Wednesday Column

Wednesday Column

Naira and party primaries: A sad new economic “theory”

The two dominant political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are warming up to the

Pawns, Bishops, rooks on Nigeria’s political chessboard

Like the “Game of Thrones,” the current fractious attempts to grab power across Nigeria’s political landscape have enriched analysts’ knowledge of the

Being a CBN Governor

Everyone appointed to the post of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria brings his unique makeup and inclination to that office. Indeed, the pos

Nigeria in search of builders, not Okiriekwes

In Do It Well, a book published in 2008, I identified Okiriekwe syndrome as one of the forces inhibiting Nigeria’s march to greatness. Okiriekwe is a

Getting the people’s choice in office more important than price tags

The last couple of days have been marred with debates on the price of the nomination forms for political aspirants under the two biggest political par