CCT chairman and abuse of power by public officials
In 1998, former president Olusegun Obasanjo as presidential candidate for the 1999 general election was asked what he was coming back to do after leaving office 20 years earlier (1978).…
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Agric sector reform requires bold steps
The agriculture sector in Nigeria remains a major contributor to GDP compared to other sectors of the economy. In 2020, the sector contributed 26.95 percent to Nigeria’s nominal Gross…
Nigerian Air Force needs to get its act together
Barely four years after hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were slain by the Nigerian Air Force’s bombing, another accident has claimed the lives of some Nigerian soldiers.…
Buhari should ask Pantami to step aside
Over the last couple of weeks, Nigeria’s minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has been in the news not for a major breakthrough in his ministry, but for the wrong…
Floundering in Nigeria, flowering abroad
Statistics reveal that approximately one in four students applying to university in Nigeria will get admission and a larger amount won’t be able to, not because they do not qualify to but…
Rising cost of building materials worsen Nigeria’s housing deficit
Increasingly, it is becoming difficult to argue against the popular view that most stories about Nigeria are those of negatives. This is because events and situation in the country are dire…
Regional security outfits may trigger Nigeria’s needed federalism
The recent security challenges in different geopolitical zones of the country, which are necessitating the formation of regional security outfits is giving the impression that Nigeria may be…
Judicial fiscal independence is non-negotiable
The Judiciary as an independent arm of government in Nigeria is critical to the survival of our democracy and must be allowed to enjoy its constitutional autonomy including fiscal…
Ominous signs of attacks on police formations in South East
The southeast geopolitical zone has witnessed unprecedented attacks on police formations in the last few months. From Ebonyi to Enugu, Abia, Imo, and Anambra, there is no state that is…
Twitter Ghana Office: Our focus should be on creating jobs for 30m youths
The ongoing debate among Nigerian social media users over Twitter's announcement on Monday, 12th April, 2021 that it will set up its first African office in Ghana, reigniting rivalry between…