Tough times ahead in post 2015 elections
The 2015 election will certainly come and go but the after effect may linger for a long time. Whether it is PDP or APC that eventually wins the presidential election, the party that will come to power post-election had better get prepared for the handling of the economy. As it stands, the nation is on a financial cliff that can fall off any time except a miracle happens. The one commodity that provides life support for the economy has seen its price at the international market fallen to as low as $58 per barrel.
Economic rent seekers hold down Nigeria’s progress
When President Goodluck Jonathan agreed for Nigeria to hold a national dialogue on the way forward, many saw it as an avenue to put right what is wrong among the federating units.
Nigeria needs help from within and outside
Nigeria is a country blessed with intelligent people. It is a country where every man and woman likes to express himself or herself loud and clear.
When will the drum beats of revolution start in Nigeria?
When some of us were in secondary school, a grade one WAEC certificate will make you unacceptable for employment in a Nigerian bank and most companies in Nigeria.
A nation without defined property rights will continue to be at war with itself
The challenge facing Nigeria today is not being tackled at the roots. It seems the symptoms are what those in position of authority are chasing after. It is like chasing shadows.
Revisiting rescued banks’ grant of waivers to billionaires: What redress is possible?
When in August 2009 Sanusi Lamido Sanusi intervened in five troubled banks in the country; many saw it as a rescue mission. But I saw it differently. I whole-heartedly supported Sanusi cleaning up the toxic assets in the industry. Beyond that, I disapproved of his taking over of some banks that were still liquid at the time of the intervention. Sanusi did not separate the individuals from the institutions.
