On today’s episode of the podcast, we discuss food inflation in Nigeria. We analyze the causes, the effects, and possible solutions to rising food prices in the country.

Today’s host is Ridwan Bolaji Bello (Ph.D), an Analyst at The World Bank Group. He discusses with two guests, Yusuf Ogunbiyi and Akinwale Alabi.

Yusuf Ogunbiyi is an executive leading operations at AFEX, a private commodities trading house operating in Nigeria and other African countries.

Akinwale Alabi is an experienced farm management executive and co-founder of Corporate Farmers International Limited, an agricultural consulting and farm management company. He is popular on twitter, where he is known as “Farmer Akin Alabi”.

Hi there, welcome to Actually! a new podcast dedicated to providing in depth analysis of key issues shaping the Nigerian economy. This podcast is hosted by Vestance, a business consulting outfit that offers quality advisory services to help small and medium enterprises grow their business. You can learn more about Vestance at www.vestanceng.com

On this debut episode, we have with us Dr Abimbola Agboluaje, the Managing Director of WNT Capitas, a Strategic Communications and Investment Risk Consultancy. Dr Abimbola holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and wrote his thesis on structural adjustment and development aid conditionality. 

The second guest is the award-winning journalist and former business editor at TheCable newspaper, Mr. 'Mayowa Tijani.  He has spent the last decade reporting on Nigeria's monetary policy and won the best team award at the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa awards. He has also been described as one of Africa's finest fact checkers.

Together, we discuss the decision of the CBN to float naira