Odilim Enwegbara

Enwegbara is currently on a 12-month sabbatical in the US, where he is writing a book.

Shooting ourselves in the foot

Most African economies - of course, led by Nigeria - are in their respective sorry states today because of their rush to reclaim the political territories without appreciating that - practically - nothing tangible could change with the imperialists still fully controlling our economic sovereignty...

The African Entrepreneur

When most African countries became independent during the 1960s, joining the political class was more appealing and rewarding than going into the private sector...

Who Can Save Africa?

Just like any great people at a historic juncture, Africans today are crying out for leadership. They are looking for a messiah to show them the way, a messiah endowed with the power to ignite their passion and inspire the best in them...

Gen. Ihejirika: The Silent Transformer

Lt Gen Onyeabo Azubike Ihejirika,  a well-known student of The Art of War, adopting the powerful Sun Tzu strategy of silence, is fast transforming and repositioning the Nigerian Army into a 21st century army...

NERC and the Challenges Ahead

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission right now faces three serious hurdles as it goes about to transform and reposition electricity regulation in Nigeria...

Economic revolution: Like Deng, like Jonathan (1)

Had China's economic revolution followed traditional western development route, the usual 'big bang' neoclassical path; had it accepted the usual, ''Don't do as we in the west do, but do as we in the west say you'd do," would China have ever risen to these economic heights today?

Why is SMEDAN not a friend of small businesses?

Now that the Jonathan administration wants to fully transform and diversify our country's economy from its present oil-base to a vibrant industrial economy, it's obvious that we now need to overhaul it so that henceforth it promotes and protects the interests of our small businesses...

What a long journey to Africa's freedom

He finally made it to Nigeria, even though belatedly. That W. E.B. DuBois, the larger-than-life anti-colonialist crusader, now visiting the newly 'liberated' Nigeria was literally weeping, seemed incomprehensibly disquieting to Zik, especially given his fragile health...

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