This was first published on African Liberty In October 2019, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, revealed his government’s plan to “inject sanity” into the social media space which, according to...
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The Conflict of Nigeria’s Increasing Trade Barriers and World Bank’s Positive Ranking
In the Doing Business 2020 report published in October 2019, Nigeria was categorized as one of the top ten improvers in the ease of doing business globally. The country moved up fifteen places to its latest ranking of 131 out of...
Without Strong Property Rights, an African Free Trade Area is Meaningless
This article was first published in The City Press by Alexander Hammond. President Cyril Ramaphosa is getting more vocal about his support for the new African Continental Free Trade Area. At the beginning of September, during the...
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Nigeria Rise to 2nd Quartile in 2019 Economic Freedom Index
Nigeria has moved up to the 2nd quartile in the Economic Freedom of the World report published on the 12th of September. The country scored 6.86 points, up from 6.33 in last year’s report. The Economic Freedom of the World...
Why is Nigeria Deliberately Making Life Hard for Entrepreneurs?
The Lagos State Government in Nigeria recently hinted on taxing on motorcycle hailing start-ups operating in the state in a bid to expand the state’s tax revenue. While this decision may be well-intended, especially...
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Ending Poverty with Enterprise: According to Afrobeat’s Burna Boy
by Feyisade Adeyemi Since its release in March 2019, BET International Best Act, Burna Boy’s song, Dangote, has continued to record impressive playtime in Nigeria. The song was inspired by the personality of...