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Still on culture, private and public work ethics, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, March 16 -- Reflecting on my approximately thirty years of work in the organised private sector in Nigeria, one thing that is clear is how so like my previous seven years of work in the feder... Read More


Iran, oil, and naked power, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, March 9 -- The ongoing war against Iran by the United States (codenamed "Operation Epic Fury") and Israel has wrought considerable damage to the Islamic Republic. Even if arguments could be f... Read More


Nigeria, all poster, no economics, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, March 2 -- When the World Bank recently described Nigeria as the poster economy for reform globally it came across as condescending. Responding to my concerns, a friend asked, "In which other... Read More


June 12, kayfabe, and defining moments, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The events leading up to and succeeding the elections of 12 June, 1993, were remarkable in several respects in Nigeria's political (and if all their consequences are included, econo... Read More


Citizens versus taxpayers, behind Nigeria's productivity dilemma, ByUddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- If you can, however briefly, ignore the debate over whether, in its policymaking, the federal government should see Nigerians as citizens rather than as taxpayers, then, the Tinubu ... Read More


The conspiracies that shape the African mind, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- I have told this story before. But it bears re-telling in the current circumstances. More than 30 years ago, a friend was involved in a car accident. He was driving back home in th... Read More