Business & Economy

At its plenary session, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria set up a Committee to investigate the privatization of Federal Government companies by the Bureau of Public Enterprises …

I consider as very improper the use of regulatory or legislative fiat to limit daily cash withdrawals by bank customers. Whose money are depositors withdrawing? Worse still, it is unpardonable …

Which type of economic team is this Jonathan team? Or to be more specific what should we expect from a team that comprises ex World Bank managing director, former investment …

Nigeria should constantly be on the necessary voyage of discovery and search for new knowledge to resolve our devastating growth and development challenges and subsequently create wealth…

A flourishing and sustainable industrial sector certainly remains a key factor for the accomplishment of economic growth in any potentially great economy as Nigeria’s. Yet, the reverse seems to be …

Approbatory and disapprobative voices have trailed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to implement Non-Interest Islamic Banking in the country, a package whose initiative, framework, process leading to its formation …

Since the appointment of Sanusi as the CBN governor in 2009, one thing that every body agrees Sanusi has achieved is bringing some kind of stability into the banking industry. …

When it comes to utterances and conducts, Nigerian politicians have often displayed a level of audacity that verges on recklessness. The recent request, or is it suggestion, by Nigerian Governors …

We must remind ourselves of the following paradoxes that spew from this fuel subsidy mantra; Nigeria is the only major oil producing country that imports refined petroleum products and among …

Nigeria must begin to make the shift to other sources of growth that can provide jobs and the dynamism to increase skills and productivity over time…

In order to survive an economic recession, the best thing to do is to have an emergency fund like a “Sovereign Wealth Fund” set up in case a job is …

The recent inclusion of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi, on the celebrated list of the 100 most influential people in world has filled many of us …

IMF has advised Nigeria to devalue her currency, Naira, without giving a logical reason for the advice. For a currency that is already weakened by rising inflation to be devalued …

There is a global demand for some of Nigeria’s staple food that is imported. Nigerian government should be in partnership with large scale domestic farmers without being overbearing to them…

Is the perennial agitation for minimum wage increase justifiable? This is the question many people have been asking. From an economic point of view, continuous wage increase is not justifiable. …

Our emphasis for now should not be on expanding oil and gas production, no. It should be on providing legislation for monies that come in from oil and gas to be …