Marcel Okeke
Marcel-Okeke
Marcel Okeke, a practising economist and consultant in Business Strategy & Sustainability based in Lagos, is a former Chief Economist at Zenith Bank Plc. He can be reached at: obioraokeke2000@yahoo.com; +2348033075697 (text only)
ECOWAS: The endangered dream of a common currency
Marcel Okeke
January 13, 2025
At a time when the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is supposed to be rolling out the drums in celebration of its
Leap in the dark for Nigeria’s economy in 2025
Marcel Okeke
January 6, 2025
Warning by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Nigerians not to expect the passage of the 2025 budget before January 31,
Hoping endlessly for Nigeria’s economic growth and development
Marcel Okeke
December 30, 2024
Exactly eighteen months into his four-year term, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had his first live media chat on Monday, December 23,
Nigeria’s Cybersecurity Levy: Doing more harm than good?
Marcel Okeke
December 23, 2024
While the cacophonous debates about the Tax Reform Bills are ongoing, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has since stealthily
2025 Budget as gross violation of Nigeria’s Fiscal Responsibility Act
Marcel Okeke
December 16, 2024
Whenever (and if ever) it comes into existence, Nigeria’s 2025 Federal Budget is already a gross violation of the letter and spirit of
The forlorn hope and uncertain terrain of Nigeria’s economy in 2025
Marcel Okeke
December 9, 2024
The latest damning report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which says that Nigeria’s business environment will remain among
There’s symbolism and significance in Port Harcourt Refinery relaunch
Marcel Okeke
December 2, 2024
About two decades after the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) went moribund, and billions of dollars sunk into its repairs, the
Hope for economy in CBN’s order on DMBs’ cash hoarding
Marcel Okeke
November 25, 2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently issued a stern warning to commercial banks in the country against hoarding and selling of
Botched and bungled exercise that’s Nigeria’s 2025 budget
Marcel Okeke
November 20, 2024
Eventually, the federal government got round to releasing a statement on the 2025 Budget. But this was after what seemed like a
The apple of discord in Nigeria’s new tax laws
Marcel Okeke
November 12, 2024
In a very rare development, the President of Nigeria, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has rejected a decision of the National Economic