Business & Economy

Olayemi Cardoso: Steering Nigeria’s Macro Economy as Governor of the Central Bank

Since assuming office as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 22nd, 2023, Olayemi Cardoso has spearheaded landmark reforms that have...

What Happened To Nigeria’s $20 Billion?

Nigeria is subliminally going through perilous times. Unfortunately, the factors responsible forthese conditions are dangerously explained away politically. The people are hit by mute...

Banks Are Not My Business

Whenever I see any bank and the ill-assorted characters called bankers in their foppish coats I suffer an extravagance of laughter. The Poet does not...

The Recovery of Nigeria's Financial Sector

It all started with the race to consolidation. An ultimate challenge to their very survival, the N25 billion consolidation turned banking into a fraud Ponzi scheme. Not even the Investment and Securities Act of 1999 could stop banks from gambling with depositors’ funds in the capital market...

Dangote Cement listing on London Stock Market is not necessary

Aliko Dangote, the richest African capitalist is on a move and it is no surprise to global market observers and analysts that he is strategizing to list his $11 billion Dangote cement on London stock Market...

How AMCON saved our banks from global financial fiasco (I)

Having borrowed heavily to meet shortfalls in government tax revenue and bloated social spending, it came to the point the US economy could no longer continue to attract foreign money to finance government deficits without raising interest rates...

Nigeria's inflation rate at 11.9% and CBN retains interest rate at 12%

The impact of the fuel subsidy removal which contracts disposable income with the rising price of the food and fuel products is a reality...

Greece 53.5% Debt Write-down: Nigeria and Africa can do better

Nigeria during her exit from 2006 Paris Club of Creditors was granted a mere 18 percent write down for the $36 billion she owned to mostly European creditors...

Nigeria: IMF, SP Reports acknowledge progress not stability

On the report issued by IMF after its consultation with Nigeria, in which the country's macroeconomic well-being and stability were reviewed, IMF's report was cautiously optimistic, emphasizing progress not stability...

Nigeria's Economic growth and Statistics: Interest Rate, Real GDP, Employment and Inflation

According to the Domestic Macroeconomic and Financial Developments issued by Sanusi's Central Bank of Nigeria, the "real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 8.68 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from 6.64, 7.72, and 7.40 per cent in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters respectively...

Foreign Investors and Nigeria's High Security Risk

As one of the fastest growing economies on the continent, Nigeria a needs stable atmosphere to continue with its higher economic growth rate and for it to achieve its vision 2020:20 targets...

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My People Are Killing My People

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I Loved You…And Contacted The Virus

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