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Welfare First: Retaining Nigeria’s Health Workforce in an Era of Global Competition

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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 […]

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Strengthening Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria:  Citizen Engagement, Participatory Governance, and Institutional Trust

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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

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Judicial Independence in Nigeria: Institutional Constraints, Reform Pathways, and Democratic Consequences

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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

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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

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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

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Athena Centre presents report on INEC’s voting technology, launches Election Observatory, calls for improved electoral processes ahead of 2027 polls Abuja, Nigeria — 6 October 2025 The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership on Monday, 6 October 2025, convened the public presentation of its independent review of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) report on

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Athena Centre Advocates Data-Driven Governance in Nigeria’s Education System Abuja, Nigeria – 25 September 2025 On 24 September 2025, the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, hosted a landmark virtual educational conference: From Data to Decisions: Adopting Technology to Improve School Administration and Learning Outcomes in Nigeria. The conference

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Community-Led Responses to Rural Insecurity Lessons from Jibia and Batsari, Katsina State Vol 2, Issue 12                                         2-8 September, 2025 Katsina State remains at the epicentre of Nigeria’s rural insecurity crisis, with nine frontline local government areas (LGAs)—Safana, Kankara, Danmusa, Musawa, Funtua, Matazu, Faskari, Batsari, and Jibia—long besieged by banditry. In 2024 alone, hundreds of

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The Impact of Poor Infrastructure on the Cost of Goods Transportation in Nigeria

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Introduction  Infrastructure serves as the backbone of economic development, playing a pivotal role in the movement of goods and services across regions. In Nigeria, however, poor infrastructure remains a fundamental bottleneck in the supply chain, significantly driving up the cost of transporting goods. According to the World Bank transport costs in Nigeria account for as

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