Re-purposing The Discussion Around The National Debt
Two weeks ago, the federal finance minister was reported to have argued against further borrowing by her government. Speaking at a business forum in Abuja, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun apparently said[…]
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Two weeks ago, the federal finance minister was reported to have argued against further borrowing by her government. Speaking at a business forum in Abuja, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun apparently said[…]
There is scant doubt that in the two years that it has been in office, the Buhari administration has struggled to make sense of its mandate. Well, that’s putting the[…]
Aside from the long lines of backed-up traffic it drew across the Ikoyi and Lekki corridors, Saturday’s flood in Lagos also drew attention to several problems with the state. How[…]
“Won fe so mi di a lai m’ose; b’eni pe ki nse ilu yi ni won be wa si. Sugbon, ilu yi ni oju ma ti.” ‘Funmi Adewunmi was wont[…]
Emmanuel Macron’s (France’s freshly-minted president) political ascent has been nothing, if not phenomenal. The many firsts now make for pleasant reading; and invariably have provided space for debate around their[…]
You do not have to be sympathetic to the Biafran cause to conclude that Nigeria is not working. This is not the same, though as admitting that the country is[…]
The one narrative that has dominated politics in recent times, is about how a new insurgency led by young people may be changing the face of politics. This conversation received[…]
For the second time in 7 months, OPEC and its non-member collaborators agreed last month, to continue to “do everything necessary” to drive an increase in global oil prices. As[…]
The output numbers for the January-March 2017 period released last week had something in it for everyone. Is the Nigerian economy on its way out of recession, as most key[…]
Today, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policy committee meets to reflect on the state of the economy and agree the direction of monetary policy over the next two months.[…]