Wednesday Column

Wednesday Column

Africa after the Ukraine war

By Jideofor Adibe On May 18, 2022, I had an engaging interview with Radio Free Europe (also known as Radio Liberty), a US Congress-funded news organis

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