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This year has witnessed several activities within the country's apex banking authority in the quest to forge a more vibrant national economy. While Nigeria and the rest of the world…

Africa is increasingly gaining recognition as a continent with prospects despite its history of economic, social and political challenges. This shift in perception owes much to the growing…

It is quite clichéd to say just like buyer attention, marketplace calm is fleeting. The market is always in an ‘incomprehensible’ transition. Today’s predominating products may not get the…

The most important determinant of the value of the Naira is whether or not the Nigerian economy is productive and competitive in international trade. That is to say, whether it has a…

Under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the term “settlor” refers to a holder of an interest in a petroleum prospecting licence (PPL) or petroleum mining lease (PML) whose area of operations…

The Nigerian e-payment sector has risen with exponential growth over the past four years, reflecting a wider global trend towards online payment technologies. A report released by the…

The battle line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918 - 2008), Russian writer and winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. Everyone, by…

Apart from the timely provision of macroeconomic data upon which the macroeconomic stance of a nation is deciphered, and major economic decisions are made, ensuring equal access to sovereign…

We all know that Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy, and with a population of 200 million people, one with huge potential for growth. It is therefore a country of significant potential for…

More than a decade ago, the federal government reformed Nigerian ports to increase efficiency and productivity, and a few years after the port reforms, a marginal improvement in cargo…