Simon Kolawole

Simon Kolawole is a Nigerian journalist, columnist, public speaker and media entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Cable Newspaper Limited publishers of TheCable.ng a Nigerian Independent online newspaper.

Quotes

 * We need a radical reappraisal of public finance in Nigeria. We spend money without thinking. We have carried on for too long thinking more about how to spend money, reflecting less on how to raise revenue — largely because of the seasonal oil windfalls. A modern state cannot build its finances on oil windfalls and hand-outs. The revenue base must be well established, reliable and predictable.
 * Nigeria Needs a Fiscal Revolution. Thisday Backpage editorial. September 19, 2021.