OPINION/EDITORIAL

The soaring number of Nigerian migrants; a search for greener pastures

July 23, 2021/CSL Research A recent World Bank report stated that a combination of rising unemployment, booming demographics, and unfulfilled aspirations have resulted in increased pressure on young Nigerians to migrate in search of gainful employment outside the country. Specifically, the number of international migrants from Nigeria has increased 3.2x […]

Nigeria Economic Outlook H2-2021: Walking a Slippery Slope

July 22, 2021/United Capital Report Please click here to download the pdf version of the executive summary Executive Summary Global Economy: Strong but uneven recovery 2021 was tagged the year of return to normalcy, and we highlighted that growth across countries would remain uneven due to differing wealth of nations. Large swathes […]

Reaching Net Zero Emissions

July 22, 2021/IMFBlog By Florence Jaumotte and Gregor Schwerhoff Climate action is gaining momentum. Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries have intensified climate action and many have committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050, meaning that any additional carbon emissions will be offset completely by carbon emissions withdrawn from […]