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My small journey as PTA Chairman The quality and cost of good teachers brought with it peculiar challenges, a need to align goals, and create a conducive learning environment. Teaching itself has become a bus stop profession, how many were there for the passion, many wolves in sheep clothing being in charge of our kids don’t make for good reading when the parents themselves are nowhere to be found until there is a palaver. Details
The Nigerian Police and our many dots For a nation that fought itself fiercely at the last General Polls looking for a Messiah as president, it remains to be seen whether there is a sense of urgency to do what is right, or change our old ways. We are just special, in all our ways and manner, this nation of great men and women simply has too many dots. Details
The need for a Nigerian Consciousness What do you want your children to be? Do you know what all of the emphasis is today? It is on sports, grades, and physical health, and popularity, and ability, but not character and the lack of character is a by-product of a society where the conscience has been dealt several body blows. Details
Can Mr. Tinubu as father of the nation unite Nigerians, given the almost every day constant reminders that we are on the edge, Boko Haram, MEND, IPOB, OPC, kidnappers, robbers, terrorists, unemployment, union strikes etc? Do we have nice fathers, or are they weak, humble or sly or they are still trying to define themselves or cooking lies? Details
Mr. Tinubu and these governors With 200million and still counting and no state having less than a million in terms of population, it is sad that there is still insufficient investment in social development, including healthcare, education, and social welfare programs, limiting human capital development and hindering the overall progress of the economy. Details
Hullabaloo of Nigeria’s democratic transitions What exactly is deregulation, how exactly does this subsidy work...I have talked to government officials, petroleum marketers, a few 'big boys' in NNPC, and a couple of eggheads. Truth is that they do not know, or better still they know but cannot explain what these terms means. Details
Mr. Tinubu, you have inherited a divided nation… Mr. President, there are socioeconomic disparities, with regions varying in terms of development, infrastructure, and access to basic services. The northern region, in particular, has faced challenges related to poverty, illiteracy, and underdevelopment compared to the more economically prosperous southern region. These socioeconomic disparities continue to exacerbate the sense of division and marginalization among different parts of the country, as the north has largely held power and the southeast feeling alienated. Details
You don’t want to go to prison in Nigeria We hardly talk about the correctional services, or as people still like to call it, the prisons, and it is for obvious reasons. There are many things in Nigeria, we don’t wish even our enemies and importantly we do not want to run afoul of the law to the point that we find ourselves in prison. Details
Tinubu must solve that power problem Only last year a handful of men put the whole nation in darkness in the name of a power strike. No one cared about the loss of those hours that the nation was left in the dark. We still suffer high current—electric gadgets bear the brunt, no one is held liable, and then low current—you can barely see, so there is electricity but it cannot power a bulb. Details
Bola Ahmed Tinubu; How will it end? Bola Tinubu has to, not just by his will but by his powers, thread a new path--or else we may still tow the known path. It is the only road we know for now...road contracts that will be abandoned, commissioning of hospitals without facilities. Schools that would be neglected, strikes within various sectors of the economy amongst many short and longfalls will characterize the administration with a couple of its own fair share of 'elephant and hippo' projects. Details
In Nigeria; Go to court—or don’t go to court Go to court, in case you do not know, go and find out how many millions it takes to get a date in the Supreme Court Abuja, with bookings well into 2025, one law for the rich, another for the poor. We are all victims and victimisers, everybody wanting and waiting for his/her time to plunder the system. Details
For Nigerian Doctors; To serve Nigeria is by force Nigeria is a country where everybody is right, and everybody is wrong, it is a nation where when I am right, you must be wrong, we take decisions without critical thinking or analysis and when we do, we do it devoid of the learning and sharing perspective, there is hardly a middle ground, we have no consensus regarding what is wrong or a moral compass. It could be right on Monday and for Festus, and wrong on Tuesday for Ibrahim, it all depends. Details
Chibok girls, nine years don waka Some people believe say na Buhari and the 'North' cause Boko Haram wahala, and say if Buhari dey power, the girls for don show face. Even as Buhari sef come and don dey go, we still no too sabi how Leah take remain for Dapchi wahala Details
