Nigeria
The Nigerian economy is a mix of private and public ownership and falls in the middle-income grade. The country accounts for the largest population in West Africa and hence the largest economy contribution. Nigeria is a big natural gas and oil reserve making it export of natural reserve a large part of the economic flow. Naturally, petroleum has been the largest industry and with price increases over the period, the growth of Nigeria has been substantial.
Two major factors raised the low-class income country into a middle-income grade. First, the privatization of various state-owned enterprises which comprise of communication (part of the ICT sector), transportation and power liberated the expenditure and investment flow globally into Nigeria and secondly, the economic benefit from the petroleum industry which has helped increase investment in other sectors like manufacturing, government, technology and entertainment.
To see the economy is to understand the effect of pandemic on the country. Since Nigeria’s flow of income is deeply rooted in petroleum trade, one of the worst hit markets in pandemic, the country has taken a historical blow in over 10 years. The global demand for oil trade has been cut down by various countries and thus with no export out of Nigerian oil reserves, the GDP has been wounded.
Nigeria is now dependent on its commodity and services side of the industry to generate revenue and compensate for some of the 6.1% decline in GDP. The World Bank states this as the worst recession of Nigeria in four decades (worse than the recent 2016 recession) and calls for drastic measures to realign with its pre-pandemic growth stats.
To climb out of this recession, Nigeria needs to distribute its economic dependence between multiple industries and one such industry that has taken up people’s attention is the ICT. According to new plans to help Nigeria's economy bounce back, three major developments will be adopted in the country. Introduction of 5G, laying of fibre optic lines and incorporation of virtualmobilenetwork operations are the main attractions and are predicted to reposition ICT sector’s value in the upcoming GDP reports. These major developments will make cloud computing an attractive option for all businesses across the country and strengthen its market value.
Evidently, the Nigerian economy is suffering with one recession after another but with redistributed attention towards multiple industries will help the country create multiple channels of monetary flow in the non-oil department which will pull the growth rate up.
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Though it is said that Linux operating system is the best operating system for a virtual private server.
They’re two different types of VPS Operating systems that can be used:
1. Windows
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The windows operating system is more expensive than the Linux, so very few opt-in to use this interface. Users are also required to pay for a license before installing.
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2. Linux
Linux: Linux on the other hand, has been termed the best VPS Operating system. Unlike the windows server environment, it is well equipped with open source programming languages, thereby allowing the server operator access to a lot of available disturbing. It's also cheaper than the Windows OS.
There’s currently five major Linux-based OS for VPS to choose from, each having its pros and cons.
- CentOS
- Debian
- Red Hat(RHEL)
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
If you decide to use Linux-based OS for VPS for the first time, CentOS and Ubuntu are the best choices.
They are user-friendly and allows for easy navigation. If you are already familiar with using VPS and you opt-in for Linux then Debian, Red Hat (RHEL), and Fedora are your go-to. Each has its unique features, so do consider which better suits your needs.
In summary remember to test the different kinds of VPS OS before installing, know which is best for the work you intend to do.
There are pros and cons of any VPS OS, choose depending on the type of business you seek to offer, in terms of workload, accessibility, ease to navigate, beginners friendly, security, performance, technical support, scalability, etc. Seek advice from your web developer if you are confused about which to install.