Marcel Okeke
Marcel-Okeke
Marcel Okeke, a practising economist and consultant in Business Strategy & Sustainability based in Lagos, is a former Chief Economist at Zenith Bank Plc. He can be reached at: obioraokeke2000@yahoo.com; +2348033075697 (text only)
2025 Budget as gross violation of Nigeria’s Fiscal Responsibility Act
Marcel OkekeDecember 16, 2024
Whenever (and if ever) it comes into existence, Nigeria’s 2025 Federal Budget is already a gross violation of the letter and spirit of
The forlorn hope and uncertain terrain of Nigeria’s economy in 2025
Marcel OkekeDecember 9, 2024
The latest damning report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which says that Nigeria’s business environment will remain among
There’s symbolism and significance in Port Harcourt Refinery relaunch
Marcel OkekeDecember 2, 2024
About two decades after the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) went moribund, and billions of dollars sunk into its repairs, the
Hope for economy in CBN’s order on DMBs’ cash hoarding
Marcel OkekeNovember 25, 2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently issued a stern warning to commercial banks in the country against hoarding and selling of
Botched and bungled exercise that’s Nigeria’s 2025 budget
Marcel OkekeNovember 20, 2024
Eventually, the federal government got round to releasing a statement on the 2025 Budget. But this was after what seemed like a
The apple of discord in Nigeria’s new tax laws
Marcel OkekeNovember 12, 2024
In a very rare development, the President of Nigeria, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has rejected a decision of the National Economic
Taxing Nigerians to the hilt in name of economic reforms
Marcel OkekeNovember 4, 2024
When, in July 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu set up the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee (PFPTRC) to overhaul
Nigeria: Taking residency in World Bank’s ICU
Marcel OkekeOctober 28, 2024
In the healthcare field, ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit; a specialised department in a hospital providing close monitoring and
Unattractive Nigerian economy faces diminishing foreign direct investment
Marcel OkekeOctober 21, 2024
The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on capital importation show that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow
Naira-4-crude deal holds hope for macroeconomic stability
Marcel OkekeOctober 15, 2024
The latest of some of the policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government that has the potential to stimulate Nigeria’s