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One day, hopefully not too far from now, Nigeria will get lucky with the kind of leadership that unlocks economic growth and pulls millions out of poverty (it’s not going[…]
Maybe it’s deliberate, maybe it’s a honest mistake but I’m seeing a lot of arguments being made against the CFTA using arguments against free trade agreements. Don’t worry, I am[…]
During my recent trip to Lagos, I had the good fortune of having a meeting with Cyril Odu — current CEO of African Capital Alliance, Chairman of Union Bank Nigeria and all[…]
A couple of days ago, The Guardian Nigeria committed a serious act of journalism with an excellent multimedia story on the wood industry and market in Lagos. If you haven’t[…]
It’s normal for there to be a lot of hand wringing among young people in Nigeria when something like Emmanuel Macron happens. A 39 year old guy sets up a[…]
From the IMF’s website: Country surveillance is an ongoing process that culminates in regular (usually annual) comprehensive consultations with individual member countries, with discussions in between as needed. The consultations[…]
I take the view that planning the future is very hard and you will never have all the information you need for obvious reasons. So when it comes to the[…]
2 days ago, the minister of agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, released the following statement The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development — Chief Audu Ogbeh has threatened to shut down any fertiliser[…]
In a Whatsapp group with some friends who all qualify as middle-class Nigerians, one person said he has had to increase his ‘allocation’ for feeding at home. A bag of[…]
I feel like the last year has been one maddeningly long and unending conversation about the exchange rate of the Nigerian Naira. In all that time, I always found it[…]