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Between elite power and social mobilisation in Nigeria

‘Leave no one behind’ is the catchphrase of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As development challenges become multifaceted and complex, societies get increasingly fractured with the continuous widening of the gap between the privileged and the rest. Inequality constitutes a threat to eradicating poverty, promotes elite capture, prevents building peaceful and prosperous societies, andContinue reading “Between elite power and social mobilisation in Nigeria”

New directions in social policy: lessons from and for Nigeria

Social policy is a package of public interventions that aim to guarantee adequate and secure livelihoods, income and well-being, and that enable all individuals to strive for their own life goals. When the Structural Adjustment Programme introduced in 1986 was adopted and implemented by Nigeria at a time of depressed oil prices as social policyContinue reading “New directions in social policy: lessons from and for Nigeria”

Why Africa’s Biggest Economy is Falling Behind on Sanitation and 7 Ways Donors Can Make a Difference

Bolaji Ogunfemi Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has a staggering 130 million people without access to adequate sanitation according to WaterAid Nigeria. The country is witnessing rapid population growth such that urgent planning is needed to effectively pursue meeting the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2013, United Nations projected that the country by 2050Continue reading “Why Africa’s Biggest Economy is Falling Behind on Sanitation and 7 Ways Donors Can Make a Difference”

Nigeria ranked 152 in global human development index – UNDP report

Nigeria has been ranked 152 amongst the 193 United Nations (UN) member states in the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for 2016 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The country is followed closely by Cameroon in number 153 and Zimbabwe in 154 position. The report places Nigeria below neighbouring Ghana which is placed 139,Continue reading “Nigeria ranked 152 in global human development index – UNDP report”