Bank consolidation was one prominent aspect of the 2004/2005 banking sector reforms in Nigeria. It led to 1150% increase in the minimum capital base of the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from N2 billion in 2004 to N25 billion ...

Economic Community of West African States‘ (ECOWAS) total trade has reflected deficit in the last two decades. It was $1.42 billion in 1990, increased to $3.32 billion in 2000 and $6.24 billion in 2009. This trade imbalance ...

Health outcomes describe an individual’s health, as well as the quality of life and ability to function effectively. Health economics literature indicated that health outcomes are affected by genetics, lifestyles, environment ...

Labour moves across countries in a bid to earn better returns. This has motivated labour into accumulating human capital in order to enhance employment potentials. Human capital makes production more efficient, thereby ...

The world has become more linked owing to the increased intensity of globalisation across regions. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has become relatively more integrated into the world economy as shown by increasing degree ...