Investigation

28 May 2021

The Future Project Takes Local Government Survey Across Wards In Lagos – an initiative to deepen accountability in grassroot governance

The significance of grassroots government to the growth and development of any nation cannot be overemphasised. The local government plays several roles in grassroot development and […]
24 May 2021

Curbing kidnapping and violence in Nigeria through a strategic peacebuilding approach

Kidnapping in Nigeria has grown to become a threat to national peace and security in the nation. It has affected the country’s national image and eaten […]
24 May 2021

Increasing National Security Budget in the Last Five Years

Despite the abrupt increase in defence spending annually, the level of insecurity in Nigeria has worsened. This brings the question of whether the funds budgeted for […]
19 May 2021

Evaluating the delivery of effective service across Local Governments in Nigeria

The local government administration is crucial in the provision of adequate public goods to the enormous rural population. According to reports, over 70 per cent of […]
18 May 2021

Corruption and Insecurity: the impetus of underdevelopment in Nigeria

  Since independence, Nigeria’s social-economic development is greatly affected by corruption and insecurity. During the first republic, political violence was rife, especially in the western region, […]
18 May 2021

Economic Cost of Insecurity In Nigeria

  Since independence, Nigeria’s social-economic development is greatly affected by corruption and insecurity. During the first republic, political violence was rife, especially in the western region, […]
10 May 2021

Economic Cost of Insecurity In Nigeria

After sixty years of independence, Nigeria is still ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. It is also ranked low in various socio-economic […]
7 May 2021

How Debt Servicing May Crowd Out Developmental Projects in Nigeria

Nigeria is classified as a highly indebted poor country (HIPC), and it is also the continent’s most indebted nation – according to the Center For Global […]
6 May 2021

NNPC revenue shortfall: Revisiting the dwindling performance of states’ Internally Generated Revenue

Towards the end of last month, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation alerted the federal and state governments to its dwindling contribution to the federation account owing […]