Health

Access to Health in Nigeria: Indicators, Investments and Insights Across 5 States – Policy Brief

Nigeria’s health system remains among the worst-performing globally. In 2019, the Legatum Institute ranked Nigeria 162 out of 167 countries in terms of health performance. Nigeria’s recent move to lower-middle-income country status is causing development partners to exit the health sector. One plausible reason for this stagnation is underperformance in the country’s primary health care (PHC).

Business

No Loans Barred (2): The widening gap between loan availability and access to MSMEs

In recent years, the amount of loans committed to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has not only been low, but the news is also that it is actually getting lesser by the years. A National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data revealed that, between the year 2015 and 2017, the number of borrowers that gained access to loans within the various categories of MSMEs declined consistently and considerably (see chart below).