Governance

All Nigerians States But One, Caught in a Debt Trap and It’s not Lagos

By Obi / Jan 29, 2020 / Countries, Governance, Sustainability

We took a look at the debt profile of all the states in Nigeria covering the period of 2011 to 2018, to find out which ones have been sustainably managing their debts....

Increasing Appetite for External Debts by Nigerian States Led By Lagos

By Obi / Jan 27, 2020 / Countries, Governance

According to the Debt Management Office in Nigeria, for most of the last decade, the external debt p...

Nigerian States Earned over $125 billion for most of the Last Decade

By Obi / Jan 25, 2020 / Development, Governance

Over the period of 2011 to 2018, state governments in Nigeria accrued a total revenue (Federal Allocation and Internal Revenue) of over US$125 billion....

How Quickly Are States in Nigeria Piling Up Debt?

By Obi / Jan 22, 2020 / Countries, Governance

Borrowing by the state governments and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria has been increasing at an average annual rate of 10.2%, faster than the national GDP growth over the same period....

Nigeria: Which States Depends The Most on Federal Allocations

By Obi / Jan 22, 2020 / Countries, Governance

Yobe state in 2018 was the most dependent on Federal funds for its revenue. Only Lagos and Ogun have...

2018 Proving to be a Pivotal Year for Revenue Generation by Nigerian States

By Obi / Jan 21, 2020 / Countries, Governance

2018 See Revenue Drive by State Governments Hit A Milestone Taking a look at the internally gen...

When it comes to Law and Order, Egypt comes top, South Africa lags far behind

By Obi / Jan 14, 2020 / Governance, Sustainability

An African perspective of Gallup's Law and Order Index in 2019, a worldwide measure that reveals how safe -- or insecure -- people feel in their neighborhood and how confident they are in their local police....