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…
No Cause for Alarm
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister, sends a 102-page document to the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, showcasing the government’s achievement so far Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy, has probably never been under as much pressure as she has experienced recently. Since mid-last year, she had at one time or…
FG Set to Present 2014 Budget to NASS
The federal government through, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister and coordinating minister for the economy, is set to present the estimates of the 2014 budget to the National Assembly, NASS, any moment from now. President Goodluck Jonathan announced this shortly after both the Senate and House of Representatives settled their differences and agreed on $77.5 as…
CBN’s Monetary Policy Framework Is Injurious to the Economy
How would you appraise the tenure of Lamido Sanusi? Sanusi and his predecessor, Soludo (Chukwuma), both promoted policies that have helped to destroy the economy. With regards to banking regulation and supervision, both of them came with reformative posturing but this has not translated to a disciplined banking sector. The huge differential between savings and…
No Cause for Alarm
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister, sends a 102-page document to the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, showcasing the government’s achievement so far Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy, has probably never been under as much pressure as she has experienced recently. Since mid-last year, she had at one time or…
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…
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