In August 2019, the Nigerian government announced the partial closure of land borders in the country. The move was accentuated into a full closure in October with the government citing smuggling and lack of adherence to ECOWAS treaty by neighbouring countries as reasons. A month...
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Nigeria has a major unemployment challenge as unemployment rate rose steeply from 3.6% in 2006 to 23.1% in 2018. Nigeria's population is expanding at 3.2% per annum. Data from the NBS show that an average of 4.8 million Nigerians entered into the labour market from...
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Have you ever wondered why despite achieving a high GDP growth in the 2000s, Nigeria still experienced increase in unemployment and poverty? From 2000 to 2012, Nigeria experienced high GDP growth rate which averaged 7.2%. However, during the same period, poverty and unemployment rate increased. One...
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Wilson speaks about the N30,000 minimum wage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OT9Z0pLwtI&t=158s ...
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I had a discussion on issues around Inclusive Growth and macroeconomic trends in Nigeria https://youtu.be/dpKKyakHn4Q ...
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