Thelma Obiakor
CSEA (Nigeria)
Areas of expertise:
Education, Health, Social Issues
Thelma Obiakor is a Research Fellow at CSEA. She received her Master of Philosophy degree in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. Her research interests are in Education, and Finance, with a critical lens on inclusive development.
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podcastLeveraging the AfCFTA to accelerate post-COVID-19 digital industrialisation for African MSMEs
- May 24, 2021CSEA (Nigeria)
Digitalisation can help African MSMEs emerge from the COVID-19 crisis stronger, with an unparalleled global competitive advantage.
DRAWing away from the curriculum of the past
- October 4, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
The pandemic presents a case for overhauling the basic education curriculum.
Reopening Schools For Learning
- September 22, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
To reopen schools, effective guidelines must be developed and implemented to protect students against the spread of the virus.
COVID 19 and the Informal Sector in Nigeria: The Socio-Economic Cost Implications
- April 24, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
Daily wage earners who depend on a physical location to generate income are affected the most and receive the least support.
COVID-19: Risk-Control Measures Threaten To Deepen Nigeria’s Education Crisis
- May 14, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
The pandemic has disrupted the landscape of learning by limiting how students can access education across the country.
COVID-19: Impending Situation Threatens to Deepen Nigeria's Education Crisis
- April 7, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
Nationwide school closures have disrupted learning and access to vital school-provided services for a record number of students.
COVID-19 and the Shrinking Fiscal Space for Education in Nigeria
- June 23, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
Between the effects of the pandemic and crashing oil prices, the fiscal space to fund basic education will shrink significantly.
Following FACTS to Recover and Revamp Nigeria’s Education System During and Beyond COVID-19
- January 27, 2021CSEA (Nigeria)
Almost 40 million students were affected by the nationwide school closures caused by COVID-19.
Pandemic-related school closures were unprecedented – but they are not the biggest threat to children’s learning
- November 2, 2020CSEA (Nigeria)
A landmark White Paper jointly issued by the world’s largest education organizations recalls that this learning crisis isn’t really a new one.