The unwillingness by some people to concede that the Goodluck Jonathan administration is doing anything positive in the country may be behind the attempt to diminish the positive effects of the rebased GDP figures

neighbour Adamu said helped him to understand GDP—is that things are getting better in Nigeria’s economy.

It is important to point out a few facts relating to the economy here lest they become lost in all the noise being made by some so-called experts who may seek to undermine the president’s achievements in office.

In the first instance, to encourage young Nigerians to become entrepreneurs and employers of labour— rather than waiting to be employed by others—the Jonathan government awarded business start-up