Bricklayer
CategoryA Tale of an Economy
So a couple of macroeconomic reports poured in over the last few months, and I’ve taken a couple of NBS’ latest infographics and tried to ..
The Statistician-General’s Explanation of the New Unemployment Figure
Unemployment in Nigeria has fallen from 28% to 6.4%!!! Sai Buhari! He promised to reduce unemployment and he’s done it even before he’s be..
The Bricklayer’s Explanation to Why High Prices Persist After Fuel Scarcity
As much as we tend to grumble when transport price rises during fuel scarcity, we see the fuel queues and admit the deservedness of the pr..
The Bricklayer’s Guide to Understanding Nigeria’s Persistent Fuel Scarcity
Some of you have sat in fuel queues over the last couple of weeks, sweltering in the heat, wondering why in a nation so blessed with milk ..
The Bricklayer’s Explanation of N10 Reduction in Fuel Price
Yesterday, the Minister of petroleum surprised Nigerians by announcing the reduction of pump fuel price from N97 to N87. The first thing I..
The Bricklayer’s Breakdown of Nigeria’s Proposed 2015 Budget
The theme of 2014’s Budget was ‘inclusive budget’. Whether it was indeed inclusive or not is debatable. Given the current economic climate..
The Bricklayer’s Explanation to Oil Price Fall, Naira Devaluation & Everything Else
So I logged into Nigerian Twitter yesterday afternoon and found people abusing economists and financial analysts for speaking in jargons a..
The Bricklayer’s Explanation to the Nigeria’s GDP Rebase
If you’re reading this, then it means by some special power of tolerance, you’re not yet sick and tired of hearing about Nigeria’s rebasin..
Does Patriotism Affect Economic Development?: An Independence Day Experiment
I woke up to “Happy Independence Day!” texts and somewhere down my stream of thoughts, I began to wonder what role patriotism plays in eco..