Sheriffdeen Tella
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- 12
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- Sep 27, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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On CBN, MPR and investments (opens the original)
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria took a bold step last week. The Committee dropped the monetary policy rate with a bang. It was long overdue, but the drop was more than expected. The CBN reset the monetary policy rate from 26 per cent to 23 per cent. The action was at the 370th meeting of the Committee, and it was a cut of 350 basis points, justified by moderating inflation, exchange rate stability, improvement in foreign exchange market liquidity, and accretion to th
Tackling the renewed inflation (opens the original)
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Every time we talk about the cost of living, we’re also talking about inflation, or rising prices. We seem to live with it every day and should be used to it. But the damage that inflation causes to a nation, businesses, and individuals makes it difficult to ignore. It negatively affects production, productivity, income and revenue, living standards, and economic growth. It therefore promotes poverty and corruption, hastens nutrition-related diseases, disrupts schooling, and promotes insecurity.
Poverty: Politics of stomach versus physical infrastructure (opens the original)
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While awaiting accountability from state governors and legislators on how they applied their share of the savings from oil subsidy removal, some facts can be deduced about why citizens did not feel the positive impacts of the humongous allocations to lower levels of government. Emerging statements from federal government actors indicate what the federal government expected state governments to do with the shared funds. The federal government expected state governments to clear outstanding wages
On fuel subsidy and shameless electricity delinquency (opens the original)
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The last few days have seen discussion of two interrelated issues of economic significance to improving production and output, raising productivity and living standards. We cannot afford to ignore the debate. The first issue is the reintroduction of fuel subsidy, according to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the second concerns electricity supply, including potential supply from Ghana at some cost. Talks on fuel subsidy could centre on the Federal Government providing support for existi
Political campaign: Time for accountability (opens the original)
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Transparency and accountability are hallmarks of enduring democracy. Lately, the federal government has started demonstrating its desire for enduring democracy by opening up on how savings from fuel subsidy removal were distributed and spent. Fortunately, INEC has lifted the lid on the campaign, and the time for accountability is here. Too many positive things or activities are happening at the same time. The Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, declared that N15.8tn was saved from the removal of
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