IPA recently completed the 2024 Nigeria Consumer Protection Survey—part of a broader set of surveys we will run during the second phase of IPA’s Consumer Protection Research Initiative. A comprehensive report about this survey has just been released: you can find it here. The 2024 survey, a follow-up to the 2020 Nigeria Consumer Protection Survey, took a deep dive into how Nigerians are using DFS, the challenges they face, and how they seek redress. The findings reveal a mixed picture: one of rapid growth, but also significant consumer protection challenges. Nearly one in four users reported experiencing unexpected fees or charges in the past year or being targeted by fraudsters. Among those experiencing issues, only half sought formal redress. Indebtedness concerns are also evident, with almost two out of every five digital credit users reporting they've been unable to repay a loan at some point. 
 

Co-funded by IPA’s Peace and Recovery Initiative, researchers worked with Mercy Corps, USAID, and PARE to assess the individual program impacts of a bundled program addressing communal violence in North Central Nigeria. The study evaluated mediation training for leaders and a community dialogue program between farming and herding communities. The mediation training alone was most effective in reducing violence and fostering social cohesion.

In partnership with IPA Nigeria and local stakeholders, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to assess the impact of door-to-door campaigns on migration-related beliefs, interest in attempting the migration journey, and actual migration attempts in Nigeria’s Edo and Delta states.