government systems

Why NNPC Refineries May Never Work Again

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What Nigeria’s refineries reveal about capital misallocation, political override, and systems that cannot convert money into output. This post builds on the Allocator Lens model → read it here. Some systems do not fail because they lack capital. They fail because they cannot convert capital into output. This is the deeper lesson from Nigeria’s state-owned […]

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Why Government-Owned Businesses Fail

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How misaligned incentives, broken feedback loops, and soft budget constraints turn assets into liabilities—and activity into loss. Government-owned businesses rarely fail for lack of importance. They operate in sectors that are essential: power, transport, aviation, steel, water. Demand exists. In many cases, demand is overwhelming. Yet across countries—and with particular clarity in Nigeria—the pattern repeats:

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