Thus, in the quest to understand the economic predicates of nigerias current security challenges, this paper provides a general description of nigerias political economy and its tendency to fuel violenceincluding terrorism, as presently observed in the country and threatening its very existence. The contemporary development plight of nigeria at post oil economy and resurgent local crisis from boko haram terrorism in the northeast, cattle rustling, fulani herdsmen and rural violence in the north. On 1, october 1960, nigeria, after several years of british colonial rule, became an independent nation. Overview of the nigerian economy economic and social environment since 2003, the government of nigeria has sustained farreaching economic reforms at the federal level, particularly in public finance management, and the financial sector. Various preliminary tests including descriptive statistics, trend. Also, while workable policies should be put in place to bring about an overall economic growth, expenditures on health and public education should be.
After independence, the nigerian economy seemed very promising. Colonialism is a major feature of the economic history of nigeria. Understanding the impact of the covid19 outbreak on the nigerian. And, nobody knows exactly when it will be discharged. Outside of transportation and, perhaps, a small section of the industrial sector, the petroleum economy has very little linkage with nigerian. In nigeria, the level of perpetration with respect to leaders and policy makers, have become alarming. Structure of the economy and the role of investment. It is ranked as the 27thlargest economy in the world in terms of nominal gdp, and the 22ndlargest in terms of purchasing power parity. In spite of many, and frequently changing, fiscal, monetary and other macroeconomic policies, nigeria has not been able to harness her economic potentials for rapid economic development ogbole, 2010. The economic reforms and prudent policies have contributed to the consolidation of. The economic reforms and prudent policies have contributed to the consolidation of macroeconomic stability and improvements in overall economic indicators. The economy of nigeria is a middleincome, mixed economy and emerging market, with expanding manufacturing, financial, service, communications, technology and entertainment sectors. Presented differently, we conclude here that the historical trajectory to date of nigeria s political economy has fueled terrorism in its geopolitical space through its characteristic alienation and frustration of its citizens, due mainly to the general lack of accountability and systemic corruption.
As a result of this, the ingredients of democracy have not been able to thrive after many years of political independence in nigeria. The causes of instability in nigeria and implications for the united. But, mismanagement of the economy, lack of public accountability, insensitivity of the leadership to the yearnings and aspirations of. Early in the forecast period nigeria will be in a state of nearstagflation, with tight credit conditions, low growth, rising unemployment and high inflation mainly policy induced. Unlike most parts of europe, united states of america, australia that are advanced in development, and even asia where remarkable economic growth is rapidly paving the way for development. This newly formed country would go on to become a republic three years down the line on 1, october, 1963. The economic context of nigeria economic and political. Nigeria, a country richly endowed with natural resources and high quality human capital is yet to find its rightful place among the comity of nations. Nigerias economic recovery defining the path for economic. The recommendations drawn from the study centered on revisiting the manpower needs of the various sectors of the economy. Nigeria incentives for growth updated october 2007 2 table of contents summary 3 1 introduction 10 2 political economy dimensions of nigerias economic performance 12 2. Public disclosure authorized nigeria economic report. It has been estimated that nigeria has as much as 350 ethnic groups based on lingual classification.
According to the updated imf forecasts from 14th april 2020, due to the outbreak of the covid19, gdp growth is expected to fall to 3. Executive summary corruption is a pressing issue in nigeria. Also, it is important to point out that the informal period of british inter ests in nigeria was. Also, most of the typically scanty empirical attempts have been, in the main, conducted at the crosscountry levels, thus, making it quite difficult to extrapolating to countryspecific cases. Democracy and the performance of the nigerian economy. This paper uses a political economy perspective to analyze the governance weaknesses along the petroleum sector value chain and attempts to establish the links between challenges in sector regulation and the following major political and economic attributes. Political economy of the petroleum sector in nigeria. State of the nigerian economy at halfway mark vanguard news. Nigerian economy, and tries to answer the following questions. Obviously, if the health of the president or ceo is a metric for assessing the state of the economy, nigerias economy is on a sick bed. This first nigeria economic report will give some attention to longer term trends in the coun. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960.
Nigerias phase1 privatisation programme 198893 was deemed successful with. Before the prominence of petroleum industry, nigerian economy was dependent on agriculture. The political culture in nigeria is characterized by intolerance, intimidation, thuggery, assassination, bitterness, apathy, indolence, money and ethnic politics. Hence the paper xrayed the experience of nigeria in the literature, exposing poor developmental performances, civil, ethnic and religious unrest, and the outright collapse of other viable sectors of the economy. The integration of nigerias political economy into the global capitalist system was a defining context of her international economic relations. Nigeria has the largest mobile market in subsaharan africa, supported by strong mobile broadband infrastructure and improved international connectivity.
D department of public administration and local government university of nigeria, nsukka abstract it has been highlighted in this study that political apathy is a seemingly innocuous issue in the. Nigeria has the appropriate credentials for greatness. The economy is now on a slow track for the first half 2015 with around 3. The nigerian economy has been plagued with several challenges over the years. A series of unfortunate political and economic events have stalled nigerian growth. Nigeria is regarded as a middle income mixed economy and emerging market with expanding financial, telecommunications and entertainment sectors.
