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With the judgment delivered in favour of Rivers State by Justice Stephen Pam of a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, on August 10, the stage was set for what would become long-drawn…

The United States of America and Canada, where taxes are decentralised, are two countries that offer glowing examples of true fiscal federalism. Each level of government in both countries…

The journey to true fiscal federalism in Nigeria took a bold leap last month after a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt ruled that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) should not be…

Surging food prices have pushed emerging marketwide inflation to a near six-year high, reversing a disinflationary trend that has held sway in the developing world since the immediate…

If you are one of the 4.8m passengers who uses the London Underground every day, you might think you are escaping the pollution dangers from road travel, with its exhaust fumes and soot.…

Sitting at the European Council’s round table for the first and possibly last time on Thursday night, Boris Johnson’s message to fellow EU leaders was a straightforward one: it is time to…

All over Africa, in its clogged cities and fast-changing towns and villages, buildings are painted in Tecno blue and billboards offer the allure of the Tecno brand. From the Grand Marché in…

African policymakers have long sought mechanisms to increase international trade, as a means to integrate the region into the world economy, as a pathway to sustained growth and to make a…

When Alex Gorsky, chief executive of Johnson & Johnson, spoke to a room full of business leaders last year, he described the company’s 75-year old “credo” as its “special sauce”. It was…

The decision to seek what became the biggest bailout in the IMF’S history took only a few minutes. A loss of faith in Argentina’s reform programme had been visibly demonstrated by a two-week…