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Public policy commits Nigeria to improving education system
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The size, youthfulness and rapid growth of Nigeria’s population present education stakeholders with an array of challenges and opportunities. Budget shortfalls have stretched the public system thin, while disparities in enrolment and outcomes across the K-12 spectrum continue to emerge along the lines of gender and geography. Moreover, primary and secondary enrolment has slipped in the midst…

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Health sector growth in Nigeria spurred by rising incomes, young population and mature law
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Although outcomes across several key indicators have improved in recent years, efforts to develop the health care system are hindered by several notable challenges, including limited public funding, a high communicable diseases (CD) burden, rising incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and elevated rates of infant and maternal mortality. However, Nigeria’s large, young population,…

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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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Health care expansion fuels demand for local and imported pharmaceutical products
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In recent decades, the pharmaceutical market has expanded its geographical reach. This trend appears to be here to stay; in a survey of major pharmaceutical firms conducted by global consulting firm PwC’s Strategy& team, more than half of respondents anticipated that over 30% of their global sales would originate in emerging markets by 2018. Even in the most newly opened markets, drug…

Country Report

The Report: Nigeria 2019
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Nigeria is continuing to gradually recover from the recession caused by the drop in international oil prices in 2014, with the economy returning to positive growth in 2017 and the IMF estimating that GDP will expand by 1.9% in 2018 and 2.3% in 2019. That said, more remains to be done to achieve economic diversification, and major reforms are expected to be enacted following the general election in

Analysis

Efforts to improve primary health care facilities in Nigeria
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In a developing country with high rates of both communicable and non-communicable diseases, the provision of primary health care (PH) is imperative. PH focuses on the treatment and prevention of the most common diseases – such as malaria and tuberculosis – as well as maternal and child care, health education and the provision of essential drugs. PH clinics do not require particularly expensive…

Interview

Mark Wagstaff, Country Manager West Africa, Pfizer: Interview
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Interview:Mark Wagstaff How will recent changes in the global pharmaceutical market affect the industry in Nigeria? MARK WAGSTAFF: At a global level, we are witnessing more pharmaceutical companies becoming certified by the World Health Organisation, and thus authorised to export pharmaceutical products. This will impact Nigeria’s market, as the number of pharmaceutical firms in the economy…

Country Report

The Report: Nigeria 2017
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Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa with a GDP of $487bn in 2015, according to the World Bank. The country assumed the mantle of the continent’s largest economy in 2013, following a rebasing exercise. However, its large population means that Nigeria remains a comparatively poor country in per-capita terms, with a lower GDP per capita than several of its sub-Saharan neighbours. Following a r

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Nigeria's young population necessitates improvements to the education system
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Demographic booms come with both opportunities and challenges. Emerging countries with young populations can see a rise in economic growth; however, the so-called “demographic dividend” is contingent on the provision of ample jobs for a growing working population and the ability of workers to meet the demands of the labour market. With 43% of its 186m citizens under the age of 15, Nigeria…

Chapter

The Report: Nigeria 2017: Health & Education
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In February 2017 the Nigerian government approved the second National Strategic Health Development Plan. The policy “lays emphasis on primary health care… in addition to the provision of financial risk protection to all Nigerians”. It also aims to fast-track the operationalisation of the 2014 National Health Bill, which overhauled the organisation and funding of the health care system and allowed…

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