Opinion

Mitigating the Pains of PBAT’s Market-Based Reforms By Muhammad Sagagi

Mitigating the Pains of PBAT’s Market-Based Reforms By Muhammad Sagagi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) has embarked on major economic reforms to chart a new economic direction for Nigeria. His momentous decisions to allow market forces determine the domestic price of PMS and the external price of...

NITDA for a Collective Execution of the Nigeria Startup Act, by Inyene Ibanga

NITDA for a Collective Execution of the Nigeria Startup Act, by Inyene Ibanga   Former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) into law on October 19, 2022. The Nigeria Startup Act established the institutional and legal framework to create an enabling business environment...

Hajj 2023: Robust Leadership in the Face of Adversity

Hajj 2023: Robust Leadership in the Face of Adversity   "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King Jrn. The position of a leader is...

2nd Russia-Africa Summit: Prospects And Expectations, by Lawal Sale 

2nd Russia-Africa Summit: Prospects And Expectations, by Lawal Sale    All roads lead to Russia's second largest city, St. Petersburgh, for the second gathering of Russian and African leaders from July 27 to 28, 2023. The primary aim of the summit tagged "Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit"...

The Idiroko Border Re-Opening ‘Saga’ and Desperation of Smugglers, by Abdulsalam Mahmud

The Idiroko Border Re-Opening 'Saga' and Desperation of Smugglers, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   Smuggling of goods into the country did not start this year, last year or the penultimate year. It has always been perpetrated by criminal elements and economic saboteurs. It is what the aforementioned...

Hajj 2023: Transforming Jamarat’s Story from Stampede to Sanity

Hajj 2023: Transforming Jamarat's Story from Stampede to Sanity   The 2023 Hajj season has come to a successful and interesting end, and it is time to take stock. A time to do a postmortem to understand what the authorities and pilgrims did well and where...