Economics

Poor Institutions or Unfair Power Dynamics? Notes from Sierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

Shaquille GilpinJuly 6, 2020

For resource-rich countries like Sierra Leone to attain any sustainable development, issues related to the criminalization of natural resource extraction must first be addressed. Read more.

June/July 2020

Banking on Women Development’s Neoliberal Sexism

Fadekemi AbiruMay 22, 2020

The process of the current development agenda does little to advance real development outcomes because of its persistence in catering to economic neoliberalism, which prioritizes economic growth over addressing the structural drivers of women’s subordination and oppression. Read more.

April/May 2020

Putting the Cart before the Horse? The Problem with a Currency Union for West Africa

Oluwaseyi VincentMay 11, 2020

Despite the modest success of their previous attempts at improving regional trade and integration, West African governments are considering turning ECOWAS into a monetary union and adopting a single currency managed by a single central bank.

April/May 2020

Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions Nigeria’s Vision 2020—How far?

Onyenekenwa EnehMarch 23, 2020

The target year, 2020, is here and it is worth asking how much of Vision 2020 has been actualized. How have Nigeria’s development indicators compared with those of advanced countries, the first 20 of which Nigeria had aspired to join by 2020?

February/March 2020vol4-no2

The ‘Lion of Africa’ with Cat Claws Nigeria’s Image Problem

Fife OgundeMarch 20, 2020

After 60 years of independence, Nigeria has failed to establish significant political leverage on the global scene and is not the African superpower many tout it to be.

February/March 2020vol4-no2

Nation Forgotten Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

Wole OlayinkaMarch 13, 2020

After decades of service, retired public servants in Nigeria are spending their retirement years in depravation.

February/March 2020vol4-no2

This photo is for our peice on Gendering Social Protection

Gendering Social Protection The Lessons for Africa

Chimezie AnajamaFebruary 14, 2020

Gender-sensitive social protection programmes are vital to Africa’s mission of eradicating poverty, evolving into an inclusive and equitable society, and fulfilling the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

February/March 2020

This photo is for our piece on Nigeria's Border Closure

Closed for Business Lessons from Nigeria's Border Closure

Abdulrasheed IsahFebruary 10, 2020

Although Nigeria closed its border by exploiting loopholes in the ECOWAS rulebook (by claiming exemptions to justify its actions), the unilateralist, parochial border closure will negate the possibility of cooperation or forging stronger economic ties in the future.

February/March 2020vol4-no2

This photo if for our piece on Money Today, Gone Tomorrow

Money Today, Gone Tomorrow? The Case for Indexing Taxes in Nigeria

Daniel OlikaFebruary 3, 2020

For a country like Nigeria—with a high inflation rate, astounding poverty levels and slow economic growth—indexing taxes should be considered for the effectiveness and fairness of the tax system.

February/March 2020

This photo is for our essay on the politics of poor taste

‘Na Money Be Fine Bobo’ The Politics of Poor Taste

C. S. LozieJanuary 24, 2020

In the realm of aesthetics, the concept of taste is an implicit class war. In Nigeria, there is a belief that people without money should be focused on necessity and not frivolity.

December 19/January 20