The concept of Canada joining the United States as its 51st state has long been a…
Category: Local macros
Implications of smaller volumes of lower currency denominations in Nigeria
Once upon a time, you could take a ten Naira note with some coins and get…
A Glance at Nigeria’s Indebtedness
At the end of 2019, the ratio of total public debt to GDP in Nigeria was…
Enabling sub-national competitiveness in Nigeria through taxes
Nigeria is an acclaimed federation, yet its revenue mobilization model contradicts that of a true federation.…
The parallel lines in CBN foreign exchange policy: a tale of pricing and supply
Between 1960 and 1970, foreign exchange (FX) earned in Nigeria was from agricultural exports. The earnings…
Fiscal policies measures that can save the Nigerian economy in this decade
In the beginning of 2020, there was a lot of euphoria on the ousting of a…
A review of the lapse in publishing Nigeria’s unemployment rate
The last attempt at publishing Nigeria’s unemployment rate was in Q3-2018 and the rate stood at…
Should Nigeria’s production be comparative-advantage-biased or competitive-advantage-biased?
To start with, it is important to understand the meaning of the terms – comparative advantage…
Has oil price trend favoured the President Buhari?
Elected as in 2015, Muhammadu Buhari as an incoming president had the faintest idea that oil…
What happens to Nigeria in event of another recession?
In the last six decades, Nigeria slipped into different magnitudes of recessions in thirteen different years.…