Galaxy Backbone: Expanding Nigeria’s Broadband Services for Value Addition, by Fom Gyem   “Nigerian government believes that rapid rollout of broadband services will address various socio-economic challenges faced by the country, including the need to grow its economy, create jobs, rapidly expand the tax base, and...

Celebrating Indigenous Inventions, by Zeenat O. Sambo   The advancement of technology over the past decades has impacted enormously economic development around the globe. It is no surprise that developed countries have yielded to the inclusivity of technological evolution and its huge impact on their society. Presently,...

Naira: The Story of a Once-Upon-a-Time 'Powerful' Currency, by As-sayyidul Arafat   When writing this article, the dollar traded against Naira in the Black Market for #705/$. What initially started from #2 to €1 in the United Kingdom and #1 to $0.6 in the United States...

Appraising the Unrivalled Magic Wands of Pantami in NITDA, by Hashim Suleiman   Let me take us back to the creation of NAFDAC in 1992, then when their headquarters was in lagos till about 1995 to 1996 when Abacha ordered the relocation of MDAs from lagos...

Sonny Echono at TETFund: Hundred Days of Consolidation, Steady Progress, by Rahma Oladosu   Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes, the very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision and it...

Pantami vs Zainab: Is New Duty on Telecom Service Justifiable? by Fom Gyem   In order to raise money, the federal government through the finance ministry, and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have suggested a 5% excise duty on telecommunications services such as calls, SMS, and...