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Emefiele Emerges Chairman Of African Central Banks
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele at the weekend emerged the president of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB) which held its 39th ordinary meeting of the...
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Confronting Hard Times With The Kogi Recipe
It was Jonathan Hollerman who proposed the survival model in his book- Survival Theory- A Preparedness Guide. In it, the American Instructor began by saying: “You should be prepared for hard times not...
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When Will The FCT Minister Resume?
When President Muhammadu Buhari sent the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate in 2015, many believed that among a few other selections, his choice of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister...
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Advertising And Social Media
Advertising is only an integral part of INTEGRATED BRANDS MANAGEMENT. Functionally, a given brand support strategy may totally exclude advertising. I guess that explains the new brand identity of some...
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The Many Side Effects Of Buhari’s Sectionalism
President Muhammadu Buhari came to power with a lot of promise. He enjoyed enormous good will from a cross section of the very diverse Nigerian populace. To the down trodden, he was a messiah, who is...
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John Kerry’s Visit And The Depth Of Nigeria-American Relations
Let me declare my stand upfront as Americans would say. The visit of U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry to Nigeria last week hardly excited me. As a student of International Relations, US foreign...
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Easing Forex Pressure With Import Substitution
The naira in recent months have been continuously under immense pressure as demand for foreign currency is higher than supply causing the naira to hit a new low of N412 to the dollar on the streets...
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Ahmadu Bello University’s Revolution In Seeds Technology
Seeds constitute solid foundation for agriculture – crops and livestock productions; good and improved quality seeds connote bedrock foundation for agriculture while poor and unviable seeds connote...
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Goodluck Jonathan; Nigeria’s ‘Worst’ President Turned Best Ex-President
Few men in the history of any nation are as privileged and fortunate, as former President Goodluck Jonathan, to have held every important position of authority and power, consecutively for 16 unbroken...
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Higher Rates Whet Foreign Investors’ Appetite
Following the implementation of the flexible foreign exchange policy in June this year, the Nigerian interbank end of the market has constantly been under pressure with the Central Bank of Nigeria...
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Ahmadu Bello University Revolution In Seeds Technology II
Last week, printer’s devil was at work in this column; the picture of amiable Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Garba was erroneously replaced with the picture of maize...
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Brands, Brand Ambassadors & Cognitive Psychology
The scope of investment-reward consideration for brand owners and managers is quite wide. Add to that, it lends itself to prospective imagination; investors and practitioners in brand management will...
View ArticleBuharinomics As Reversed “Robinhood
Nigeria’s economy is unhealthy at the moment. It is in critical condition and the symptoms are clearly manifested in high inflation rate, downward slide in the value of the naira against major...
View ArticleReviving The Real Sector Through Low Interest Intervention Funds
With the hike in the benchmark interest rate from 12 per cent to 14 per cent at the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, lending rates in the banking industry has hovered close to 30 per cent...
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Gabon’s Post-Election Dispute As Another Challenge To Africa’s Democracy
The recent democratic transition in Benin Republic where the opposition ousted the ruling party to usher in President Patrice Talon about three months ago raised the hope that Africa was getting it...
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Boosting Non-oil Exports With N500bn ESF, N50bn RRF
Nigeria’s earnings from the non-oil sector had declined significantly in the second quarter of 2015 as manufacturing declined on the receding nature of the economy. Non-oil earnings had dropped from...
View ArticleEid Al Adha: We Did Not Feast Because We Sacrificed
The Prophet Ibrahim [AS] was a very faithful servant of Allah [SWT]. So faithful, that he was willing and ready to obey Allah [SWT], when it was demanded of him to sacrifice his son. As a father...
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Much Ado About An Economic Team: The Why, What And Who Of President Buhari’s...
When you take a look at the federal cabinet President Muhammadu Buhari put in place, you will see a fair share of technocrats. But the president had signaled much earlier his preference for people with...
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How To Thrive In This New Nigeria
Yes! The New Nigeria. The new Nigeria where businesses have to be on top of their games to survive. The new Nigeria where progressive politics belongs only to the ruling party. The new Nigeria where...
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Increasing Diaspora Remittances To Ease Forex Pressure
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently amended the amended the Foreign Exchange Manual to allow an inflow of remittances and foreign exchange earnings in the local debt and money market instruments...
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