Wole Soyinka and the Critic’s Creed Before I make some recommendations, let me state categorically that I do not just criticize the role of Soyinka versus others and those that get their kicks on taking the venerable professor of literature who has and continues to pay his dues. Details
Nigeria and Lagos; No man’s land Overall, the debate surrounding no man's land reflects the complexity and nuance of the issues surrounding us as a people. While there are differing viewpoints and opinions, it is clear that the human cost of natives, non-natives, indigenes and non-indigenes, south and north and that efforts towards peaceful resolution are essential to reducing this cost is imperative. Details
Nigeria’s naira redesign; avarice versus envy We are a people that just do anyhow, go anyway and at the end nothing happens. In the interim, banks were touched in parts of the country, no one was held liable, while other parts just moved on painfully. The old notes disappeared and the new notes were nowhere to be found. If Venezuela was picturesque, Nigeria is the reality; Nigerians were buying naira with naira and all the authorities did was at best rant and dramatize. Details
Misunderstanding the Nigerian Understanding We are a people that are no different from our politicians, who are dealers rather than leaders, so it is difficult to understand the difference because we are consciously misunderstanding, no Minister's kid is looking for a job, no governor's brother is jobless. No local government chairman has an issue with getting his sister a job. Details
Eluu Pee, and the Nigerian narrative… One of the many reasons our narratives remain same is we have constantly and consistently refused to understand meritocracy is the only way forward, that although, in a manner that is best understood by deep analytical quest, out there it is easy to be an American, Brit, or any European citizen by merit, and based on the skills set or what you offer that society, not where you come from or your faith. Details
Up Nigerians, but no yet Up Nigeria The Presidential elections in Nigeria have come and go, the lessons are for us to learn, like I often have said, in speaking of heaven I am reminded that there will be four and half surprises, 1) the people we will see there, 2) the people that we will not see, and 3) the fact that we are there, 4) how about if there is no heaven and finally there is nothing to lose after all in believing and making it, than not believing and you don't make it. Details
Elections 2023 results, ‘the transfer never drop’ In Nigeria we decide who goes to heaven or who goes to hell. We disdain God in our privacy and fear God in the open. We believe that everyone needs to change but us. And painfully again we move, we will get a leadership but we are still a people whose physical appearance is just a deception therefore, not willing to forgive and ignore our shortcomings at least or at best forge shared values and fronts so that we can build a nation. Details
Abobi and the Nigeria Elections Do you know that our election is a war! On the day of election, you, ‘MUST’ stay at home, the only place you are permitted to go to is a polling booth, and if you are unlucky that your station is a drive away from your neighbourhood. Forget it! No one cares, what if there’s a medical emergency,... Details
As Buhari prepares his final departure, his kitchen cabinet would also be preparing for the next step. Let me add quickly that politicians are not really so bad, it’s just that 99% of all politicians make the rest look bad. And I am sure for the next four years that will be the case for the next president of Nigeria. Details
February Elections: Nigerians just dey play... But we dey play, the POS Operator is charging 2K for 20K if you want the new currency, no matter who wins the next election, we will remain the same, because Nigerians contribute to over 50% of their sufferings, like play we fundamentally exploit our crisis against the common man. The #endsars movement looked close but it lost steam and lacked leadership and as such the powers that be had loopholes to exploit and truth be told, we don’t seem ready for a movement. Details
We are even talking about a citizenry that may be ignorant or is not even concerned about its own future but just the needs of the moment, a citizenry that is incapable of appreciating the costs and sacrifices that must be made to meet those needs,... Details
Interrogating Public Policy and Reform Projects Failure in Our Polity. By Abdulwaree Solanke The question then is why would a government embark on a policy or project it is ill-prepared to deliver on? Why would any government invest so much resources on a programme or project only to stop in the midway of implementation? Some reasons that I often find analysts cite for such tragedy of development is lack of political will on the part of the government, public apathy and resistance or imperviousness to change. Details
Achebe- His Spirit Lives Tribute to Professor Chinua Achebe. By Hon. Oseloka H. Obaze In gathering here today to honour Achebe, we honour his humanism, enduring literary and storytelling legacies; and his prophetic enunciations. We remember him; we celebrate him; and we express our collective appreciation for the worthy legacy he bequeathed. We know also that his elucidations will, in perpetuity add to the edification of our humanity. Details
There has been so much talk about public policy failure or lack of sustainability of development and reform programs and projects in many developing countries especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, a dilemma which of cause needs to be clinically interrogated for us to understand the dynamics of policy process in these countries and perhaps appreciate their constraints of public management. Details
Imperatives of A Sagacious Government. By Abdulwarees Solanke A sagacious government is one which depoliticizes the distribution of dividends of democracy in ownership of the country as one constituency. Altruistically, it pursues non-discriminatory policies which safeguard the interests of all. Such approach contain the prospects of weakening opposition, while promoting national cohesion or unity. Details
Knowledge Vs. Ignorance. By Umar Bello, PhD The ignorant one is brash and cocksure as he doesn't see his ignorance. The truly knowledgeable one, on the other hand, has metacognition that makes him wary, circumspect and measured knowing that he doesn't know anything more than an atomic, infinitesimal speck. Details
Climate Change: Africa’s Absence in the Energy Transition Framework. By Kola Ibrahim The current global approach to fighting climate change and systematically transitioning to clean energy will leave Africa in the cold. While Africa’s participation in the research and development of climate adaptation is very negligible, its role in the climate mitigation technology and development is also controlled by external forces. Details
Nigeria is at a critical juncture. The way that the Tinubu administration will address the challenges facing the country will determine the development trajectory of the country. The challenges facing the country are known. What needs to be done is known. We expect and hope that the Tinubu administration will address the challenges and change the narrative of our country and produce a just, peaceful and prosperous country. Details
Africa in the Global Climate Change Politics. By Kola Ibrahim While African leaders and governments’ representatives participate in global forums and even host summits on global policymaking on climate change, the reality is that this is more of a diplomatic niceties than any serious engagement or involvement in global policymaking on climate change. More than this, Africa has little scientific, technological, and economic capacity to change Details
For Nigeria to develop, there is need for order, system and sanction. There is need for order on our roads. Motorists and pedestrians must know the traffic rules. People should know who has the right of way at junctions. There is the need for road discipline. A system must be put in place to sanction anyone who breaches traffic rules. The identity and addresses of all residents in Nigeria must be known and linked to their telephone, vehicles, bank accounts and properties. Details
General Gowon: A Rare breed. By Tochukwu Ezukanma Quite naturally, the Igbo paid the price of defeat. However, it was significantly mitigated by Gowon’s magnanimity. In his magnanimity and deliberate, determined effort to reintegrate the Igbo into the Nigerian social life, he assuaged our fears, gave us a glimmer of hope, and provided us the enabling environment for a phoenix-like regeneration. Details
The Raging NGF Debate on the NSR. By Abdullahi Usman Lately, there has been a raging debate on the part of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), centered around the existence and continuing utility of the National Social Register (NSR) of the Poor and Vulnerable Households (PVHHs) in Nigeria; a needless debate that should never have started at all, much less rage on for the period that it did. Details
North vs. Itself: A Memo to the Average Northerner. By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim The recent appointments of the Tinubu administration have sparked lamentations across different sections of the country, especially in the North. The administration is being criticized for what has been termed by some critics as a regional capture of the economy by the South West geopolitical zone, where the president hails from. This has reignited, rather early into the administration, the North versus South narrative. Details
Climate Cynicism: Fossil Fuel Growth in Africa. By Kola Ibrahim Indeed, Africa has become a new frontier for fossil fuel development. This is being carried out by global finance capital, multinational corporations, governments of developed economies, and worse still multilateral organizations that claim to be spearheading the funding for climate actions. Details
Leadership Recruitment Process and National Development in Nigeria. By Otive Igbuzor, PhD Nigeria is a potentially great nation. It has historically lacked strategic leaders that can bring about national development. But there is a lot that we can do to change the narrative. Details
It is well recognised that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. But for a variety of reasons, governments serve purposes that are inimical to citizens and society. The challenge in Nigeria is huge. Nigeria hosts the largest number of poor people in the world. The fuel subsidy removed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 29th May 2023 has increased suffering and misery. But there are clear policy prescriptions that can alleviate the suffering of the poor and vulnerable through social protection and palliatives. Details
