Tomorrow, 29 May, will see the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigerian president — the first time an opposition candidate has defeated the incumbent since independence in 1960. But what should be his priorities? PhD fellow Ayokunu Adedokun proposes a seven-point agenda – four already discussed in earlier posts. This post sets out the remaining issues: human development, rule of law and media freedom. Human development Despite Nigeria’s high economic growth over recent yea...
In an earlier post, PhD fellow Ayokunu Adedokun outlined a bold agenda for the president-elect — issues that he says are key to long-term peace, security and inclusive development in Nigeria. In this second post, he looks at energy and economic reforms. Diversification of the economy Under President Jonathan, Nigeria rebased its gross domestic product (GDP) from 1990 to 2010. This resulted in an 89% increase in the estimated size of the economy. As a result, the country now has the largest...
Political history was made in Nigeria exactly a month ago. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lost to former military leader Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC). No incumbent president has ever lost an election in Nigeria since independence from Britain in 1960. Ahead of Buhari’s inauguration on 29 May, PhD fellow Ayokunu Adedokun sets out seven points that he wants to see on Buhari’s agenda. Everyone had thought the electi...
Innovation often relies on outside knowledge. First, in terms of “absorptive capacity”, or how much a firm can use external knowledge. Second, in terms of “search diversity”, or how the more a firm seeks external knowledge the more innovative it tends to be. A new paper co-authored by visiting researcher Abiodun Egbetokun studies the latter and breaks new ground in African research. The Role of Industry and Economic Context in Open Innovation: Evidence from Nigeria analys...
Fellows on our part-time PhD programme (GPAC²) work for governments and international bodies around the world. Their day jobs land them at the centre of events in geopolitical hotspots, meaning they are often better informed than even the best connected journalists. In this new series, we speak with alumni and fellows about historic events, hot topics and how their PhD research helped them in their careers. This time we asked PhD alumnus Joe Abah about his new role in the Nigerian Government. Se...