Post-COVID-19 recovery: Fix the roof while the sun is shining vanguardnews
OTHER countries’ plans for post-COVID-19 recovery involve less reliance on oil. Nigeria must fix the roof while the sun is shining if it wants to survive the next storm.
With the United Kingdom this week announcing that its economy shrunk by more than 20 per cent in April alone even these depressing estimates could prove wildly optimistic. If other countries intend to become less reliant on imported oil, Nigeria cannot remain reliant on exporting oil. We must use this period of respite to prepare for the next storm. We need to fix the roof while the sun is shining.
“Training in key digital skills in partnership with private sector providers…allowing young Nigerians “to take advantage of existing initiatives in the digital economy, including in education, entertainment, e-commerce, financial services and software development”. Almost 150 million Nigerians will own a smartphone by 2025. Half of young Nigerians already do. More Nigerians own a smartphone than vote. As head of the Digital Democracy campaign, I set up the Rate Your Leader mobile app to help politicians take the lead in embedding digital technology throughout Nigerian life.
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