Meanwhile, there are several tools that can be used to hold government and its agencies to account. Unfortunately, these tools are not being effectively utilized in Nigeria. Everyone interested in the development of the country must therefore popularize these tools, operationalise them and improve the transparency and accountability of government in Nigeria. Details
An Open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. By Nura Jibo Mr. President, for Nigeria to emerge out of its extreme insecurity, poverty, and other groveling absurdities, you must embark on the total rejuvenation of the entire country’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Details
Buhari’s Toothache and a Nation in its Death Throes. By Chido Onumah Today, the country is broken almost beyond repair. Corruption is rife. We are a debtor nation, a deeply fractured one at that. The country is more divided today than at any other time, and I am not talking about political division. Not since the civil war have we witnessed the level of division, fear and loathing we are experiencing today. Indeed, we are facing an existential crisis. Details
The Legislature, Civil Society Organisations And Development Partners. By Otive Igbuzor, PhD he legislature has a critical role to perform in the development of Nigeria. Given the political history of Nigeria, there is the need to reposition the legislature to perform its role of law making, representation and oversight. Civil Society Organisations, Development Partners and the media can support the work and help to reposition the National Assembly. Details
Why Nigerians Should Thank Peter Obi. By Professor Abdussamad Umar Jibia My man of the day is His Excellency Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state. I have never met Peter Obi and he did not attract my attention until he began to claim that he wanted to become Nigeria’s president. From the way he started up to the time he crashed, I knew that Obi didn’t have a good understanding of the country he wanted to govern. Details
Agenda For The Incoming Administration. By Otive Igbuzor, PhD The challenges facing the country are known. What needs to be done is known. We expect and hope that the incoming administration will address the challenges and change the narrative of our country and produce a just, peaceful and prosperous country. Details
Nigeria’s Failure is a Combination of Individual and Collective Disgrace of the System. By Nura Jibo Nigerians living within and those that stay in the diaspora should start a self-cleansing effort to seek Allah’s forgiveness. Already, the people of the country have wronged God. Unfortunately, the current leadership does not want to agree with this position. However, let me start with the individual failures before I descend to the collective disgrace and abuse of the system.
The Akwanaja 40: Not in Defence of the Nigerian Air Force. By Aliyu A. Ammani Unless Fulani groups and notable individuals are seeing helping good Fulani pastoralists by detaching them from the bandits and terrorists embedded in them, any attempt at kicking against military actions on such Fulani pastoralists and their communities could easily be viewed as aiding and abetting banditry and terrorism under the guise of tribal loyalty Details
Letter to My Igbo Compatriot. By Professor Abdussamad Umar Jibia Moreover, assuming Nigeria ceases to be which you and only you seem to be interested in, have you considered living in a landlocked piece of land not as big as a combination of any two states of Northern Nigeria? The southern minorities are not interested in Biafra this time around. Thus, the new Biafran would need a Nigerian visa to travel to any part of the world or at least permission for a Biafran airline to pass through the Nigerian airspace. Don’t you think that will be more disgraceful than losing an election? Details
Independence Day: Reminiscing the life of Tafawa Balewa. By Muhammad Sagir Bauchi He was born in December 1912 in a district called Tafawa Balewa in Bauchi, though the historical village was addressed in Fulani dialect as TAFERI BALERI, which means (Blackstone). He started his early educational career as a pupil at an elementary school in Tafawa Balewa village. Details
Why Religion Should Take A Back Seat On Who Governs Nigeria. By Abba Dukawa Why should religion be the yardstick to determine who governs Nigeria? Why should the religions of presidential and vice-presidential candidates matter? And What has religion in this case Christianity and Islam got to do with the ability and capability of a person to effectively govern a country such as Nigeria? Details
When Supreme Court Justices turn whistleblowers. By Chido Onumah & Godwin Onyeacholem
While officers in
public service who have dared to take advantage of the
whistleblowing policy to report wrongdoing continually face
retaliation, not a single person who was reported and indicted
following investigation by law enforcement or anti-corruption
agencies has been brought to account. All the known perpetrators of
wrongdoing keep getting away with their action, and even rewarded in
some cases.
