Did the Special Adviser tell a fib?
That the Buhari administration has a sense of humour is no longer in doubt. However, when one considers how dreary the outlook on the country must look from its vantage,[…]
On the forthcoming Cabinet Changes
When, late 2016, the rumour made the rounds that the Buhari administration was looking to a refresh of its cabinet this year, the buzz around the prospect of new blood[…]
2016 And Its Challenges
The sense of 2016 as an annus mirabilis apparently rests on just two events: Brexit — the vote by the U.K. to leave the European Union after 43 years of[…]
Autarkists and Import Substitution Development Strategies
Since the incumbent government’s accession to office, the responses to the foreign currency-induced part of the nation’s current economic crisis have ranged from mild (import substitution) to outlandish (arguments for[…]
(Proposed) Budget 2017
At ₦7.298 trillion, the 2017 budget bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 is the biggest ever put forward by any government[…]
Nigeria: An Imperfect Balance Between the Useful and the Beautiful
Darkening clouds continue to gather over Nigeria’s horizon. And this is not just because the Buhari administration has been brutally inept in its management of the national space — midway[…]
OPEC’s Quota Cut and Big Oil’s Long-term Outlook
The decision, last week, by member countries of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to trim global oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) was much[…]
Is the Central Bank driving prices up?
Over the last six months, I gradually reached the point where I forswore further commentary on monetary policy. Yes, I do admit that part of my difficulty with the way[…]
Ruminations on what it means to be “Modern”
Moderating a discussion session two Sundays ago, on the sidelines of the 18th Lagos Book and Art Festival, it was easier to understand how a simple proposition could be infused[…]
There’s a Horde at the Gates, but it is not Barbarian
Attempts to understand, to explain, even, the people, processes, and things leading up to last week Tuesday’s epochal presidential vote in the United States of America have leaned surreptitiously on[…]