Thoughts on MTEF. 3 of Many: What happens if revenue projections fail?
As we already know the MTEF is based on some serious spending plans, above N6tn each year for the next 3 years. This spending is in part going to be[…]
Mr. President, Make Us A Market – Feyi Fawehinmi
Mr. President, during your media chat yesterday, you said you need to be convinced on devaluation. I don’t think I can convince you on that as there simply is no[…]
Out with the Subsidy, and in with a new Price Cap
Finally, the Buhari administration finds the will to bite one of several bullets it perforce has to confront in the next 3 years if its “change” watchword is not to[…]
Thoughts on MTEF. 2 of Many: Debt Issues and the folly of the debt to GDP ratio
I understand the rationale of the FGs plan to spend its way out of a downturn. Conventional policy suggests you spend during downturns and save during boom times. And by[…]
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].[…]
Nigeria’s Rice Policy: That Glorious Piece of Paper – Feyi Fawehinmi
A lot of the economic problems facing Nigeria can be traced to a way of thinking. This thinking believes that markets can never be a good thing if left to[…]
Between Controlling the Economy, and Freeing its Growth
At a filling station, Sunday morning — I was on the queue for the better part of two hours, having woken up at first light to avoid the pandemonium that[…]
Thoughts on MTEF. 1 of Many: Debt Issue
The new government has released it medium term expenditure framework, outlining its spending plans over the next three budget cycles. I have many thoughts but won’t talk about them all.[…]
A New Medium Term Expenditure Framework
After the rot that was the Jonathan years, there was a palpable difficulty understanding the direction in which the Buhari administration was going to steer the ship of state. Again,[…]
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[…]