Nigeria: Economic Development, Environment, Health, & the Internet
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- Africa Leadership Forum (Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria)
- "The forum grew out of the need to assist in improving the capacity and competence of African leaders to tackle development challenges confronting Africa...A range of high-level conferences, seminars, workshops and publications."
- Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (Lagos, Nigeria)"...established in 2003, is part of a Ford Foundation initiative, 'Global Dialogue of Sexual Health and Well Being' aimed at giving visibility, depth and legitimacy to the field of sexuality."
--See especially: ARSRC publications -and- ARSRC Resource Library--Documents - African Development Bank Group on Nigeria (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)Basic economic indicators and links to other "country operations" reports.-- Nigeria Data Portal, 2016-2019 : National and state level statistics, co-sponsored by the National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria
- African Economic Research Consortium on Nigeria (Nairobi, Kenya)
- "The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in July 1988, is a public not-for-profit organization devoted to advanced policy research and training."
- Search all online publications for "Nigeria"
- "Investment Climate Impact on Total Factor of Productivity of Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria." (December 2020)
- "Education and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria." (November 2020)
- "Public Spending and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: A Benefit Incidence Analysis in Education and Health." (March 2020)
- "Effects of Trade Liberalization and Exchange Rate Changes on Prices of Carbohydrate Staples in Nigeria." (January 2014)
- "Impact of China-Africa Trade Relations: The Case of Nigeria." (January 2010)
- "FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria." (April 2007)
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- AfriHeritage--African Heritage Institution (Enugu, Nigeria)
- "[AfiHeritage] formerly known as African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE) was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee in Nigeria in 2000. It is a not-for-profit, non-partisan and independent organization devoted to economic research, capacity building and networking."
- Policy briefs
- Research paper series
- AIEA newsletter. (Online) -- Enugu, Nigeria: AIEA, 2006 to present.
- AMCOW--African Ministers' Council on Water (Abuja, Nigeria)
- "...formed in 2002 in Abuja Nigeria, primarily to promote cooperation, security, social and economic development and poverty eradication among member states through the effective management of the continent’s water resources and provision of water supply services...AMCOW has also being accorded the status of a Specialised Committee for Water and Sanitation in the African Union."
- AMCOW publications and resources from related organizations
- Bioline International -- EJournals from Nigeria (Centro Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil; Electronic Publishing Trust, UK)
- African journal of biomedical research. (Online) -- Ibadan, Nigeria: Ibadan Biomedical
- African journal of reproductive health. (Online) -- Benin City, Nigeria: Women's Health and Action Research Centre, 2001-
- Annals of African medicine. (Online) -- Sokoto, Nigeria: Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital and Annals of African Medicine Society, 2001-
- Journal of applied sciences and environmental management. (Online) -- Port Harcourt, Nigeria: World Bank Assisted National Agricultural Research Project, University of Port Harcourt, 2001-
- Journal of community primary care. (Online) -- Nigeria: Association of Community Physicians of Nigeria, 2004-
- Nigerian journal of surgical research. (Online) -- Zaria, Nigeria: Surgical Sciences Research Society--Zaria and Association of Surgeons of Nigeria, 2004-
- Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research. (Online) -- Benin City, Nigeria: Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, 2002-
- Bioline International Home Page
- Association of Nigerian Physicians in the AmericasThis site offers general information about ANPA, its annual conferences, and related events and activities.
- The Brookings Institution: "COVID-19 and Nigeria's human capital crisis," June 7, 2022. (Washington, DC)
--See also: "COVID's impacts on the Nigerian extractive sector," April 16, 2021 ; and, all Nigeria-related articles
- Budget Office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja)
-- See also: Federal Government of Nigeria Ministry of Finance below. - Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Presidency. Bureau of Public Enterprises (2014) (Abuja, Nigeria)
- Business News from & about Nigeria
- Business day. (Online) -- Lagos, Nigeria: BusinessDAY Media Ltd., 2005-The online version of the daily business newspaper, with feature reports from the last 20 days only.
- Business Post Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria) Since 2016
- EnviroNews Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria)A "portal" news site for environment and development issues from Nigeria and the world. "...a partner organisation with the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN), and member organisation of the Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet) as well as the African Network of Environmental Journalists (ANEJ)."
- ITEdge news. (Lagos, Nigeria)The electronic version of a weekly magazine on the ICT sector for Nigeria and Africa in general. The archive contains older articles from thelast three months only!
