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 federal civil service the former was. Yes, 30 years ago, there were no senior staff retreats or strategy sessions in the federal civil service - the Buhari administration made it a thing where one of our big consulting outfits (we will return to this theme) regularly awarded it outrageous performance scores. Neither were there personnel who had clearly defined key performance indicators (KPIs) attached to their job functions. Nor was any civil servant's pay tied to these measures of performance. Career fast-tracks for high-octane staff were unhear...