Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge

Fallacies of the subsidy removal narrative (II)

The subsidy removal narrative is anchored on three overarching premises. The first premise is that as the price of petroleum products in Nigeria is wa

Fallacies of the subsidy removal narrative (I)

We have heard the argument in favour of the removal of subsidy in the Nigerian economy a zillion times almost to the point of nausea.  In the wake of

Mattei, Rockefeller and the Dangote experiment

Let me begin this article with a narration of the stories of Enrico Mattei and John D. Rockefeller, two of the greatest icons of the global oil indust

America your time is up, take heed (III)

With the benefit of hindsight, it is now evident that the decision by the United States and its Western allies to eject Russia from the Society for Wo

America your time is up, take heed (II)

The twin props of America’s emergence and global dominance since the end of the Second World War have been its military machine and the American dolla