The Economic Research Unit is responsible for conducting topical and contemporaneous research on critical economic issues, from the impact of global developments to local challenges and opportunities. The Unit aims to help reshape and/or develop economic polies that will help create more opportunities and further the growth and development Northern Nigeria and Nigerian.

The Economic Unit organises intellectual programmes that are aimed at serving as interfaces between the academia on one hand and government and industry on the other. Our publication, The Sahelian, produces in-depth journal quality studies for free. The Unit, either alone or with other Units also conducts research and provides reports to third parties on consulting basis.

Issues of interest to the Unit include…..