CONCERNS about the health of our economy are easily confused with governments being worried about funds to run their businesses. They are different. A healthy economy means favourable price of crude oil.

BLAISE Compaore, 63, was in power for 27 years. If he had got another five-year term next year, he would have spent almost half his life as the ruler of Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest countries, whose misfortunes have benefitted from stalled leadership.

THE Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, runs matters under his watch with mere words. After practising for years, he must believe his duty is done once he is able to make a speech. He began this gambit as Minister of Finance and has extended it to his current office.

PROPOSED amendments to the Constitution are the latest efforts to creating a “working” Nigeria, a country where the burdensomeness of politics is replaced with practical lawful steps to enhance the efficiency in governance.

PROBLEMS associated with multiple taxation are almost as old as Nigeria, yet when multiple taxation is discussed, many think they affect only businesses. We are all victims of multiple taxation, and unlike businesses that can pass on the tax to their clients, individuals bear their damaging impact directly.