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Lessons from AFCON 2015
The just concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON) took off on an unexpected note. The hosting of the tournament was…
Time to leverage opportunities in real estate sector
At the onset of falling oil prices in the international market, the Nigerian government appeared to be proactive in…
The new task before INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must have learnt one or two lessons from the events of the…
Lagos and intermodal transport
Transportation, no doubt, is the pivot around which the wheel of every modern economy revolves. Indeed, the speed…
Engendering growth through cashless policy
An efficient and modern payment system is positively correlated with economic development and is a key enabler for…
Elite consensus and national development
Elite consensus is a phenomenon which most developed social formations have in common. The concept refers to a…
Education and development
Education starts from the cradle. Catching children young with quality education remains a veritable tool to…
A case for women entrepreneurs
It is often said that “investing in women is smart economics”. And we agree. According to experts, increasing…
On the postponed elections
What started as a mere rumour eventually crystallised into a hard fact when, last Saturday, the Independent…
Tapping the potential in Nigeria’s population
Thomas Robert Malthus, in An Essay on the Principle of Population, elevated the discourse on population and…
Reaping the gains of NMRC
When the Federal Government launched the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) in January last year as a…
PwC audit: Let action speak louder than investigation
Nigeria is currently ranked 136th on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014, and the…