Equity vs Debt: Making a choice for Nigeria
Nigeria’s path to economic prosperity may lie in prioritising equity financing over debt, according to experts surveyed by BusinessDay. This is as the government has taken an interest…
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SixthSense Leadership to launch books aim at helping entrepreneurs in trying times
In Nigeria, research and surveys from diverse organisations have shown that access to finance and business management skills are major problems that affect the Micro Small and Medium Scale…
DCSL to host its flagship Annual Audit Committee Masterclass, 8th edition
DCSL Corporate Services Limited (DCSL) will host the second stream of Audit Committee members, Internal and External Auditors, and Chief Finance Officers from various sectors of the economy…
COVID-19 and the Informal Sector in Nigeria: The Socio-Economic Cost Implications
As the world is currently being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, nations are grappling with how to contain the spread and limit its effect with their borders. Nigeria, Africa’s…
It takes a village to solve the COVID-19 pandemic
About 35 years ago, I travelled to a village close to Abeokuta, Ogun State to visit my grandmother. Back then, the villagers had a rudimentary but effective way of helping one another. A…
Like illiterates, like ill-literates: Reading about COVID-19
Illiteracy is the inability to read and write. This is the plight of people with no formal education. In some instances, such people are regarded as analphabetic. In the last century,…
What’s up with oil prices doing hide and seek?
I am sure most with interest know there are varied prices for different baskets: WTI for the US, Brent Crude for the North Sea and OPEC reference basket for OPEC of course.
It is obvious…
A face mask alone will not protect you from COVID-19
This is the central message coming through from the new guidelines published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on the wearing of face masks. The World Health Organisation…
5 practical things small businesses can do during this pandemic lockdown
Notwithstanding the losses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic worldwide, I daresay that this is a rare opportunity for businesses. This may be the best time to dot the i's and…
Adesina: Guilty as charged
The African Development Bank’s helmsman, Nigerian-born and America-trained Akinwumi Adesina has been in the news recently.
Strangely, this time, there are unpleasant allegations being…