Economic Confidential

N5,000 Social Intervention, Matters Arising

As part of the Social Investment Programmes (SIP) promised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government to cushion the high level of poverty bedevilling the nation’s vulnerable people, the social safety net scheme has kicked off in nine...

Abuja Airport Closure and its Implications

The recent announcement by the minister of state for aviation, Hadi Sirika that the Nnamdi Azikiwe airpot will be closed for six weeks has continued to generate debate among stakeholders. The minister recently disclosed that flights will now be...

FAAC Distributes N386bn in December

  The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) distributed the sum of N386.9 billion among the three tiers of government in December 2016, being the statutory allocations for the month of November. The distributable monthly allocation declined by N33 billion compared to...

Senator Ahmed Lawan: A Knack for Legislative Oversight and Delivery

The Yobe-born Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has created a niche for himself, garnering in his kitty over seventeen years of legislative onslaught which has no doubt rubbed off on his constituents and the country in general....

Examining Buhari’s Agriculture Policy

Agriculture is the mainstay of mankind, therefore wise nations all over the globe give it a priority by developing and exploiting this sector for the upkeep of their teeming populations through the earning development purpose, as well as employment,...

Getting Nigeria Economy Out of Recession

Nigeria’s 2016 budget was tagged budget of economic recovery and growth strategy. It was aimed at pulling the economy out of recession and stagflation. Africa’s largest economy slipped into recession second quarter of 2016 having had two consecutive quarters...
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