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A foreign correspondent first called my attention to it. We were at the same party in Lagos. He leaned forward and whispered in my ear, in a tone that suggested conspiracy and/or gossip, asking if I had heard about the missing $49.8 bn at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). There was a glint in …

Tales of the Unexpected at NNPC and CBN Read More »

Opinion polls commissioned by ANAP Foundation and conducted by NOI Polls (using Gallup methodology) show that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) and his main challenger, Major-General Mohammadu Buhari (Buhari) are currently running neck-to-neck in the 2015 Presidential race. The difference between them in terms of potential votes nation wide is statistically insignificant because it is …

The Ugly Side of Buhari and Jonathan Read More »

Every now and again I read Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the newspapers, where he is speaking in his capacity as Co-Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. Usually, he is making a spirited defence of some “important” positions on national issues which his Committee might be taking. …

Letter to my Countrymen: This National Conference Must Succeed Read More »

I don’t know if anything is true or false. What I do know is that in a Presidential system, various aides and pressure groups try and pull the President towards the direction that they believe is best. Is that not why they even have lobbyists in Washington DC? One does not have to jump on the …

I speak because I want my country to improve – By Atedo N. A. Peterside CON Read More »

By Mr Atedo N. A. Peterside CON, Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Chairman, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Member, National Economic Management Team 06 February 2014 Honourable Minister for Investment, Trade and Industry, Mr Olusegun O. Aganga;  Director General of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh OON; CEO The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar …

Welcome Address at the 5th Edition of the Annual Standard Bank West Africa Investors’ Conference Read More »

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to accept the invitation of this Forum to help outline “What Next after the Privatisation of PHCN Assets?” Before doing so, I must emphasis that there is still some “unfinished business” with the privatisation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Successor Companies and …

WHAT NEXT AFTER PRIVATISATION OF THE PHCN ASSETS? Read More »

Interview by Xan Rice Financial Times: How big is the unmet demand for power in Nigeria? Atedo Peterside: The gospel truth is that nobody knows. All the experts appear to be just guessing. What we do know is that, as soon as the privatisation is finished and infrastructure improves significantly, there will be a surge …

FINANCIAL TIMES OF LONDON: NIGERIAN POWER SECTOR PRIVATISATION – Atedo N. A. Peterside CON Read More »

Distinguished Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the fourth edition of the annual Standard Bank West Africa Investors’ Conference, which continues to be the conference of choice for investors seeking to establish and/or strengthen their ties with/in Nigeria. This year’s conference has been aptly themed ‘Nigeria: Enabling the …

Welcome Address at the 4th edition of the Annual Standard Bank West Africa Investors’ Conference Read More »