NextierThe COVID-19 pandemic is bad for Nigeria but there is also a silver lining in it. Can the government recognise and take advantage of it? As the Nigerian adage goes, the wind has exposed the fowl’s behind and it is not pretty. For years...
Can a pay-for-performance contract improve the productivity of primary and secondary school teachers in Nigeria? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Research literature provides evidence, albeit inconclusive, that tying teachers’ remuneration to performance should...
Image credit: UI Here Africa is in rot. Milton Friedman suggests that national crises create opportunities for change. Are Africa’s intellectuals ready with ideas? Africa is in a funk. As the world gets richer and moves into the fourth industrial...
Introduction About half of the Nigerian population lack access to electricity. According to the World Bank, Nigeria is second place to India in global electricity access ranking. Nigeria also ranks second to Yemen in the Spectator Index of the...
Introduction The current Business Model in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) is such that energy is generated by the Generating companies (GenCos) and transmitted to the Distribution companies (DisCos) by the Transmission Company of...
Introduction Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa with a Gross Domestic Product of $375.8 billion (2017). However, in terms of power supply, it has significantly underperformed in comparison with other African giants. For instance, Nigeria’s per...
Introduction This article is a continuation of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) series on the possible solutions to the many challenges that plague the network (). Having discussed the possibility of privatisation in the previous article...
Introduction Resources are the backbone for growth in any industry. Resources in this situation are not limited to finance; they include technical, financial, human and otherwise. The fact is applicable in Nigeria’s budding Renewable Energy (RE)...
Introduction The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is the organisation responsible for transmitting high voltage power through the national grid from the generation companies to the distribution companies across the country. In 2005, the Federal...