In this edition of the Next Wave, we talked about Nigeria's talent problem and how startups would need to adopt a more nuanced approach to talent development, acquisition, and retention.
Over the past decade, countries in Africa and Asia have lost $1 trillion because women do not have equal access to the internet. They also risk losing an additional $500 billion by 2025, if governments do not take deliberate measures to get more women on the internet.
The Nigerian president’s incessant clamour for the youth to go into farming is misplaced because 70% of Nigerians already engage in farming at a subsistence level and, despite the sector bringing in 30% of GDP, they are knee-deep in poverty.