The Democracy Index's 2022 findings show marginal improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the best performers being Angola, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Malawi. The region remains the second-lowest ranked in the world, with democratic retreat continuing in Sahel and West Africa....

The latest results from the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) show a worrying trend for African nations in the fight against corruption. Out of the 54 African countries ranked, only 10 have seen an improvement in their scores since 2012, while 44 have either seen no significant progress or have declined....

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....

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

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....

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....

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

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

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....