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In one of my articles in year 2005 on incessant industrial actions in Nigeria, I argued that labour’s resort to industrial action over demand for wage increase is a misplaced priority. My argument then, was, instead of embarking on “strike” over wage increase, Labour should at all times, demand for accountability and transparency from the… […]Read More

As a testament to Samsung’s commitment to developing best-in-class products to meet the ever-changing needs of its consumers, the maker of consumer electronics has launched into the Nigerian market the most advanced smartphones in its stable, the Galaxy S7 Edge and S7. The devices were formally unveiled on Wednesday, March 23rd at a launch event… […]

As a person who aspires to become an exceptional or, at least, a competent professional, one often discovers certain core skills that need to be mastered, and obstacles that must be overcome if one is to realize the dream. For many knowledge workers, one of such challenges relates to producing quality reports that provide the… […]

Hard times await any politically exposed persons (PEPs) and those working in the private sector  who indulge in any form of economic and financial crimes, as the House of Representatives is set to commence debate on a new legislation that seeks to establish specialised courts to try all economic and financial crimes. The amended Bill… […]

Aside the Boko Haram insurgency, the frequent Fulani herdsmen and farmer’s clashes across the country is the most urgent security threat to the country at the moment. Although such clashes have been going on for years, the inability of the government to stop it is now emboldening groups to go on wholesale massacres and elimination… […]

With the 2016 budget now passed by the National Assembly and a N3trillion war chest, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari says it is set to take on the struggling Nigerian economy and is promising it will win. Analysts said last night that the  package and the stimulus budget would aid the growth in GDP… […]

Most Nigerians are aware that our economy is in dire straits. The economic indices bear witness: low oil prices, foreign exchange scarcity resulting in rationing, low Naira value against foreign currencies, growing inflation, chronic fuel scarcity, electric power scarcity, worsening unemployment and overall low GDP growth. Many other comparative indices are also on the decline:… […]

I am sure that politicians are aware that the world is moving ahead and no nation will wait for Nigeria in its quest for development. But I am not too sure if politicians really know the distinguishing line between economics and politics. In Nigeria, issues of national development are often mixed with politics such that… […]

South Africa’s deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted earlier this month in the economy class of a commercial flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg. In February, the country’s embattled finance minister Pravin Gordhan had won plaudits for doing the same after delivering what is widely believed to have been a fine budget speech. Mr Gordhan… […]Read More

Written by Uday Seth Uday Seth provides five unanswered questions that he says will ‘hamstring’ Google Hands Free in its quest to become the primary payment method in stores. Last month, Google began piloting Hands Free – a new payments platform on Android phones for in-store transactions – at certain Silicon Valley retail locations, including […]

It would be difficult to find a program that better exemplifies the word “failure” than the Pentagon’s “train and equip” effort in Syria. Last May, US Central Command issued a hilariously absurd press release outlining what was quite obviously going to be a disastrous effort to arm rebel fighters. “The US military and partner forces […]Read More

Just one more cut in rates more negative and just a little more ETF buying and bond purchases and we are sure the Japanese will start spending as wages rise… 4th monthly decline in a row and absent the tsunami and tax-hike reaction, this is the worst drop since Dec 2010… At what point do […]