NNPC: The Pendulum Swings Again
First a bit of brief history. Oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1908 but actual production in commercial quantities only started in 1957. In 1959 the federal government (more like[…]
Category: Politics
Are Nigerian Banks Round-Tripping Forex In Broad Daylight?
Here’s the background to this story. Sometime last year when the naira started to come under pressure, the bankers and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sat down in the[…]
Alhaji Putin’s Republic
For a couple of years now, I have been the Chairman and sole member of the Alhaji Putin Haters Club (APHC). I am now tired. When you are unable to[…]
DJ Khaled Reveals The Major 🔑🔑🔑 To Success For Nigeria
The kids on Snapchat have been talking about a chap called DJ Khaled a lot lately. [Note that I do not know what Snapchat is or what they do there].[…]
What’s Better Than A National Carrier? – Feyi Fawehinmi
Last week, Boeing unveiled its upgraded 737 plane called the 737 Max. The 737 itself has been Boeing’s best-selling plane with about 13,000 sold since it was launched in around[…]
Go Big Or Go Home? Go Home, Please – Feyi Fawehinmi
Ever since President Buhari let it be known that he likes the idea of a national carrier, a week has not gone by without one former pilot or aviation expert[…]
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[…]
Endowed Chairs – Feyi Fawehinmi
The practice of ‘endowing a chair’ in a University or institution of higher learning goes back a very long way and is now culturally established in many countries in the[…]
National Carrier: Bad Ideas Die Hard In Nigeria – Feyi Fawehinmi
I like President Buhari. I remain a fan of the man. That said, for someone like me who believes in smaller government, I have always known that supporting Buhari carried[…]
Alhaji Putin and The Nigerian Government: Here We Go Again – Feyi Fawehinmi
VP Osinbajo in Zambia to commission Dangote Cement plant tomorrow, African economic integration in progress. — Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 3, 2015 Apologies if you do not share my irritation[…]