Dataconomist

I am a Dataconomist and I like to look at Global Economies through Data, drawing Intelligence and Perspective.

[Bia Pulse @BiaPulse]

“₦16 billion naira was allegedly released to Mark Okoye, MD/CEO of the South East Development Commission, for the development of the South East.

According to the allegations, he embezzled the entire sum meant for development. He reportedly rented an office in Abuja for ₦136 million per year, while the remaining billions were spent on partying and enjoyment.

[PEACEMAKER @Peace_Makarr]

@BiaPulse Aside from being wicked, these guys do these things because the system is too porous.
No checks and balances
No consequence
Because if we do, he won't have the guts to steal N16B and rent a room for N136B.

Or, did colonialism tell him to do it?

[H I I K Y A A T O R @HiikyaaTor]

A special message to President Tinubu, the outgoing President.
Listen & share.

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

It's the same trick the world keep falling for at the hands of American robber barons: "Adopt this technology quickly and uncritically or else you will be left behind! Do it NOW!!!!"

Meanwhile your access to the technology being promoted is owned and controlled by them, such that once you adopt it and become dependent on it, they control you. That's how Nigerians banks stampeded themselves into all manner of "Digital Banking" without having the infrastructure to actually host it.

Now all your mobile banking apps are hosted on AWS and the US government can basically turn off most of Nigeria's electronic financial system if it ever decides to.

You keep giving away your sovereignty to gringos in the name of "adopting disruptive technology" and "staying up to date with trends" and it never occurs to you to wonder why the same people who will NEVER help you build a bridge or a hospital to improve your life are so eager to give you access to their "groundbreaking technology" - often for "free".

Whenever all of you wake up sha.

If you ever wake up.

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

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[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©:MURTALA MUHAMMED - When Nigeria Told the West No (50 YEARS ON) https://t.co/3B386sgg9K @ARISEtv
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[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

When Economics Was Born, Africa Was Enslaved.
How neo-classical theory emerged during the transatlantic slave trade and why it still fails African economies https://t.co/KHFgnX4hIM @ARISEtv @abati1990 @AyoOyalowo @ayomairoese @ruffydfire @seunokin @UtomiPat @KayodeOkikiolu

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

Nigeria: Should Tax Reform Justify Digital Tax Surveillance?© https://t.co/TiPJ4W6d5D @ARISEtv @channelstv @seunokin @THISDAYLIVE @The_Vimbai @ruffydfire @AyoOyalowo @scarfizal @tvcnewsng @AIT_Online

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

#Forthearchivesonly #President #BolaAhmedTinubu #Nigeria #Africa #WorldBank #IMF #GDP

[Premium Times @PremiumTimesng]

What I want World Bank to do for Africa - Tinubu

[Brekete Family @breketeConnect]

When Institutions Fail the People

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

@EmirSirdam Well said!!
@EmirSirdam, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, one of #Nigeria's foremost Patriots said it many years ago. U can read d
@thedataconomist's view on his thoughts, #PAXNIGERIANA, a view in my understanding that was allowed to be infiltrated. https://t.co/rHKOAik0j8 @ruffydfire

[The Spearhead @Spearhead_Af]

Generative AI is a Psy-op to Keep the Poor Dumb

The growing mass reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not accidental. It is a deliberate effort driven by a few wealthy Silicon Valley capitalists to commoditise “intelligence” and convince people to adopt it in exchange for their real-life problem-solving abilities, critical thinking and cultural authenticity. The ultimate goal as always, is to enrich this already super-wealthy tech elite at the expense of everyone else.

Tellingly, while these billionaire tech oligarchs spend billions to convince consumers to adopt and become dependent on “AI” solutions, they are also doubling down on the primacy of human intelligence in their elite bubbles. This was illustrated by luxury car brand Porsche, which recently released an advert whose messaging conspicuously signalled that it used exclusively human-created content. This is a clear sign of a sharp divide between the wealthy and everyday people on the question of AI adoption. While the working classes are heavily influenced to buy into the idea that generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, Suno, and VEO-3 represent the future of work, research, and art, luxury brands meant for the elite are concurrently reassuring their market that human craftsmanship, critical thinking, and genuine creativity remains central to their vision. “AI for thee, not for me” appears to be the message.

