Author: Tony Ishiekwene

Why Hike The Cost Of Borrowing By 200 Points In A

Monday, August 1, 2016
In its most recent meeting held Tuesday, 26th July, 2016- last week, the Monetary Policy Committee members voted in favour of hiking the base interest rate, MPR, from 12% to 14% a 2 percent increase or 200 basis points thus increasing the cost of borrowing across the money and Capital markets in ...

Naira Is Grossly Undervalued: Why Nigeria Should Not Devalue Its Currency

Friday, January 29, 2016
In the midst of what appear to be Economic crisis to the unwary, and the mischievous calls by some quot;Economist quot; for a further depreciation of the Nigerian Naira, I would call on President Buhari, Finance minister Kemi Adeosun and Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele never to succumb to ...

BUHARINOMICS- Need For Value Based Budgeting And Regular Budget Performance Revi

Tuesday, December 29, 2015
At President-elect Muhamadu Buhari rsquo;s Presidential pre-inauguration gala night at the Conference Hall of Amso International Hotel, Wuse, Abuja on the 27th of May, 2015 I presented a paper on behalf of the Progressive Solidarity Forum- for which I was the global Spokes perso ...

BUHARINOMICS- The Case For Value Based Budgeting System!

Thursday, December 17, 2015
At President-elect Muhamadu Buhari rsquo;s Presidential pre-inauguration gala night at the Conference Hall of Amso International Hotel, Wuse, Abuja on the 27th of May, 2015 I presented a paper on behalf of the Progressive Solidarity Forum- for which I was the global Spokes perso ...

The Blame Game: Okonjo-Iweala Guilty As Charged By Oshiomole?

Monday, July 6, 2015
This debate is getting ridiculous The likes of quot;Buska, quot; Pastor Joe, would want an outstanding Governor Aragbesola of Osun state to be punished for the quot;sins quot; of ex-president Jonathan and his marauding, itchy-fingered PDP acolytes, who clearly stole the country blind; but in a ...

Why Deltans Should Vote For Emerhor/abanum Apc Governorship Ticket On 11/04/2015

Monday, April 6, 2015
Buhari and APC has won the Presidency and APC would control both the Executive and the two arms of the National Assembly from 29th May, 2015. As it now stands, after last Saturdays PDP criminality and vote rigging in the Presidential and NASS elections, Delta state has no APC Senator nor any House o ...

Again Nigerian Leaders Desert Their People

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Time after time Nigerian leaders only crave for the trappings and glory of leadership positions- Super duper Private Jets, Plenty of Awufu good Food and Drinks- but always do AWOL (abscond), when it comes to taking responsibilities for the top positions of leadership they occupy. Nigeri ...

NIGERIA: A COUNTRY WITH TOO MANY MORONS

Friday, January 31, 2014
I was having a debate with a Nigerian friend, resident in Nigeria, recently and he bemoaned their fate, complaining there was no light, bad roads, no decent hospitals and most towns have no portable drinking water. I asked him: why do you have so much corrupt, semi-illiterate leaders across the boa ...

Why We Must All Do Our Bits To Make Nigeria A Functional Country

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Mrs. Goodluck Jonathan's mum was in Germany earlier this year for a medical checkup. She died a few months later in a car accident on a bad road in Port Harcourt. Ironically, the same road that killed her was then repaired for her funeral. Yemi Adamolekun (The Punch online: Accessed 20/1 ...

How Do We Select Our Leadership?

Thursday, November 14, 2013
I have no doubt, whatsoever that Nigeria has been sorely lacking in making an effective and efficient leadership choice across the board- from the Presidency to the Governorship and unto the local government Chairman and Councillors. We have been unable to Elect our best Eleven for the job, and it ...

HOW DO WE SELECT OUR LEADERSHIP?

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
A Lesson for Anambrarians as the chose a Governor on 16 November, 2013- Segun Dipe's Essay with EKITI STATE'S KAYODE FAYEMI Reference. I have no doubt, whatsoever that Nigeria has been sorely lacking in making an effective and efficient leadership choice across the board- from the Presid ...

ARE NIGERIANS TOO ACADEMIC DEGREES CONSCIOUS?

Thursday, October 31, 2013
Something tells me that Nigerians, whether at home, or in Diaspora, are very highly educated, indeed one of the most educated people in the whole wide world. We love academics, and it will not be too far from the truth, if I say that Nigeria has the highest number of persons per capita ( Degree hold ...

Lagos State Public Debts—Much Ado About Nothing!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
There has been so much brouhaha in the Nigerian media, including print and the electronic media especially some private bloggers who recently out of either malice or ignorance have presented to the public the unsustainable public debt levels of Lagos state, which to me, and any enlightened economi ...
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