For sub-Saharan Africa, the Informal sector is nothing new.  Indeed the types of activities carried out in this sector has existed even prior to colonialism.  Later, independence brought in the distinction between informal Vs. formal activities as countries around the region sought to formalize or “modernize” their economies.  The focus then (and indeed to some degree today) was rapid industrialization for much of the region.  If is the

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Unemployment remains one of the most teething problems in the World. Although, it affects all age groups, its impact on the youth population is particularly vicious. In the past, most young people in Nigeria had easy access to white-collar jobs after their education but it is no longer the case today as the high level of graduate unemployment shows that education is no longer an immunity to unemployment

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Capehi Ltd. is a registered Nigerian consulting outfit that provides expert services and solutions to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the area of Accounts Systems Management (ASM) and Information Technology (IT)  at a friendly cost. At Capehi, we offer the following consultancy services: Accounts Systems Automation.  Secured Remote Access: Also called Online Accounting – This allows you manage your account system from any portable device while at home

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Columnist: Iyeomoan Emmanuel At a time like this when it seems like “the center can no longer hold” as the glue that bonds us together as a people is loosing its grip and “things are falling apart”, many a political thinkers believe that a National Conference is never too late a time like this.  History is rich with meetings of this magnitude, not in the caliber of prominent

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            A story was once told of a Jewish man who spotted a swampy area in a part of Lagos Nigeria.  He made a move for its purchase and the owners (Nigerians) laughed at him saying “can anything good come out of this”, that why would such a man indicate interest to purchase a swampy land.  After all said and done the land was sold at a

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Columnist: Iyeomoan Emmanuel In this maiden edition of the “POLITY POLICE”, let us together address some contemporary political issues that affect the economy and bring to light the forces of darkness militating against sustainable development in third world countries; Nigeria in particular. “For every aspiring-to-thrive nation, marriage between the economy and the polity must be blissful; a divorce of opinions between these two would mean a disintegration of

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Africa has more than 900 million consumers. Despite the challenges, every day they need to eat. They need clean water. They need shelter, Clothing and medicine. They want cell phones, bicycles, companies, automobiles and education for their children. Businesses are already seizing these opportunities to build markets across Africa. New York Times, May 2006. We are in a time and age where we are dealing with Nations that

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Happy Independence Nigeria! I begin this week by telling us a story. On a certain day, a friend and I visited a teaching hospital. As we approached the maternity ward, we met a young woman, whom the nurse told us could not be discharged due to inability to pay her hospital bill. As if that was not enough,  we saw her new born baby, lying on an old

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