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Opinion: How Nigeria will join the MINT nations… or not
by Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u Watch out, MINT will feature as an achievement during the 2015 electioneering campaign by Nigerian politicians, perhaps he might even be invited to Nigeria to deliver…
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Perry Brimah: What is good for Sanusi is good for Jonathan
by Perry Brimah Sanusi gave me his word, Mr. President. He will resign after you and your coterie do the dutiful and let the nation be, so it can start…
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Simon Kolawole: Minting our way to the top
by Simon Kolawole Let me state clearly that I am not one of those who expect Nigeria to develop overnight. I’m a realist. I don’t expect to go to bed…
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Opinion: Nigeria and its phantom MINT projections
by Nasir Suwaid The basic fundamental problem though is the fact that valid projections should always be premised on certain tangible factors of realism, conceptualism and a glaring self belief…
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Dele Agekameh: Nigeria – Many are tenants in the mortuary and landlords in the cemetery
by Dele Agekameh There are so many things to talk about, but we should bear it in mind that the economy of the country is like blood that flows in…
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For the Record: President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2014 New Year message to Nigerians (Full text)
by Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR Between 2007 and 2013, we have almost tripled the allocation for education from N224 billion to N634 billion – and we will continue to…
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Opinion: Really, there isn’t much to thank President Jonathan for in 2013
by Niran Adedokun However, the reality is that Nigeria cannot feed its citizens. There is suffocating hunger all over the land. Nigeria still imports rice and wheat, we even import…
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Opinion: The budget and our expectations for the new year
by Ifeanyi Uddin The drama, last week, started with the exchange of missives whose contents ministered well to purveyors of the prurient, saw what looked like the implosion of the…
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10 things you SHOULD know from Pres. Jonathan’s open letter to OBJ
by Oge Okonkwo The much awaited reply from President Jonathan in response to ex-president Obasanjo's letter written to him over a fortnight ago has arrived and its open letter for…
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“Dear Obasanjo, your argument is baseless…”: President Jonathan replies OBJ’s open letter and it’s game on (READ)
by Isi Esene After a long wait presumably to consult with his advisers on how best to tackle his frosty relationship with ex-Presiddent Olusegun Obasanjo, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan has…
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Simon Kolawole: Before they sell the refineries
by Simon Kolawole Many questions were still agitating my mind when stories started flying round the media that there was a pre-conceived agenda to sell the refineries to certain favoured friends of government.…
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Opinion: Nigeria has both the good and bad sides
by Eric Teniola I do not see such in the present day Nigeria. Right now there is a war going on in the North-East, no one knows when the war…
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Jonathan recovers from illness in London, speaks at the HIIC meeting (See Photos + full speech)
by Oke Efagene Yesterday, Thursday 21 November, 2013, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, was said to have taken ill while presiding over the Nigeria's…
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The Kerosene subsidy scandal
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu I have often argued that the hue and cry over the retention of the subsidy on petrol is one that is managed and controlled by the elite.…
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Les Leba: Negative income from PHCN’s sale
by Les Leba Curiously, therefore, despite the alleged infusion of over $12bn to supplement existing PHCN assets by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, current Power Minister, Chinedu Nebo, recently also observed…
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Les Leba: Where do Africa’s brightest and fittest go?
by Les Leba So, how did the future of the African youth and by extension the economic viability of countries in the continent become so bleak? When did the selfless…
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Orji Uzor Kalu: I weep for thee, Nigeria (Part 1)
by Orji Uzor Kalu It seems the primary function of government is to share money and no longer to defend the people and provide their basic needs. I feel sad…
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Reno Omokri: Choose this day who you would rather believe
by Reno Omokri On a preponderance of evidence, it is clear that Nigeria's economy is healthy. This does not mean that our economy is perfect. This does not mean that…
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The problem with the Naira
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu In defence of the measures, Sanusi said Nigeria had overtaken Russia as the largest importer of foreign currency, insisting that no country in the world pays its…
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Les Leba: Guess who is dollarising the economy
by Les Leba A stronger naira will shift market preference from the dollar and reduce the propensity for round tripping. Any patron of Bureau de Change may find that a…
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Femi Aribisala: Planning for a Nigerian future without oil
by Femi Aribisala When Nigeria finally acquires the capacity to exploit fully its oil resources domestically in the promotion of its own development, it would have depleted those resources to…
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Dino Melaye: A Nation in dangerous rift
by Dino Melaye ...we are more shocked by the open confession of our own President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at a Church service in Abuja that the alleged members of the…
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Nuhu Ribadu: The missing link between leadership and national development
by Nuhu Ribadu This is not to give in to pessimism, I strongly disagree with those writing off Nigeria as a failed country. Agreed, we could do a lot better…
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Les Leba: A parable of a fool and his money
by Les Leba These banks, which currently post hundreds of billions of naira profits, are the same banks, which were also beneficiaries of over N5tn government funding in the last…
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Time to stop toying with the PIB bill (Part 3)
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu The PIB can no longer be delayed. The oil companies must stop pussyfooting and tell the government what exactly they want. It is not enough to say…
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I am not resigning – Okonjo-Iweala replies NGF
The coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said she is not planning to resign from her position. Okonjo-Iweala, who briefed journalists on the…
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Opinion: The hidden costs of travelling within Nigeria
by Jaye Gaskia The almost normal situation for air-travel in our country is the experience of constant and incessant delays, against the background of a culture of entrepreneurship that treats…
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Opinion: Electricity tariff – What the NERC must do to inspire investors’ confidence
by Abdul Mahmud There is some connection between the health of the economy and the smooth functioning of the lives of citizens that the economics of electricity sadly highlights.…
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Time to stop toying with the PIB (1)
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu But as the legislators on both side of the divide bicker and employ delay tactics over what really are inconsequential issues that could easily be resolved, they…
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Opinion: Let me tell you about the Nigeria of my dreams
by Omano Edigheji I dream of Nigeria with moral icons like Mandela and Tutu. I dream of a day Nigerians will have leaders that are unifying figures and who command…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy