The title of this column last week was Fleecing Nigerians in the name of God. It generated a lot of reactions and comments. Here are some of the views of readers on the issue.

By Omoh Gabriel When the white man came to Africa to preach and spread the gospel, he was altruistic, truthful and selfless. He rendered selfless service to humanity. He left the comfort of Europe and risked his life in a land seen then as a dark continent full of evil spirits and peopled by beings […]

 By OMOH GABRIEL Signals emerging from the global economy can best be described as complex considering the trends in macroeconomic and socio-political sphere. As of now, the international financial market has not fully recovered from the 2008 financial crisis. Economies are still weighed down by the aftermath of the crisis. The global oil market on […]

NEWS about the activities of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, and the International coalition that was formed to deal with the menace of the jihadist group, almost drowned all other notable items on the stable of the U.S. media. Two of those prominent events in the news that occurred as ISIS took […]

On June 27, 2011, we stated that creating additional state is not economical because it will increase the cost of governance in the country without any increase in the revenue base of the nation.

On April 28 we published this article in which I said that Nigeria needs help from within and from outside the country. Event of the last three weeks has shown that help from outside to contain the monster called Boko Haram is imperative.

When in 2004 President Olusegun Obasanjo muted the idea of a state- backed Nigerian company that can compete favourably with multinational companies, Nigerians partially bought into the idea.

Nigeria is again on the path towards a debt trap set as usual by its quest and taste for nice things. The country is accumulating debt without any visible alternative of paying back the loans apart from oil.

Government agencies in Nigeria and the officials that run them either have short memories or they are simply indifferent to the feelings of Nigerians.

Statistics are very easy ways of presenting complex issues. They can present a graphic situation and possibly make it easy for people to have a snapshot of any given situation. For ease of presentation, statisticians, accountants and economists use data to explain the financial situation of a company, country and region.

Nigeriais a nation where everybody is an expert. Experts in football coaching, experts in financial matters and economy, just name it.

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) said on Friday that firms and individuals owed the state government N18 billion in unremitted taxes in 2013.

This is the concluding part of the reaction on the need for a competition or anti-trust law in Nigeria. There were several reactions. But this was particularly interesting and I decided to let our readers have the benefit of knowing what is happening in some sectors of the Nigerian economy.

In this column two Mondays ago, we wrote on the need for a competition or anti-trust law in Nigeria. There were several reactions. But this was particularly interesting and I decided to let our readers have the benefit of knowing what is happening in some sectors of the Nigerian economy. By YUSUFU ABDULLAHI The responsibilty […]

Nigeria is a country of ironies. Its officials make policy pronouncements they do not believe in. Most times, the action of government is the direct opposite of its policy statements. President Jonathan has stated time and time again that his focus is on the transformation of the Nigerian economy to becoming one of the 20th largest economies in the world come 2020.