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International Development and the Growth of the Global South (Africa)

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For long, I have been distinctly concerned about the classification of countries of the world into developed, developing and least developed countries. But more so, I have been concerned about why countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East seem to perpetually remain in the categories of developing and least developed. No doubt, …

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Road to Gender Equality: Recounting the Breakthroughs, Torch-lighting the Work Ahead

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The conversation around gender equality is one that has continued to be foremost on the lips of many for years and years on end. In fact, some scientists did some research on the dug-up bones of our ancestors buried thousands of years ago, to ascertain the origin of gender inequality and patriarchy, and turned up …

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Globalization: A Gain or Threat to Developing Economies? 

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The term “Globalization” may seem difficult to describe because it has many dimensions – economic, political, cultural and environmental. The focus here is on the economic dimension of globalization. Economic globalization refers to the quickly rising share of economic activity in the world that seems to be taking place between people in different countries. More …

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Media, Government and Good Governance: Allies or Foes?

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The media and government share an intimate relationship in many ways, though they are also constantly in conflict especially in developing democracies where free press and freedom of speech/expression is not 100 percent in practice, and where media control is still very prevalent. Unequivocally, the media play a key role towards development. Through the media, …

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The Evaluation of Women’s Contribution to Economic Sustainability 

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In my previous article, I pointed out that nations of the world including Nigeria will continue to ignore the role of women in economic development to their own detriment. Women make up a huge percentage of Nigeria’s population and therefore it is sacrosanct they be engaged productively for the country to attain the level of development it seeks. According to this article by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) titled “The Impact …

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The Impact of Digital Technology on the 21st Century Youth.

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The world has drastically changed ever since the advent of technology. It is no secret that technology has become an integral component of daily life and the crucial role it plays in a developing society like Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. Digital technology according to yourdictionary.com is a digital device, method, system, etc., created by using …

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Labour Markets and Income Gender Inequality

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On August 14, 2020, the Nigerian National Statistical Agency i.e. the National Bureau of Statistics released the unemployment figures for Q2 2020. One of the things that the report shows is how unfavorable the labour market is to women.     Q3 2018  Q2 2020    All  Women  Men  All  Women   Men  Working age population  115,493,000  Unavailable  Unavailable  116,871,186  60,271,076 (51.6%)  56,600,161  Labour force  90,470,592  40,694,182 (44.9%)  49,776,409  …

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The Contribution of Digital Technology to the Global Economy 

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The world has increasingly become a global village – a term Marshall McLuhan coined in 1965 in his projection that the entire world would become more interconnected as a result of the propagation of media technologies. Economic journalist, Thomas Friedman, had also described a global village as “the inexorable integration of markets, nation states and technologies to a degree …

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