by Demola Rewaju All that the announcement did was to make official something we’ve known all along but the way some are going on about it makes it seem as though poverty started under Goodluck Jonathan or that a better government can eradicate poverty. The true role of government is to create an enabling environment... Read More

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Reno Omokri: Nigeria’s GDP rebasing adds value to every citizen

by Reno Omokri The thing that they fail to understand is that any Nigerian who discredits the rebasing of Nigeria’s economy is discrediting himself. It was Nigeria’s value that was rebased not the government’s value. The attempts by some individuals to deemphasize the recent rebasing of the Nigerian economy as something that should not be... Read More

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April 13, 2014

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Nigerians want food, not a rebased GDP (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Whatever GDP means. Nigerians’ brains at the moment cannot comprehend. Please give us food. Before hunger deals the final blow 1. Our stomachs hurt Bleeding from the wounds of ulcer Ulcer from prolonged hunger As our sweats yield only pennies that can’t feed a cat Whatever GDP means... Read More

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