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)
Punishing banks with windfall tax, ignoring naira policy failure
Marcel OkekeJuly 29, 2024
In an unprecedented move that reeks of desperation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, through a letter,
The conundrum in Nigeria vs. Dangote Refinery drama
Marcel OkekeJuly 23, 2024
For several years now, especially since May 2023, when it was commissioned by (then) President Muhammadu Buhari, the Dangote Refinery,
The beatification of government palliatives as economic roadmap
Marcel OkekeJuly 17, 2024
Wittingly or otherwise, in the obvious absence of any overarching economic roadmap by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration,
Retaining FDI in Nigeria: The Tolaram – Guinness case study
Marcel OkekeJuly 9, 2024
As the Nigerian government deploys several strategies to attract substantial foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, the
Nigeria: Economic progress on slippery slope of ‘easy money’
Marcel OkekeJuly 3, 2024
Deliberately or otherwise, the Nigerian government has been depending on inflow from Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), ‘Ways and
Critiquing The New York Times’ economic update on Nigeria
Marcel OkekeJune 25, 2024
“Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of
Matters arising still, on hasty Heritage Bank liquidation
Marcel OkekeJune 18, 2024
This piece is prompted by the turn of events since the withdrawal of the operational licence of Heritage Bank Limited during the first
Badly timed bank liquidation in a time of recapitalisation
Marcel OkekeJune 12, 2024
Barely seven months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Olayemi Cardoso, gave a blanket clean bill of health to Nigerian
One year after: Whither the Nigerian economy under Tinubu?
Marcel OkekeJune 3, 2024
It is most auspicious at this time, only a few days gone past one year after the inauguration of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Futility of hiking MPR to curb Nigeria’s high inflation
Marcel OkekeMay 28, 2024
The question: ‘Can the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) curb the high and rising inflation in the country with the endless hiking of the