Category: Analysis

Northwest: The Lion’s Share of Tinubu’s Projects.

  By Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation. The Lagos Illusion The viral chart bundles together national infrastructure—federal...

Wike wins as PDP eats the humble pie!

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058   “Does it then mean that the PDP is out of the woods? Not really! Party leaders still have to...

From Devaluation to Domination: How Tinubu’s Exchange Rate Reforms Turned the Naira into Nigeria’s Export Engine

  By Tanimu Yakubu When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a...

Lessons from Brazil and South Africa

By abiodun Komolafe The best way to view the Nigerian nation is that it stands at a critical juncture. The central question is how to transform it from its current state...

AI as the new indolence, that Netanyahu call, Salah’s tweet and our Kwam mentality (2)

By Hassan Gimba But in reality, they do not know who they are, having become vessels for the new indolence that has deprived them of self-awareness and natural...

Nigeria: Why Brazil. Yes, Brazil

Nigeria: Why Brazil. Yes, Brazil By Sunday Dare Three visits in less than a year. That is not mere coincidence, it is deliberate strategy. And as usual, disingenuous...

My presentation to FEC on Thirdmainland bridge, carter bridge distorted-Umahi

  The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, says his presentation to the Federal Executive Council about Lagos bridges was distorted on social media. ‎Umahi said...

What does ‘the Economy is Stable’ mean?

  By Yemi Kale I try to stay away from unnecessary debates but let me offer my own view from a purely technical and economist perspective (for education purposes...

A Tale of Two Reforms – Why Nigeria Must Not Blink

A Tale of Two Reforms – Why Nigeria Must Not Blink By O’tega Ogra Economic reform is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has...

Re-Daily Trust Editorial: ResponsibIe Critique Requires Fact Driven Narratives

Re-Daily Trust Editorial: ResponsibIe Critique Requires Fact Driven Narratives A recent editorial by Daily Trust paints an exaggerated and unbalanced portrait of Nigeria...