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Aba: A neglected opportunity
Success, in any field of human activity, is oftentimes defined as a phenomenon that results from a meeting of…
CBN’s precautionary masterstroke
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Lamido Sanusi last week took aim at the easy money at the disposal of…
Manufacturing potentials
Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria account for 71 percent of global cocoa production. But raw cocoa and other…
Addressing medical challenge
Official statistics show that there is one doctor to every 6,400 patients in Nigeria. This falls far short of…
Medical tourism in Nigeria
An expanding economy, increasing disposable income and a growing middle class are responsible for the…
Rivers crisis: Implications for democracy
On Tuesday, July 9, it was yet another farce in the theatre of the absurd where the dramatis personae, this…
New lanes of trade
Dubai airport has grown into the world’s hub for long haul flights. And a growing number of its visitors –…
Telcos and strains of dysfunctional federalism
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry has witnessed phenomenal growth in the last decade, holding prime…
From firewood to LPG
The highest non-food expenditure Nigerians make is on housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel.…
Addressing medical challenge
Official statistics show that there is one doctor to every 6,400 patients in Nigeria. This falls far short of…
Time for NASS to get serious about lawmaking
There currently lie before the National Assembly various bills which have been stalled for years, whose passage…
Brazilian connections
Of the three emerging powers – China, India and Brazil – whose engagement with Africa is rising fast, Brazil’s …