Political Economy

Is the World Getting Smaller for Nigerians? International Airlines Threaten to Halt Operations in Nigeria

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 30, 2022

The constraints on airlines have certainly affected the lives of ordinary Nigerians, who already navigating tough economic conditions and stringent travel restrictions as a result of their nationality. Read more.

August/September 2022NewsNigeria

The Inflation Report Why Are Food Prices Increasing in Nigeria?

Tomisin AwosikaJuly 19, 2022

Fueled by a high cost of diesel and rising prices of food, Nigeria’s inflation rose to its highest level in over five years. Read more.

June/July 2022NewsNigeria

We Cannot Eat Our Cake and Have It The Unnecessary Expanse of Nigeria’s Wheat Economy

Ayoola OladipupoJuly 13, 2022

It is essential to understand the history of wheat consumption in Nigeria in order better to understand the rising demand for wheat flour in Nigeria. Read more

June/July 2022Nigeriavol6-no2

Much Ado About Nothing? Reviewing Nigeria’s Debt Situation

Somkele Awa-KaluJune 29, 2022

Nigeria’s debt situation has been wrongly emphasized as distressed when it is not yet an extreme cause for concern. Read more.

June/July 2022Nigeriavol6-no2

‘We Move’ The Subversive Economy of the Lagos Danfo

Daniel AgbiboaApril 12, 2022

We’re always looking at African cities through the eyes of the West. But what if we looked at African cities through their own eyes? Through, for instance, the eyes of the danfo? Read more.

April/May 2022Nigeria

Health Versus Capitalism Is Capitalism Making Us Sicker?

Charles EbikemeApril 6, 2022

There is a growing conflict between the incentives of capitalism and establishing a world in which we all have the right to health. Read more.

April/May 2022

What Does Africapitalism Actually Mean? Power, Gender and the Promise of Africapitalism

Immaculata AbbaJanuary 20, 2022

All forms of capitalism, including Africapitalism, ultimately, depend on the devaluation and exploitation of essential domestic labour, which women still perform almost exclusively in Africa. Read more.

December 21/January 22Nigeria

Nigeria’s Expanding LPG Market The Need for Government Regulation and Investment

Oyin KomolafeJuly 7, 2021

Nigeria may be one of the fastest-growing LPG markets in the world, but impactful growth will require addressing issues such as under-regulation in domestic LPG markets and a shortage of LPG facilities. Read more.

Best of 2021: EssaysJune/July 2021

Banks vs Bitcoin The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation in Nigeria

Osivue Itseumah and Mubarak AbdulfataiMay 24, 2021

In analysing the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Nigeria, the government must consider what this regulation will look like and for whom. Read more.

April/May 2021

The Excessive Debt Burdens of COVID-19 Development Financing in the Pandemic

Chimezie AnajamaMarch 31, 2021

As African governments attempt to battle the economic impacts of COVID-19, they must re-imagine development financing which will translate into efficiency in public expenditure and foresight in public investments that go hand in hand with inclusion, accountability and transparency as political norms and values. Read more.

February/March 2021Special Focus: COVID-19