Plastic bag bans in Africa: Reality or fantasy?
Tunisia and Kenya recently joined the ranks of African countries banning the use of plastic bags – but poor waste management and
Acting President Osinbajo expresses concern over country’s economy, says it’s Nigeria’s “worst challenge”
Nigeria’s acting president, Yemi Osinbajo reveals on Monday that the country’s economy is the “biggest challenge of
Increased spending fails to spike healthcare outcomes in Nigeria, Africa
*New public-private partnership models advocated… Despite increased spending on healthcare in the public and private sectors
Markets wrap: Stocks meander, Pound rises in holiday-hit trading
Global stocks were mixed and the dollar was flat as the latest comments from a Fed official offered little to excite traders amid thin
OPEC is falling short on its promise to do ‘whatever it takes’ to stabilize oil prices
Few days back, 25th March, OPEC met market expectations by extending the OPEC and non-OPEC crude oil production cuts enacted on
Nigeria’s poor power supply linked to inadequate financial investment, consumer sabotage
Inadequate financial investment and poor consumer appreciation of the challenges in the power sector have been adduced as reasons for
High treasury bills yield rates crowding out real sector as lenders, investors look more to treasury market
The current returns on Federal Government bonds and treasury bills at between 13.6 percent and 18.5 percent are serving as
Musings on the 2017 Budget
By Anthony Aziegbemi, PhD, Econs The 2017 Budget, known as the budget of growth and recovery is designed not only to get the country
Nigeria produced 5.7 million tons of rice in 2016
The total paddy production in Nigeria in 2016 has been estimated at 17,487,562 metric tons, leaving a balance of about 11.4 million
Africa ‘hemorrhaging’ billions in illicit financial flows- Experts
Africa loses an estimated $50 billion a year to illicit financial flows, leaving governments strapped for cash and dependent on