ECONOMY - 23 APR 2018
Africa at Work for Women
Why are women over-represented in low income and less secure jobs?
ECONOMY - 18 APR 2018
N-Power or No Power?
We explore how impactful the N-Power scheme has been on youth unemployment in Nigeria.
ECONOMY - 11 APR 2018
Jobs cannot be created by force
African leaders often try and create jobs by fiat or decree, to the economic detriment of citizens.
ECONOMY - 09 APR 2018
Why the Government should not pay ransoms
Moral hazard tells us that paying for the release of aducted Nigerians may do more harm than good
ECONOMY - 06 APR 2018
What’s She got to do with It?
We show the benefits of female empowerment through the four factors of production.
ECONOMY - 27 MAR 2018
The story behind Nigerian cinemas
Nigeria has a healthy cinema heritage, but do we have a cinema culture to support New Nollywood?
ECONOMY - 21 MAR 2018
After Oil comes?
Fighting imports is a distraction from the need to diversify exports and developing competitive industries
ECONOMY - 12 MAR 2018
Why are banks not lending to agriculture?
We discuss the importance of allocating more credit to agriculture in Nigeria.
ECONOMY - 04 MAR 2018
Girl power: why the numbers are distracting
Are women in power distracting us from the real gender issues?
ECONOMY - 26 FEB 2018
Nigeria does not have 180 million people
All population numbers are inaccurate, but Nigeria's population numbers go beyond realism.
ECONOMY - 22 FEB 2018
A new minimum wage won’t be a silver bullet for Nigerian workers
We break down the case for a higher minimum wage in Nigeria.
ECONOMY - 19 FEB 2018
The solution to long-run growth in Nigeria
Investment can drive Nigeria's economy for a while, but technology is the only answer to long-term growth.
ECONOMY - 16 FEB 2018
Nigeria and the lack of affordable housing
There are not enough affordable homes in Nigeria, a problem exacerbated by high interest rates and land laws
ECONOMY - 13 FEB 2018
On Lekki Toll Gate Prices
We take a look at the recent toll price hike that Lekki residents have had to face.
ECONOMY - 01 FEB 2018
Four charts showing Nigeria's Unemployment Problems
We know Nigeria has an unemployment problem, but just how bad is it? And is it much worse in certain regions?
ECONOMY - 21 JAN 2018
Four charts that show how Nigeria's economy has improved
After riding a wave of recession through most of 2016 and 2017, green shoots show the economy is picking up