Still on Our Rising Debt
Each time I read of our governments (central and sub-national) contracting new debt, I cringe. Several years back, a friend and boss advised me not to pay for what I[…]
Category: Analysis
Boko Haram and a Nation Gripped By Fear
In most cultures of the world, a word exists for a frightening creature or the bogey man. In Hausa for instance, it is the dodo. A fiendish entity, other-worldly, yet beastly in its[…]
In Search of New Scapegoats
My attention was drawn, last week, to the possibility that the American government may be behind the random acts of barbarity in increasingly large swathes of Northern Nigeria that have,[…]
Buy Sheep, Sell Deer, Make Profit – Akin Oyebode
For this post, let us assume you own Iya Eba, the popular food joint in Lagos Island. You love your customers, and to satisfy them, you devised a wonderful promotion called[…]
Reforming Our Universities
Decades after its ouster from office, the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) administration remains one of the most steeped in controversy in Nigeria. How much of the country’s current baseness is[…]
The Case Against Sanusi Lamido Sanusi – Akin Oyebode
I do not come to venerate Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, for he is not a saint. As much as I admire him, there are flaws too obvious to ignore. But this[…]
The Business of Policy Making
Last week, the federal government upped the policy ante. In the wake of the recent launch of a national automotive policy, its inauguration of the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan and[…]
GDP Rebasing and Reality: The Nigerian Story – Feyi Fawehinmi
Rebasing an economy is something that ought to pass without fanfare. Everyone does it periodically. For example, the UK and Canada rebase their GDP calculations every 5 years. How then[…]
Accounting For Crude Oil Sales And Revenues
Why does it matter that the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has indicated accounting sleights of hand at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)?[…]
North: From minor quarrels to major bloodbaths – Salisu Suleiman
It goes without saying that northern Nigeria is facing unprecedented political, social and economic crises. At a time when it should be experiencing historic levels of economic growth, the region[…]