2 min read Summary: According to the United Nations World Population Prospect survey, Nigeria’s population is projected to reach 339 million by 2050, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of […]
Economy
How Smart Investments in Technology Can Beef up Africa’s Economy – Noble Banadda
5 min read Summary: Given the importance of agriculture/livestock farming in economic growth, African countries must invest in cutting-edge technology and strategies to boost livestock breeding productivity and quality. The […]
Key Findings from EFInA Agents Survey: A tall order for financial inclusion in Nigeria – Henry Chukwu
4 min read Summary: Agent banking has evolved into a major driver of financial inclusion, especially in underserved areas. Although this is a positive strategy for achieving the financial inclusion […]
Need for Creative Tax Policies Amid Recession
5 min read Summary: With the current global challenges, there is a need for the adjustment of fiscal policy initiatives to reduce the impact of the recession on the economy. […]
Nigeria Needs New National Business Model to Progress – Soludo
2 min read Summary: For the past fifty-eight years, Nigeria has been heavily dependent on crude oil revenues for running the economy. According to estimates, the crude oil economy phase […]
Reconstructing Nigeria for Prosperity (2) -by Charles Soludo
7 min read Summary: Nigeria’s federalism has played a significant role in the country’s current state of systemic collapse. Because the regional government relied on the federal government for entitlements, […]
Reconstructing Nigeria for Prosperity (1), By Charles Soludo
In my 2005 National Democracy Day Lecture, I strongly argued that “for sustainable democracy, fundamental changes are required in the constitution, the electoral system, the fiscal federalism, as well as […]
Economic and Institutional Restructuring for the Next Nigeria – Charles Soludo
10 min read Summary: Since oil will be history in some twenty years to come, future economic restructuring must endeavor to place Nigeria at a level where it can compete […]
A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO, GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AT THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON CASH HANDLING, AUTOMATION AND MANAGEMENT HELD AT THE PROTEA HOTEL, LEKKI, LAGOS FROM 9TH – 10TH AUGUST, 2005
Protocol It is my pleasure to address you at this second edition ofthe “National Seminar on Cash Handling, Automation andManagement” organized by the Financial Institutions TrainingCentre (FITC), in collaboration with […]
African Countries Need to Seize Opportunities Created by US-China Tensions, By Mzukisi Qobo and Mjumo Mzyece
The unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War years. Back then, African countries were positioned like pawns […]