- Invest advocate. (Lagos, Nigeria)Founded in 2010, this open access portal site offers current and recent news for anyone interested in the Nigerian financial industry and investment in Nigeria and Africa in general, with selected articles and data from 2015 to the present.
- Technology times. (Online). News Service of the Nigerian ICT Industry. -- Lagos, Nigeria: Technology Times Media Network, 2004-This online magazine offers articles on selected developments in the ICT sector of Nigeria.
- See also: Nigeria -- All Online News (via Columbia University Libraries)
- Business day. (Online) -- Lagos, Nigeria: BusinessDAY Media Ltd., 2005-
- Central Bank of Nigeria (Abuja, Nigeria)
- Centre for Democracy and Development in West Africa (Abuja, Nigeria)See especially: CDD Reports on human rights, governance, security & development; the CDD seminar series; and the newsletter:
West Africa insight. (Online) -- Abuja: CDD, 2010-***CDD reports on Coronavirus, 2020:
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (Abuja)
--See especially: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Centre for the Right to Health (Lagos, Nigeria)"[The mission of the Centre is] to advocate for the full realization of the right to health in Nigeria and to promote respect for ethics and human rights in healthcare policies and practices, especially for vulnerable groups such as People Living With HIV/AIDS, women, youths and children...to research, monitor and document policies and practices that influence the right to health in Nigeria."
- Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford--Publications on Nigeria (UK)
- "...Its aim is to improve economic and social conditions in the poorest societies. CSAE researchers often use unique data which give them unrivalled insight into the underlying issues."
- Oil and ethnic inequality in Nigeria. (2015) by James Fenske and Igor Zurimendi. CSAE working paper ; no. 2015-02.
- Employment creation, poverty, and the structure of the job market in Nigeria. (2014). CSAE working paper ; 2014-18.
- Oil-dependence and civil conflict in Nigeria. (2007). CSAE working paper ; 2007-09.
- The origins of social contracts: attitudes toward taxation in urban Nigeria. (2013) by Cristina Bodea and Adirenne LeBas. CSAE working paper ; 2013-02.
- All CSAE working papers
- Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (Abuja, Nigeria)
- "CSEA...is an independent non-profit research organization established in April 2008 by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-lweala,former Managing Director, World Bank, and also Nigeria’s past Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Honourable Minister of Finance."
- All CSEA Publications
- Nigeria Economic Updates, 2014 to present
- Chatham House--Africa Programme: Nigeria (London, UK)
- Nigeria's booming borders: the drivers and consequences of unrecorded trade. (December 2015) by Leena Koni Hoffmann and Paul Melly. -- London: Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2015. 62 pages in PDF format
- Thirst for African Oil: Asian National Oil Companies in Nigeria and Angola. (August 2009) By Alex Vines ...[et al.]. 74 pages in PDF format.
- Chatham House on Nigeria (All)
- Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet) (Ibadan, Nigeria)This site features news, event announcements, and reports by the network and its partners. "With a membership of over 300 organisations cutting across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria...aspires to unify and coordinate isolated civil society efforts on climate change advocacy in Nigeria to ensure that people-centred response mechanisms are accorded desirable attention..."
--See also: EnviroNews Nigeria below. - Demographic and Health Surveys: Nigeria Indicators, Datasets, and Reports (2015, 2013 and earlier) (Calverton, Maryland)
- Development Bank of Nigeria (Abuja)
- Drylands Research on Kano Region, Nigeria (Somerset, UK)
- The website provides summary information and abstracts of on-going research; order information only for full texts. "[For more than ten years] Drylands Research writes and co-ordinates policy-related research on rural livelihoods and environmental management in semi-arid tropical countries."
- See also: Drylands Research Home Page
- Durham University: Nigerian Food Marketing Network, 2005 (Durham, UK)
198 pages in PDF formatThis site offers the full project report, reports by individual authors, and related links. "The project ran from July 2004 to November 2005 and aimed to help build an evidence base regarding urban market institutions and pro-poor growth in the Nigerian food sector, using a networked research approach." - The Economist: 11th Annual Nigeria Summit, "The Dawn of a New Day?" March 7-8, 2016, Lagos, Nigeria (London, UK; Lagos, Nigeria)
- EITI--Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative : Nigeria (Oslo, Norway)"After nearly 50 years of exploration, the oil and gas sector continues to play a significant role in the economy and accounts 53% of total revenue to the government...Nigeria EITI has been effective in strengthening public debate and promoting policy options around signature bonuses, unpaid royalties, fuel subsidies, crude oil and refined products theft, and unpaid subsidies by the national oil company (NNPC)."