The Mafia Paradigm. By Abiodun Komolafe In Nigeria, those with the gift of discernment would readily agree with yours sincerely that the Federal Government is the prime architect and harbinger of the Mafia-induced bureaucracy. Details
How did this Keyamo arrive at N1.2 trillion for ASUU?. By Professor Abdussamad Umar Jibia I am particularly shocked to hear the Minister of State Labour calling on parents to appeal to ASUU to end the strike. The reason is that they cannot afford N1.2tr ASUU is asking for. When did ASUU ask for this amount? Details
Nigeria and the politics we play!. By Abiodun Komolafe Time it was in Nigeria when academic journals from Nigeria’s foremost universities were being accorded international recognition. Now, one even wonders whether Nigeria’s academics even have the time to sit down, think and write, let alone get them published in internal journals. The worst part of it is that lecturers are now promoted as professors, not based on their publications, what they do, or international recognition. Details
Whistleblowing as strategy for reducing health sector corruption in Nigeria. As Nigerians anxiously look forward to this important law and joining the league of countries hungry for accountability, it is apt to state that much as whistleblowing is sorely needed to curb corruption in all sectors of the Nigerian polity, nowhere is the urgency to have it as a reporting mechanism more biting than in the health sector which happens to be clearly more susceptible to corruption for a variety of reasons related to the way it is organized. Details
Looking forward to post-Buhari era. By Uche Ugboajah Although the presidency pretended not to be rattled by Kukah’s assertions about our country, the Bishop himself admits that he is not saying anything new. “One would be tempted to ask, what is there to say about our tragic situation today that has not been said? Who is there to speak that has not spoken? Details
Revisiting Nigeria’s political trajectory. By Abiodun Komolafe Though debatable, Nigeria’s problems as a nation-state have not been unconnected with how to move the country forward. They were not very many; but, while some Nigerians already had advanced knowledge of how the country should run and develop, others were held back by the primitive ideas of their forebears. Details
Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 and the Way Forward. By Otive Igbuzor, PhD There has been a lot of challenges with the conduct of elections in Nigeria from 1923 to date. The challenges include among other things irregularities which put the entire electoral process in doubt; problems with the legislative framework which puts constraints on the electoral process; the inability of various stakeholders to play their roles; lack of room by the electoral system for inclusiveness; lack of independence of electoral commissions; long process of election dispute resolution; irresponsible behaviour by politicians; thuggery and violence; and monetization of politics. One of the ways that has been used to address these challenges is through the electoral Act. Details
Nigeria, Hard Times and Cacophonous Tunes. By Abiodun Komolafe Sad that our democracy has been so reshaped that votes no longer count. Instead, guns and allied violence do the counting; even the collation of results. Announcing the winners is a different ballgame entirely. Interestingly, the configuration of the Nigerian society, as of today, is different from those ones they lied to, decades ago Details
IGR and VAT Controversy; A Bright Future for the North. By Muhammad Sagir, Bauchi If one analyze that IGR statistical report and the five years VAT table, he’ll weep for the sorry state of the Northern states! And the implications of possible ruling in favor of those two states (Ekiti and Lagos) by the Appellate Court against the federal tier, then not only the Northern states, but the remaining 34 states would find themselves in deep economic crises. Details
Nigeria At 61: The Challenges of Nationhood. By Garba A. Isa Political power rotation may not be in the National Constitution but is a good tool for measuring political maturity or otherwise among the political actors. An enduring feature of Nigeria as stated by the late Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, is that “it is big enough to accommodate our differences” Finally, leaders and other political actors may come and go, but the common denominator is our only God-given country; Nigeria. Details
The Nigerian Media As Agents Provocateurs. By Babayola M. Toungo The social media street has been taken over by merchants of hate and those weaned on a diet of hatred masquerading as champions of democracy. The mainstream media, on the other hand, is always eager to provide platforms for ethnic and religious bigots to pour profanities on Nigerians who disagree with their views (no matter how warped). Ironically, those who always assert their right to say their minds are always not averse to the abridgement of the right of others who see the world from another perspective. Details
