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Why Nigeria fails to attract FDIs
There is now unanimity among economists that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a key part of private sector…
Religion must be kept separate from the state
Just as we thought that the dumb idea of subsidising pilgrimages has ended in 2015 after the suggestion was roundly…
Ending the culture of jungle justice in Nigeria
Two weeks ago, a Rivers state High Court sentenced to death four persons, including a police Sergeant, for their…
Police, judiciary and corruption
Last week, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
Kachikwu: Refineries are scraps, discard them
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu’s plan to embark on another round of expensive and…
Imperatives for attracting FDIs
There is now unanimity among economists that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a key part of private sector…
Resurgent Boko Haram killings
The present administration came into office on the strength of its campaign promises to fight corruption and…
Adeosun’s $3 billion gambit
Last week, finance minister, Kemi Adeosun announced that the country plans to refinance $3 billion worth of…
Onosode foundation and quality education
In May 2016, the Gamaliel and Susan Onosode Foundation (GAMSU) - a not-for-profit and non-political organization,…
The endangered Nigerian middle-class
From independence in 1960 to the early 1980s Nigeria grew a solid and robust middle class of professionals –…
Before it is too late
Nigeria is currently at a critical crossroads in its existence. It may either chose to restructure the country as…
The fraud that is estimated billing
Despite the many attempts of the Nigerian government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to…