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Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria’s president
Tweet LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s acting leader Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as president of Africa’s most populous country, as the body of his predecessor was flown north for a traditional Muslim burial
Read More »7th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) at Columbia University
Tweet The 2010 African Economic Forum, co-hosted by the graduate schools of Business, Law, and International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, brought over 350 people together to discuss key issues facing the continent
Read More »Is Corruption an excuse?
Tweet A couple of weeks ago i taught my students about Corruption and its effects on economic development and I thought to share the main points of our discussion. Let us start by stating
Read More »Stop and Think About It!
Tweet I’m back again with your Friday Fashion Fix! Lately, I’ve been catching this Target commercial where the term ‘Frugalista’ was used to describe their kind of customer. Don’t know what a frugalista is?
Read More »Independent and In the Dark
Tweet October 1st 1960..a day of hope, expectations and joy. Nigeria was born and ready to take on the world, ready to be Africa’s giant….a beacon of hope Several military coups, a bloody civil
Read More »NIgerian Court Grants Bank Chiefs Bail at 100 Million Naira
Tweet A Nigerian high court on Monday granted bail to seven bank chiefs arrested last month in a financial scandal rocking sub-Saharan Africa’s second largest economy. The executives are part of a group of
Read More »Print more Naira? Really?
Tweet The Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Lamido, recently announced plan to print more money if needed to help “save more ailing banks”. This echoes similar ideas that were proposed by certain members
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