Briefs Nigeria’s path to shared prosperity is currently challenged by macroeconomic volatility and fluctuating terms of trade, which directly strain the fiscal resources needed for
Briefs Nigeria’s national food security strategy correctly identifies increased agricultural production as a top priority. However, this progress is often hindered by frequent and overlapping
Briefs The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has aggressively raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)—reaching a record 27.50 percent by late 2024—to combat persistent inflation
Briefs President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his Renewed Hope Agenda, identified reforming the economy as a key priority for delivering sustained, inclusive growth. The
Briefs In the banking sector, the interest rate spread (also known as the net interest rate spread) is fundamentally the difference between the interest rates
Briefs Under the current development plan, the federal government envisions reaching a $1 trillion economy by 2030 (Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, 2025).
Briefs Exchange rate fluctuation is of great concern in Nigeria due to its significant adverse impacts on Nigeria’s economic growth, standard of living, and overall
Briefs The Renewed Hope Agenda views financial inclusion as a “central pillar” of President Tinubu’s plan to build a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
Briefs NISER Economic Intelligence Report 2026 The Nigerian economy has experienced a period of profound transformation between 2020 and 2025, shaped by a combination of
This analysis applies a Systems Thinking lens to Nigeria’s Web of Crisis, a policy brief produced by the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) following its December 2025 reflection session. The original document presents a qualitative systems map highlighting the interconnections among insecurity, unemployment, corruption, and the high cost of living. To advance the analysis, the NISER document was provided to ChatGPT, which was explicitly tasked with translating the narrative description and crisis “web” into a causal loop diagram (CLD).