Social and financial risk protection for poor and vulnerable populations is a major development and policy issue across the globe. There are numerous definitions of social protection. In the context of health, social protection is defined as programmes an ...
Nigeria’s economy under siege over bad government choices
This was the case in the past years, even when the appropriated capital expenditure was up to 30 percent of the overall budget, like in 2018, when implementation was short. The country’s quest to overcome growth and development challenges will remain ...
Investing in the Nigerian Youth: Disaster or dividend ?
Since independence in 1960, successive Nigerian governments have initiated programmes and projects aimed at the youth. The government of President Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007) launched the National Program for the Eradication of Poverty (NAPEP), which ai ...