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2027 polls: Who is afraid of Yayi’s impressive records?

2027 polls: Who is afraid of Yayi’s impressive records?

By Bola Olajuwon “Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly,” says Albert Einstein. The above is why I am not surprised about the laughable claims from […]
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How banks gamble with your money

How banks gamble with your money

In this presentation PRASHANT  VENKATARAMAN, co-founder and COO, Beecon Fleet Management, takes you through the evolution of money as a medium of exchange and the more recent upsurge in  printed money injected into the economy by Central Banks as well as its lurking devastating inflationary effect and the need for individuals to protect themselves through proactive investment decisions. 

Night Carrington staked life for Nigeria’s democracy

Night Carrington staked life for Nigeria’s democracy

By Louis Odion Lagos, like other states, was groping in the ghost land that Nigeria had become that dusk in 1997. Middle-class Surulere was roiling in virtual lockdown as hordes of riot cops led by the Commissioner of Police barricaded the road in what appeared a pre-emptive move against the scheduled pro-democracy rally at a […]

Political economy of Nigeria’s digital tax experiment

Political economy of Nigeria’s digital tax experiment

In January 2020, when I first read Nigeria’s Finance Act 2019, one of the instinctive questions that came to me was “is Nigeria serious about taxing digital trade now”? There were a few reasons for this skepticism.

FG’s $400M telecom project: In whose interest?

FG’s $400M telecom project: In whose interest?

By Bashir Aliyu In a nation where government’s missteps and anti people’s policies and measures appear to be the norm, the recent dust raised over the federal government’s decision to secure a $400 million loan for Information and Technology Backbone Infrastructure from Bank of China under some conditions with grave implications for the nation’s sovereignty […]