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[…]
Category: Economy
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[…]
Go Big Or Go Home? Go Home, Please – Feyi Fawehinmi
Ever since President Buhari let it be known that he likes the idea of a national carrier, a week has not gone by without one former pilot or aviation expert[…]
Reforming the Tax Code – Nonso Obikili
Anyone who follows current affairs in Nigeria knows the gist. Federal government revenue is mostly sourced from crude oil sales. Crude oil price crashes. Federal government promises to reform its[…]
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)[…]
Governor El-Rufai Wants Lower Interest Rates — Here’s One Way To Do It
Afew days ago, at the Africa Pension Summit organised by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) in Abuja, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna made some interesting comments about interest rates in[…]
The Word On The Streets XIV: The Sponsored By Kindness Edition – Feyi Fawehinmi
Your correspondent is back in Blighty after a tour of Nigeria that took in Abuja, Kaduna and Lagos. Here be findings 1. I have good news to report! When I landed[…]