Archive: March 2016

Nigeria’s Economy; Is FGN Risk Averse?

Before crashing oil prices destabilized Nigeria’s rebased economy; the economy was already distressed due to mismanagement, policy vacillations and intrusive partisan politics. Hence, the economy President Muhammadu inherited, while perceptibly …

Curbing Vicious Herdsmen and Visceral Conflicts

Nigeria under President Muhamadu Buhari confronts another simmering and ugly crisis situation. Nigeria’s cattle industry was once a key sector of Nigeria’s export and foreign exchange earnings. Although greatly reduced …

Caging Nigeria’s Ghost Workers

High among the problems bedeviling Nigeria’s public service is the scourge of ghost workers. The problem is now a national crisis and a huge drain on the national economy.  In a nation where personnel costs represent forty percent …