Beyond Politics, the Economics of an Ordinary Day
The more I dwell on the matter, the more I am persuaded of Aristotle’s error. Daily jaded by events around me, I have no doubt that I am beyond politics.[…]
Category: Analysis
Nigeria is beyond debate – Salisu Suleiman
The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has tried, with limited success, to make political mileage out of the refusal by the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress to hold[…]
Are There Low Hanging Fruits Ahead?
I had conceived this piece before the fateful events of this last weekend. In the understanding that we would be voting next week, this was meant as a contribution to[…]
“Change” by EME Allstars (Banky W, WizKid, Skales, ShayDee & Niyola)
#Songs4Change (www.bit.ly/Songs4Change) is a weekly dose of revolutionary music to inspire social progress in Nigeria, and Africa more broadly. The songs — a mixture of old and new — advocate[…]
Of Digital Records, Notable Nigerians, and our Vanishing Past
A couple of weeks back, I penned a jeremiad — The “Mythification” of Our Memories —bemoaning how close we are to losing parts of our history. Over the years, as[…]
How Do We Fund This Year’s Budget Deficit?
Having previously argued that by holding back the full pass through of lower crude oil prices in the international market to the price of fuel at our different filling stations,[…]
But Is Corruption the Root of Nigeria’s Problems? – Mark Amaza
For almost all of its existence as an independent country, one word that has been synonymous with Nigeria is corruption. An estimated $400bn has been squandered or mismanaged in the[…]
Fooling Around With Petrol Prices – Feyi Fawehinmi
Government will continue to pursue full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector. However, given the hardships being suffered by Nigerians, and after due consideration and consultations with state governors and[…]
National Debt, GDP, and Non-oil Incomes
“Debt” is an involved concept. The reasons for this vary as do the views of any number of persons one talks to on the matter. At the most basic conversational[…]
Chime Asonye presents #Songs4Change: “Bring Them Home” by Kaline
#Songs4Change (www.bit.ly/Songs4Change) is a weekly dose of revolutionary music to inspire social progress in Nigeria and Africa more broadly. The songs — a mixture of old and new — advocate[…]