Policy and Development Studies

1

Epistemic Justice, African Indigenous Knowledge, and the Reform of Development Policy Research Methodologies in Nigeria

PhD
2

Power, Knowledge, and Policy Discourse in Nigeria’s Anti-Poverty Programmes: A Foucauldian Critical Policy Analysis

PhD
3

Digital Governance, E-Government Adoption, and Citizen State Relations in Nigeria: An Institutional Theory and Empirical Contribution

PhD
4

Institutional Path Dependence, Policy Inheritance, and Development Transformation in Nigeria: A Historical Comparative Analysis

PhD
5

Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity, and Non-State Armed Groups in Nigeria: A Constructivist International Relations Analysis

PhD
6

Urbanisation, Governance, and the Political Economy of Slum Formation in Nigeria’s Secondary Cities: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions

PhD
7

Subnational Authoritarianism, Competitive Elections, and Democratic Backsliding in Nigeria’s States: An Original Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

PhD
8

Gender, Power, and Policy: A Feminist Institutionalist Analysis of Women’s Political Representation in Nigeria (1999-2024)

PhD
9

Violent Extremism, Radicalisation Pathways, and Counter-Terrorism Policy Effectiveness in the Lake Chad Basin: A Complex Multi-Level Analysis

PhD
10

Development Finance, Conditionality, and Policy Sovereignty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Theoretical Contributions from Nigeria’s IMF and World Bank Engagements

PhD
11

Federalism, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations, and Development Equity in Nigeria: A Constitutional Political Economy Analysis

PhD
12

State Formation, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Identity in Nigeria’s Middle Belt Region: A Post-Colonial Theoretical Analysis

PhD
13

Climate Change, Conflict, and Human Security in the Lake Chad Basin: An Original Integrated Analytical Framework

PhD
14

Corruption, Governance Legitimacy, and Political Order in Nigeria: An Original Institutional Theory

PhD
15

Rethinking Social Protection Policy Design in Sub-Saharan Africa: Theoretical Contributions from the Nigerian Conditional Cash Transfer Experience

PhD
16

Oil Resource Governance, Institutional Quality, and Intergenerational Equity in Nigeria: An Original Theoretical and Empirical Contribution

PhD
17

Complex Adaptive Systems Theory and Governance of Fragile States: A Methodological and Theoretical Contribution Using the North East Nigeria Context

PhD
18

Critical Theory and the Post-Colonial Development State in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reconceptualising Development Policy for the 21st Century

PhD
19

State Capacity, Governance Institutions, and Long-Run Economic Development in Nigeria: A Historical Institutionalist Analysis (1960-2023)

PhD
20

A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Political Economy of Development Planning Failures in Federal African States: Insights from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa

PhD
21

Urban Food Insecurity, Policy Gaps, and the Role of Informal Food Systems in Kano Metropolis, North West Nigeria

Masters
22

Remittances, Household Welfare, and Development Policy: Empirical Evidence from Nigerian Returnee and Diaspora-Connected Communities in Ogun and Osun States

Masters
23

Empirical Assessment of Security Sector Reform and Civilian Trust in the Nigeria Police Force: Evidence from the South South Zone

Masters
24

Examining the Health Outcomes of Nigeria’s Community Health Influencers and Promoters Programme: Evidence from South West and North Central States

Masters
25

Analysing Governance Failures and Service Delivery Collapse in Urban Water Supply in Nigeria: Case Studies of Kaduna and Enugu State Water Authorities

Masters
26

Accountability Mechanisms and Public Sector Integrity in Nigerian Federal Ministries: An Empirical Assessment

Masters
27

Political Economy of Labour Market Reforms and Youth Employment Policy in Nigeria: Analytical Evidence from Lagos and Kano States

Masters
28

Decentralisation, Local Governance Quality, and Basic Social Service Delivery in South East Nigerian States: An Empirical Panel Analysis

Masters
29

Electoral Violence, Voter Behaviour, and Democratic Consolidation in North West Nigeria: Evidence from the 2019 and 2023 General Elections

Masters
30

Oil Price Shocks, Fiscal Policy Adjustment, and Economic Growth in Nigeria: A Structural VAR Analysis (1990-2023)