Across Africa, multiple Western state and NGO actors are pushing for this so-called “AI revolution” to take a central place in African educational systems. Even in some parts of the continent where basic access to electricity remains a challenge, governments are being feverishly lobbied to adopt “AI strategies” for their under-resourced educational systems. At the very same time, it has been reported that Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and other Silicon Valley billionaires who are pushing AI adoption, not only enroll their children in Montessori schools but also restrict their exposure and access to the very same technology that their lobbyists are trying to push into African classrooms. The obvious danger in opening African education systems up to the so-called “AI Revolution” is that the next generation of Africans could end up devoid of the exact reading, writing, critical reasoning and creative skills that Africa needs to fully take its place in the world - instead trained from an early age to be reliant on ChatGPT, Grok, Suno, Nano Banana, and VEO-3 to do their thinking and expression for them.

At a time when high-level human thinking is needed more than ever on the continent, it is no accident that Western lobbyists are heavily pushing the normalisation of generative AI as a core pillar of African education. If Africa is to be maintained as a colonial resource plantation and a market for excess overseas production, young Africans must be made to read, write and think less, and consume more. In Africa and elsewhere, the constant global dynamic is that the poor and underprivileged are encouraged to outsource their intellectual processes to AI in order to “stay competitive," while the wealthy quietly protect the disciplines that actually sharpen the mind: reading, writing, artistry, and critical thinking.

Africans must see the “AI Revolution” for what it is. Far from just benign or neutral technological advancement, it is yet another manifestation of power consolidation by Western racial-capitalists. This class of people understands very well that literacy, philosophy, and art produce power, while delegation of thought only produces ignorance and compliance.

Despite whatever message they put out, the reality remains that thinking for yourself will in fact, never be “disrupted.”

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

@EmirSirdam Well said!!
@EmirSirdam, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, one of #Nigeria's foremost Patriots said it many years ago. U can read d
@thedataconomist's view on his thoughts, #PAXNIGERIANA, a view in my understanding that was allowed to be infiltrated. https://t.co/rHKOAik0j8 @ruffydfire

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

@vanguardngrnews SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©: YAKUBU GOWON, THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER https://t.co/BNSiHpxcKO @ARISEtv @tvcnewsng
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@NewsCentralTV @aonanuga1956 @BwalaDaniel

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

@vanguardngrnews SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©: YAKUBU GOWON, THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER https://t.co/BNSiHpxcKO @ARISEtv @tvcnewsng @channelstv @Mazitundeeednut @EmirSirdam @seunokin @KayodeAkintemi

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©: YAKUBU GOWON, THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER https://t.co/BNSiHpxcKO @ARISEtv @tvcnewsng @channelstv @Mazitundeeednut @EmirSirdam @seunokin @KayodeAkintemi

[Vanguard Newspapers @vanguardngrnews]

The Gun Hegemony: How military incursions arrested Nigeria’s growth — Anyaoku, Amuka, Opadokun https://t.co/aXR2wW3wgW

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

@vanguardngrnews SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©: YAKUBU GOWON, THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER https://t.co/BNSiHpxcKO

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

Nigeria: The Blackman’s Burden — Why the Fate of 1.5 Billion Black People Still Rests on One Nation https://t.co/rHKOAiky8G @ARISEtv @tvcnewsng @channelstv @seunokin @KayodeOkikiolu @AIT_Online @UtomiPat @oagbakoba @ruffydfire @Rotankwot @NewsCentralTV @aonanuga1956 @BwalaDaniel

[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©: YAKUBU GOWON, THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER https://t.co/BNSiHpxcKO @ARISEtv @channelstv
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[Dataconomist @dataconomist]

SOLDIERS OF SOVEREIGNTY©: YAKUBU GOWON, THE ACCIDENTAL LEADER https://t.co/BNSiHpxcKO
@ARISEtv @channelstv @seunokin @Rotankwot @rolakeakinkugbe @abati1990 @ayomairoese @AyoOyalowo @aonanuga1956 @officialABAT
@KayodeOkikiolu @kfayemi @ogundamisi
@ctvmorningbrief @ruffydfire