Reports & Publications

Vol. 3 No 2 13-19 January 2026 Executive Summary Nigeria’s education system faces a growing digital literacy paradox. National internet usage exceeded 103 million users (45.5% penetration) by early 2024, alongside 164.4 million active internet subscriptions, yet these macro indicators conceal deep school-level, geographic, and pedagogical deficits. Household connectivity has expanded; classroom readiness has not. […]

No. 5 | 12th January 2026 Athena Notes No 5_010525Download Nigeria Cannot Save West Africa—But It Must Secure Itself By Dr Landi Amos Had the military coup d’état of December 7, 2025, in the Republic of Benin succeeded, it would have posed a fundamental challenge to ECOWAS. More importantly, it would have presented Nigeria with […]

Executive Summary Nigeria is losing its health workforce at a pace that increasingly threatens system viability. Between 2021 and early 2024, more than 42,000 nurses emigrated, while thousands of Nigerian-trained doctors registered to practise abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom. Survey evidence suggests that outflows are likely to persist: nearly three-quarters of current medical and […]

Vol. 2, Issue 28 December 23-29, 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s democratic consolidation is constrained by weak citizen engagement and declining trust in formal channels, producing low electoral legitimacy, policy capture, and social unrest. Voter participation fell to a post-1999 low in the 2023 general elections (26.7 per cent turnout), undermining representation and the strength of […]

Vol. 2, Issue 27 ● 16-22 December 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s judiciary is constitutionally independent but institutionally vulnerable. The central failure is not the absence of laws or funding, but the lack of enforceable constraints on executive discretion over judicial appointments, discipline, and the release of statutory funds. If this gap persists, judicial reform will remain […]

Athena Centre Hosts Webinar on Elite Defections, Warns of Risks to Nigeria’s Multiparty Democracy  Abuja, Nigeria – 12th December, 2025 The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership on 12 November 2025 convened a high-level webinar titled “A Democracy at Risk: How Elite Defection is Tilting Nigeria’s Political Balance”, examining the growing phenomenon of political defections in Nigeria and its […]

Vol. 2, Issue 26 ● 9-15 December 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s formal multiparty democracy is entering a period of heightened vulnerability, with structural indicators pointing toward the gradual consolidation of de facto one-party predominance. Since 2023, elite defections, strategic political alignments, and weak enforcement of party-regulation rules have produced a measurable realignment of power in favour […]

Nigeria Cannot Endure Another Decade of Road Trauma November 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s road-safety crisis continues to impose substantial human and economic costs. In 2024, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded 5,421 deaths, even as total crashes declined by 10 per cent. This divergence underscores a critical trend: fatality severity is rising, signalling deeper […]

October 2025 Executive Summary The removal of fuel subsidies in 2023 triggered a more than 300 per cent surge in transport costs, intensifying food and commuter inflation and deepening household hardship nationwide. In this context, the adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) offers one of the few credible near-term levers to stabilise logistics, cushion consumers, […]

Reforming Nigeria’s Education System: Prioritising Skills and Employability Over Structural Adjustments Vol. 2, Issue 13, 9-15 September, 2025 Executive Summary Nigeria’s education system continues to face persistent challenges despite decades of reform efforts. It currently ranks 150th globally, lagging behind several regional peers, with profound implications for national competitiveness and economic growth. The Federal Government’s […]