NextierBy Anthonia Momoh Nigeria has abundant human resources with a population of over 200 million people that is estimated to double by 2050. This population is potentially a huge market as it constitutes about half of the peoples of West Africa...
By Daniel Agbor, Osasu Eghobamien and Uche Okoro The Nigeria Electricity Market Despite several successive governments’ attempts to develop the power sector over the past couple of decades, there has been little electricity supply progress...
Very little is known about the environmental impacts of the decade-long insurgency in North-East Nigeria and how the environment shapes it. A lot that has been written about the ongoing war has focused on the carnage, population displacements...
Intertwined Conundrum The global oil and gas industry is vulnerable to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that natural gas is well on course to its largest annual decline in history...
Ten years on, the Boko Haram insurgency remains resilient and strategically innovative, defying its initial labelling as a ragtag rebellion that would die a natural death. War-weary and ill-equipped soldiers are caught in insurgent ambushes...
Introduction Impact evaluations are powerful tools for developing a knowledge base on a programme about what works, what does not, and the reasons why. The case for incorporating more ‘rigorous impact evaluations’ into development programming...
Under Lockdown In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the world contemplated how to respond, Nextier was contracted to conduct an end-of-project evaluation by one of its clients. The team commenced planning for the project, which...
Nigeria has an identification problem. Imagine a traditional ruler in one of Nigeria’s communities charged with distributing COVID-19 palliatives to the community members. More than likely, he or she would not have accurate data on the community...
From homes to IDP camps The insurgency waged by Boko Haram and its splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province, has displaced over 2.4 million persons in the Lake Chad Basin in the last decade. Women and children have been the worst hit by...
The Journey So Far Electricity consumers in Nigeria are stuck in an electricity supply industry with a low incentive to serve them efficiently. Over the years, there have been inadequate investments and business solutions to improve Nigeria’s...