Owing to the dramatic pace and scale of its transformation, Nigeria is considered Africa's
next urban giant. Between 1960 and 2010, Nigeria added approximately 62.5 million …

Access to electricity is a major constraint to economic growth in Nigeria. Small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) are arguably the segment of the Nigerian economy most disadvantaged …

Nations and NGOs are promoting the idea of a transition from a petroleum‐based civilization
to one fueled by renewable energy. But there are many questions about how to proceed …

Executive summary The privatisation of the Nigerian electricity sector was a much-
anticipated reform exercise. Launched in 2010, the exercise was intended to modernise the …

One of the emerging research trends from urbanization is the study of urban growth patterns.
These growth patterns are primarily based on the growth of the local economy that directly …

Waste is one of the major contributing factors to serious environmental problems in both
developing and developed nations. This paper proposes two approaches to tackle waste …

The role of agricultural productivity on non-farm economies in developing countries remains
widely debated in the literature. A knowledge gap exists particularly regarding the …

Purpose—This paper aims to examine how Nigeria's economic growth over the past two
decades has contributed to poverty reduction. Method—This study adopted the desktop …

Purpose This paper aims to measure multi-dimensional poverty in Lagos State slums. This
study is relevant because slums are becoming a present-day reality for urban cities and it is …

This study investigated factors affecting the price of cement in Nigeria, and developed a
mathematical model that can predict future cement prices. Cement is key in the Nigerian …