A BASELINE SURVEY OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN NASARAWA STATE: SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

Nigerian informal sector has been operating under a constraining policy environment. Yet, it has shown great resilience and continued dynamism. The sector also plays very important role in the overall economy as they are found in both the urban and rural areas, and are involved in a multiplicity of activities including manufacturing and non-manufacturing. Our understanding of the informal sector at the micro level therefore will greatly enhance the articulation and implementation of workable public policy at the grassroots level. This becomes even most relevant for Nasarawa State. The study came out with some rather unique but obvious findings. It recommends that for the State to achieve rapid development and economic transformation, the Government must accord adequate attention to the peculiar problems of the sector.