How Much Does The Oil Sector Matter?
In 1986 (December), Chu S. P. Okongwu, an atypical cerebral-type who was Minister of Finance and National Planning with the Ibrahim Babangida administration wrote a tome in which he examined[…]
Taxes, Taxes, And The Death Of Businesses
“We are not feeling good that we are still outside the 2,000 mark for the world. Out of the 1,000 global universities there are only five African universities, three from[…]
The dream for an urban oasis in the concrete jungle that is Lagos
Urban spaces can be exciting. There are several activities happening, They can be a melting pot for a diverse range of people from all walks of life and backgrounds to[…]
Business In The Digital Age
What to do, when one of the country’s leading online retail shopping outlets suddenly insists that for orders above N100,000 patrons are now required to pay 50% upfront before items[…]
Dismantling Barriers To Enterprise
“Industrial policy”, more than any other aspect of our domestic portfolio of policies, reveals the true nature of the Nigerian state. When it comes to outlining this policy’s prescriptions for[…]
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[…]
Banks And The New Surfeit Of Dollar Deposits
In search of further evidence of how conflicted Nigeria has become, one could do no worse than point at the recent machinations at the National Assembly. The immediate tension in[…]
Deconstructing Nigeria’s Automotive Policy
There has been a lot of discussion on Nigeria’s auto policy and the success (or failure) of it. The whole debate has been spurred by the recent announcements by Nissan,[…]
On The MPC’s Meeting Last Week
Once the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opted to put off by a couple of days the planned meeting of its rate-setting committee (the Monetary Policy Committee ― MPC) in[…]