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The cell phone revolution and data collection
The cell phone revolution is phenomenal. With an estimated global mobile phone subscription of 6.5 billion as at…
Towards a realistic measure of poverty
In recent times the dollar-a-day threshold for capturing those that are poor or living above poverty has come under…
Accelerating entrepreneurship
In any market economy entrepreneurship is invaluable. It should be consciously promoted and nurtured.
Thus the…
PHCN privatization: not yet game over
We note that Nigeria’s sale of its state-owned electricity assets is just the beginning of a journey. The first…
Local construction firms and growth challenges
In spite of Nigeria’s 7 percent annual GDP growth, making it the fastest growing economy in Sub-Saharan Africa,…
Nigeria’s poor rating on governance
The recently released 2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) reveals that Nigeria’s governance ranking has…
The stock exchange and the economy
It is evident that the Nigerian stock market is comfortably ahead of its peers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but can…
PIB and threats to Nigeria’s oil industry
As the fate of the much–anticipated Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) continues to hang in the balance, the ranks of…
Protect schools from terrorists
As attacks on defenceless civilians go on, the one launched against students of the College of Agriculture, Gujba,…
Housing: Underdeveloped amid great potential
It may be difficult to sustain an argument that Nigeria’s housing system has not seen any positive change in the…
Nigeria’s tourism potentials: huge and untapped
On December 13, 2012, the global tourism industry recorded the one billion tourist mileage. This denotes that a…
Focussing on domestic food production
The journey to food sufficiency in Nigeria is no doubt a very tough one. Steering the rudder away from over three…