Browsing: economic development

Nearly 50 per cent of Nigerian households still live without electricity. In practical terms, in almost every group of 10…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has approved 174 research grants valued at N7.5bn under the 2025 National Research Fund grant…

Many times, one has looked at the state of the Nigerian economy and wept silently. This is more so when,…

Africa can unlock more than $469bn in additional annual revenue without raising statutory tax rates, according to the African Development…

The conversation about Nigeria’s trade competitiveness usually begins in the wrong place. It starts with tariffs, trade agreements, and policy…

My thesis in this piece is that Nigeria urgently needs a developmental state and a renegotiated terms of engagement with…

The objective of governance should be to achieve sustainable economic development, with significant improvements in citizens’ living conditions. So, citizens…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, inaugurated committees on the 25-year Tourism Masterplan and the 2026 International Tourism Summit.…

As Aliko Dangote turns 69, his story demands to be read not as a biography of wealth, but as a…

Aid arrives in Africa wearing the robe of salvation—promising to bridge infrastructural deficits, calm socio-economic seizures, and steer fragile economies…