NIGERIA'S 1980–1982 INCOMES POLICY — PROBLEMS AND ISSUES

Having reviewed Nigeria's recent attempts at incomes policy, it is concluded that future policies need to be kept to a one‐year maximum in order to generate sufficient public support to guarantee success. Enforcement of incomes policies should also be guided strictly by the law, and guidelines should be vigorously pursued and upheld. Whether this will be achieved, however, is rather less certain.