Nigeria

Despite its occasionally turbulent political history, Nigeria has long been both a regional and international diplomatic force. The country is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional diplomatic and economic bloc of 15 member states with roughly 300m people. It is also a party to a raft of international...

In his Democracy Day address in May 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan declared, “At the tertiary level, it is the policy of this administration that every state will have a federal university.” This vision has been backed up by some action, as his administration has overseen the establishment of nine new federal tertiary institutions since 2011,...

As one of the few remaining countries in the world still battling polio, Nigeria has made significant strides in reducing the threat of the disease in recent years. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the primary areas of focus in the global fight against polio eradication are indeed just northern Nigeria and the border of Afghanistan...

In 2009 the Pharmaceutical Group of the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria pegged the size of the pharmaceuticals industry in Nigeria to be at least $2bn per year. Other organisations, however, have offered up more conservative estimates. For example, Frost & Sullivan, a global market research and consulting firm, estimated the industry at $...

In line with the National Tax Policy launched by the president in the second half of 2012, Nigeria continues to pursue various tax reforms which are geared towards achieving a business-friendly environment and a simplified tax administration. The National Tax Policy also serves as a reference point for future tax legislation and continuous...