Shaping Policies Through Research


The NESG gathers, collates and analyses social and economic data on the Nigerian economy with a view of generating objective and credible reports to support evidence-based policy advocacy. Outputs of the NESG research are used to champion policymaking and review, by influencing the direction of economic and social policies towards sustainable growth and development of a modern globally competitive Nigerian economy. The thematic areas of our research publications include:

NESG 2024Q2 UNEMPLOYMENT ALERT

Nov, 2024

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NESG 2024Q3 GDP ALERT

Nov, 2024

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Second Consecutive Increase: Headline Inflation Soars to 33.8% in October 2024

Nov, 2024

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NESG Living Condition Monitor: Nigerian households faced acute food shortages amid high prices

Nov, 2024

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NESG- Stanbic IBTC Business Confidence Monitor October 2024

Nov, 2024

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NESG- Stanbic IBTC Business Confidence Monitor (2-Pager)

Nov, 2024

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NESG 2024 Q2 Capital Importation Alert

Oct, 2024

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Business Confidence Monitor - Gauging the Pulse of Nigeria’s Business Environment (2-Pager)

Oct, 2024

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Breaking the trend of two consecutive declines: Inflation climbed to 32.70% in September 2024

Oct, 2024

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Business Confidence Monitor - Gauging the Pulse of Nigeria’s Business Environment

Oct, 2024

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NESG 2024 Q1 UNEMPLOYMENT ALERT

Sep, 2024

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Breaking a 19-Month Rising Streak: Two Consecutive Declines Unveiled Inflation Eases to 32.2% in August 2024

Sep, 2024

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NESG Foreign Trade Alert 2024 Q2

Sep, 2024

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NESG H1 2024 Outlook Report

Sep, 2024

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NESG GDP Alert 2024 Q2

Aug, 2024

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Assessing Economic Evolution: Lessons from 25 Years of Democratic Governance in Nigeria

Aug, 2024

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Breaking a 19-Month Rising Trend: Inflation Eases to 33.4% in July 2024

Aug, 2024

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NESG Economic & Policy Review Journal H1' 2024

Jul, 2024

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NESG Capital Importation Alert 2024 Q1

Jul, 2024

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Achieving Fair Market Competition in Nigeria

Jun, 2024

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NESG Foreign Trade Alert 2024 Q1

Jun, 2024

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Inflationary Pressures in Nigeria: Getting Monetary Policy to Work

May, 2024

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Pricing of Exchange Rate: Sustaining the Initial Gains

May, 2024

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State of the Economy Q1 2024

May, 2024

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Domestic Refining of Crude Oil in Nigeria

Apr, 2024

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Bridging the Housing and Urban Development Divide

Apr, 2024

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Status of Food Security: Dimensioning the Crisis, Policy Options and Strategic Responses - Revised

Mar, 2024

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Status of Food Security: Dimensioning the Crisis, Policy Options and Strategic Responses

Mar, 2024

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Nigeria's Private Sector in Turbulent Time: Mitigating Risks and Positioning for Economic Tranformation

Feb, 2024

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2024 Macroeconomic Outlook

Jan, 2024

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NESG 2023Q3 CAPITAL IMPORTATION ALERT

Jan, 2024

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Business Case for the National Wellbeing Dialogue

