Nigeria Education Sector Research Highlights

Analysis

Digital education to keep Nigeria’s young workforce competitive
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Securing appropriate funding for Nigeria’s education ecosystem remains one of the sector’s most important goals, and is key to improving outcomes. Underinvestment has created knock-on effects for the nation’s employment rate, with the private sector struggling to find qualified workers. More than half of all wage-paying jobs in the country are in the public sector – with around 80% of those…

Analysis

How is Nigeria's Covid-19 vaccine rollout faring?
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The first case of Covid-19 in Nigeria was recorded on February 27, 2020 in Lagos, and as of end-September 2021 around 205,800 confirmed cases and 2720 deaths had been recorded. The country experienced its first wave of the virus in the middle months of 2020, a larger wave at the end of 2020 and into 2021, and a third wave emerged in July 2021. Controlling the Spread When the scale of the pandemic…

Interview

Moji Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC): Interview
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Interview:Moji Adeyeye In what ways did NAFDAC contribute to the country’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout? MOJI ADEYEYE: NAFDAC developed its own quality management and auditing systems in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) that met international benchmarks, and the agency has been working with the WHO to expand our capacity to handle future pandemics. At the start of the Covid-19…

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The Report: Nigeria 2022: Health and Education
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While Nigeria has made notable progress on several major wellness indicators in recent years, the country is grappling with health and social consequences stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, in addition to structural challenges related to its public health system and the rollout of universal health care (UHC). However, with Nigeria’s large and young population, the longer-term prospects for investment…

Country Report

The Report: Nigeria 2022
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Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa, with GDP of $432.3bn in 2020, according to the World Bank, and home to one of the largest proven oil reserves on the continent. The country has developed an investment-friendly business climate over two decades of civilian rule and in the nearly 60 years since independence, boosted by its oil and gas wealth, and the entrepreneurial spirit of its young popu

Overview

Mandatory health insurance to ease access to care in Nigeria
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Nigeria targets private investment in its education sector
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With a population of more than 200m across 250 ethnic groups, a fast-growing youth cohort, and high levels of poverty and unemployment, Nigeria has prioritised delivering quality education – although this also remains one of the government’s biggest challenges. A pressing concern for the sector is underfunding, with the authorities unable to meet investment targets related to public education.…

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Abubakar A Rasheed, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission: Interview
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Interview:Abubakar A Rasheed What are the challenges facing tertiary education? ABUBAKAR A RASHEED: Security, job security and infrastructure make it difficult for people to come to and stay in the country. We have to make Nigeria attractive all round and address the social, political, and security challenges it faces. In the case of tertiary education, we will lag behind until we develop a…

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The Report: Nigeria 2019: Health & Education
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Efforts to develop the Nigerian health care system have been hindered by several notable challenges, including limited public funding, a high communicable diseases burden, rising incidence of non-communicable diseases, and elevated rates of infant and maternal mortality. However, Nigeria’s large, young population, widening deficits in primary and specialty care, and the state’s encouragement…

Overview

Employment rates in Nigeria improved through education sector
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Although priorities vary when it comes to economic development, the increasing need for skilled labour is both a cause of and a requirement for accelerated growth across markets. This demand for technical specialists is often most concentrated in the sectors that are vital to economic advancement, including infrastructure, oil and gas exploration and extraction, and value-add processes for…

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