April 18
Nigeria: Issues in the N15.6 Trillion Highway
Last Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar doubled down on his allegation that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project is "a highway to fraud". The Peoples Democratic Party… Read more »
April 17
Nigeria: The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project
Although a laudable project, issues of transparency and accountability should be addressed Read more »
April 11
Nigeria: Illegal Mining and the New 'Marshals'
The marshals should restore order in place of chaos Read more »
April 07
Nigeria: The 'Band A' Tariff Hike and Related Matters
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), alongside other policymakers and actors in the power sector space, must have thought it was a resistance-free, genius idea to… Read more »
Nigeria: The Hike in Electricity Tariffs
Will the raised tariff lead to improved service delivery? Read more »
Nigeria: Hike in Electricity Tariff Will Worsen Living Conditions, Cost of Doing Business,
Says with necessary motivation, military has capacity to end insecurity Read more »
April 01
Nigeria: And the Borrowings Continue...
The spate of borrowing is excessive Read more »
Nigeria: At 39.84 Percent, Nigeria's Stock Market Offers Near Best Investors' Return in Africa
At 39.84 per cent year-till-date (YtD) gain, the Nigerian stock market, in the first quarter of 2024, offered investors the second best return in Africa on the back of the economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Banking Sector Recapitalisation - Much Ado About Retained Earnings
Behind the figures by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: In Move to Revive Economy, Tinubu Heads 31-Man Presidential Economic Coordination Council
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, took very definite steps aimed at reviving the economy with the establishment of a comprehensive economic coordination and planning system for the… Read more »
March 26
Africa: CEO Fix All Africa Sheds Light On Redefining Access to Skilled Workers
Entrepreneur, Samson Akinola, is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative through Fix All Africa, an innovative tech startup based in Lagos, Nigeria. The company is set to unveil… Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Notorious Missteps of Cardoso's CBN
When you want unvarnished truth, served with profound elan, brutal elucidation, and delivered with missile-guided robustness, the man you need is Marcel Okeke. He comes heavily… Read more »
March 21
Nigeria: The Danger of Rising Food Inflation
In what has been adjudged the highest inflation rate in 26 years, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities, increased by… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: The States and the Blackout Nation
Many Nigerians believe that restructuring the country or devolving powers from the centre to the sub-nationals is the silver bullet that will solve all our problems. This belief… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Herbert Is Gone, Long Live Herbert
Ever since February 10, 2024, when I learnt of the tragic death of Herbert, his dear wife, Chizoba; his son, Chizi; and our mutual friend, Bimbo, I have been wanting to write to… Read more »
Nigeria: A Rash of Development Commissions
Does the creation of bureaucracies for the regions necessarily attract development? Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Neca, Cppe Commend FG's Suspension of $15,000 Expatriate Employment Levy
*Say move shows Tinubu runs listening government Read more »
Nigeria: The Resurgence of Fuel Queues
Despite claims to a removal of subsidy in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry and the fact that the pump price has almost quadrupled since last May, long queues of… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Not Operating Two Versions of 2024 Budget - Presidency
The Presidency has reacted officially to allegations on Saturday by Chairman of Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdul Ningi, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu padded the 2024… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Moghalu - Monetary Tightening Should Have Preceded FX Rate Unification
•Wants NNPCL reformed, stripped of opaqueness •Suggests $20-$30bn IMF stabilisation facility to resolve FX crisis Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: I Will Take Exact Same MPC Decisions If I Were CBN Governor - Tony Elumelu
Nigerian business mogul and Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu, has said that he would take the same exact decisions the Central Bank… Read more »
March 05
Ghana: Bank of Ghana Suspends Forex Trading Licences of GTBank, FBN Bank Amid Regulatory Breaches
The Bank of Ghana has issued a temporary suspension of the Foreign Exchange Trading Licences of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited (GTB) and FBNBank Ghana Limited (FBN) starting… Read more »
March 03
Nigeria: Anyaoku - Current Constitution Cannot Resolve Nigeria's Economic Challenges
Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said the current Nigerian Constitution would not adequately address the nation's economic predicaments and… Read more »
Nigeria: From Udoji Award to Oronsaye Report
It is in order to say President Bola Tinubu is actually showing some balls with many decisions he has taken since he assumed power, although the jury is still out on the reforms. Read more »
Nigeria: Implementing the Oronsaye Report
The aim is to cut costs, but there are challenges ahead Read more »