Jan, 2024

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NESG 2024 Budget Sectoral Analysis Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Economic and Policy Review H2 2023, Volume 21 : Number 2 Special Reports 2023 Download
Foreign Trade Alert 2023 Q3 Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
GDP Alert 2023 Q3 Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Charting Nigeria's Path to a US$4 Trillion Economy by 2035 Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Nigeria’s Engagement with the BRICS Alliance: Trade, Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Directions NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Nigerian Economy in Review : Emerging Issues and Ways Forward Special Reports 2023 Download
In-depth Analysis of FG's 2024 Proposed Budget Special Reports 2023 Download
Enterprising Nigeria: How “Job Seekers” can become “Job Creators” through Functional Entrepreneurship Ecosystems NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Monetary Policy in an Era of Digital Money: New Insights for Nigerian Policymakers NRFP Reports 2023 Download
How Macroeconomic Indicators Behave During the Periods of Currency Devaluation in Nigeria NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Exchange Rate Misalignment and Economic Growth in Nigeria NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Framing Nigeria’s Energy Transition Strategy: Imperative of an Overarching Policy Direction NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Achieving Fiscal Discipline in Nigeria NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Addressing the Plastic Waste Problem in Nigeria NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Nigeria’s Startup Act 2022: A Benchmark Assessment NRFP Reports 2023 Download
The Imperatives for Monetary-Fiscal Alignment in Nigeria and Pathways to Improved Policy Coordination NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: What is Known and What Needs to be Done NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Nutritional Outcomes in Nigeria: Challenges and Policy Options NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Economic Implications of Nigeria-China Trade Relationships: The way forward NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Leveraging the Entertainment Industry to Drive Nigerian Agriculture: Expanding Agricultural Policy Beyond the Usual NRFP Reports 2023 Download
Investing for Impact in Nigeria: A Deep Dive Into Agriculture, Education and Health Sectors Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Unlocking Nigeria's Pension Fund for Impact Investing Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Empowering Women for Inclusive Development Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG Q2 Capital Importation Alert Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG 2023 Q2 Foreign Trade Alert Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG 2022 Q4 & 2023 Q1 Unemployment Alert Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
State of the Nigerian Economy Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Health Policy Commission Paper Launch - Attracting Funding for the Nigerian Health Sector Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG GDP 2023 Q2 Alert Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG 2023 Q1 Capital Importation Alert Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Economic and Policy Review Journal , Volume 21: Number 1 (H1 2023) Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG 2023 Q1 Foreign Trade Alert Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Social Protection And Shared Prosperity in Nigeria Special Reports 2023 Download
Education: An Imperative Tool For Achieving Shared Prosperity in Nigeria Special Reports 2023 Download
Understanding Fuel Subsidy Removal and its Economic and Social Impact Special Reports 2023 Download
NESG GDP Alert 2023 Q1 Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Market Reforms For Shared Prosperity in Nigeria - Lesson From China Growth Miracle Special Reports 2023 Download
Building a Stairway for Shared Prosperity for all Nigerians Special Reports 2023 Download
Achieving Shared Prosperity in Nigeria - Four Critical Themes Special Reports 2023 Download
NESG 2022 Capital Importation Alert, April 2023 Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG 2022 FOREIGN TRADE ALERT Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
NESG 2022 GDP Alert, February 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2023 Download
Cash Crunch and Macroeconomic Stability: February 2023 A Scenario-Based Outlook for 2023 Special Reports 2023 Download
Naira Redesign Policy: Caught In The Web Special Reports 2023 Download
Understanding the Nigerian Economy - Critical Issues for the Attention of Incoming Administration Special Reports 2023 Download
NESG 2023 Macroeconomic Outlook Macro-Economic Outlook 2023 Download
NESG EPR JOURNAL H2 2022 Annual Economic Reports 2022 Download
NESG 2022 Q3 Foreign Trade Alert, December2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG 2022 Q3 GDP Alert November 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG 2021 Multidimensional Poverty Alert, November 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG 2022 Q2 Foreign Trade Alert, September 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
Nigeria's Economic Uncertainties: Coping Guidelines for Business Survival Special Reports 2022 Download
The State of Nigeria's Economy:...not too late to turn the curve Special Reports 2022 Download
