Akinwumi Adesina’s Travails and the Failure of the Post-Colonial State, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Adesina is the first Nigerian to head the bank and all the fluff presently surrounding him is about his plan to wean Africa from consumption and jumpstart production. Apart from the proclivity of President Trump to upend and rip apart every world order that has brought relative peace and prosperity…
Politics and Nigeria’s Electricity Sector, By Reuben Abati
What the federal government must watch closely and be careful about is the repeated threat that it intends to either review the privatisation of the electricity sector or cancel it altogether, whatever that double-talk There are larger implications about investor confidence, cost of likely litigation, the sanctity of contracts, service…
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Africa’s Population Explosion: A Ticking Time Bomb, By Ebere Onwudiwe
Policymakers on the continent should know that our current population explosion is bad news. That it is a time bomb, ready to be detonated by a palpable youth bulge that is already fuelling insecurity in some countries. In a clear "Africa Day 2020," message last Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari warned…
The Central Bank’s Benchmark Rate and the Rest of the Economy, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Despite the country’s large debt profile, the oil and gas sector remains a big driver of economic output. Until government demonstrates that it can more efficiently use domestic resources, ought we to continue policies that evacuate the citizens’ pockets in order to keep a profligate government supplied? The decision, last…
Why Trump May Throw AfDB’s Adesina Inside the Bandama River, By Festus Adedayo
Trump and his gruff would win this war and Adesina, with his hallowed credentials and celebrated knowledge, may be thrown into the Bandama River pretty sooner than we imagined. The Bandama River is reputed to be the longest and in its commercial value, the most sought after river in Côte…
Living With the Truth (2), By Femi Aribisala
The Truth reveals that the true value of man is determined by the cost of our redemption. Why don’t we like the truth? We don’t like the truth because we prefer lies. We prefer lies because we cannot handle the truth. We prefer lies because they are our refuge. We prefer…
The Orphans of Coronavirus, By Owei Lakemfa
The new findings that point to earlier sources of COVID-19 may have rendered the court cases against China a nullity and those who hope to benefit from them may have become a distinct group of coronavirus orphans. The victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are not only those who contracted…
Mr. President: What Would the Buhari Legacy Be?, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The most important legacy the president should leave is an improvement of the security situation in the country. The expectation of Nigerians was that Boko Haram would be vanquished within the first year or two of his presidency. It did not happen. For over ten years now, the insurgency has…
Does the Minister Work For A Chinese Company?, By Azu Ishiekwene
Except if the minister runs errands for the CCECC as side hustle, I’m bereft that he abandoned his post at the daily Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 and instead, zoomed off to the airport to receive guests of a private company at a time of national emergency. Health minister,…
Africa, Eid-al-Fitr and the Virus, By Reuben Abati
...The praise for Africa may be premature. It is not justified by the attitude of many of the leaders and the behaviour of the people. Could the real story in Africa be - that not enough testing is being done, resulting in a gross undercount or that corruption has further…
