Opinion & Analysis

Federal Government and Its One-sided Austerity

Federal Government and Its One-sided Austerity

The current administration led by President Bola Tinubu has, since its first day in office, embarked on some laudable measures… Read More

2 years ago

Public Service: Sweden’s Poor Parliamentarians Vs Nigeria’s Billionaire Lawmakers

In contrast to the world of multimillion Naira SUVs and allowances, yachts,  luxury villas, and multi-billion refurbishment bills, the Swedish… Read More

2 years ago

Five Tough Responsibilities for Wale Edun, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy

On Monday, the 21st of August, President Bola Tinubu swore in 45 new Ministers, four months after his inauguration. One… Read More

2 years ago

How not to go back to yesterday’s halcyon days

If nothing else, the history of the Nigerian economy is spoiled with policy flip-flops: a whiff of root-and-branch reform initially… Read More

2 years ago

Consolidating the Tinubu government’s reforms

In the foreign exchange market, the central bank must quit the retail market completely. Indeed it should only be in… Read More

2 years ago

How do we fix this economy?

…the part of the conversation over the pace and trajectory of the economy that matters more, is where we begin… Read More

2 years ago

Of a pre-ordained arrest

I believe that Mr Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele is the lousiest central bank governor Nigeria has ever had ― and this is not… Read More

2 years ago

Budget Bloopers: Unveiling the Comedy of Misplaced Priorities in the 2023 Budget

On January 3, 2023, Muhammadu Buhari, officially approved the N21.83 trillion budget appropriation bill, thus enacting the largest budget in… Read More

2 years ago

Making sense of Mr Buhari’s eight years

Concerned to repurpose the narrative, post-office, the Buhari administration’s Pollyannaish interpretations of its time in office have consistently failed to… Read More

2 years ago

Letter to the president-elect

As with every government since we committed to move the economy to a private sector-led growth platform, your predecessor struggled… Read More

2 years ago