Northern Nigeria and VAT: The Imperative of Industrialization. By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim Northern Nigeria has lately been dominating national news headlines following a Federal High Court judgement that shifted Value-Added Tax(VAT) collecting authority to Rivers State as opposed to the prevailing status quo that has the Federal Government as the sole VAT collecting authority through the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS). Details
A Word for Nigerian Academic and Clergy Communities - PART ONE. By Emakoji Ayikoye There is a noticeably strange and negative competitive culture amongst us, Nigerians, on social media, which, if a person doesn't pay careful attention, it tends to subtly creep into one’s life. This culture is especially more pronounced amongst the literate (academics) and the religious (clergies) communities; and I may be guilty here too. The widespread behavior on social media is increasingly making me uncomfortable. Details
The Economic Cost of Dishonesty. By Adamu Tilde, PhD From my experience and experiences of older mentors, business associates and bosses, there is neither shortage of capital nor shortage of good people willing to support and invest in viable businesses. What is in short supply is honest and dedicated men, men who are patient and willing to toil and build long-lasting businesses. Details
Kannywood; consumer or producer's market? By MA Iliasu If certainly Kannywood produce only the films that'll appeal to it's watchers for the fear of losing revenue, then It's vivid that the industry perceive film market as consumer's market rather than producer's market. Which is definitely why they produce movies that watchers' want rather than the ones the watchers' think they want. Details
The Stagnation of Political Consciousness in Nigeria. By Umar Bello, PhD. The quest for better leadership through genuine and focused criticism is diverted and the ship of awareness remains motionless and rooted in one place. Both the supporters and opponents of leaderships on the basis of primordial sentiments have missed and continued to miss the larger picture. Details
Soludo stands out. By Tochukwu Ezukanma For his many achievements, he is the recipient of scores of awards and recognitions, including the Global and African Central Bank Governor of the Year awards in 2005, 2006, and 2007 by different international media institutions, including The Banker Magazine. Details
MS-II Colloquium: Inspiration, Influence and Impacts. By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim MS-II’s personality is indeed superlative, his life achievements stand to be phenomenal by every standard and his values and ideals(some) as formed and propagated are indeed worthy of being espoused. He is hence worthy of being celebrated. However, all he is being celebrated for some people say, are absolutely personal. Details
Herdsmen: The Fulani Pastoralists: 1. By Prof. Lawal Mohammed Marafa Many other people can proffer solutions and identify the way forward. My take will be part of the following: (l) As an immediate action therefore, the priority should be to deploy enough security units to areas where clashes have occurred and mayhem unleashed; (2) The perpetrators of violence should be brought to justice regardless of their status or ethnic allegiances; (3) Specifically track and disarm ethnic militias, whoever they may be; and (4) Identify long-term plans for a comprehensive reform of pastoralism as a major economic sector. This will also come with a vision to improve access to products, services and markets for pastoralists and herders and their offerings. In this way, conflicts will reduce. Details
Elzakzaky‘s Acquittal: The Imperative of counter-narratives. By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim Sadly, the government did not do well in that regard. It’s mismanagement of the situation especially in terms of inadequate mass communication gave room for the rise to eminence of many misconstrued, misrepresented and misleading information and analysis usually brought forth by IMN supporters, apologists and IMN friendly international media, which lent credence to the campaign that sought to portray his innocence. Such information and analysis eventually overshadowed the many civil testimonies of atrocities meted upon the people by IMN members. Details
Why is APC hell bent on amplifying a limitation that they have done nothing to improve, as justification for their skepticism towards e-transmission of election result? Why are they not talking solutions and alternative routes towards achieving e-transmission just as they did vehemently when the PDP postponed elections in 2015 because of the insecurity in the North East? I wonder how they would have reacted if they were still in the opposition, but given their reaction to the issue of card readers while they were, I strongly believe they would have supported e-transmission. Details
My “Unpopular” Propositions by Edwin Madunagu. By Edwin Madunagu
My argument with
myself at this juncture is, therefore, this: Since I am convinced –
and have been so convinced since I became a Marxist – that only the
Nigerian Left can consistently fight for and guarantee the genuine
unity of this country, ....
