...Nneji Ifeyinwa Umeokeke; Victor Okoruwa; Ogheneruemu Obi-Egbedi; Chuks Idiaye; Temitayo Adenike Adeyemo Purpose This study assessed factors influencing livelihood strategies and their impact on food security among riverine households in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional data...

...Yusuf Bala Zaria; Jasman Tuyon Purpose Apart from providing theoretical clarity, the present research aims to validate empirically that the EPU will be adversely affecting these key macroeconomic variables and that managing EPU matters for economic policymaking in Nigeria. Design/methodology...

...Olalekan Charles Okunlola Purpose This paper empirically tests the relationship between conflict and trade in Nigeria from 1986 to 2017. Design/methodology/approach This study made use of secondary data. Time-series data were collected from CBN Statistical Bulletin, WDI of the World Bank, MEPV...

...Amaka Nnaji Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the social, economic and demographic determinants of rural households' risk perception of farmer–herder (FH) conflicts in Nigeria. The paper also investigates two aspects of FH conflict risk perception relating to food production...

...Folorunsho M. Ajide Purpose In this study, an investigation into the asymmetric impacts of crime rate on total factor productivity (TFP) in Nigeria is conducted. Design/methodology/approach The study employs linear and non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) modelling techniques...

...Raheem Olatunji Aminu; Wei Si; Shakirat Bolatito Ibrahim; Aisha Olushola Arowolo; Adefunke Fadilat O. Ayinde Purpose This paper evaluates the impact of socio and demographic factors on the multidimensional poverty of smallholder arable crop farming households in Nigeria. Design/methodology...

... on employment and wages in Nigeria. The second model showed that the effect of error shock from trade openness affected wages more than employment. Research limitations/implications The study ignores the distributional effects due to unavailability of data. Practical implications The study suggested...

... indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) method is used to estimate the size of the Nigerian IE. Findings The results indicate that vulnerable employment and urban population as a percentage of the total population are the main drivers of the IE in Nigeria. The IE in Nigeria ranges from 38.83% to 57.55...

... the determinants of multi-dimensional poverty in Nigeria. The paper reveals the different contributions of the dimensions of education, health and living standard. Design/methodology/approach The study focuses on rural farm households in Nigeria. Data are obtained from the Nigeria General Household Survey...

...Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi Purpose Many nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria have initiated programmes targeted at addressing food insecurity, but without any major significant breakthrough. This necessitates the call for inclusion of social network institutional framework into the food...

...Hamisu Salihu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the question: “Is Boko Haram (BH) a ‘child’ of economic circumstances”? In other words, do economic problems of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and population growth lie at the root of BH insurgency in Nigeria? Finding...

... dweller is important. Originality/value The novelty of this essay is to investigate the relationship between variation in self-reported shocks to income across households and real consumption expenditure in Nigeria – a poor, risk-prone country – considering also, the ease with which households adopt...

...Noah Olasehinde; Olanrewaju Olaniyan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of health expenditure at the household level in Nigeria with specific focus on the household and individual unique characteristics. It presents some stylised facts about the Nigerian health system...

... of microfinance banks in Nigeria and presented an integrated model that will suffice the long-term survival of the institution. Moreover, regression analysis is also employed to examine the impacts of financial outreach on the Nigerian economic growth. Findings The authors find that Islamic moral transaction...

...Taiwo Aderemi; Fidelis Ogwumike Purpose The primary motive of a minimum wage policy is to provide a wage floor for poorly paid workers and improve their welfare. In Nigeria, real minimum wage declined by 60 per cent between 1974 and 2011, thus reducing the welfare of workers. The wage gap between...

... of this paper is to examine the impact of practice and methods of credit delivery employed by “non- profit” and “for-profit” microfinance institutions on financial sustainability and outreach programmes of the microfinance institutions in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts the survey...

...Abiodun Elijah Obayelu; Aisha O. Arowolo; Shakirat Bolatito Ibrahim; Caroline Oluwakemi Oderinde Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the socioeconomic determinants of profitability of fresh fish marketing in Ogun State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – The study...

... Bank of Nigeria. Such has enabled it to recommenced granting new loans of a significant amount upon which this report might bear. To this end, we recommend policies for tackling ISACLB's repayment problems in the final section. Microfinance institutions Agricultural finance Agribusiness Loans...

... access to ACT, using data generated from a primary survey in southeast Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A field survey was carried out which included health providers and households. A market price survey was undertaken to generate primary data, using closed and semi‐open questionnaires...

.... Design/methodology/approach The data were drawn from a household survey conducted in Nsukka, Nigeria. Interviewer‐administered questionnaires were used in data collection from about 410 households across urban and rural localities. The counting and FGT methodologies were used to assess impoverishment...