Tag: economy

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 30, 2016

Opinion: A beginner’s guide to evaluating any investment

by Derin Adebayo So you have some free cash lying around (lol, I know…. let’s just pretend you do) and ...

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ToluSeptember 30, 2016

Kemi Adeosun is confused and she probably doesn’t realise it

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun is the quintessence of all things confusion. Her lack of consistency is unimaginable, the ...

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AzeezSeptember 29, 2016

#30Days30Voices: How is the economy affecting you as a student?

It is no longer news that the Nigerian economy is at its lowest ebb in history, affecting Nigerians of different ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 29, 2016

Opinion: How we failed at our first start-up

by Chuks Okeibunor It started from a comment by a friend I often discussed financial matters otherwise esoteric to normal 200L ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 29, 2016

‘Our most valuable resource is not our oil, it is our people’ – Atiku

Former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday said Nigeria’s most valuable resource is not oil, but its people. Atiku ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 28, 2016

Opinion: An open letter to Pres. Muhammadu Buhari

by Domman Zumgak Rimdans At the inception of this political dispensation, the government  came with so much promise; they provided ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 28, 2016

The Thread: Help, economic terrorists are killing the naira

Investment analyst, Manasseh Egedegbe, who tweets @knightofdelta is worried about where Nigeria’s economy is going. We all should be: the naira ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 28, 2016

Waziri Adio: Recession as opportunity for reversing resource curse

And, sadly, it came to pass. It is well predicted that most countries blessed with natural resources, even in the ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 28, 2016

Moses Ochonu: Why can’t we acknowledge the truth of Buhari’s incompetence?

First, they said it was too early to criticize PMB for non-performance. Why not wait a year before criticizing, they ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 28, 2016

Ayokunle Odekunle: The NES and the way out of Nigeria’s economic problems

by Ayokunle Odekunle While Nigeria is heating up in its economic turmoil, the Nigerian Economic Summit couldn’t have come at ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 28, 2016

Recession: Nigeria should sell 49 per cent of NNPC – Obasanjo

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says there is nothing wrong in the sale of national assets. Obasanjo made this known on ...

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AzeezSeptember 27, 2016

Nigeria’s economic future is bright, says Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday said despite challenges currently face by Nigeria, the country’s economic future ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 27, 2016

Feyi Fawehinmi: Malaria taxes or basket water?

A few weeks ago at an event in Ghana, Tunde Fowler, Nigeria’s chief tax collector, said that a tax of N5,000 ...

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AzeezSeptember 27, 2016

#30Days30Voices: ‘Those managing our economy are below average’ | ‘Govt has to do more on security’

The present administration has been scored high in the aspect of security, especially in the fight against terrorist group, Boko ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 27, 2016

Manasseh Egedegbe: A word about Bitcoin

I don’t know anyone I could stay with in London. It is an expensive city, and no one goes about ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 27, 2016

Opinion: Towing Nigeria out of her economic quagmire

by Jide Ojo It is no longer news that Nigeria is in an economic recession. Inflation is officially at 17.1 ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 27, 2016

Charles Soludo: Sale of national assets as dangerous policy myopia?

I have just read the wide media coverage regarding the recommendations of the National Economic Council (NEC), as well as ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 26, 2016

Opinion: Create solutions that are so good they cannot be ignored

by Segun Adeyemi This is a very short story about Sekou. Background info: I run a payment company that helps ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 25, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Inspired by the proud young farmer

I had barely settled down at work on Monday, Sept 19, 2016, when the young man breezed into my office. ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 25, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: On moving house and how it applies to Nigeria’s recession

Now consider the following scenario — you are moving house, you see a place that you really like, and pay the rent. ...

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AzeezSeptember 25, 2016

N’Assembly to invite Buhari, others over recession

President Muhammadu Buhari may be summoned by the National Assembly to address both chambers over the economic recession in the ...

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ToluSeptember 24, 2016

Because Reno Omokri just can’t stop, he came up with #16MonthsofAPCV16YearsofPDP

For those who don’t know, Reno Omokri was former President Goodluck Jonathan’s social media aide. That administration is over and ...

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ToluSeptember 23, 2016

The Thread: This tweep breaks down Nigeria’s issues in the most simple terms

Every other day, we come to this space to talk about the current state of Nigeria’s economy and honestly, it’s ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 23, 2016

Why we are facing economic challenges – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the current economic challenge the country is facing is due to the failure of ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 22, 2016

NLC rejects call to sell national assets

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected calls for the sale of national assets to help stimulate the economy. In ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 22, 2016

Feyi Fawehinmi: Governance by nastiness

A few days ago, it was the minister of state for agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri: The Minister of State for Agriculture ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 22, 2016

The Thread: #TenCashCommandments

Every other day, a tweep puts out a thread on a subject matter of their contemplation. Today, it is Audu ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 22, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: N’Delta militants vow to bomb NNPC HQ if Patience Jonathan is arrested | Drones will be used for Edo election – Army | Ex-Adamawa Gov. Ngilari remanded in EFCC custody

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Former Adamawa Gov. Ngilari remanded in EFCC custody – YNaija Drones will be ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 21, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today 1. Remove Adeosun, Udoma – Senate tells Buhari The ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 21, 2016

Opinion: What Nigeria’s youth can do with political power

by Toyosi Akerele–Ogunsiji This for me is a season of Mixed Feelings. For once, I think our Public Sector Leaders ...

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