As Nigerians Decide In 2015

Abraham Adonduwa. They have told us a littany of lies. First they would not run then they would and…


How Many Nigerians are Choosing Neutrality?

  Bukola Bolarinwa. On a recent taxi ride in Abuja, I asked the driver whom he would be voting…


The Nigerian Banking Reforms of 2005 May Have Shielded The Economy From The 2008 Global Recession

  Professor Lisa Cook.   Abstract. The Nigerian banking system was in crisis for much of…


The Presence of Foreign Troops in Africa's Largest Economy is Comforting And Yet Humiliating; It Also Sets A Bad Precedent

  Editorial Commentary. Sooner or later a house of cards built on a rotten foundation would…


Overcoming Stagnation in Aid-Dependent Countries

By Nicolas van de Walle. Traditional economic theory predicts that capital mobility and…


Globalization And Its Discontents

  By Joseph E. Stiglitz   Reviewed by Benjamin Friedman. Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel…


Urban Economics And Real Estate: Theory And Policy

By John F. McDonald, Daniel P. McMillen. Reviewed by Professor John O. Ifediora. The second edition…


Many African National Economies Continue Their Upward Trajectories; Seventeen Of Them Are Remarkably Impressive

    Steven Radelet. Seventeen emerging African countries—home to more than 300 million…


Economic Growth Requires Love; Certainly Not In Its Common Apprehension

  Paul Cleveland. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I…


African Economies and the Politics of Permanent Crises, 1979 – 1999.

  Nicolas van de Walle. Reviewed by Gail Gerhar. This landmark work presents a searching and…