By Blaise Udunze It is not only questionable but an aberration that a nation where over 38million Nigerians remain financially excluded, where trust in institutions is...
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s national mood is tense. The country is facing economic hardship, insecurity, public distrust in institutions, and an increasingly widening gap between citizens...
By Blaise Udunze At the Annual Bankers’ Dinner, when the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, recently stated that Nigeria had “turned a...
By Blaise Udunze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 303rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting arrived at a time of unprecedented tension within the Nigerian economy....
By Blaise Udunze Obviously, one would say that the macroeconomic indicators are finally pointing in the right direction, yet, daily realities for households and businesses tell...
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria is undergoing one of the stormiest periods in the history of its post-independence. This is not because of global oil shock, recession,...
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s financial system is flashing red, and not because of a scarcity of money. Ironically, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the...
By Blaise Udunze The Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to take full control of government securities issuance has been described by some as a bold move...
By Blaise Udunze In a welcome display of policy sensitivity and economic rationality, the Federal Government has suspended the planned 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on...
By Blaise Udunze In today’s Nigeria, one uncomfortable truth has become glaring that the fiscal authority collects, but it does not build. It borrows, but it...
