Business & Economy

Recalibrating MPR, A Proud Moment of Macroeconomic Stability from Volatility

In a move that has sent clear ripples across Nigeria’s financial landscape, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has taken the...

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...

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...

What Did Nigeria Do With Oil in the Years of Plenty? A Nation’s Billion-Dollar Blunders!

Between 2010 and 2014, Nigeria stood at the cusp of unprecedented economic transformation. The nation, blessed with rich hydrocarbon deposits, witnessed an oil boom...

Tinubu’s $21.5 Billion Loan Gumbo: Who’s Really Benefiting?

While the streets of Nigeria are filled with hunger-stricken faces, jobless youth, and families struggling to buy a cup of garri, the government of...

Navigating Economic Currents: Steady Hand on Monetary Policy

In the unending battle of economic stability, with both promising growth and persistent challenges, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made a pivotal...

CBN’s Strategic Shift: A Review of the 2024 Financial Performance

The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) financial statements for the year 2024 have generated significant interest, not only among financial analysts and economists but...

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Empowering Nigerian Professionals To Turn Around The Economy

Why do we allow half-baked British, American, Indian, Chinese, French or other foreign nationals into Nigeria as 'international consultants' who are hired by the multinationals, or in some cases by the Nigerian government, and automatically the status of 'expatriate' is bestowed on them?

Nigeria Communication Satellite NigComSat-1: What Is In It For Us?

The average Nigerian is waiting earnestly to see how the launch and full deployment of a communication satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1, will impact on our lives…

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"I have never had to take any fashion lesson or sewing classes! I just picked up my scissors one day, got a fabric and bought a sewing machine and started sewing! I cut and sewed all the things I have now on display all by myself!"

JAMB 2022 Examination: Frustrations and Nightmares of Deprived and Maltreated Candidates

The 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the...

Policing the Police for the People

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