Examples abound of how great nations implement policies to support indigenous industries through protectionist measures that give them a competitive edge in relation to foreign businesses. Such countries accomplish this through legitimate preferential concessions, the award of financial incentives, the…

Corruption is a global phenomenon, and no society is immune to it. According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, while corruption is universally manifest, the challenge is particularly severe in Africa. Its impacts are catastrophic and colossal,…

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, two things about the Nigerian private aviation sector have become common knowledge: business aviation requires a revamp, and Nigerians are gradually shifting their perception towards flying private. While the global aviation industry was…

Governors have been acting tongue-in-cheek in their reactions to last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which stripped them of their suffocating grip over the money meant for local governments in the country. As a collective, the governors unreservedly endorsed…

…patience is needed for the country to reap the fruitful outcomes of the outstanding reforms of President Tinubu’s administration. Shall we then exercise restraint? Shall we pull together at this critical period and prevent those who do not mean well…

A dominant issue in Nigeria today revolves around the protest planned against hardship, slated for between August 1 and 10. It has generated a lot of controversies and will continue to dominate discussions for some time because many are opposed…

Just slightly over a week ago, the political landscape in the United States went 180 degrees with the announcement by President Joe Biden that he was withdrawing from the presidential race. Before then, Biden had been recalcitrant that he would…

The government at the federal and state levels must recognise that this is not business as usual. As the quote attributed to Winston Churchill notes: “never let a good crisis go to waste.” Government must take this as an opportunity…

What’s new in Filmora 13.6: AI Object Remover, Smart Search and more. The power of the documentary should never be underestimated; visual stories these days can inform, entertain, teach and inspire. With recent advances in technology, the tools available to…

The Ogun State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency (OgunInvest), in line with its mandate to sustain the state as an investment destination of choice in Nigeria and beyond, last week, organized an investment webinar in collaboration with international chambers of…

It is clear from all…that a new dawn has emerged for the midstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. With Engineer Ahmed in the saddle, the sector will witness a consolidation of the gains recorded…

Mr Bayo Onanuga Having lent his voice to the efforts of the NADECO coalition to draw attention to the debilitating effects of the Abacha government’s benighted governance of the country — including through protests that crippled economic activity nationwide —…

Any government can easily undermine its credibility if it sends mixed signals on essential policy issues or initiatives, flip-flop from one policy or strategic direction to another, and turn essential socioeconomic frameworks into a yo-yo game. The outcome and resultant…

For the past three weeks, the country has been roiled by a bitter row between the management of Dangote Refinery and oil sector regulatory authorities over the company’s operational demands and standards. This altercation is needless in a polity where…

In most cases, however, increase only answers to pressure. In other cases, increase only answers to demands. The amount of demand you lay on increase, the more of it you get. The more pressure you place on yourself, in search…