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Why Norwegians are wealthier than Nigerians
Last month, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) announced that…
The rising focus on export markets
The continual search for ways of reducing huge inventories and increasing capacity utilisation have largely…
Growing capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector
The capacity utilisation figures for the 2nd half of 2013 released by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN)…
Towards a private oil refinery market in Nigeria
Nigeria, Africa’s largest crude oil producer, is arguably the biggest importer of refined petroleum products in the…
Inequality, capitalism and the Nigerian elite
The distribution of income, wealth and opportunity in Nigeria, one of Africa’s well-endowed countries, mirrors…
Better management of medical wastes
Experts are disturbedthat the non-coordination of Healthcare Waste (HCW) Management System, especially in the area…
Oando’s acquisition of Conoco’s assets
The role of Nigerian indigenous oil and gas companies in the upstream of the Nigerian oil industry has clearly…
Stemming the tide of inequality
Nigeria’s revised GDP figure continues to draw global attention despite daily news about the insurgency in the…
Laundering Nigeria’s image: a misplaced priority
Last Thursday, Nigerian media carried news about the bomb blast in Abuja, the explosion at a tank farm in Apapa,…
Mobile telephony and literacy potentials
Sub-Saharan Africa is currently experiencing a mobile internet revolution. There are predictions that the use of…
Nuggets from the Ekiti election
The Ekiti State election held last week has opened a new and beautiful chapter in the nation’s political sphere.…
Gas supply shortfall: Time to stem pipeline sabotage
On June 2, the Utorogu and Ughelli East gas plants were shut down for repair, which was scheduled to be completed…