Why the new Interbank Market must not fail
It would seem that a crisis afflicts the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recently re-introduced interbank market for foreign exchange. Given the paucity of funds available to the central bank[…]
Are we listening?
It would seem that a crisis afflicts the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recently re-introduced interbank market for foreign exchange. Given the paucity of funds available to the central bank[…]
In the immediate aftermath of comments by Ben Bernanke on May 21, 2013 indicating that the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the board of which he was then chair of) was[…]
For the second time in as many months, I find myself in near complete agreement with the policy thrust of the incumbent administration. One may cavil at the elaborate procedures[…]
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[…]
For a government that came in to office on the back of its “change” credentials, the Buhari administration is a pretty conservative animal. Its gut instincts are to keep the[…]
I could not conceive of a better opening for this piece than the following fable. A colleague (we will call him “Abu-Bakr” for convenience) is informed that he has won[…]
Nigeria’s GDP figures were released yesterday. For people who like to watch horror movies, the numbers were like a dream come true. There was blood everywhere. The infographic below gives[…]
Like the fate of flies before wanton boys, the outlook for the domestic economy is pretty hard to call at this juncture. True, a plethora of key indices are headed[…]
Ibe Kachikwu Studios put out their latest movie yesterday starring Ibe Kachikwu, of course. The video is quite good and you can watch all 11 minutes of it below by[…]
This is the third of a 3-part series on Buhari’s 1st year in office. The focus will be on 3 broad areas — corruption, insecurity, economy — that Buhari and the APC were elected[…]