How Reliable Data Can Unlock Nigeria’s Next Phase of Growth

The CEO of Data Addicts warns that poor data infrastructure and weak evidence-based decision-making are holding back Nigeria’s development. He argues that the country’s next growth phase must be driven by reliable data rather than assumptions. Nigeria’s most urgent challenges—rising prices, joblessness, insecurity, infrastructure gaps, and uneven access to services—are worsened by a lack of accurate and timely information. Effective governance and economic planning depend on knowing where problems are most severe, which interventions work, and where resources leak away. He urges both government and businesses to embrace data-driven decision-making. With limited resources and mounting pressures, every naira must count. Evidence-based planning, he says, brings sharper policies, greater accountability, and sustainable growth.

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