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Environmental degradation in Nigeria
In the words of late Ken Saro-Wiwa when he received the Goldman Environmental Award in Scotland in 1994 “The…
Can Nigeria become 20th largest economy by 2030?
That Nigeria is facing an existential challenge is not in doubt. Bomb blasts across the country, a restive…
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate: Threat to Nigeria’s economic…
According to the latest report on Nigeria by McKinsey Global Institute, Nigeria has the potential to be one of the…
Gallantry in the face of odds
As Nigerians and the international community increasingly become weary, disturbed and agitated over the lingering…
Towards a successful Osun poll
In less than three weeks from now, the people of Osun will troop out in large number to elect a new governor for…
NEMSA bill: What manner of proposed electricity…
At a time when the nascent private sector-driven power sector is still struggling to find its feet, a member of the…
The need to upgrade the health sector
While it has long been recognized that increased national wealth is associated with improved health, it is only…
Positive rating of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
The establishment of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in May 2011 by the Federal Government with…
SMEs in Nigeria are still struggling
The recent ranking of economies by the World Bank in its 2014 Doing Business report showed that Nigeria dropped to…
Managing the size of the National Assembly
All the institutions and processes of democracy and democratic administration all over the world cost a great deal…
Compelling companies to list on the capital market
Two weeks ago, a bill to compel companies with N40 billion ($246m) in capital and N60 billion ($369m) in turnover…
Homegrown companies and the future of oil and gas sector
The recently concluded acquisition of ConocoPhillips upstream oil and gas interests and assets by Oando PLC is a…