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Accelerating Disability Inclusive Formal Employment in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda: What are the Vital Ingredients?

Published by: IDS

Globally, disabled people are disproportionately excluded from the workforce. For the general population, it is recognised that having a job is closely linked to better health, wellbeing, self-esteem and to social inclusion. Disabled people are known to be disadvantaged in all these arenas and being employed may be a powerful route out of exclusion.

Fuel Subsidy Reform and the Social Contract in Nigeria: a Micro-economic Analysis

Published by: ICTD and IDS

Fuel subsidies in Nigeria are enormous. At last estimate, the state subsidises petrol to the tune of US$3.9 billion – almost double...

Small Business Owners and Corporate Tax Responsibility in Nigeria: An Exploratory Study

Published by: ICTD and IDS

This study explores how small business owners talk about their tax responsibility, especially in non-enabling institutional...

Commissions of Inquiry in Plateau State, Nigeria

Published by: IDS

Nigeria’s Plateau State has been the scene of inter-community violence since the 1990s, involving several clashes in the city of Jos that took many lives within a matter of days. Between 1997 and 2014 different Commissions of Inquiry (COIs) were established to investigate specific episodes of violence and come up with recommendations to resolve the violence. Recommendations were rarely, if at all, followed. Specifically, the recommendation to the government to investigate and prosecute perpetrators and instigators of violence has not been implemented.

The Economics of Tobacco Control in Nigeria: Modelling the Fiscal and Health Effects of a Tobacco Excise Tax Change

Published by: ICTD and IDS

This paper examines the potential for changes in the tobacco tax to contribute to raising government revenues, reducing tobacco use, and...

Beyond Tweets and Screams: Action for Empowerment and Accountability in Nigeria – The Case of the #BBOG Movement

This paper explores the nature, role and dynamics of new forms of social and political action as pathways to empowerment and accountability in fragile conflict- and violence-affected settings in Africa through an in-depth analysis of the case of the Bring Back Our Girls (#BBOG) movement in Nigeria and a multi-methods approach.

Small Businesses and the Adoption of the Integrated Tax Administration System in Nigeria

Published by: ICTD and IDS

Transitioning to an electronic system for tax administration and collection is a welcome development in countries that have hitherto...