One of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s genius ideas leading to the 2023 elections, was that he believes strongly that Nigeria has to bring back commodity boards as well as encourage commodity exchanges as key tools in rejuvenating the agric sector,…
First of Dear Readers, I have been called to public service. Some of you may know this already. It is a sacrifice. And it is a privilege at the same time. Nothing beats the freedom that we enjoy as…
In an era dominated by digital technology, data has become an invaluable resource driving innovation and economic growth worldwide. While these technological advancements have ushered in unprecedented opportunities and development, they have also brought forth a significant challenge: the…
Developing nations do themselves a huge disfavor and injustice by not expanding their analysis and actions with regard to tackling inflation. For some reasons, economic managers in many of such countries stick ardently to the manipulation of interest rates (read…
‘Before’ is a multipurpose word that has heritage in at least three parts of speech. As an adverb, it can tell the time of an action. It can also function as a conjunction, connecting elements in a clause. Yet, ‘before’ can…
In a world driven by information and ideas, writers have a unique power to shape perceptions, challenge norms, and inspire action. In recent years, the Nigerian literary landscape has witnessed a surge in discussions about various sociopolitical issues that…
The other day, I was invited alongside some other economists, to a parley with the Statistician General (SG), to help critique their new methodology for labour-related statistics for Nigeria. The SG noted that this new framework was informed by…
In 2018, I read an article by Solomon Elusoji, in Thisday Newspapers, which caught my attention about the way and manner that the Chinese government has set about trying to eradicate poverty in that country of 1.5 billion human…
Still on the subject of Nigeria’s social register, people like me had expressed cynicism about its veracity for several reasons when the Federal Government had attempted to rely on this register for the purpose of cash transfer to 12…