Kaduna and the meaning of Tinubu’s second march
By TUNDE RAHMAN History has a way of choosing its own geography. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose Kaduna to flag off his 2027 re-election campaign on Saturday, October 24, 2026, he chose more than a location. He was sending a historic message. Kaduna is Nigeria’s political ground zero. From here, the old Northern Region […]
Robert Mugabe and the verdict of history (2)
Economic sanctions and economic mismanagement, in addition to poor governance, heightened the social and political crisis in Zimbabwe. The struggle for democracy reached a crisis point that led to South Africa brokering a fragile peace. This led to a national unity government with Mugabe as President and Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, as Prime Minister during 2009-2013. But it was not to last. The old fox bade his time until he could outmanoeuvre his enemies and reconsolidate absolute power.
Ndokwa-Oshimili and NDDC appointments
COMMENTS by Juliet Vanderberg in Vanguard of Friday, September 13, 2019, regarding our protest against the announcement of a new board in which same ethnic nationalities that have been favoured in NDDC board appointments since inception in 2000 once again maintained their unending run, made interesting reading.
Cashless policy: Let’s support CBN to stop subsidy of the rich by the poor
HUGE circulation and adoption of cash are very costly to every economy. It is costly to the government, businesses and individual citizens.
MPR retention: Experts predict increase in foreign investors’ participation
Financial experts on Monday expressed optimism that retention of the interest rate by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would likely trigger foreign investors’ participation in emerging Nigerian markets. Experts said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in their reaction to the outcome of the 269th MPC meeting held on Friday. […]
Expert says retention of MPR at 13.5% in order
Mr. Tope Fasua, an economic expert said the retention of Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was in order. Fasua said this while reacting to the outcome of MPC meeting during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. NAN reports that the MPC on Friday […]
