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As AfCFTA enters into force: What should Nigeria do now?

The entry into force of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, Agreement on the May 30, 2019, is indeed a historic event in the long march for economic integration in Africa. The AfCFTA seeks to create a single unified market, thereby boosting Intra-African trade from 17% to 52% by 2022, and increasing the Gross Domestic Product of the African continent from USD2.5trillion to USD25trillion by 2050.

Before governors milk LGA funds dry

THE agitation for local government’s independence has been louder in recent times by well-meaning Nigerians, considering how this third tier of government has become subservient to state governors across the country. 

SEC v Oando: A review of SEC’s Powers

A recent article in This Day newspaper by Efe Etomi and Elivis Asia, questions the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to suspend the Annual General Meeting of Oando Plc, in a bid to sanction the company for alleged infractions. They conclude that such application of institutional powers may prove to be repulsive and toxic, to investment inflow in Nigeria.

Global trade wars: Where do we stand?

AFTER giving the order to strike Iran, President Donald Trump of the United States of America, withdrew his order at the last minute, because, according to him, too many human lives will be lost in the process. He, therefore, opted for further trade sanctions which, he hopes, will bring the economy of Iran on its knees and, therefore, force them to the negotiating table.

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