--See especially: EITI reports and other documents - ELDIS on "Nigeria" (Electronic Development and Environment Information System, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)Search results for Nigeria: This service compiles and indexes links to online full texts (requiring Adobe Acrobat PDF), related web sites, and print publications in the IDS library on a variety of subjects pertaining to Nigeria, especially in the fields of agricultural economics, trade, health, governance, and education.
- Environmental Rights Action (2015) (Friends of the Earth, Nigeria; Benin City, Nigeria)"...a Nigerian advocacy group dedicated to the defence of the Human ecosystem in terms of human rights...ERA is also the coordinating NGO for the Oilwatch International as well as the host of the secretariat of the Africa Tobacco Control Regional Initiative (ATCRI). ERA is also the coordinating NGO for the Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA)."
--See especially: Nigerians working for environmental justice and corporate accountability: a list of contact information and web links.--Building a Post-Petroleum Nigeria: Leave New Oil in the Soil (2009). --via OilWatch--See also: Health of Mother Earth Foundation (2013-) below - Nigerian Export Promotion Council (Abuja, Nigeria)
- Federal Government of Nigeria. Department of Climate Change. (Abuja)
- Federal Government of Nigeria. Ministry of Finance. (Abuja)
-- See also: Budget Office above.
- Federal Government of Nigeria, Ministry of Power
- Energy Commission of Nigeria
- Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
- Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
- Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
- Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
- Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission -and- Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority
- National Research Institute for Chemical Technology
- Federal Republic of Nigeria. National Bureau of Statistics (Abuja, Nigeria) See below
- Food and Agriculture Organization on Nigeria (Rome, Italy)
- FAO Country Profile on Nigeria (2019): news, reports, statistics, etc.
- FAO Aquastat Programme on Nigeria, 2016A profile on water resources in Nigeria. "The 'thirst' for water data is ever increasing and there is indeed considerable demand for data on rural water use from national governments and development agencies. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiated an activity in 1993 to meet this demand with particular focus on irrigation. This resulted in the AQUASTAT Programme, the objective of which is to generate rural water use data at country level in a systematic manner."
- FAO Document Repository on Nigeria
- FAO Country Profile on Nigeria (2019): news, reports, statistics, etc.
- Nigerian Food Marketing Network, 2005 (Durham University, UK)
See above - Harvard University: APIN--AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria, 2001-2005 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)General information about the research project and reports on prevention measures against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
- HOMEF--Health of Mother Earth Foundation (Benin City, Nigeria)"We are an ecological think tank organisation advocating for environmental/climate justice and food sovereignty in Nigeria and Africa at large."
--See especially: Eco-Instigator (Online). 2013 to present;
Who Benefits from Corona? (April 2020) ; Beyond Oil: Reimagining Development in the Niger Delta (November 2017) ; Living in Fear: Wars, Conflict, and Natural Resources in the Heart of Africa (2016) ; Highway Through the Forest (2016)
--See also: E-books ; Reports ; and, Other Publications - Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (Abuja, Nigeria)The site includes several publications and organizational news. "...a non profit, non government organization developed by a group of reform minded Nigerians who have come together in response to the deplorable health system and health status of Nigeria."
- Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Nigeria (Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria)
- "...programmes on Sustainable Nigeria, Megacity Lagos, Sustainable West Africa and Gender Democracy."
- Open City Lagos. (2016). Published by Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Nsibidi Institute (via Facebook), Lagos, Nigeria. 152 pages in PDF format
- A Marshall Plan for Nigeria: Stimulating Rapid Economic Growth (May 2017) 28 pages in PDF format
- Human Rights Watch: The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria's Oil Producing Communities -- New York: HRW, 1999. -- ISBN: 156432-225-4The full electronic version of this print publication. This report was written by Bronwen Manby, researcher in the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, based on research in the Niger Delta in July 1997, subsequent correspondence with the major oil companies operating in the region, and information provided by Nigerian human rights and environmental activists. See also, Shell Nigeria's PR website below.
