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The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation: Galvanising Elite Consensus in the Civil Service for Nigeria’s Growth-Based Future By Vershima Orvell-Dio
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation: Galvanising Elite Consensus in the Civil Service for Nigeria’s Growth-Based Future By Vershima Orvell-Dio On October 13 2022, this writer was a lead discussant at a book session in Abuja. The book’s title for discussion that day was Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win, and Others Lose. The surmise of the
EFCC should stop castigating governors, extend its probe to officers at Federal level
EFCC should stop castigating governors, extend its probe to officers at Federal level *EFCC chair has questions to answer too My attention has been drawn to a statement credited to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Malam Abdulrasheed Bawa, in which he claimed he has sent invitations to all outgoing Governors and
Rejoinder to Reuben Abati’s ‘Stranded in Sudan’ Article
Rejoinder to Reuben Abati’s ‘Stranded in Sudan’ Article By Musa Ilallah Reading Reuben Abati’s May 2 article (originally published in his ThisDay column, and widely syndicated) about Nigerians in Sudan, drove home again for me the fact that many Nigerian journalists need a masterclass in how not to denigrate their country falsely and needlessly; how
Setting national security agenda for incoming administration
Setting national security agenda for incoming administration By Tunde Adeniran The world over, security of lives and property remains a top priority of every government. A known fact is that no meaningful development or progress can be achieved in any environment devoid of peace. This explains why government world over places premium on the issues
The Ninth National Assembly And The Gbajabiamila Effect | Babajide Fadoju
The Ninth National Assembly And The Gbajabiamila Effect | Babajide Fadoju Every nation bound to succeed must take leadership as serious business, and make it the responsibility of not just one man who is the President but the responsibility of every citizen of the nation who will of course be evenly represented by elected leaders
Oyo APC, 2019 and 2023 elections: the issues | Tunde Imolehin
Oyo APC, 2019 and 2023 elections: the issues Tunde Imolehin The 2023 General Election has come and gone. The winners have emerged and those who lost have gone to the drawing board to reassess, knowing that 2027 is just a blink of the eye away. To understand the loss of 2023, it is also important
Decentralizing Nigeria’s Power Sector By Oladayo Orolu
Decentralizing Nigeria’s Power Sector By Oladayo Orolu When President Muhammadu Buhari announced constitutional amendments that aim to decentralize the country’s power sector, it sent shock waves throughout the country as it brought up a rare opportunity to transform this long-suffering sector and make it fit for Africa’s largest and most populous country. Nigeria’s power sector
Nigeria’s presidential election outcome and the foreign observer missions
Nigeria’s presidential election outcome and the foreign observer missions By Temitope Ajayi The outcome of Nigeria’s presidential election won by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown up all kinds of analysis on social and mainstream media. A review of the post-election reportage of a section of the media with
Road to Aso Rock: the Bola Tinubu story
Road to Aso Rock: the Bola Tinubu story By Babajide Fadoju Road To Aso Rock: The Bola Tinubu Story BY BABAJIDE FADOJU Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian politician and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who is popularly referred to as “JAGABAN”. He was born on March 29, 1952, in
Road to Aso Rock: the Bola Tinubu story
Road to Aso Rock: the Bola Tinubu story By Babajide Fadoju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, is a Nigerian politician and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), popularly referred to as “JAGABAN”. He was born on March 29, 1952, in Lagos State, Nigeria. In the mid-1970s he moved to the United States, took