Book Launch – ‘Decarbonisation Pathways for African Cities’
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Book Launch – ‘Decarbonisation Pathways for African Cities’

CEPDeR Chair, Dr. Gershon collaborates with colleagues at Durham University & Robert Gordon University to launch new book Welcome to the Book Launch of ‘Decarbonisation Pathways for African Cities’ About the Book This book examines the pathways to decarbonising African cities, structured around strategies and applications in renewable energy, waste management, healthcare, telecommunication, education and…

CEPDeR in conjuction with Covenant University Economics Department presents Town and Gown series
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CEPDeR in conjuction with Covenant University Economics Department presents Town and Gown series

Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) in conjunction Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University presents the first of her seminar series in 2022 captioned “Good Governance – The pedestal to Nigeria’s Sustainable Development: The role of the youth in its enforcement“. The seminar is presented by Ms. Davina Ezenagu, a graduate…

CEPDeR Announces 2022 National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion
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CEPDeR Announces 2022 National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion

The annual National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion is just around. Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research, Covenant University has organized the National Budget Roundtable on an annual basis since 2019. The roundtable and panel discussion create a platform for industry, academia and government parastatals to analyse the current happening in the country in…

Renewable Energy for Resilient Healthcare in Nigeria
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Renewable Energy for Resilient Healthcare in Nigeria

The webinar is part of the project ‘Strengthening Nigeria’s Responses to COVID-19: Renewable Energy for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Rural Areas’, supported by the Global Research Fund (GCRF) and the Scottish Funding Council.  This project is a UK-Nigeria collaboration to identify business models for healthcare facilities in Nigeria using reliable and long-term renewable energy.   …

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3rd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Environment

Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research in conjunction with Energy and Environment Research Cluster, Renewable Energy Research Cluster, Built Environment Research Cluster, Biotechnology Research Cluster present the 3rd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Environment. the aim of the conference is to bring together local and international experts, researchers, scholars, policy makers, industrialists, etc,…

CEPDeR Seminar Series
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CEPDeR Seminar Series

For several decades, the many African economies relied on the natural resources, which has been affected by fluctuations in commodity prices at the global market. The new century enhanced the calls for economic diversification, with the agricultural, manufacturing, and services sectors amongst those pronounced. This article focused on the role of agriculture in supporting the…

CEPDeR Seminar Series
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CEPDeR Seminar Series

The Teacher-Student Knowledge Exchange (TSKE) perspective is a theoretical position first established in the seminal research of Ibidunni et al. (2020) to demonstrate a process-based approach to knowledge creation and application in organizations. Yet, there remains an existing gap in understanding institutions’ formative roles, primarily through policy formulation, alongside other relevant contingent factors and actors…

2021 National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion is Here…
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2021 National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion is Here…

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 2021 NATIONAL BUDGET ROUNDTABLE The recent civil ENDSARS protests and subsequent ‘lootings’ and ‘vandalization’ in major cities across Nigeria highlighted different dimensions of insecurity in the country. Some persons have also argued about poor funding and inadequate training of security agencies. It is essential to underscore that despite increasing appropriation for security…

2020 National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion On ‘The Art Of National Budgeting and Nigeria’s Debt Profile: Sectoral and Demographic Implications’
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2020 National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion On ‘The Art Of National Budgeting and Nigeria’s Debt Profile: Sectoral and Demographic Implications’

Background and Context One of the highlights of the joint sessions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in October 2019 was that the debt profile of many developing countries, including Nigeria is rising. The implications of such rising debt can be far-reaching and will be different across developing countries especially in…

Workshop on ‘Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling for Beginners’
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Workshop on ‘Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling for Beginners’

Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) in collaboration with CEMOMA Analytics presents a 3-Day Workshop on ‘Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling for Beginners’. The workshop is in line with CEPDeR’s Mandate of Capacity Building with a view to enhancing the capacity of researchers for evidence-based policy research orientation. The highlights are provided herewith:…