A keynote lecture presented at Green Economics Institute 11th Annual Conference at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, England on the 29th of July 2016. The moderator was Miriam Kennet, the CEO of the Green Economics Institue.
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Corruption
Is Britain More Corrupt Than Nigeria?
Is Britain More Corrupt Than Nigeria? Corruption occurs in every nation and at all levels in systemic and non-systemic forms. To compare corruption in Nigeria with that in Britain is equivalent to an episode of severe schizophrenia. Capital flight, as it functions in the arena of corruption, happens because of…
Corruption
Is the TSA a Panacea to Corruption?
Is the TSA a Panacea to Corruption? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a diehard neoliberal, adopted the Treasury Single Account (TSA). This was when she was Minister of Finance under the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan. The TSA is a monetary tool introduced to reduce the cost of borrowing in a debt-stricken neoliberal world….
Devalued Naira or Devalued Republic?
Nigeria is still in its “supposed” anti-corruption mode from a governance perspective, but the current state of the economy is not going to permit its success no matter how hard the country tries or well-meaning the leaders might be. There is a highly overlooked aspect of corruption that directly results…