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 have ignored the issues that have a greater impact on the Nigerian economy and its ability to attract investments into the sector. For 13 years,... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa As we look at #TheFutureAfrica we must bask in the euphoria of where we are compared to where we used to be, but in basking let us always remember that there is a future ahead whose challenges are yet to be met and start meeting them even today. All the trade numbers... Read More
by Chuba Ezekwesili In the midst of hunger and rise in food prices lies the opportunity to have effective industrial farms crossed with unabating demand. So much opportunity exists that we remain unaware of. It’s time we break out of this defeatist and complacent mindset. No one makes lemonade by simply staring at the lemons. I’ve... Read More
by Simon Kolawole President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken a lot about the need to focus our energies on agriculture. Ministers are reciting this like nursery rhyme. Governors have been quoting it like a proverb. At the level of talking, we have done extremely well. Can you believe it? Some readers actually thought I was taking... Read More
“SaharaReporters is a discredited purveyor of falsehood” – Minister, Okonjo-Iweala fires back (READ)
by Isi Esene The office of the coordinating minister of the Nigerian economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has described reports credited to SaharaReporters, an online news medium, indicating that the country is broke as not only a “fabrication” but also “alarmist.” In a statement issued by Paul Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister, Okonjo-Iweala said, “Contrary to... Read More
by Victor Asemota He came with his laptop and the pitch he made using “PowerPoint slides” with graphs and stats that took the wind out of me. Chukwuka did not have university education but be obviously had learned a lot from listening in on conversations after all these years. THE PITCH I am a creature of habit and... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa Africa’s development will always be limited by its foundation. There would be no development without the right infrastructure to drive it. Is Africa truly rising? It depends on where you are looking at it from. If you look at it from where we used to be then you’d say we are indeed... Read More
by Francis Onwumere Everything seems perfect. In fact too perfect. Only that nobody is investing yet, for fear of another bubble… Africa is rising and if you’re not investing- you’re missing out. There’s been a lot of conversation around this topic since 2010 prompted by shrinking markets in America and Europe (Germany), China’s selfish unwavering... Read More
by Rebecca Roberts If Nigeria is to have the young professionals who make up majority of the middles, independent from their families and support system in order for them to act their role in the society, then access to credit is non-negotiable. Nigerian Middle-class The definition of a middle class is a long way off... Read More
by Rebecca Roberts Yes, consumerism is higher today, but its not an excuse for the depreciated state of infrastructure and social goods in Nigeria Class-consciousness is the enemy of the financial and political elites that constantly inseminate the idea that “all of us must work together and sacrifice” for the greater good, when in fact... Read More
by Kingsley Iweka “By 2030, boys will become men, ideas will become industries; yet seeds not sown will not yield harvest.” It is hard to convince the common Nigerian that we are a great nation, harder even to prove that we are headed for greatness. But does that mean we are not great, or not... Read More
by Sarah Jio Are your dressers piled high with books, magazines and dust? Past research has linked bedroom clutter with unhappiness and mild depression, but some experts take it a step further and say that a messy bedroom could be the cause of a lackluster sex drive. You used to want to tear your husband’s clothes... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze If you are new to this morning tonic, you can view previous pieces here. But let us not be unfair to #DSPAlams. The facts on the table make it quite plain that he is not the first person in this dear land of ours to get away with murder as it were. The... Read More
by Laolu Akande Findings show that the depleting financial resources of the country during the highest windfall ever, has been a source of agony to those saddled with managing the country’s financial resources Economic technocrats in government may have, in the last few years, been expressing deep, but secret, concern over mismanagement of Nigeria’s oil wealth... Read More
by Simon Kolawole The end of oil boom seems nigh, expect things change rapidly. We are faced with the prospects of low investment, depleting reserves, global production glut, reduced exports and sustained drop in crude oil prices. Our leaders, especially the president and the governors, must repent. Let me scare you a bit – crude... Read More
by Zainab Sandah The biggest factor attributable to the failure of both international and local intervention schemes is government at the state level; they – state governors – have not, so far, fulfilled the conditions of the schemes… ‘Zainab, you are wasting your time, I’m sure you’ve seen the statistics.’ My good friend Frank said... Read More
by Feyi Fawehinmi They say statistics are like a bikini, what they reveal is very suggestive but what they conceal is even more vital. Nigeria, I fear, is in grave danger of becoming a serious country when it comes to data gathering and reporting. Exhibit A: Dr. Yemi Kale, Nigeria’s Statistician General in charge of... Read More
by Akan Ido Pat Utomi, a political economist, has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Oby Ezekwesili, the Senior Economic Adviser, African Economic Policy Development Initiative. He said the FG must as a matter of urgency address the accountability issues surrounding the Excess Crude Account and $67bn (about N10.6trn) in foreign reserves. The Punch... Read More
Whatever choices you make from today for the purpose of helping build a New Nigeria will most certainly cost you something. Such is the reality of nation rebuilding. The wealth and poverty of a nation – Who will restore the dignity of Nigeria? Being the concluding part of a speech by Dr. Oby Ezekwesiliat the... Read More
Resource wealth has tragically reduced your nation- my nation- to a mere parable of prodigality. Nothing undignifies nations and their citizens like self-inflicted failure. The wealth and poverty of a nation – Who will restore the dignity of Nigeria? Being a speech by Dr. Oby Ezekwesiliat the 42nd Convocation Lecture of the University of Nigeria,... Read More
by Isi Esene With the influx of Nigerians abroad back to their homeland, the debate has been on the benefits or otherwise of their decision to return home. In a Battabox video which samples people’s opinions, many respondents answered the all important question – are those returning home helping or hurting? “I don’t think they... Read More
by Isi Esene Oby Ezekwesili, former Vice President (Africa) of the World Bank and federal minister during the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration yesterday alleged that about $67bn had, in the last five years, been squandered by the two successive governments of Umar Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan. She reportedly said the money was left in... Read More
by Adewale Sogunro The more I contemplate on the state of religion in Nigeria, the more I equate some pastors with corrupt politicians and multinational corporations that exploit Nigerians… Every Sunday some of us wake up to attend church services, enduring long hours of worship. To a certain degree, it’s fair to accept that Nigerian... Read More
by Onikoyi Falade Babatope …the argument against fat/chubby/big women is more of an economic than health one. It’s good to be back, my muse contacted me that I have been forgiven, albeit with a condition. The condition was derived from a sentiment and truth, through an observation of global social landscapes. The sentiment is that... Read More
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