A sudden outbreak of Coronavirus SAR CoV -2 in Wuhan City of China has become a pandemic that the whole world is unraveling. This novel virus has put our knowledge base, systems, and infrastructure to stress test and we are beginning to realize that many countries are not as prepared as we think they are to disruption. However, countries have shown different levels of agility, responsiveness, and organization in dealing with COVID-19. The international media
Recently the Nigerian Senate raised concerns over the rising rate of unemployment in the country. According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, about 23.1% are unemployed with another 16.6% underemployed. This rate has been on a steady increase with a 33.5% projection for 2020. As of Q3 2018, 20.9 million were unemployed with 9.7 million of them doing absolutely nothing. Many have turned to entrepreneurship as a means of survival while others are simply frustrated
Ibadan,the second most populous city in Africa behind Cairo is a home to a population of about 3,000,000 people. Standing at Bere Mapo area, one cannot but notice a canopy of brown roofs which is a feature of its undulating terrain. However, one of the environmental concerns in the city is the solid waste management. Indiscrimnate dumping of refuse on the roads and the inefficient collection system. Sometimes one wonders if the people manufacture solid
On October 1, The Platform, an initiative of Covenant Christian Centre hosted some of the brightest minds in Nigeria to discuss how to redesign the Nigerian economy with new ideas. Mr Gupta, one of the keynote speakers opened our minds to endless ideas and possibilities in the 21st century for a developing nation like Nigeria. Bismark Rewane who also spoke at the event submitted that we do not lack ideas but execution and intellectual honesty.
Oyo State is gradually restoring its pacesetter glory with the ‘Star Boy’ Governor Seyi Makinde (GSM), a man of modesty, simplicity and empathy for the people of his state. Many good news have been emanating from the state, and of course, coming from a low era of “constituted authority” the workers are beginning to feel proud and have a sense of importance as the governor has prioritized their welfare in his first 100 days in
Recently I received a phone call from an old time friend. I was excited to hear her voice. We had a lot to discuss, from one point to another. From our discussion I realized she was having some concerns about cashflow, investment and general fear of unknown. She pointed me to a man who throughout his entire career did not believe in keeping/saving money. Any amount more than N100,000 or N200,000 is put into investment
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April 29, 2020 at 6:35 amWell articulated write up with brilliancy, hope it gets to who is who in the govt and be a guiding piece to them.
Abolade Oyelere
May 1, 2020 at 7:46 pmBrilliant perspective! These people should make the data they’re churning out everyday mean something to them. That’s what I think. And there are no two ways about lifting this lock down. If we lift it, we perish. If we don’t, we’ll still perish. So, why not lift it with ‘sense’ and caution?