Wednesday, December 02, 2009

America's diminishing verities

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WITH all its flaws, with all the harsh testaments of its historical wrongs, with all the gaudy exuberances of its mores, with all the imperf...

America's diminishing verities

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WITH all its flaws, with all the harsh testaments of its historical wrongs, with all the gaudy exuberances of its mores, with all the imperf...

Sanusi and the banks: 100 days after

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THE most significant development in the Nigerian financial landscape in the last 100 days was neither the expected action of the CBN on Augu...

Sanusi and the banks: 100 days after

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THE most significant development in the Nigerian financial landscape in the last 100 days was neither the expected action of the CBN on Augu...

Sanusi and the banks: 100 days after

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THE most significant development in the Nigerian financial landscape in the last 100 days was neither the expected action of the CBN on Augu...
Monday, October 26, 2009

Telecoms’ Good News

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Telecommunications investment in Nigeria since 2001 has hit an $18 billion mark. In 1999 total investment in the industry was a paltry $50 m...

Nigeria and UN Security Council seat

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On October 15, 2009, Nigeria was elected to a non-permanent seat in the Security Council of the United Nations with 186 votes. Four other co...

Bankers and the times

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LONG before the Sanusi era, banking used to be one of the most sought-after professions in Nigeria. Some may argue that it probably still is...

The truth about China-Africa relations

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I FEEL duty bound to pen this piece as a rejoinder to Olufemi Oyedele's letter titled 'Who is afraid of China?' (The Guardian, O...

The 1959 Federal Election: aftermath and lessons

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THIS article aims to conclude that "federal character" is both desirable and inevitable in the context of our nation. However, the...

The 1959 Federal Election: aftermath and lessons

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THIS article aims to conclude that "federal character" is both desirable and inevitable in the context of our nation. However, the...
Friday, October 23, 2009

Immunity for Legislators?

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The move by the House of Representatives to amend the legislators’ Powers and Privileges Act is apparently a pursuit of self-interest taken ...

Immunity for Legislators?

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The move by the House of Representatives to amend the legislators’ Powers and Privileges Act is apparently a pursuit of self-interest taken ...

MEND, 'Jomo Gbomo' and amnesty

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IN the ongoing struggle for the 'liberation' of the Niger Delta region, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) ...

The proposed deregulation of petrol price

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FOR the better part of 20 years, the economics of the petroleum pump price has held Nigerians in a riveting contest. Military governments an...