Masters
31

Land Tenure Security, Investment Incentives, and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis with Evidence from Benue and Enugu States, Nigeria

Masters
32

Impact of Microfinance Institutions on Women’s Economic Empowerment in North Central Nigeria: Evidence from Niger and Kogi States

Masters
33

Interrogating the Nexus Between Party Politics, Policy Continuity, and Development Planning in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (1999-2023)

Masters
34

Climate Change Vulnerability, Adaptive Capacity, and Agricultural Policy Response in North West Nigeria: An Empirical Assessment

Masters
35

Analysing the Determinants of Budgetary Compliance and Fiscal Deficit Management in Nigerian States: An Empirical Panel Study

Masters
36

Trade Liberalisation, Manufacturing Output, and Employment in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis (2000-2022)

Masters
37

Natural Resource Governance, Revenue Transparency, and Development Outcomes in Nigeria’s Niger Delta: An Empirical Assessment

Masters
38

Gender, Social Capital, and Economic Empowerment: An Empirical Study of Women’s Cooperative Groups in Imo State, South East Nigeria

Masters
39

Political Instability, Institutional Quality, and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows into West African States: An Analytical Study

Masters
40

Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Public Expenditure on Education and Human Capital Development in Nigeria (2010-2023)

Masters
41

Professional Appraisal of Anti-Money Laundering Policy Compliance in Nigerian Deposit Money Banks: Evidence from Abuja

PGD
42

Intergovernmental Relations and Policy Coordination in Maternal Health Programme Delivery in Gombe State, North East Nigeria

PGD
43

Policy and Practice in Managing Environmental Pollution from Small-Scale Industries in Nnewi, Anambra State, South East Nigeria

PGD
44

Managing Internally Displaced Persons Camps and Humanitarian Logistics in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria

PGD
45

Professional Assessment of Pension Fund Administration and Retirement Benefits Management in the Contributory Pension Scheme: Evidence from Bauchi State, North East Nigeria

PGD
46

Public Administration and Service Charter Implementation in Federal Parastatals: A Professional Assessment of NAFDAC and NESREA

PGD
47

Policy Frameworks for Managing Desertification and Land Degradation in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria

PGD
48

Managing Climate-Smart Agricultural Programmes in the Sahel Zone of Yobe State, North East Nigeria: Policy and Practice

PGD
49

Managing the Transformation Agenda of State Owned Enterprises in Rivers State: Policy Challenges and Reform Pathways

PGD
50

Analysing the Nigerian Immigration Service’s Border Management Capacity: A Professional Assessment of the North West Corridor

PGD
51

Professional Analysis of Agricultural Value Chain Development Programmes in Kebbi State, North West Nigeria

PGD
52

Institutional Framework for Managing Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development in Anambra State, South East Nigeria

PGD
53

Policy Framework for Managing Artisanal Fishing and Fisheries Resources in Lake Chad Basin Communities, Borno State, North East Nigeria

PGD
54

Capacity Building for Local Government Officials in Project Planning and Monitoring in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria

PGD
55

Refugee Management Policy and Host Community Relations in Borno State: A Professional Policy Analysis

PGD
56

Managing Internally Generated Revenue in Local Government Areas: A Professional Assessment of Oyo State

PGD
57

Urban Development Planning and Housing Policy Management in Port Harcourt Metropolitan Area, Rivers State, South South Nigeria

PGD
58

Environmental Impact Assessment Policy and Industrial Development Planning in Ogun State’s Industrial Clusters, South West Nigeria

PGD
59

Management of Development Projects Funded by International Development Partners in Sokoto State: An Assessment of Donor Alignment and Local Ownership

PGD
60

Strategic Management of Public Sector Reforms in the Nigeria Customs Service: Lessons for Revenue Optimisation

PGD
61

Assessing the Implementation of the National Gender Policy in Anambra State, South East Nigeria

Undergraduate
62

Policy Responses to Open Defecation and Sanitation Crisis in Rural Yobe State, North East Nigeria

Undergraduate
63

The Political Economy of Revenue Allocation and Regional Development Disparities in Nigeria: A Focus on the North East Zone

