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The Lagos mortgage example
Recently, Lagos State government broke the jinx in Nigeria’s mortgage industry with the flag-off of its ambitious…
The Cancer threat
This year’s World Cancer Day on Tuesday, February 4, reminds us once again of the rising scourge of Cancer, a…
Political landmines and Nigeria’s business environment
A recent poll of 219 CEOs, (drawn from banking/finance, construction, manufacturing, IT and Telecoms) in a survey…
The skills gap challenge
With higher unemployment not only in Africa but also across the globe, businesses still find it difficult to…
Nigeria’s political economy: Opportunities and threats
Data lately made public by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) confirms some popular beliefs about our economy.…
Africa is on the verge of a retail boom
With a population of over 1.02 billion (15% of global population), retail spend of almost $0.9 trillion (N144trn)…
Revamping Nigeria’s auto industry
With a new automotive policy that seeks to encourage and revive local vehicle assembly plants, President Goodluck…
Is Nigeria’s economy growing?
Nigerians can be pardoned for doubting talk about the GDP growth. They don’t see the 7 percent GDP on the streets.…
Going beyond political pursuit
Last week was tumultuous. The wheeling and dealing synonymous with politics were taken to a notch higher by the…
The next CBN Governor
It is instructive that in the last ten years, since the tenure of Chukwuma Soludo (2004-2009) and Sanusi…
Travel Agents: Operating beyond the ticket sales regime
The total zero percent commission policy on ticket sales which has been adopted by almost all airlines may be…
Telecoms subscribers and the porting hurdles
Nine months after the launch of the much anticipated Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme, telecommunications…