Monetary policy, capital accumulation and output in the nigerian economy s. However disproportionate economic impact ghana, kenya and ethiopia reported first cases on march 15 countries in africa of 117 countries globally affected source. Political corruption and underdevelopment in nigerian. Nigeria economy, politics and gdp growth summary the. By q217, the nigerian economy exited its recession, severely affected the nigerian economy. There are several manifestations of underdevelopment in the political economy and, in general, the governance of several countries in africa. President muhammadu buhari launched an anticorruption drive after taking office in may, 2015. Even before the outbreak, the outlook for the world economyand especially developing countries like nigeriawas fragile, as global gdp. Abuja has been the capital of nigeria since december 12, 1991. Political economy in nigeria 231 isting strategies of economic development reflect the colonial model of central planning and emphasis on export over consumption products. Nigerias political economy has always been predominantly elitist, patriarchal and theist. In terms of the ethnicity, the dominance rests with the wazobia group and to some extent, the peoples of the nigerdelta. The first aspect gives conceptual explanations of globalization and political economy, the second segment look at the promises and consequence of globalization on african political economy. Fiscalmonetary policy and economic growth in nigeria.
The organisation projects a population of 203 million in 2025 and 279 million in 2050, when nigeria is expected to have the worlds 6th largest population. The political economy of state creation and socioeconomic development in nigeria dele adetoye, phd ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria abstract the study is a longitudinal historical analysis of state creation exercise and its potentials for jumpstarting socioeconomic development among the people of benefiting areas in nigeria. Democracy and the performance of the nigerian economy aminu umaru lecturer. On february 29, the africa security initiative at brookings held a discussion on nigeria, nine months after the inauguration of president muhammadu buhari, the countrys first president to take. Development strategy for nigeria moses akpobasah at a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. Based on the results of this study we recommend that military regime is the best for the nigerian economy for now. According to preliminary results of the 2006 census and subsequent estimates, the most populous cities in nigeria are lagos about 8 million, kano 3. Apart from the introductory aspect of the paper, the paper is pigeon hole in four compartments. The political, economic and social dynamics of nigeria.
The nigeria economic report will also be a vehicle for the dissemination of existing world bank studies that are deemed to be of particular relevance for nigeria. The crisis, which has ravaged many economics around the world has caused noticeable imbalance in nigeria. Arising from this, the study investigated the cointegration relationship between tax revenue and economic growth in nigeria from 1980 to 20. Nigeria digital economy diagnostic report world bank documents.
Corruption affects public finances, business investment as well as standard of living. A major reason that has been responsible for her socioeconomic stagnation is the phenomenon of corruption. The role of taxation in promoting economic growth in nigeria is not fully felt, and optimal tax is not been realized that can engine economic growth primarily because of its poor administration. Since 2003, the government of nigeria has sustained farreaching economic reforms at the federal level, particularly in public finance management, and the financial sector. A development which became prevalent from the era when the economy became solely dependent on oil, albeit, conscious that oil politics is not the burden of this chapter, the position of rotimi suberu on federalism and ethnic conflict in nigeria is apt.
Even after some tax policies the tax authority has put in place over the few years such as the e payment scheme, tax identification number. Human capital development and economic growth in nigeria. The attempt to restructure the economy through privatisation is currently at a snails pace. This study investigates the political economy of globalization in the development process in nigeria. Pwc estimates that migrant remittances to nigeria could grow to. Petroleum has long become the most important aspect of the national economy, accounting for more than half of gdp, about 85 percent of government revenues, and over 90 percent of exports.
This excellent collection of essays fills an important gap in the contemporary study of nigeria, pulling together data on political developments and economic development which add up to the most complete picture available of africas troubled giant. In the 1960s, nigeria was on a par, in terms of aspirations to attain a very high level of economic growth and development, with its fellowoil producing and exporting countries such as malaysia and indonesia, but has since failed to keep pace with them. Britain eventually gained control of nigerian administration. Services, the largest sector of the nigerian economy 53. This post is about the governmental and political history of nigeria. Nigeria is the worlds 8th oil exporter, and its oil reserves are estimated at about 35 billion barrels. Nigeria accounts for 47% of west africas population, and half of the countrys 200 million people are under the age of 30. Many saw nigeria, with 15% of africas population, as an emerging economy. The igbo entrepreneur in the political economy of nigeria 149 2032 03. Nigeria has a population of 3 million, a landmass of 923,768km2, a bountiful endowment in arable land, solid minerals and petroleumgas resources. Severe instability, interventionism and corruption will be major obstacles to economic development over 202024.
However, nigerias economy is highly dependent on oil and is therefore very vulnerable to fluctuations in crude oil prices and production. The foreignpolicy orientations of nigeria 63 the nigerian approach to panafricanism 63 nigeria and the united nations 65 prowestern nonalignment 65 postwar perspectives 66 the nigerian economy and the natural resources 69 general development of the nigerian economy 69 development plans 76 agriculture, forestry and fisherles 78 mining, fuel. The economic situation of nigeria nigeria is a monoeconomic nation with its economy heavily dependent on petroleum revenue which accounts for about 80% of government revenue and 90% of foreign exchange earnings. Nigeria and the political economy of underdevelopment. However, empirical literature is not conclusive, as several studies have indicated mixed effects of tax on economic growth. Economy gdp per capita perceived roi for investors actual return for investors.
Chapter one on nigerias social and political issues. The economy of nigeria is a middleincome, mixed economy and emerging market, with. This is a discourse on political economy of globalization and its implication for africa with particular reference to nigeria. The relative contribution of public sector and private sector investment to nigerias economic development since 1960 a. That the turmoil in the global economy has taken a toll on the nigerian economy is no longer a matter of contention. The nigerian economy is dominated by crude oil, which accounts for about 10% of the countrys gdp, 70% of government revenue and more than 83% of the countrys total export earnings, according to opec. Contending issues and the way forward idike, adeline nnenna, ph. Nigeria is recognized as a country with the most known reserves of petroleum and gas in subsaharan africa. In 2016 during its first recession in 25 years, the economy contracted by 1. Nigeria became a federal republic, modelling its federal.
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