The Angel of History and the Ghost of Biafra
Wednesday 15 January marked 50 years since the end of Nigeria’s bitter civil war. That was the day that Colonel...
- Thursday, June 04, 2026
BusinessDay
Wednesday 15 January marked 50 years since the end of Nigeria’s bitter civil war. That was the day that Colonel...
One of the popular delusions in our national economic management is that development planning is bad and that all we...
On Saturday 21 December, French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ivoirian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara, announced a package of “historic reforms”...
British wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill famously noted that, “you don not negotiate borders – you defend them”. Borders...
A fortnight ago President Buhari submitted a request to the Senate to approve an external loan of $29.96 billion (N10.7...
A few weeks ago a dear American friend and former colleague sent me an email. Permit me to quote him...
The French president Emmanuel Macron, was recently quoted as saying that the problem with Africa is “civilisational”. In his words:...
We live in strange times. Blatant travesties are being repackaged as wisdom and virtue while right is being made an...
Last April the international charity, Oxfam, revealed that the number of extreme poor in Nigeria had skyrocketed to 94.4 million...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other western agencies have raised issues with regards to China’s open-cheque approach to Africa....