Protest: Head or tail, we may all end up losers
By Tunde Rahman All hell has been let loose, and the centre can no longer hold in Kenya over the tax revolt that has been ravaging that East-African country since…
SEN. ALI NDUME AND THE KUKERE DANCE OF A DROWNING POLITICIAN
“Always say less than necessary”. Rule 4, 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene). Robert Greene in his famous book, ‘48 Laws of Power’ states in Rule 4 that those in position…
Nigeria’s Windfall Levy on Banks’ Exceptional FX Gains – A Useful Perspective
By Musa Ilallah Nigeria is set to implement something unprecedented: a 70 percent Tax or Levy on a ‘windfall’ profit that accrued to commercial banks following last year’s significant devaluation…
Repositioning the economy and what the numbers are saying
By Temitope Ajayi On Thursday in Abuja, Minister of Finance Mr Wale Edun addressed a press conference and gave a mid-year report on the economy. The Minister told the press…
The other side of Kenyan Protest:
By Offor David The ongoing protest in Kenya has attracted significant media attention, with most focusing on the outcries of the Gen Z protesters who initially demanded the scrapping of…
FINANCIAL TIMES REPORTAGE ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY – STANDARDS ARE FALLING
By Manuel Agbakwuru Anyone used to the famed subtlety and the etiquette of understatement which the British have since turned to a culture and art form, would see clearly the…
PDP GOVERNORS – BAREFACED HEIRS OF A LEGACY OF SLEAZE AND RUIN
In yet another histrionic outburst, Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying the country’s economy and institutions…
ALAKE, AFRICAN MINING MINISTERS PLAN TOUGHER RULES FOR VALUE ADDITION
Stiffer measures to cut raw mineral exports and boost value addition topped talks among African ministers of mining at the Ministerial Roundtable held yesterday to flag off the annual Africa…
Why Governors should align with President Tinubu on LG autonomy
By Tunde Rahman Governors have been acting tongue-in-cheek in their reactions to last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which stripped them of their suffocating grip over the money meant…
Let the Third Tier Breathe: Implications of the Supreme Court Verdict
By Bayo Onanuga The Supreme Court judgement on July 11, granting financial autonomy to the 774 local councils and recognising them as the third tier of Nigeria’s governance architecture, was…
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