DEPARTMENTS
RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS:
- Agricultural and Food Policy Department:
Contribute to evidence-based Agricultural and Food Policy Development.
The department’s focal areas shall be towards:
- Agriculture Production and Value Chain Development
- Rural Development and Extension Services
- Agricultural Technology, ICT, and Innovation
- Gender and Youth Empowerment in Agriculture
- Agricultural Diversification, Agro-Industrial Linkage, and Trade
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Agricultural Finance and Agri-business
- Economic and Business Policy Department
Anchor Economic and Business Policy by Providing Credible Research That Can Support Evidence-Based Policy Making
The department’s research focus shall be on the following issues:
- Real Sector Development and Economic Diversification
- Unemployment, Employment, and Labour Market Dynamics
- Fiscal Policy and Public Debt Management
- Monetary Policy and Price Stability
- External Trade Policies and Competitiveness
- Revenue Diversification and Fiscal Responsibility
- Energy Diversification and Renewable Options
- Industrialization and MSME
- Investment and growth, including FDI and Impact Investment
- Trade and Regional Integration
- Informal sector dynamics (including potential linkages with the formal sector)
- Environmental and Physical Infrastructure Policy Department
Support Environment and Physical Infrastructure Policy Development in Nigeria
The department’s research focus shall be on the following issues:
- Transport development
- Environment
- Housing
- Renewable Energy
- Population studies
- Climate change and Disaster risks management
- Urban and rural development planning
- Waste management
- Natural Resource Management
- GIS
- Human capital policy Department
Contribute to the advancement of Human Capital Policy Development and Human Resource utilization in Nigeria
The department’s research focus shall be on the following issues:
- Human resource planning
- Education curriculum development
- Vocational and technical education
- Labour market analysis (including education training and industry mismatches)
- Educational access and quality
- Innovation and Technology Policy Department
Promote innovation and technological advancement for greater competitiveness and national development
The department’s research focus shall be on the following issues:
- innovation and industrial policy;
- technological innovation;
- science, technology, and innovation
- intellectual property and copyrights issues
- Social Policy Department
Contribute to effective social policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria through research-based evidence.
The core thematic areas of research in SPD are as follows:
- Population & Demographic Issues
- Social related Health issues
- Child & Maternal Health Issues
- Reproductive Health issues
- Gender & Development
- Human Rights Issues
- Criminology
- Poverty Reduction & Social Protection
- Culture & Tourism
- Labour & Industrial Relation.
- Political and Governance Policy Department
Provide evidence towards the advancement of political and government policy development in Nigeria
The department’s focal areas shall be towards:
- Governance and rule of law
- Political participation and gender inclusion
- Accountability of government and allied institutions
- Security, conflicts, and development
- Public sector & Intergovernmental Relations
- Foreign Relations
NON – RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS
- Knowledge Management Department
Create a knowledge repository for the institute/country
Strategic Objectives:
- Create a national data centre.
- Manage NISER’s knowledge repository to drive productivity in the country
- To create and market NISER brand to local and international audiences
- Research Management Department
Central coordination and management of research activities and output.
Strategic Objective:
- To ensure research quality
- Administration
Support research activities through the management of human and material resources
Strategic Objectives:
- To continuously improve service delivery through improved communication, efficiency, and effectiveness
- Strategically align energies and resources to support the research agenda
- Account and Finance
Facilitate research activities by performing all functions relating to financial matters of the institute
Strategic Objective:
- To advise the institute’s CEO and guide on all financial matters
- Align financial resources to support NISER’s research agenda
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