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Cliches. Too many of them exist in Nigeria. If I had one naira for each time I’ve heard someone say, with all the intelligence they can muster, and lay their degrees on the line, that Nigeria should diversify into agriculture, or when government boasts that Nigeria will export agricultural products around the world to the...

Cliches. Too many of them exist in Nigeria. If I had one naira for each time I’ve heard someone say, with all the intelligence they can muster, and lay their degrees on the line, that Nigeria should diversify into agriculture, or when government boasts that Nigeria will export agricultural products around the world to the...

On a whim the other day, I decided to determine what the price per liter of crude oil is. Of course I had been worried sick that this crude oil thing is a big myth. This crude oil upon which every calculation is based in Nigeria is a big mirage. I just spoke with a...

On a whim the other day, I decided to determine what the price per liter of crude oil is. Of course I had been worried sick that this crude oil thing is a big myth. This crude oil upon which every calculation is based in Nigeria is a big mirage. I just spoke with a...

Cliches. Too many of them exist in Nigeria. If I had one Naira for each time I’ve heard someone say, with all the intelligence they can muster, and lay their degrees on the line, that Nigeria should diversify into agriculture, or when government boasts that Nigeria will export agricultural products around the world to the...

I visited Oshogbo, the Osun State Capital, recently. This was my second visit to the city, and I believe I got a better glimpse of it. On both occasions that I’ve been there I saw a people in financial distress. Of course as in most other states in Nigeria, anyone not plugged directly to government...

Since I gave up paying bills in my house, my poor wife has been picking the bills. Of late I’ve been paying mind to her struggles. I was shocked the first time I found out that we spent N10,000 on electricity every week, even though we still have down time when the estate generating set...

While everyone else is busy pursuing Buhari’s WAEC certificate – something he clearly doesn’t have and which does not matter as much as we make it – the economy has collapsed. Everywhere I turn we see all the debris, the remains of a once promising economy. The carelessness, mismanagement and open looting has never been...

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MUST BUDGET AT LEAST N15 TRILLION (Fifteen trillion Naira Only) FOR THE YEAR 2019   BEING A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, MINISTRY OF BUDGET AND PLANNING, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, THE NIGERIAN PEOPLE FROM MR. TOPE FASUA – PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, ABUNDANT NIGERIA RENEWAL PARTY. (ANRP) – SEPTEMBER 2018   PREMISE:...

(these ministers from nigeria have no business going to world bank meetings. just because they fly there in first class or something, they start to think nigerian economy has arrived. hear them talking of the problems of the global economy! wetin concern u with global economy. you country is right at the bottom. and sorry...