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05/12/2026

Adams Oshiomole is wrong for calling for the nationalisation of MTN. His heated exchange on Arise News shows his ideology has a Marxist bent. Nationalisation has never worked.

04/30/2026

Immigrants are not the problem in South Africa and Ghana

04/24/2026

This country can be fittingly called the Hobbesian Republic of Nigeria because of the inability of the government to fight crime. The primary purpose of government is to safeguard life and property and for this, it has the monopoly of violence. The Nigerian government has failed astonishingly in this regard.

04/16/2026

Freedom fighters don’t often make great leaders. This contradiction is exemplified by Nelson Mandela. By a long stretch, Mandela is the best African leader in modern history largely because of the symbolism of his legacy. Yet, he wasn’t as great a leader when he became president. Activists and freedom fighters don’t often make great leaders.

04/14/2026

Intellectual loneliness.

04/10/2026

The World Bank has revealed that poverty in Nigeria has rised to 63%. This is despite the famed economic reforms of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu. How is it that these economic reforms have not translated to meaningful changes in the lives of Nigerians? Nigeria under Tinubu is an example of growth delusion.

04/09/2026

Why is Nigeria poor and Norway rich despite both countries being oil-producing economies? Indeed, life no balance.

04/06/2026

Why We Need Billionaires

04/02/2026

The senate on Tuesday approved president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s application for a $6 billion loan. This brings Nigeria’s total debt burden to N155 trillion.

03/16/2026

How will Nigeria be affected by the Iran war? I just read a policy brief published by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group titled Boom not Gloom. The brief offers some insights on now the war is an opportunity for Nigeria.

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