Blog

What we need is a CHARITY COMMISSION that will be on ground and do its work, DOCUMENTING these organisations, putting some sanity into their activities, ensuring they are not here to rip people off, or to turn into terrorist organisations. It is not only about money, or about the Christians alone. Government should wake up....

The question is: Which of these should Nigeria be spending time and resources looking for – foreign investors or tourists? The foreign investor has been getting so much airtime in Nigeria for as long as I can remember. Each time they are mentioned – and that is too many times than necessary in my view...

So, most of us know about the struggle in the US and other great western countries to get out of the Great Depression which lasted for all of the 1930s, and was prequel to the Second World War. It was an era of madness. I believe the wiser countries have sworn never again to go...

Ok, i just want to humbly and respectfully debate the state of Nigerian roads. Naturally there is progressive depreciation as a result of wear and tear… But also, in Nigeria that rate of depreciation to a point of total collapse, is enhanced by several human factors viz 1. Physical mismanagement of materials and infrastructure 2....

When I was observing my National Youth Service in Calabar, Cross River State in 1991, I noticed a phenomenon in which some young corps members like me did their primary assignment in more than one organisation. There was the one organisation where they had to report daily – if they cared enough – and others...

Driving to work this morning I was thinking about the looming famine. According to the government, there will be famine in Nigeria by January 2017, “if something drastic is not done”. Being an official communication straight from the horse’s mouth (the Presidential Spokesman), perhaps we should take the statement seriously. Our people say that a...

The debate raged last week about Governor Ambode’s attempt to recruit 1,000 Nigerian university graduates as bus conductors in Lagos State. Ordinarily, Ambode is one of Nigeria’s ‘performing’ governors, and he has effectively and shockingly shaken off the legendary shadow of Raji Fashola, who is himself getting demystified by the problems of the three ministries...

… you said we should not view this as privatization/commercialization. Then what is it? You ASSUME that the proceeds will not be used for consumption or for state bailouts. Assume because you never can tell how politicians think. Can you lay your integrity on the line for them? You hinge the process on inflow of...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria recently completed one of its bi-monthly meetings. A day before the crucial meeting, the Minister of Finance in an interview said she expected the MPC to reduce interest rates. Two months ago, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which is the reference rate for the...

In this season where everyone has an opinion – and that is okay – one can only urge caution lest the benefit of hindsight (20-20 vision) propels some people into reckless claims and statements. Managing the economy has never been child’s play, least of all now. In fact, the solutions to our economic problems are...