Subsidy removal: Govs may divert Tinubu’s palliatives – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna lawmaker and socio-political commentator, Shehu Sani has backed Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state on the distribution of palliative, saying the governors may divert the President Bola Tinubu’s proposed palliatives.
No office is worth blood of chicken — Soludo
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, said he would be shocked if Wednesday’s attack during a townhall meeting was politically motivated and targetted at him because no office is worth the life of even a chicken.
Nigeria won’t meet UN SDG 2030 health target unless – Prof. Soludo
ABUJA- FORMER Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN and current member of the recently federal government-constituted Economic Advisory Council,Prof. Charles Soludo,Tuesday, said there were indications that Nigeria would not meet the United Nation’s, UN Sustainable Development Goals number three which he noted,”envisions that by 2030,all all countries should ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.”
Economic and institutional restructuring for the next Nigeria
We have not come to read the Book of Lamentations about Nigeria’s woes, nor to sing the songs of David. We see the half-empty glass, but we prefer to focus on the half-full glass. We want to focus on the future—rather than the past or the present. As mentioned above, we are asked to speak on “The Economic Restructuring of Nigeria”—an omnibus topic indeed! Since the First National Development Plan (1962- 68), transformation of the economic structure/diversification has been the fulcrum of all national plans. For decades, every government has tried its brand of ‘economic restructuring’ or economic diversification and yet the economy remains tied to the life-support of oil, peasant agriculture and largely informal services sector. Income inequality, poverty, and unemployment remain major defining features of the economy.
Ugwuanyi made Enugu safe for investment— Soludo
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s giant strides in Enugu State, saying that his feats in securing the state from vices, have positioned it as a safe haven for investment and living.
Only citizens’ action can rescue economy from ‘massive compression’ —Soludo
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Chairman, African Heritage Institution, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, said only citizens’ action could rescue the country from the “massive compression” that the Nigerian economy had slided into
