Business & Economy

It’s with unparalleled delight that a cross section of Nigerians, especially the youth population, learned about and commended President Goodluck Jonathan Administration’s recent launch of N50billion fund for job creation…

How else will one describe a country where a tiny rag-tag group of terrorists have bamboozled her commander-in-chief into celebrating independence under the rocks?

Now that the Jonathan administration wants to fully transform and diversify our country’s economy from its present oil-base to a vibrant industrial economy, it’s obvious that we now need to …

The killings in some parts of the country including bombings, kidnappings and fatal armed robbery attacks being perpetrated on a daily basis with barefaced brutality must stop if this economy …

The truth is that every great people must first lose their direction several times before finally finding the right direction. That’s how every fallen great nation can rise to greatness…

The following are incontrovertible facts about the Nigerian electricity sector: there is either no or epileptic electricity supply in about 90% of Nigerian homes and offices which, thus, depend on …

One of the most noticeable changes in the management of stock exchanges around the world during the last one decade is the move toward mergers between major stock exchanges…

Her second coming into the country’s helm of affairs as a Minister of the Federal Republic is considered in many quarters as a development that portends a huge blessing for …

The global outlook for Oil, Nigeria’s main export is not very promising. The uncertainties of the global economy will continue to push investors away from longer term engagements…

The coming transformation must be judged by the caliber of leaders on the ground, in all spheres of governance and not by mere proclamations, promises, speech-making, retreats, conferences and declarations …

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 …