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CBN, AI and effective monetary policy management

At an event at London School of Economics recently, CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso announced that the bank has integrated AI into its monetary policy framework for macroeconomic forecasting and decision-making. The CBN has therefore joined other central banks like the European Central
October 20, 2025
LG Autonomy: Bill Senate Seeks To Create Local Govt Electoral Commission  

Ministerial Screening: Matters Arising

The confirmation hearings of the 48 ministerial nominees at the Senate have thrown up some important issues that require further examination. The exercise presented the first leadership test for Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the 10th Senate, and the overall
August 8, 2023
Nigerian Leaders And Their Advisers

Avoiding The Niger Quagmire – Oseloka H. Obaze

Realpolitik and commonsense have long validated the nexus between domestic strength and foreign policy actions. Yet, presumable statesmen frequently fall prey and segue into quagmires by assuming that forays into intractable foreign policy realms will validate their bona fides or redress and
August 5, 2023
From Ukraine To Niger: Any Lessons For Puppet ECOWAS?

From Ukraine To Niger: Any Lessons For Puppet ECOWAS?

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, some analysts alluded that Africa was the beautiful bride and price for the war. The invasion was to have implications for African stability. Before the Ukraine invasion, a renewed scramble for Africa had started with
August 3, 2023
Ray Ekpu At 75

Ray Ekpu At 75

One of Nigeria’s most respected journalists and elder statesmen, Raymond Amos Ekpu, clocks 75 on Sunday, August 6, and I am particularly pleased to send him and his family my felicitations and best wishes. Uncle Ray, as I call him fondly, has
August 2, 2023

Silver Bullet Politics And Challenges Of Democracy

Reacting to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s National Broadcast of Monday, July 31, 2023, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), dismissed it arguing that it is ‘not the silver bullet Nigerians expected’. Silver bullet simply means that the national broadcast of President Asiwaju Tinubu
August 2, 2023
Tertiary Education in Nigeria

How Niger Coup Renews, Deepens Scramble For Africa

The litany of coups in Africa since 2020 seems to have reignited a shouldering scramble for the continent, which has seen military and business interests from China and Russia. While calling for restraint on the part of the gladiators in the Niger
August 2, 2023
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