Any Sense in Ben Bruce’s Buy-Nigeria Campaign?

By: FEMI OWOEYE TYoruba adage says: “Eni to n gbele lo n pale oku mo. Eni ton sokun, aruwo lasan lon pa,” which literarily means: “The grave diggers are the ones helping to bury the dead, not criers and mourners, who are mere noisemakers.” Most Nigerians are presently feeling the bites of economic comatose, no…

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Why Nigerian Auto Assemblers Must Generate their Own Power

By: ROTIMI ASHER (rotimiasher@motoringworldng.com) [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a serious note, I have often wondered why it is difficult for Nigeria to generate enough megawatts for 24-hour power supply. Sometimes, I have been made to think that our past leaders might have signed a deal with darkness to ensure that, no matter the amount of money sunk into…

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Is Auto Industry Safe in President Buhari’s Hands?

By: FEMI OWOEYE It is understandable that, with the continuous crash of the oil prices in the world market, government has been incapacitated financially. Notwithstanding, in a situation like this, economic theory of Opportunity cost and alternative forgone becomes handy. This is a period when relevant government policies, actions and inactions should naturally favour local…

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And Unto the FRSC: I have These Against Thee

By: ROTIMI ASHER [dropcap]B[/dropcap]aba Ibeji, a commercial transporter, who hails from Western Nigeria, owns a compact Nissan car with which he does interstate commercial transport between Oyo and Ekiti State. On each trip, his car is overloaded with six passengers, two compacted at the front and four sandwiched at the back. He sees nothing wrong…

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