Ifeanyi Uddin

Nigeria and its conspiracy theories

Nigeria and its conspiracy theories

…conspiracy theorising is totally African. The hex, the banshee who wailed last night (and the child who died this morning),… Read More

3 years ago

Nigeria: Flying into strong headwinds

The decision by Emirates Airline to reduce its flights from Dubai to Lagos to seven weekly with effect from mid-August,… Read More

3 years ago

Who has the economy’s back?

The release last week by the finance ministry of the “Public Consultation on the Draft 2023 – 2025 MTEF/FSP” confirmed… Read More

3 years ago

Aladdins, genies, and policy-making.

Alas, increasingly, domestic policy making has floated like the fabled lamp into the hands of would-be Aladdins. And these latter… Read More

3 years ago

Three men in a tub, and all out to sea

All of this unwillingness to rock the boat by the candidates of the two main parties might both explain and… Read More

3 years ago

Shooting up the U.S.’s rule book

The debate over guns in the United States of America does come across as macabre at times. The most obvious… Read More

3 years ago

Nigeria: Economic challenges before us from 2024

In the next four years, then, the task of managing Nigeria effectively would call for a unique combination of talents… Read More

3 years ago

Nigeria and IMF’s roseate outlook, By Uddin Ifeanyi

From its closure of borders, through to its sundry bans on importation of diverse commodities, the message has been, if… Read More

3 years ago

2023 As a Circus Act

And where the bars of what qualifies as success are very low, or as has been the case since 2015,… Read More

3 years ago

Floating the naira, before it sinks

Much of the changes required, therefore, to enable the naira float freely are the same ones required to fix the… Read More

3 years ago

2023 and Nigeria’s Abiding Question of Leadership

At present, Nigeria is in the grip of a particularly benighted conception of the task of governance. Add the clumsy… Read More

3 years ago

Ukraine: From Outcomes to Opportunities

Ultimately, though, prioritising outcomes over opportunities is not a benign socialist attribute. It lies at the core of totalitarianism. When… Read More

3 years ago