Therefore, Igbos should do some introspection. From Azikiwe to Ironsi to Ojukwu, all of put their lives in line for ‘One Nigeria’ until circumstances caused Ojukwu to declare secessionist Biafra in 1967, albeit belatedly. Therefore, Igbo Youth and the elitist cheerleaders of secession should ask relevant questions, and apportion blames appropriately. Details
The solution is not in restructuring. By Tochukwu Ezukanma The restructuring of Nigeria will not provide a solution to our innumerable and immeasurable problems because the wellspring of our problems is attitudinal, not constitutional. It is our perverted attitude towards the law – our entrenched penchant for breaking the law – that is the hemlock of the Nigerian society. Details
For Godsake the Livestock industry is worth over N30 Trillion in Nigeria, and if leveraged properly through the adoption of modern livestock management systems(like Ranching Systems), would open the doors of the North to $3 Billion worth of Foreign Exchange. Not to talk of the huge amount of jobs that will be created across the value chain if we decide to industrialize the endeavor and the huge revenue that would accompany it. Details
So what if Kanu is arrested? By Prof Abdussamad Umar Jibia On Tuesday June 29, while the rest of us were still waiting for action (although sincerely speaking most Northerners have lost hope), Malami appeared on our television screens to tell Nigerians that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB was arrested “through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and security services”. That is a good news, I thought, but it is no news. Kanu has never been the major problem of the rural farmers of the North. His arrest will never make Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna-Birnin Gwari, Jibia-Gusau, Kankara-Sheme or any of those highways safe. It will never stop the harassment of our people killed, kidnapped and raped by bandits on daily basis. So what if he is arrested? Details
We Must Pray for Peace But Be Ready for Ongoing War. By Farouk Martins Aresa Most decent people detest violence in any guise but nobody has a monopoly on violence. This is why we must pray for peace in Nigeria regardless of who or where you are. War has never been the best answer and it may not be the answer to the problems in Nigeria. The Country has not even recovered from the last civil war that produced Nigeria's most incompetent rulers in history. The children are still suffering from the vestiges of that war. Details
Short-Sighted Separist Agitators. By Anthony Akinola I take the position, even when it could be unpopular, that the amalgamation of Nigeria should not continuously be visited as the problem. Any nation that would play an important role in world politics must have, among other indices of national power and prestige, the compliments of size and population. Details
Navigating Your Way to Greatness: How and Why. By Adamu Tilde The questions to ask ourselves are: Is there a deliberate effort to stop people from Northern Nigeria from joining those important sectors? Why are graduates of Northern Nigeria conspicuously absent in those important sectors? Are graduates from Northern Nigeria not sufficiently trained to secure jobs in those sectors? Are graduates from Northern Nigeria not in the know of the countless opportunities outside Nigeria? Details
Invest In Children In Africa To Get More Values Than Foreign Trained. By Farouk Martins Aresa Unlike the days of their parents, most of the children sent abroad today hardly come back. Indeed, one politician wondered out aloud if his children and grandchildren abroad would come home to bury him. They may come home on vacations for a week to a month. Details
Can Nigeria Be Developed Without Discipline? By Okachikwu Dibia For a solution, we must paint the picture in context: the lack of discipline in the political leadership of Nigeria affects her development. Therefore the objectives of this article are to expose the meaning of the key variables (discipline and development) being engaged, know their nexus, see how lack of discipline affects development and what could be done to reverse the unacceptable Nigerian situation. This unacceptability results from Nigeria being resource rich, but suffers resource curse through indiscipline, the harbinger of underdevelopment. Details
