Background: Agriculture is a vital sector in West Africa, employing 60% of the workforce and contributing 35% to the region's GDP, with crops like millet, sorghum, and rice being major staples. The rapid development of financial systems and mobile technology in the 1980s and 1990...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i42239
This study examined the impact of poverty on economic performance in Nigeria over the period 1990–2024. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of the poverty rate, human capital development, measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), the dependency ratio, and gross...
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Crime and insecurity constitute persistent challenges to economic performance in Nigeria because they can disrupt productive activities, discourage investment, increase security-related expenditure, and weaken business confidence. At the same time, unemployment, inflation, and in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102400