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Renaming UNIMAID, A Monument to Misrule

President Bola Tinubu’s renaming of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after Muhammadu Buhari might seem, to the government, as though it reflects the will of the people. After all, governance is for the people. However, such an act raises fundamental questions about
July 22, 2025

Nigeria Week Ahead: CBN Decision, ECB And USD In Focus

This will be a week defined by high-impact events and corporate earnings from the largest companies in the world. Nigeria’s central bank is expected to hold interest rates on Tuesday. This decision is likely based on still stubbornly high inflation despite price pressures easing in recent months.
July 22, 2025

Economy And Creative Disruptions For Stability 

On the assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, both the fiscal authority and monetary authority embarked on creative disruptions towards reconstructing essential economic variables for stability going forward. Creative disruption is an economic concept by Joseph Schumpeter, the chief exponent
July 19, 2025

Peter Obi At 64: A People’s Call, A Nation’s Hope

As Peter Obi marks his 64th birthday today, Saturday, 19 July 2025, scenes from across the country reveal more than just a personal milestone. They echo a wave of popular longing for transformative leadership. In cities and towns, spontaneous gatherings erupted in
July 19, 2025

The Imperative And Urgency Of Constitutional Reforms

The remarks of the elders have become a book of lamentations. Whether it is Senator Femi Okoroumu or Dr Umar Eleazu, whose books on leadership failure in Nigeria have similar titles, or poetic hymns of #EndSARS protesting youth, the consensus is that
July 16, 2025

Buhari, Power, And The Burden Of Legacy

In commemoration of his death, I join Nigerians in mourning Muhammadu Buhari, who spent much of his adult life serving, or striving to serve, the nation. His years in power were marked by bold ambition, persistent effort and moments of unfulfilled promise.
July 15, 2025

Nigeria Week Ahead: Inflation, Oil, And Naira in focus

A flurry of high-risk events may pump global financial markets with fresh volatility this week. Top-tier data, including US Inflation, the unofficial start of earnings season, and US Congress “Crypto Week,” among other themes, could spell fresh opportunities. Amidst this, uncertainty over global
July 14, 2025

Debt Decline: Numbers Look Good, But At What Cost?

Nigeria’s promissory notes debt fell by 15.6 per cent quarter on quarter between December 2024 and March 2025, dropping from N1.542 trillion to N1.301 trillion, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). This decline also represents a 17.1 per cent year on
July 13, 2025
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