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Commodity boards particularly are of concern to me, because of their closeness to our farmers at the grassroots.

For a nation with the highest literacy rate in Africa, it is disturbing that the success of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme is measured by how much the new farmers are making, the posh cars they are driving, the mansions that they have built, and not on the nation’s ability to feed itself. It is even

THE issue of Naira redenomination started gaining traction on social media around September. It was believed that the trending misinformation was the

THE issue of Naira redenomination started gaining traction on social media around September. It was believed that the trending misinformation was the

By Ademola Oyetunji The issue of Naira redenomination started gaining traction on social media around September 2023. It was believed that the trending misinformation was the handiwork of some ‘drunks in a Chinese bar”, idled, and needed to ruffle the economy’s feather. The Central of Nigeria has denied the trending malicious story. Unperturbed though, the

The IMF champions market-based reforms and does not apologise for that. IMF policy prescriptions are often seen as obnoxious and anti-poor.

The point being made that the IMF and the World Bank lend ‘critical support’ to countries around the globe is well noted. However, the real issues go beyond ‘lending support’ to countries. More pertinent issues are the associated costs, the outcome and impact on the society, of that support. If you support a neighbour in…

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the toast of the Western economic experts upon his assumption of office on May 29, 2023.  The first thing

The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and former Oyo state governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, speaks on the challenges confronting Nigeria and the way to tackle

63 Years After: Nigeria Crawls, With No Economic Transformation