Nigeria’s digital economy has outgrown question of who’s connected
By Oluwole Asalu Nigeria’s digital transformation story has, for a decade, been told through one measure: how many people are online. That number has grown fast, and it is worth acknowledging. Information and communication technology now accounts for a rising share of the country’s GDP, expanding faster than almost any other sector of the economy. […]
EDO 2020: Obaseki’s Icarus Complex
By Ufuoma Thomas There are eerie similarities between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the famous craftsman in Greek mythology. As the story goes, Icarus and his father attempted to escape from prison using wings that the older man constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus’ father warned him about […]
Governor Wike is expanding infrastructure for the future
By Paulinus Nsirim When Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike announced that the State Government would embark on the construction of a fourth flyover to be sited at GRA Junction, Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway in addition to the three ongoing flyovers at Rumuogba, Okoro-nu-Odo, Rebisi and also expand the Rumuola flyover, the wailers and naysayers went to town […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as veritable celebration of African womanhood
Amb. Godknows Boladei Igali The 2020 celebration of the March 8 International Women’s Day in Nigeria had an added significance and flavour, as the country was awakened to the news of the appointment of one of its highly valued daughters, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a member of South Africa’s Economic Advisory Council. Considering the sophistication […]
RIGHT OF REPLY: Letter to Dr. Ngige
By Joseph Atobisi I read with utter disappointment, the opinion article written by Mr. Yinka Odumakin titled: “Letter to Dr. Ngige” and published simultaneously in Vanguard and Daily Independent on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Actually, I do not bother to read Yinka’s articles, but I became tempted to look through the piece because of the […]
Taking the tobacco war to films and music
By Oluwarotimi Adebayo The war on tobacco must be total. It must be waged on all fronts and with the same precision that the tobacco industry deploys to addict our youths to tobacco and circumvent tobacco control policies. All true stakeholders must be involved in blocking loopholes that the industry exploits to carry on business […]
