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. […]
Re:Why Edo PDP must not fail again
IT is disheartening and very frustrating when I read a piece on the above subject matter on October 28, 2011 in the Vanguard by Michael Onhiwbere.
Africa and the future of agriculture
IT is easy to see why, in this week above all, agriculture has never been higher on the world’s agenda. The official forecasts that the world’s population has passed seven billion yesterday and is likely to grow by two billion more by 2050 has highlighted concerns over how these extra people can be fed.
Gadaffi and the rest of us
THE 42-year rule of the former Libyan strongman, Muammar Gadaffi, finally came to an end with his capture and eventual death in the hands of his captors.
Paving the way for industrialisation
RECENTLY, economic experts have been insistent in their views that Nigeria ’s future looks bleak, unless something is urgently done about industrialisation. But then, a Professor of Economics at Stern School of Business, Nouriel Roubini, has predicted hope. For him, Nigeria is only one of the very few African nations showing signs of economic growth.
Edo 2012: Workers and Osunbor
ITis relevant to the healthy development of democracy in Edo State to stress the need for a thorough understanding of the present mood of the people by the contending political parties in the 2012 gubernatorial election in the state.
