While Nigeria has made notable progress on several major wellness indicators in recent years, the country is grappling with health and social consequences stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, in addition to structural challenges related to its public health system and the rollout of universal health care (UHC). However, with Nigeria’s large and young population, and plentiful...
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Articles & Analysis | Mandatory health insurance to ease access to care in Nigeria from The Report: Nigeria 2022
Articles & Analysis | Digital education to keep Nigeria’s young workforce competitive from The Report: Nigeria 2022
Securing appropriate funding for Nigeria’s education ecosystem remains one of the sector’s most important goals, and is key to improving outcomes. Underinvestment has created knock-on effects for the nation’s employment rate, with the private sector struggling to find qualified workers. More than half of all wage-paying jobs in the country are in the public sector –...
Chapter | Health and Education from The Report: Nigeria 2022
While Nigeria has made notable progress on several major wellness indicators in recent years, the country is grappling with health and social consequences stemming...
With a population of over 200m, Nigeria is a large and diversified economy, despite the government’s reliance on oil and gas revenue. While the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent oil price crash caused a contraction in economic growth in 2020, it also led to rapid digitalisation across commerce, education and communication. This shift is expected to put Nigeria in a favourable position for recovery in the medium term.
Economic update | How are universities driving the transition towards net zero in emerging markets?
24 Nov 2021
Higher education institutions have a leading role to play in helping emerging economies adapt to the effects of climate change, as well as to meet their net-zero goals. This role can be roughly divided into two key areas: implementing best practices and leading on research.
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah’s health and education sectors during and after the pandemic from The Report: Sharjah 2021
Quality education and health services is important to ensure growth and productivity. With regular activities severely disrupted in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools had to shift quickly to online learning and integrate new health protocols when in-person instruction resumed. Quick adoption helped the emirate maintain its position as a regional centre for education....