising from the CBN Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 25th and 26th March, 2019
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Capital Allocation to the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) in the 2019 FGN Appropriation Bill: Issues for Legislative and Executive Consideration
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2019-04)One of the ways the Federal Government seeks to achieve a growth target of 3% in 2019 from 2.38% as at 2018Q4, is through adequate funding of agricultural research. The Agricultural Research Council of Nigerian (ARCN) plays ... -
Challenges of Insufficient Admission Space in Nigeria Universities: Options for Federal Government
(Department of Economic and Social Research, 2018-02)The need for access to university education has become very essential in the country. The increase in University age population may be one of the factors responsible for the increase in demand for University education. Another ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...