It's the first day of the International Women's Month and women in Nigeria and the continent had great reasons to raise their heads high.Global headlines as well as blogs across…
Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) has attained another first. As is to be expected, a litany of congratulatory messages to her for clinching the position of Director General of…
by Daniel Essien Nigerians have always had something of an issue with our Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, who before this was commissioner of finance in Ogun State, with no credential…
The naira has been on a steady decline for the past few months. The disparity between rates at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and that of the parallel market…
by Oge Okonkwo The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reacted to rumours of resignation from office. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala in a statement made through her special adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu, said that…
by Abigail Anaba Even NOI's 'enemies' will acknowledge that she is an uncommonly brilliant and intelligent woman whose economic weight cannot be taken for granted. She definitely understands the world's…
by Isi Esene The meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities which took place today in Abuja ended in a deadlock as both sides failed…
by Oluwadamidara Aweloye After leaving innocent Nigerians in the lurch during the last protest when he and his cohorts abruptly called off the strike, does he think labour leaders have…
AMANPOUR: Welcome back to the program. Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, is full of promise. But fulfilling that promise is sometimes a struggle. Plagued by corruption and mismanagement, the resource-rich…
by Editi Effiong In 1992, a Glencore oil trader got off the plane in Lagos with a briefcase filled with millions of dollars. His mission: meeting with a Niger Delta…
by Wilfred Okiche It is the international women’s day today and as part of our celebration of the women folk, we present our list of 10 Nigerian originals who rock…
by Yomi Kazeem Compassion is hard to come by when you're part of an oppressive upper class who have, to put it mildly, starved the citizenry of joy. On Sunday,…
Funmi Iyanda by Wilfred Okiche The #OccupyNigeria battle may be over but who can forget in a hurry those long days of uncertainty that played like a movie, the key…