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07
Oct
Salvaging Nigeria’s Local Governments
Nigeria’s moment of reckoning has arrived and it should be a season for purposeful leadership rather than a season of silly politics. In a nation suffused with developmental and other unmet needs, the best national governance structure required to address those pressing needs — the local government — is...
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28
July
Measuring Happiness and Well-being for Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Introduction Since the beginning of the industrial revolution till date, achieving economic growth as measured by an increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been the ultimate goal of macro-economy. Using this approach, the real GDP per capita (corrected for inflation) gained traction amongst most economists and national planners...
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23
Apr
The Public Sector and the Paradox of Job Creation
With 54% unemployed youth population (NBS 2012), human capacity development is being seriously endangered in Nigeria to the extent that it is now capable of jeopardizing national security.
Although, currently with positive fundamentals (arising from current rebasing of the GDP…
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23
Sep
Exiting the fast lane of death
Unemployment has become a global issue and more emphasis has been placed on youth unemployment in recent times. According to International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment is projected to reach 12.8% by 2018 while in Nigeria the…
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