Business & Economy

How Decisive Monetary Policy Is Powering Nigeria’s Economic Resilience and Growth

In an era marked by global economic volatility, few nations have demonstrated strength and foresight of Nigeria’s Central Bank and its Monetary Policy Committee...

Why Strengthening Nigeria’s Banks Matters

“The recapitalisation programme has strengthened the capital base of Nigerian banks, reinforcing the resilience of the financial system and ensuring it is well-positioned to...

Tinubu’s Economic Hitman and the Taxation of Poverty

By Paul Okojie By any measure, Nigeria is passing through one of the most difficult economic periods in its recent history. Rising inflation, declining purchasing...

From Recovery to Growth: Strategic Monetary Policy

Amid global economic anxieties, from looming trade tensions to geopolitical uncertainties, the resilience of Nigeria’s banking sector remains a strong anchor. The Central Bank...

The Real Debt Story: Tinubu Didn’t Reduce Nigeria’s Debt — He Deepened It

In recent public discourse, it has become common to hear that Nigeria’s debt has somehow “shrunk” under President Tinubu’s watch. But that narrative is...

Macroeconomic Stability: Regulating Monetary Policy Rate for Growth

In a significant move aimed at reinforcing Nigeria's economic recovery, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to...

Revenue Target: What Might Have Been!

“Today I can stand here before you to brag: Nigeria is not borrowing. We have met our revenue target for the year and we...

Stop Blaming Your Village People — Blame Nigeria!

Your village people haven’t won. Your family isn’t cursed. You are not unlucky. You are a young Nigerian stuck in a system that makes...

Power sector: The watts that weren’t!

There was a delusion that the privatization of the power sector - an existing, dilapidated monopoly - would be as straightforward and eventually beneficial...

The Strategic Path To Nigeria’s Economic Stability

Nigeria's economy is gradually gaining stability, with the leadership of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the helm of a well-coordinated decisions that are...

Reflections on Naira-for-Crude

The Naira-for-Crude initiative has ignited a profound debate in Nigeria's economic landscape, yielding tangible results, such as the consistent drop in petrol prices. It...

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Mobil’s Oily Battle Over Intellectual Property Rights

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Lost in a Sea of Hair Weaves

One can understand some black women wearing wigs for the same reasons that some white women do; because they are losing or have lost their hair. One can even make allowances for wigs being worn for the occasional change of look. But how to explain young women with full heads of hair who will never be seen dead with their natural hair?