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Rafiq Raji
Renewable power in Nigeria: Progress report
Renewable power sources are ascendant. China is leading the way, with a quarter of global solar capacity and a…
Ghana: Need for stronger banking supervision
After the failure of a couple of banks recently, the public is on edge. That is, even as the Bank of Ghana, the…
Manufacturing in Nigeria (3)
Challenges
Manufacturing in Nigeria is beset with quite a few challenges; chief among them is power supply. Most…
Manufacturing in Nigeria (2)
According to Nairametrics, a business intelligence firm, five local vegetable oil brands currently dominate the…
Unorthodox economics gets the nod
Emerging markets central bankers are in somewhat of a flux at this time. Orthodox monetary policy measures to…
[#StopTheKillings] On Nigeria and the AfCFTA
On-the-record conversation with Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, Chief Trade Negotiator & Director-General, Nigerian…
[#StopTheKillings] Manufacturing in Nigeria (1)
Introduction
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Nigerian manufacturing sector is…
Increase the minimum wage
To be heard, organized labour has to do something drastic each time, it seems. It is often ignored otherwise. That…
[#StopTheKillings] Kenya: Recent banking trends &…
Increasing foreign interest, hopes up for failed banks
Regardless, Kenyan banks are looking to spread their wings.…
[#StopTheKillings]Kenya: Recent banking trends &…
In July, a court temporarily suspended the implementation of a new 0.05 percent tax on bank transfers above 500,000…
[#StopTheKillings] UK-Africa post-Brexit trade scenarios…
Still, global firms with operations in the UK are making contingency plans. Ahead of the formal exit of Britain…
[#StopTheKillings] Nigerian doctors still see gold…
In a recent encounter with a Nigerian doctor, as one recovered from the inevitable failures of the human body that…