Undergraduate
64

Evaluation of the National Orientation Agency’s Public Enlightenment Campaigns on Civic Responsibility in Ondo State, South West Nigeria

Undergraduate
65

Impact Assessment of Road Infrastructure Development on Rural Market Integration in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria

Undergraduate
66

Healthcare Workforce Distribution and Primary Health Service Equity in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria

Undergraduate
67

Flood Risk Management and Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Communities of Bayelsa State, South South Nigeria

Undergraduate
68

Education Policy and Girl-Child Enrolment in Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, North West Nigeria

Undergraduate
69

Trade Policy and Informal Cross-Border Trade Along the Nigeria-Benin Republic Border, Ogun State, South West Nigeria

Undergraduate
70

National Health Insurance Policy and Access to Healthcare in Rural Areas of Bauchi State, North East Nigeria

Undergraduate
71

The Effectiveness of Community Policing in Reducing Crime in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, South West Nigeria

Undergraduate
72

The Impact of Artisanal Mining on Community Livelihoods and Environmental Health in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria

Undergraduate
73

Challenges of Policy Coordination in Addressing Out-of-School Children in Niger State, North Central Nigeria

Undergraduate
74

Solid Waste Management Policy and Urban Environmental Health in Owerri, Imo State, South East Nigeria

Undergraduate
75

Government Transparency and Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Edo State, South South Nigeria: An Appraisal

Undergraduate
76

Examining the Implementation of the National Policy on Violence Against Women in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria

Undergraduate
77

Poverty Mapping and Social Vulnerability in Rural Communities of Kogi State, North Central Nigeria

Undergraduate
78

The Role of Traditional Rulers in Conflict Resolution and Community Development in Taraba State, North East Nigeria

Undergraduate
79

Citizen Participation in Local Government Budgeting in Oyo State, South West Nigeria

Undergraduate
80

Analysis of State Government Budgetary Allocations to Education in Enugu State, South East Nigeria (2018-2023)

Undergraduate
81

Digital Financial Inclusion Policy and Small Business Growth in Ogun State, South West Nigeria

Undergraduate
82

Governance Reforms and Public Trust in Imo State Government Institutions, South East Nigeria

Undergraduate
83

Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development in Akwa Ibom State Oil and Gas Communities, South South Nigeria

Undergraduate
84

The Effect of Insecurity on Agricultural Investment in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria

Undergraduate
85

Public Expenditure Management and Development Outcomes in Cross River State, South South Nigeria

Undergraduate
86

Rural Electrification Policy and Economic Empowerment in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria

Undergraduate
87

Migration Policy and the Reintegration of Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State, North East Nigeria

Undergraduate
88

Media Freedom and Democratic Governance in Lagos State: An Appraisal of Press-Government Relations (2019-2024)

Undergraduate
89

The Effectiveness of Agricultural Extension Services on Food Production Among Farmers in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria

Undergraduate
90

Urban Planning Policy and the Growth of Informal Settlements in Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT Nigeria

Undergraduate
91

Policy Implementation Gaps in the National Social Investment Programme: A Case Study of Osun State, South West Nigeria

Undergraduate
92

The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Humanitarian Response to Flood Disasters in Kebbi State, North West Nigeria

Undergraduate
93

Women’s Political Participation and Legislative Representation in Anambra State, South East Nigeria

Undergraduate
94

Environmental Degradation and Community Livelihoods in Oil-Producing Areas of Delta State, South South Nigeria

Undergraduate
95

Land Use Policy and Agricultural Productivity Among Smallholder Farmers in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria

Undergraduate
96

The Impact of Federal Character Principle on Recruitment into the Nigerian Civil Service: Evidence from the Federal Capital Territory

Undergraduate
97

Public Sector Governance and Service Delivery in Kano State Municipal Areas: An Assessment of the Last Mile Challenge

Undergraduate
98

Youth Unemployment and Social Unrest: A Study of Selected Communities in Rivers State, South South Nigeria

Undergraduate
99

Evaluating the Role of Local Government Administration in Promoting Primary Healthcare Delivery in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria

Undergraduate
100

An Assessment of Community Development Programmes and Poverty Reduction in Rural Communities in Benue State, North Central Nigeria

Undergraduate

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