Hi everyone! In the previous blog, we discussed Nigeria's economy and highlighted specific policy gaps the country faces. These policy gaps ultimately result in significant challenges: limited access to education and healthcare, poor infrastructure, poverty rates, and high crime rates. In this blog, we will dive deeper into these problems and the government policies that have been created to address these problems, yet they have some weaknesses. I am first going to talk about the Middle Belt and the problems it faces. In the previous blog, I discussed how the Middle Belt used to be the least developed region in Nigeria, but due to government efforts, the region has gained significant attention from the local population due to its fertile lands and economic activity in tin mining. Although this area has rapidly developed some of the biggest problems it faces are: limited access to education and healthcare, poor infrastructure, and violence. Violence is common in the Middle B...
Women often face many barriers for important opportunities globally. I intend to spread awareness of the discrimination they face, and explore possible policy solutions to bridge these gaps.