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Mediating effect of appraisal fairness between the relationship of appraisal satisfaction and employee performance appraisal : a case of Bauchi State Teachers Service Commission, Nigeria

Muhammad, Musa; Suleiman, Wasilu; Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun - 2025

Performance appraisal is a vital human resource management component for evaluating employee contributions and productivity. It plays a significant role in aligning employee performance with organizational goals by assessing achievements and recognizing efforts through tangible rewards. This...

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CEO demographical characteristics and financial reporting timeliness in Nigeria : moderated by research and development investment

Ahmad Muhammed Lawal; Noor Afza Amran; Nor Atikah Shafai - 2024

The International Accounting Standard Boards highlighted financial reporting timeliness (FRT), as one of the qualitative attributes taken into consideration when measuring financial reporting quality (FRQ). Considering that the board is the main internal corporate governance (CG) mechanism, the...

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Digital innovations and institutional barriers in agricultural input subsidy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria

Adetoyinbo, Ayobami; Gupta, Saurabh; Okoruwa, Victor - 2026

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The role of droughts and religious cleavages in pastoralist conflict in Nigeria

Koopmans, Ruud; Meierrieks, Daniel; Tuki, Daniel - 2026

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Cross-border digital payments and identity in Nigeria under the AfCFTA

Agarwal, Prachi; Mendez Parra, Maximiliano; Mba, Sand Kalu - 2026

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Trafficking as choice? Evidence from Nigeria

Bogatzki, Tamara; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2026

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Gas flaring, agricultural productivity and labor reallocation : evidence from Nigeria

Nwokolo, Arinze - 2026

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Absent branches, digital presence : fintech and the reconfiguration of everyday debt in Nigeria

Jalal-Eddeen, Shuaib - 2026

This article examines how the absence of physical branches and embodied oversight in fintech reconfigures financial life in Nigeria. Based on nine months of ethnographic fieldwork in Jimeta, it shows that the absence of physical infrastructures and the dominance of virtual ones is not merely...

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The Effect of Survey Mode on Data Quality : Experimental Evidence from Nigeria

Markhof, Yannick; Castaing, Pauline; Contreras, Ivette; … - 2026

This paper uses a large-scale experiment in rural Nigeria to study the role of survey mode—in-person versus over the phone—in survey measurement and data quality. The experimental design isolates mode effects from other common sources of errors in surveys and covers 20 outcome measures...

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The role of droughts and religious cleavages in pastoralist conflict in Nigeria

Koopmans, Ruud; Meierrieks, Daniel; Tuki, Daniel - 2026

This article studies the role of environmental and religious factors in the occurrence of pastoralist conflict in Nigeria using panel data at the 0.5 x 0.5° grid cell level between 1997 and 2020. The empirical analysis provides robust evidence that the occurrence of droughts does not raise the...

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Helping Nigerians Grow : Food Security and Nutrition Impacts of Safety Nets Interventions in Nigeria

Shrestha, Maheshwor; Okunogbe, Oyebola; Kalra, Naira; … - 2026

A rigorous randomized controlled trial in Nigeria shows that integrated safety nets produce sustained improvements in nutrition and food security for poor households relative to a basic safety nets program, with effects lasting three years. Stunting rates among young children fall by 18 percent...

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Nigeria's industrial policy transformation in the era of Sino-African cooperation

Odijie, Michael E. - 2026

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Variations in accountability systems of informal taxation across regions in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Iormbagah, Jacob - 2026

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Economic policy uncertainty and firm profitability in Nigeria : does oil price volatility deepen the shock?

Oyadeyi, Olajide O.; Uddin, Ehireme; Olusola, Esther O. - 2026

Recent studies have focused on the detrimental effects of global economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on firm profitability. Nevertheless, none of these studies has focused on a developing economy like Nigeria. To understand this, the study conducted a host of regression analyses using the Driscoll...

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Climate change, macroeconomic factors and the Nigerian indigenous meat and milk industry : a long-memory approach

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Umeh, Samuel Chibuzor; … - 2026

This paper investigates the relationship between climate change, macroeconomic variables and indigenous livestock production in Nigeria over the period 1981-2023 using fractional integration and multivariate regression methods. More specifically, it examines how temperature and precipitation...

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Turning Inward and/or Outward : Impact of Different Types of Socioemotional Skills in Nigeria

Das, Smita; Delavallade, Clara; Fashogbon, Ayodele Emmanuel - 2026

Socioemotional skills (SES) — such as self-efficacy, assertiveness, and negotiation — are increasingly recognized as critical drivers of labor market success. Emerging evidence suggests that psychology-based programs that strengthen SES can improve economic outcomes in low- and middle-income...

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Turning Inward and/or Outward : Which Socioemotional Skills Pay for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs in Nigeria?

Das, Smita; Delavallade, Clara; Fashogbon, Ayodele; … - 2026

Socioemotional skills programs are widely used to promote economic empowerment, yet their returns may vary by skill-type and gender. This paper evaluates a socioemotional skills intervention for 4,500 agribusiness owners in a large-scale government program in Nigeria. Using a randomized...

