Between Controlling the Economy, and Freeing its Growth
At a filling station, Sunday morning — I was on the queue for the better part of two hours, having woken up at first light to avoid the pandemonium that[…]
Category: Analysis
Thoughts on MTEF. 1 of Many: Debt Issue
The new government has released it medium term expenditure framework, outlining its spending plans over the next three budget cycles. I have many thoughts but won’t talk about them all.[…]
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,[…]
What’s Better Than A National Carrier? – Feyi Fawehinmi
Last week, Boeing unveiled its upgraded 737 plane called the 737 Max. The 737 itself has been Boeing’s best-selling plane with about 13,000 sold since it was launched in around[…]
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[…]
“A Foolish Consistency is The Hobgoblin of Small Minds” —Nigeria and Its Exchange Rate(s) – Feyi Fawehinmi
Starting in 1986, the Nigerian Naira’s relationship with the dollar (and other foreign currencies) has been erratic, (un)predictable, violent and full of heartbreak and tears. The built in dysfunction has[…]
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[…]
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[…]