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Nigeria’s digital economy has outgrown question of who’s connected

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. […]
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The Niger Delta question: An Ijaw struggle? (1)

The Niger Delta question: An Ijaw struggle? (1)

“For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest until her righteousness goes forth as brightness and her salvation as a lamp that burnet ‘(Isaiah 62; 1)’

The Abia security incentive

The Abia security incentive

THERE is no gainsaying that the security situation in Abia State is one of the best in the country today going by reports available across the country.

Re: When Should A Minister Resign?

Re: When Should A Minister Resign?

In his Sunday Trust and Sunday Vanguard “Point Blank” column of December 11, 2011, the former Director General of the NTA, Mr. Tonnie Iredia took a moral high ground and subtly called for the resignation of the current Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayya Ahmed Rufai over the latest strike by the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Who do we trust enough to make a leap of faith?

Who do we trust enough to make a leap of faith?

There is a fundamental problem at the heart of Nigeria’s politics which, if it is not re-built, will prevent us from ever achieving the greatness we deserve as a nation, in fact, its increasingly rapid deterioration will potentially lead to a steep decline in our fortunes.

Election Petitions: Between the Judiciary and Constitution

Election Petitions: Between the Judiciary and Constitution

I HAVE watched and followed with dismay the roles of some justices in determining election cases emanating from the last April 2011 poll. Before the amendment of the 1999 Constitution, one major complaints of majority of Nigerians was the unlimited life span of election petitions in court.