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Politics and economic efficiency, squaring the circle, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Ifeanyi Uddin · Premium Times

Published 19 Oct 2026, 8:20 pm·2 h ago·1 min read

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The truth is simple: We cannot modernise the Nigerian state until we dispense with spendthrift governments. This is as much a statement about our governments’ preference for pharaonic projects (steel mills, refineries, roads that lead to nowhere, etc.) as it is about our ability as a people to walk back ideas that once looked good […] The post Politics and economic efficiency, squaring the circle, By Uddin Ifeanyi appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

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