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria (via Lambourn & Co., Croydon, UK and CGIAR--Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington, DC)General information, research activities, conferences, and online publications (available in HTML or PDF). "IITA aims to enhance the food security, income and well-being of resource-poor people primarily in the humid and sub-humid zones of sub-Saharan Africa by conducting research and related activities to increase agricultural production, improve food systems, and sustainably manage natural resources, in partnership with national and international stakeholders."
- The International Monetary Fund: Nigeria Country Info (Washington, DC)Summaries, full length reports, and recent news. Note: Some documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat.
- International Organization for Migration on Nigeria (Geneva, Switzerland)
--See also: IOM Country Profile for Nigeria in 2009 -and- 2014 - The Internet Society--Nigeria Chapter (Abuja, Nigeria) Since 1998 in Nigeria"[As of 2018] the organization has more than two thousand members across the nation. With a renewed membership, the membership is expected rise."
- Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (Abuja, Nigeria)The NIPC site features investment promotion brochures, some statistical information on business permits and expatriate quota, paper presentations, and contact information.
- ITEdgeNews.ng (Lagos, Nigeria)The electronic version of a weekly magazine on the ICT sector for Nigeria and Africa in general. The archive contains older articles from thelast three months only!
- Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria)
- "JAAIDS Nigeria is a media-based non-governmental HIV/AIDS advocacy organisation in Nigeria." The website offers news bulletins, special reports, discussion fora, and related links on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and West Africa.
- Lagos Business School, Pan-African University (African Development Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria)
- Christopher Kolade Centre for Research in Leadership and Ethics
- LBS Insight: all news and publications
- Business and sustainable development in Nigeria: The banking industry. (2019) -- Lagos, Nigeria: Pan-Atlantic University Press, 2019. 55 pages in PDF format
- Open City Lagos. Published by Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Nsibidi Institute (via Facebook), Lagos, Nigeria. 152 pages in PDF format"...a conversation enacted across Lagos and with other cities, with a focus on the day-to-day experiences, grassroots initiatives and new opportunities for development and inclusion."
- Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (Ilorin, Nigeria)[Since 1983]...Building the capacity of workers, employers and government officials in labour and industrial relations through training, research, education and inter-institutional linkages to promote labour management relations best practices and industrial harmony for sustainable development."
- Federal Republic of Nigeria. National Bureau of Statistics (Abuja, Nigeria)Statistics from the government and the World Bank are on offer at this site, as well as selected publications. Warning: some listed titles are not always accessible.--See also: Nigeria Data Portal (via African Development Bank Group)
- National Population Commission of Nigeria, 2018 to present (Abuja, Nigeria)The official website of the anticipated 2018 Census and data in "priority tables" from the 2006 Census, with documents relating to the work of the commission and selected publications (in PDF format).
- Nigeria Data Portal, 2016-2019
- Nigeria Network of NGOs (Lagos, Nigeria)"Established in 1992, NNNGO represents over 800 organizations ranging from small groups working at the local level, to larger networks working at the national level." The site includes information about activities of member organizations, the most recent monthly issue of the NNNGO e-newsletter, Development report. (Online), a directory of current member organizations, and related links.
- IPD Group's Nigeria Steel News (EIN News, Internet Product Development Group, Inc., Washington, DC)A subscription-based news portal for mining industry around the world, with a web page for news reports from and about Nigeria....with free access to current headlines and summaries.
- NIGCOMSAT--Nigerian Communications Satellite, Ltd. (Abuja, Nigeria)
--See especially: Documents (policy statements, plans, etc.) - Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Abuja, Nigeria)This official web site includes recent news and reports. "[Since 1977, the NNPC has been] a public organization that would, on behalf of Government, adequately manage all government interests in the Nigerian Oil industry. ...In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as well as marketing."
- The Nigerian Stock Exchange (Lagos, Nigeria)This site offers highlights from current stock trading activity, with detail information available only through free registration.
- Northwestern University--Program of African Studies on the Nigerian Economy (Evanston, Illinois)
- Paternality and partnership? EU-ACP economic partnership agreement and implications for Nigeria's non-oil sector development. By Samuel O Oloruntoba (2011). PAS working paper ; no. 21. (45 pages in PDF format)
- Vision and policy in Nigerian economics: the legacy of Pius Okigbo. (2003) Edited by Jane I. Guyer and LaRay Denzer. PAS working paper ; no. 10. (152 pages in PDF format)
- Nigeria's economic crisis: bibliographic sources to 1996. Compiled by Benjamin F. Soares (1997). PAS working paper ; no. 2. (51 pages in PDF format)
- Oil Change International: Nigeria (USA)A website about a campaign to inform the public about oil industry activities and environmental politics in the Niger delta.
