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    Ten Big Ideas

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow By DELE OLOJEDE It’s early days yet, in the life of a new government. The voters have played their part by finally getting rid of a catastrophically inept and almost certainly corrupt president. It is now time for our new leaders to play […] More

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    Challenge of Rebuilding Nigeria’s Economy (Part II)

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Buhari administration cannot, within four years, reverse the structure of the economy that has failed, since 1960, to provide the basic amenities of life to some 90 per cent of Nigerians. But his administration can lay a solid foundation for a better […] More

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    Challenge of Rebuilding Nigeria’s Economy (Part 1)

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A debate is ongoing concerning the state of the Nigerian economy. This has been intensified since the All Progressive Congress, APC, came to power on the mantra of change. The presidency has also made pronouncements alluding to the fact that the Nigerian economy […] More

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    Bad News From Nigeria’s Private Sector

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Economic agents in any economy broadly consist of the government, private sector, households and their families. In market or near-market economies, this sector is perceived as the engine of growth. It is more often the vibrant sector that combines all the factors of […] More

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    The Economy and the Bogey of 100 Days

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow     The convention of examining a new government after 100 days in office seems not only disturbing but also misleading. While many, if not all, politicians aspiring for office promise goodies to the people within 100 days, if elected, one should not […] More

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    Rulers Who Feast in the Morning

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow   By CHINAZO-BERTRAND OKEOMAH Every great leader obeys a law called the law of delayed gratification. Simply put, the law expects one to shift enjoyment of certain benefits to the future if such act will make the future better. Thus anything we do […] More

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    A 21-Gun Salute for Our Uncommon Economy

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A look at Nigeria’s economy shows it as one that is not only complicated and complex but also interesting in several ways. Once a word and /or phrase enters Nigeria’s lexicon, it is teased, abused and its usage becomes blurred. I am referring […] More

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    Subsidy: Between the Masses and the Cabal

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow By Izielen Agbon If we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari, 2015   The fuel subsidy struggle in Nigeria has entered a critical phase. The cabal and its agents are agitating for President Muhammadu Buhari to increase fuel prices […] More

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    Let’s Give Buhari Time to Plan

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow By CHINAZO-BERTRAND OKEOMAH Nigerians are a very impatient lot. We act like the proverbial tortoise cast into a pit for some time. But one day his captors came to release him; whereupon he began to cry, asking them to make haste because he […] More

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    Let’s Give Buhari Time to Plan

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow By CHINAZO-BERTRAND OKEOMAH Nigerians are a very impatient lot. We act like the proverbial tortoise cast into a pit for some time. But one day his captors came to release him; whereupon he began to cry, asking them to make haste because he […] More

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    The Central Bank, Devaluation and The Economy

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian economy is under enormous stress, depending on the kind of socio-economic fundamentals being examined. Some commentators perceive that since the growth rate is positive (almost 6 per cent) and inflation is single-digit (8.6 per cent) and foreign exchange could cover at […] More

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