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Nigeria’s new Central Bank Governor
Godwin Emefiele the new head of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) who will resume on June 4, is described as steady…
Nigerian Children and the learning crisis
Of the over 128 million school-aged children in Africa, about 17 million may never attend a school. Of this 17…
Nigeria: A democracy?
It is fast becoming a norm in the country for serving leaders, their aides and public officials to perceive any…
Marshall plan for North-east Nigeria?
Some analysts have strongly argued that the manifest rebellion evident in the insurgent and violent activities of…
Avoiding pitfalls in oil and gas acquisitions
Upstream oil and gas acquisitions are clearly on the increase in Nigeria. It is estimated that about 300,000…
Building Nigeria’s urban future
Urbanisation is considered one of a number of macro trends driving the global economy. Others assert that it is the…
Increasing access to mortgage loans
In spite of efforts by public and private sector operators in the mortgage industry to increase access to mortgage…
Mobile devices reading revolution
Perhaps, before now, it was unimaginable the quantum of book reading that could be taking place, more so in our new…
Lingering PIB and the power sector
The current clamour by investors in the power sector for the quick passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB)…
Car manufacturing joint ventures in Nigeria
Automobile sales in emerging economies have been rising. In 2011, 56 percent of cars sold in emerging markets were…
Azura-Edo IPP: A watershed
The story of the Azura-Edo independent power project (IPP) transaction is no doubt a study in determination, team…
How entrepreneurship can drive our economy
At one time it was thought that African entrepreneurship was timid and could not jump start economies in the way…