The Nigerian economy, as currently operated, is like a crippled eagle flying with one wing. It will never go far. I learnt this lesson in a practical way, in my “country” home in Oyo State, where there is a large orchard and two dogs whose favourite past time is to chase birds coming to feed. Talk of “dogs in a manger”, Juliet and Lucy don’t eat insects and droppings from trees, but they are determined that no bird should eat them either. They have perfected their strategy. Juliet, the older dog, would drive a bird towards Lucy, who is more agile. Once in a while, they succeed in killing a bird – which they don’t even eat.

NigeriaLabour Congress, NLC, has called on the Federal Government to suspend further privatization of public assets, claiming Nigerians are not reaping the promised benefits of improved and cost effective services from the public enterprises already privatised.

The former Chairman, Agriculture, Non-oil Export Trade Group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (LACCIMA), Dr. Godwin Oyediji, has called on all tiers of government to put measures in place to boost production of rice locally to curtail excessive importation of the item.

LAPO Microfinance Bank said it disbursed N92.4 billion to its customers in the 2014 fiscal year, which is an increase of 48 percent against its 2013 performance, while it netted N2.8 billion profit after tax, PAT. The bank also said its customer base increased to 1.4 million from N1.03 million in 2013.

My dream when I decided to write the book is to help the readers see that everyone will deal with something at some point or the other in their lives. However, more than the specifics of what we deal with, the attitude with which we face our giants is ultimately what makes the difference.

Nigeria can save N860 billion in import bills from the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to deny importers of the recently announced 41 items from accessing foreign exchange from the nation’s foreign exchange market.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has identified investor education as a veritable tool towards protecting investors in the capital market.

Investors who lose money as a result of wrong doing by certain stockbroking firms licensed by the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, now have cause to smile as the Board of Trustees of Investors Protection Fund, IPF, of the exchange has approved N42.227 million to compensate 158 claimants.

Manufacturers in Lagos have threatened to abandon the Ikeja Distribution Company (Ikeja DISco), if its quality of power supply continues to deteriorate.

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja directed the Ministry of Aviation to contemplate plans of evolving a national carrier for Nigeria.