L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu

Arizona-Ogwu writes from Oyigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Building a Homegrown Economy: The Politicians' Energy or The Public’s Synergy?

In order to answer the question where do we as a nation go from here we must honestly ask ourselves where we are now...

Developing Nigeria’s Economy: The New Challenges Of Industry Policy-Making

Through industrialization, developing nations aspire to achieve higher economic growth, and to eventually attain developed nation status. Yet, it remains doubtful whether the approach of industrial policy-making in developing countries has indeed been successful in transforming their economies...

Developing Nigeria’s Economy: The New Challenges Of Industry Policy-Making

Through industrialization, developing nations aspire to achieve higher economic growth, and to eventually attain developed nation status. Yet, it remains doubtful whether the approach of industrial policy-making in developing countries has indeed been successful in transforming their economies...

Call For Interim Government: Undemocratic Games?

If a doomsday prophet defines politics as a mean-spirited enterprise motivated by greed, it can be accepted and used to describe a new political paradigm as seen through the eyes of opposition parties in Nigeria...

Tax Reform and Illegal Commission Agent: Oyigbo Example

The State of Rivers is guilty of illegal taxation of its residence, who, with a fair and objective policy on traffic speed enforcement, would not be considered criminals and could not be reasonably or ethically expected to pay what can only be described as a tax...

Nigeria’s Economic Greatness: Possibilities and Opportunity In Waste!

Once again an already fragile national consciousness has been rattled, this time by the blunt remarks of some "right wing" politicians that describe this nation as “hopeless dean" habouring the lives of people with  conspicuous affluence...

Government and Ghost Contractors: Running Or Ruining The Economy?

It is well-known that some departments, ministries and agencies were full of ghost employees who did no real work for the ministry, drew multiple salaries, or existed only on paper...

Nigeria And The Multinationals’ Intention: Oil Interest Or Social Influence?

Political will includes both a will to exercise self restraint and willingness to take politically risky decisions. Leaders are important for their value as role model. Especially in hero-worshiping cultures like Nigeria’s...

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