Buhari and the neo-liberal trap
By Charles Onunaiju Barely a year into office, President Buhari’s government seems set on a collision course with the popular forces and organizations that lent their weight and support to his historic...
View ArticleThe fuel subsidy battle
Nigeria is, once again, in the throes of a fuel subsidy imbroglio. The Federal Government, last week, put a stop to the payment of subsidy to fuel importers. These subsidies have been paid over the...
View ArticleBetween government and Fulani herdsmen
By EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO THE element that marks a sovereign state as stable and secure is the ability of the legitimate governmental institutions to permanently secure the nation state and the citizens...
View ArticleThe evils of corrupt enrichment
By Okechukwu Emeh MATERIAL wealth is a protection against the deprivation, misery, shame and inhumanity of lack, poverty and squalor. When acquired in a fair and just manner or by dint of hard work, or...
View ArticleThe subsidy hell hole
08173446632 sms only, lewisobi66@gmail.com THE trouble with petroleum subsidy is partly that by its nature it is a little complicated trying to put it in everyday language. This difficulty has...
View ArticleStrengthening agric lending for wealth creation
By Ibrahim Mohammed Agriculture in Nigeria has greatly improved in the past few years because of the increased adoption of improved agricultural technologies, public private partnership and the...
View ArticleTeacher’s welfare: A forgotten issue?
By ASADU OBINNA “If Education is expensive try Ignorance” is a popular saying which warns that there are grave consequences awaiting people who give the excuse that they can’t afford education because...
View ArticleDeath to subsidy scam
When the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently described Nigeria as one of the “fantastically corrupt” countries in the world, I believe that the British statesman was right. He knew more...
View ArticleSorry, Nigeria isn’t broke
I picked the title of today’s piece from the statement of the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed while briefing journalists on Wednesday shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting....
View ArticleKachikwu: Of style and crisis management
By Isa Bature “You can’t control the fact that people will annoy you, what you can control is your reaction” —Buddha These are trying times for Nigeria and Nigerians. The times are even more trying for...
View ArticleFuel price hike and its aftermath
LESS than two weeks from now, the APC/Buhari government should be celebrating its one-year in office. Amid several issues upon which the government’s performance can be judged are, its unmistakable...
View ArticleEnugu govt approves N100m for Neighbourhood Watch
THE Enugu State Government has approved N100 million for equipping local security outfit called Neighbourhood Watch for effective policing of rural communities in the state. The Commissioner for...
View ArticleChallenges and strictures of 2016 budget
By Oseloka H. Obaze AN out-and-out constancy in Nigeria’s politics and governance is elite shifts and policy changes; which is well-documented in Joe Garba’s 1995 book, Fractured History. Another utter...
View ArticleBuhari’s bold step
By Bisong Achor ONE of the boldest steps President Muhammadu Buhari has taken since his assumption of office about a year ago is certainly his administration’s decision to remove petrol subsidy which...
View ArticleAnother opportunity for job creation
By Magnus Onyibe THESE are perilous times for President Muhamadu Buhari and the 36 state governors of Nigeria. In fact, some would argue that this is not a good time to be president or governor in...
View ArticleUdom Emmanuel: 7 years ahead
EBERE WABARA ewabara@yahoo.com 08055001948 AS a former Public Relations Manager in Equitorial Trust Bank Limited (the partnership that works/worked), Globacom Telecommunications Limited (the...
View ArticleFashola’s new approach in power sector
BY UCHE ANEKE At a recent public lectute in Lagos, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, gave an account of his stewardship in the last five months. In a paper...
View ArticleThe illegality of petrol subsidy
By Abubakar D. Sani For the following reasons, I believe that no attempt at ending the costly, unsustainable fuel subsidy programme in Nigeria will succeed unless it is situated within the context of...
View ArticleWhy technocrats should head government agencies
By Nelson O. Bassy When the Federal Government announced the sack of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of 26 federal agencies and parastatals in February, the announcement was greeted with mixed...
View ArticleAre you better off with Buhari’s one year in office?(1)
THIS headline reminds me of a similar question that late Ronald Reagan asked American voters when he was seeking their mandate in the 1980 presidential elections. Reagan was the Republican presidential...
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