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Appraisal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007: Need for Legislative Amendment
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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 FOI Act: Need for Legislative Amendment
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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) -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ...