This article examines the politics of public policies characterised by increased securitisation
of Nigeria's national boundary from 2014 to 2017. While the regulation appears on paper to …

This paper examines the changing nature of industrial policies in Africa within the context of
Sino-African cooperation, utilizing Nigeria as a case study. It contends that sustained failures …

African governments are charting a course towards socio economic development and
industrialisation through regional integration. The continent provides a vast market that can …

Motivation Industrial policies, as tools for economic advancement, disrupt established
systems and practices, leading to disputes. The Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (2013–2024) is …

In The Struggles of Post-Independence Nigeria, Ucheoma Nwagbara argues that despite
Nigeria's oil wealth and arable agricultural land, Nigerians are not any better today than they …

The transition to capitalism and from pre-industrial to structurally-transformed economies for
sustained growth has never been devoid of state intervention.“Market failures” are systemic …

Perhaps, the most familiar idea underlying debt maturity choice is the maturity-matching
hypothesis wherein liabilities' maturities correlate with assets' maturities. However, the …

It was a couple of years ago that I came across the opening remarks of a Telegraph article
composed by Gaby Wood about Taiye Selasi's first novel. Although Ghana Must Go had not …

Empirical work on capital structure in emerging markets like Nigeria has been limited and
met with low explanatory power. This study investigates the determinants of capital structure …

Rice has become an increasingly important staple food in the diet of households in West
African countries, representing 37% of cereal food consumption. 1 Rice production steadily …