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Okonjo-Iweala’s big reminiscence day in London
Two weeks ago, on 16 May, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s two-time finance minister, who was also foreign…
Nigeria, soft target for Trump’s bullying on trade
Nothing has caused more tension in relations between Nigeria and the United States than America’s refusal to sell…
Still on AfCFTA: The imperative of good faith fulfilment
With an unending fixation with the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), I want to…
AfCFTA: The long, hard road to one African market
Last week, the African Union published the consolidated text of the agreement establishing the African Continental…
Integrating Africa’s economies: The Osakwe factor
When I arrived as a doctoral researcher at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva in May 2005, I immediately…
Buhari has lost credibility on national security
In September 2015, as President Buhari marked his first 100 days in office, I wrote a piece titled “Buhari plays to…
CHOGM 2018: Nigeria, Commonwealth and the London summit
This week, from today Monday 16 to Friday 20 April, the 25th biennial summit of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth…
While I was away (2): Obasanjo’s pious pontification
I conclude my “While I was away …” series this week on the recent intervention by former President Olusegun…
While I was away (1): Atiku’s latest defection
After three years of writing this column, I rested it last December. I apologise for its sudden disappearance…
Offshore scandals: Nigeria is paying lip service to…
First, it was the Panama Papers; now the Paradise Papers. Both were scandals involving prominent people around the…
Buhari’s appointments: A risky North and Southwest…
Recently, BusinessDay Sunday stirred up a hornet’s nest with an explosive report, titled“81 of Buhari’s 100…
Nigeria mustn’t gloat over modest progress on ease of…
The Buhari government is exultant about the improvement in Nigeria’s ranking in this year’s World Bank’s Doing…