Response on kerosene subsidy
When Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was appointed the CBN Governor, he hit the ground running on a very good footing. However…
Editorial: Redeployment of Rivers Police Commissioner
Given the reign of impunity unleashed on the people of Rivers State by Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph, his long…
At Long Last! Mass Housing is Here!
An unbiased examination of the 2014 budget proposal presently under consideration of the National Assembly will reveal that it is…
Oil Revenue Leakages: Another Chance for Nigeria
The Presidential Economic Team of 2003 to 2007 which I was privileged to be a member had a running joke…
50 Questions And The Tragedy of a Nation
The Nigerian nation never ceases to throw up interesting, sometimes absurd scenarios. The latest of these is the ongoing face-off…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Declining Foreign Investments
The 2013 External Development Report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that, Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs), declined over $7…
Why US bullies Nigeria, but not China and Saudi Arabia
The Igbo have a saying – popularised by the acclaimed novelist, Chinua Achebe – that he who brings home ant-infested…
Atiku Abubakar and his desperation for power
The former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, over the weekend, again, jumped out of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into…
Sanusi and the burden of being a Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, the renowned Italian political philosopher, observed in The Prince—his treatise on realist political theory—that, “It is not titles…
Editorial: Suspension of Concessions and Import Waivers
As Nigerians bemoan the high level of corruption in governments’ finances, it is pertinent to admit that the so-called waivers,…