(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar Communications, has stated that Nigeria’s next president should be someone that can unify the country. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain disclosed this at the party stakeholders’ meeting in Adamawa. According to Dokpesi, Nigeria “has never been this disunited”, and the country needs someone like Atiku […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, predicted that the nation needed about $2.7 billion worth of investment to enable it meet the rising demand for petroleum products. In his keynote address at the 15th Oil Trading and Logistics, OTL, Africa Petroleum Downstream Expo 2021, in Lagos, the Group Managing Director of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity says Nigeria needs a leader with an iron fist like his principal, Muhammadu Buhari. The presidential aide also disclosed that Buhari won’t allow criminals and insurrectionists in any part of the country to destroy Nigeria. Adesina stated this in a piece […]
Prologue
Startups are young companies that are founded to develop a
unique product or service and bring it to the market. In recent
years on the African Continent, several startups have been making
positive impact in their communities leading to several countries
enacting or planning to implement a Startup Act. So, a pertinent
question is, should Nigeria jump on the Startup Act
bandwagon ?
In this article, we will examine this question by; understanding
what Startup Acts are, exploring the reasons why countries
are trying to implement this peculiar legislation, and explore
alternative pathways that can adopt be adopted, and finally