Economy: Nigerians to Slaughter Slab?
“The Ministry of Finance may seek parliamentary approval to alter key 2010 budget assumptions to better reflect global energy prices and the country’s crude...
If President Yar’Adua Doesn’t Die
This article was first published in September 2009 by the Economic Confidential. It was also published by Daily Trust September 9, New Nigerian, September...
JIMOH IBRAHIM: The enigma at 43
“Success is not measured by what you accomplish
but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have
maintained the...
Should Goodluck Lose His Goodwill?
“Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual – the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you allow such...
Operating a Small Business from Home
Operating small businesses from home is one simple alternative for business starters, especially for fulltime housewives who wish to make some income and supplement...
America Plans to Takeover Nigeria
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Strategic Economic Plans and Growth Indices in Nigeria
Several ten-year plans did not take up the full period of time assigned to them (Almost, if not all failed...
The Paradox of a Nation: A Social-Economic Perspective
Upfront, let me state unequivocally that my opinion, position and paper are personal in every material particular and do not constitute government’s position or...
The Conditional Grants Scheme – Towards Meeting the MDGs in Nigeria
The MDGs are fundamentally a requirement for us to meet basic local needs, primarily in the healthcare, education, water and economic sectors, across the...
Nigeria the Paradox
Nigeria the Paradox! So enviably endowed with great human and natural resources, but yet so beleaguered in its efforts to attain a livable standard...
Bogus Liberalisation and Capital Flight
In response to the anomaly of increasing income coexisting with increasing poverty in Nigeria, I embarked on a close observation of the operation of...
Uzoma Okere: N100 Million Reward for Military Brutality
After the April 2007 general elections in Nigeria, I watched some unsatisfied governorship candidates...
Understanding Islamic Banking System
Islamic banking system is a method of banking which neither permits paying interests nor receiving same; as commonly practiced in the regular banking system....
Anambra Soludo is Your Ijele
It was one O. I. C. Ikechukwu who brought in the place of the ‘Ijele’ - the most sort-after masquerade in Igbo land - to...
Thinking about New Decoration and Furnishing?
How comfortable are we with the decorations and fittings in our rooms, especially the living and dining rooms? How do we take care of...
A Call on International Bodies to Investigate Jos Violence
It is sad that yet another dastardly orgy of violence erupted in the erstwhile peaceful city of Jos, Plateau State causing the death of...
Nigeria: A Road to Anarchy
Nigeria: A road to anarchy? It is bitter but real. An average Nigerian is immune to bad governance, corruption, insecurity, poverty, hunger and...
