Naira needs value for economy to make progress
Marcel Okeke
November 6, 2023
It is indeed vacuous to posit that the progress of an economy is not necessarily a function of the strength of its national currency.
Another grope in the dark for Nigeria’s 2024 budget
Marcel OkekeOctober 30, 2023
The Holy Book, Chapter 28 verse 29 says: “And thou shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and thou shall not prosper
(un)Willful asphyxiation of Nigeria’s real sector players
Marcel OkekeOctober 23, 2023
Steadily, an unintended pattern is fast emerging that every policy of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration turns out to be
Nigeria’s forlorn search for foreign direct investment
Marcel OkekeOctober 16, 2023
Senator Adams Oshiomhole practically shocked the entire world the other day, during the screening of the new helmsman at the Central
Export drive strategy for Nigeria’s FX crises
Marcel OkekeOctober 9, 2023
Certainly, if Nigeria has not made much progress in its economic growth and development strides, it is essentially because of its very
The CBN caveat on banks’ profits carries implications
Marcel OkekeSeptember 25, 2023
A seemingly innocuous memo from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to all banks regarding their audited financial results in the
Market forces turn their back on Nigerian economy
Marcel OkekeSeptember 19, 2023
The original headline for this piece, which came in the form of a question, (Are market forces failing Nigeria?), was necessitated by
Zeroing in on airlines in Nigeria’s FX crisis
Marcel OkekeSeptember 11, 2023
The multifaceted and unfathomable challenges posed by acute shortage of foreign exchange (hard currencies) in Nigeria are unfolding
Are foreign investors deserting Nigeria?
Marcel OkekeSeptember 4, 2023
It is a sheer paradox that the more Nigeria tries to woo foreign investors, the more those investors flee in droves from the country.
CBN: How much, really, is Nigeria’s external reserve?
Marcel OkekeAugust 28, 2023
The deafening silence of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since JP Morgan’s very shocking revelation a few weeks ago that Nigeria’s