African Institute for Applied Economics

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RECENT NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
	Upcoming Events Policy Consultative Seminar on Social Security Study in Nigeria Date: 29th January, 2012 Venue: Valencia Hotel, 44 Blantyre Str, Wuse II, Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Abuja. Time: 9am More Policy Think Group Seminar on Sovereign Wealth Fund Date: 1st March, 2012 Venue: Valencia Hotel, 44 Blantyre Str, Wuse II,Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Abuja. Time: 9am More Recent News AIAE begins research on Social Protection Strategy Efforts towards evaluating the state driven social protection programmes in Nigeria and Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) will soon be boosted as the African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE) has begun a research on social protection strategy in Nigeria. More Research Seminar on Linking University Research and Industry (LURIN) The Federal University of Technology (FUTO) on the 20th of October, 2011 played host to the AIAE delegation to stage the research seminar on the Linking University Research and Industry (LURIN). The seminar was held at the Council Chamber of the University. More Roundtable on Economic Transformation Agenda Major economic fundamentals such as improved business environment, quality service delivery in the public service and fiscal consolidation have been identified as the major signposts to economic transformation. This was the consensus of the stakeholders, who attended the Roundtable on Economic Transformation Process at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on the 27th of October, 2011. More
		South East Nigeria and Transformation Agenda In the October 2011 Development Policy Seminar, the south east zone of Nigeria was urged to take advantage of its comparative advantage in the production of certain commodities to grow its economy. More

		AIAE pledges committment to SENEC AIAE has vowed to continue to engage the governments of the five South East States of Nigeria, the Organised Private Sector and stakeholders towards the establishment of SENEC. More

		LURIN project begins The project of Linking University Research and Industry in Nigeria (LURIN) has formally commenced. LURIN is a project geared towards linking university research and private enterprise. More

		Experts applaud AIAE on Economic Forecast in Africa Several accolades have been poured on the African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE), for its initiative to spearhead research project on macro economic forecast in Nigeria and Africa. More

		AIAE launches E-library The availability of the most up-to-date literature on economic and development matters, state of the art and cutting edge materials for the benefit of the users make AIAE library the first among its equals. More

		AIAE hosts PARG on Capacity Building AIAE recently hosted the Policy Analysis and Research Group (PARG) of the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka on the 10th of June, 2011. More

		Middle Class critical to Nation-Building Experts at a workshop organised by the African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE) on 4th June, 2011 at its seminar room positively evaluated the emergence of the middle class in Nigeria’s democratic process in recent times. More

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