Foreign currency exposures of banks’ assets and liabilities have increased. Indeed, Nigeria is observed to be one of the largest...
For the third consecutive month, the Lagos State Government (LASG) last May ‘cancelled’ the monthly environmental exercise scheduled to take...
Everything is for sale. Everything has a prospective buyer. But, nothing sells just on its own merits alone. Everything needs...
When I visited Nigeria in the first fortnight of May after a gap of over two years, I realized that...
US President Barack Obama is still pressing to obtain Trade Promotion Authority and use it to conclude negotiations for the...
On the back of strong support for domestic food production and processing, Nigeria can launch an era of food...
According to UN-Habitat, “Lagos is indisputably the gateway to globalization in Africa…and inevitably, the centripetal node of forces that link...
From hairdressers to film companies, the vast majority of companies in Nigeria are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They...
A year ago, on June 5th, 2014, the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, outlined his...
To what extent should governments regulate or tax addictive behavior? This question has long framed public debate about alcohol, tobacco,...
Something very interesting is evolving in the world of oil politics. This is more so as it relates to the...
Having listened to (and thoroughly enjoyed) the 42-page dissertation on the exotic topic of “Integrating West African Capital Markets” by...
With global trade negotiations deadlocked for years, regional agreements – long a dormant route to trade liberalization – are back...
Earlier in my writing titled, ‘Dear Politician, Your Body Speaks’, I stressed the importance of body language to public office...
The public health sector has no doubt enjoyed tremendous goodwill from successive administrations in Lagos State, especially in the current...