CBN maintains 6.25% interest rate: Afripol recommends higher Monetary Policy Rate
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org/afripol/item/200-cbn-maintains-625-interest-rate-after-monetary-policy-committee-deliberation.html Afripol recommends higher Monetary Policy Rate to counteract rising inflation. ... more
Views: 1055Nigerian Banking Bailout and The Anatomy of Toxic debt
Region: Nigeriahttp://www.afripol.org/afripol/item/191-nigerian-banking-bailout-and-the-anatomy-of-toxic-debt.html Nigerian Taxpayers to buy $14.6 Billion of Toxic Debt Taxpayers of Nigeria will be exposed to toxic debts of the past rescued banks and the Nigeria’s Asset Management Corporation (AMCON) is expected to buy $14.6 billion of bad debt to recapitalize the rescued banks. The Asset Management Corporation is... more
Views: 1622Anambra State: Governor Peter obi and the burden of leadership
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org/emeka-chiakwelu/item/189-governor-peter-obi-and-the-burden-of-leadership.html When Henry Kissinger was the United States Secretary of state, Germans refer to him as ‘Unsere eigenen Mann’ which means ‘Our own man ‘ because Henry (Heniz) Kissinger to them is not just only a German American but a favorite one. Governor Obi is ‘Unsere eige... more
Views: 1981President Jonathan comes to Governor Obi’s Anambra State
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org/emeka-chiakwelu/item/169-president-jonathan-comes-to-governor-obi%E2%80%99s-anambra-state.html Anambra State and its people including Governor Obi are making the preparation and putting the finishing touch to receive the August visitor, His Excellency President Goodluck Jonathan on his official visit to the state. The people of the state will come out in mass numbers to receive and show Anam... more
Views: 2708G20 Seoul Summit and Nigeria
Region: NigeriaNigeria for permanent membership. In Seoul, capital city of South Korea the leaders of G20 nations will soon gather again for an important summit. G20 is powerful group of developed and emerging economies that dominate the global economic scene and have a lion share of 95 percent of the world economy. The fundamental purpose of the group is to stabilize the world economy. Without doubt G20 is the place to be and any i... more
Views: 2046Nduka Obaigbena: Afripol person of the week
Region: Nigeriahttp://www.afripol.org/emeka-chiakwelu/item/147-afripol-person-of-the-week.html Nduka Obaigbena is founding Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of THISDAY newspaper and ARISE, the international flagship magazine that is well received around the world. Chairman Obaigbena has done more than any other person in putting Nigeria on a positive limelight. He can be literally called the father of Nigeria's rebranding. Before th... more
Views: 2073Ibrahim Babangida is the hope for Nigeria
Region: Nigeria
Ibrahim Babangida is the devil incarnate to the majority of Nigerians. It is understandable. We all know his numerous sins; they’ve become cliché to all of us. His three most grievous sins, according to mainstream media are: He allegedly murdered one of Nigeria’s finest Journalists, Mr. Dele Giwa in one of the most sophisticated and technically-savvy assassination plots ever witnessed in Nigeria. Eve... more
Views: 1652Competence and zoning in Nigerian politics
Region: NigeriaCompetence is invaluable than zoning in Nigeria Nigeria is coming of age, part of growth and maturity is self examination. This issue of zoning in People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deserves the re-visitation and re-examination in order to determine its relevance at this present polity. The great thing ... more
Views: 3513FG APPROVES RESUCITATION OF TWO DAMS IN KWARA
Region: Nigeria
The Federal Government has approved the resuscitation of two dams in Kwara state, including the Tada-Shonga irrigation dam. This was made known by the Minister of Water Resources, Chief Obadiah Ando, during a courtesy call on Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Executive Governor of Kwara State. He stated that President Goodluck Jonathan was particularly concerned about the occurence of water borne diseases in the country,and he ap... more
Views: 1368NSE MUST BE REVAMPED AND REFORMED
Region: NigeriaEconomic perspective and commentary by Afripol organization www.afripol.org Afripol Organization calls for recalibrating of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for sometime now is encountering numerous problems ranging from illegal and inside trading to financial mismanagement. Stock Exchange Market in global financial circle is seen as the bellwether and presage of ... more
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