Tag: Poverty

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange) from MTN Nigeria over a N281.7 million interconnect debt, following the regulator’s efforts to mediate a resolution between the two parties. A reliable...
As Nigeria’s digital economy continues to expand, stakeholders have called on telecommunication companies to prioritize robust and inclusive services to meet the growing demand for reliable connectivity. Industry leaders, government officials, and consumer advocates have raised concerns...

My state as a microcosm of Washington Consensus

By Muhammad Hashim Suleiman One of the cardinal principles of the alien but tactfully enforced Washington Consensus methodology of governance for African societies is Lean...

161m Africans poorer due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Ismail Auwal The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has said that the effects of pandemic has thrown between 49 million and 161 million Africans...

World Bank predicts extreme poverty, depressed economies in Africa

The World Bank has called for rapid COVID-19 action, including a faster vaccination process, to limit the damage to global growth in 2021. In its Global...

Who will save the north?

By Abdullahi Sadiq Mohammed Northern Nigeria comprises of 19 states that is geopolitically subdivided into Northwest, Northeast and Northcentral Nigeria. Politically, the region produced the...

20-million more Nigerians will become poor by 2022 – World Bank

By Ismail Auwal The World Bank has projected that 20-million more Nigerians will become poor by the year 2020. Figures from the 2019 Poverty and Inequality...

Arewa: In need of urgent economic revival

By Muhammad Yakubu Northern Nigeria, also known as Arewa, is the country’s most populous region. According to Worldometer, the northern region of Nigeria currently has...

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