Heeding the caution in Nigeria’s economic projections

The projections by numerous economists, both international and local, on Nigeria’s 2019 growth, have been cautiously…

Whither the local content in Nigerian shipping?

For the past decade, the common refrain listed among the top challenges in Nigeria’s maritime sector…

Stemming the menace of sea piracy in Nigerian waters

The time has perhaps come when Nigeria should begin to take more drastic measures to stem…

2019 Elections: Entrenching democratic culture that endures 

On Saturday, Nigerians will be going to the polls again to elect leaders who will steer…

The future of Nigeria’s federal roads

The myth surrounding the development of Nigeria’s federal roads was last week broken with the Executive…

Illegal Migration: Nigeria’s Albatross 

For some years now, the Nigerian youth has regrettably been leaving the country in droves, in…

Nigeria’s charity should begin at home

Recently, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, was reported to have announced that the Federal…

When Nigeria’s N9.3bn no longer secures its oil pipelines 

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently announced an alarming increase in the spate of pipeline…

Somali region once riddled with pirates sees peaceful power transfer

By Abdiqani Hassan and Omar Mohammed A region of war-ravaged Somalia elected a new president on…

Nigeria should take its place in intra-African trade

Africa’s first organized trade fair ended recently in Cairo, Egypt with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)…

Nigeria’s bloated recurrent expenditure  

  There is a proven correlation between declining economic growth and sluggish investment in Africa, research…

Nigeria’s policy summersault and foreign direct investment

Last month, precisely on November 6, 2018, the United States Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. F. John…