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2021 Proposed Budget Review: Galloping Spending, Weakening Revenues
Galloping Spending, Weakening Revenues The 2021 budget was presented in the context of a global pandemic that has not…
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EMEFIELE : Economy Could Emerge from Recession by Q1 2021
Being Gov. Godwin Emefiele’s Address at the 55th Annual Bankers Dinner held at Lagos, Nigeria on 27 November 2020…
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#EndSARS: CBN Governor, v. 20 Others: An Examination of the Issues Arising
Introduction In an earlier article series1, we examined the extent and limitation of the powers of regulatory agencies and financial…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Has Failed The Naira!
It is very painful: the Central Bank of Nigeria has failed the naira. This Bloomberg piece explains it all. Since…
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IS Missing the Recapitalisation Deadline a Death Sentence?
What started like the most appropriate action to enable the insurance industry in Nigeria regain its respect and return…
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BUA, DANGCEM and the Politics of Border Economics
That the recent news publication and reaction by stakeholders elicited a reaction before the information became public is irrelevant, yet…
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Politics as a circus
Sylvester Asoya The Medieval and Renaissance periods gave the world interesting court jesters. These clowns, who were also called fools,…
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The #ENDSARS Protests: A Fundamental Lesson in Democratic Governance
I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests.…
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Why Treasury Bills at 2% is actually a good thing
While the current prevailing rate of 2% might not be good news for investors, the low rates could be better…
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NESG v CBN :Lessons Learnt and Takeaways
“If plan ‘A’ doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 204 if you’re in Japan.” – Claire Cook, Seven Year Switch The…
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