- Federal Republic of Nigeria. Bureau of Public Enterprises (See above)
- Shell Nigeria (Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd.)The company's public relations website, with news and background information...in support of the company's activities.
- Annals of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria. (Online). -- Abuja, Nigeria: SSAN, 1988-
Launched in 1988: this open access journal publishes original, unpublished and scholarly papers in the social sciences and related disciplines. The site includes current articles and the archive of older issues since 1988. - States of Nigeria on the Internet (via Columbia University Libraries)
- United Nations Agencies on Nigeria -- Economy
- ReliefWeb News on Nigeria (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, Switzerland)
- UNDP--United Nations Development Programme in Nigeria (Abuja)
- Nigeria One UN COVID-19 Response (2020)
- National Human Development Report 2018: Achieving Human Development in North East Nigeria
- National human development report, 2015: human security and human development in Nigeria. (December 2015) -- Abuja, Nigeria: 2015. 144 pages in PDF format.
- Nigeria-UNDAF II, 2009-2012: UN Development Assistance Framework. (September 2008)
-- Abuja: UNDP, 2008. 75 pages in PDF format. - 2021 Human Development Index for Nigeria (1990-2021 data)
- Human development report Nigeria 2004: HIV and AIDS -- Abuja, Nigeria: UNDP, [2005]. 125 pages in PDF format.
- UN Economic Commission for Africa on Nigeria (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Search for current and recent analysis.
--See also: "Nigeria: untapped potential." (2002) Chapter 6 in Economic report on Africa 2002: tracking performance and progress.
- UNEP--United Nations Environment Programme, Disasters and Conflicts: Nigeria (Geneva, Switzerland)
--See especially: Environmental assessment of Ogoniland report (August 2011) - UNFPA--United Nations Population Fund in Nigeria (Abuja, Nigeria)
- United Nations Habitat on Nigeria (Nairobi, Kenya)News, statistics, and activities of UN-Habitat in Nigeria.
--See All publicatoins on Nigeria ; including: Karu urban profile ; Onitsha urban profile ; Ifako-Ijaiye urban profile ; and other titles - United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (Helsinki, Finland):
Historical origins of persistent inequality in Nigeria. (December 2016) By Belinda Archibong. WIDER working paper; no. 161/2016. 78 pages in PDF format
- United States Agencies on Nigeria -- Economy (Washington, DC)
- US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Nigeria -- Country Information
- USAID Global Health Initiative on Nigeria
- USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) on Nigeria
- Development Experience Clearinghouse (General)Search the entire database for downloadable (in PDF) reports on projects and studies on Nigeria.
- United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics:
- United States. Department of State
- United States. Energy Information Administration
- US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Nigeria -- Country Information
- West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (Lagos, Nigeria)[Established in 1996]...the principal objective of WAIFEM is to build capacity for macroeconomic and financial management in the countries of its member central banks: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
- WiderNet Project (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA)General information about the project history and short profiles on Internet connectivity at Nigerian universities (since 1999) are the key highlights of this website.
- World Health Organization on Nigeria (Geneva, Switzerland; Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria)
- This site offers news and reports on health issues in Nigeria and Africa in general.
- The World Bank on Nigeria (Washington, DC)
- The World Bank on Nigeria, 2010-A country brief and a profile of economic indicators; plus a searchable database.
- "The Cost of Air Pollution in Lagos." August 2020.
- "Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Nigerian Households." July 2020
--COVID-19 National Longitudinal Phone Survey 2020. (July 29, 2020)
- The World Bank on Nigeria, 2010-
- Yusufu Bala Usman Institute (Zaria, Nigeria)"The Institute was established to preserve, enhance and build upon the legacy of late Dr. Yusufu Bala Usman (1945-2005) whose committed scholarship and politically engaged activities were aimed at moving Nigeria and the whole of Africa towards the vision of an equitable society, free from exploitation and oppression, where all citizens have the right to participate freely in a truly democratic society..."
--See especially: The face of poverty in Nigeria (August 2022)