Tag: economy
Opinion: This is why Stomach Infrastructure should be adopted by all Nigerian states
by Tunji Light Ariyomo The type of stomach infrastructure (bribe for vote patronage) being promoted by Nigerian politicians is ...
Stop negating the wish of the people | Southern Monarchs tell Sultan
Some traditional rulers in the southern part of Nigeria, according to Punch, have disagreed with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji ...
We are already moving out of recession – Udoma
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma has said the country is already moving out of economic ...
The Thread: “Read them the Riot Act” | Twitter NG gives Acting President Osinbajo his marching orders
This is Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s second stint as Acting President. The first time, he held the office for a period ...
Opinion: Nigeria is a country on fire
by Tayo Okanlawon Analysis upon analysis, the numerous questions of ‘why’ all bear one answer. Behind our political pillars are ...
Opinion: Osun, UNICEF and social protection
by Abiodun KOMOLAFE Conscious of the State of Osun’s leading roles in the enhancement of livelihoods and a life of ...
“Nigeria has let a crisis go to waste” | 5 things we learned from this brutal Financial Times article
Sometime in February this year, David Pilling, the Africa Editor of Financial Times took President Buhari to the cleaners with ...
Dele Momodu: A special evening with the Acting President
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I had the rare honour of sitting and chatting with our Acting President, Professor Yemi ...
Opinion: Nigeria is dissoluble!
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Last week, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo met with governors at the Presidential Banquet in Abuja. Obviously, the ...
Manasseh Egedegbe: We need more motherf_kers in Nigeria
by Manasseh Egedegbe Enough of all the political correctness. We need more motherfuckers in Nigeria. We need more people who ...
The Thread: How Nigeria can become one again
There’s been no time like the present when Nigeria has been threatened to be ripped apart from within, it would ...
Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria is on the brink of an unprecedented revolution. Here is why
by Cheta Nwanze Dem belly full but we hungry A hungry mob is an angry mob A rain a-fall but ...
Opinion: In Nigeria, you are on your own
“But the government refused to care for matters like this because it won’t fatten their obese pockets. Because it’s not ...
Buhari has not met expectations – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has admitted that President Muhammadu Buhari has not met with the expectation ...
YNaija Editorial: Celebrating the 18 years of “democrazy” that have taught us freedom
On this day in 1999, a new chapter in the history of Nigeria was opened: the military went back to ...
“Nigeria belongs to all of us” | 7 things we learnt from Osinbajo’s Democracy Day speech
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo early Monday delivered a speech to commemorate the second anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office ...
Democracy Day: Economy is our administration’s biggest challenge – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the biggest challenge of the present administration was the economy. Osinbajo said this in ...
FG’s poor policies led to an avoidable recession – Soludo
by Azeez Adeniyi Former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo on Thursday said Nigeria went into recession because ...
Opinion: How Lagos may be underdeveloping the rest of Nigeria
by Chinedu George Nnawetanma While much has been said about the diversification of Nigeria’s economy from petroleum, very little has ...
Opinion: While men slept, Okonjo-Iweala built institutions
by Uwa Eghomeka In January of this year, there was a lot of talk about the ghost workers syndrome in ...
Opinion: Central Bank, Intelligence agencies and cash
by Austyn Ogannah Watchers and followers of American history would readily admit that one of the most enduring scandals of ...
Opinion: Still on 500 billion naira Paris club refund
by Shittu Yunus Shittu In line with the federal government’s mission to reflate economic activities in the country, the ...
#ThePlatform: You are no longer leaders of the future because the future is already here | Osinbajo tells Nigerian youth
by Azeez Adeniyi Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria’s entertainment industry is the fastest growing in the world. Osinbajo ...
Opinion: Corruption – A Lagos house is worth more than Obama’s earnings in 15 years
by Samuel Osho In this moment of unrestrained “whistleblowing” and utter repression of the faith that the future holds for ...
Nigeria’s economy already out of recession – World Economics
by Azeez Adeniyi The World Economics on Tuesday said Nigeria’s economy was rising sharply and already out of recession. The ...
APC used part of discovered $50m for campaigns in 2015 – PDP
by Azeez Adeniyi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted claims by the Nigeria Intelligence Agency that over $50m discovered ...
We’ve worked hard to meet the expectations of Nigerians | Buhari says in Easter message
by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration has done its best to meet the expectations of Nigerians. ...
Opinion: Political and economic integration as the path to transforming Igboland into an African economic hub
by Chinedu George Nnawetanma Igboland is an ethnocultural region in the present-day southeastern Nigeria. It differs from the South East ...
We are seeing progress in the economy – Osinbajo
by Dolapo Adelana Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is beginning to “see a bright light at the end of ...
FG to create 15m jobs
by Dolapo Adelana The Federal Government says it plans to provide at least 15 million jobs for Nigerians by the ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]