US To Export Oil: Nigeria loses revenue and market by 2014
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org Since the 1973 oil embargo imposed on United States by Arab oil producing nations, United States has not relented in pursuit of strategies to make America energy secured and sufficient. The energy security was paramount to United States because of its dependency on foreign oil especially in the troubled Middle East. American modern industrial complex is run on oil and she cannot afford t... more
Views: 2530Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is Nigeria's greatest link not weakest
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org It was an interesting and engaging article - Ngozi Iweala: Nigeria's weakest link- written by one Sonala Olumhense. It was not that the piece was illuminating the encumbrances in the affairs of Nigeria’s contemporary democratic dispensation that made it compelling but for the acute misunderstanding on the role and achievements of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in her capacity... more
Views: 1524Nigeria @ 52: Strongholds of Nation Building - Determination and Patriotism Are Lacking
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org/ Here we are again, another independence anniversary and this time around Nigeria is 52 years. What is Nigeria has to show for this middle age of 52? Two third of Nigerians are living in abject poverty, surviving with less than one dollar a day. This implies that many of our fellow country men and women especially children go to bed on hungry stomachs. In most cases, the f... more
Views: 1184Mitt Romney Policy on Africa Needs Specificity
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential candidate erstwhile ago took a foreign trip to Britain, Israel and Poland to bolster his foreign policy credentials but there was no African visit. Mitt Romney has an overview policy on his website on Africa. But Romney was less specifics on his African plan. According to Mitt’s Plan which was captioned, “Bolster Economic Ties and the Rule of La... more
Views: 1421Gov. Obi: Jobs as antidote to insecurity and criminality in Anambra
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org/ The fundamental role of government, which is without doubt the most important function of government, is the protection of life and property. Anambra State’s center of normality is being swept away and distorted by insecurity. The adverse effect of this phenomenon contributed immensely to the retardation of economic growth in both urban and rural areas of Anambra State. Ca... more
Views: 1255Nigeria 5,000 Naira note: What is Central Bank of Nigeria thinking?
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org How long will it take Nigerian policy makers to come out from their self imposed bubble and comprehend that policy decision they made can have adverse consequences. We all wake up one bright morning; the next thing we heard was that Sanusi’s Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) will introduce a 5,000 naira banknote in the circulation in nearest future. The most perplexing q... more
Views: 2573GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA: AFRIPOL PERSON OF THE MONTH
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org Afripol Person of the month: Governor Rochas Okorocha In a life of a nation there comes a time that self-doubt and civilization break down obstructs a nation’s progress. Without mincing words, this is the place Nigeria has found herself. Nigeria needs men and women of good will and patriots to save the nation from rusting and delving into oblivion. ... more
Views: 1124Otedola's Zenon: Strategic Opportunities and Investments
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org/ Zenon Petroleum and Gas needs to move into oil exploration and refinery Femi Otedola has taken Zenon Petroleum and Gas to its greater heights in the area of petroleum products marketing and distribution. As the president and chief executive officer, he has accomplished tremendous task of making Zenon a household name in Nigeria and beyond. The global respected capitalistic and flagship jour... more
Views: 1318Hillary Clinton in Africa: Safari or Policy driven Trip?
Region: NigeriaIf you have not heard, Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of States was in Senegal on her official 11-day African trip that will take her to Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Ghana and maybe Nigeria. In capital city of Dakar she addressed Senegalese policy makers, scholars, politicians and bureaucrats at University of Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar. When she gets to Ghana she will attend the b... more
Views: 1379Obasanjo and Babangida: Re-enforcing Peace with Joint statement
Region: Nigeriahttp://afripol.org Henry Kissinger, the global geo-political icon furthered the thesis on what was called "Big Talk" and with Nigeria's growing insecurity the joint statement by former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida can be rated in that important category. Big talks can be consequential and when managed properly with necessary implementation it can bear fruit. Henry Kis... more
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