How Not To Explain Corruption In Nigeria
At a private breakfast mid-last week, I was run over by a fable on the character of one of the main problems confronting project Nigeria: corruption. Responding to an ad[…]
Category: Analysis
Analysis · General · World Affairs
A Knee-Jerk Approach to Managing Immigration in the UK
A proposed scheme by the UK government that would require first-time visitors from certain Asian and African countries to deposit a £3,000 bond to obtain a visitor’s visa to the[…]
POST MDG: WHAT SHOULD NIGERIA FOCUS ON
By Dr. Maimunat Ahmadu Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, for short have been on the hearts, minds and lips of every country in the world with emphasis placed on low and[…]
First Lady versus First Governor – Salisu Suleiman
If it is dangerous, as many have found to their cost, to underestimate President Goodluck Jonathan, it would be even more dangerous to underrate his wife, Patience. And when the[…]
Analysis · Health · HealthDesk
The Doctor Ordered Primary Health Care
By Temie Giwa The International Finance Corporation claims that $4.5 billion investment is needed to repair Nigeria’s health system and deliver good health care for people. This isn’t news. Anyone[…]
The Seeds Of Impunity
The newspapers last week, were full of plaints by a senior minister (at the centre). The main charge? Apparently, successive attempts by the central government to set up a “rainy[…]
Wage rigidity and the Super Eagles
It is a classic idea in economics. Wage rigidity. Wages go up very easily. Reducing wages though is always very tough as the NFF has had to find out the[…]
Jonathan as President and Contractor-in-Chief
In addition to her intellect, Oby Ezekwesili, former vice president of the World Bank and minister of education is known to speak her mind – regardless of who may be[…]
Are Yields Finally Coming Home To Roost
On Friday, June 7, the interbank foreign exchange market closed with 159 naira exchanging for 1 US dollar. Close watchers of the market gawked. By close of trading, Thursday, already[…]
2014: What if Jonathan loses? – Salisu Suleiman
In just nine days, the self-styled Africa’s largest political association, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) suspended two of its governors, with reports that more may also be suspended. Given the[…]