NESG 2022 Q2 Capital Importation Alert, September 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG 2022 Q2 GDP Alert August 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
Economic & Policy Review Journal - H1 2022 Economic Scorecard 2022 Download
WHITE PAPER ON ENHANCING LOCAL PRODUCTION OF MEDICINES AND VACCINES IN NIGERIA Special Reports 2022 Download
Capital Importation Alert 2022 - Q1 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG Foreign Trade Alert 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
Critical Sector Reforms in the Last Mile Special Reports 2022 Download
NESG 2022 Q1 GDP Alert, May 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
Reforms Towards Resolving Foreign Exchange Challenges in Nigeria Special Reports 2022 Download
OIL PRICE AND NIGERIA'S INFLOWS Special Reports 2022 Download
Making Nigeria's Oil & Gas Sector Deregulation Work for Economic Growth and National Prosperity Special Reports 2022 Download
Implications of Russia-Ukraine War for Nigeria Special Reports 2022 Download
NESG 2021 Capital Importation Alert - March 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG 2021 Foreign Trade Alert, March 2022 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
NESG GDP ALERT 2021 Alerts and Uploads 2022 Download
2022 Macro-Economic Outlook Report Macro-Economic Outlook 2022 Download
NESG 2021 Q3 Foreign Trade Alert December 2021 Alerts and Uploads 2021 Download
NESG GDP Alert for Q3' 2021, November 2021 Alerts and Uploads 2021 Download
Harnessing COVID-19 induced Opportunities for Economic Recovery and Resilience in Nigeria Special Reports 2021 Download
NESG 2021 Q2 Foreign Trade Alert, October 2021 Alerts and Uploads 2021 Download
NESG GDP Alert for the Second Quarter of 2021 Alerts and Uploads 2021 Download
2021 Q1 Economic Report Economic Scorecard 2021 Download
NESG 2021 Q1 Foreign Trade Alert Alerts and Uploads 2021 Download
NESG 2021Q1 GDP Report May 2021 Alerts and Uploads 2021 Download
NESG Manufacturing Policy Brief Special Reports 2021 Download
Policy and Regulatory Inconsistency in Nigeria: A Major bane of Private investment Special Reports 2021 Download
NESG Q3’2020 Capital Importation Alert, December 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG Q3 2020 Foreign Trade Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG GDP Q3 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
EPR Journal H1 2020 Annual Economic Reports 2020 Download
NESG MPC Alert, September 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG Q2’2020 Foreign Trade Alert, September 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG H1’2020 Economic Review, September 2020 Annual Economic Reports 2020 Download
Q2' 2020 Unemployment Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG MPC Alert, July 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG MPC Alert May 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG Q1’2020 Capital Importation Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG Q1’2020 GDP Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
Sectoral Impact Assessment and Optimal Policy Response Special Reports 2020 Download
NESG Consumption Expenditure Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG 2019 Poverty & Inequality Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
Macro-Economic Outlook: COVID–19, Global Oil Price and The Nigerian Economy Macro-Economic Outlook 2020 Download
NESG 2019 GDP by Expenditure Alert Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG Monetary Policy Committee Alert, March 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG 2019 Capital Importation Alert March 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG 2019 Foreign Trade Alert March 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
The NESG 2019 GDP Alert, February 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
NESG Corruption Perception Index Alert, January 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
Nigeria in a New Decade: Priority for Accelerated Growth Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
The NESG MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) Alert For January 2020 Alerts and Uploads 2020 Download
Economy-Wide Implications of the AfCFTA Special Reports 2019 Download
Economic Implications of the AfCFTA on the Industrial Sectors Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
Effects of the AfCFTA on the Nigerian Agricultural Sector Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
Macroeconomic Effects of the AfCFTA on the Nigerian Economy Special Reports 2019 Download
The NESG Report on Foreign Trade Alerts for September 2019 Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
The NESG Report on Capital Importation Alert September 2019 Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
The NESG Report on GDP ALERT for SEPTEMBER 2019 Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
The NESG Report on Growing an Inclusive Economy Special Reports 2019 Download
The NESG Report on the Nigerian States Revenue Update Special Reports 2019 Download
The NESG Report on the FOREIGN TRADE ALERT for March 2019 Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
The NESG Report on the Macro-Economic Outlook for 2019 Macro-Economic Outlook 2019 Download
The NESG Report on the NIGERIAN ECONOMY GDP ALERT September 2019 Alerts and Uploads 2019 Download
Developing data-driven social inclusion policies and strategies Special Reports 2018 Download
Manufacturing sector and Nigeria's economic growth pattern Special Reports 2018 Download
Unemployment in Nigeria: A case for vocational & technical education Special Reports 2018 Download
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