Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of BusinessDay Media Limited, Frank Aigbogun, don talk say Nigeria no go fit build economic growth wey go last if institutions weak and policies no dey support investment, innovation and productive enterprise. E talk am for the 2026 BusinessDay Young Innovators Forum wey hold for Lagos, where Innocent Onoh, deputy editor-in-chief of BusinessDay Media Limited, stand in for am.
Aigbogun explain say the country need strong institutions, business environment wey stable and predictable, and economic policies wey dey look growth, so that Nigeria productive potential go open, private sector go participate well, and wealth creation go last. “We need institutions, policies, and markets that support productive enterprise. Building a lasting enterprise requires creativity and discipline, ambition and measurement, confidence and a willingness to learn from customers,” na wetin e talk.
E still yan say young entrepreneurs dey face serious roadblocks. Access to capital wey no too expensive na big problem, infrastructure dey cost well well, markets don scatter, and plenty founders dey learn financial management, governance and leadership at the same time wey dem dey struggle to keep their business alive.
But e no leave everything for government hand. According to am, entrepreneurs no go fit do am alone. Investors suppose recognise credible opportunities, financial institutions suppose understand emerging businesses, established companies suppose open door for new suppliers and partners, and policymakers suppose create the kind condition wey go let productive enterprises thrive.
Di matter no dey only inside boardroom. Di word “productive” sef don trend for Nigerian X, and different outlets dey take am from different angle. For Forbes, performance strategist Abiola Salami, a former Forbes Councils member, write on eleven productive communication habits wey leaders suppose use, and e argue say productive communication na cornerstone of successful leadership, with clarity, intent and impact. THISDAY also publish commentary wey carry di title “The Illusion of Comprehension, Productive Doubt and Nigeria’s 2027 Elections,” while Economic Confidential carry piece by Kabir Abdulsalam on three years of laying solid bricks for a competitive, productive sugar industry.
