Helen Eni

former Broad Street Journal Editor

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  • in Economy, Politics

    President Jonathan Suspends CBN Governor Sanusi

      In what appears to be a tale of the hunter being the hunted, Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan. Sanusi who has been having a running battle with the petroleum ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over his allegations of $20 billion missing […] More

  • in Big Story, Economy, Telecoms

    Nigeria: An Economy to Watch

    The world celebrates Nigeria as the next largest economy in Africa and one of the emerging investment havens in the world, but to many Nigerians, the new economic status is a sad reminder of the paradox of a rich nation and its poor people For many Nigerians whose collective aspiration is for the Nigerian economy […] More

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    West Africa’s Productive Sector Under Threat

    The subtle pressure by the European Commission, EC, may have spurred the ECOWAS Commission to renew negotiations of the Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA, which has been stalled due to many contentious issues. The EC, last September, threatened to withdraw free market access to the European Union, EU, market by January 1, 2014 from countries that […] More

  • in World

    A Nigerian to Head New York City Housing Authority

    Shola Olatoye, a Nigerian whose parents are migrants in the United States, has been appointed the head of New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, which oversees the city’s public housing of over 400,000 residents. Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York, who announced the appointment, said Olatoye would be part of the new team he has set up to help fulfil his goal […] More

  • in Infotech, Technology

    Dell Develops New E-Waste Model

      Dell leaders, last week, joined members of the E-Waste Solutions Alliance for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya to mark the opening of East Africa Compliant Recycling – the region’s first large-scale e-waste recycling facility – and the creation of a new e-waste business to be supported by a regulatory model tailored for developing countries. The […] More

  • in Big Story, Economy

    CBN After Sanusi

      When the story of who succeeds Lamido Sanusi as governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is told, he or she will be described as the most scrutinised candidate to ever occupy the position. This is because as the countdown to June when Sanusi’s five-year tenure as CBN governor is slated to end, the stakes […] More