National Center for Technology Management

Who wants to Japa, why and where? Developmental idealism, migration aspirations, and destination choice among Nigerian youth

This study investigates how young Nigerians evaluate development and how such evaluations relate to migration intentions and destination preferences. Although economic hardship, unemployment, and other structural constraints are important drivers of migration aspirations, they do...

Powering Rural Resilience: Renewable-Energy Micro-Grids as Multi-Purpose Development Hubs for National Stability, Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Growth in Nigeria

Nigeria carries the world's largest electricity-access deficit — one symptom of a fragile rural economy that also breeds extremism, climate-driven farmer–herder conflict, and mass hunger. This paper reframes rural renewable energy as a national-security and climate-adaptation imp...

Powering Rural Resilience: Renewable-Energy Micro-Grids as Multi-Purpose Development Hubs for National Stability, Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Growth in Nigeria

Nigeria carries the world's largest electricity-access deficit — one symptom of a fragile rural economy that also breeds extremism, climate-driven farmer–herder conflict, and mass hunger. This paper reframes rural renewable energy as a national-security and climate-adaptation imp...