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Codify, condition, capacitate : expert perspectives on institution-first blockchain-BIM governance for PPP transparency in Nigeria

Rathnasinghe, Akila Pramodh; Rahubadda, Ashen Dilruksha; … - 2026

Road infrastructure underpins Nigeria's economic competitiveness, yet Public-Private Partnership (PPP) performance is constrained not by inadequate legislation but by persistent weaknesses in enforcement and governance. Transparency deficits across procurement, design management, certification,...

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Working without wages : the consequences of widespread pay delays

Musa, Dauda; Sonnenstuhl, Daniel J. - 2026

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Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Nigeria

2026

Nigeria stands at a critical juncture to unlock the potential of its adolescent girls. While national averages suggest relatively lower levels of child marriage and childbearing compared with many African countries, they mask deep geographic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities. Girls in the...

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Nigeria Development Update, April 2026 : Nigeria’s Tomorrow Must Start Today - The Case for Early Childhood Development

2026

Macroeconomic fundamentals have continued to improve in 2025 and into 2026, though the Middle East conflict is creating mixed but largely manageable macroeconomic effects for Nigeria. Translating these macroeconomic improvements into better living conditions, however, will require faster,...

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Economic Cost of Excluding Young Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria

2026

The primary objective of this study is to calculate the economic cost of excluding young Persons with Disabilities from the Nigerian labor force and understand the drivers of exclusion on Persons with Disabilities. This objective is achieved using two approaches: firstly, by employing the...

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Pix Nigeria Report Results of the Task-Based Digital Skills Assessment for Students : Key Insights and Recommendations

Adeluyi, Ese Joan; Mosuro, Wuraola; Sawamoto, Akiko - 2026

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the Pix Digital Skills Assessment conducted in Nigeria under the Digital Skills for Africa (DS4A) initiative. The assessment, implemented in collaboration with the World Bank and Edo State Government, evaluated the digital competencies of 482...

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Climate change vulnerability and foreign direct investment attraction : the criticality of climate change readiness for Nigeria

Fagbemi, Fisayo; Oloba, Olusola Mathew; Olufolahan, … - 2026

The fundamental premise that the nature of the domestic investment climate significantly matters in the attractiveness of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been viewed as important for research engagement, which has spurred rising debates among stakeholders and policymakers. In view of this,...

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Cross-border digital payments and identity in Nigeria under the AfCFTA

Agarwal, Prachi; Mendez Parra, Maximiliano; Mba, Sand Kalu - 2026

As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) transitions from ambition to implementation, Nigeria stands at the forefront of the continent's digital transformation. Recognised as an AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion and boasting one of Africa's most vibrant fintech ecosystems, leading...

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Agricultural technology adoption and deforestation : evidence from a randomized control trial

Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Lundberg, Clark - 2026

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Disaggregating imputed poverty estimates by population groups : new evidence from a multi-country analysis

Dang, Hai-Anh; Kilic, Talip; Abanokova, Kseniya - 2026

Can imputed poverty estimates be reliably disaggregated by population groups, especially when the interest is monitoring poverty levels for smaller, vulnerable groups that may not be represented as well in large-scale household surveys? The study tackles this question through a comprehensive...

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Disaggregating imputed poverty estimates by population groups : new evidence from a multi-country analysis

Dang, Hai-Anh; Kilic, Talip; Abanokova, Kseniya - 2026

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Disaggregating Imputed Poverty Estimates by Population Groups: New Evidence from a Multi-country Analysis

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Kilic, Talip; Abanokova, Kseniya - 2026

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Measuring poverty and inequality with reduced data : a machine learning approach using Nigerian household data

Jordá, Vanesa; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2026

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Cooling technologies and long-term efficiency improvement of horticulture market agents : panel data evidence from a solar-powered cold storage intervention in Nigeria

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Yamauchi, Futoshi; Bawa, Dauda; … - 2026

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Spatial disparity, information, and the economics of cool transportation : insights from a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Balana, Bedru Babulo; Bawa, Dauda; … - 2026

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Evaluation of solar-powered cold storage and evaporative cooling system as off-grid methods for postharvest vegetable storage : evidence from a laboratory experiment in Nigeria

Salaudeen, Kamaldeen Oladimeji; Yamauchi, Futoshi; … - 2026

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From commitment to effective utilisation : evaluating Nigeria's implementation of tax standards for exchange of information

Abdullahi, Bala Dahiru; Imam, Bilal Hamza - 2026

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Workers' resistance to managerial silencing : a comparative study of temporary agency and platform workers' voice in a developing context

Oyetunde, Kabiru; Prouska, Rea; McKearney, Aidan - 2026

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Assessing Nigeria's alignment with international tax standards : adoption, implementation, relevance and impact

Aren, Marie-Louise - 2026

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Do floods induce long-term livelihood diversification? : evidence from Nigeria

Biscaye, Pierre; Isah, Abdulrasheed - 2026 - This version: May 18, 2026

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Can blockchain technology restore trust in Nigerian academic publishing?

Okalanwa, Solomon; Okalanwa, Stella; Taudes, Alfred - 2026

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The impact of mobile money and CBDCs on remittance fees : evidence from Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa

Giraldo-Gordillo, Francisco Elieser; Bustillo Mesanza, … - 2026

This study investigates the potential effects of Mobile Money (MM) and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on the average transaction costs of remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a focus on Nigeria. While much of the current literature highlights the theoretical benefits of CBDCs...

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