Africa loses $89 billion annually to tax evasion and theft –Report
Africa is losing nearly $89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more…
Much ado about railroad
By Chinedu Obike Ordinarily, the construction of a rail line should be a source of joy and hailed as an…
Nigeria at 60: Divided We Stand?
We often tell ourselves a lot of beautiful lies in Nigeria. One of my favourite is the saying: “This is…
Africa and COVID-19: The Sick Man of Globalization?
Until African countries can tell their own stories and devise locally-grown policies to solve their problems, no one will take…
How I met my angel: Aregbesola pens inspiring love story to mark wife’s 60th birthday
The Minister of Interior and former Governor of Osun State Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has taken the conventional route reminiscent of…
Much ado about a railroad…
By Chinedu Obike Ordinarily, the construction of a rail line should be a source of joy and hailed as an…
Western capitalism is also subsidized
Lekan Sote Don’t allow anyone to fool you with the cock-and-bull tale that capitalism is only a market-driven economy, and…
Kaduna and the trouble with castrating female rapists
By Abimbola Adelakun Last week Wednesday, the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, announced that he had signed the State Penal…
Why Good Governance is Key to Artificial Intelligence Readiness
By Lillian Barnard The events of 2020 have opened the world’s eyes to digital transformation as never before. Despite many…
Zambia’s call for debt relief triggers fear of domino effect across Africa
As the Covid-19 pandemic induced economic crisis reverberates across mostly commodities based economies in Africa, the world’s second largest copper…