How a Giant Lost its Size – A Fairy Tale Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu The African continent is full … More
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The Oba Carnival: My View
The Oba Carnival: My View Money Palaver By George Eze Emeghara Many, many years ago I had an encounter with … More
Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Curse
Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Curse Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Many things are perplexing about ‘the geographical contraption’ called Nigeria. … More
Summersaulting Into Irrelevance
Somersaulting Into Irrelevance Money Palaver By George Eze Emeghara One of the big news stories of the past week was … More
The Indices ( and Appendices) of a Downturn
The Indices (and Appendices) of a Downturn Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Businesses are meant to thrive. This is why … More
Satchets Of Survival
Satchets Of Survival. Money Palaver By George Eze Emeghara It is no longer news that the times are hard in … More
Plan B: Are You for Exit or Exeat?
Penny Wisdom Plan B: Are You for Exit or Exeat? By Emeka Uzoatu Something about Nigeria and its beleaguered economy … More
It’s Stats Stupid!
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Back then in the USA, it was someone in Bill Clinton’s campaign team, as they … More
Passing the Buck for Nigeria’s Development Failings
Passing the Buck for Nigeria’s Development Failings Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Over time, Nigeria has exhibited a great skill … More
CBN, Single Exchange Rate and the Rest of Us
Penny Wisdom CBN, Single Exchange Rate and the Rest of Us By Emeka Uzoatu By now, the reality that the … More
Our Menu and the Swallow Wars
By Emeka Uzoatu As the economic stranglehold in the country tightened, all were being swayed by its multifarious tentacles. Most … More
Costs, Cuts and Boycottables
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Not many still recollect the vibrant thinker, politician and Africanist Mazi Mbonu Ojike. Yet even … More
Weathering the Imminent Storm
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Nigeria has never slacked in the search for solutions to its umpteen problems. Like back … More
The Bad Example of Zenith Bank
The Bad Example of Zenith Bank By Dulue Mbachu When the news broke some weeks ago that Zenith Bank had … More
Budgeting on Shoe Strings
Penny Wisdom Budgeting on Shoe Strings By Emeka Uzoatu Today we’ll dwell on the shoe. Yes, that popular apparel of … More
Enter the Covid-19 Millionaires
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu At last, the novel Covid19 virus is getting its mojo back. After months of endless … More
Between Accelerating Inflation and Spiking Unemployment
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu In Greek mythology, Odysseus had to sail home between the shoal Scylla and the whirlpool … More
Keeping Up With the Joneses (and Kardashians)
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Over time, the management of personal finance(s) has coped with a whole ‘lotta’ problems. However, … More
Northern Youth as Solomon’s Heirs
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Woke up the other day to the news that certain youths from the northern side … More
Of Slaves, Slavery and Situations
Penny Wisdom By Emeka Uzoatu Not many may have managed to spare the thought, I can swear. But the singular … More