A New Medium Term Expenditure Framework
After the rot that was the Jonathan years, there was a palpable difficulty understanding the direction in which the Buhari administration was going to steer the ship of state. Again,[…]
Author: Ifeanyi Uddin
Between Tantalus and Sisyphus
In our new political climate, two new vulnerabilities have been added to the business of (published) public commentating. First, there is the danger of increasingly sounding like a cracked vinyl[…]
Of Holes and Excavators
“When in a hole, stop digging!” Thus, the main moral from the first law of holes. The meeting, last week, of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) rate-setting committee (the[…]
Why The MPC May No Longer Matter
Time was when the run-up to a meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) rate-setting committee (the Monetary Policy Committee — MPC) generated its own buzz. Just after the[…]
Of Ministers, Our Expectations, and Their Responsibilities
In the end, the Buhari administration — and by extension, his All Progressive Congress (APC) party — would have to account for raising domestic expectations far higher than his government[…]
Should We Panic?
Almost 6 months after its inauguration in May this year, the Buhari administration’s choice of ministers has returned national conversation back to the task at hand: fixing an ailing economy,[…]
Some Reform Ideas for Nigeria’s New Cabinet
Now that the Buhari administration has a cabinet, we may begin the discussion around what the tasks are proper to his administration. Back out the six months spent preparing to[…]
Policy Options for a Failing Economy
Finally, with the nomination by the president and confirmation by the Senate of some ministers, there is some shape to the Buhari administration. And not too soon. Looking across our[…]
In Support of the Banking Sector
These days, sitting across the table from my banker friends, conversation rarely dwells for long on the import of the increased incidence of vehicular traffic (in the nation’s commercial capital)[…]
That We May Not Be Taken For Granted, Again
The biggest disservice done this space by the almost 7 years of the Goodluck Jonathan administration was not its signal lack of qualification for the job at hand — although[…]