IMF | Intervention

ASUU-FG Crisis: How It Takes No More Than a Week to Resolve, Why It Might Take Much, Much Longer

Posted By: adminon: August 16, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, buhari, Charlie-Charlie, IMFNo CommentsViews:

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU)-Federal Government stalemate remains the biggest story in town in Nigeria today considering the number of persons affected – students a... Read more

Economist Faults Intervention on Debt Moratorium, Calls Domestic Debt Nigeria’s Time Bomb

Posted By: adminon: May 17, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Cross-border finance, Debt Moratorium, Domestic debts, IMF, Privatisation, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Time-bomb, VenezuelaNo CommentsViews:

A Development economist and a constructive critic of Intervention has faulted the platform’s story yesterday, (See “Is Debt Moratorium on the Table in the Turbulence of Negotiating Buhari’s... Read more

Awaiting IMF’s Impending Move on the Nigerian Economy

Posted By: adminon: March 27, 2017In: FlashbackTags: ERGP, IMF, Indonesia, Reuters, StatismNo CommentsViews:

Awaiting IMF’s Impending Move on the Nigerian Economy If Reuters is to be believed, the International Monetary Fund, (IMF) is to issue its verdict on the Nigerian economy in the next f... Read more

OBJ Vs Buhari: One Way Out of a Historical Conflict

Posted By: adminon: November 28, 2016In: GovernanceTags: APC, Bongos Ikwue, Dr Ibrahim Ayagi, General Sani Abacha, Goodluck Jonathan, IBB, IMF, Muhammadu Buhari, Nasir el-Rufai, NASS, NITEL, OBASANJO, PDPNo CommentsViews:

Bongos Ikwue, the legendary musician, recently paraphrased the clincher that the only fight one ever wins is the fight one doesn’t ge... Read more

ASUU Versus FG: Nigeria’s 30 Year War Without Remedy

Posted By: adminon: November 18, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Abacha, Abdulsalami, Africa, ASUU, Babangida, Bukola Saraki, CBN, FG, IMF, Jonathan, NCC, NNPC, OBASANJO, Prof Ogunyemi, PSI, PTDF, Uganda, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, universities, World BankNo CommentsViews:

Universities in Africa remain a battleground. Makerere University in Uganda, a senior member of the club of the most prestigious universities in Africa in those days is currently under lock... Read more

How Global Primacy Over China Will Tutor Trump on Africa

Posted By: adminon: November 15, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, AFRICOM, Australia, CHINA, DONALD TRUMP, DRC, Europe, FDI, FOCAC, George W. Bush, Germany, GWOT, Hilary Clinton, IMF, Iraq, James Woolsey, Japan, Kenyan, Obama, USNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja Punditry is already getting it wrong, going hysterical about how Donald doesn’t have one idea about Africa, how empty of Africa his own map of the world is. Others are afraid... Read more

Tanzanian Opposition Leader to Nigeria: Come and Take President Magufuli Off Our Back

Posted By: adminon: November 13, 2016In: GovernanceTags: CCM, DONALD TRUMP, Hilary Clinton, IMF, Jakaya Kikwete, NLC, President Magufuli, Professor Baregu, Professor Okello Oculi, Tanzanian, United States, World BankNo CommentsViews:

Part 1 By Adagbo ONOJA Professor Mwesiga Baregu, the Stanford educated Tanzanian political scientist would be the first to tell you that he was the chief strategist of the opposition in that... Read more

Upsets in Projected Preponderance of Women in Power Globally

Posted By: adminon: October 06, 2016In: FlashbackTags: African, Angela Merkel, Brazil, CHINA, Dilma Rousseff, Dr. Nkosana Zuma, Germany, IMF, Liberia, Mrs Hilary Clinton, Park Geun-Hye, Sir leaf Johnson, South Korea, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, UN, UNSCNo CommentsViews:

The expected preponderance of women in power as from 2017 has suffered severe setbacks within the last few months. By the earlier projection, a woman contender was expected to win the Secret... Read more

China’s Experiment in Djibouti

Posted By: adminon: October 05, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Africa, Beijing, CHINA, CMA, Djibouti, Elmi Ahmed, Ethiopia, Europe, Gulf of Aden, IMF, Kuwait, MCA, Middle East, Philippe Danieau, SARL, Saudi Arabia, Somaliland, Turkey, U.A.E., UNICEFNo CommentsViews:

China’s role in Africa is changing from resource extractor to long-term strategic partner. Djibouti is a prime example. By François Dubé for The Diplomat On April 8, 2016 China’s Ministry of... Read more

Ten Most Dramatic Comments on Sale of National Assets in Nigeria Since 1985

Posted By: adminon: September 26, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: Alhaji Muazu Hamisu Shira, Aliko Dangote, Atiku & el-Rufai, Ayuba Waba, Bukola Saraki, Chief Fajemirokun, IMF, MAN, NEPA, NITEL, NLC Leader, NNPC, OBASANJO, Prof. Bayo Olukoshi, Senator George Akume, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Senator Shehu SaniNo CommentsViews:

In Nigeria, whether to sell existing stock of national assets or not has been the debate for the past thirty or more years since the Ibrahim Babangida regime started it all in 1985. In 2016,... Read more