Until April 24, the outlook for the Nigeria naira was looking quite gloomy. In fact, in February, the naira had hit...
President Buhari returned to Nigeria last week after 104 days of medical leave in London. Every Nigerian must rejoice at...
This year’s summer writing workshop came to a glorious end with the kids having a blast of a party. There...
In years past, appointments into government ministries, departments and agencies were usually not advertised and were filled by children, relatives,...
Why is it that the Church in Nigeria does not appear to be engaged in any significant manner with some...
The financial services sector has been identified as the most regulated sector in the world. Governments, in all countries, make...
I attended an Islamic finance roundtable event in Lagos recently. It was organised by S&P Global Ratings, one of the...
The hall mark of democracy is free speech and free association. Implicit in this is the freedom of dissent or...
There is virtually no country in the world that is not plagued with the hydra-headed monster called corruption. It is...
In July 2007, Bluestar oil, partly owned by Aliko Dangote’s Dangote Oil (with 55%), Zenon Oil (25%) owned by Femi...
Political restructuring is the defining issue of our time, the answer to the existential threat that confronts Nigeria. Anyone who...
It is often said that elections disrupt the macroeconomy. The recent elections in Kenya have prompted us to apply a...
Today is not mother’s day as we know it, but for me every day ought to be mother’s day. While...
This week’s article is the only new one of my 5-part serial of spiritual recollections. All the others in the...
I recently wrote here that microfinance without microinsurance was bound to fail the poor when they need help the most....