Most people believe Nigeria is in recession because the whole world seems to be plunging in to recession due to the effects of COVID-19 on the world’s economy. Although partly […]
Economy
Enhancing Agritech Innovations For Food Security and Youth Empowerment, By Inyene Ibanga – 4Min Read
Keywords: Food Security, Agriculture, Agritech, NITDA Summary: Agriculture has undergone rapid transformation, from the era of the industrial revolution, when farmers depended on manual labour to the carry out their operations. […]
Africa has a growing food security problem: why it cannot be fixed without proper data – By Simon Roberts and Jason Bell – 2min Read
Keywords: Food Security, World Bank, World Economic Forum, Food, Pandemic Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown measures have had a huge negative impact on producers and consumers. Food production […]
How Nigeria’s new competition law will benefit the economy – and what to watch for, by Oluchukwu Precious Obioma
Competition laws protect consumers and create confidence in an economy. It’s a signal to investors and entrepreneurs that a market is fair and open. And the reward for countries that regulate competition […]
How To Avoid A Financial Crisis Next Year, By Uddin Ifeanyi
2020 bushwhacked just about everyone. And across the world, responses to the challenges presented by the year have been as uncommon as they have been unique. At the level of […]
Reviving Nigeria’s Economy Through Economic Diversification, By H.E. Yemi Osinbajo
With a population and gross domestic product projected at 399 million people and $3.3 trillion by 2050, the gulf between the reality of Africa’s largest economy and its undisputed potential remains […]
How Smart Investments in Technology Can Beef up Africa’s Economy, By Noble Banadda
There is no shortage of technological innovations designed to boost animal agriculture in Africa. These range from GPS tracking systems which identify and trace pastoralists’ herds to livestock vaccine SMS services that alert farmers […]
Key Findings from EFInA Agents Survey: A tall order for financial inclusion in Nigeria, By Henry Chukwu
The expectation of closing the 16.8% shortfall in the Nigeria financial inclusion target is threatened, as the recent Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access, EFInA, survey on financial services agents shows […]
Need for Creative Tax Policies Amid Recession
THE International Monetary Fund’s recent warning to the Federal Government to avoid undue aggression in tax collection amid what is predicted as the country’s worst ever recession is timely. Nigeria’s […]
NIGERIA NEEDS NEW NATIONAL BUSINESS MODEL TO PROGRESS—SOLUDO
As Nigeria celebrated its 59th independence , a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo has urged the Buhari-led Federal Government to employ new national […]