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[…]
Category: Analysis
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[…]
Cash And Carry Industrial Policy – Feyi Fawehinmi
Devaluation is de rigeur these days. Everyone from the President down to the man on the street has strong opinions about whether or not Nigeria should devalue its currency in[…]
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[…]
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[…]
How Aid Is Killing Nigeria
In her book, “Dead Aid”, Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo wrote about how the practice of giving aid to African countries, rather than help them, contributed to further weakening the country’s[…]