Ayo Akinfe
First of all, he should let the whole world know that Nigeria is not Afghanistan where what happens remains local. Whenever anything happens in Nigeria, it has continental implications. If Iswap or Boko Haram seize power in Nigeria, there will be a massive domino effect across Africa. They ignore Nigeria at their peril
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Ayo Akinfe
Its members would be:
Yemi Osinbajo - Chair
Zainab Ahmed - Vice chair
Lamido Sanusi
Charles Soludo
Kingsley Moghalu
Pat Utomi
Arunma Oteh
Yewande Sadiku
Godwin Emefiele
Adeniyi Adebayo
Its mandate would be simple:
You make all economic and investment decisions and...
NIGERIA'S gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a surprising 5% during the second quarter of 2021 according to data just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicating that the country is recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over the last year-and-a-half, Nigeria has been hit hard by the...
Ayo Akinfe
We all know Nigeria is in a dire state. First of all there is ethnic mistrust, then we have a unitarist form of government which destroys any hope of prosperity and to make matters worse, cronyism and corruption are rife
As if that is not enough, we now have the added menace of armed Fulani herdsmen who want to...
By Ayo Akinfe
No matter how you look at it, large under-performing countries like Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the only hope for humanity in the post-Covid-19 era. With global economic output likely to be down by about a third, they are the ones who can drag the human race out of this morass
When you look at...
NIGERIA'S revenue-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has fallen to about 5% over the last year making one of the lowest on the planet according to a recent report just published by the World Bank.
Speaking during a panel session at a virtual public sector seminar with the theme Nigeria in challenging times: Imperatives...
ANNUAL remittances by the Nigerian diaspora worldwide fell by about 20% over the last year as a result of the economic crisis precipitated by the global coronavirus pandemic cutting into the expected figure of $25bn.
Historically, Nigeria has always been among the top five countries in the world when it comes to remittances...
NIGERIA'S external debt-to-revenue ratio ballooned to 400% last year from 8% in 2011 as a result of increased federal government borrowing according to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Mallam Lamido Sanusi.
Warning that the level of borrowing is becoming alarming, Mallam Sanusi said Nigeria has a debt services...
NIGERIA'S gross domestic product (GDP) in now expected to grow by a miniscule 1.5% this year as it recovers from the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic after contracting by 3.5% during the course of 2020.
According to revised figures just published by the United Nations (UN) in its latest World Economic Situation and...
VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that Nigeria needs to attract a minimum of N2.3trn ($6bn) in capital investment annually over the next 30 years if the nation wants to confront her infrastructural deficit problems.
Despite having a population of over 200m, Nigeria only has a gross domestic product (GDP) of...
