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I wish to advise my friend, Rufai – who knows better and whom I’ve known for at least ten years ...

But the real question we should be asking is whether the world could and should actually retain some inefficiencies, rather ...

There is a narrative war constantly going on in Nigeria. A bitter political opposition, led by extremely desperate folks are ...

...beyond looking for the ‘true value’ of the naira (which at best will change daily in a transparent market), I ...

It’s almost uncanny that when I get thinking about an issue around the economy lately, events conspire to push such ...

IMF/World Bank How could the increased liquidity at state and local government levels, and the increasing empowerment of local governments ...

The GSM story, as cliched as it has become, still merits relevance in exploring an important fact – that the ...

Inflation – the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time – ...

Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II of Kano. The key flaw in Emir Sanusi’s argument is that it is focused on the ...

Picture credit: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash And so, I imagined myself as a young Nigerian just trying to figure our ...

I was recently invited to give a lecture with the above title by Professor Jide Oladipo, the erudite Dean of ...

Image credit: gettotext.com ...I really do hope that not only Nigeria but more African countries will seize this fresh opportunity ...

Elections are drawing near and politicians have started to do what they do best. Many on the opposition side believe ...

It takes significant levels of ignorance, lack of self-awareness, lack of emotional and social intelligence, in fact a total disconnect ...

The story is told of when in the early 2000s, Vodafone, then the world’s largest telecoms company, commissioned one of ...

More than any policy of government, one clear compromise that has made many nations great, is what is known as ...

The recent commendation by the US Mission in Nigeria, widely amplified by local media outlets like The PUNCH, TVC News, ...

One would have thought that there should be cause for cheer for all Nigerians – irrespective of political association, religion, ...

The eradication of multidimensional poverty is one of the defining challenges of our era - demanding not only moral resolve ...

Banks are not just passive intermediaries — they are the architects of modern money. The credit creation theory, validated by ...

I will want to also add a few more phenomena to inform a new thinking around ‘Factors of Production’, and ...

Many economies in the developed world have plateaued. But a cursory glance at our economy reveals vast potentials in every ...

It needs to be stated that every country’s history is unique. And one of the disadvantages we have here is ...

...every time you write something positive about Nigeria, or post something hopeful, or refrain from posting another terrible thing about ...

“Our administration is pursuing one of the boldest economic reform agendas in Nigeria’s history.”