Self-testing for COVID in Africa is an urgency
Tian Johnson
May 3, 2022
BY TIAN JOHNSON Rumbi*, a primary school teacher in Zimbabwe, who spends three hours a day commuting on a crowded public transport to get to work, was concerned that she might have been exposed to COVID-19. To avoid putting her students at risk, she decided to get tested. When she arrived at the testing site, […]
Walking the talk to become Ghana’s next president!
Francis KokutseMay 3, 2022
BY FRANCIS KOKUTSE If walking the talk is all that is needed in politics, then Ghana, Ghana’s current trade and industries minister, should have been declared winner of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries long before the party goes to the polls next year. But, due to party regulations, he must go through […]
International Data Transfer: A Nigerian introspection
Michael IreneMay 2, 2022
BY MICHAEL IRENE, PhD Early this year, the international data transfer agreement, a data transfer addendum to the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses for international data transfers were issued. This would allow for continuous transfer of data and aiding of business on global initiatives. First, it ensures that on a business-to-business level, companies are making […]
The NGX, shareholders and inflation derivatives
Oscar Onyema, Sola OniMay 2, 2022
BY: SOLA ONI On Thursday, April 14, 2022, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) made history and hit the headlines for its launch of West Africa’s first Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETDs) Market with Equity Index Futures Contracts. By this innovative development, two Equity Index Futures Contracts, NGX 30 Index Futures and NGX Pension Index Futures, were listed […]
Innovation emergencies in IRS administrations
Martin Ike-MuonsoApril 25, 2022
By Prof. Martin Ike-Muonso While most state and local governments demand urgent improvements in revenue collection from their tax administrations, taxpayers equally demand more convenience, procedural equity and fairness for better compliance. This interdependent flow of expectations invariably challenges progressive tax administrations to use creative administrative efficiency to meet them. Consistent with the laws of […]
Five data protection risks affecting businesses
Michael IreneApril 25, 2022
BY MICHAEL IRENE, PhD Data protection risks are uncertain. When one puts the increasing changes that technology presents and the amount of personal data processed for various reasons, the potential risks continue to expand in grotesque proportions. Small, medium and large enterprises have these risks. However, some significant risks stand out in this piece. I […]
Minister Adebayo’s lamentation over companies fleeing Nigeria
Marcel OkekeApril 18, 2022
In a rare but queer move recently, Mr. Adeniyi Adebayo, Nigeria’s minister of industry, trade and investment, told the House of Representatives committee on public accounts, that several African countries were lobbying companies registered and operating in Nigeria to relocate to their countries. The minister who led other agencies under his ministry to appear before […]
Understanding the data mapping exercise in data privacy
Michael IreneApril 11, 2022
There is the misconception held by most privacy professional that the essence of running a privacy programme is to have document policies and run administrative tasks when it comes to the end-to-end management of a data privacy programme. Holding that thought process and having that embedded in a business sets the business up for failure […]
How remote work is bridging the gender gap
OLA WILLIAMSApril 4, 2022
BY OLA WILLIAMS Flexible, hybrid work is here to stay. That was the prevailing sentiment from Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index (WTI). This is good news for innovation. Why? Because innovation surges when diversity increases, and one thing that remote and hybrid workplaces have enabled is more diverse hiring. The WTI notes that remote-work opportunities […]
Double trouble lurks for Russian Rouble
Olukayode OyeleyeApril 4, 2022
BY OLUKAYODE OYELEYE Dr. Oyeleye, a consultant, journalist and policy analyst, can be reached via: oyeson2@yahoo. co.uk Twitter: @OlukayodeOyele1 SOME OPPORTUNITIES COME ONCE in a lifetime, in a generation or in centuries. Economies rise and wane depending on events, some of which originate internally in a nation or externally. The last time in contemporary […]