Insight

Challenges of Manufacturers in an Economic Recession

“Expectation of an early reprieve for Nigeria’s embattled economy was laid to rest as the Manufacturer Association of Nigeria (MAN) said the country’s chances of coming out of the current recession before the end of the first quarter of 2017 was slim”. The above statement...

Recession: Nigerians List Opportunity Costs

As Nigerians list opportunity costs of the present hard times and steps the Governments is taking to rescue the economy from the current shambles, the Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, recently suggested sales of some of the national assets in order meet urgent...

Between Recession and the Sales of National Assets

The way out the current economic challenges in Nigeria has continued to generate debate among Nigerians both at home and in Diaspora. As a matter of fact, recently the Senate President Bukola Saraki made a suggestion that President Mohammadu Buhari led administration should put...

Ataba Sani-Omolori: Nurturing the National Assembly Bureaucracy

Barely a month ago, Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori, the blue-blooded bureaucrat, was elevated to the position of the Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Adviser and Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA). In the bureaucracy of the National Assembly for the past few years before he was...

Tackling the Aviation Fuel Debacle

The problem of aviation fuel scarcity also known as JET A-1 has not only made Nigerians witnessed incessant flight delays or cancellations but also contributed to other economic challenges. It started gradually at the beginning of the year and got tougher in April due to...

Business and Human Rights Conference for Sub-Saharan Africa

"The corporate responsibility to respect human rights is a social responsibility over and above compliance with applicable laws‎." -John ‎Ruggie "Human rights are not only violated by terrorism‎, repression or assassination but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities." - Pope Francis The 2nd...