Banking in Austere Times
The banking industry again came under pressure last week. Over the last five years, monetary policy has withstood the worst of adjustments to the myriad macroeconomic constraints endured by the[…]
Category: Analysis
Chime Asonye presents #Songs4Change: “Vote not Fight” by 2Face
#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[…]
What IBB Should Have Said – Salisu Suleiman
What I will say is simple: The President means well for this country and he is working well for this country. Anybody who means well for this country should support[…]
Jonathan’s billionaires and other animals – Salisu Suleiman
This party, as you all know, is a business-friendly party. The government of PDP encourages policies and will come up with programmes and policies that will promote enterprise and industry.[…]
The “Mythification” of Our Memories
Segun Toriola’s jaw-dropping defensive play against Singapore’s Ning Gao in which he successfully went through a 41-shot rally in the second match of the men’s team table tennis semi-final was,[…]
Lunatic Liu And The Quality of Corruption – Feyi Fawehinmi
To achieve a great leap, a generation must be sacrificed – Liu Zhijun I’m continuing my education on China and I recently came across a story that I thought worth[…]
No oil? Give them gas! – Salisu Suleiman
It was a period of suffering and tumult, with the people rebelling against the monarchy. Upon being told that the citizens had no bread (which was a staple) to eat,[…]
Budget 2015: Hopes and Delusions
Actions, it turns out, do speak louder than words. In the immediate aftermath of the fall in global oil prices, the consensus amongst most commentators was that Nigeria would be[…]
February 14, 2015 and the Space for Ideas
Across our political space, one gravamen is repeated to the point of monotony: how money now dominates our politics. The conversation around this takes place with varying degrees of sophistication.[…]
A soldier, a poet and a sailor – Salisu Suleiman
When a poet, a soldier and a sailor found themselves in the captain’s cabin on a ship that is adrift, listing inexorably towards the rocks an ultimate disaster, what manner[…]