by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Back in the day when I worked with him at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), some us used to surreptitiously devise strategies to “help Nasir help himself”. Like several people who are passionate, he sometimes allowed his emotions to get the better of him. I have had the privilege of working... Read More

BPE, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Nasir Elrufai, nnpc slayer, opinion, privatization, ynaija

April 13, 2015

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Who really is a Lagosian?

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu I have a dream that one day no Nigerian in Lagos shall be called a foreigner, I have a dream that someone other than a man shall govern Lagos, I have a dream that someone other than a person of Yoruba stock shall superintend over Lagos. Last week, I sat down to... Read More

Abia, home, igbo, ijeoma nwogwugwu, lagos state, Lagosian, opinion, ynaija

November 6, 2013

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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. They, not the so-called masses that the civil society groups and labour unions claim to represent, stand to lose the most when the price of... Read More

economy, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Kerosene, scam, subsidy, ynaija

October 14, 2013

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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 citizens in foreign currency for transfers into their economies. However, what Sanusi refused to voice was his concern that the demand for foreign currency by... Read More

CBN, Currency, economy, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Lamido Sanusi Lamido, naira, Russia

September 23, 2013

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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 the PIB, as presently constituted, will deter investment. Nigeria’s objective is very clear: It intends to maximise the nation’s economic rent from the oil and... Read More

economy, government, ijeoma nwogwugwu, oil companies, Oil industry, PIB, pussyfooting

September 9, 2013

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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 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

economy, ijeoma nwogwugwu, nigeria, petroleum industry, PIB, privatisation, sector

August 26, 2013

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Seismic shift in Nigeria’s electricity sector

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu That Interstate has gotten this far in the process should be blamed on Vice-President Namadi Sambo who has chairman of NCP kept bending the rules for his friend Mr. Offor. During the technical evaluation of the bids, Interstate was allowed to sail through even though it failed to pass the evaluation criteria.... Read More

Electricity, Eniola Bello, ijeoma nwogwugwu, interstate, Mr Offor, Namadi Sambo, NCP, Nigerian, opinion, PHCN, Prof.Chinedu nebo, vice president, ynaija

August 19, 2013

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Stella Oduah in perspective

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu It is amazing how she has been able to upgrade 50 per cent of the airports in the country in one fell swoop, improved the face of aviation and allowed room for entrepreneurship to flourish by encouraging investment in the sector.” Ms. Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation, is a bundle of contradictions.... Read More

airports, aviation, Benin, facelift, ijeoma nwogwugwu, kano, lagos, Minister, opinion, praises, stella oduah, ynaija

August 12, 2013

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Opinion: The disingenuity of Nigerian banks

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu In my mind, there is no justification for the interest rates charged by Nigerian banks. For almost two years, the CBN, as a result of the expansionary fiscal stance of the federal government, has kept the monetary policy rate (MPR) unchanged at 12 per cent. Nigerian commercial banks are crying out over... Read More

Cashless policy, central bank of Nigeria, Commercial banks, Godwin Emefiele, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Interest, Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti, opinion, public sector funds, Skye Bak plc, ynaija, Zenith Bank plc

April 22, 2013

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Instituting a culture of meritocracy

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu …it is high time we jettisoned the quota system, federal character or political considerations in determining who should occupy certain critical agencies of government. Last Thursday, the Adhoc Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the House of Representatives, submitted its report on the Peoples Public Sessions conducted by the committee... Read More

Federal Character, Finance, FIRS, Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, ijeoma nwogwugwu, INEC, ngozi okonjo iweala, nnpc, NPA

January 28, 2013

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Opinion: Time for Nwogwugwu to rethink Labour

by Issa Aremu Let us put paid to an entrenched prejudice and unhelpful managerialism in which we reduce complex issue of development to mere numbers, not the people. Can we for once consider the plight of that person suddenly and arbitrarily retrenched? Missing some points when challenged by an ill- informed policy advice may certainly... Read More

ijeoma nwogwugwu, Issa Aremu, Labour, nlc, TUC

December 17, 2012

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: NLC keeps missing the point

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu …what should preoccupy the NLC is how the federal government can cut its wage bill without causing social upheavals and throwing more people into the labour market My biggest problem with the labour movement in Nigeria is that it is prone to playing to the gallery. Even when some of... Read More

corruption, ijeoma nwogwugwu, labour movement in Nigeria, Nigeria Labour Congress, nlc, opinion

September 10, 2012

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The battered Nigerian naira and ‘project cure’

If the aim of the central bank is to discourage big ticket or high value cash transactions, then there is no compelling need to introduce higher denominations in the economy. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the central bank governor, is a man who elicits a lot of passion, both personally and from the public. A lot... Read More

5000 naira note, Bismark Rewane, CBN, ijeoma nwogwugwu, inflation, Sanusi Lamido

August 28, 2012

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Economic saboteurs in our midst

Nigeria is a bundle of contradictions. For years we’ve lost sleep over the amount of money wasted on private electricity generation, how the lack of regular power supply has shut down businesses, led to job losses, and turned thousands of artisans into commercial motorcyclists that constitute a menace on our roads. For years we have... Read More

economy, government, ijeoma nwogwugwu, labour unions

August 13, 2012

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The Lagos traffic law does not make sense

The point being made is that before the Lagos State Government goes gaga over its new Traffic Law, it needs to do some soul searching as to if it has provided a conducive environment for motorists to commute. About a month ago, I spent a few minutes staring at a photograph on the front page... Read More

brt, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Ikorodu Road, lagos, traffic law

July 24, 2012

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Ijeoma Nwogwu: Barking up the wrong tree

by Ijeoma Nwogwu It’s Saturday afternoon and I have just spent the first four hours of my day reading the House of Representatives’ probe report into the “near collapse of the Nigerian capital market”. Unlike some reports of the National Assembly, reading the report of the ad hoc committee set up to investigate the remote... Read More

AMCON, banking, CBN, ijeoma nwogwugwu

June 10, 2012

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Simon Kolawole resigns from Thisday in protest – ‘He is free to go,’ says Obaigbena

by Hauwa Gambo We reported this morning that the editor of Thisday, Simon Kolawole had been moved – in what appeared to industry insiders to actually be a “move to Siberia”, according to a desk editor in the paper, who wishes to remain anonymous. They were right. See a report from Premium Times below: The editor of... Read More

editor, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Nduka Obaigbena, simon kolawole, ThisDay

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Nasir el-Rufai, the NNPC slayer

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Who really is a Lagosian?

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The Kerosene subsidy scandal

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The problem with the Naira

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Time to stop toying with the PIB bill (Part 3)

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Time to stop toying with the PIB (1)

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Seismic shift in Nigeria’s electricity sector

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Stella Oduah in perspective

Opinion: The disingenuity of Nigerian banks

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Instituting a culture of meritocracy

Opinion: Time for Nwogwugwu to rethink Labour

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: NLC keeps missing the point

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The battered Nigerian naira and ‘project cure’

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Economic saboteurs in our midst

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The Lagos traffic law does not make sense

Ijeoma Nwogwu: Barking up the wrong tree

Simon Kolawole resigns from Thisday in protest – ‘He is free to go,’ says Obaigbena

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