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Getting to the root of Nigeria’s housing deficit
For too long, Nigeria has been burdened with a housing deficit estimated at 17 million units and it is not certain…
Nigeria as Africa’s petrochemical hub
Petrochemicals play a vital role in the economy. The products of the industry are the building blocks in many…
There must be an end to farmers-herdsmen clashes
Aside the Boko Haram insurgency, the frequent Fulani herdsmen and farmer’s clashes across the country is the most…
An agenda for the foreign affairs minister
Ordinarily, the foreign affairs ministry should be one of the most essential and should rank amongst the top,…
Lagos and Ogun as investment hubs
In Nigeria, Lagos State has peculiar attributes that have enabled it to transcend its status as one of the 35 other…
Bailout of states is not enough!
Following the bailout advanced to states in July 2015 and our estimation that such ad-hoc measure was not going to…
Economy beyond summit
Ten months after the inauguration of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the President only last Monday unfolded…
Anti-social media bill: echoes of ‘decree 4’?
Despite the promise of the Senate President, the anti-social media bill sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC…
Buhari and independence of the Central Bank
History has taught us – and scholars are now documenting the lessons - that a great deal of the difference between…
What Nigeria must do now
As the economic retreat convened by the government to offer solutions to the current economic challenges facing the…
Funding of political parties in Nigeria
Some weeks ago, the leadership of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) held a closed door meeting with…
NNPC: Unbundling or restructuring?
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, during the Oloibiri Lecture in Abuja, this month, said…