The Nigerian oil-rich poverty. By Tochukwu Ezukanma Most Nigerians are not politically fastidious; our concerns are limited to the mundane and pedestrian. We long for the basic essentials of life: jobs, food on the table, education for children, electricity, water, security from criminal predators, and protection from the inhumanities of governing officials and agents of government. Unfortunately, after more than twenty years of democracy, our basic expectations of democracy continue to elude us. Details
The Political Economy of Crypto currency. By M.A. Iliasu What is cryptocurrency and why has it been introduced? Details
Hausa-Fulani Planning to Secede: Niger, Chad to Benefit (Part 1). By Obinna Akukwe Hausa-Fulani elites of northern extraction have been plotting how to secede from Nigeria since 2017 and the beneficiary nations will include Niger Republic and Chad. The only snag in the plan is the herdsmen who are not ready for any breakup of Nigeria, preferring a secured colony within the national space. Details
A Microeconomic Analysis of BUA Versus Dangote Price-Fixing Conflict. By Sagir Ibrahim In Nigeria, we're operating oligopoly where few firms produces for millions. They dominated the markets, determine the supplies in low quantity and also determine the price above margin which in itself is abnormal situations. While in real monopolies, monopolists control only one tool. Either price or supply, but here they control both. And this is as a result of huge FAVOURs they enjoyed from the authorities through policies they lobbied. That’s why we are in a perpetual inflation as huge amount of money is chasing few goods produced by these Oligopolistic firms. Details
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye: A Tale of Missed Opportunities? By Sung H. Bauta, Ph.D. Most Christian leaders in Nigeria have not used their platforms to challenge injustices in the country. There are people who would disagree with my conclusion by pointing to pastors who speak publicly on political issues. But, as I show in this article, most of the pastors’ rhetoric and political engagements have been self-serving. Details
Clarifications and re-statements.
By
I have, for some
time now, been convinced that the Nigerian Left will, one day, be
pushed to maturity because Nigeria’s ruling class, as we see it
today, cannot lead the country out of this national crisis. Now that
history appears to have granted another temporary reprieve to these
rulers, I may seize the opportunity to clarify parts of what I said
in that my urgent call to the Nigerian Left.
On Hijab Controversy: The Need for Sober Reflection. By Muhammad Sagir Bauchi The country’s Constitution grant freedom to each and every individual the right to practice his/her religion without any hindrance whether from the society or the Authority, in as far as his practices does not go in contend with Laws of the country. Unfortunately, in Nigeria, it seems like to some Religious Authorities, this freedom should have a certain limit, and the limit should not come from the constitution but from them. Details
Nigeria: The Unscramblity of a scrambled egg. By Tochukwu Ezukanma At the time of independence, the Nigerian power elite were yet to imbibe the political skills and refinement, and the attitudinal disposition for leading a democracy. Secondly, the emergent country was not a nation, but a welter of ethnic groups, with their competing and conflicting tribal and political interests. Details
We have lost our Innocent.
By Two weeks ago, I lost a comrade, brother, and friend, Innocent Chukwuma. Innoma, as I called him, was 55, and until a few months ago when he retired, the regional director (West Africa) of Ford Foundation. Every waking moment in the last two weeks has left me thinking about life and Innocent Chukwuma’s death. Details
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