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This study presents a microeconomic assessment of the impact of the May 2023 fuel subsidy removal on real estate affordability and housing access in Nigeria, utilizing cross-sectional data from 400 respondents across the six geopolitical zones. Employing Binary Logistic Regression complemented by a Keynesian multiplier framework, the research investigates the multiplier effects of subsidy removal on Nigeria's real estate affordability. The findings reveal that subsidy removal exerts a coefficient of −40.388 on household income, significantly undermining real estate affordability through two primary channels: the erosion of household income and the cost-push transmission of fuel price increases into construction costs, rents, and property prices (price change effect = −2.494, p = 0.017). Personal finance, with a coefficient of 2.953 (p = 0.008), emerges as the strongest positive determinant of real estate affordability, while the subsidy removal poverty effect (−3.879, p = 0.020) records the most significant compounding negative impact. Low-income earners particularly those earning ₦20,000 and below, who account for 52% of those most affected; middle-aged individuals between 41 and 55 years, and male-headed households, comprising 70% of those impacted, bear the greatest burden of subsidy-induced affordability shocks. These findings underscore the cascading nature of fuel subsidy removal on Nigeria's housing market and call for deliberate policy interventions, including social housing investment, rent stabilisation, and targeted income support programmes.
Oseloka Theophilus Nwabunike, Makuachukwu Gabriel Ojide, and Anthony Aniagboso Igwe
This study examined the effects of financial inclusion on the agricultural production of smallholder-rural farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It ascertained the effect of accessibility of loans on the productivity of rural farmers, and the extent to which credit availability affects the output of smallholders. A survey method was adopted in the study with a sample of 400 rural farmers. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Simple percentages and charts were used for the descriptive analysis. The hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result showed that credit accessibility, credit availability, willingness to obtain credit, and gender disparity in accessing credit have no significant (p > 0.005) effect on the performance of smallholder-rural farmers in Ebonyi state. The study concluded that financial inclusion had no significant effect on the performance of rural farmers in Ebonyi state. This could be informed by the resilience and coping strategies of these smallholder farmers. The study recommended that, among others that government should intensify efforts to ensure that credit is made accessible and attractive to these rural farmers. Farmers also need financial education to understand how best to apply credit to their agricultural production to enhance productivity.
Despite growing global advocacy for gender equality, women's electoral participation in Nigeria remains low, raising concerns about inclusive governance. This study examined the extent of women’s participation in Nigerian politics, with particular attention to factors affecting the implementation of gender-responsive policies to address women's underrepresentation, through the lens of Intersectionality Theory. The study adopted a qualitative approach, relying on secondary sources such as online materials, books, journal articles, documentaries, and reports. A key finding of this study is that women remain significantly underrepresented in Nigerian politics, as evidenced by the relatively low elected women in the 2023 general elections. The study concluded that gendered barriers to women’s electoral participation in Nigeria perpetuate a cycle of exclusion, thereby hindering the nation’s progress toward gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Thus, the study recommends an expedited statutory recognition and strict enforcement of the 35% affirmative action policy to enhance women’s political participation in Nigeria.
African Journal of Social Science and Management (AJSSM) is an international, multidisciplinary, open-access, and peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high-quality original articles, both theoretical and empirical, in all areas of social sciences, management, and related studies in African and related economies.
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