Business

Cash Scarcity in UI: The Story So Far

By: Emmanuel Utibe On the 31st of January, the central bank announced a currency change policy that saw it reissue new currency denominations for the 200, 500, and 1000 notes. Like all other policy changes, the news was received with mixed reactions; different opinions about intended and possible economic implications […]

The Ordeal of being a Transport Worker In UI

By Ajadi Sodiq Around 5:30 pm, *Mr. Ikene, one of the tricycles shuttle drivers at the University of Ibadan, had just returned from a family gathering when he encountered more than seven other tricycles on the line. Mr. Ikene hasn’t had a passenger in his tricycle for almost thirty minutes […]

Bread and Water Sale in UI: What are SMEs Saying?

by Tolu Adeyeye According to an SME owner in the IndyHall of residence, the University management successfully attempted to monopolise the sale of bread and water “about four or five years ago”. This simply meant that SMEs in UI were only supplied bread and water sold to the students from […]

Tax: Why Should I Pay Tax?

By: Olamilekan Oke Taxation is one of those topics that was treated under economics as a subject back then in secondary. The definition of taxation was quite simple, to the point that it was easy to memorize it then. But, if you didn’t take economics in secondary school, here is […]

Investment 101: Do Not Fall For Ponzi Schemes

By: Olamilekan Oke   To invest means the placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation; financial investment is one of the ways of creating generational wealth and you can see this example by looking at the life of wealthy people. They do […]